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 Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
1860s French Antique Rococo Seating
Steel
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Fabric, Fruitwood
1950s American Vintage Rococo Seating
Leather
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Paint, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Beech, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Fabric
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Linen, Giltwood
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
1870s French Antique Rococo Seating
Linen, Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
1890s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Walnut
1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silk, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Metal
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Leather
18th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Early 1900s Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1940s Vintage Rococo Seating
Satin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Seating
Leather, Beech
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Seating
Leather, Beech
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
1760s Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
19th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut