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.
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal
17th Century American Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
17th Century American Antique Rococo Furniture
Paste, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Ash, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Upholstery, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Furniture
Paint, Porcelain
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal, Pyrite, Gold Leaf
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Furniture
Copper
1850s French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Paper
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Canvas
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Israeli Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Gold Leaf
18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Enamel
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Maiolica
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Wood
18th Century Irish Antique Rococo Furniture
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Walnut
Mid-17th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Iron
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture
Paper
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver, Other
20th Century Rococo Furniture
Canvas
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rococo Furniture
Paint, Paper
1930s Swedish Vintage Rococo Furniture
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
19th Century Japanese Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Crystal, Metal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Murano Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Brass





