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
1920s French Louis XV Rococo style of the 18thc Chandelier attrib. Maison Bagues
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is a very special chandelier. 1920's French Louis XVI Rococo Form Crystal w/ Wrought Iron Chandelier. There is electric light emanating from the crystal studded bobesche. I was ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Mathias Lock Shell Console
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine William Kent design marble topped console table. The marble sits over a patterned frieze and pierced pendant cartouche flanked by fruited swags, on f...
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
$16,089 / item
18th Century Meissen Figures "Children Dancing"
Located in Basildon, GB
A Pair of 18th Century Meissen Figures "Children Dancing", modelled in the commedia dell'arte style as a young girl and boy dancing. Raised over simple rococo bases with applied flow...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,454 / set
Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, Bronze Handl
Located in Catania, IT
Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, bronze handles.
Amazing Chest of drawers with three drawers in Rio Rosewood, with d...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$10,547 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet
Charming custom made and hand painted miniature table top ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornaments.
These were once used to decorate historic Italian churches for feast days like Ch...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian 8 arm Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Italian 8 arm Crystal Chandelier complete with no missing crystals, early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal
c1800 Pair French Louis XIV "The Sun King" Gilt Bronze Figural Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1800 Beautiful Pair of French Louis XIV "The Sun King" Gilt Bronze Figural Wall Sconces. Highly detailed Cornucopia detail, center to Dore...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,500 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century Italian Gilt Bouquet on Hematoid Quartz with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded bouquet fragment mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the art...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Midcentury Venetian Style Lacquered Cartouche Mirrors
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of mid-century modern period cartouche wall mirrors crafted in Italy. The carved frames are decorated in the Venetian style with rococo revival C scrolls and shell roca...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Pair Florentine Italian Gilded Rococo Mirrors with Etched Mirrored Panels
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This large pair of Florentine Italian gilded Rococo mirrors exudes the opulence and artistry of 18th-century design, making them an extraordinary addition to any refined interior. Ea...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$11,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-20th Century French Pair of Mantle Sconces or Girondoles
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century pair of mantle sconces or girondoles, French. Rococo style. Gilt metal, molded glass, porcelain & marble. Each with 4 candle arms (never electrified, but could l...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
French 19th Century Wooden Rack with Carved Ribbon-Tied Quiver and Arrows
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden rack from the 19th century, with carved foliage and ribbon-tied quiver and arrows. Created in France during the 19th century, this wooden rack features a horizontal s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Oil On Canvas In Gilt Frame School Of Nicolas De Largilierre
By (circle of) Nicolas de Largillierre
Located in London, GB
School of Largillierre, Portrait of a Lady of the Verheyden Family. The original frame is black lacquered wood with gilt insert.
Nicolas de Largilliere (1656-1746), was born in Paris...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Canvas
$709 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Rococo Style Rosewood, Ormolu and Marble Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Antique Rococo style rosewood, ormolu and marble centre table.
French, Early 20th century.
Measures: height 76cm, diameter 92 cm.
This expertly crafted rosewood centre table is ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Exceptional Bombé Marquetry Chest With Belgian Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extravagant and large three drawer chest with extensive floral marquetry decoration, heavy bronze mounts, pulls and escutcheons (False), Belgian marble top with fine color and exc...
Category
20th Century European Rococo Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th century French Louis XV Style Side Chairs in Paul Smith fabric
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
19th century French Louis XV side chairs with cabriole legs ending in small scroll feet, with a carved serpentine seat arpon. The open backs have an interlaced double-loop motif. Th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rococo Terracotta sulpture of Female Faun with Faun children, Clodion
Located in Dresden, DE
Terracotta scultpture from Clodion France, of a Female Faun sitting with children faun at her side, and a tambourine in her hand...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of antique French gilt and patinated figural lion form 19th century chenets. In the Rococo style, with full figure lions. Finely sculpted raised lions resting on Rococo shield f...
Category
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Impressive Rococo Style Mirror In Ornate Gilt Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An impressive rounded rectangular mirror in Rococo style in a fine gilt frame detailed with a leafy flourish at the pediment. The interior perimeter of the frame features columnar ...
Category
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Materials
Synthetic, Mirror
Pair of Victorian Period Amboyna Cabinets with Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaques
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in London, GB
Pair of Victorian period amboyna cabinets with Sèvres style porcelain plaques
English, late 19th century
Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 77cm, depth 47cm
This unusual and superb...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large Rococo Louis XV French Gilt Bronze Five Arms Pair of Wall Sconces
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of large Rococo Louis XV French gilt bronze five arms with white candle sockets wall sconces. They are adorned with large scrolls of acanthus leaves and tiny delicate ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$7,180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Small Swedish 18th Century Primitive Rococo Folk Art Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century Rococo Folk Art armchair from the typical main Swedish folk art category furniture
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Swedish Rococo Italian Baroque Shell Carved Cream Painted Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Swedish Rococo Italian Baroque Style Shell Carved Cream Painted Side Chair. Item features beautiful striped upholstery, sturdy solid wood construction, stretcher supported ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode. Handsome serpentine form with rouge de fer marble top, in the Rococo taste. Parquetry veneers of kingwood & mahogany. Bronze mounts & h...
Category
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century Rococo Grandfather Clock signed Hans Wessman
By Hans Wessman
Located in Ljungby, SE
A high-class Rococo grandfather clock made in Stockholm, Sweden in the 1780s. The clock features rich gilded carvings in typical Rococo forms. The movement is signed by Hans Wessman,...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Italian Ecclesiastical "Chiesa Borsa" with Gold Shells and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian "chiesa borsa" (church offering purse) with gold trim and adorned with coordinating gold leaf shells and a natural forming pearl. Available with or without lucit...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Trimming, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Lucite
Antique French Louis XIV Bronze Foliate Form Fireplace Andiron Chenets C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XIV Bronze Foliate Form Fireplace Andiron Chenets C1890
Measures - 17"h x 10.25"w x 20.5"d
A pair of antique French Louis XIV style bronze andiron chenets from c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Edmé Samson Porcelain Cabaret Tray, Worcester Style Blue with Flowers, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful cabaret tray made by Edmé Samson in Paris some time in the 19th century. The tray is in the 'blue scale' style that the Worcester fact...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Rococo Style Brass Hand Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo-style (19th Century) round brass hand lantern with 6 panels and filigree trim.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century Serpentine Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English mahogany serpentine fronted chest with fluted canted corners, the well figured top with segmented under edge molding over three short drawers, the center on...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Italian Venetian Green Floral Hand Painted Dining Side Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Venetian Green Floral Hand Painted Dining Side Chairs - Set of 4. Item features hand painted details, distress painted finish, nicely carved frames, very nice set of ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Small Maiolica Flower Pots, Ferretti Manufacture, Lodi, circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Two maiolica flower pots
Antonio Ferretti Manufacture
Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780
Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire)
The...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
Italy Late 18th Century Pair Yellow Lacquered on Silk Wooden Vases with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a rare, refined and magnificent wooden sculpted pair of vases, carved and lacquered on silk with polychrome Chinese figures and flowers on a yellow background.
These elegan...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer
Italian Castelli Majolica Bases, circa 1800
By Castelli
Located in CH
Pair of Italian Castelli Majolica Bases
Circa 1800
A fine pair of Italian Castelli majolica bases for large vases, dating to around 1800, exemplifyi...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Antwerp, BE
This item is a 19th century porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo piece also featu...
Category
20th Century European Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Patinated Bronze Rococo Style Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a bronze patinated cast sculpture of a female figure dressed in Rococo-style attire with a traditional folding fan and a small bird. This sculpture's origins ar...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
c1810 European Continental British Dore Gold Bronze Candelabra / Serpents
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc British Grand Scale Gilt Bronze Monumental Candelabrum Featuring Serpents and othe Creatures. This is an important Continental piece.
Category
1810s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural 18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Rare Stalagmite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" vase with a rare application of coordinating stalagmite on a polished petrified wood base. It originally was found a saved from the Florence ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Base with Natural Coral Head
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base from Tuscany topped with a naturally formed coral head.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the Fl...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Coral, Gold Leaf
French Chest in Lacqered Gilt Chinoisoire
Located in Savannah, GA
French chest in lacquered gilt chinoisoire, made circa 1910. This is a beautiful chest having two short drawers over three long drawers. Beautiful moldings and carvings on the front ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Materials
Oak
Meissen Marcolini Reticulated Plate with Bird and Insect Decoration
Located in Basildon, GB
Meissen Marcolini Reticulated Plate with Bird and Insect Decoration, dating from the Marcolini period (1774–1814).
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres Style "Winter" Porcelain Figure After Meissen Friedrich Elias
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite porcelain figure, titled "Winter," is produced after with the influence of the artistry of Friedrich Elias Meyer (circa 1723–1785), a distinguished sculptor for the Me...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Pair of Rococo Porcelain Vases by Derby, England, c. 1755–1765
By Derby
Located in CANNES, FR
A rare and exquisite pair of Rococo porcelain vases crafted by the renowned Derby porcelain manufactory in England, circa 1755–1765. These remarkable pieces showcase the playful asym...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Rococo Bronze and Gilt Sconces
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine pair of gilt and patinated bronze two light sconces depicting Mars holding two branches, in the manner of Jacques Caffieri.
Jacques Caffieri was one of France's most important bronze casters during the reign of Louis XV. A nephew of Charles Le Brun, the chief designer and painter to Louis XIV, Caffieri had great talent of his own, so it isn't surprising he became sculpteur et ciseleur ordinaire des bâtiments du roi (Sculptor, Bronze Caster and Chaser for the King's Palaces).
In 1740, Caffieri's wife bought a royal privilege--a form of permit from the king--which allowed them to gild bronze as well as cast it within the same workshop; these two processes would usually have been done by separate businesses. After his son Philippe Caffieri...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$9,500 / set
Prophet Zachariah, Late 18th Century Painted on an Ornate Solid Slab of Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
18th Century Russian Orthodox icon of the prophet Zachariah painted on an ornate solid slab of wood with an incorporated gold gilded frame that has been c...
Category
18th Century Russian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Rococo Style Cast Iron Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique Rococo style cast iron fire grate, circa 1890. Influenced by Louis and Rococo styling, this English fire basket features a stylish ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Scandinavian Rococo Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Scandinavian Rococo style armchairs from the 19th century with new upholstery. Born in Scandinavia during the 19th century, this pair of Rococo style armchairs features a sha...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Scandinavian Rococo Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Scandinavian Rococo style armchairs from the 19th century with new upholstery. Born in Scandinavia during the 19th century, this pair of Rococo style armchairs features a sha...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Italian Fragment Arm of Christ with Aquamarine and Red Crystal
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A sculptural work created from an 18th century Italian hand-carved arm of Christ, 18th century foot, crystal nail, aquamarine, and a red crystal cluster. The arm and foot were origin...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Antique Italian Giltwood Rectangular Mirror, Late 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
This large Antique Italian Giltwood Mirror has an elegant, decorative design with intricate scrollwork and floral motifs. The gilded frame features a symmetrical arrangement of curve...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Church Vase with Free-Formed Copper
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' church vase topped with preserved, naturally free-forming copper.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from th...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Copper
18th Century Italian Painted Bombe Commode ca. 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine 18th Century Polychrome-Painted Serpentine Bombe Commode, originating in Italy during the third quarter of the 18th Century.
The serpentine bombe commode consists of two long...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair Italian, Venice, Carved Walnut Rococo Period Console Tables, mid 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each console having serpentine shaped tops with molded edges atop conforming frames with beautifully hand-carved motifs of shells and scrolls, raised on shaped and carved legs ending...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Pair of Porcelain Birds in Ormolu Candelabra
By Edmé Samson
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Pair of Porcelain Birds in Ormolu Candelabra arbour set, 20cm overall height
Crossed swords mark to rear of base of each porcelai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large Pair of Rococo Style Candle Sconce Wall Decorations
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative and unusual large pair of Florentine Rococo or Baroque style metal candle sconces for wall decoration.
Category
2010s Dutch Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
$1,850 / item
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Calcite Crystals and Sphalerite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Italian Carved Wood Figural Card Stand, Receiver, Late 18th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Antique Italian carved wood figural card stand or server. Life-sized figure in the form of a young cavalier holding a round tray, on a small pedestal base.
1EXA.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Nymphenburg Porcelain Tureen With Lemon Finial and Blue Green
Located in Tampa, FL
This stunning Rococo hand-painted porcelain tureen by Nymphenburg features a gilded rim, a blue-and-green floral pattern, and a lovely lemon-shaped lid finial. Decorated with gilt ac...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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