Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, 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.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it 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.
20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Majolica
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Oak
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Oak, Paint
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Softwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Oak, Glass, Mirror
1880s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Ormolu
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Poplar
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Onyx, Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
18th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Copper
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 18th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1860s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Metal
1890s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Goatskin, Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Glass, Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
18th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Pewter
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron