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
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Original Maria Theresien Rococo Chandelier, Leaf Gilded, Newly Restored
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Unelectrified carved chandelier, leaf-gilded on poliment-ground, 8-flames. Newly restored. This is a original item of the time of Maria Theresia and Mozart
Can be electrified on dem...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror
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. ...
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carved Giltwood Italian Rococo Style Mirror
By LaBarge
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Italian Rococo style carved giltwood mirror featuring a highly detailed gadrooned rectangular frame. This hand carved dimensional wall mirror is topped with an elaborate pierc...
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1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Dresden Porcelain Pink Ground Lidded Urn or Covered Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dresden urn or vase.
With alternating pink panel with strewn flowers and panels with depictions of gallant lovers in garden settings.
High...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of armchairs. Wood, textile. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs. Wood, textile. 18th century.
Pair of high-backed armchairs with arms of the "queen's fateuil" type, with a carved wooden frame in its own color. It features curv...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Other
French Bronze Rococo Style Desktop Picture Frame
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Rococo-style bronze photo or picture desktop easel frame from circa the end of the 1920s.
This magnificent ornate frame is made of bronze and has an easel supporting leg on t...
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1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Tapestry Wall Hanging Decor Hunting Scene
Located in Barntrup, DE
This colorful vintage tapestry depicts a European hunting scene from the 18th century. It is made from wool and cotton and features four loops for easy hanging.
Crafted in Belgium d...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Poplar
Pair Of 19th Century Porcelain Parrots By Samson Et Cie, Paris
By Edmé Samson
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of 19th century Samson of Paris painted porcelain models of green parrots, standing on tree stumps with trailing floral sprays, gold anchor mark to base.
Circa 1870
French
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Cross on a Pink Hematoid Quartz Heart with Aurora Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished pink hematite quartz heart and adorned with aurora (sunset) quartz and a natural-forming cross shaped baroque pearl.
The 18th centu...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
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. ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
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...
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Early 20th Century English Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
20th century Rococo carved giltwood and paint Italian consoles with mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
This highly decorative console table with a mirror was made in mid-20th century Italy.
The carved wood table and mirror frame were decorated with delicate flowers, acanthus, shell, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Porcelain Blue and White Chintz Jewelry Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, French porcelain jewelry dish with hand-painted 'chintz' design, circa early-20th century, France. A great piece to hold jewelry (as d...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
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
Swedish Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Vitrine with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood vitrine from the 19th century, with bonnet top and glass doors. Born in Sweden during the 19th century, this exquisite vitrine features a bonnet-t...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Silver Plate Chafing Dish
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Silver Plate Chafing Dish.
This outstanding large lided chafing dish features celluloid handles with lovely scallops around the perimeter and shell accents.
The interior dime...
Category
20th Century English Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Small French Rococo Silver Gilt Wood Vanity Wall Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Silver Leaf Rococo Style Vanity Wall Mirror, 1960's France
Small charming silver leaf mirror from France. This 1960’s gilt mirror certainly suita...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Venetian Painted Italian Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming vintage, circa 1960, Italian Venetian writing table (desk - vanity - console) with beautifully aged heavily worn distressed pati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
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
19th Century Classic Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Classic Swedish long-case clock from the province Medelpad in Northern Sweden. Made around 1820 with the classic rococo shape with hand carved wood dec...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine
Twelve KPM Dinner Plates Each Painted with a Different Puce Flower Bouquet
Located in Boston, MA
This is an amazing set of twelve KPM dinner plates, each hand-painted with a different puce colored flower bouquets. It has a central flower painting with three different bouquet medallions painted outside the central flower bouquet. You can see the raised white decoration depicting leaves and trees between the three flower medallions when you scroll through these pictures. Inside the border of the plates, is an elaborate gold decoration surrounded by a striking puce and gold border. Diameter of plates is 10.13 inches These dinner plates would make a fabulous eye catching table setting. These would also be a stunning decoration in any home.
Price for set of 12 KPM plates...
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1910s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Style Polychromed Wood and Iron Nine Light Chandelier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very large painted and giltwood and iron Italian Style Nine Light Chandelier. Chandelier features a carved giltwood support, issuing six curved iron wires hung with large giltwood t...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Iron
19thc Antique French Hand-Painted Double Sided Fan with Gilded Mother of Pearl
Located in Savannah, GA
This splendid highly decorative, colorful double sided fan is beautifully hand-painted and on the front side features stunning figures dressed in French Court attire. The background ...
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1810s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century Italian Painted Venetian Rococo Wall Mirrors & Candle Holders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted Rococo Wall Mirrors with Candle Holders
Possibly Venetian Hand-Carved & Painted Circa 19th Century or Older
This exquisite pair of 19th-century...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Plates Circa 1770
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of large blue and white chargers was hand painted at De Porcelene Bijl* "The Axe" circa 1770.
The mark on the reverse is that of Hugo Brouwer, who ran the factory and was a...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
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
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
18th Century, Italian Rococo Carved Walnut Wood Corbeille Sofa
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Rococo Carved Walnut Wood Corbeille Sofa
This refined corbeille sofa, made in Genoa, Italy, around the mid-18th century during th...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rococo Style Distressed Gold Beveled Console or Wall Mirror by Bombay Furniture
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant and timeless quality Rococo style mirror by the Bombay Furniture Co.
The mirror features a distressed look and is fine carving with gil...
Category
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Terracotta Bacchanale Sculpture with Faun and Putti - After Clodion
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality French mythological terracotta sculpture, after Clodion (Claude Michel Clodion 1738 - 1814), depicting a young female faun/satyr playing with two Bacchante cherubs, on...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Carved Gilt & Polychromed Armorial Coat of Arms Cartouche Plaque
Located in London, GB
Armorial Coat of Arms Wall Plaque, Antique Coat of Arms, Carved Coat of Arms Wall Sculpture, Coat of Arms Oil Painting, 18th Century Coat of Arms Cartouche.
Unusual mid 18th Centur...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Karpen Victorian Rococo Figural Maiden Carved Mahogany Parlor Club Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Rococo Figural Maiden Carved Mahogany Barrel Back Parlor Club Chair attributed to Karpen. Item features maiden carved faces, carved paw feet, leafy scrolling accent...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Swedish Rococo Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine set of eight mid 20th century Swedish Rococo style dining chairs. Lovely chairs feature ornate carved details, shapely curved backs and cabriolet legs, with seats upholstered in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
Spanish Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Crest
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish rococo style finely carved gold leaf giltwood mirror.
A highly decorative finely carved Rococo style mirror with gold leaf finish and beautiful ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
1750 Venezia Italy Set 2 Green Lacquered Wooden Armchairs with Floral Decoration
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent set of two Venetian armchairs lacquered in light green with a fine polychrome little flowers decoration.
The pieces have a delicate and refined drawing of poly...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1750 Venezia Italy Wooden Red Lacquered Carved Credenza Porcelain Holder
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exquisite and rare carved, engraved red lacquered wooden étagère and porcelain holder, with gilded details. Shaped with architectural prospects, with shelves and degrading steps. From the upper balustrade rises the cymatium shaped as volutes and entirely perforated and gilded.
It is possible to count 17 pedestals or spaces suitable to set porcelain pieces.
A gorgeous piece that we can say one-of-a-kind, that showcases a fine craftsmanship through meticulously carved architectural elements, and with the rare and rich red color of the lacquer.
Coming out from the Tullio Silva Collection, Venezia, Italy.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals.
Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps.
The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age.
Referring bibliography:
G.Morazzoni, Il mobile Veneziano del Settecento, Milano 1958, vol. I, tavv. CCXIII-CCXIV
S.Levy, Lacche Veneziane settecentesche, Milano 1967, vol. II, tavv. 412-413
C. Santini, Mille mobili veneti, Modena 2002, pag. 284, fig. 495
Tullio Silva, son of Enrico Silva that was a well known antique dealer in Venice, opened his own antique furniture Gallery...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Italian Gilt Bed in Period Red Walnut
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
A rarely found red Italian walnut gilded double bed, the piece was made by the highest quality cabinet maker of the time, hence it survives so well today, the beautifully drawn Itali...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Italian Venetian Style Paint And Gilt Decorated Wall Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exaggerated serpentine shaped wall console in the Venetian manner in cream paint with gilt details. The frieze with a gilt ruffled center motif. Raised on tall scrolled legs with...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Candelabra Rococo Sterling Silver Candlesticks Venice pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
2 Italian 18th century solid silver candlesticks altar Church candlesticks
Style: Rococo, Italian, Antique, Louis XV,
One of it can be converted to a candelabra
Each on a shaped cir...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver
A Very large Reclaimed French Rococo White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A very large reclaimed French Rococo style fireplace in white marble. The profusely carved jambs with scrolls, shells and acanthus supporting a wide serpentine equally carved frieze ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Lladró Limited Edition one of 1500 Cinderella's Arrival Sculpture 1994
By Lladro
Located in BILBAO, ES
Limited edition Disney princess sculpture of Cinderella and her carriage, decorated with handmade gloss finish porcelain flowers.
Designed and handmade in Spain.
Unique pieces by the...
Category
1990s Spanish Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century French Rococo Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
Regal 18th Century French Rococo Painted Giltwood Wall Mirror. Mirror is styled in the Rococo tradition, characterized by its ornate, asymmetrical decoration and naturalistic motifs....
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Walnut Console w/ Stretcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th-century Italian Baroque style console table, standing on two pedestals made from scrolls and connected by a center stretcher in a coordinating motif, represents a dramatic and o...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Cast Iron Hall Tree
Located in Mckinney, TX
A true objet d'art to be admired for generations, this antique freestanding hall tree is a true masterpiece of Rococo style craftsmanship. Expertly cast in iron, the intricate frame ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique hand-painted Italian Rococo bombe shaped three drawer commode, Venice, circa 1820.
This very finely antique Venetian with a golden ...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene by JP Paris Panneaux Gobelins
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene by JP Paris Panneaux Gobelins from the late 20th century.
A beautiful French tapestry in Aubusson style, within a flower border featuring a gall...
Category
1970s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton
Exceptional Florentine Painted And Caned Queen Bed for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Desirable Queen Bed with double-wall caned headboard and footboard in a fine custom Gray painted finish. The frame profusely carved with flowers and many other fine details. The cani...
Category
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & ve...
Category
1960s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair Of Vintage Bedside Cabinets, Italian, Walnut, Bedside Nightstand, Rococo
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage bedside cabinets. An Italian, burr walnut bedroom nightstand in Rococo taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 197...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Pair of Delft Blue and White Charger Plates 18th Century Circa 1780
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Dutch Delft blue and white chargers were hand-painted in the last quarter of the 18th century, circa 1780.
They feature a beautiful songbird perched on rockwork and surr...
Category
Late 18th Century 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.