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.
19th Century French Antique Rococo Period Collection
Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Rococo Period Collection
19th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Iron
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble, Silver Leaf
19th Century French Other Antique Rococo Period Collection
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Rococo Period Collection
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rococo Period Collection
Iron
20th Century European Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Gesso
1860s French Antique Rococo Period Collection
Stone
Late 19th Century British Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Rococo Period Collection
Oak
19th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
19th Century British William and Mary Antique Rococo Period Collection
Oak
