Rococo Busts
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.
18th Century Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Bronze
1870s German Antique Rococo Busts
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
18th Century German Antique Rococo Busts
Porcelain
1790s French Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
20th Century Rococo Busts
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
1910s French Vintage Rococo Busts
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Marble
18th Century European Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Carrara Marble
1860s French Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Marble
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Busts
Zinc
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
20th Century French Rococo Busts
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century European Rococo Busts
Marble, Carrara Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Rococo Busts
Bronze
1880s Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Metal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rococo Busts
Plaster
18th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Antique Rococo Busts
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Iron
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Busts
Marble
1790s French Antique Rococo Busts
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Alabaster, Marble
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Busts
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
18th Century and Earlier German Antique Rococo Busts
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Busts
Wood