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.
Late 20th Century Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
Scrolled oval cartouche form in carved mahogany.
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mahogany, Mirror
1890s American Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wool
19th Century Antique Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood, Wood, Mirror