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 Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Marble, Iron, Ormolu
1780s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
1770s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Late 18th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
18th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
1750s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Silver
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver
20th Century European Rococo Furniture
Vermeil, Silver
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Furniture
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Peruvian Rococo Furniture
Silver
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Gesso, Giltwood
1770s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Gesso, Giltwood
18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Giltwood
1750s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
1830s Antique Rococo Furniture
Ironstone
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture
Silver
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Gold
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain, Wood, Mirror
19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Onyx, Ormolu
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Ormolu
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture
Alabaster
Late 18th Century Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture
Stone, Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture
Glass, Opaline Glass
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture
Delft
1770s English Antique Rococo Furniture
Sterling Silver