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.
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Oak, Pine, Beads
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Porphyry
2010s British Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Giltwood
Late 20th Century European Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
18th Century French Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
20th Century Belgian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Walnut
2010s Italian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1990s Indian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Brazilian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze
Late 20th Century European Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak