Rococo Armchairs
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 American Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century European Antique Rococo Armchairs
Other
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
1980s Spanish Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
20th Century Rococo Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 20th Century German Rococo Armchairs
Antler, Upholstery
19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood
18th Century European Antique Rococo Armchairs
Other
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Leather, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Elm, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Damask, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood, Silk
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Silk, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Silk, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
1940s Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Oak
1850s Austrian Antique Rococo Armchairs
14k Gold
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood, Paint
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Rococo Armchairs
Wood
20th Century American Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Gold
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Silver Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Rococo Armchairs
Fabric, Cane, Hardwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Paint
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood, Pine
1770s French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Beech, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Wood