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.
Early 20th Century Spanish Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood, Giltwood
1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Mirror, Paint
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Early 20th Century Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Pine
19th Century American Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut
1850s French Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Giltwood
1990s American Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Gesso, Mirror
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Tôle
Early 20th Century French Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Crystal
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood, Paint, Wood
1910s Italian Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Hardwood