Rococo Mirrors
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-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Plaster, Wood
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1750s English Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century French Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
1890s French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Bronze
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Rococo Mirrors
Composition
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century English Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Early 20th Century French Rococo Mirrors
Brass
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Gesso
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Mirrors
Porcelain, Wood, Mirror
Mid-19th Century British Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror
Late 20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s British Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Fruitwood
18th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Mirrors
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rococo Mirrors
Terracotta, Mirror
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Mirrors
Murano Glass
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 1900s Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Ceramic, Glass
Early 20th Century European Rococo Mirrors
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
1780s French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1920s French Vintage Rococo Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1760s English Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1890s Slovak Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood