Rococo Sideboards
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 Slovak Antique Rococo Sideboards
Gold Plate
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Sideboards
Wood
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Sideboards
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Sideboards
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sideboards
Marble, Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Welsh Antique Rococo Sideboards
Oak
1930s British Vintage Rococo Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Rococo Sideboards
Oak
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Sideboards
Metal
2010s Mexican Rococo Sideboards
Hardwood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Sideboards
Pine
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sideboards
Steel
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Rococo Sideboards
Elm
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Sideboards
Bronze
18th Century English Antique Rococo Sideboards
Oak
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Sideboards
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Sideboards
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Sideboards
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Sideboards
Oak
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Sideboards
Walnut, Wood