Rococo Buffets
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 French Antique Rococo Buffets
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Buffets
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Marble
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Buffets
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rococo Buffets
Marble, Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Marble, Brass
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Buffets
Wood
1890s French Antique Rococo Buffets
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Steel
19th Century Antique Rococo Buffets
Iron
18th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Oak
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Stained Glass, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Buffets
Pine
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Buffets
Oak
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Buffets
Oak, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Buffets
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Buffets
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Buffets
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Buffets
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Buffets
Hardwood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Buffets
Pine
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Buffets
Marble
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Buffets
Oak