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 Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Leather
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Mohair, Wood, Linen
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Pine
1760s Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Gold Leaf
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Spanish Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Antler, Upholstery
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Seating
Fabric, Giltwood
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Antler, Upholstery
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1890s French Antique Rococo Seating
Fabric, Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Paint
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
1880s French Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Velvet, Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Wood
1750s Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Jacaranda, Fabric, Upholstery
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut, Leather
Late 20th Century North American Rococo Seating
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Damask, Giltwood
1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating
Leather, Beech
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Other
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Silver Leaf
1980s Portuguese Vintage Rococo Seating
Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Gesso, Wood, Upholstery, Paint
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Leather, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Wool, Walnut
20th Century Scandinavian Rococo Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Paint
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Wood