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.
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Walnut
1940s American Vintage Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Walnut, Leather
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Seating
Mahogany
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Other
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1980s Spanish Vintage Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Velvet, Fruitwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Metal
1940s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Brass
18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1760s French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Poplar, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wicker, Cane, Wood, Walnut
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
20th Century Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Velvet, Poplar, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine, Paint
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
2010s Chinese Rococo Seating
Crystal
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Velvet, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Antler, Upholstery
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1960s American Vintage Rococo Seating
Brass