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 Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Faience
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Early 20th Century Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Murano Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century English Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Rococo Lighting
Faience
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier Danish Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
1890s English Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
18th Century and Earlier European Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal
Mid-19th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Silver Plate