Rococo Seating
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.
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1940s American Vintage Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1760s French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Velvet, Poplar, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Poplar, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Paint, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Pine, Paint
1980s Spanish Vintage Rococo Seating
Wood
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Walnut, Leather
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
1940s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood, Paint
1990s European Rococo Seating
Plywood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Textile, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wool, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Paint, Wood
1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silk, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Canvas, Wood
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Velvet, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wicker, Cane, Wood, Walnut
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
1940s Vintage Rococo Seating
Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut, Upholstery
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Velvet, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Velvet, Fruitwood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut