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.
Antique Italian Carved Gold Gilt and Creme Paint Decorated Trumeau Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 58 1/2 in W: 31 1/4 in D: 1 3/4 in An exquisite antique Italian trumeau mirror from the 1920s, masterfully carved and adorned with a delicate crème-painted finish, ...
Mirror, Wood
Painted French Trumeau Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted Rococo trumeau mirror, having a painted finish showing desirable natural wear, its raised and fielded frame, surrounding foliate scrolls and a shaped mirrorplate. Stock I...
Mirror, Wood
Important French Mirror and Console from 1760/70 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important French mirror and console from 1760/70 18th century carved from solid wood with old gold plating. In the upper part hand-painted oil painting with an epoch-typical scenery...
Wood
18th Century French Rococo Trumeau with Original Panel Painting
Located in Antwerp, BE
A refined mid-18th century French Rococo trumeau with its original painting on wooden panel, richly carved giltwood frame and original mirror. A rare and decorative piece with authen...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Palatial Italian 19th Century Rococo Carved Giltwood Figural Mirror, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial Italian 19th Century Rococo Carved Giltwood Figural Mirror, the sectional arched mirror plates within scroll and foliate deco...
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage Giltwood Trumeau Mirror with Textured Painting
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage midcentury giltwood Trumeau mirror with a tranquil garden scene painting. It features a carved giltwood frame with scrolling floral motifs and a shell crest. The peaceful sce...
Canvas, Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century, Large Italian Baroque Wood and Plaster Lacquered Mirror
Located in IT
18th Century, Large Italian Baroque Wood and Plaster Lacquered Mirror This large and refined mirror was made in Piedmont, Italy, around the middl...
Plaster, Wood
$2,624
Italian goldleaf mirror
Located in PAU, FR
Gold leaf mirror from Italy, antic mercure glass from Venezia. Super fresh gold leaf
Gold Leaf
19th Century Swedish Tall Gold Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century Swedish gilt trumeau mirror richly decorated with extensive applied carving throughout. The frame is finished in gold gilt and features faces, a carved border, and vinew...
Mirror, Wood
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style 85" Gold Gilt Cream Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style 85" Gold Gilt Cream Painted Trumeau Mirror. Item...
Glass, Wood
Antique French Rococo Gold Giltwood 65" Harvest Carved Fruit Basket Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Style Gold Giltwood 65" Harvest Carved Fruit Basket Wall Mirror. Item features a large wooden frame, gold gilt finish, nicely carved details, harvest fruit bask...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Wall, Console or Pier Cherub Mirror
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century wall, console or Pier Cherub mirror Wall or console mirror having a clear antique center panel flanked by a luminous gilt wood frame. Robust carvings of lion faces a...
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French Seaform Painted Trumeau Mirror with Trophic Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Seafood / powder blue painted trumeau mirror with off-white carved trophic crest, 18th century, France.
Wood
$15,000
H 69 in W 48 in D 3 in
French Palladian Painted & Gilt Trumeau Mirror with Floral Medallions, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French Palladian painted and gilt trumeau mirror with a fluted carved cornice and flanking floral medallions. Early 19th Century. Mirror retains the original silvered glass & wood ba...
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
H 51.25 in W 28 in D 1.5 in
Beautiful Paint Decorated French Louis XV Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This beautiful French Louis XV style trumeau mirror captures the essence of 18th-century Rococo design with its graceful proportions, exquisite detailing, and charming painted decora...
Walnut
$26,000
H 83.5 in W 55.25 in D 8 in
French Regency Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror with Flanking Gilt Sconces C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French Regency gilt wood and painted trumeau mirror with a gilt carved palmette cornice, flanking scrolled griffons with palmette, centered cherub chariot lead by Pegasus, flanking g...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
French Provincial Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Above the framed mirror plate, the panel is decorated with a floral motif and carved musical instruments.
Gold, Gold Leaf
$1,592Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.78 in W 18.31 in D 1.19 in
19th Century Gilded Trumeau Mirror with Maritime Painting
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite late 19th-century trumeau mirror is a stunning example of classical French craftsmanship, combining functionality and artistry. The elegant rectangular frame is adorne...
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt Trumeau Mirror. The upper section with a romantic oval painted panel of fruit pickers in a cartouche shaped frame with a shell crest, over...
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Louis XV-style Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you adore the exuberance and gilded grandeur of Louis XV’s reign, but your home’s style and scale is more Cleaver Family than a Bourbon residence, this is for you. Over your livi...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
French 18th Century Louis XV Boiserie Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine, large, and stunning trumeau dating back to the Louis XV period in France. Typical of the period, the trumeau has tastefully carved Rococo accents which house the double stack...
Mercury Glass, Canvas, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive painted and gilt mirror dating to the last quarter of the 18th Century. Green painted and having applied carved and gilt cartouche and floral mouldings the upp...
Mirror
Late 18th Century French Trumeau Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Absolutely beautiful example of an original French trumeau mirror with painting of what appears to depict a scene from the famous o...
Wood, Paint, Canvas, Mirror
Vintage Gilt Tipped Trumeau Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of Parisian opulence to your interior with this magnificent vintage trumeau mirror. A masterful study in French Louis XVI style, this piece features an exquisite hand-car...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Sold
H 73 in W 42.75 in D 5.5 in
Large 6ft+ Antique Louis XV French Gilded Hand-Painted Trumeau Wall Mirror 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A most impressive & elegant antique French gilded & hand-painted trumeau wall mirror circa 1860. To the top is a scrolled cartouche decorated with gilt 'ribbons' and fuiting foliate, below is a band of gilded 'rope-twist' decoration with a second band that decorates the entire perimiter of the frame. To the top is a panel with dimond & star shaped decoration in relief, with a garland of floral decoration above an oval handpainted panel...
Gesso, Canvas, Mirror, Paint
Important French Mirror and Console from 1760/70 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important French mirror and console from 1760/70 18th century carved from solid wood with old gold plating. In the upper part hand-painted...
Wood
French 19th Century Trumeau Mirror
Located in palm beach, FL
Exceptional Trumeau in wood gilded with gold leaf, decorated with sculpted acanthus leaves all around the overmantel, a gallant scene delicately painted in oil on the upper part. The...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XV Stucco Carved and Gilded Trumeau Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century French Louis XV stucco carved and gilded trumeau mirror. A stunning French antique Trumeau in Rococo style with carved and gilded stucco ornaments. The panel is defined...
Stucco
Monumental 18th Century Antique George III French Rococo Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique George III giltwood mirror, circa second half of 18th century. Features ornate carvings with scrolling rococo and foliate decoration with segmented plate. Measures: 74".
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Rococo Style Mirror or Picture Frame
Located in Barntrup, DE
This exquisite antique trumeau Rococo or Louis XV style picture or mirror frame on white painted wooden panel is decorated with golden garlands of flowers and leaves, perimeter decor...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Carved Gilt Wood Overdoor Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Wood Overdoor Mirrors --original gilt --Rare pair --Restorations
Wood
18th Century Trumeau Mirror with Painting
Located in Berlin, DE
An 18th century trumeau mirror with a mirror plate framed by a giltwood border surmounted by an oil painting and a giltwood carved freeze of stylized foliate ornaments and strapwork ...
Mirror, Giltwood, Canvas
Late 19th Century French Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Late 19th century French style trumeau mirror with painting. Original finish in a creamy white with gold painted accents. This mirror has a...
Mirror, Wood
Large 18th Century Swedish Rococo Mirror
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Beautifully carved large and impressive Swedish Rococo period wall mirror from the mid-18th century, most likely from Stockholm. The slightly-arched rectangular plate framed by folia...
Wood
19th Century Large Carved and Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful large carved trumeau mirror with original painted finish. The paint looks to be a soft beige with a lighter tone of cream. The frame does have a distressed finish, with sig...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Large 18th Century French Trumeau
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Good quality French carved gilt wood trumeau mirror, the frame with carved birds in oak leaf foliage. Formally part of a panelled room, provenance: Pont-à-Mousson, Meurthe-et-Mosell...
Giltwood