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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
19th Century Italian Ecclesiastical "Chiesa Borsa" with Black Crystal Points
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian, hand-made chiesa borsa (church offering purse) with ecclesiastical trim and adorned with coordinating irradiated black crystal points. Available with or without...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Rock Crystal

Sterling Silver Creamer by French Master Silversmith Andre Aucoc
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality French sterling silver creamer bearing the makers mark Aucoc. This most elegant pot has smooth surface and is intricately decorated. Additionally, there is an elegant beaked spout and a wooden handle. Maitre Andre Aucoc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Antique 19th Century French Sterling Silver Rococo Chocolate Pot
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant 19th century French hallmarked sterling silver chocolate pot with embossed decoration. The pot is decorated with a band around the top. There is embossed decoration on top...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Sterling Silver

19th Century French Giltwood and Hand Carved Bedhead in Light Beige Upholstery
Located in Sofia, BG
Very elegant giltwood and hand carved bedhead with silk upholstery in light beige. France.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Elegant Giltwood Overmantel Mirror from France
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French giltwood overmantel mirror with a Rococo foliate surmount above a cushion moulded, ogee frame. This encloses the crisp bevelled glass. A very elegant mirror. F...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gesso, Giltwood

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

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Porcelain

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mantel clock has been designed in an 18th century Rococo style, which was popularised by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The clock has been expertly cast in bronze a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Pair Florentine Rococo Giltwood Mirrors 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb pair of antique Italian Florentine giltwood mirrors, circa 1870 in date. The oval mirrors plates are set within a Rococo boldly-carved scrolling acanthus frame, and they retain the original gilding. Florentine style refers to the art and architecture coming out of Florence, Italy during the Renaissance period. Florentine furniture is characterized by the heavy use of gold gilding on wood and very elaborate hand carved decoration. This impressive pair is certain to make a charming addition to that one special room in your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: height 102 x width 63 x depth 4 Dimensions in inches: height 3 foot, 4 inches x width 2 feet, 1 inch x depth 2 inches Rococo Although Rococo is usually thought of as developing first in the decorative arts and interior design, its origins lie in the late Baroque architectural work of Borromini (1599–1667) mostly in Rome and Guarini (1624–1683) mostly in Northern Italy but also in Vienna, Prague, Lisbon, and Paris. Italian architects of the late Baroque/early Rococo were wooed to Catholic (Southern) Germany, Bohemia and Austria by local princes, bishops and prince-bishops. Inspired by their example, regional families of Central European builders went further, creating churches and palaces that took the local German Baroque style to the greatest heights of Rococo elaboration and sensation. An exotic but in some ways more formal type of Rococo appeared in France where Louis XIV's succession brought a change in the court artists and general artistic fashion. By the end of the king's long reign, rich Baroque designs were giving way to lighter elements with more curves and natural patterns. These elements are obvious in the architectural designs of Nicolas Pineau. During the Régence, court life moved away from Versailles...
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1870s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

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

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Brass

Pair of Gilt Bronze Sconces, French, Circa 1880-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE SCONCES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY each sconce of scrolling foliate design with a pair of extended foliate arms.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

19th c. Swedish Bureau Desk / Secretary in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish bureau secretary with scalloped based in original paint. Circa 1870. There are three graduated drawers on either side of a center pigeon hole with a long drawer above. One ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Rococo’ Giltwood Frame and Double Mirror, France
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Sumpt...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

19th C. Metallic & Chenille Embroidered Pillow
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pillow features a luxurious down insert encased in a cream-colored velvet cover. The front panel showcases an exquisite 19th century French metallic and chenille embroid...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Metallic Thread

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

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Canvas

A Palatial Neo-Rococo Giltwood Canapé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent and Palatial Neo-Rococo Giltwood Canapé. The top rail exuberantly carved with a trumpeting putto seated in a conche shell surrounded by acanthus leaves and flanked by...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of Antique English George IV Sheffield Plate Rococo Round Base Candlesticks
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Pair of superb quality George IV Rococo border round base candlesticks Exceptional applied Rococo borders; removable bobeches, no plate wear noted.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

Italian Rococo Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century large Rococo style armchair recovered in white Terry Towelling with a feathered cushion seat. The parcel gilt frame of scrolls, foliate...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Porcelain Clock in the Louis XV Style by Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
This antique porcelain mantel clock demonstrates the 19th century nostalgia for the delicately elegant decorative arts under King Louis XV, also known as the Rococo style. Crafted by celebrated porcelain artist Jacob Petit, this exquisite clock is particularly notable for the way in which the porcelain has been shaped so as to give the clock such a whimsically free-spirited, scrolling shape. The clock is formed as a clock case upon a lower base, which are both decorated as a though a singular piece with green glaze on a white ground, accented with painted floral panels and extensive gilt highlights all over. The clock case, which is particularly exuberant in design, features a central, circular clock dial. The white enamelled dial is bordered with beaded ormolu, and features black Roman numerals and the inscription 'Scherer'- the name of the 19th century Parisian clock...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Metallic and Chenille Appliqued Linen Pillows by Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows by Melissa Levinson. 19th century French handmade metallic thread and chenille embroidered appliqués sewn on a contemporary cayenne colored textured linen with...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Metallic Thread

Marble Sculpture Signed Clodion, French 19th Century
Located in Miami, US
An impressive marble sculpture depicting a Nymph and Child, crafted in the celebrated 18th-century Rococo style. Signed "Clodion," this piece reflects the charm and finesse that mark...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Early 19th Century Gold French Mercury Plate Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Early 19th century french mercury plate mirror Gilt gesso over wood, with an incredible foxed silver/grey mercury glass, it barely reflects and is a tru...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Swedish Rococo Style Carved Painted Upholstered Stools, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo style painted stools from the late 19th century with richly carved décor, cabriole legs and newly upholstered seats. Each of this pair of Scandinavian Rococo...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Meissen Porcelain, Pair of "Neu-Ozier" Molded Plates, 19th Century
Located in CH
Meissen Porcelain, pair of "Neu-Ozier" molded plates, 19th century. Spirally molded and decorated with various flower bouquets and different kinds of insects. Blue crossed swords...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

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

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Pine

Fine Carved White Painted Decorated Italian Console With Figural Masks
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantasy of a console table. The lions, masks of elders and incredible cabachon jeweled carved crests are simply extraordinary. The table features its original finish and wi...
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1890s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Walnut

19th C. Venetian Painted Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Venetian mirror with a heavily carved and hand-painted frame. The wood is richly detailed with scrolls, acanthus leaves, and floral motifs, all contributing to a dramatic sil...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Wood, Paint

Sèvres Palace Porcelain Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
These bronze-mounted Sèvres porcelain urns are monumental in both size and quality and feature the renowned manufactory’s signature deep cobalt blue glaz...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

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
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Metallic & Chenille Floral Appliqued Linen Pillows, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of custom designed pillows by Melissa Levinson. 19th century metallic and chenille embroidered floral textile has been hand applied to a contemporary natural colored linen and...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Metallic Thread

Large 19th Century Rococo Giltwood Console Table
Located in London, GB
A large nineteenth century English Rococo giltwood console table, with shaped and moulded Carrara marble top, the table boldly carved with c an...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled Fall. Part of the company's Seasons series, these charming characters rest upon a r...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century French Antique Rococo Style Trumeau Full-Length Mirror, 86” H
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH ROCOCO STYLE PARCEL-GILTWOOD PAINTED TRUMEAU MIRROR Retaining the original oil painting in the upper over early smoky glass probably France, circa late 19th century Item # 403KIX18P This refined antique mirror has a substantial profile and is divided onto a one-third display of an oil on canvas painting, reserving the remaining two-thirds for a wonderful smoky aged glass mirror...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Smoked Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Italian Rococo Gilt Eagle Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style gilt high back carved eagle back armchairs with cupid stretcher and upholstered seat, 19th-20th century.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

19th Century Antique French Inkwell in Gilded Brass and Porcelain
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful Antique 19th century painted and gilded brass inkwell. Floral motif with pink rose on handle. 'Made in France' on underside.  
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

Small Oak Painted Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Denmark circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
A small oak rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest al...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

Italian Venetian Carved Round Back Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (19th Century) stripped and carved round back armchair with carved figures supporting the arms.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

"The Solo Violinist" a Fine Oil on Canvas by Luigi Da Rios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian oil on canvas titled "The Solo Violinist" by Luigi Da Rios (Italian, 1844-1892), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; withi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Fine Rococo Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in Pavonazzo Marble
Located in London, GB
A fine Rococo Louis XV chimneypiece in pavonazzo marble. The serpentine shelf sits above a beautifully carved panelled frieze, centred with a shell cartouche framed by sprays of oliv...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Volksted -Richard Eckert Porcelain Figurine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Volksted Porcelain depicting a gentleman dressed with two different colorful flower fabrics in his blouse & pants. His shoes are adorned with flowers. He is holding a rose in his right hand & a gentleman cane...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique French Ormolu, Bronze and Red Marble Louis XV Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
An exceptional antique French Louis XV style clock set, circa 1870. Beautifully made in ormolu (finely gilded Bronze Dore), patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble. The clock is mo...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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 ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Matching 19th Century French Iron Gothic Mirrors, Can be sold Separately
Located in Sheffield, MA
A handsome and elegant antique pair of Neo-classic Tuilleries Orangerie 41" high metal wall mirrors with arched top made of hand crafted cast iron antique frames that once were windows from a French chateau with inserted mirrored panels. The mirrors are highly distressed adding to the character and interest of the mirrors. Can be sold singly. Search terms: pier console mirror, mantel and fireplace mirror...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Iron

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Group of a Woman Seated w/ Bowl of Flowers & Pet Goat
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Woman Seated with a Bowl of Flowers and a Pet Goat. This finely detailed Meissen group depicts a young woman seated on a naturalistic bas...
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1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Rococo chest of drawers In Walnut, Danish Design from 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Bring an antique elegance into your home with this rococo bombé-shaped walnut dresser of Danish origin, dating to around the 1880s. This chest of drawers represents an era of opulent...
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1880s Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Walnut

Venetian rococo Giltwood window seat..19th century .
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Venetian rococo exceptionally carved 19th century giltwood window bench ,upholstered in a High quality fabric. 19th century construction with curves, scrolls, and bends for your r...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century Dutch Rococo Burled Walnut Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Dutch Rococo style burled walnut cabinet from the 19th century with nice carving and patina. This display cabinet with glass doors and sides res...
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

Pair of C 19th French Silver Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A very Fine Pair of C 1890s French Rococo Candlesticks These Candlesticks have been Polished and Laquered In Excellent Condition
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1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver

Pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century. These tub style chairs having shapely frames including lovely aprons and an old painted finish. Fa...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Japy Freres Rococo Bronze Table Clock, Music
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb original antique French Rococo clock by the famous maker Japy Freres, circa 1890. Beautifully detailed bronze case with C scrolls, acanthus and shell motifs. A charming cherub is seated to the top plays pipes. Fretted sound panels...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Meissen Figurines Two Putts Holding a Mask and Birdcage
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
19th century Meissen figurines attributed to Ernst August Leuteritz with two putts holding a masc from which mouths come a little dog and a birdcage. Perfect condition.
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1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

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

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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

French Brass Rococo Fire Screen
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass Rococo free standing fire screen with scrolled floral motif. Dealers please call for trade price.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Antique Marble Topped Rococo Console Table
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful carved and painted late Victorian Rococo console table with a Carrara marble top. It is beautifully carved in a hard wood, most likely mahogany, with bold scrolls and aca...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Free Standing French Brass Rococo Fire Guard, Spark Screen The Fire guard is a
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Free Standing French Brass Rococo Fire Guard, Spark Screen The Fire guard is a superb quality piece, it is almost Square in shape with curved corners and large steady feet. The fra...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

Two Swedish Ormolu-Mnt. & Hand-Etched Glass Mirrors Aft. Model by Gustav Precht
By Buchart Precht, Gustav Precht
Located in New York, NY
A Two Fabulous of Swedish Ormolu-Mounted and Hand-Etched Glass Mirrors After the Model by Gustav Precht, Second Half of the 19th century. With "Verre églomisé" glass technique to create this marvelous museum quality piece. The rectangular plate within a beveled foliage-decorated surround with foliage clasps, the C-scroll arched cresting centered by an oval plate flanked by foliage finials and surmounted by a fruiting urn. Sweden, circa: 19th century Each sold separately: $38,000. Each Mirror. Can be purchased as a pair: $76,000. Pair. Burchardt Precht...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

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

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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