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 Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble, Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Kingwood
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Serpentine, Bronze
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Rococo Period Collection
Brass
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Period Collection
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Steel
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Siena Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Wood
1750s French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Iron
1760s French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Steel
1930s British Georgian Vintage Rococo Period Collection
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Rococo Period Collection
Ormolu
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Period Collection
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Kingwood
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Rococo Period Collection
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Rococo Period Collection
Walnut
20th Century Louis XV Rococo Period Collection
Wood
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