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.
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Metal, Gold
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Rococo Furniture
Marble, Travertine, Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Metal, Gold, Chro...
1960s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Gold
1740s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Rococo Furniture
Marble, Travertine, Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Metal, Gold, Chro...
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Brass, Bronze
1910s Vintage Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1850s Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century European Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Carrara Marble, Bronze
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold Plate, Bronze
1850s European Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Silver, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Furniture
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Gold
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Silver, Bronze
20th Century European Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold
18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1860s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze