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.
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
1980s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Plate, Bronze
1960s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century British Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1910s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1880s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
1850s Austrian Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1910s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze