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 French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Plate, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Wood
1960s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
1980s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Gesso, Giltwood
20th Century Central American Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
18th Century English Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Rococo Lighting
Brass
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Plate
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
20th Century British Rococo Lighting
Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century European Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Wood
Mid-18th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron, Aluminum
1960s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Lighting
Metal
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Silver Plate
19th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Glass
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Iron, Tôle
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Iron, Wrought Iron
1970s German Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf, Metal
19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Rococo Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Glass, Cut Glass
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Lighting
Steel
Mid-18th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Giltwood