Rococo Lighting
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 Lighting
Iron, Tôle
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron, Tôle
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Steel
1910s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Iron, Tôle
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Wrought Iron
18th Century and Earlier European Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron, Aluminum
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
1970s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Steel
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
20th Century European Rococo Lighting
Iron
19th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Tôle, Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
1940s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rococo Lighting
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Glass
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood