Rococo Center Tables
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.
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood, Fruitwood, Pine
18th Century French Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Center Tables
Glass, Oak, Pine, Beads
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Center Tables
Silver Leaf
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Pine, Paint
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood, Glass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Center Tables
Giltwood
1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Pine
18th Century European Antique Rococo Center Tables
Oak, Walnut
1840s English Antique Rococo Center Tables
Mahogany
1890s Antique Rococo Center Tables
Satinwood
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Center Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood
1890s French Antique Rococo Center Tables
Marble
20th Century Belgian Rococo Center Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Center Tables
Brass
1890s Antique Rococo Center Tables
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Pine
2010s Italian Rococo Center Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Burl
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Center Tables
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood
18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood
18th Century German Antique Rococo Center Tables
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Center Tables
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Pine
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Rococo Center Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Center Tables
Pine