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.
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Ormolu
1760s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
18th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Gold Leaf
17th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Pine
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Late 18th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Oak, Paint
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Ormolu
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Oak
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Softwood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Gold
18th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Copper
1750s German Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Delft
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
1750s Portuguese Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Goatskin, Wood
Late 18th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
Mid-18th Century British Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Pewter
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Glass, Oak
1750s Irish Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
18th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
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
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood