Rococo Table Lamps
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.
1850s French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Rococo Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century European Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Rococo Table Lamps
Mahogany
1950s French Vintage Rococo Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps
Porcelain, Silk
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Ormolu
1930s French Vintage Rococo Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Porcelain
2010s Italian Rococo Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Table Lamps
Copper
20th Century Rococo Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Faience
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Faience
Early 20th Century French Rococo Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Metal, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Unknown Rococo Table Lamps
Art Glass
19th Century English Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Ormolu
1980s American Vintage Rococo Table Lamps
Glass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century German Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Chinese Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Ormolu
1950s Mexican Vintage Rococo Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Table Lamps
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 20th Century Rococo Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Spanish Rococo Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Metal, Silver Plate
1870s French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Ormolu
1950s French Vintage Rococo Table Lamps
Brass
18th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Ceramic, Faience
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Delft, Pottery
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Delft, Pottery
19th Century French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Other
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Delft
1860s French Antique Rococo Table Lamps
Bronze