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
Antique French Faience Sweetmeat Stand Marked for Veuve Perrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, antique faience figural sweetmeat stand marked for Veuve Perrin.
Five sweetmeat cups rest on figural Intertwined branches and are supported by ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Antique Six-Light Silvered Bronze Candelabra by Christofle
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 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique Large Carrara Marble Rococo Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A fine French Louis XV chimneypiece in a softly mottled Carrara marble, which epitomises the Rococo style. The wide, moulded serpentine shelf rests on the boldly carved console jambs...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock Set, Dolphins
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning and large original antique French ormolu clock set by A. D. Mougin. It is of the most beautiful Rococo style, featuring a dolph...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
1890s Set of 6 Sterling Silver Teaspoons in "Pompadour" Pattern by Whiting
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1898 & 1899 set of 6 "Pompadour" pattern sterling silver teaspoons by Whiting. A division of Gorham. Originally patented in 1895, these marked 1898 & 1899. Monogram LAB. 2.95 troy oz...
Category
1890s American Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wonderful German 800 Sterling Silver Cherub Figural Centerpiece Lazarus Posen
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful german 800 sterling silver cherub figural centerpiece by Lazarus Posen, circa 1890
In the Rococo style, with a putti / cherub holding...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique French Japy Freres Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock 19th century
By Japy Frères
Located in Sweden, SE
Very good condition, repairs to dial, minor age and usage wear, gold finish well preserved, movement is running only with pendulum off and not striking at all as needs service.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Majolica Monkey Pianist Humidor Tobacco Jar Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
Amusing Majolica monkey pianist tobacco jar Sarreguemines, circa 1880.Rarely found complete with his lid ,he wear a costume of Oriental style, he play piano and two books are represe...
Category
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Fine 19th Century Italian Venetian Carved Giltwood Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
Finely carved mid 19th century Italian giltwood open armchair of wide proportions in the Rococo manner.
Italy, Venice Circa 1860.
The asymmetrical scroll and leaf-carved top rail, centred on a stylised shell within over scrolled uprights, above a newly upholstered grey silk padded and dished seat between scroll-ended arms, raised on a decorative foliate carved scrolling X-frame base with a conforming central stylised shell.
In excellent condition having a wonderful look to the gilt work this gondola style chair...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Antique Rococo Style Porcelain Mirror by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Antique Rococo style porcelain mirror by Meissen
German, 19th century
Measures: Height 94cm, width 66cm, depth 14cm...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Mirror
Early 19th Century Rococo Walnut Bench
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Early 19th Century rococo long walnut bench with neutral upholstery on carved cabriole legs.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Swedish 19th Century Rococo Style Painted Upholstered Stool with Carved Shells
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood stool from the 19th century, with carved shells and newer upholstery. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this painted stools features a sq...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rococo Style Upholstered Open Armchair
Located in Vienna, AT
Rococo style black leather upholstered open armchair and on cabriole legs with balls on the ends, gold plated. Made in Austria in th...
Category
1850s Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
14k Gold
Antique Louis XV Rococo Style French Paint Decorated & Gilt Desk Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 36 1/4in W: 17 3/4in D: 16in SH: 20in
This antique Louis XV style desk chair is made of the highest quality and is perfect...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
French Rococo Style Giltwood Cartouche Form Mirror, Late 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Rococo style giltwood cartouche form mirror, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Museum Quality Reproduction Of The Toilette of Venus By François Boucher
Located in New Milford, CT
This captivating painting embodies the timeless elegance of the Rococo period, drawing from the delicate depictions of mythological and classical themes. Featuring a serene female fi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Paint, Canvas
19th century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of early 19th-century Rococo style gilt wood mirrors with elaborate frames. The frames have a rich, golden color with intricate details, featuring scrolls, acanthus leaves flowe...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Lost-Wax Process, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze chandelier with lost-wax process, France, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Hand Carved Ebonized Fire Screen With Original Needlepoint
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique English ebonized and hand carved wood fire screen, having its original needlepoint in good condition. This is an antique English pole screen, early Victorian with needlepo...
Category
1850s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chairs
Located in SE
Four chairs made in Sweden in the rococo style about 1830:s. The first secondary color have been removed and what is left, is the second secondary color. Under the secondary color th...
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Birch
Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
This beautiful clock was crafted in circa 1870 in France. Known as a carriage clock, it was designed for use when travelling. Such clocks were crafted on a small scale with handles, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...
Category
1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Rococo-Style Bombe Commode in Walnut w/ Parcel Gilt & Marble
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Rococo style chest with bombe front in walnut, with black marble top and parcel-gilt details, offering three drawers, Denmark, circa mid- late 1800s.
Measures: 28" wide...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century French Giltwood and Hand-Carved Bedhead
Located in Sofia, BG
Very elegant giltwood and hand-carved bedhead with silk upholstery in light beige.
France
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair, Swedish Rococo Style Arm Chairs, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Filled with curves and graceful lines, this pair of Rococo style Swedish arm chairs have a soft gray painted finish.
Distress to the dove gray painted finish is seen throughout, in p...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair Blue and White Delft Plates or Dishes Hand Painted Netherlands, circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of blue and white Delft plates were hand painted circa 1800 in the Netherlands.
At the center of this lovely pair of dishes is a traditional Dutch Delft view of a garden in...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Delft
Francke Upright Piano Rococo Style Carved Mahogany High Relief Scroll Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Francke upright piano with a mahogany case. Entire cabinet features Rococo style, ornate carvings in high relief.
The carved, front panel features a central lyre surrounded by flowers, foliage and acanthus. The piano fall has carved latticework and a central plaque carved with flowers and acanthus. Sitting on top of the cabinet is asymmetrical arcading ornately carved with rocailles, flowers, foliage and acanthus. The brass piano pedals feature acanthus scrolls. The intricately, carved piano...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen
Located in London, GB
Painted to the front and rear with outdoor scenes of nature, with courting couples and winged cherubs, in the typical Rococo style.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Pink Sevres Style Lidded Vase
Located in Lisbon, PT
A beautiful antique decorative pink porcelain Sèvres Style urn with a hand-painted background of a lovers scene.
In the back there is a scene of a bouquet of flowers. Mounted Bacchus/ Dionysus bronze...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Antique French Bacchanalia Sculptural Group after Clodion
Located in London, GB
This dynamic antique patinated bronze sculpture is composed of two female figures and a satyr captured in a moment of frenzied dancing and Bacchic revelry. The women are dressed in f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century English Rococo Style Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A Pair of English Rococo Style Mirrors
Carved from wood and gilded, the almond-shaped mercury silvered plates surrounded in a Rococo asymmetrical frame cared with scrolls, acanthus ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Rococo Style Marble Top Table Table for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant Antique French Gilt wood Parlor Table with extensive carving and fine striated Rose Marble Top. The table with pronounced Cabriolet legs and fine pierced and carved open ...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rococo Walnut Night Stand From the Turn of the Centuries With Marble Top
Located in Opole, PL
Rococo Walnut Night Stand From the Turn of the Centuries With Marble Top
A Rococo-style night stand with a marble top, a drawer, and a door. The item is adorned with floral-themed w...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble
Unusual Carved Giltwood Venetian Rococo Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Highly unusual 19th century Baroque Rococo Venetian carved giltwood mirror. Featuring two mirrored panels and aqua blue/blue blown glass inset rods and original mirror with areas of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Giltwood, Wood, Mirror
Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons
Located in London, GB
Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons
French, c.1895
Height 152cm, diameter 45cm
Set on a polychrome ground, dominated by a rare and fitting beige ground, which is accentuated and banded with strips in green, this beautiful and monumental porcelain vase...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th century Dutch Carved Oak Plate Rack
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Distinctive Dutch plate rack of richly carved oak, designed for a single row of plates, the center of back board featuring a cornucopia, flanked by scroll...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Oak
Palais Royal Horse-Drawn Carriage Trinket Box 19th Century
Located in Munich, DE
A ‘Palais Royal’ miniature horse-drawn carriage trinket box made with mother of pearl, silver-plated horses and gold plated metal. 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Antique French Rococo Silver Plated Ribbed Glass Liqueur Decanter Bottle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Silver Plated Threaded Ribbed Glass Liqueur Decanter Bottle. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 12" H x 7.5" W x 3.5" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
19th C Meissen Porcelain Grouping of a Mother & her Daughter at Tea-Time w/ Lace
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Grouping of a Good Mother and her Daughter at Tea-Time. This finely crafted 19th-century Meissen porcelain grouping depicts an intimate scene of a mother and her daughter during tea-time. The composition features a seated woman dressed in an elaborate floral-patterned gown with lace trim, a bonnet with a delicate pink ribbon, and a sheer veil draping over her shoulders. She holds a letter in one hand while gently placing the other on her daughter's head, creating a tender moment between the two figures. The young girl, clad in a striped blue and white dress...
Category
1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Exquisite Rococo Gilt-Bronze Malachite Encrier Inkwell Desk Set ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ROCOCO ORMOLU-MOUNTED MALACHITE VENEERED ENCRIER
Circa 1880 unmarked of exceedingly fine quality
Item # 404XKP19B
An exceedingly fine malachite veneered encrier (inkwell), it feat...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. French Needlework Pillow
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This luxurious decorative pillow is a refined blend of antique artistry and modern sophistication. The focal point is a stunning 19th century French needlepoint and petit point appli...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of gilt and patinated figural lion form 19th century French chenets. In the Rococo style, with full figure lions. Finely sculpted rais...
Category
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Pair Large Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Our very large pair of gilt bronze three-light sconces in the Louis XV rococo style measure 30 inches (76 cm) tall and are in very good condition. Drilled for electrification. We may...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Sèvres-style Porcelain Plate in Gilt Bronze Mount
Located in Lantau, HK
This French Sèvres-style porcelain plate from the 19th century is set in a gilt bronze mount, ormolu that features a Rococo base, rim and two handles with stylized foliage and C-scro...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Painted and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vase by Meissen
Located in London, GB
This beautiful vase was created by the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory. Meissen was established in the early 18th century, making it the first producer of hard-paste porcelain...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rococo Giltwood Console Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 19th century elaborately hand carved Italian giltwood and polychrome Rococo console table. The apron features carved foliate scrolls culminating in a middle shell medallion. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
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.
...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Fragment with Carved Acanthus Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style painted wood architectural fragment from the late 19th century, with carved acanthus leaves, volutes and distressed finish. Created in Italy during the later ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th -C. Italian Rococo Style Burl Walnut And Satinwood Inlaid Two Part Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Wow! This is gorgeous. It is a 19th century inlaid burl walnut and satinwood two piece cabinet. It does have keys, and the upper portion is lined with fabric. It has a demilune form....
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Satinwood, Walnut
1847 Scottish Set of 4 King's Pattern Sterling Teaspoons by John Murray Jr.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1847 set of 4 King's Pattern sterling silver teaspoons, Scottish. Single sided, made in Glasgow by John Murray Jr. Monogram "JWR". 3.25 troy oz.
5 15/16" x 1 3/16" x 13/16".
Whiteha...
Category
1840s Scottish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze 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
Antique Pair of Carved Walnut Rococo Throne Chairs
Located in Norwood, NJ
A fine quality pair of hand carved walnut Host and Hostess throne chairs. Upholstered in a coral tone velvet. Carving with a center cabochon form cartouche surrounded by floral scrol...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Large Rococo Ormolu Antique French Clock, Genius of Music
By Vincenti et Cie, Cie Des Bronzes De Bruxelles
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb and substantial ormolu clock from a design by the 18th century bronze founder Robert Osmond and made by the famous Compagnie des Bronze of Bruss...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Swedish Rococo Style 1890s Painted Wood Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo style painted wood armchairs from the late 19th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs and upholstery. Created in Sweden during the last decade of the 19...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Large Sèvres Style Gilt Porcelain Mounted Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Sèvres style gilt porcelain mounted vases.
French, Late 19th century.
Height 97cm, diameter 26cm.
These beautiful vases are a p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Pair of Very Large French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large French Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu vases
French, Late 19th Century
Height 151cm, width 45cm, depth 39cm
Executed in the style of Sèvres, one of the bes...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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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