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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Rococo
Collection of Fourteen Porcelain Plates by Various German Makers
Located in London, GB
Collection of fourteen porcelain plates by various German makers
German, circa 1900
Measures: Largest height 4cm, diameter 23cm
Smallest height 3cm, diameter 19cm
Each of the f...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Rococo Armchairs
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of high-quality Rococo armchairs, made in Stockholm (Sweden) in the 1760s. The chairs feature elegant carvings in the form of rocailles on the top rail and the apron. The colo...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Elm, Pine
$8,500 / set
Pair of Candle Holder Silver Antique Rococo Style Candlesticks, Decorative 1930s
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique silver, a pair of Rococo-style silver candlesticks, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. 23 cm, diameter ...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
$1,355 Sale Price
20% Off
Rococo Style Bronze and Crystal Glass Four-Light Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A lovely Louis XV or Rococo style vintage bronze and crystal glass four-light chandelier.
Four bronze arms, each with a socket for an E14-size light bulb.
Measures: height is 29.33 i...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Small Antique Danish 18th Century Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small Danish rococo breakfront chest of three drawers.
Crafted in oak wood and later professional painted in a light ocher yellow with a lovely patina.
Denmark 1750-1760
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Oak
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo dress on a high, stepped round pedestal, decorated with a leaf wreath and bow festo...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Rococo Style Pair of Silver Candlesticks
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Parti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver
Ornate 19th Century French Cast Iron Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An ornate 19th century French cast iron fireplace. The large shell to centre with leafwork and scrolls to either side, the legs draped with festoons of foliage and fruit with intrica...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Iron
Meissen Child Bust 'Spring' From A Series Of The 4 Seasons, H. Schwabe, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare bust of a cherub wrapped in white cloth with gold trim, his blond curls adorned with delicate spring flowers and leaves, his head tilted slightly to one side.
Curved base w...
Category
1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Carved GIltwood Rococo Mirror By Harrison And Gil
Located in London, GB
A very well carved giltwood Rococo style oval mirror by Harrison & Gil
The bevelled oval mirror plate surrounded by a Gadrooned inner band and profusely carved frame of acanthus, grapevine, foliage and scrolls. labelled to back. Images and video are a true reflection of condition.
First inspired by the world of decorative style while growing up in the 1970s along the shoreline of the French Riviera, Christopher became fascinated with the elegance intrinsic to French design. A fascination which he turned into a legend over the course of his life.
After numerous early career ventures, in 1993, Christopher traveled to Java, Indonesia with his then-girlfriend and business partner, Marta Gil, where the two set up a small factory called Harrison & Gil. Initially renowned for its wide range of decorative mirrors, Harrison & Gil quickly expanded into upholstery.
Projects of Christopher Guy; Landing his pieces in many films and television shows, further adding to the brand’s iconic nature! Movies include top names such as The Hangover, Casino Royale, The Devil Wears Prada, Ocean’s Thirteen, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Mummy, The Thomas Crown Affair, Charlie’s Angels and many others.
Projects of Christopher Guy; The Savoy London...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
A 19th Century Victorian Rococo Manner Cast Iron & Brass Fire Grate Basket.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A 19th Century Victorian Rococo manner cast iron & brass fire grate basket. The high shaped cartouche back plate with scalloped side cheeks, the four barred shaped fire front resting...
Category
1880s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Iron
Six Rococo Sèvres Style Porcelain Plates
Located in London, GB
Each porcelain plate in this set of six features a navy-blue ground, distinctive to works produced in the style of Sèvres, and gilded rims with ornate patterns inscribed. The centre ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$16,532 / set
Large Bed Hand made to order in the Rococo Style UK Super King Size
Located in London, Park Royal
Our iconic, Rococo style Cherub Bed, hand carved in solid wood is featured in the bedrooms of Soho House and Crazy Bear. The carving on this bed is in the style of great French maste...
Category
2010s English Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
18th Century Rococo Writing Desk
Located in Ljungby, SE
This beautifully crafted Swedish Rococo writing desk is a distinguished piece of Stockholm workmanship from the 1760s-70s. The desk features gracefully curved legs and three finely v...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Carved Wooden Frame, 17th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large wooden frame carved in twisted style and painted, from the 17th century.
Original paint - Some chips and missing parts, traces of treated woodworm, transformations on the b...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Danish Rococo Table Black Painted Pine
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rococo table black painted pine, good patina. Features a rectangular top with elegant apron. The table is raised on four cabriole legs with ornamented floral cuts at the top, Denmark...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine
Meissen Porcelain, Pair of "Neu-Ozier" Molded Plates, 19th Century
Located in CH
Meissen Porcelain, pair of "Neu-Ozier" molded plates, 19th century.
Spirally molded and decorated with various flower bouquets and different kinds of insects.
Blue crossed swords...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sconces Antique French Rococo Bronze Wall Lights Pair
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique French wall sconces, crafted in the enchanting Rococo style.
Dating from the first half of the 20th century, these sconces capture the elegance and artistry of a bygone era....
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1750 Venezia Italy Green Lacquered Wooden Fireplace Bellows with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a rare fireplace bellows in carved and lacquered wood with polychrome decorations of flowers on a light green background. It has original leather details and the bronze spout...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
European Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Openwork Ornaments + Old Mirror Glass 1800s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
European Rococo mirror made of hand carved giltwood with openwork ornaments and old mirror glass circa 1800.
Presumably made in Italy.
Frame in go...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Two Pairs of Italian Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of semi antique wall sconces in the manner of Maison Baguès. Each sconce has five candle style lightbulb holders and is decorated with clear and clear crystals and glass beads. The sconces are made from iron and painted in gold with added patina. They are both in working condition. The lightbulbs used are Edison E14 which are found both in Europe and the United States. Showed with naked lightbulbs but small lampshades...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
$2,166 / set
A Pair of Magnificent Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Magnificent Giltwood Armchairs.
Each magnificent throne chair with oval padded back encircled by an elaborate cresting carved with flowering acanthus, oak branches, and fleurs-de-lis. The top rail with two putti holding an armorial star-shaped cartouche with the interlaced L's of Louis XVIII, King of France, titled ‘Bordeaux 12 Mars 1814’, beneath a crown. This armourial cartouche is the Order of the Armband of Bordeaux.
The open arms with padded armrests above exuberantly carved sculptural terminals depicting dragons with human faces. The shaped seat rail with ribbon and rocaille ornament and to the front with a star representing the Décoration du Lys. On cabriole legs. Upholstered in flower pressed blue velvet.
France, Circa 1820/30.
These magnificent throne chairs commemorate an important event in the Bourbon Restoration precipitating the fall of Napoleon I. They celebrate the surrender of the city of Bordeaux to royal power and to King Louis XVIII (1755-1824), heralding the fall of the first Empire (1804-1815). The Duc d'Angoulême (1775-1844), nephew of Louis XVIII and elder son of Charles X, entered the city of Bordeaux to the acclaim of the crowd on 12th March 1814.
Louis XVIII later called it ‘the happiest event of my life’ and on the 29 September 1820 named the heir to his throne, not—like previous Bourbon heirs—Duc de Bretagne, or de Bourgogne, but the Duc de Bordeaux.
This armourial cartouche to the top rail of these chairs is the Ordre du Brassard de Bordeaux (The Order of the Armband of Bordeaux). It was adopted for the Royal Guard and volunteers who accompanied the Duc d'Angoulême when he entered Bordeaux on 12th March 1814. It was officially called the Brassard de Bordeaux, or Brassard Vert. At first it consisted of a silk band of green with white borders, worn, as the name signifies, on the arm, but was later adapted as a medal with oval gilt sunburst on which is superimposed an oval medallion of white enamel bearing the royal monogram ‘L.L.’, and surrounded by a green enamelled band with the words ‘BORDEAUX 12 MARS 1814’. The whole is surmounted by the royal crown. In 1824 the issue of the Brassard de Bordeaux was controlled by the Royal Order of...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents.
Features a top with a tooled leather writing-surface w...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Elegant 18th Century Sideboard
Located in Milano, IT
Enhance your living space with our exceptional 18th-century Italian sideboard. This rare antique, attributed to Northern Italy's craftsmanship, exhibits ornate design with a sophisti...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
$7,220 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Meissen Figure in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Boy Playing Flute, 1774-1814
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique Meissen figure in hand-painted porcelain. Boy playing the flute. Marcolini period 1774-1814.
Measures: 20 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1770s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Full-Length mirror
Located in SE
A large mirror attributed to Johan Åkerblad, not signed. He were a mirror manufacturer in Stockholm 1758- 1799. Decor made in paper mache´.
The top has decoration with acanthus, roc...
Category
1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Unique Rococo Style Finely Carved 4 Poster/Bunk Bed With Silver Gilt wood
Located in London, Park Royal
A Unique bed by La Maison London, masters of fine wood carving - A Rococo style Four Poster Bed which has a hidden top bed within its 2 tier design. The top section has been designed to look like a canopy so that the bed visually presents as a Four Poster. The design allows for the ladder to be positioned either side of the bed or neither when the second tier is not in use. There are simple slip in sections that can be put in for when the ladder is not in use. The finish of the bed is a hand painted Eccru White with silver foil leaf gilded highlights, completed at our in house atelier in London. The ceiling canopy has been upholstered with radiant style pleating in a neutral, easy wipe, fabric. Every attention to detail has been applied to the crafting of this one of its kind bed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
$14,982 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Portrait
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century portrait of a lady, unsigned, circa 1750, Sweden.
(reframed, oil on canvas) According to old frame painted by Johan Horner (...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Canvas
$4,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Carved Walnut Chairs with Leather Covers, Milan, circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Four carved walnut chairs with leather covers
Milan, circa 1750
They measure: 39.37” high, 18.30” to the seat, 21.65” deep x 19.29”
(100 cm high, 46.5 cm to the seat, 55 cm deep x 49 cm)
State of conservation:
- the leather covers are not original;
- some signs of use, especially on leather covers;
- the rocailles at the height of the backrests have lost part of the carved elements.
The four walnut chairs have a mixtilinear structure adorned with rocaille relief carvings; the legs are shaped and end with a curl. The backs and seats are padded and covered with impressed leather with figures and cartouche decorations from later production.
Around the mid-eighteenth century in Milan it was very popular to cover seats with impressed leather. Mutton or cowhide was used which, suitably tanned, was then worked with heated irons (hot decoration) or with carved wooden molds (cold decoration). These were impressed on the leather until obtaining a darker brown color. Our group of chairs...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Rococo Italian Bureau-Cabinet, Milan, circa 1760
Located in Milano, IT
Bureau-cabinet with fold-down writing desk
Lombardy, third quarter of the 18th century
Walnut with carved decoration and walnut-burl veneer; applied ebonized wood trim and cornice
...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Rococo Style Bronze Candlestick, circa 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Rococo style Bronze Candlestick, circa the 1920s
Beautiful and ornate Rococo or Louis XV-style bronze candlestick, France, circa the 1920s.
Dimensions: height: 19 cm / 7.48 ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Walnut Wood Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculpted walnut wood. Made in France in the late 19th century.
Upholsery is from the 1970s, chairs are in a good condition.
Scratches, use marks, stains.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,590 / set
Set of 12 Dresden Porcelain Figures and Groups
Located in London, GB
This charming set comprises twelve decorated figures and figural groups that one might encounter on a stroll through an 18th century town. The set includes animals, musicians, dancer...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$10,332 / set
18th Century Baroque Walnut Mirror
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very beautiful large baroque mirror in striking design. The mirror is covered with thick walnut veneer and brass decorations. The mirror dates from the late baroque period, circa 1770.
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,249 Sale Price
42% Off
Pair of Venetian Tole Wall Sconces
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of midcentury Venetian tole wall sconces, each with three lights each and decorated with gilded leaves. The candles are original and we have added...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Tôle, Iron
$1,925 / set
Large Pair of Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Blue Ceramic Vases
Located in London, GB
The two vases are of large, ovoid form, and feature fluted bodies which are crafted in ceramic with a mottled blue colouring. The vases are mounted with twin gilt bronze scrolling ha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Palais Royal Horse-Drawn Carriage Trinket Box 19th Century
Located in Munich, DE
A ‘Palais Royal’ miniature horse-drawn carriage trinket box made with mother of pearl, silver-plated horses and gold plated metal. 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Richard Ginori China Dinner Service with a botanical print by Munting Abraham
By Abraham Munting, Richard Ginori
Located in Roma, IT
A set of dishes made in Italy during the 80s, as attested by the date printed on the back of the plate, but inspired by 18th century porcelain, to be precise inspired by the "Saxon-style", a term which can be ascribed to the 18th-century Germanic tradition, according to which porcelain was made with reliefs similar to woven baskets.
This vintage dinner service is produced by a historic Italian manufacturer "Richard Ginori" founded in Tuscany, in Sesto Fiorentino, near Florence, of which Gio Ponti was creative director for 10 years.
After declaring bankruptcy in 2013, this historic porcelain factory, in operation since 1735, was taken over by the Gucci group which restarted the production of iconic pieces and novelties inspired by archive pieces of the company.
This set of dishes is a rarity as it is the result of an unusual combination that has the 18th century as its common thread, with the Rococo style, the scientific discoveries and the new botanical varieties resulting from the new trade routes of the companions of the Indies.
On the classic Richard Ginori series, i.e. the total white motif called "Vecchio Ginori" (currently put back into production by Gucci) always and exclusively produced in total white, a botanical print by Abraham Munting depicting an orange plant was printed.
Abraham Munting is a Dutch botanist famous for his unusual illustrations where plant species were depicted against a background of classic or pastoral landscapes, often floating in midair with little regard for perspective and relative sizes, in fact, the orange plant is not forced to inside the center of the plate but goes outside the predefined spaces wrapping it.
The dinner set consists of 30 pieces:
6 dessert or appetizer plates with a diameter of 19.5 cm
12 soup plates with a diameter of 23cm
12 dinner plates with a diameter of 24.5 cm
The service could be considered for 6 with the double serving plate for soups and second courses, or you could purchase 6 totally white fruit plates...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,723 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th C. French Gilt Bronze Basket with Glass Roses, Marie Antoinette Chandelier
Located in Haarlem, NL
19th century romantic French basket-shaped gilt bronze ceiling 'Marie-Antoinette' luster with six flower lights.
From the basket small leave branches and six larges 'branches' stick out, these thicker branches are crowned by glass roses.
The basket hangs by 3 'cloth like' bronze ribbons, attached to a ceiling rosette...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Wooden Columns
Located in Madrid, ES
17th century wooden columns
Beautiful 17th century columns carved in wood with a geometric drawing of 65 cm tall.
Category
17th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
$782 / set
Sculptural shell-shaped ashtray in Rococo style made of gilded bronze, Italy 70s
Located in Roma, IT
A precious ashtray in full Roccoco style, a heavy shell in gilded bronze depicted in the smallest details and its curved ribs become practical cigarette ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
$375 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Potpourri Vase Wine Grapes Monkey Model 1002 by Eberlein Made circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen nice Potpourri vase: Monkey eating wine grapes / lady with boy
The details are stunningly scupltured = finest modelling!
Design:
Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696-1749) / Model 1002 Created 1748.
Since 1735 second chief modeller of Meissen manufactory, Eberlein was one of the best contributors Johann J. Kaendler had.
Made circa 1860
Hallmarked:
Meissen Blue Sword Mark (glazed bottom)
model number 1002 / painter's number 9 / former's number 70
First quality
Specification:
Excellently modelled bellied vase: The vase's base is of square form type, having four feet shaped as volutes / the vase is painted at front side - it is a picture in Watteau style, depicting a gallant couple situated in garden landscape. Additionally, sculptured decorations are attached to vase's wall - these are vine tendrils with grapes. Very special feature: A sculptured monkey's figurine eating grapes. - Further there is a lady visible - accompanied by little boy with basket...
Category
1860s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rococo Mahogany Tea Table From the Late 19th Century With Floral Paintings
Located in Opole, PL
Rococo Mahogany Tea Table From the Late 19th Century With Floral Paintings
A Rococo-style tea table, richly decorated with floral motif paintings, featuring legs with castors. It sh...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,155 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, Italian Rococo Style Inlay Wood Sideboard
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Rococo Style Inlay Wood Sideboard
This sideboard was made in the Venetian area in the 19th century. The shaped model takes up the stylistic characteristics of the Venetian Rococo furniture...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Murano Chandelier Clear Glass, 1940's
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is a very nice example of a classical chandelier from Murano in the Venetian style in clear glass with six arms for lights as well as curled leaves. The sconces surrounding the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
18th century Swedish painted rococo vitrine
Located in London, GB
Later painted in a creamy yellowed off white the interior painted in a muted shell pink has three useful small drawers and shelving for display and storage. It sits over three long d...
Category
1780s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Oak
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Original Brass Lid: Hanover, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop: De Vergulde Bloempot (The Gilded Flowerpot)
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco with an o...
Category
1780s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
18th Century Silver Salver by Paul de Lamerie
Located in London, GB
18th century silver salver by Paul de Lamerie
English, 1744
Height 3cm, diameter 27cm
Hailing from the workshop of the eminent Dutch-born English sil...
Category
18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver
Large Louis XV Style Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
The central circular dial surmounted by two love birds, the lower section with two cherubs on either side, and decorated with garlands of flowers and scrolling features throughout.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Exclusive Rococo Vidal Grau Dressing Table, C 1970 / Matching Furniture Avail
By Vidal Grau
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare circa 1970 rococo Vidal Grau dressing table.
Their furniture range was based on a contemporary design using traditional quality...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Two Cut Glass and Silver Claret Jugs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
These exquisite jugs have been expertly crafted in glass and are mounted with sterling silver necks, spouts, handles and lids.
The broadest part of the glass base, just above the...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver
18th Century Painted Engraving, After François Boucher
Located in London, GB
French 18th century painted engraving in the Rococo style, after François Boucher (1703-1770).
Painted engraving set in its original gilt fra...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Antique German Corner Chair, Circa 1880 – Hand-Carved Walnut with Cane Seat
Located in Almelo, NL
Antique German Corner Chair, Circa 1880 – Hand-Carved Walnut with Cane Seat
A refined example of late 19th-century German craftsmanship, this antique corner chair...
Category
1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut
German 19th Century Rococo Settee
Located in Kent, Dover
A German early XIX Century settee in the Rococo manner. In beautifully carved bleached fruitwood and upholstered in stone coloured silk with brass studs and brass caster feet.
Category
1830s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Italy Late 18th Century Pair of Lacquered and Gilted Wooden Carved Torches Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exceptional pair of wooden torch holders sculpted, carved, painted and lacquered to imitate marble in shades of green and red, highlighted in...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Large Oval Wall Mirror and Rococo Style Wall Brackets
Located in Reepham, GB
Sold as a set.
A dramatic and distinctive 19th Century large oval wall mirror, the assured carving and decoration of the flower-studded foliag...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Rococo Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture
Located in London, GB
This fantastic clock garniture is a truly exceptional piece of design, which takes after the elegant beauty of the work of the Sevres porcelain Manufactory. Comprising a set of three...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Very Decorative 20th Century Console Table with Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
An attractive 20th century gilded console table with mirror of Rococo design. Mirror having foliage crest with leaf and flower scrolls all in moulded frame. The table having white ma...
Category
20th Century British Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,432 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1750 Venezia Italy Polychrome Lacquered and Wooden Engraved Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a rare wooden sculpted man figure carved and lacquered in polychrome. This elegant piece hails from the Mid-18th Century, Venezia.
The curved shape, on the front and on the s...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of George II Style English Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Pair of George II Style English Carved Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors After A Design By Thomas Johnson.
Of large proportions, each mirror having a cartouche-shaped plate within a profusely carved and pierced branch-entwined frame with stylised acanthus foliate rocaille and ‘C’-scroll decoration, architectural motifs and running dogs, surmounted by an asymmetrical pagoda form cresting with rockwork spires and a seated rustic couple holding a basket, flanked by confronted Ho-Ho birds, with a conforming asymmetrical apron of acanthus and waterwork icicles centred by a perching bird.
This magnificent and ornate pair of English wall mirrors or ‘pier glasses’ are refined and reduced from a design by Thomas Johnson (1723–1799) first published in 1756 and included in his ‘Collections of Designs’ (1758), plate 4, and republished in his ‘One Hundred and Fifty New Designs" (1761) as plate 22.
Pier Glasses were designed to be placed on the wall or 'pier' between windows; as well as forming part of a decorative scheme they provided an important functional use, creating a reversal of dynamic with the windows at night, reflecting and maximising the light given off by candles or oil lamps. Johnson’s asymmetrical design creates a sense of fluidity and lightness to the mirrors, employing ‘contraste’ in the placing or absence of elements, to create a stylised form, which through the dynamic tension of its constituent parts instils the mirrors with a sense of playfulness and vitality.
In London throughout the 1740s and 1750s there developed a great enthusiasm for the whimsical Rococo style, and it rapidly became the height of fashion, popularised, and disseminated throughout the country and further afield by cabinetmakers’ 'Books of Prices', and 'Directories'. The second half of the 19th century saw a revival of the Rococo style in England and many designers and furniture makers turned once again to Chippendale’s ‘Director’ and designs by Matthias Lock and Thomas Johnson for inspiration, with fine examples based on modified designs or specific plates.
Thomas Johnson’s designs, executed in a vigourous picturesque manner, are often inspired by the work of earlier French designers, transposing motifs taken from engraved ornament by Jean Bérain, Daniel Marot, William de la Cour, J. B. Toro and Francis Barlow...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
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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