Rococo Furniture
ROCOCO STYLE
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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Style: Rococo
Antique Polychrome Baroque Gilt Venetian-Style Carved Wood King Headboard
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
This exquisite antique Venetian-style king bed is a true showstopper, featuring an intricately hand-carved and gilded frame with a soft, distressed celadon green finish. The elaborat...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Flame Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique flame mahogany chest of drawers having one shallow over 3 deeper drawers with brass escutcheons. The top with quartered veneer and beveled edge with cross banding. The cabine...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Rococo Blue-Grey Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rococo display cabinet crafted from pine with a beautiful blue-grey painted finish.
The cabinet is composed of two parts:
The upper section features a gracefully arched top with a p...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Pine
18th Century French Rococo Gilt Wood Mantle Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century French Rococo gilt wood over-mantle mirror with original glass and gilding. What a wonderful mirror this is, in original condition, carved in the Rococo style. The carvi...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Delft Pair of vases by "The Lampetkan" manufacture, 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
18th century Blue Delftware rococo style lidded vase with central decoration of a chinoiserie landscape with oriental houses within a raised rococo cartouche.
Part of a larger garn...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition, New Upholstery Recommended
Materials: Carved Walnut, Original Upholstery
Style: Victorian Rococo Revival
This exquisite Victorian Rococo Rev...
Category
1940s American Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Delft vase and cover by "The Lampetkan" manufacture, 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Late 18th century Blue Delftware lidded vase with central decoration of a chinoiserie landscape with oriental houses within a raised rococo cartouche.
Finial with similar decoration...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Magnificent Austria Rococo chandelier Antique Timeless elegance with history
Located in Berlin, DE
An extraordinary masterpiece of the Rococo style: This magnificent chandelier from Austria, crafted around 1910, is a unique piece that combines history and elegance.
With an impres...
Category
17th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Early 19th century French Bleached Fruitwood European Serpentine Chest
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous
France; ca. 1800
Fruitwood; brass
Approximate size: 39 (h) x 50.25 (w) x 22.5 (d) in.
A handsome serpentine fruitwood chest of French design. Its original finish has been...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Genuine Antique Swedish Folk Art Cabinet in Rococo with Rustic Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique folk art cabinet in rococo from northern Sweden made during the late 1800s, around 1780. This antique cabinet is made in solid pine and can be separated into two part...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine
Louis XV Folding Oratory Chair "Fauteuil D'oratoire" signed Chavigny
Located in New York, NY
Introduce a piece of history into your home with this exquisite Louis XV Folding Oratory Chair, also known as "Fauteuil D'oratoire," signed by Chavigny, France, circa 1760. This exce...
Category
1760s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Baroque Rococo Style Gilt Wall Vanity Over Mantel Mirror Antiqued 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and beautiful Rococo style mirror from the last quarter of the 20th century. Features a gilt scalloped frame with acanthus leaf and foliate detail. The glass has an antique...
Category
Late 20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Snuff Box fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style from the early 19th century. Measurements cm. 4.5 x 7.7 x 2. ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Outstanding Venetian Rococo Paint Decorated Portoro Marble Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular painted black portor marble top sideboard. Look at the magnificent painted base and gorgeous slab of black portoro marble. The painted scenery shows maidens and...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Rectangular Wood Gold Gilded Art Frame Rococo Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A charming wooden frame that is suitable for most style artwork including prints, watercolors as well as oil on board paintings. This frame certainly captures that vintage European v...
Category
20th Century European Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Painted Rococo Style Mirror w/ Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental size French painted Rococo-style mirror. The frame is ornately carved with intricate detailing. The top features a decorative crest with an elaborate shell motif, flanke...
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Vintage Tapestry Romantic Scene
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene from the mid-20th century.
A beautiful French tapestry in Aubusson style, within a flower border featuring a romantic scene in a garden.
Dimensi...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton
Pair of Monumental Silvered Carved Vine Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautifully ornate carved wood mirrors featuring heavily detailed naturalistic frames. Each frame is adorned with twisting vine motifs, clusters of grapes, and delicately ca...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Fine French Louis XV Rococo Style Giltwood Wall Console with Marble
Located in Bradenton, FL
A fine French Louis XV Rococo style Giltwood Console Table having the original Cararra marble top above a giltwood frame with rounded corners featuring an intricately carved frieze w...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Brevettato Brass and Marble Italian Clock and Candelabras
By Brevettato
Located in Louisville, KY
This stunning brass and marble Italian clock and candelabras is visually tantalizing with specular detail that Brevettato is especially known for in their creations. The stone found...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Maitland Smith Gilded Tessellated Marble Italian Rococo Style Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic gold Maitland Smith Attributed console table in the Rococo Italian style. The frame of the table is made of carved wood with a gold surface and will show minor si...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century French gilt mantle clock with sevres plaques
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French gilt mantle clock with sevres plaques circa 1890.
Fine quality ornate french clock surmounted with a lady in traditional french dress leaning on an architectural window and ship building tools. Enamel clock face...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk circa 1750.
Stunning swedish rococo period bombe shaped bureau. Beautifully made from yew wood and elm, using various techniques such a...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Elm, Yew
Antique Bronze Folding Fireplace Screen - Peacock Fan
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A late 19th century Fan-shaped fire mantel fire screen. Also called a Peacock screen. Bronze base. It has nine pierced brass fans, these can fold out and in. Made in France, around 1...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Limoges Porcelain Burgundy Gilt Swan Handle Centerpiece Signed SC
By Limoges, (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful vintage French Limoges porcelain swan handled table centerpiece / vase / fruit bowl / jardiniere / wine cooler with medallions after renowned 18th century Rococo painter ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Aquamarine and Fluorite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with aquamarine and fluorite in matrix.
The 18th century Italian crucifix originally came from a church in Italy. It is mounted on the aquam...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
20th Century Rococo Style Brass Trifold Fireplace Screen
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Rococo style brass three-panel fireplace screen, circa mid 20th century. A nicely shaped, solid cast brass design features foliate motifs, paw feet and prominent hinge bars. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Metallic Appliqued Velvet Pillows by MLA
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom metallic appliqued pillows by Melissa Levinson. These decorative pillows feature neutral velvet fronts and golden backs. Each pillow is accented with a small, centra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Antique French Rococo Cherub Bisque Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Hanging Light c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Rococo Cherub Bisque Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Hanging Light c1920
Measures- 32"H x 8.25"W x 26.5"D
Category
Early 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
BVIZ Antique Tapestry Fragment Pillow
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Antique tapestry fragment (Flemish, 17th century) depicting fruit and flora in shades of gold, green, blue, and brown - framed with antique gold metallic galon trim (or galloon) on T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wool, Velvet, Feathers
Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Table Top Display Console, Circa 1960
Located in Rochester, NY
18th century style Italian rococo hand carved giltwood free standing table top size console / display shelf w/ original marbleized wood top in beautifully aged original color patina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Hand Carved Giltwood Wall Bracket. Italian Handmade Scrollwork Shelf.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Hand Carved Giltwood Wall Bracket. Italian Handmade Scrollwork Shelf. Rococo Style
Vintage Italian, Rococo style water gilded wall bracket is hand carved in scrolling acanth...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Rococo Portrait Painting of an Aristocratic Lady
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This late 18th century stunning Rococo portrait portrays an aristocratic lady with grey hair, decorated with flowers and a blue ribbon, reflecting the era’s love for elegant fashion....
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Derby Exceptional Pair of Porcelain Figures of the Garland Shepherds, ca 1765
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of Derby figures called the "Garland Shepherds", made in about 1765. The pair is one of Derby's most famous figure pairs and it bears the catalogue number E2...
Category
1760s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th C. French Louis XV Rococo Serpentine Carved Mahogany Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Louis XV style Rococo console table, circa mid-nineteenth century. Features a solid mahogany frame with serpentine turtle top over a meticulously carved base showcasing pier...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Limoges Porcelain, Heart Shaped Trinket Box, France, 1980's
By Limoges
Located in Glasgow, GB
Limoges porcelain heart shaped trinket box. Hand-crafted in France around the late 1980’s
Finely decorated in the french rococo style; the body of the heart decorated with lapis laz...
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold, Brass
Rococo Style Giltwood Wall Bracket or Shelf - Hand Carved - Italy - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Rococo style giltwood wall bracket or shelf - hand carved soft wood - featuring acanthus leaves and 'c' scroll design motifs - original metal hangers - Italy - circa 1950's.
Excelle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Monumental Antique Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
Monumental antique Rococo style carved giltwood mirror
French, 19th Century
Height 294cm, width 226cm, depth 20cm
This large giltwood mirror is an impressive decorative piece rich ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Headboard with Linen Upholster
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Headboard with Linen Upholstery
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Gilded Tabernacle with a Hand-Carved Chalice Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved tabernacle adorned with an 18th century Italian gilt chalice and Sabina Faye Braxton gaufrage fabric. This tabernacle once belonged in a h...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique French Gold Gilt Rococo Mirror With Bevelled Plate
Located in London, GB
An antique mid 19th century French Rococo style gold gilt crested mirror.
The original bevelled plate still intact and relatively fox free. The frame with warm worn gilt work and bea...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Pair 18th Century Italian Rococo Sofas
Located in Houston, TX
A stately pair of 18th Century Rococo sofas newly upholstered in a Scalamandré low pile ecru velvet. These handsome hand carved walnut beauties also have original side secret compar...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Small French Art Frame In the Style of Rococo Rectangular Gold Gilded
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A charming European ornate picture frame that is suitable for most style artwork including prints, watercolors as well as oil on board paintings. This frame certainly captures that v...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair of Sèvres-Inspired Cobalt Blue and Gold Porcelain Vases, Scrolling Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Sèvres-inspired cobalt blue and gold porcelain vases, adorned with intricate scrolling foliage and arabesque motifs. These vases echo the refined elegance of 18th-century F...
Category
Late 20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Filippo Wall Scone by DUNLIN
By DUNLIN
Located in Sydney, AU
Designed by DUNLIN Australia.
Crafted with elegance and flawless precision, the Filippo Sconces by Dunlin embody a timeless design. These perfectly proportioned rattan wall sconces ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Set of Eleven Minton Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates Made for T. Goode LTD, London
By Minton
Located in Boston, MA
This is an exquisite set of eleven Minton Porcelain Ball dinner plates. They have a beautiful gold and white arabesque decoration of flowers with...
Category
1950s English Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th c. Swedish Rococo Secretary with Library in Original Blue Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A rare, early 19th century Swedish Rococo style slant-front secretary from Fryksdalen in Värmland with arched cornice, circa 1820. The paint has been hand-scraped down to the origina...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Wood Gold Gilt Painted Art Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fabulous wooden rectangular frame with fantastic gilt. This wood frame will accommodate artwork 12x14 . Add some vintage charm to your favorite water color, print of oil painting wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
20th Art Nouveau Brass Chandelier Lustre Ceiling Lamp Rarity Antique Italia
Located in Berlin, DE
We present to you an exquisite Rococo brass chandelier - a true rarity and an antique gem. This chandelier has been lovingly and expertly resto...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Appliques in Gilt Bronze, Rococo, Mid-18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful pair of Appliques in gilt bronze, Rococo from mid-18th century.
Some wear on the original gilding (see pictures), but the overall impression of these 270 years old app...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
18th Century Bleached Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century bleached walnut serpentine commode. Three-drawer Italian commode. Constructed in walnut. Mortise and tenon joints and dovertailed drawers.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th C. French Painted & Parcel Gilt Table w/ Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French Rococo style white colored painted & parcel gilt table. The Rococo style flourished in Europe, particularly in France, during the early to mid 18th century. Roc...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Ten Paris Porcelain Plates Each Painted with Different Flower Bouquets and Fruit
By Old Paris, Boyer of Paris
Located in Boston, MA
Look at the museum quality paintings of flower bouquets and fruits on this set of ten Old Paris Porcelain plates painted by the studio of Boyer R...
Category
1850s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Cigarette Holder by Arthur Bowker for Staffordshire
Located in New York, NY
An English pink porcelain cigarette holder, in the Rococo style, by Arthur Bowker for Staffordshire, circa early-20th century, England. Piece is pink porcelain, oval, with a floral c...
Category
Early 20th Century English Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Rococo Style Hand Painted Italian Venetian Cabinets -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Fantastic hand painted Italian chests! The tops are faux marbleized. They also have the original label, and a serpentine form. The cabinets are a single drawer over two doors. They a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Poplar
Set of 6 Original Antique Prints After William Hogarth, "Marriage A La Mode"
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of Hogarth prints
This is the " Marriage A La Mode " series typical of the satirical/political artwork of Hogarth
Steel engravings
Published by Jones & Co., Temple ...
Category
1840s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Paper
Dresden Tea Set with Hand-Painted Flowers and Raised Figural Faces of Ladies
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this fabulous Helena Wolfson Dresden tea set decorated with hand-painted flower bouquets and raised figural faces of ladies. It inc...
Category
1890s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Cedar
Jacob Petit Paris Porcelain Tea Set with Gilt and Colorful Rococo Decoration
By Jacob Petit
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous Jacob Petit Old Paris Porcelain solitaire museum quality tea set. It is profusely decorated with gold, cartouches of flowers and many colors in the rococo style, w...
Category
1840s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rococo furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kändler, and Europa Antiques. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $425,000 while the average work can sell for $3,793.
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