Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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.
18th Century French Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1730s Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
18th Century and Earlier German Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Padouk
1770s English Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Composition
Late 20th Century Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Paint, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Gesso, Glass
Late 20th Century American Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Chrome
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood, Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 18th Century European Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
1750s English Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood