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
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Marble-Top Console Tables
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine pair of 19th century Italian rococo console tables, fine breche marble tops over scalloped sides and molded edge with carved gilt shell in center of aprons, which each have a si...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Lovely French Vintage Pair of Gold Giltwood Oval Mirrors
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely French Vintage Pair Of Gold Giltwood Wall Mirrors.
Dimension: W 48 x D 4 x H 64 cm
Please carefully look at the pictures to see t...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror
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
Italian Giltwood Bench with Exaggerated Legs
Located in Houston, TX
Italian giltwood bench with exaggerated legs.
Stunning Italian gilt wood bench with exaggerated legs. This 1920s Italian bench was taken down to...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Cherub Bed Hand Crafted in the Rococo Style Made by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
The iconic Rococo style Cherub Bed, hand carved in solid wood, is featured in the bedrooms of Soho House, NY and Crazy Bear, UK. The playful curves, harmoni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Italian Majolica Glazed Terra Cotta Stove
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian handcrafted ceramic stove with yellow and white tin glaze.
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Wonderful French Rococo Gilt Bronze Garland Cage Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Rococo gilt bronze garland cage & crystal basket chandelier with 6 candelabras light, completely rewired with new sockets and comes ...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Silver Gilt Mirrors Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of beautiful silver gilt mirrors, each has a beveled rectangular glass surmounted in a carved wood frame in silver-gilt finish. Manner of Jansen.
Category
1960s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Set of 12 Minton Dinner Plates Decorated with Ribbons of Raised Gilded Jeweling
By Minton
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous set of 12 Minton Dinner plates decorated with gilt vases of flowers and ribbons of raised gold jeweling. Minton made them for Da...
Category
1910s Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch 19th Century Brass Repousse Cushion Mirror
By Adriaen van de Velde
Located in Den Haag, NL
Nineteenth century Dutch cushion mirror. Central bevelled glass flanked with smaller plates, set within intricate stamped brass work. Shaped brass...
Category
1860s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 6 Venetian Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of six stunning Venetian dining chairs in purple mohair.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Bronze Patinated Cast Iron Mantle and Vert de Grece Marble Shelf
Located in Made, NL
Very unique and rare antique marble fireplace of cast iron bronze patina and Vert de Gréce marble (Tinos) from the mid-19th century fireplace! The faces come from Greek mythology. In...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Palatial Italian 19th Century Rococo Carved Giltwood Figural Mirror, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial Italian 19th Century Rococo Carved Giltwood Figural Mirror, the sectional arched mirror plates within scroll and foliate deco...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Wonderful French Rococo Doré Bronze and Patina Bow Top Ribbon Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
This wonderful doré bronze chandelier with four lights is filled with beautiful swirls of bronze with floral, swag and ribbon detail. At the center is a patina globe accented with fl...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Jardinière or Plant Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XV style Rococo bronze mounted jardinière, or planter, on a pedestal stand. Kingwood marquetry veneer retains the old French polish finish. Decorated with...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen
Located in London, GB
Painted to the front and rear with outdoor scenes of nature, with courting couples and winged cherubs, in the typical Rococo style.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Large Antique French Rococo Gilt Bronze Candelabra Clock Set
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning and large original antique French gilded bronze clock set. It is of the most beautiful Rococo style, waisted case decorated with ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Victorian Fire Basket Grate in the Rococo Style
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A completely original 19th century Victorian polished cast iron and mounted polished brass fire basket grate in the Rococo style. A shaped high back ...
Category
1880s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
20th Century Georgian Style Cast Iron Rococo Fire Basket Grate
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A period 20th century cast iron fire grate in the ornate 18th century English Georgian Rococo style of Thomas Chippendale. The tall "C" scrolled densely hatched cast iron back compli...
Category
1920s English Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century Venetian Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century Venetian mirror. Carved wood and gesso, paint and gilt. Old mercury looking glass. Good Rococo form with shell motifs and bla...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
Ornate 19th Century French Gilt Framed Beveled Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
Large and impressive 19th century French Baroque style beveled mirror with an elaborately hand-carved gilt frame. Very good vintage condition.
