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.
Early 20th Century Rococo Furniture
Late 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
Late 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Paint
1860s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1750s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Rococo Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Upholstery, Giltwood
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver Leaf
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Metal
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Damask, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Rococo Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century English Rococo Furniture
Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
2010s American Rococo Furniture
Cotton, Linen, Silk
19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Paint
2010s American Rococo Furniture
Cotton, Silk
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Stone
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble, Gold Leaf
1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Paint
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Linen, Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver Leaf
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf