Rococo 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.
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-19th Century British Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
1870s Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
20th Century American Rococo Mirrors
Resin
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Iron
1820s Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Beech
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
18th Century English Antique Rococo Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Brass
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Paint, Wood, Mirror
Late 20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century American Rococo Mirrors
Gesso
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Walnut
18th Century Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Marble
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
1740s Northern Irish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Mirrors
Brass
1850s Slovak Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1930s French Vintage Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Pine
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Glass, Blown Glass, Mirror
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Blown Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Mirrors
Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Mirrors
Fruitwood