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Rococo Period Collection

Rococo Furniture (France, Italy AND Germany, 18th century)
Rococo Furniture (France, Italy AND Germany, 18th century)

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.

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Italian Rococo Walnut Bombe Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Century-Veneto Region) walnut bombe shaped sideboard cabinet with molded gilt trim edge with a floral design crowned with a shaped gr...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Louis XV Petite Serpentine Commode w/ Marble Top, France c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Louis XV period serpentine commode in East Indian Rosewood & Kingwood, mounted with a mottled gray marble top, gilt-bronze mounts and hardware throughout, 3 drawers and end...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Marble, Bronze

An Important Louis XV Walnut & Inlaid Armoire
Located in Sheffield, MA
The molded cornice above two raised paneled doors, opening to a shelved interior with two small drawers; above a carved frieze all resting on cabriole leg feet.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Period Marquetry Commode by Jean-Francois Hache
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV period kingwood and marquetry commode inlaid with flowers and with panels of burl walnut with original handles and on splayed feet
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Wood

Large Fine 18th Century Louis XV Serpentine Corner Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Louis XV serpentine corner cabinet in walnut with carved paneled doors and interior shelving. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Walnut

A Fine Louis XV Walnut Armoire
Located in Sheffield, MA
The molded cornice above two raised paneled doors, opening to a shelved interior with three small drawers; above a single drawer all resting on cabriole leg feet. Height 103 Widt...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Period Collection

Louis XV Serpentine Walnut Commode, Provence, France, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut with two sliding drawers featuring gilt-bronze fixtures, and mounted atop a carved shaped apron resting on cabriole legs.
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Serpentine, Bronze

Regence period Walnut Provencal "Linen-fold" Commode, c. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual Louis XV period commode on raised cabriole legs, and with a solid Walnut front in serpentine 'linen-fold' design. Dating from the mid-1700s, and Provencal French in origin...
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Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Brass

A Rare & Louis XV Bois Clair & Parquetry Commode
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Sheffield, MA
Attributed to Jean Francois HacheThe parquetry rectangular top with molded edge, above a bombe case with two short and one long paneled drawer, over a scalloped apron, raised on cabr...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Period Collection

Provencal Louis XV Period Buffet in Walnut, France c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV Buffet, constructed in Walnut, and accented with pierced Steel escutcheon plates & decorative mounts. Provencal in origin, and dating from the mid-18th century. T...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Steel

18thc Regence chest
Located in Dallas, TX
18th c fine Regence rosewood and mahogany commode. Original marble top
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Period Collection

Materials

Marble

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