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.
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Silver Leaf, Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal
1880s German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal
1950s Belgian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rococo Lighting
Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Czech Rococo Lighting
Crystal
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
18th Century British Antique Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Plate
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
18th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf, Metal
1930s Swedish Vintage Rococo Lighting
Pewter
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Tôle, Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Lighting
Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Gesso, Giltwood
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf, Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron
1970s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Glass
Early 20th Century American Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1960s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Plaster
1910s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf, Metal
Early 2000s Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Wood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Wrought Iron
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Goatskin, Wood
Late 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
1970s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Fiberglass
20th Century British Rococo Lighting
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
20th Century European Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Copper
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron, Tôle
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu