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.
Genuine Antique Northern Swedish Rococo Centre Table with Elegantly Curved Legs
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique rococo table from northern Sweden. The table rectangular and the same from both sides. From the rococo period around 1770. The table has elegantly surved legs and a b...
Pine
18th Century Norwegian Rococo Centre Tray Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century Norwegian Rococo centre tray table in a great finish and proportions. Ca 1770 Norway.
Wood
Antique French 19th Century Rosewood and Marble Oval Occasional Table C1850
Located in London, GB
A French rosewood oval occasional table, 19th century, the white marble top with a moulded edge, over a turned stem, on four scrolling legs, joined by scrolling brackets, terminating...
Marble
Italian Rococo Style 18th Century Faux Marble Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style Sicilian (18th Century) large rectangular center table with a faux marble resting upon a white-painted & gilt carved base & apron supported on four cabriole legs.
Silver Leaf
$1,837Sale Price|25% Off
20th Century Mariano Garcia Spanish Round Side Table with Burl Top
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian Rococo style round side table with burl top over a richly carved base from the 20th century. The apron is adorned on all sides with typical Mariano Garcia motifs. The tab...
Marble
Italian Carved and Painted Centre Table
Located in Arundel, GB
A substantial, rustic, Italian centre table. Raised on blue painted, carved scroll form legs with carved ascanthus leaf detail and scroll feet. Solid walnut painted top with painted ...
Oak
19th Century Italian Giltwood Centre Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stylish early 19th Century centre table. The simulated marble top with shaped moulded edge and acanthus carved frieze, raised on a shapely giltwood triform base with exaggerated scro...
Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Carved Giltwood Center Table with Marble Serpentine Top
Located in Meer, VAN
Italian 18th Century Carved Giltwood Center Table with Marble Serpentine Top This is a very special and museum worthy 18th century Italian center table in carved and gilded wood wit...
Marble
Rare 18th Century German Glass Bead Decorated Centre Table by Michael van Selow
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Rare Rococo centre table from the famous workshop of Johann Michael van Selow. The rounded rectangular dished top with moulded edge and decorated with a mosaic made of glass beads de...
Wood, Glass
German Rococo 18th Century Glass Bead Decorated Centre Table with Exotic Parrot
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very rare 18th century German Rococo table. Oak and pinewood with historical paint in black and decoration in gold color. The rounded rect...
Glass, Oak, Pine, Beads
Rococo Style Swedish Round Painted Wood Occasional Table with Seashell Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style round painted wood table from the mid-20th century. This vintage Swedish table features a circular-shaped top with nicely ...
Wood
Curvaceous French Rococo Style Wrought-Iron Centre Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A curvaceous French Rococo style wrought iron circular center table with gray marble top; the gray marble top resting on an open iron-work base with eight over-scaled double-scrolled...
A Large Antique Italian Carved Gilt Wood Rococo Style Rectangular Center Table
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Large Italian Carved Gilt Wood Rococo Style Rectangular Center Table With a Leather Top Italy, Circa 1870 Highly carved in the Rococo ...
Leather, Wood
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Rococo Carved Walnut & Marble Turtle Top Parlor Table Circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Rococo turtle top parlor table offers beveled and shaped marble top over walnut base raised on cabriole legs with carved foliate knees and scroll form stretcher with centr...
Marble
French Rococo Style Gilt & Painted Carved Wood Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Carved Wood w/ Gilt & Painted Finish Style: French Rococo This French Rococo style center table from the 1950s showcases elaborate ...
Wood
19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Walnut Rolling Center Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Walnut Rolling Center Table measuring 35" in width, 25" in depth and 29.5" in height. Knee clearance is 27". Measures 35" in width, 25" in depth...
Walnut
$1,470Sale Price|30% Off
20th Mariano Garcia Spanish Side Table with Siena Marble and Carved Base
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian Rococo style round side table with Siena marble over a richly carved base from the 20th century. This exquisite Spanish side table features a “giallo Siena” marble top (ye...
Marble
$14,129Sale Price|29% Off
Centre Table by Franz Xaver Fortner, Germany, circa 1840
By Franz Xaver Fortner
Located in Greding, DE
Large centre table by the famous Bavarian cabinetmaker Franz Xaver Fortner (1798-1877, Munich) from circa 1840. The tabletop shows a rich inlay work out of brass, copper, tin, mother...
Brass, Copper, Lead
Antique Entryway Table with Inlaid Top and Bronze Legs, Italy, circa 1860-1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Large decorative entryway table with oak wood, rosewood and mahogany top and elaborate bronze legs with patina. This unique table top with cross and star patterns was made from sections of an old Italian parquet...
Bronze
Italian 18th century Rococo st. Polychrome and Mecca center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative Italian 18th century Rococo st. Polychrome and Mecca center table. This wonderful oval table is raised on a tripod base with scrolled supports adorned ...
Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Italian Giltwood Centre Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A stylish early 19th century Italian centre table. The simulated marble top with shaped moulded edge and acanthus carved frieze, raised on a shapely giltwood triform base with exagge...
Gesso, Giltwood
Louis XV Centre Table Marquetry Inlay Desk, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Charming Louis XVI centre table with curved shape top Very distinctive look - could also function as a desk We date this piece to circa 1880 ...
Kingwood
Antique Rococo Style Rosewood, Ormolu and Marble Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Antique Rococo style rosewood, ormolu and marble centre table. French, Early 20th century. Measures: height 76cm, diameter 92 cm. This expertly crafted rosewood centre table is ...
Marble, Ormolu
French Table 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
French table XIX century vein marble top the structure is in carved and gilded wood very pretty good condition, measures: 124x80x74 cm Good condition.
Wood
19th Century Swedish Painted Pedestal Centre Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant 19th-century Swedish center table has a round top, 35” in diameter, supported by nicely carved base and four curving legs with delicate carved details. The apron is wide...
Pine, Paint
$942Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.96 in W 26.78 in D 26.78 in
Antique Inlaid 19th Century Rosewood Octagonal Centre or Window Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality inlaid Victorian 19th century inlaid rosewood octagonal centre, window, side or occasional table. C1895. No loose joints and no woodworm. A rare decorative fi...
Rosewood
$3,200
H 22 in Dm 21 in
Mid-Century Modern Cylinder Drum Shape Burl Wood End Side Table Nightstand Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cylinder drum shape burl wood end side table nightstand mint!
Burl
$14,900
H 29.5 in Dm 50.5 in
20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Polished Rosewood Dining, Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A round, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian dining room table made of hand crafted polished Rosewood, in good condition. The small center table is co...
Rosewood
$1,401
H 20.48 in W 20.48 in D 15.75 in
Spanish Rustic Walnut Side Table with Drawers, Early 20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Charming Spanish rustic side table crafted in solid walnut, dating from the early 20th century. The piece features two small front drawers decorated with geometric carved panels and ...
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Marble Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Marble Center Table. This stunning 18th century Italian marble table, center table or dining table has a Carrara marbl...
Marble
Kindel Mahogany Bookmatched Banded Top Side Table Occasional Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage end table or occasional table in solid mahogany, with both an adjustable shelf and a pullout tray, from Kindel Furniture Winterthur Collection. May be used in office setting as library end...
Mahogany
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Oval Breakfast Dining Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality late 18th century George III Period mahogany oval breakfast table having well Figured oval tilting top with crossbanded decoration Raised on elegant barrel turned...
Mahogany
Norwegian 18th Century Rococo Painted Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous Norwegian table from the late 18th century, that is a Scandinavian interpretation of Italian Baroque tastes with exaggerated features to feel as if a completely original s...
Iron
19th Century French Marble Centre Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French marble centre table. With an ornately carved central column with vertical fluting and decorative ring mouldings. The base is a tri-footed design, also in marble....
Marble
$1,236
H 27.17 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
Spanish Rustic Chestnut Side Table with Drawer, Early 20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
This Spanish rustic side table dates from the early 20th century and is crafted in solid chestnut wood. The piece features a rectangular top with raised edges, above a single drawer ...
Brass
Antique Oak Centre Table
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Oak Centre Table. A charming antique oak side table, center table with two plank top construction with a moulded edge. Simple moulded rails and plain stretchers with nicely turned le...
Oak
19th century Danish carved flame mahogany center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century danish carved flame mahogany center table circa 1860. Beautifully shaped top surface with striking half matching veneer top. Slightly over-sailing top sits on an apron...
Mahogany
Italian center table in the rococo taste
Located in Houston, TX
The unique shape and deep carvings are impressive And the fine quality is exceptional. The marble is a gray And taupe color that will blend well. The front panel Has a deep carving...
Beech
IMPORTANT CENTER TABLE Tuscan 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT CENTER TABLE Tuscan 19th Century in carved and lacquered wood with imitation marble and gilded supported by columns with capitals top in yellow marble with green border fro...
Marble
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Carved and painted Rococo style center table with pietra dura top. Carved and gesso base with putto in center. Legs are in the cabriolet style.
Marble
Exceptional 18th Century Gustavian Tilt-Top Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Fantastic 18th century Swedish Rococo period tilt-top table with fine burled root grain veneered top. Signed by J Sjolin, master carpenter Jacob Sjolin (1767-1785) great finish with ...
Burl
Fine American Victorian Carved Rosewood Center Table, circa 1860s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Made in the style of Meeks, this gorgeous American Victorian rococo center table features a fine original finish and beautiful design and wood quality. The table measures 56 wide x 3...
Rosewood
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H 31.5 in Dm 43.31 in
English Regency Round Table with Carved Center Pedestal in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Rococo-influenced Regency table in mahogany with round marquetry top and turned and beveled column on quatre-form base ending in "S" scroll feet. Features finely articula...
Mahogany, Walnut
Portuguese Rococo Writing Table or Side Table, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful 18th century Portuguese Rococo two-drawer writing or side table with a finely carved shaped skirt and cabriole legs. The unusual form of the top makes this table a true eye...
Wood, Fruitwood, Pine
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H 32.25 in W 40 in D 26.25 in
Italian, Lucca, Walnut, Burl Walnut, & Mixed Veneers Center Table, Mid 18th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
This special table has a rectangular top and beautifully selected veneers arranged in the shape of a large flower, side banded with a small apron and raised on elegantly curved legs ...
Walnut
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H 29.5 in W 35 in D 23.75 in
Spanish Mid-20th Century Carved, Painted and Gilded Decorative Center Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very stylish and chic dark green lacquer painted and gilt decorated center table raised on cabriole legs ending on carved Spanish feet.
Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Pair of Northern Italian Console Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic and animated pair of 20th century Northern Italian walnut console tables, with wildly scrolled legs, diamond studded aprons supporting an architectural molding...
Walnut
18th Century Rococo Folding Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th century rococo folding table with 19th century metal repair. This piece has been scraped to its wonderful original colour and patina.
Wood