Rococo Lanterns
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.
1860s English Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Ormolu
1870s French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
1970s French Vintage Rococo Lanterns
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Giltwood
18th Century English Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Rococo Lanterns
Brass
20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Brass
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze, Ormolu
1960s Italian Vintage Rococo Lanterns
Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lanterns
Tin
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lanterns
Gold Leaf, Metal
20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lanterns
Gold Leaf, Metal
Early 20th Century American Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Crystal, Metal
1910s Italian Vintage Rococo Lanterns
Plaster
Early 2000s Italian Rococo Lanterns
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Rococo Lanterns
Giltwood, Glass
18th Century and Earlier Danish Antique Rococo Lanterns
Brass
18th Century and Earlier European Antique Rococo Lanterns
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Copper
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century American Rococo Lanterns
Brass
20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Iron
19th Century English Antique Rococo Lanterns
Copper
1840s French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Brass
1850s Italian Antique Rococo Lanterns
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lanterns
Gold Plate, Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lanterns
Giltwood
Late 20th Century European Rococo Lanterns
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lanterns
Metal
Early 20th Century Rococo Lanterns
Brass
Early 20th Century Rococo Lanterns
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Lanterns
Wood, Glass
20th Century European Rococo Lanterns
Iron
20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Metal
18th Century English Antique Rococo Lanterns
Brass
19th Century European Antique Rococo Lanterns
Metal