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.
Vintage Monumental 20 Seat Venetian Rococo Gilded Hand Painted Capodimonte Style
Located in Chicago, IL
Bring unmatched grandeur and European artistry into your home with this monumental, custom-made-in-Italy, 20-seat Venetian Rococo–style dining set. Designed on a truly spectacular sc...
Wood
Asnaghi “Eubea” Dining Table and 12 Chair Suite in Harwood, Gilt and Silk
Located in Barrowford, GB
Asnaghi make pieces of furniture that are far more than just that. They create real works-of-art of intrinsic value, Peerless in design and execution, and expected to become heirloom...
Wood
Harrison & Gil Silver Leaf Carved Dining Table and Six Chairs for Reupholstery
Located in Worcester, GB
Harrison & Gil Silver Leaf Carved Dining Table and Six Chairs for Reupholstery A striking dining suite in the ornate Harrison & Gil style, comprising a large carved wood dining tab...
Wood
18th Century Gustavian Swedish Rococo White Washed Dining Chairs Table, Set of 5
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this exquisite matching set of 4 side chairs and breakfast table carved in the Rococo style. 3 armless chairs and one with arms. All identical but...
Wood, Paint
$4,500 / set
H 29.5 in W 104 in D 44 in
Mastercraft Burl and Brass Extendable Dining Table and Six Chairs
By William Doezema, Mastercraft, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1960s dining table and six chairs designed by William Doezema for Mastercraft retailed by Charak of Boston. Briar root burl veneer although frequently identified as Amboyna. ...
Brass
Italian Rococo Painted and Gilded Console, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian giltwood and ochre painted console, with doe foot detail. Fabulous flamboyant carving indicative of the Italian Rococo period. Very good faux marble top. Consoles of this...
Paint, Giltwood
Lovely Dining Set, Four Chairs and a Dining Room Table
Located in New York, NY
This set includes a dining room table that includes an attachment. The table is approximately 53 inches long, but the extension adds 16 inches, making it nearly 70 inches in length. ...
Wood
Swedish Rococo Black-Painted Side Table, Mid-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid-18th century Swedish Rococo side table in black paint, a rare survivor from the height of the Rococo period in Sweden. The table displays the sinuous shaping and gently curved ...
Wood
$9,027 / set
H 28.75 in W 72.84 in D 47.64 in
Ib Kofod-Larsen rosewood dining table with extension leaf and six chairs
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beautiful rosewood dining table with extension leaf, and its six chairs with cream coffee leather seats. Ib Kofod-larsen (1921-2003), Seffle Mobelfabrik edition, Sweden, 1960s. Tabl...
Rosewood
Paul Evans Cityscape Dining Suite / Eight Chairs w Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This listing is for a Dining Suite in desirable chrome cityscape and white leather. Includes a dining table (not pictured at this moment) with two armchairs and six side chairs. Dini...
Metal
$22,539 / set
H 28.75 in W 150.4 in D 52.76 in
Vintage 3 Pillar Dining Table by William Tillman & 12 Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous Vintage Regency Revival triple pillar dining table by the master cabinetmaker William Tillman with twelve swag-back dining chairs, circa 1980 in date. The table ...
Brass
$3,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30 in W 75 in D 39.5 in
Post-Modern Italian Sculptural Dining Table Set Six Chairs Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Postmodern Italian Dining Table Set with 6 chairs. New Blue Velvet upholstery. In the style of Pietro Costantini. Set includes Six (6) Dining Chairs and D...
Fabric, Wood
$3,500 / set
H 28.5 in W 58 in D 32 in
Six Pc. Mid Century Thaden Jordan Dining Set Table, Leaf and Four Chairs
By Thaden-Jordan Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century dining set by the Thaden-Jordon Furniture Company ( Herbert Von Thaden and Donald Lewis Jordan ) circa 1947- 51. Constructed of bent plywood and thin birch veneer, th...
Birch, Plywood
French 18th century Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in MILL, NL
Beautiful French farmhouse dining table / monastery table. Made from solid oak. Circa 1800. Very sturdy and solid. One drawer at the end and one on the side. Beautiful colour and pa...
Oak
Verner Panton "Pantonova" Dining Set of Dining Table and Six Chairs
By Verner Panton, Fritz Hansen
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare Verner Panton Pantonova dining table and chairs, made by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1971. Cognac color leather seat pads. Set includes table, m...
Chrome
Gustavian Period 18th Century Swedish Painted Center Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional Swedish Gustavian period painted pine center table from circa 1790. There are many layers of paint washing the frame, blending ethereal aquamarine over red in that tac...
Pine, Paint
$1,595
H 32.75 in W 31 in D 11.75 in
Antique Italian Venetian Style Paint And Gilt Decorated Wall Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exaggerated serpentine shaped wall console in the Venetian manner in cream paint with gilt details. The frieze with a gilt ruffled center motif. Raised on tall scrolled legs with...
Wood
$434,092 / set
H 157.49 in W 157.49 in D 157.49 in
18th Century Renaissance Palladio Dining Room Set in blackening wood of walnut
By Andrea Palladio
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Monumental and important Renaissance Palladio dining room set all in solid hand-carved walnut from a Palladian Palace in Vicenza of a Venetian patrician family. The back of the showcase was rebuilt again at the end of the 800 first 900 with the application of damask fabric The table can be extended up to 4-6 meters The large sideboard and the display cabinet are in the process of conservative restoration and have therefore been disassembled, as seen from the last photos. Measures in cm: Sideboard H 240 x L 315 x D 70 Display cabinet H 240 x L 230 x D 60 Table H 78 L x 230 x D 140 Extendable to 4-6 meters Notes: The architectural design of Andrea Palladio...
Glass, Pine, Walnut
20th Century Rococo Style Console
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A good quality Rococo style console, with carved cabriole legs and apron and a shaped top.
Mahogany