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 Rococo Period 18th Century Italian Painted and Carved Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo period painted candlesticks from the 18th century, with carved cartouches and scrolling feet. Created in Italy during the 18th century, each of this pair of ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Two Venetian Parcel-Gilt Easel Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Unusual easel framed Venetian carved wood parcel-gilt mirrors. Original finish, very decorative Italian dresser top mirrors selling and priced as a ...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Rare Pair of George III 18th Century Rocco Giltwood Mirrors, circa 1760-1770
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An Important and Rare Pair of George III Carved Giltwood Mirrors
England, Circa 1760-1770
A fine and rare pair of George III period giltwood mirrors in the Chippendale style at its ...
Category
18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Rococo English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique tea set and a silver-plated teapot that is beautifully designed and created are suitable for elegant serving. With lid pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside...
Category
1920s British Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Base with Fossil Shells in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with a variety of fossil shells in matrix and mounted on a rock coral base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was f...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Coral
18th Century Dutch Walnut Bombé Cabinet Armoire
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This stunning mid-18th-century three-part Dutch Rococo walnut cabinet is built on a bombé chest. It showcases a beautifully carved arched pediment adorned with a shell crest, topped ...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A petite Portugese carved walnut foot stool in the Rococo taste. Late 18th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The stool is distinguished by a shaped apron, cabriole legs with floral-carved knees ending in scrolled feet, and the dramatic leopard print upholstery.
Perfect for resting your fe...
Category
Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Italian Rococo Style Pair of Silver Candlestick Table Lamps
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Southampton, NJ
Italian Rococo style pair of Silver-plate candlestick table lamps with wax stems & custom fringed shades ready for use. Exquisite heirloom quality with nice weight.
Category
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Original Brass Lid: Tonka, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop unknown
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco with an original brass lid to keep the tobacco...
Category
1760s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Antique 18th Century French Tapestry Pillow - 24'' X 22''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 18th century French tapestry pillow. 24'' x 22'' x 6''.
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wool
Swedish 18th C. Period Rococo Painted Wood Linen Press
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Swedish period Rococo painted wood cabinet or linen press with two doors over four drawers, inner shelves, wonderful pediment and bracket feet.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Rococo Mirror
Located in Ljungby, SE
A high-quality gilded rococo mirror made in Stockholm, Sweden in the 1760s. The mirror's frame features beveled side glass with floral decoration in pastel shades. The central glass ...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Pine
Italian Gilded Wooden Rococo Floor Lamp, 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Italian gilded wood Rococo floor lamp decorated with small mirrors.
1950s One large E27 bulb needed.
Measure: height without shade 135 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair, Italian Giltwood and Tole 3-Light Candle Sconce Mirrors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, 20th century.
A pair of vintage Italian made giltwood mirrors with a fine Rococo style frame, acanthus leaf carvings and three tole acanthus arms. Each arm is electrified w...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Grand White Statuary Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A very state of the art antique fireplace surround in white statuary marble from the Rococo period; the surround is in perfect condition. There is extraordinary waving side panels on...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Large Antique Richard Klemm Dresden Porcelain Platter with Deutsche Blumen Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and large Dresden porcelain tray or platter by Richard Klemm.
With a ribbed, scalloped border and deep central well.
Richly decorated with ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Neuosier Pattern Fruit Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain Neuosier pattern fruit bowl.
By KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur).
The bowl has a bouquet of purple & white pan...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Swedish Bombe Shaped Bureau Signed by Eric Holm
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish period Rococo bombe shaped bureau.
Signed by the renowned Stockholm furniture maker Eric Holm.
Fall front desk upends to work space and storage drawer and shelv...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Dutch 18th Century Marquetry Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Dutch Rococo style three-seat-back settee is a wonderful addition to any interior. Crafted during the 19th century with high quality, ornate marquetry work. The top of each seat...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Fortuny pillows feature an elegant damask-inspired floral pattern in a warm, terra-cotta hue against a soft, neutral beige background. The intricate scrolling foliage and flora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Down
Antique French Gilt Bronze Mirror
Located in London, GB
A stunning and extremely well made antique French gilt bronze mirror, dating from around the 1900-1920 period.
This is of outstanding quality, it is fairly petite and would be usefu...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Dutch Marquetry Chest of Drawers or Commode, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Dutch marquetry chest of drawers. Century XVIII.
Requires restoration.
Chest of drawers with four front drawers with key lock and ...
Category
18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Other
Exceptional Pair of 19th century Capodimonte polychrome cache pots
By Capodimonte
Located in RUEIL-MALMAISON, FR
Exceptional pair of 19th century polychrome enameled porcelain planters with rotating decoration in light relief of antique scenes, fountain, castle and river.
Discover this excepti...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Turquoise Venetian Mirror Circa 1920
Located in Hastings, GB
A striking Venetian style mirror, circa 1920. Carved wood with applied gesso decoration and polychrome painted with floral motifs in reds, white, yellow and greens over a bright turq...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Pine
Early 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Large Italian Religious Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
This heavy, hand carved wooden cross, with applied gesso and gilding is stunning, Italian and dating to the turn of the 18th/19th centuries.
163cm...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Baccarat Gilt Bronze Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a great example of a small Baccarat gilt bronze and cut crystal chandelier. The chandelier dates to the late 20th century. The quality of the bronz...
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1888 Sterling Rococo Demitasse Spoons Crowell Bailey Banks & Biddle, Set of 11
Located in Miami Beach, FL
11 antique Dominick & Haff Rococo Pattern Pat. 1888 demitasse / dessert spoons designed by Gilbert L. Crowell, Jr. Retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle. The spoons are beautifully deco...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Italian Eighteenth Century Rococo Carved and Gilded Wood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
A pair of very fine Northern Italian Rococo carved and gilded wood mirrors. Of grand scale and elaborately carved in symmetrical form with flowers, scrollwork and rocailles. A metal...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This superb 19th century giltwood wall mirror, with its curvaceous violin shape and exuberant Rococo style decoration, would ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Pair Of Italian Rococo Painted Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely painted with shaped crest rail and vasiform splat ,drop in bowed seat and cabriole legs.
Category
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Table clock Louis XV Style - Gilt bronze 22 inch tall
Located in Kingston, NY
French tall bronze mantel clock in the Louis XVI style, dating from around 1890.
Measurements: 22 x 10 x 5 1/2 in. (55.9 x 25.4 x 14 cm.)
Weighs 18 lbs.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Large Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Our very large pair of gilt bronze three-light sconces in the Louis XV rococo style measure 30 inches (76 cm) tall and are in very good condition. Drilled for electrification. We may...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick Base with Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with fossil coral and coordinating shells on a rock coral base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found an...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Sterling Silver Rococo Candlesticks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a pair of sterling silver candlesticks by Frank W. Smith Silver. They are designed in the Rococo style. With their elaborate work and incredible detail, these cand...
Category
1880s American Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
George IV Gilt Sugar Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite George IV period silver sugar bowl by the celebrated Benjamin Smith is crafted in an exuberant Rococo style. From the floral and foliate handles to the delicately engraved armorial, this is a work of true genius. A gilt washed-interior adds a sense of majesty. Renowned for his rapidly changing partnerships as much as for his artistry, Smith worked with some of the best craftsmen of the era, including Paul Storr, Matthew Boulton, and Digby Scott...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Delft Blue and White Jar Made by The Claw Netherlands Circa 1790
By The Claw
Located in Katonah, NY
This hand-painted jar and cover from circa 1790 boasts beautiful Dutch Delft floral artwork.
The intricate design features a stunning array of blooms and vines in deep and medium cobalt blue.
The shoulders of the jar are adorned with lappets filled with flower heads, and its octagonal form is topped with a simple, deep blue knop.
Dimensions: 12.75" tall x 6" at widest point x 4.75" across base
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
Price: $1160
Background of Dutch Delft:
The technique of making Delft was first described in writing by Gerrit Paape in "The Delft Pottery Maker," written in 1794 and dedicated to Lambertus Sanderus, the owner of De Porceleyne Claeuw (The Porcelain Claw). Delft faience began in the 17th century. Much of the most beautiful Delft was produced in the Dutch city...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
Ancient Maiolica Tureen Ferretti Manufacture, Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica tureen
Antonio Ferretti Manufacture
Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780
Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire).
It measures 9.06 in in height x 13.39 in x 9.84 i...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
Fine Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock - Cupid
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very fine and substantial ormolu clock by the clockmaker Vincenti. Stunning Rococo balloon form of sweeping acanthus swags, scrolls and floral flourishes. To the top of a beautiful...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Rococo Style Ebonized Beech and Walnut-Root Cabinet with a Glass Top, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Brianza, Italy, 1940s.
This piece of furniture, dating back to the 40s, is very particular for its extreme curves that require maximum craftsmanship.
It is made in Brianza,...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Beech, Walnut
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
Pair of silver napkin rings
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of silver napkin rings
Solid silver material
Author's hallmarks and 800 silver
Origin Australia Circa 1930
Original box from a shop in Sydney
Excel...
Category
1930s Australian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver
Large French Strasbourg 19th Century Faience Tall Floor Candle Holder w/ Ormolu
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large French Strasbourg 19th Century Faience tall floor candle holder with Ormolu
19th century French Strasbourg faience floor candle holder in R...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Faience
18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Wall Console with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV period giltwood wall mounted console table with pierced apron, serpentine shape with conforming original marble top. Originati...
Category
1740s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Carved Giltwood Figural Winged Putti Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous French Empire period giltwood figural candlestick, early 19th century, now professionally electrified and fashioned as a single-light table lamp.
Exquisitely hand carve...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Original Brass Lid: Fisherman Rappe, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delft
Circa 1740
Workshop: De Vergulde Bloempot (The Gilded Flowerpot)
A rare and very early blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of snuff tobacco with a brass lid.
The jar is...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Elestial Quartz and Ecphora Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence fragment" vase with an elestial quartz point, chalcedony rosettes, and ecphora shells on a petrified wood base. The elestial quartz has an additional c...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Early 19th Century Rococo Walnut Bench
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Early 19th Century rococo long walnut bench with neutral upholstery on carved cabriole legs.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Angel Wing and Putto on Calcite with Citrine Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a calcite crystal cluster and adorned with citrine points and joined with an angel head or "Putto". A Putto is a che...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Flower Table Lamps
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Rococo style gilt bronze and porcelain flower table lamps.
This absolutely adorable pair of French Rococo-style two-light table l...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large French Mirror with Cartouche and Original Glass
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful late 19th century carved wood mirror. Restrained Rococo in design with swirling gilded leaves and stems reaching up to a crown of bursting flowers. The gilded surface is ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
C18th Giltwood & Marble Top Pier Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A very smart late 18th Century giltwood console/pier table, with its original rare Breccia marble top with pinched moulded edge. The base elegantly carved with rosettes to the frieze...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain mantel clock by Meissen
German, 19th century
Measures: Height 66cm, width 33cm, depth 25cm
This superb mantel clock is a truly wonderful example of ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Dutch Delft Cows Painted in Polychrome Petit Feu Colors Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of small polychrome figures of recumbent cows was made in Delft, Holland, circa 1780. Each cow shows a spotted hide and brown forelock, eyes, horns, and tail.
Each is deco...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
Set of 8 19th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
These chairs exemplify the blend of functionality and artistic beauty that is characteristic of the Rococo style. Their distressed finish adds a sense of history and authenticity, ma...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Sèvres Style, Mounted and Gilt, Painted Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
A large Sèvres style, mounted and gilt, painted porcelain vase
French, Early 20th Century
Height 132cm, diameter 37cm
This exquisite piece is a beautiful Sèvres style porcelain ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Two Dutch Delft Tobacco Jars with Original Lids: Varinas St. Omer, 18th Century
By The 3 Bells
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delft
1760 – 1790
Workshop: De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells)
A genuine set of two blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco with an original brass lids.
The jars are in...
Category
1760s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Antique Painted and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vase by Meissen
Located in London, GB
This beautiful vase was created by the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory. Meissen was established in the early 18th century, making it the first producer of hard-paste porcelain...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Gilded Italian Rococo Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Italian giltwood rococo style bench newly upholstered in a natural linen fabric. This stunning bench rests on six legs connected by an X stretcher. Intricate details and gild...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
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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