Rococo Bedroom Furniture
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.
19th Century Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1940s Vintage Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century American Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Maple
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Paint
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1830s Italian Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Paint, Plaster, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Ash
20th Century American Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood
18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
19th Century French Antique Rococo Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Giltwood