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.
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ceramic
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
2010s English Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain, Mirror
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Furniture
Marble
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Copper
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Other
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Peruvian Rococo Furniture
Silver
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
2010s British Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
18th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Furniture
Copper
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Canvas
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Statuary Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
1890s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
1870s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rococo Furniture
Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Pine
1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Furniture
Fabric, Giltwood
18th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Danish Rococo Furniture
Velvet, Wood
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain, Mirror
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Tôle, Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Majolica
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Pine, Paint
1880s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain





