Rococo Seating
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.
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood, Textile
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Pine, Paint
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Giltwood, Velvet
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Textile, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Textile, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Other
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
1990s European Rococo Seating
Plywood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
20th Century American Rococo Seating
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Pine, Paint
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Walnut
1770s French Antique Rococo Seating
Beech, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Lacquer
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
1850s Austrian Antique Rococo Seating
14k Gold
19th Century Antique Rococo Seating
Rosewood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silk, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Rococo Seating
Fabric, Cane, Hardwood
Late 18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Wood, Fabric
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wool, Silk, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rococo Seating
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
1880s German Antique Rococo Seating
Cane, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Beech





