Rococo Seating
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.
1850s Austrian Antique Rococo Seating
14k Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Gesso, Wood, Upholstery, Paint
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Walnut, Leather
1880s French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Jacaranda, Fabric, Upholstery
1750s Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Giltwood
20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Beech
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut, Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric
1890s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wood, Fabric
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century American Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1760s Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silver Leaf
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silver Leaf
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
1960s American Vintage Rococo Seating
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Rococo Seating
Suede, Wood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Seating
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Cotton, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut