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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
Period: 19th Century
Pair Of Massive And Palatial Rococo Style Gilt Wood Mirrors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of impressive gilt wood mirrors with an acanthus leaf crest flanked by C-scrolls, the frame with embossed lattice design mimicking a Corinthian capital. The viewer is drawn to t...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Swedish Corner Cabinet from Transitional Time Rococo to Neoclassical
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish corner cabinet made during the early 1800s. The cabinet is made in the transitional style where rococo became neoclassical, or gustavian, style during the early 1800s...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Pine

Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 705 Pieces
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A to...
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19th Century American Antique Rococo Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Pair 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Style of Nodding Pagoda Figures
Located in New York, NY
A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable Head, Hand and Tongue, known as a "Nodder'. This Unusual...
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1850s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Charming Italian 19th Century Carved Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming Italian 19th century carved Carrara Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat" depicting two young children, one riding the goat whose two front legs are in the ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century white marble bust of a young beauty, purported to be a young "Marie Antoinette" (Queen of France 1755-1793), by René Rozet...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Siena Marble

Elegant Dutch Rococo Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers with Secret Drawer
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Dutch Rococo commode or chest of drawers with undulating form and secret top drawer! Chest of drawers with stunning walnut veneer: the drawer at the top is "secret" and the o...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Belgian Antique Parisian Plaster Architectural Model Capitol
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white, antique Belgian architectural model made of hand crafted plaster of Paris, in good condition. It depicts the Frederik's Church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main entrance of the detailed cathedral is accessible by a wide staircase, particularized by four columns. The detailed dome is composed with many rectangular windows. Exceptional item collector. Minor fading, due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1900...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Plaster

Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive clock garniture set consists of a central clock and a pair of flanking vases. The three pieces are extremely finely decorated with painted cartouches of fly...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Armchair, 19thC
By Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot
Located in Spencertown, NY
The chair is a copy of a suite of chairs by Nicholas Quinebert Foliot made for the Petit Trianon circa 1765-70. An original is in the Musee des Arts Déco...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Venetian Baroque Carved and Painted Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a tall scrolled back and scrolled lower frame. In the Classic Venetian sage green paint with white scrolls and a large polychrome painted crest on the back. The bench platform l...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Exquisite 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Clock Case and Stand
Located in Miami, US
This stunning Meissen porcelain clock case and stand exemplifies the luxurious Rococo style of the 19th century, characterized by its elegant shell and foliate scroll silhouette. The...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Marble-Top Console Tables
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine pair of 19th century Italian rococo console tables, fine breche marble tops over scalloped sides and molded edge with carved gilt shell in center of aprons, which each have a si...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Large Gothic Rococo Bronze Dragon Six-Arm 12-Light Chandelier Mythical Bird
Located in Toledo, OH
A stunning large-scale bronze with a gold doré finish chandelier. It features six arms with a total of 12 lights. Each scroll arm has a dragon or mythical winged bird and grape detai...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Faceted Teapot engraved Flowers Joseph Angell, 752g Silver, London 1841
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional 19th-century antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot was crafted by Joseph Angell Sr. & Joseph Angell Jr. in London in 1841. Is a remarkable addition to any...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver, Sterling Silver

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

19th Century Rococo Style Ladies' Desk from Royal Collection
Located in London, GB
19th Century Rococo style ladies' desk inlaid with light wood in the form of flowers and foliage, cabriole legs with attached brass fittings, frame with drawer. At the bottom with fi...
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

19th-C. Italian / Venetian Celadon Floral Painted Side Chairs In Blue Velvet- 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of 19th century hand painted Venetian side chairs. The seats are in a blue velvet that is in very good condition. The frames are a celadon color with flowers and gilt ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Velvet, Poplar, Giltwood

Pair of Antique Six-Light Silvered Bronze Candelabra by Christofle
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique six-light silvered bronze candelabra by Christofle French, 19th Century Height 67cm, diameter 37cm This superb pair of silvered bronze candelabra are crafted in the ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver, Bronze

Antique 19th C. Dresden Porcelain Center Bowl Floral And Gilt Decorations
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning, antique 1860’s Dresden porcelain centerpiece with floral transfer ware and gilt decoration now fitted with a later, quality removable copper liner. Most of the early ...
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1860s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Copper

Sculpture Panthère rugissant by Thomas Cartier
Located in Ibiza, Spain
An impressive sculpture of Thomas François Cartier (1879-1943), of a lioness, roaring. The sculpture is made of bronze patinated and is signed T. CARTIER on the terrace. Every item ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Terracotta

Late 19th-Century French Decorative Marble Fragment Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This 19th-Century French marble fragment is a charming piece of history as well as a striking standalone decorative accent. As found in a flea market on the Belgium border to France,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Frame with three miniatures; Marie Antoinette, etc. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Frame with three miniatures. XIX century. Rectangular frame with a textile background that shows three oval miniatures with female portraits, enhanced with gilded bronze frames (the sides are finished with lacework, the central one crowned). The back has two rings at the top to hang the piece on a wall. Starting on the left and identified by small metal signs with black letters, we have “Madame Elisabeth” (Elisabeth of France [1764-1794] was the sister of Louis XVI and eldest daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France, and the Duchess Mary Josefa of Saxony), to “Marie Antoinette” (Marie Antoinette [1755-1793], archduchess of Austria and queen of France, was the daughter of Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa), and to “Madame Lebrun” (Louise-Elisabeth Vigeé LeBrun...
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19th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Other

Large Meissen Cupid Group 'Allegory - The Four Seasons', By Leuteritz, Ca. 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
An excellent and rare Meissen group of the seasons with large figures: Four amoretti wrapped in cloths grouped on a rock, representing the four seasons: a female amoretto as spring w...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Venetian Painted Twin Beds
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Venetian-style (19th Century) green and gold painted single size bed (Includes: headboard, footboard, rails) (PRICED EACH).
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gold

Pair of French oil paintings after Francois Boucher
Located in Houston, TX
This pair has retained excellent color and the canvases are in Good condition without tears or restorations. They are after The famous artist Francois Boucher who was known for his ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Paint

19th Century Rococo Style Table Circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Rococo-style table, circa 1890, showcases the elegance and opulence of the Rococo aesthetic. Crafted from solid beech wood, it features intricately carved...
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19th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

19th Century Venetian Lacquered Tray
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Wooden Venetian Lacquered Tray. Tray features floral decoration and a rural scene with figures depicting Venetian life, all on burgundy background. Tray showcases beauti...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large French Antique Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A large tent and purse style French gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Made in the Rococo Louis XV taste, with the gilt bronze frame with sweeping scrolls of foliate acanthus and fe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

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

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Bronze, Ormolu

Victorian Brooch Gold Turquoise stones 19th century
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Turquoise and Gold Brooch 19th century Victorian era Design in the manner of: Faberge, Bvlgari, Carlo Giuliano Large antique antique ...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Gold

Meissen Group Six Figurines Allegory of Earth
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large Meissen group of figurines which are Allegory of Earth assembled around a Lion's Figurine. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword M...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Giltwood Urn Lamp w/ Parchment Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giltwood urn lamp with an ornate, classical design, The Rococo inspired base is heavily ornamented with intricate scroll and acanthus leaf motifs, reminiscent of European antiques. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood, Parchment Paper

Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Rococo Pedestal Clock, after Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener, Paul Garnier
Located in London, GB
This exquisite gilt bronze-mounted pedestal clock is the creation of the famed French clockmaker Paul Garnier (1801-1861). Garnier worked in Paris during the first half of the 19th C...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Table Lamp in Ormolu
Located in London, GB
A large and ornate gilt bronze lamp, modeled as a putto holding the lamp fitting aloft whilst kneeling on a hexagonal base embellished with foliate Rococo decorations. French, c. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Large Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large and stunning original antique French Cartel Wall clock in finely gilded bronze, dating from around 1880. Elegantly designed in the Rococo style of Louis XV, it is formed of b...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Early Swedish 19th Century Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Rococo secretary. With a decorative carved pediment with two doors opening to storage. With a fall front desk opening to writing space. With drawers below two sh...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Pair of French 19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Green-Ground Pot-Pourri Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of French 19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Green-Ground Pot-Pourri Vases and Covers, Marked 'JP' on Bottom of Each. Each is of square form with a fantastic green ground. The covered vases are decorated with elaborate panels of village scenes, one either side of each vase, and also floral scenes independently to them. The vases are complete with pierced gilded relief frieze...
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1850s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Set of Ten 19th C. Italian Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Ten Italian Rococo style dining chairs with hand carved floral urn at tops of chairs. The urns are flanked by two scrolls. The chairs stand on four straight legs with intric...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Large Rococo Style Painted Wood Dutch Cabinet with Glass Doors and Bombé Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch painted and carved wooden cabinet from the 19th century, with glass doors and bombé chest. Created in the Netherlands during the 19th century, this large Rococo style cabinet...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Large 19th Century French Rococo Gold Gilt Painted Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gold gilt and painted hand carved mirror from France. This mirror features beautiful Rococo floral motifs. Certainly a versatile piece that can be used in any formal or informal dini...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Gold

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Rococo Style Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique, circa 1880s, Dresden porcelain figural flower encrusted candlestick - candelabra mounted as a lamp. Exquisitely handmade and painted in Germany in the late 19th century, developed by Ernst August Leuteritz, the very finest of quality, exceptionally executed in the decadent opulence and sophisticated elegance that is Meissen Rococo taste, featuring sculptural seated putti holding fruit and flower motif, having an architecturally articulated shaped baluster shaft, tripartite base rising on high volute C-scroll feet, elaborately decorated in the most intricate floral and fiolate applied and relief decoration in rich polychome and brilliant gold leaf gilt accents. Early 20th century and later light fixture elements, professionally electrified and fashioned as a large luminaire table lamp. The candlestick drilled, standard mounted with adjustable two light post, topped with removable rod retaining remnants of original paint finish with distressed chippy paint patina, surmounted with matching ornate porcelain flower bouquet...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Portuguese Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Portuguese Rococo style mahogany chair featuring a scrolled crest on a double yolk back centering a shaped flat splat, scalloped seat rail ...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Italian Painting of Jesus & Mary Framed with Amber
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian "Mary with Jesus" painting and framed with amber. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts Mary sitting with another young child and looking lovingly ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Rock Crystal

An Antique Gilt Bronze Dore French Rococo Lantern
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Bronze Dore lantern of very good quality, wonderful warm patina and very well hand chased finish. The three armed canopy of s...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Swedish Rococo Style Console Table
Located in Huntington, NY
A provincial Swedish Rococo style console table with single drawer. Brass hardware is period but not original to this piece. Wide contoured top sits on a notched skirt and cabriolet ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Meissen Schneeballen and Intricately Ormolu-Mounted Potpourri Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and rare pair of Meissen Schneeballen and intricately ormolu mounted potpourri vases with covers. The vases are supported by finely...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Rococo Style 1890s Swedish Light Grey Painted and Carved Bergères Chairs, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo style classic light grey painted bergères chairs from circa 1890 with carved floral décor, cabriole legs and upholstery. Immerse yourself in the poetic allur...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

19thc French Oil on Board "Woman Imploring The Cross in Ocean" Signed & Framed
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Masterpiece Oil on Board Painting "Woman Imploring The Cross In Ocean" Signed and Giltwood Framed. This is a stunning piece of art that moves you when viewed.
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1860s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie "Gold Dragon" Flower-Encrusted Garniture
Located in New York, NY
A Meissen porcelain ‘Gold Dragon’ pattern three-piece garniture. A Meissen porcelain reticulated three-piece basket Garniture and stands. ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created: Four children in festive rural rococo dress on a high, stepped round pedestal, decorated with a leaf wreath and bow festo...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Baccarat Cave à Liqueur with Sèvres Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Notable for its incredible marquetry case and beautifully embellished Baccarat crystal, this handsome 19th-century cave à liqueur consists of three decanters and 16 cordial glasses. ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
These beautiful porcelain vases feature elegant Rococo-style decorations in the manner of the Sèvres manufactures. The vases feature slightly flared cylindrical porcelain bodies ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Meissen, Germany. Antique lidded tureen hand-painted with polychrome flowers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. Antique lidded tureen hand-painted with polychrome flowers. Branch-shaped handles. Approximately 1800. In good condition with several chips on the raised flowers an...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair 19thc Baccarat attributed Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Table Lamps/ Girandoles
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French Baccarat Attributed Gilt Bronze with Cut Crystal Girandoles/ Table Lamps/ Candelabra. Ultr high quality. Highly detailed. French estate acquisition.
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1850s French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Italian Rococo Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully carved sofa with original cream and yellow paint finish. Rococo detailing. New upholstery.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Fabric

Large 19th Century Italian Faenza Garofano Platter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 19th Century Italian Faience Serving Platter. Platter in Faenza Garofano Blue Carnation pattern features flora in colors of blue, green, brown on a white background. Solid whit...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ceramic

Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Filigree Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (Florentine, 19th Century) giltwood wall mirror with extensive foliate carved filigree frame with a shell form pediment top.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Centrepiece Bowl
Located in London, GB
This exquisite centrepiece bowl was created in the late 19th century in an 18th century Rococo style popularised by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The centrepiece is composed o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Rococo Louis XV Style Pair of Heavy Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Rococo Louis XV style pair of gilt bronze wall sconces. Their main body is made of three short bronze arms at the top embellished with clear pressed crystal rosettes and pendalogues over a cut crystal urn shaped tower that cover a gilt pipe. This crystal tower...
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Late 19th Century Unknown 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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