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.
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Rococo Period Collection
Ebony, Mahogany
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Wood
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Rococo Period Collection
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Rococo Period Collection
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Period Collection
18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Rococo Period Collection
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Scagliola, Pine, Poplar
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
1770s Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier British Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rococo Period Collection
Brass
18th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
18th Century English Georgian Antique Rococo Period Collection
Brass
20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Rococo Period Collection
Plaster, Wood
1790s English George III Antique Rococo Period Collection
Other
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century British Rococo Antique Rococo Period Collection
Marble
20th Century Italian Rococo Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood
1790s English George III Antique Rococo Period Collection
Ivory, Satinwood, Rosewood, Leather
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Rococo Period Collection
Giltwood, Beech
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