Ref #: DM0215-13
Dimensions: 74"H x 4...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Carved Wall, Console Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XV Style Carved Wall, Console Mirrors
A pair of finely carved Louis XV style wall, console or over the mantel mirrors. Finely mo...
Category
Late 20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Crystal Chandelier Baccarat with 12 Arms Finely Decorated with Pearls, 19th Cen
Located in Madrid, ES
Very beautiful Baccarat crystal chandelier in crystal, very thin and transparent with 12 appliques. Central baluster with hand-blown glass rod. 20th century. Height 100 cm. diameter ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Bureau desk with fine gilt ormolu mounts and veneers in king wood, satinwood and rosewood. The ornate marquetry surface adorned with gilt bronze ormolu. Fr...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
National Trust John Locke Secretaire
Located in Asheville, NC
This very rare Kindel reproduction is part of The National for Historic Preservation Collection, The Cliveden desk and bookcase is truly a masterpiece. An outstanding example of the Rococo style, the Cliveden desk and bookcase is English, circa 1750, and part of the collection on display at Cliveden Mansion in Germantown, PA. Kindel Furniture Company was selected as licensee to the National Trust to make a faithful reproduction of this secretary desk. This reproduction has all of the outstanding qualities of the original. Made of select mahogany, the bookcase has a "broken molded pediment" with decorative frieze and a superb hand-carved bust of John Locke...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Set of 4 Italian Rococo Painted Carved Columns
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Italian Rococo (17th/18th Century) green painted columns with gold swirl carved floral design and Corinthian capitals.
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Louis XV style gilt bronze 33-light chandelier
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze 33-light chandelier
French, 20th Century
Height 156cm, diameter 102cm
This beautiful chandelier is crafted from gilt bronze in the Rococo style of Lou...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
18th Century Monumental XL Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte" Ornament
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Super Large Antique Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte'. This monumental 18th Century ornament is 2 meters wide! Beautiful A-symmetrically carved Pinewood and Basswood with C-Sc...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Rococo Pine Wall Brackets
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of 18th century Italian Venetian Rococo painted and gilt pine wall brackets.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Victorian Period Amboyna Cabinets with Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaques
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in London, GB
Pair of Victorian period amboyna cabinets with Sèvres style porcelain plaques
English, late 19th century
Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 77cm, depth 47cm
This unusual and superb...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large French Rococo Style Thirty-Three Light Ormolu Chandelier
Located in Warsaw, PL
This superb ormolu chandelier is crafted in the ornate Rococo style. The chandelier features thirty-three lights arranged over three tiers, each light spr...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Florentine Crystal & Bronze Chandelier with Obelisks / Pyramids
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique Florentine crystal chandelier was discovered on a trip to Florence, Italy. Three large pyramid crystals among the candles ma...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Set of Seven Hand-Carved Antique 18th Century Capitals
Located in Houston, TX
Set of seven hand-carved 18th century capitals ready for wall display. Each is beautifully carved, some with gilt details. There are three pairs and one lone one...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Painted Tea Table
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th c. Swedish tea table from the Rococo period, circa 1760. Beautiful, aged black paint with traces of natural wood showing through in areas. Tr...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Armchairs in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish armchairs from the Rococo period hand-scraped to the original paint from Lindome, circa 1780. Elegantly shaped frame with beautiful carved flower motif on the chair...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Brass Scrolled Velvet Upholstered Vanity Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This French rococo style brass vanity bench features an ornate elegant design, showcasing a metal frame with intricate scrollwork and a luxurious antique finish. The bench is uphols...
Category
1930s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Painted Linen Press
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish painted linen press or armoire from the Rococo period, circa 1760. This piece is made in two parts with original locks and cast brass hardware. This cabinet is beautifully ...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Dr Wall First Period Worcester Sugar Box England Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This 18th-century First Period Worcester Porcelain sugar box was hand painted featuring beautiful swags painted with green leaves, purple berries, and two-tone blue and yellow apples...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1800s Antique French Breton, Carved, Stained Glass Double Buffets, Set of Two
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Nightstands (2) Pair, Rococo Style, Marble-Top, Mahogany, Foliate, 19th Century, 1800s!
Antique Buffets, Double, Pair, French Breton Style, Finely Carved, 19th C, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
18th Century Walnut Console from the Emilia
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th century walnut console from the Emilia.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Rococo Painted and Gilded Console
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian giltwood and ochre painted console, with doe foot detail. Fabulous flamboyant carving indicative of the Italian Rococo period. Very good faux
marble top. Consoles of thi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Paint, Giltwood
Large Rococo Style Venetian Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Glasgow, GB
An elegant Venetian Glass wall mirror. Handmade in Venice in the 1960s
It shows an array of delicate glass embellishments, which have been carefully arranged around an octagonal-sha...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
Large Rococo Style Pink Venetian Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Glasgow, GB
A beautiful shield shaped Venetian Mirror, crafted in Venice in the 1960s
It shows and array of delicate decoration and embellishment. The outer mirrored panel finely etched with an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Pair Blue and White Delft Plates or Dishes Hand Painted Netherlands, circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of blue and white Delft plates were hand painted circa 1800 in the Netherlands.
At the center of this lovely pair of dishes is a traditional Dutch Delft view of a garden in...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Turkish figures holding sweetmeat / table salt bowl. These sweetmeat figures were made around 1745, the original models being done by J F Eber...
Category
1740s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Dutch Delft Hand Painted Imari Dishes 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
These Dutch pancake plates are adorned with a beautiful hand-painted scene in bold Imari colors of cobalt blue and iron red, enhanced by forest green and bright yellow, which replace...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
Monumental and Masterful Pair of French Paris Porcelain Hand-Painted Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and masterful pair of French Paris porcelain hand-painted vases, circa 1860.
These museum quality vases are extremely fine quality....
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th-Century Side Table with Ceramic Top
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Side Table with Ceramic Top
The ceramic top depicts a genre scene of “a woman coming back from the forest.” - hand painted.
The section under the top with openwork cut...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Maison Jansen Parchment and Gold Gilt Table
Located in London, GB
A very good quality table by Maison Jansen, with elaborate gold gilt supports in the Rococo manner, and a shaped top in parchment. Stamped Jansen underneath.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage French, Rococo Style, Gilded Wall Mirror - Circa 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
1960s French Rococo-Style Gilded Wall Mirror
This Rococo-style wall mirror from the 1960s boasts a simplified elegance with its thin, gesso plaster frame adorned with acanthus lea...
Category
1960s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful chocolate cup set made by Chelsea-Derby between 1770 and 1775, which was the Rococo era. The set consists of a cup, a saucer and a cover, and is decorated in a st...
Category
1770s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Unmarked Sevres Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque, Hand Carved Frame
Located in Vero Beach, FL
A circa 1880 masterpiece of a young couple feeding doves. This is a superb example of a 19th century unmarked Sèvres hand painted porcelain plaque. Signed by the artist R. Deniau. Th...
Category
1870s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Meissen 'Pair of Thrushes' , Models 1023 & 649
Located in Maidstone, GB
Meissen 'Pair of Thrushes' , Models 1023 & 649, 20th Century versions
Both birds (one a Song Thrush , the other Fieldfare) perched on tree stumps bases with flower decoration. Blue...
Category
Late 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen 'Spanish Lovers' , Model 230
Located in Maidstone, GB
Meissen figure group of 'Spanish Lovers'
The girl with blue bodice and floral pattern skirt, her companion with red coloured jacket and matching gilt-edged knee breeches, underglaz...
Category
Late 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Gilt Bronze Figurine Young Lady with Love Letter at Fountain 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Step back in time with this stunning hand-chased cast bronze figurine, reminiscent of the beautiful Rococo era. Sculpture depicting a beautiful young lady in a garden by a fountain, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Large Gray Painted Commode, Italy circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the gentle curves that capture one's attention in this lovely large pine chest of two drawers from Italy.
The newer, professionally applied light dove gray painted and distress...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Dutch Delft Horse and Rider, 19th century
By Delft
Located in Maidstone, GB
Nineteenth century tin-glazed continental polychrome faience horse, circa1880. Dubious markings (Roos, APK, etc) to the base. 23 cm long, 26 cm high, 10 cm wide.
Category
1880s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
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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