Rococo

Lighter and more playful than the Baroque: curving lines, asymmetrical ornament and light colours.

The Rococo grew up in Paris when the nobility left Versailles for smaller, more intimate salons. Ornament became asymmetrical and the lines curved.

In Sweden the style coincided with the Age of Liberty. The Swedish East India Company brought home porcelain and silk from China, and Chinese motifs became fashionable.

Curved cabriole legs, often with a small foot

Rocaille – shell-like, asymmetrical ornament

Light colours, flowers and Chinese motifs

Pear-shaped pots on three feet