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Rococo Tapestries

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
French Vintage Tapestry Wall Hanging Gallant Scene
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene by JP Paris Panneaux Gobelins from the late 20th century. A beautiful French tapestry, wall hanging in Aubusson style, within a flower border fe...
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1970s French Vintage Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Cotton

French Vintage Tapestry Romantic Scene
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene from the mid-20th century. A beautiful French tapestry in Aubusson style, within a flower border featuring a romantic scene in a garden. Dimensi...
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1950s French Vintage Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Cotton

Vintage Tapestry Wall Hanging Decor Hunting Scene
Located in Barntrup, DE
This colorful vintage tapestry depicts a European hunting scene from the 18th century. It is made from wool and cotton and features four loops for easy hanging. Crafted in Belgium d...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Rococo Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene by JP Paris Panneaux Gobelins
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene by JP Paris Panneaux Gobelins from the late 20th century. A beautiful French tapestry in Aubusson style, within a flower border featuring a gall...
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1970s French Vintage Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Cotton

Antique Turkish Silk and Gold Hereke Tapestry with Flower of the Seven Mountains
Located in Dallas, TX
77024, this opulent antique Turkish silk and gold Hereke tapestry with flower of the seven mountains. Featuring a central medallion of cinnamon-red floating in a cut out medallion of...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Rococo Tapestries

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Gold

Vintage French Scenic Tapestry Wall Hanging, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
This vintage scenic tapestry shows courting couples in an idyllic country setting by a lake, a cherub statue, waterfall. It is made in a soft, light color palette of greens, pinks, a...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Tapestry

Vintage Aubusson Style French Jacquard Halluin Tapestry c1940s
By Gobelins Royal Manufactory, Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage French jacquard tapestry, probably crafted in the 1940s in the Aubusson style, showcases a richly detailed hunting scene. Woven in Halluin, a region renowned for its tex...
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1940s French Vintage Rococo Tapestries

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Wool

Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Rococo Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely antique 19th century square French Aubusson tapestry depicting a on a beautiful spring day in the countryside with lush trees and vegetation with a woman on a swing and her husband and two children beside her. It is a lovely silk and wool tapestry with in the classic Rocco style...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry, Wool, Silk

French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene from the mid-20th century. A beautiful French tapestry in Aubusson style, within a leaf border featuring a gallant scene - a romantic scene in a...
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1950s French Vintage Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Cotton

19th Century Italian Church Offertory Bag in Teal with Ecclesiastical Trim
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian, hand-made teal chiesa borsa (church offering purse) with yellow needle-work. The bag has been decorated with bismuth and a centered coordinating baroque pearl. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tapestries

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Metal

Chinoiserie Toile Hangings Curtains French Blue & White Rococo
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Exceptionally rare pair of large, Rococo Chinoiserie blue & white cotton bed curtains. Measures: 4ftwide 7ft9"hig. - Chinoiserie was the height of fashion during the Rococo and these hangings would have been a luxury item, making a exotic statement in the bedroom. They have been used as wall hangings for the last 35 years. - From a private collection, purchased 35 years ago from a set of six removed from a Chateau in France. One was purchased by Nina Campbell...
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1750s French Antique Rococo Tapestries

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Cotton

Antique 18th Century French Beauvais Floral Tapestry Lumbar Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Antique 18th Century French Beauvais Floral Tapestry Lumbar Pillow measuring 14 x 21 inches. Excellent condition. Complimentary Shipp...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry, Wool, Silk

19th Century Italian Church Offertory Bag in Purple with Ecclesiastical Trim
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian, hand-made royal purple chiesa borsa (church offering purse) with gold needle-work and ecclesiastical trim. The bag has been decorated...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Trimming, Mother-of-Pearl, Thread

19th Century Italian Ecclesiastical "Chiesa Borsa" with Black Crystal Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian black and white ecclesiastical "chiesa borsa" (church offering bag) adorned with irradiated black crystal points and a natural forming cross-shaped baroque pearl...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tapestries

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Rock Crystal

Antique Flemish Tapestry Verdure Bird Wool & Silk 115cmx168cm Green 4x6 C.1880
Located in New York, NY
Antique Flemish Tapestry Verdure Flamingo Bird Wool & Silk 115cmx168cm Green 4x6 C.1880 115cm x 168cm "This is a magnificent Antique Flemish Tapestry in Wool & Silk. It has a sce...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

Hand Woven Belgian Tapestry, Circa 1850
Located in Sarasota, FL
Hand woven tapestry, depicts a jungle scene with lavish foliage, a big cat and colorful birds, framed with a rich floral border. In excellent condition, has been stored in a box. Mad...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

French Vintage Tapestry Landscape with a Waterwheel
Located in Barntrup, DE
French vintage tapestry, wall hanging, from the second half of the 20th century. A beautiful French tapestry in Aubusson style, within a leaf border featuring a landscape, a house wi...
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1970s French Vintage Rococo Tapestries

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Cotton

Vintage Rococo Style Tapestry Wall Hanging, Belgium
Located in Barntrup, DE
Vintage Tapestry Gallant Scene by Belge D' Art from the late 20th century. It is a beautiful tapestry, wall hanging, in Rococo style, featuring a gallant scene - a figural scene in n...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Cotton

Large Vintage Lanvin Silk Scarf Pale Blue Butterflies Fruits French
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Large vintage Lanvin silk scarf pale blue butterflies fruits French Beautiful and rare vintage silk scarf Very pretty with butterfly and d...
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Late 20th Century French Rococo Tapestries

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Silk

Large Vintage Silk Scarf Pale Blue Gold Eiffel Tower Paris
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title: Large Vintage Silk Scarf Pale Blue Description: Beautiful and rare vintage designer silk scarf. Very pretty with multiple detailed p...
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Late 20th Century French Rococo Tapestries

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Silk

18th Century Italian Mecca Hand-Carved Tassels on an Antique Braid
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved mecca tassels strung on an antique braid. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. The braiding...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tapestries

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Metal, Silver Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Embroideries on Mercury Mirrors
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian ecclesiastical, hand-embroidered decorations mounted on antique mercury mirror. The intricate ecclesiastical decorations are hand-embroidered with four ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tapestries

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Mirror, Beads, Thread, Fabric

Antique French Tapestry Rococo Tapestry Blue Wool & Silk 3x6 Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French Tapestry Rococo Tapestry Green Blue 2'8" x 5'6" (3' x 6') 81cm x 168cm Circa 1920 "A magnificent antique French tapestry with Rococo style. It has very rare in...
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1920s French Vintage Rococo Tapestries

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Silk, Wool

19th Century Italian Church Offertory Bag in Black with Gold Ecclesiastical Trim
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian, hand-made black chiesa borsa (church offering purse) with gold needle-work and ecclesiastical metal gold trim. The bag has been decor...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Trimming, Thread

Antique Persian Silk Kashan Prayer Rug with Empire Regency Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77269 Antique Persian Silk Kashan Prayer Rug, 04'04 x 06'08. Behold, a vision of paradise! Feast your eyes upon this exquisite hand knotted antique P...
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Early 20th Century Persian Rococo Tapestries

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Silk

19th Century Italian Ecclesiastical "Chiesa Borsa" with Gold Shells and Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian "chiesa borsa" (church offering purse) with gold trim and adorned with coordinating gold leaf shells and a natural forming pearl. Available with or without lucit...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tapestries

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Fabric, Trimming, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Lucite

A Flute Serenade: Late 19th Century French Pastoral Tapestry of Rococo Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
74030 Rare Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 04’04 x 10’02. Evoking the splendor of France’s Rococo age, this handwoven wool antique French tapestry is an exquisite vision of romance, artistry, and timeless grace. Woven in the late 19th century, it draws inspiration from the pastoral tableaux of François Boucher, whose idyllic depictions of courtly leisure and bucolic charm defined the spirit of the era. Here, a young woman strolls behind a gallant flutist along a sun-dappled woodland path—an intimate moment caught in silk and wool, imbued with the tender lyricism of a love song whispered through the French countryside. Every thread speaks of heritage, mastery, and the kind of effortless elegance that only centuries of refinement could produce. The tranquil scene is a study in pastoral poetry: soft foliage, muted sunlight filtering through trees, and the rustling quiet of a timeless afternoon. The dreamlike color palette—dusty rose, celadon, gold, and faded umber—conveys the patina of history while radiating a romantic luminosity that feels alive even today. This is not simply an artifact of French décor; it is a living artwork, woven with emotion, movement, and musicality. The one-of-a-kind composition unfolds like a painting by Watteau or Fragonard—an ode to the pleasures of nature, beauty, and human connection. The craftsmanship reveals the hand of a master weaver trained in the grand Aubusson and Gobelins tradition, where textile art transcended function to become a mark of nobility. Each precious weave captures tonal nuance and painterly shading with breathtaking precision—a feat achieved only by ateliers devoted to the highest standards of European artistry. This tapestry once would have graced the walls of aristocratic salons and manors, its presence signaling sophistication, education, and cultured taste. Today, its survival stands as a testament to both its quality and its enduring charm. To own such an exquisite work of art is to inherit a fragment of France’s artistic legacy—a portal to a world of refinement and reverie. This antique pastoral tapestry...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Early 18th Century French Tapestry ( 3' X 6' - 90 X 185 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 18th Century French Tapestry 3' X 6' - 90 X 185
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Early 1700s French Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Wool

19th Century Framed Victorian Needle / Bobbin Lace
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Framed Victorian Needle / Bobbin Lace artwork, likely to be Point de Gaze, depicting a couple in elaborate 18th-century-style clothing—likely inspired by Rococo or Georg...
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1860s European Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Glass, Wood

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 Tapestries

Materials

Rock Crystal

Framed Dutch 18th Century Silk and Metal Thread Embroidery
Located in Basildon, GB
An antique Silk and Metal thread embroidery. Three 18th century figural vignettes surmounted by an armorial device, all in coloured silks and with metal thread borders. The somewhat...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

Rococo tapestries for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo tapestries for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tapestries created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, rugs and carpets, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, silk and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo tapestries made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tapestries, popular names associated with this style include Aubusson Manufacture, and Interi. 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 tapestries differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $395 and tops out at $45,000 while the average work can sell for $5,900.

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