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.
1960s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Lighting
Brass
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Metal
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Glass, Cut Glass
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood
1810s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gesso, Wood
2010s Dutch Rococo Lighting
Metal
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Wood
2010s Dutch Rococo Lighting
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Gesso, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Wrought Iron
19th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Silver Plate, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
18th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Iron
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Crystal
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
18th Century and Earlier European Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Tin
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Bronze
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Brass, Bronze
1970s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1910s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Antique Rococo Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Gold Plate, Bronze
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Rock Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron
19th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Brass
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Giltwood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Resin, Plaster
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Bronze
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Wrought Iron, Iron, Metal
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Iron