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.
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Composition
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Steel
2010s American Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Paint, Paper
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Leather, Walnut
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal, Bronze
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
Late 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Paint
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Paint
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble
1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Furniture
Cotton
18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
1910s French Vintage Rococo Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Furniture
Gesso, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Iron
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Glass
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Fruitwood
1950s German Vintage Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Paint
1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
1890s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Paint
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
1890s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Paint
1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Upholstery, Pine, Paint
1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood





