Rococo Coffee and Cocktail 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.
1920s Norwegian Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
2010s English Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Birch
1930s Finnish Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Mid-20th Century European Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s English Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Plexiglass, Birch
1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
1920s English Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1950s Swedish Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
1950s European Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch, Walnut
1920s French Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut
20th Century African Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1960s Finnish Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1920s French Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble