Rococo Lighting
ROCOCO STYLE
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.
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Style: Rococo
Beautiful French Rococo Doré Bronze Six-Light Elegant Chandelier Tassel Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Beautiful leaves envelope the six candle cups and are gracefully layered throughout this large Rococo doré bronze chandelier with tassel accented center.
Measures: 38" H x 24" W.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Crystal and Gilt 12-Light Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
Designed with a gilt rococo scroll frame and hung with faceted beaded swags and faceted drops, this chandelier has twelve lights, eight below and four above, all with bobeches. Elec...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Ceramic, Glass and Brass Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic, glass and brass chandelier, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
18th Century Giltwood Fragment Mounted as Lamp. Amazing Watergilding.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Single 18th century giltwood fragment mounted as lamp. Amazing Watergilding. Great Scale.
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Bronze Putti Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of patinated bronze puttis in the manner of Clodion,
one holding bagpipes, the other a bird; each surmounted on a
fluted red marble col...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Four Antique French Girandoles in the Rococo-Style
Located in London, GB
Four antique French girandoles in the Rococo-style
French, 19th Century
Height 75cm, width 35cm, depth 10cm
This set of four girandoles re...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
1950, Italian Work, Lacquered Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950, Italian work, gilt and black lacquered wrought iron chandelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Rococo Brass Lantern
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautifull Rococo brass lantern.
Category
18th Century and Earlier European Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Rococo Gilt Bronze Floral Sconces, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French Rococo gilt bronze three-arm floral sconces. Sconces are candle powered and can be electrified, Early 19th Century.
Category
1810s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Pair of Venetian Sconces, circa 1800
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of exquisite Venetian sconces formed with cartouche shaped mirrored back, outlined with glass beads, three iron arms lined with glass beads and linked with crystal swags and dro...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of gilt bronze Rocaille style candlesticks, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of chiseled and gilt bronze Rocaille style candlesticks mounted in lamps and standing on an asymmetrical base with guilloche. The central support is made of curved volutes toppe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
A Fine 18th Century Venetian Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine and Impressive Venetian Crystal Chandelier with solid crystal arms and 8 lights, originating in Italy during the 18th Century.
The circular corona with stylized twisted c...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Unique Crystal Chandelier on a White Painted Frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning 18 light crystal chandelier on a white painted metal frame. Uniquely updated to work in a traditional or contemporary setting. French or Italian
Category
1960s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Late 19th Century Rococo Doré Bronze and Crystal Large Fifteen-Light Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
This elegant doré bronze and crystal chandelier is beautifully decorated with fifteen-lights, crystal prisms and beautiful crystal beads draped across the arms. The top is decorated ...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Italian 1850s Rococo Style Ten-Light Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Metal Armature
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian ten-light crystal Rococo style chandelier from the mid-19th century features a gilt, antique gold colored metal armature made of various scrolls and volutes. At the crest, s-scrolls support rosettes and pendeloques. The eye gently follows down the curvy lines, to discover the scrolled arms with simple bobèches and authentic ivory...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Pair Of Silvered Brass and Bronze Lamps, 19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of gilt brass and bronze bottle-shaped lamps, standing on an arabesque engraved base. A bamboo frieze underline the belly and the neck.
Work from the second half of the 19th ce...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of French, 1890s Rococo Style Two-Light Crystal Sconces Wired for the US
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Rococo style crystal two-light wall appliques from the late 19th century with metal armatures and faceted crystals. Born in the later years of the 19th century, each...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Shell Encrusted Iron Chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
A vintage French wrought iron six-light scrolled arm rectangular chandelier encrusted in sea shells. The wrought iron carriage is covered with sand and decorated with masses of shell...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Silverplate Shield Back Sconces with Rococo Shell Details, Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
AIS1838
A pair of large double light sconces in a silverplate over bronze finish. The shield-form backplates are finished above and below with shell motifs. The S-curving arms have s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
19th Century Antique Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Baroque style chandelier with 12 candleholders. The frame is forged of iron that is blackened and gilt. The chandelier is pear-shaped and has rockcrystas in the shape of leafs and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Iron
Vintage Rococo Brass Colored Floral 5 Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Rococo style five light chandelier featuring a floral design. Hand painted pink, blue, and yellow colored flowers on the bobeches. Takes 5 standard candelabra l...
Category
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
12 Light Giltwood and Iron Chandelier by Paul Ferrante-20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning giltwood & iron 12 light Italian style chandelier with drip wax candle covers. There are garlands of wooden tassels dancing throughout the fixtur...
Category
20th Century American Rococo Lighting
Materials
Iron
Pair of 5 Light Cast Bronze Sconces from the Conrad Suite Waldorf Astoria
Located in New York, NY
Heavy cast decorative bronze five light sconces with shades from The Conrad Suite side room in the Waldorf Astoria. These are vintage 1980s. Price include...
Category
Late 20th Century European Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1920s Pair of Rococo Wall Sconces in Silver Finish Brass Single Light Each
Located in New York, NY
1920s brass Rococo style sconces with a silver finish. Sold as a pair. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranton, PA.
Category
1920s American Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
1890s Louis XV 8-Arm French Cast Bronze Rococo Chandelier with Foliage Detail
Located in New York, NY
1890 cast bronze Rococo style eight arm French chandelier with organic foliage detail. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranton. PA.
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Crystal Beaded 8-Arm Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French crystal beaded 8-arm chandelier with faceted almond shaped crystals throughout. The fixture is adorned with garlands of English cut beads throughout as well. The fixture is ne...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Crystal and Gilt 12-Light Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
Designed with a gilt rococo scroll frame and hung with faceted beaded swags and faceted drops, this chandelier has twelve lights, eight below and four above, all with bobeches. Elect...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
measure check Vintage Brass Bouillotte Table/Desk Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage brass bouillette table or desk lamp is in the Rococo style and has a two-light electrical socket wired for US use. The lamp has the effect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
19th Century Eastlake Chandelier
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Nineteenth Century "Eastlake" chandelier with three arms decorated with flower and leaf decoration further decorated with three matching etched and carved glass shades.
Category
19th Century American Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Altar Prickets as Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $3250...Exquisite carving and detail highlight this pair of Italian Baroque silver gilt corner altar prickets as table lamps. Heavily carved and finished on one side, th...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Rococo lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Meissen Porcelain, and Woka Lamps. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $3,506.
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