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.
Rococo Gilt-wood Console with Marble Top, Italy c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Gilt-wood console table, the Rococo serpentine frame mounted with a conforming mottled beige marble top. Dating from the mid 1700s, and Italian in Origin. The console has mu...
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Painted Console with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Painted console with Pierced Apron, Acanthus Leaf Detail, & marble top.
Marble
Italian Rococo Gilt Serpentine Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Century) gilt carved console table with a serpentine shaped top and open design front and side to the apron. (Marble top to be made)
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Giltwood Console with Siena Marble Top
Located in Richmond, VA
Wonderful early 18th century Italian Rococo giltwood console with Siena marble top. Free standing console with incredible quality carving. Price tag f...
Siena Marble
Italian Rococo Brown Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Century) grey painted bracket console table with gilt trim and open carving with floral design and brown marble top Needs to be secu...
Marble, Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Large 19th Century Painted Console Tables With Mirror Panels
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of hand carved Italian console tables with the original paint and mirror plates. Made in the 19th century in the Rococo style, characterized by ornate, curving lines and elaborate carved details. Made from carved wood, with the original paint and mirror plates. Each table has intricate carved motifs centered on the apron and cabriole legs with scroll feet, typical of Italian Rococo...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Antique Marble Topped Rococo Console Table
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful carved and painted late Victorian Rococo console table with a Carrara marble top. It is beautifully carved in a hard wood, most likely mahogany, with bold scrolls and aca...
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Console Table with Beautifully Carved Putto
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite Italian Rococo carved wood and gilt console table with putto from the early 18th century, possibly 17th century. This period Rococo wall console from Italy features a three-dimensionally hand carved wood putto...
Wood
18th Century, Italian Rococo Wood Console Table
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Rococo Elm Wood Console Table Dimensions: W 92 x D 53.5 x H 71.5 This console table was made in Northern Italy during the Barocchetto period, in the mid-18th ce...
Wood
$3,840 / set
Rococo Marble Top Carved Wall Mount Console
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A rococo marble top carved wood wall mount console table. The hand-carved apron and supports showcase elaborate scrollwork, foliate motifs, and dimensional detailing, reflecting clas...
Marble
Mid 20th Century Vintage Rococo Gilt Wall Mount Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your space with this Vintage Rococo Gilt Wall Mount Console Table. Exuding opulence and charm, this table features intricate gilt detailing and a wall-mount design, bringing ...
Travertine
18th-Century French Provincial Regence Style Console Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
A charming and sculptural 18th-century French Provincial console table in the Regence style, crafted in Normandy circa 1750. This elegant wall-mounted console features a gracefully s...
Walnut, Wood, Paint
Italian Rococo Style Painted Console Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine faux marble top over a carved and painted support joined by a shaped footed base. Provenance; William Hodgins Interior design.
Wood
Large 19th Century Rococo Giltwood Console Table
Located in London, GB
A large nineteenth century English Rococo giltwood console table, with shaped and moulded Carrara marble top, the table boldly carved with c an...
Carrara Marble
C18th Giltwood & Marble Top Pier Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A very smart late 18th Century giltwood console/pier table, with its original rare Breccia marble top with pinched moulded edge. The base elegantly carved with rosettes to the frieze...
Marble
Pair of Italian Breccia Marble Top Giltwood Consoles - Circa 1760
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Southern Italian Rococo giltwood console tables. Each rare ancient Roman "Breccia di Sciro" top of serpentine outline , reclaimed in the 18th Century ( 1760 Circa ) and veneered on p...
Breccia Marble
Late 18th-Century Rococo Giltwood Wall-Mounted Console Table with Marble Top
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite late 18th-century Rococo console table exemplifies the ornate elegance of the period, with richly carved giltwood detailing and a distinctive wall-mounted design. Craf...
Marble
Pair French Carved Giltwood Console Tabels, circa 1840
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century French carved giltwood console tables. Each having their original Levanto rouge marble tops, wo...
Giltwood
small console, or side table in carved wood circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small console, or side table in carved wood circa 1950/1960
Beech
Parcel Gilded Console Hall Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good large blue and parcel gilded hall console table,very crisp carvings, in great condition.
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Gilded Wood and Stucco Marble-Top Console
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th century gilded and stucco console marble-top.
Marble
18th Century Rococo Console Table with Onyx Marble Top
Located in Baambrugge, NL
An 18th century Rococo style console table. A beautiful antique carved wood and gesso table with old golden patina and a top from Onyx marble in creme and red / amber tonesen. Mea...
Onyx
19th Century Gilt Wood Rococo Console Table with Red Marble Top
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique carved and gilded wood console table with red marble top (Incarnat Turquin marble), Rococo, 19th century. Measures: Height 89 cm x width 124 x depth 53 cm.
Marble
Italian 19th Century Rococo St. Giltwood and Onyx Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian 19th century Rococo st. giltwood and onyx console. The freestanding console is raised by elegant tapered cabriole legs with topie shaped feet below beautiful s...
Onyx