Rococo Serving Pieces
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 English Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver Plate
1960s German Vintage Rococo Serving Pieces
Gold
Early 20th Century German Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1960s German Vintage Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1860s English Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver Plate, Copper
Early 20th Century German Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
1880s German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Pottery
19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Crystal
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1750s English Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
1750s Austrian Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver
Early 1900s English Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver
18th Century European Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Meissen
19th Century English Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver Plate
19th Century English Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Serving Pieces
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
20th Century European Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Unknown Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver Plate
1990s French Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1780s Spanish Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver
1890s German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
18th Century European Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Rococo Serving Pieces
Giltwood, Wood
1910s English Vintage Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1890s German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1890s German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
20th Century Danish Rococo Serving Pieces
Silver
1940s German Vintage Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century English Rococo Serving Pieces
Pottery
Mid-20th Century English Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain
1880s German Antique Rococo Serving Pieces
Porcelain