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
Large Early 19th Century Minton Porcelain Centrepiece Vase
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Large early 19th century Minton porcelain centrepiece vase
English, c. 1835
Height 65cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm
Beautifully made by Minton in around 1835, the centrepiece depicts numerous motifs such as the elements, animals, and figurative art.
Three finely gilt putti stand around the central tree trunk. All are beautifully detailed with aspects such as fabric texture or fruit detailing easily recognisable. Together they support a gadroon bowl decorated with a plethora of details. It is hand-painted with alternating bird and flower scenes separated by bands of gilt caillouté. The rim above is ornate...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group Bacchanal With Wine Barrel, by Kaendler & Meyer, Germany Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare, excellent porcelain group of the 19th century:
Youthful Bacchus with nymph and putti grouped around a large wine cask: The Bacchant, covered with a leopard skin, sitting sideways on the barrel, holding up grapes in his left hand and a wine glass with lid...
Category
1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Adam and Eve Group around Tree of Knowlege
Located in Altrincham, GB
Modelled with Adam and Eve standing beneath the Tree of Knowledge and about to partake of the Forbidden Fruit, the serpent coils around the branches above them while different animal...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Mirror, circa 1890
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Antique mirror circa 1890 in original condition with signs of usage.
Category
1890s Slovak Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Pair Sèvres Style Gilt & Pink Painted Porcelain Cache Pots
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous pair of Pink Cache Pots with figural scenes on either side. The scenes depict merchants selling their wares to a nobleman at a market by the w...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 19th Century, English Ironstone Porcelain 9" Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 8 19th Century, English Ironstone Porcelain 9" Plates.
Each plate has a wonderful starburst motif to the center, blue underglaze foliate and rococo motif to the bowl's centr...
Category
19th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Napoleon III Jardinière or Plant Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Napoleon III bronze mounted marquetry jardinière, or plant stand with inlaid veneers of mahogany and walnut. Curved ebonized legs joined by a lower shelf. The shaped oval top has cast bronze handles...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of 6 Rococo Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine set of 6 Rococo chairs with a white washed finish. Seats are covered in basic fabric that may need to be re-upholstered if desired.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Headboard in Rococo Style
Located in London, Park Royal
From Italy, home to master craftsmen, an original 19th century Headboard in the Venetian style. The frame features a lyrical, hand carved, desig...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair 19th Century Rococo Style Meissen Porcelain Parrot and Flower Lidded Vases
Located in New York, NY
An incredible pair of 19th century Rococo Style Meissen Porcelain parrot and flower encrusted lidded vases. Each is absolutely stunning with a variety of hand-painted and encrusted f...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Single Fusee Mantel clock by Hay London
By HAY
Located in Amersham, GB
An unusual english single fusee mantel clock in a Louis XV style rocaille ormolu case in the french taste. The eight day fusee movement is of superb quality with a pendulum descendin...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th/20th Century FRENCH SET AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
Located in Madrid, ES
19th/20th Century FRENCH SET AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
in gilded and carved wood.
Upholstered seats and back.
Dim.: (canapé) 94 x 145 x 55 cm;
(chair) 100 x 70 x 55 cm.
good conditions
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small Rococo-Style Picture Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique rococo-style picture frame has shell-like motives. Will hold a 12" x 9.15" painting.
Baroque style picture frame.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Very Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Very Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror
The Mirror has an exquisite gilt Frame in the Rococo Style, it is elaborately decorated with shells, swags and Leaves with a neat ro...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Meissen Commedia Dell'Arte Group Harlequin Family by J.J. Kaendler Germany c1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Commedia dell'Arte figure group from the 19th century:
Harlequin and Columbine with child dancing in a circle: Harlequin in green jacket with golden buttons and white ruff...
Category
1850s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Capodimonte Polychrome Porcelain Incense Burners Vases with Flowers
By Capodimonte
Located in Firenze, IT
An exquisite pair of early 19th century Italian Capodimonte Rocococ style polychrome porcelain incense burners in the form of urn shaped vases with two handles and pierced lids.
The...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Venetian Mirror in Murano Glass
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Italian Murano Mirror from the late 19th century featuring a yellow and clear glass molded foliate border.
Oval faceted mirror surrounded by a frame with hand engravings. At t...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
Antique 19th century French Louis Quinze Gold Gilt Mirror with Facetted Glass
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful antique French mirror in Louis Quinze or Rococo style. It features the asymmetrical ornamentation typical for Louis Quinze and Rococo. The double-arched ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
French Rococo Style Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents.
Features a top with a tooled leather writing-surface w...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
6 Antique French Bloch & Bourdois Reticulated Dresden Style Porcelain Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of 6 fine French reticulated porcelain plates.
By Bloch & Bourdois.
Decorated throughout with floral sprays, raised gold, gilt highlights, and a reticulated rim.
Simpl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
IMPORTANT CENTER TABLE Tuscan 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT CENTER TABLE Tuscan 19th Century
in carved and lacquered wood with imitation marble and gilded supported by columns with capitals top in yellow marble with green border fro...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
German 19th Century Rococo Settee
Located in London, GB
A German early XIX Century settee in the Rococo manner. In beautifully carved bleached fruitwood and upholstered in stone coloured silk with brass studs and brass caster feet.
Category
1830s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Set of Five Dutch Delft Plates Hand Painted Circa 1800 Diameters 9" and 12.25"
Located in Katonah, NY
This group of five hand painted Dutch Delft polychrome plates makes a lovely set.
Each plate features a flower-filled garden scene in the center with predominant blue, green, and yel...
Category
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
19th Century French Rococo Silver over Bronze 24 Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Outstanding 19th century French Rococo silver over bronze chandelier with 24 lights. Very fine quality and interesting details. Beautiful leaves ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rococo Style Molded Glass and Gilt-Metal Footed Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Ornate glass bowl centerpiece with with gilt metal base. The glass is intricately cut with a with a lattice design, with bases ornamented with curvin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Gilt Wood Wall Brackets
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Italian Gilt Wood Wall Brackets. Age appropriate wear. Quite a bit of character for this style of wall bracket/ mirror
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of French Gilt Metal and Crystal Girandole Candelabra with Bear Motif
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rococo girandoles composed of gilt metal with stepped marble bases and etched lead-crystal prism decoration (ca. late 19th Century, France). The centerpiece candelabra...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Gold Leaf
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain mantel clock by Meissen
German, 19th century
Measures: Height 66cm, width 33cm, depth 25cm
This superb mantel clock is a truly wonderful example of ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair of French Rococo Gilt Bronze Foliate Form Fireplace Chenets 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French Rococo fireplace chenets offers gilt cast bronze construction in exaggerated foliate form with gadroon elements, 19th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rare 19th C. Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ 'Snowball' Covered Bowl & Plate W/ Birds
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 19th Century Meissen Porcelain ‘Schneeballen’ (Snowball) Covered Bowl and Underplate with Encrusted Flowers, Vines, Leaves, and Birds. This piece is very rare and extremely hi...
Category
1850s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Painted and Parcel Gilt Opaline Glass Vases by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Pair of painted and parcel gilt opaline glass vases by Baccarat
French, c. 1850
Height 51cm, diameter 21cm
Crafted by the renowned firm of Baccarat in France around 1850, this pair ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Dutch 19th Century Brass Repousse Cushion Mirror
By Adriaen van de Velde
Located in Den Haag, NL
Nineteenth century Dutch cushion mirror. Central bevelled glass flanked with smaller plates, set within intricate stamped brass work. Shaped brass...
Category
1860s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rococo Style Sevres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
Rococo Style Sevres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Carriage Clock
French, late 19th Century
Dimensions: Height 18cm, width 10cm, depth 8.5cm
The carriage clock is of rectangular form an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Italian Rococo Style Walnut Dining Chairs with Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 6 Italian Rococo Style Walnut Dining Chairs with Cabriole Legs & Leather Slip Seats, 19th Century. PRICED PER PAIR.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
FRENCH WALL MIRROR 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH WALL MIRROR 19th Century
Neoclassical in carved and gilded wood.
Usage signs.
Dim.: 94 x 51 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Set of Six Sevres Wide Rim Soups with the Gold Monogram of King Louis Phillippe
Located in Boston, MA
This is a rare set of six Sevres wide rim soup bowls with white ground having an elegant central gold monogram for King Louis Philippe. The gold monogram for King Louis Phillippe is ...
Category
1840s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany & Co. Silver-Gilt Finger Bowls
Located in New Orleans, LA
The most exquisite flatware and hollowware sets of Belle Époque were unequivocally crafted in America with the greatest American craftsman being Tiffany & Co. The very best of Tiffan...
Category
19th Century American Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver
A Venetian Micromosaic-Framed Mirror, Late 19th century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Venetian Micromosaic-Framed Mirror, Late 19th century
The oval plate within an eared rectangular frame decorated with applied mosaic flowers and glass details.
Provenance: Privat...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
19th Century Swedish Black Rococo Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
A stunning late 18th century/early 19th century Swedish Rococo armchair featuring black paint with natural worn patina coming through showcasing the original wood color with also dee...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Early 19th Century Stunning Swedish Gustavian Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a stunning early 19th century Swedish Gustavian secretary. This secretary features a newer, professionally applied white and gray e...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large 19th C Continental Rococo Style Mirror w/ Stripped Gilt /Red Gesso finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 19th Century Continental Rococo Style Mirror with Stripped Gilt / Red Gesso Finish
Category
19th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror
Late 19th Century Swiss Provincial Painted Cabinet
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Swiss Provincial Painted Cabinet. Glazed sides and doors with shaped shelves between arched cornice. Made in Switzerland Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Style Red & Gilt Painted Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Style Red & Gilt Painted Benches
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rococo Style 1850s Swedish Light Grey Painted Bonnet Top Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style rich light grey painted vitrine cabinet from circa 1850 with bonnet top pediment, glass doors, four drawers, carved apron and curving feet. Emanate elegance wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Chateau de Tuileries Sevres Style Hand Painted Cabinet Plate
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Chateau de Tuileries Sevres Style hand painted cabinet porcelain plate. It depicts a pastoral scene of a courting couple in the center with a gilt cobalt blue circular rim....
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Jewelled Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Sèvres style gilt bronze and jewelled porcelain vases
French, Late 19th Century
Height 46cm, width 21cm, depth 16cm
Made in the style of the famous Sèvres porcelain manufa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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...
Category
1850s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique pair of French fire gilt bronze and cut crystal Louis XV sconces
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful pair of late 19th-century French bronze fire-gilt and crystal-hung sconces. The large cast bronze sconces each feature five scrolled arms and are decorated with acanthus, scrolls, and floral themes. The asymmetrical shape is typical of the French Louis Quinze or Rococo style. The bronze was completely fire gilt. Fire gilding, also known as mercury gilding, is the process through which a particular item is laid with pieces of mercury and gold. After several processes are performed, the gilded item...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Silver Plate Lidded Tankard Elkington & Co. 'Attributed'
Located in Newark, England
Fine Elkington & Co. (Attributed) silver plated lidded tankard. The tankard of typical shape with hinged lid, slightly tapered body with u-shaped handle. The tankard profusely decorated with repousse type silver plated relief...
Category
19th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Blue Serves Pair of Jeweled Vases with Gilt Paint and Turquoise
Located in New York, NY
Blue Serves Pair of Jeweled Vases with Gilt Paint and Turquoise embellishments throughout. Incredibly ornate with gold painted details throughout. Both vases contain genre scenes wi...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Meissen Rococo Figure 'Huntress with Dog', by J.C. Schoenheit, Around 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborate porcelain figure of the 19th century:
Young lady with rococo wig dressed as a huntress: black trident hat with colorful feather decoration, softly falling dress...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Gilt Rococo-style Wall Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century gilt wall mirror in the Rococo style with finely carved detail throughout. The oval glass plate sits within a gilt frame of elaborately scrolling foliage, feathers and a...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century and Later Painted Iron Six Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large red-painted iron chandelier made up of 19th century and later parts with decorative chains and hanging tassels from the carved wooden and iron bobeches.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Rococo Style Venetian Hand Painted Vanity Desk & Side Tables, Set of 3
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Rococo Style Venetian Hand Painted vanity desk with 2 Single-Drawer Side Tables - 3 Piece Set
Rare & Unique Antique Venetian Hand-Craft...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th C. Italian Oil on Canvas w/ Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Original Oil on Canvas depicting a group of cherubs making flower garlands. It is charming and whimsical. The detail is intricate. It has been relined and a has had a gilt...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
Dimensions : 14" Tall X 16" Wide X 11" Deep
This gorgeous Antique jewelry ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Altona Rococo Chest of Drawers, by Irwin
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique English style altona chest of drawers made by Irwin. Features gilded gold accents with Burl and walnut throughout the surfaces.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six Rococo Gray Dining Chairs, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of 6 lovely Swedish rococo dining chairs with curved cabriolet legs and carved accents.
Newer professionally applied layered gray painted finish has been lightly rubbed and perf...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
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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