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.
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Upholstery, Beech
1850s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood, Wood
18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Enamel
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Murano Glass
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Paint, Paper
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut, Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
17th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Cane, Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Other
2010s English Rococo Furniture
Gesso, Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Canvas, Paint
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Bronze
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Andorran Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Canvas
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Glass, Animal Skin, Wood
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Metal
1770s Spanish Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver
1760s Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Enamel
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Beech
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Majolica
1770s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Glass, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
1760s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Ormolu
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
1880s Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver
1760s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
1920s Czech Vintage Rococo Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1780s Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Gesso, Pine
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Murano Glass, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rosewood
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain





