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.
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Giltwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Rococo Seating
Walnut
Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s German Antique Rococo Seating
Cane, Walnut
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
20th Century English Rococo Seating
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Lacquer
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine, Paint
1990s European Rococo Seating
Plywood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Pine, Paint
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Wood, Fabric
20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silk, Giltwood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Paint
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Beech
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Brass
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut, Upholstery
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Damask, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Seating
Muslin, Beech
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Beech





