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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
Herend Modern Dish Hand-Painted Porcelain in Rococo Style
Located in Cagliari, IT
Beautiful dish in Rococo style. Hand painted porcelain with motifs of flowers and birds. Marked and signed by the master decorator. Modern. The factory of Herend is, since 1826, one...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Swedish Chair in transition Rococo / Gustavian Hälsingland
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic mid 19th Century very genuine & rustic Rococo / Gustavian Chair from Hälsingland ,Northern Sweden. The chair is provincial and transition between Rococo & Gustavian. Th...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Pine

Pair of Italian Rococo Rosewood Marble Top Console Tables (Manner of Gotti)
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo-style (19th Century) rosewood consoles with rouge Siena marble tops inlaid with kingwood, brass & mother of pearl. (Manner of Gotti) (PRICED AS Pair) (Related ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Siena Marble

Octagonal Porcelain Tray from China for Export
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Octagonal porcelain tray from China for export. Decorated in blue and white, with buildings and river landscape, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). The center of the alley is...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Octagonal Chinese Porcelain Serving Dish
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Porcelain dish from China for export. Decorated in blue and white, with a river landscape, plant motifs and flowers, in the center there is a pagoda and two figures crossing a bridge...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Portuguese Rococo Rosewood Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Portuguese rococo side table, all constructed of solid (and extremely heavy!) rosewood, the shaped and thumb molded top over one long and two short drawers, the later flanking a...
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Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Furniture

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Rosewood

Pair of antique French gilt brass Rococo wall lights
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Pair of gilt brass Rococo wall lights Gilt brass three arm lights in the Rococo style, a mirrored pair with S-scroll foliate wall plates, bobeche and candle holders. French, circa 19...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

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 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mercury Glass, Giltwood

18th Century Architectural Element Lamp Conversion
Located in Denton, TX
18th century antique architectural element converted to a lamp with vellum shade Angels in the clouds.
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Goatskin, Wood

Italian Rococo Walnut Bombe Sideboard
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Century-Veneto Region) walnut bombe shaped sideboard cabinet with molded gilt trim edge with a floral design crowned with a shaped gr...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Pair of Baroque Dressers Naples Third Quarter 18th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Neapolitan dressers from the Rococo period. Fully convex in form, that is, made with vertical and horizontal move, they are made with the inner hull in poplar and then panell...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

18th Century Swedish Rococo Tragsofa
Located in Huntington, NY
An exquisite Swedish tragsofa with traditional Rococo shape and design (e.g. cabriole legs, curves and counter-curves) and Gustavian carvings (e.g. cross hatching, floral detail abov...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

19th Century, French Painting with Blind man's bluff by Nicolas Edward Gabe
Located in IT
Nicolas Edward Gabe (Paris, 1814-1865) Blind man's bluff Oil on canvas, cm L 72 x W 58 (without frame); with frame cm H 98 x W 84 x D 8 The painting, made in oil on canvas, depicts s...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Canvas

Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
This exceptional antique Rococo style mirror of carved gilt wood is ornately framed and boasts floral motifs as well as a mischievous fores...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

LARGE PAIR OF STUNNING ANTIQUE FRENCH 1920's BRONZED CANDLE SCONCE WALL LIGHTS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of large circa 1920-1940'S gilt bronzed French wall sconce Candle lamps These came fro...
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1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Fine 18th Century Italian Rococo Giltwood Mirror
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine 18th century Italian rococo pierced Giltwood mirror.
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

17th Century Venetian Console Table and Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
This Grand Venetian console and mirror was made in Venice, Italy, during the late 17th century, circa 1680. It features a polychrome and gilt finish with a hand painted faux marble t...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood, Wood

Herend Hand-Painted Hungarian Porcelain Figurine Representing a Fruit Vendor
Located in Cagliari, IT
Exquisite figurine representing a tropical fruit vendor. Beautiful details of bananas and pineapple. Modern. Since 1826, Herend's factory has been one of...
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1990s Hungarian Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Cherub Architectural Element or Wall Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large hand-carved wooden cherub is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Germany and dating to approximately 1750 and done in the period Rococo style. The sculpture is ...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Softwood

18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Gold Kyanite on an Aragonite Crystal Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture

Materials

Tôle, Iron

Italian Rococo Fruitwood Cupid Crib
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style (18/19th Cent) carved fruitwood cupid design crib on rustic carved wood base.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Fruitwood

Eight plates by dresden manufactory porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful suite of eight plates by dresden porcelain .A scalloped edge and openwork, a reticulated border with panels of garlands of flowers and a paited center with a very beau...
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1890s German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint, Giltwood

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...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Flower Bouquet Relief Sculpture with 18th Century Italian Fragments
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A matching pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf distressed fragments with sculpted linen canvas flowers, plaster, oils, wax, ash on wo...
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18th Century American Antique Rococo Furniture

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Terracotta, Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Ash

Early 20th Century French Carved Oak Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a fabulous quality, very highly carved table made in France, circa 1920. The table has extremely Fine quality carvings throughout. The side...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture

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Oak

After Boucher Large Rococo Styled Pastoral Scene Possibly of a Series
Located in Nashville, TN
Probably inspired by the earlier Boucher's Spring (of the 4 Seasons series), shepherdess with her flock and baskets of flowers. Colorful in an antique (possibly original) frame (with...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality 18th century mahogany chest having well figured top over dressing slide and four long drawers with replacement rococo design brass swan neck handles raised on ...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mahogany

Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite & Kyanite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a chalcopyrite and adorned with kyanite. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction i...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Quartz, Rock Crystal

19th Century Italian, Rococo Style, Walnut Side Table with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rococo style walnut side table with drawer, serpentine front and shaped apron. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Walnut

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...
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1920s Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Gesso

Large Italian Tole Floral Gilt Florentine Wall Candle Sconce with 3 Arms, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fine large Florentine Italian gilt tole wall candle sconce with three arms. Decorated in metal tole roses and leaves. All hand-painted in brushed gold. Three arms each curl upwards...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture

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Metal, Gold

Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Original Brass Lid: Duinkerke, 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. The brand name: Du...
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1760s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Pair of Italian Rococo Walnut Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Great scale and generous proportions with arched back with central carved rocaille over an upholstered back and serpentine seat and conforming shaped seat rail with carved decoration...
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Walnut

FRENCH PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS 19th century in carved and gilded wood. Upholstered seats. small defects. Dim.: 71 x 69 x 53 cm good conditions
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights Sconces, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV style Rococo style six-light gilt-bronze wall lights - wall sconces. The ornate six-light candelabrum with five scroll...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Original Brass Lid: Straatsburg, 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. The jar is inscrib...
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1780s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive vase was carved in Italy in circa 1900 from a veined grey alabaster. The vase is shaped like stylised loutrophoros-amphora vessel with an ovoid body and elo...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Alabaster

Pair of English Carved Rococo Cartouche Shaped Looking Glasses
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine pair of English, carved rococo cartouche shaped looking glasses circa 1755 designed of c-scrolls and s-scrolls, crested with an acanthus spray, one scroll carved with egg and ...
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1750s English Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas Framed with Citrine Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a custom frame and citrine crystals. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Rock Crystal

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...
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1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Period Rococo Sofa
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...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Schierholz Porcelain Floral Bowl With Gold Gilt Accents
Located in New Milford, CT
This elegant Von Schierholz porcelain floral bowl showcases the timeless beauty and craftsmanship of 19th-century German porcelain. The bowl is adorned with meticulously hand-painted...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

French 18th century Rococo Painted Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual painted bombe commode with two drawers. Exuberant form with faux marbleized top, carved decoration and very unusual floral carved drawer pulls. Paint probably of later date.
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of Italian Rococo Style, 1860s Walnut Stools with X-Form Cross Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo style walnut stools from the mid-19th century, with cabriole legs, Saint-Andrew cross stretcher and new upholstery. Each of this pair of Italian Rococo style...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

18th Century South Staffordshire Writing Box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Writing Box, decorated with serpentine front, pink ground reserved with a riverscape panel, the interior retaining 3 glass jarlets with metal moun...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Rococo Period Swedish Cupboard
Located in Houston, TX
Rococo Swedish Cupboard circa 1770-1780. Scraped back to original paint. Sturdy, stable. Includes key and working locks. Interior painted soft blue. Simple, classic shape and lines m...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Steel, Iron

18th Century Painted Rococo Bureau Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Danish painted oak rococo serpentine bureau bookcase. Great carved decoration and a wonderful fitted interior. 1770. ...
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18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Oak

Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vase in the Manner of Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze mounted porcelain vase in the manner of Sèvres, French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 123cm, width 53cm, depth 42cm This large porcelain vase demonstrates the b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Venetian 18th-19th Century Rococo Dragon and Bird Mirrors and Consoles
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare, unique and dramatic pair of Rococo style marble topped giltwood triangular shaped consoles and complimentary slightly elliptical giltwood mirrors. The four pieces are believed to be northern Italian most likely from the Venetian region. The design and carving of the superstructure presented with bunches of grapes, vine leaves, branches and twigs. A winged dragon is shown swirling around and down the central leg of each console. The three legs are joined with a lower stretcher are all presented as vine tree trunks from which germinate more grape leaves and branches. They both have shaped red/grey mottled marble tops. The consoles show more signs of early to mid-18th century Rococo chinoiserie influence. The mirrors were likely made slightly later in the 19th century but in the same Italian region, and appear to have a more Japanese influence in their design especially the hawk/eagle leaning over the top of the mirror. The giltwood frames of the mirrors are completely covered with gilded branches and leaves. On the left side of each mirror is a 'fantastical' dragon-bird, his huge wings spread out and his long tail clinging around the lower branches. He looks up into the eyes of the top hawk/eagle who appears ready to attack the dragon-bird. The whole is a real virtuoso display of carving and whimsical Rococo design. Chippendale in England and his contemporaries were some of the first cabinet makers to design furniture in the Rococo style, the term taken from the French 'Rocaille' (rockwork), as in fantasy constructions such as grottoes. The style originated in France early in the 18th century when there was a reaction against the weighty classicism of the Baroque style. The consequent taste was for something lighter representing an escape from the stifling, self-conscious grandeurs of the Louis XIV period. As pioneered by designers such as Jean Berain and Pierre Lepautre...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

18th Century, Large Italian Baroque Wood and Plaster Lacquered Mirror
Located in IT
18th Century, Large Italian Baroque Wood and Plaster Lacquered Mirror This large and refined mirror was made in Piedmont, Italy, around the middl...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Plaster, Wood

Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar: Straasburger, 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. The brand name: Straasburger, is painted in a...
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1760s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Vintage French Rococo Style Crown Branch & Leaf Twin Single Cast Iron Headboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Rococo Style Crown Branch and Leaf Twin / Single Cast Iron Headboard. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 54" H x 39.5" W x 2.5" D.
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture

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Iron

Ancient Maiolica Plates Pasquale Rubati, Milan Circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Five oval maiolica dishes with pierced edge Manufacture of Pasquale Rubati Milan, 1770-1780 Three small oval dishes 10.23 in x 7.67 in (26 cm x 19.5 cm) Two large oval dishes 10.82 in x 8.85 in (27.5 x 22.5 cm) lb 3.5 (kg 1.8) State of conservation: intact The five dishes of different sizes have an oval shape, a mixtilinear edge and a molded polylobed shape with a surface enriched with a relief weave motif extending to the brim and forming a perforated basket...
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1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Maiolica

18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo sofa from Lindome. The raised sofa back crowns and undulating s-shaped front edges are exquisitely hand-carved in the form of shel...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Hand Carved Italian Rococo Style Ebonized and Antique Gold Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Dramatic ebonized and gilded super chunky heavily carved mirror having a stylized fleur de lis motif. Mirror 17 w 24 h
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1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze drawers with elaborate ormolu handles and escutcheons, the reverse conformingly organized with three simulated drawers, allowing this bureau plat to be freestanding, the cabriole legs with sabot feet headed by female masks. The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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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