Rococo Period Collection
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design.
Though greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, Rococo 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.
Rococo furniture 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 and Earlier German Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
19th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Iron
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain
18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
19th Century French Other Antique Rococo Period Collection
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
1790s Swedish Louis XVI Antique Rococo Period Collection
Elm
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Rococo Period Collection
Limestone
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain
1810s German Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain
Late 20th Century German Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Rococo Period Collection
Pine
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood, Gesso, Glass
Late 20th Century American Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Composition
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Porcelain