Rococo Furniture
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.
1760s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1960s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1860s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1970s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Metal
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
1850s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1760s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 20th Century British Rococo Furniture
Linen
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
Early 20th Century Rococo Furniture
Brass
1760s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
1940s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1960s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
1830s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1960s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1960s Vintage Rococo Furniture
Crystal, Metal
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1870s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Furniture
Steel
1920s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Wool
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Glass, Cut Glass
Late 20th Century Persian Rococo Furniture
Silk, Wool
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Porcelain, Silk
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Brass
1870s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1880s Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
1750s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 18th Century British Antique Rococo Furniture
Gesso
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Creamware
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1880s Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Enamel
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1950s American Vintage Rococo Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Rococo Furniture
Marble, Travertine, Carrara Marble, Brass, Metal
1920s Persian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wool, Cotton