Rococo Building and Garden Elements
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.
1890s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Oak
19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Late 20th Century European Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
18th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
1780s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Porcelain
1750s German Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Glass, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
20th Century German Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Porcelain
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
1850s English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Goatskin, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1880s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Gold Plate, Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
1920s English Vintage Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Poplar
18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Softwood
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Breccia Marble
1880s English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
1750s Irish Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Onyx, Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Quartz, Marble, Statuary Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1890s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Metal