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.
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Metal
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron, Iron, Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Iron
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Silver Plate
19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Iron, Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Metal
1960s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century English Rococo Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Brass
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Goatskin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Steel, Iron
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Iron
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1950s Belgian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Plate, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Lighting
Metal
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Gesso, Giltwood
1980s Belgian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf
19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain, Meissen
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Crystal
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal