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.
1760s French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
18th Century English Antique Rococo Period Collection
Wood
Early 18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood, Gesso, Glass
1820s English Regency Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mahogany
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Rococo Period Collection
Wood
Early 1900s French Louis Philippe Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Rococo Period Collection
Wood, Mirror, Plaster
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Bronze
1960s Italian Chinese Chippendale Vintage Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Composition
1810s English Georgian Antique Rococo Period Collection
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Period Collection
Wood, Mirror, Murano Glass
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mirror, Giltwood
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