Swedish Rococo Commode, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with original brass pulls and keyhole covers and later locks. Later soft white paint.
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
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.
Swedish Rococo Commode, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with original brass pulls and keyhole covers and later locks. Later soft white paint.
Brass
French Gilt Wall Mirror This is a beautifully Decorative Gold Gesso Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Gilt Wall Mirror This is a beautifully Decorative Gold Gesso Frame Mirror it has an oval shape in the centre with gilded piercings and Scrolls, the gilt finish is very sligh...
Gesso
Louis XV style Carrara Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A finely carved Louis XV style Carrara Marble Fireplace, mid-nineteenth century, French, with foliate embellishment to the frieze and corner blocks, the stop-fluted jambs on block f...
Carrara Marble
French 19th Century Rectangular-Shaped, Rococo Carved and Giltwood Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French nicely carved giltwood mirror from the 19th century. This antique rectangular-shaped mirror from France features beautifully decorative, Rococo style, three-dimensionally ca...
Mirror, Wood
Important Monumental Sèvres-Style Cobalt & Ormolu Porcelain Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
This impressive pair of monumental antique porcelain vases is a testament to the opulence of French craftsmanship in the style reminiscent of Sèvres porcelain. The vases are of a tra...
Bronze
Italian Rococo Center Table with Faux Marble Top, 18th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style Sicilian (18th Century) large rectangular center table with a faux marble resting upon a white-painted & gilt carved base & apron supported on four cabri...
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick top with polished fossil agate coral and natural forming Baroque pearls. The 18th century fragment comes from Tuscany and has the original candlestick wax...
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Italian Rococo Servant Figure, Hand-Crafted Metal, Circa 1850, Italy
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style (19th Cent) figure of 18th Century dressed servant hold a tray (as is)
Metal
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Distressed Mirror with Carved Figure of Christ
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf mirror with 18th century Italian wood carved figure of Christ on original mirror. The gold leaf mirror is originally from Liguria. The 18th century Italian figure of Christ is placed onto the mirror to create a contemporary relief sculpture on the mirror. It originally came from an 18th century crucifix...
Gold Leaf
$65,000 / set
Pair of Italian Rococo Silver Gilt Throne Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Italian Rococo high back silver-gilt carved throne style Armchairs with beige upholstered seat and back panels (1 similar-Inv. #037738A)
Silver Leaf
$5,702Sale Price|19% Off
Meissen Mantel Table Clock Bronze Porcelain Autumn Fall Kaendler, circa 1745
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous rococo mantel / table clock made of gilded / gilt bronze, excellently decorated with sculptured figurines made of porcelain. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue M...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlesticks with Polished Coral & Pearls
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
A pair of 18th-century Italian gold leaf candlestick tops with polished agate coral and baroque pearls. The hand-carved, gold leaf candlestick tops originally came from a pair of can...
Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf
Pair of Decorative Pepper Shaker Antique Silver Salt Shaker Rococo Style Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers Rococo Style, Circa 1900 A fine and highly decorative pair of antique sterling silver salt and pepper shakers, elegantly designed in t...
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Meissen Porcelain Group Allegory of Geography & Science, Maiden & Putties
Located in New York, NY
A monumental porcelain group by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory depicting an allegorical geography lesson centered on study, observation, and mapping of the world. At the heart of the ...
Enamel
$10,800Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Asnaghi Interiors Carved Giltwood Console Table With Polished Marble Top
By ASNAGHI
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This hand carved console table is truly a work of art. Asnaghi Interior Furniture has been handcrafted since 1916 in Italy. Every piece of furniture is a real work of art, with intri...
Marble
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
A Flute Serenade: Late 19th Century French Pastoral Tapestry of Rococo Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
74030 Rare Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 04’04 x 10’02. Evoking the splendor of France’s Rococo age, this handwoven wool antique French tapestry is an exquisite vision of romance, artistry, and timeless grace. Woven in the late 19th century, it draws inspiration from the pastoral tableaux of François Boucher, whose idyllic depictions of courtly leisure and bucolic charm defined the spirit of the era. Here, a young woman strolls behind a gallant flutist along a sun-dappled woodland path—an intimate moment caught in silk and wool, imbued with the tender lyricism of a love song whispered through the French countryside. Every thread speaks of heritage, mastery, and the kind of effortless elegance that only centuries of refinement could produce. The tranquil scene is a study in pastoral poetry: soft foliage, muted sunlight filtering through trees, and the rustling quiet of a timeless afternoon. The dreamlike color palette—dusty rose, celadon, gold, and faded umber—conveys the patina of history while radiating a romantic luminosity that feels alive even today. This is not simply an artifact of French décor; it is a living artwork, woven with emotion, movement, and musicality. The one-of-a-kind composition unfolds like a painting by Watteau or Fragonard—an ode to the pleasures of nature, beauty, and human connection. The craftsmanship reveals the hand of a master weaver trained in the grand Aubusson and Gobelins tradition, where textile art transcended function to become a mark of nobility. Each precious weave captures tonal nuance and painterly shading with breathtaking precision—a feat achieved only by ateliers devoted to the highest standards of European artistry. This tapestry once would have graced the walls of aristocratic salons and manors, its presence signaling sophistication, education, and cultured taste. Today, its survival stands as a testament to both its quality and its enduring charm. To own such an exquisite work of art is to inherit a fragment of France’s artistic legacy—a portal to a world of refinement and reverie. This antique pastoral tapestry...
Wool
Early Antique French Rococo Porcelain Boudoir Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A lovely early French porcelain clock by Samuel Marti. Beautifully styled in the Rococo style with C scrolls and flowing foliage. Delicately decorated with exquisite bouquets of flow...
Porcelain
$2,375Sale Price|55% Off
Louis XV Solid Conversation Sofa
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Louis XV conversation sofa, thick structure, solid in original patina. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden pac...
Fabric, Walnut
Neo-Rococo Giltwood Canapé, Hand-Carved, Blue Velvet, Italy, 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent and Palatial Neo-Rococo Giltwood Canapé. The top rail exuberantly carved with a trumpeting putto seated in a conche shell surrounded by acanthus leaves and flanked by...
Giltwood
18th Century Venetian Carved and Giltwood Mirror
Located in IT
18th century Venetian carved and giltwood mirror The large and finely carved and giltwood mirror was made in Italy, Venetian, in the first half of the 18th century. It has a cent...
Giltwood, Wood
Beautifully Carved Weathered Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Hand carved Rococo style wood mirror. The wood frame with a light wash of gilding with mostly wood showing through. The plume top with scrolling at the corners in a thick detailed fr...
Wood
Antique Maiolica Coffee Set by Pasquale Rubati, Milan, 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee assortment with “barbotine” decoration Manufacture of Pasquale Rubati or Felice Clerici Milan, 1770- 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). ...
Maiolica
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Calcite Crystals and Sphalerite
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" mounted with calcite crystals in a matrix of sphalerite. The calcite crystal cluster with sphalerite is from Elmwood Mine in Tennessee. It i...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Swedish Rococo Tilt Top Table
By Jacob Siolin
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Swedish Rococo period tilt-top table with fine burled root grain veneered top. Signed by J Sjolin, master carpenter Jacob Sjolin (1767-1785). Ca 1775, Sweden.
Wood
Romantic Antique Gilt Chandelier with White Opaline Teardrop Crystals
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This chandelier is gilt metal with leaves and 6 arms having elegant opaline bobeches. It is dripping with strands of opaline beads and crystals. There is a sphere in the center and h...
Metal
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Base with Fossil Shells in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
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...
Coral
$35,000
Monumental Sevres Style Urn
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Sevres style Floor Urn or Salon Vase and Cover with gilt bronze mounts,decorated with hand-painted maiden, cherubs, flowers and fruit, along with symbols of gardening and ...
Bronze
Early 18th Century Meissen Oval Wall Beveled Mirror Pair of Cherubs, Germany
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Fine German Meissen porcelain beveled wall mirror with a pair of figural cherubs. Finely modelled as an elegant 18th century piece of art, hand painted white porcelain china with cob...
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Gilt Sunray on a Blue Celestite Sphere with Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray on a celestite sphere and wrapped in coordinating blue crystal quartz. The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a halo motif as part of a cru...
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century, Pair of Venetian Rococo Carved and Gilt Wood Armchairs
Located in IT
Pair of carved and gilt wood armchairs, Barocchetto period, mid-18th century, Venice This important pair of armchairs was made in Venice, Italy, during the Barocchetto period, aroun...
Giltwood
"Golden Flowers" artistic vase made of glazed porcelain and chiseled bronze, French
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Elegant ornamental porcelain vase finely decorated with hand-enameled floral motifs in shades of blue, purple, and green, enhanced by a fine gilt bronze mount. The handles are embell...
Bronze
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...
Wood
Italian Hand-Carved Wood Wall Sconce, Rococo Style, 1930s-1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful sconce, with remarkable floral and foliage designs and details. The wooden sconce is hand carved and probably dates from the 1930s-1940s. Recently rewired and in perfect w...
Wood
Italian Rococo Oyster Burl Secretary Cabinet / Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo secretary desk / cabinet with an upper door that folds down to reveal a writing surface and 5 small interior drawers, over three drawers with serpentine fronts and orn...
Metal, Brass
Italian Rococo Wall Sconces, Maison Baguès Style, Gold Iron, 1950s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Two sets with two pairs in each set of wall sconces in the manner of Maison Baguès. Each sconce has three candle style bulb holders and is decorated with clear and amber colored crystals and glass. The sconces are made from iron and painted in gold color with added patina. They are both in working condition. The lightbulbs used are e14 which are found both in Europe and the United States. Showed with naked lightbulbs but small lampshades...
Glass, Cut Glass
Mid-18th Century Irish Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror, 1750
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-18th Century Irish Rococo giltwood mirror. Of rectangular form, the carved giltwood frame richly ornamented with scrolling rocaille interwoven with naturalistically carved oak l...
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Austrian Jewel Encrusted Silver Gilt Clock
Located in London, GB
This jewel-encrusted, silver-gilt antique table clock is an exquisite piece of Viennese craftsmanship. It comprises of a scalloped base, which is raised up on four C-scroll feet, and...
Silver
Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors in Bleached Wood, 20th Century Design
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Rococo-style (20th Century) bleached wood rectangular vertical wall mirrors with carved filigree and scroll design frames. (PRICED EACH)
Wood
Vintage Italian Burl Wood Curio Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite example of classic Italian craftsmanship, this stunning vitrine is a testament to timeless Rococo elegance. Meticulously constructed from richly figured burl wood, its l...
Glass, Walnut, Burl
Italian Rococo Gilt Carved Console Table with Marble Top, 18th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Century) gilt carved console table with a serpentine shaped top and open design front and side to the apron supporting a beige marble top
Marble
Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Lost-Wax Process, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze chandelier with lost-wax process, France, circa 1890.
Bronze
Pair of Italian Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Shelves, Mid-20th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A decorative pair of mid-20th-century Italian wall shelves, hand carved in an open Rococo form with curling scrolls, pierced ornament, and deeply modeled acanthus leaves. Their softl...
Giltwood
Venetian Rococo Gilt Painted Faux Stone Console Entry Table Office Desk Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Venetian Rococo gilt painted faux stone console entry table office desk antique. An exceptional large 18th century serpentine front and sides molded...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$937Sale Price|25% Off
18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Gold Kyanite on an Aragonite Crystal Base
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing with gold-plated kyanite on natural-forming aragonite. The angel wing originally came from a church in Liguria. It was once used as part of a decorative motif in angelic depictions in a historic Italian church. The gold-plated kyanite perfectly coordinates with the gold leaf of the artifact and looks as though it grew from the feather-like carvings of the wing. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Italian Rococo Gold Damask Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Italian Rococo high back gilt carved throne chairs with gold damask slip seat and back.
Gold
French Clock with a Love Scene
Located in Lantau, HK
A French late 19th century gilt-bronze (ormolu) mantel clock in the Rococo style. This trapeze-shaped clock is supported by four scroll feet, the lower part of the piece is symmetric...
Ormolu
Hand-Painted Rococo Meissen Porcelain Serving Dish, Germany, 1924-1934
Located in Uppsala , SE
This porcelain piece is a decorative Meissen "Prunkteller" (pomp or ceremonial plate), specifically identified by its "Neuer Ausschnitt" (New Cutout) form. Produced in Meissen, Germ...
Porcelain
Napoleon III Style Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Stool; Manner of A.M.E. Fournier
Located in San Francisco, CA
the circular tabouret with new decking above a rope-twist giltwood frame with cabriole supports with knotted feet all joined by an x-form stretcher centering a robust central knot; f...
Wood
18th Century Rococo Sofa, Wood, Light Grey Upholstery, Sweden, Antique
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th century Rococo sofa with carved decorative detailing to the top and along the front stretcher. Four cabriolet legs tapering to ball and claw...
Wood
Swedish Rococo Tray Table, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A provincial Swedish Rococo tray table in original pale green-blue paint. Simple inlay detail on base atop cabriolet legs.
Wood, Paint
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...
Mirror, Wood
Meissen Pair of Musicians Seated in Ormolu Candelabra
Located in Basildon, GB
Meissen Porcelain Figurines, Pair of seated Musician figures. 14cm high figures, Crossed swords mark to rear of base, c1745. Both figures mounted in an 18th Century ormolu arbour ...
Ormolu
Italian Rococo Walnut Console Table
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine top with wide crossbanded veneers over a conforming drawer with shaped apron. Carved cabriole legs with scroll feet.
Walnut
Antique French Faience Lidded Bowl Tureen Hand Painted with Flowers and Insects
By Rouen
Located in Firenze, IT
A French 18th century large polychrome Faience lidded soup toureen or entree dish with scallop-shaped edges attributable to Rouen manufacture. This lovely...
Maiolica, Porcelain, Pottery, Faience
Gaetano BATTAGLIA (Naples-Italy-Active 1850 and 1885) Large Circular Plate
Located in Madrid, ES
Gaetano BATTAGLIA (Naples-Italy-Active between 1850 and 1885) Large circular earthenware plate in the style of Italian majolica with polychrome historiated decoration on the basin, t...
Majolica
18th Century Italian Architectural Element with Hand-Cast Plaster Angels
$1,187Sale Price|20% Off
Enamel Tea Caddy Vienna 18th Century with Landscape
Located in Epfach, DE
A very nice enamel tea caddy, Vienna 18th century, paintings with landscape and couples on all sides and on the top and gold ornamentation.
Enamel
Large Rococo Style Carved Giltwood and Silver Gilt Mirror, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large Rococo style carved giltwood and silver gilt mirror. Possibly German, circa 1870. The arched mirror plate within a moulded re-entrant inner frame, flanked by an outer ...
Giltwood
$2,800Sale Price|49% Off
Dramatic Carved Giltwood Italian Bombay Chest Commode by Invincible
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very dramatic gilt finish ornately carved Rococo commode having handles that are sculpted parts of the drawer fascades. Curved cabriole legs and hand painted finish with two smaller ...
Giltwood
Danish Rococo Chest on Chest, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A unique 18th Century Danish Chest on Chest with serpentine drawer fronts and cabriolet legs. Upper chest has two large drawers and lower chest has one. Older brass hardware and iron...
Brass, Iron