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.
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Antler, Upholstery
1990s American Rococo Seating
Giltwood
1790s European Antique Rococo Seating
Velvet, Beech
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1930s Czech Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, String, Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Foam, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood
1920s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Antler, Upholstery
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Seating
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Pine
1890s French Antique Rococo Seating
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
1750s French Antique Rococo Seating
Nutwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Leather
1760s Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
2010s British Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Seating
18th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
1880s French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
1980s Portuguese Vintage Rococo Seating
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silver Leaf
Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Seating
Rosewood
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
1880s German Antique Rococo Seating
Cane, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Seating
Muslin, Beech
18th Century Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut