Rococo Dining Room Chairs
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.
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Textile, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Gold
Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
2010s Chinese Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Crystal
1920s Danish Vintage Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
20th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Beech
20th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century German Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1760s Danish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Spanish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Scandinavian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Beech
Late 20th Century North American Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1750s Portuguese Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Beech
18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric
1760s Danish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
20th Century American Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1960s American Vintage Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Aluminum
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wool, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Wood