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.
1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Rococo Period Collection
Cherry, Upholstery, Wood
1770s Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Paint, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rococo Period Collection
Metal
20th Century American Louis XVI Rococo Period Collection
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rococo Period Collection
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century British Jacobean Antique Rococo Period Collection
Cane, Oak
20th Century European Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Gesso
Late 19th Century British Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
1930s Swedish Rococo Vintage Rococo Period Collection
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Rococo Period Collection
Hickory
1960s Vintage Rococo Period Collection
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Rococo Period Collection
Cane, Wood
18th Century and Earlier British Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble