Rococo Furniture
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.
Early 18th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Faience
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Furniture
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Furniture
Cotton, Linen
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Oak, Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Statuary Marble
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Irish Rococo Furniture
Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Canvas
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Oak, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
17th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture
Porphyry
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Canvas
1740s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Pine, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Glass
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Pine
1860s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Rococo Furniture
Hardwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
18th Century and Earlier German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1780s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze





