Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console 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.
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Metal
Late 20th Century Moroccan Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
1990s Unknown Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
20th Century Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1960s Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood