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.
Italian Rococo 18th Century Silver Gilt and Marble Top Console
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Century) silver gilt bracket console with carved scroll form legs conncected with a stretcher and a filigree carved apron supporting a Siena yellow marble top
Giltwood
Pair of Rococo Style Giltwood Consoles with Marbleized Tops, 18th Century Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 18th century Italian serpentine-shaped giltwood console tables in the Rococo style featuring Rocaille designs and faux marbleized painted tops in blue & green hues.
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
An 18th Century Italian Console Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
An unusual neo-classical console table with decorative detailing and attractive blue/green painted top. An extremely useful size and shape that would suit a hall or drawings room. ...
Wood
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
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
Console table with lion heads. Possibly Italian school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Console table with lion heads. Carved and gilded wood, marble top. Possibly Italian school, 18th century. A console table with four legs joined by a jamb that ends in a central piec...
Stone, Other
Italian Venetian Painted Marble Top Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) cream painted bracket console table with carved & painted floral trim with a shaped filigree apron & stretcher under a brown marble top. (modern base)...
Marble
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
Pair of Italian Rococo Silver Gilt Marble Top Console Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo-style (Venice, First Quarter 19th Century) silver gilt & white gesso painted console tables with inset shaped Siena marble top & scroll design apron on 3 cabri...
Marble, Silver Leaf
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
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
English Rococo Style 1880s Carved and Bleached Oak Console Table with Deer Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Rococo style carved and bleached oak console table with deer heads and hoofed legs from the late 19th century. This late 19th-century English Rococo-style console table is...
Oak
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Late 19th Century Gilded Wood and Stucco Marble-Top Console
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th century gilded and stucco console marble-top.
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