Rococo Wall 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.
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Softwood
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Blown Glass
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Cut Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Murano Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Wall Mirrors
Pine
1990s Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Blown Glass
20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Beech
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s French Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Blown Glass
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood, Mirror
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s French Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Oak, Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1940s French Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Wood
1940s Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
1940s French Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf