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.
19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Walnut Serpentine Fold-Top Tea Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Walnut Serpentine Fold-Top Tea Table. Measures 34" in width, 33.5" in depth open 30" in height.
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Card Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish Rococo card table with decorative carved cabriolet legs and pull out trays used for candlesticks. Repainted in soft grey.
Wood
$10,300
Louis XVI Game Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Louis XVI painted off-white game table with one drawer, it would make a lovely side table. The top is silk covered under glass.
Silk, Wood
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Card Table
Located in London, GB
This fine antique table is crafted in the Louis XV style, which is synonymous with grace, elegance and exuberance of design. Made from luxurious materials and exhibiting fine marquet...
Ormolu
Sold|$1,600
H 30 in W 30 in D 24 in
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Flip Top Backgammon Card Game Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage French Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Flip Top Backgammon Card Game Table. Item ...
Cherry
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality 19th century Victorian antique mahogany card/side table having a lovely mahogany top that lifts up and swivels to reveal a green baize interior, carved frieze supported by a ...
Other
19th Century English Rosewood Game Table
Located in High Point, NC
A fine 19th century rosewood game table from England. The curved front has a hand beaded edge and wonderfully grained as well. The table top is constructed ingeniously to fold open a...
Rosewood
$2,170Sale Price|55% Off
H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 22.84 in
French Art Deco Card Table with Walnut and Maple Inlays, 1940
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elegant Art Deco card table in walnut, the top has inlays and opens like a book, insides in maple with an inlaid wind rose.
Maple, Walnut
Antique Folding Pedestal Card Table Mid 19th Century
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Folding Pedestal Card Table, Mid 19th Century. This is a wonderful folding card table with a very distinct pedestal base. Made in the middle of the 19th century, this is a t...
Brass
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Gilt Bronze Two-Tier Tea Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV style kingwood trellis parquetry two-tier tea table with twin handled rectangular trays, the serpentine borders banded in gilt bronze over ta...
Ormolu
$22,305
H 30.71 in W 40.95 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Late 18th Century Irish Georgian Mahogany Demi-Lune Card Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine pair of late 18th century Irish George III card tables, constructed in mahogany with crossbanded in satinwood, shaped in demilune outline with moulded frieze and fluted and ri...
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century Walnut / Burr Walnut English Game / Card Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a game table made in England, circa 1870. The table is made of walnut and burr walnut. The top has a fabulous quality cut of the finest burr walnut. The 4 sides of the top ar...
Walnut, Burl
$2,150
H 29 in W 33.25 in D 33.25 in
Mid-20th C. French Louis XV Style Painted Card Table with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant and functional, this vintage French table à jeu was crafted in France circa 1960. Square in form, the table stands on slender cabriole legs adorned with floral and acanthus c...
Leather, Oak
$4,300
H 28.5 in W 38.25 in D 38.25 in
19th Century French Provincial Walnut Folding Wine Table - Antique Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, round antique French Provincial wine folding table made of hand crafted Walnut, in good condition. The Vigneron tables are used in France as oc...
Walnut
$5,000
H 30.25 in W 27.5 in D 27.5 in
Louis Majorelle Signed French Art Nouveau Game Table, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Art Nouveau marquetry walnut and exotic wood game table signed by Louis Majorelle. The tabletop is decorated with large leaves and stems. Stylized with fine marquetry side a...
Walnut
$2,743
H 28.35 in W 35.83 in D 17.72 in
Fine quality Regency folding rosewood card tea console table C1825 19th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Very Fine quality Regency / William IV rosewood folding card tea console table C1825 . This is a lovely table of exceptional quality. Historically restored to a good standard. The ...
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Table in Original Paint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo folding table scraped to it's original paint. The table has a decorated tripod base and the table top has the typical Rococo form. A wonderful and ra...
Wood
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Card Tables
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of 20th Century card tables from Sweden. Repainted in light grey. Circa 1920.
Wood
18th Century, Rococo Card Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Unusual Swedish 18th century Rococo folding card table. Repainted in soft grey and beautifully distressed.
Wood
Sold
H 30.25 in W 30 in D 22.5 in
Swedish 1770s Rococo Period Ebonized Wood Tea Table with Painted Floral Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period ebonized wood tea table from the late 18th century, with painted floral décor and cabriole legs. Born in Sweden during the third quarter of the 18th century, ...
Wood
German Glass Bead Decorated Rococo Centre Table, circa 1760
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Oak and pine wood with historical paint and marbling. The rounded rectangular dished top with moulded edge and decorated with a mosaic made of glass beads depicting a parrot seated i...
Glass, Wood
French Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Two-Tiered Tea Table
Located in London, GB
Featuring parquetry designs, exquisite curved gilt bronze mounts and a two-tier design, this beautiful tea table is the result of highly skilled craftsmanship. The upper tier of the ...
Ormolu, Bronze
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H 29.53 in W 23.23 in D 23.23 in
French Antique Ormolu-Mounted Rococo Parquetry Folding Card Table
Located in London, GB
The top of this fine, antique folding card table features a parquetry pattern of acanthus leaves in contrasting rosewood, kingwood and fruit...
Ormolu, Bronze
18th Century Rococo Tiled Table with Curved Legs and One Drawer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Rococo tea table in walnut with curved legs. 18th century tiles on the tabletop. One drawer. Presumably Achen Lüttich, Belgium, circa 1770.
Swedish Game Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 18th century chess and backgammon game table, signature attributed to Stockholm work.
18th Century Swedish Period Rococo Pedestal Table
Located in Charleston, SC
A large period Rococo oval, shaped top pedestal tray table, Sweden, circa 1760 with turned base supported by beautifully carved legs. Scrape back to traces of its original color. Vär...
German Marquetry Veneered Louis XV Style Games Table, Rosewood Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style games table, mid-19th century. The intricately veneered top with extended and rounded corners with concave seating areas placed atop a base with a shaped apron raised ...
Swedish Game Table
Located in Copenhagen, K
Late 18th century chess and backgammon game table, signature attributed to Stockholm work.