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Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

ROCOCO STYLE

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.

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Style: Rococo
18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table
18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table

18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table

$1,980

18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A beautifully crafted French Rococo writing desk from the Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century. This desk features hand carved detailing throughout and cabriolet legs. Very versat...

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1780s French Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Vintage Italian Olive Burl Wood Writing Desk
Vintage Italian Olive Burl Wood Writing Desk

Vintage Italian Olive Burl Wood Writing Desk

$3,950

Vintage Italian Olive Burl Wood Writing Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This exquisite Italian writing desk is a masterclass in Rococo-inspired design, featuring a graceful serpentine silhouette and elegant cabriole legs. The entire surface is meticulous...

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Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Olive Burl Writing Desk, Louis XV Style, Mid-Century
Vintage Olive Burl Writing Desk, Louis XV Style, Mid-Century

Vintage Olive Burl Writing Desk, Louis XV Style, Mid-Century

$1,000

Vintage Olive Burl Writing Desk, Louis XV Style, Mid-Century

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Vintage olive burl solid wood writing desk in Louis XV Style . Likely a mid-to-late 20th-century revival piece. Its design is a fantastic match for the neoclassical and Art Nouveau a...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Olive, Fruitwood

Norwegian 18th Century Rococo Painted Table
Norwegian 18th Century Rococo Painted Table

Norwegian 18th Century Rococo Painted Table

$4,995

Norwegian 18th Century Rococo Painted Table

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A fabulous Norwegian table from the late 18th century, that is a Scandinavian interpretation of Italian Baroque tastes with exaggerated features to feel as if a completely original s...

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18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Century Rococo Walnut Six Drawer Desk from Denmark
19th Century Rococo Walnut Six Drawer Desk from Denmark

19th Century Rococo Walnut Six Drawer Desk from Denmark

$4,650

19th Century Rococo Walnut Six Drawer Desk from Denmark

Located in Round Top, TX

19th-century rococo desk crafted in walnut with veneer and darker trim detailing along the desk top edge. The desk is freestanding, with finished presentation on the reverse; there a...

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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Swedish Rococo Desk with Light Blue Paint, Drawer and Curved Rococo Legs
Antique Swedish Rococo Desk with Light Blue Paint, Drawer and Curved Rococo Legs

Antique Swedish Rococo Desk with Light Blue Paint, Drawer and Curved Rococo Legs

$5,956

Antique Swedish Rococo Desk with Light Blue Paint, Drawer and Curved Rococo Legs

Located in Kramfors, SE

Antique Swedish rococo desk from the late 1700s. The desk is a country house furniture in rococo style with a large drawer. Heavily curved rococo legs and also a curved table top and...

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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Fine 18th Century French Games Table with removable Leathertop Writing Desk
Fine 18th Century French Games Table with removable Leathertop Writing Desk

Fine 18th Century French Games Table with removable Leathertop Writing Desk

$4,400

Fine 18th Century French Games Table with removable Leathertop Writing Desk

Located in Richmond, VA

Fine 18th century French walnut games table and leathertop writing desk. The table features a removable leather top that flips over to a baize covered card table. Beneath the removab...

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18th Century French Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Baize, Walnut

French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat

French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat

$6,304

French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat

Located in Kastrup, DK

An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents. Features a top with a tooled leather writing-surface w...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk

$21,500

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front doors above a drawer with a pull out front interior chair having a left arm.

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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

A Blue Rococo 18th Century Writing Table With Drawer, Finland
A Blue Rococo 18th Century Writing Table With Drawer, Finland

A Blue Rococo 18th Century Writing Table With Drawer, Finland

$4,995

A Blue Rococo 18th Century Writing Table With Drawer, Finland

Located in Helsinki, FI

A beautiful 18th Rococo writing table in absolutely original condition. The table features a single drawer and a beautiful vintage patina with the original...

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18th Century Finnish Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Contemporary Console Table in Gold Leaf
Contemporary Console Table in Gold Leaf

Contemporary Console Table in Gold Leaf

$3,420 / item

Contemporary Console Table in Gold Leaf

By Tara Shaw Maison

Located in New Orleans, LA

The custom regal gilded finish on this Tara Shaw Maison collection console table ensures it will stand out in any space. Pairs with Tara Shaw's gold leaf martini table. Handcrafted i...

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2010s American Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Vintage Custom Venetian Antique Rococo Style Antique White Carved Executive Desk
Vintage Custom Venetian Antique Rococo Style Antique White Carved Executive Desk

Vintage Custom Venetian Antique Rococo Style Antique White Carved Executive Desk

$15,995

Vintage Custom Venetian Antique Rococo Style Antique White Carved Executive Desk

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage Custom Venetian Antique Rococo Style Antique White Carved Hand Painted with Leather Top 9 Drawer Executive Desk Make a dramatic statement with this Vintage Custom Venetian ...

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Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760
Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760

Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760

$14,500

Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760

Located in New York, NY

Fantastic Rococo 18th century writing table with single drawer with accentuated cabriole legs, origin: Sweden, circa 1760 with all original green color. The purity of the design lac...

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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

Italian Early Rococo Period Walnut 1-drawer Writing Table, ca. 1740
Italian Early Rococo Period Walnut 1-drawer Writing Table, ca. 1740

Italian Early Rococo Period Walnut 1-drawer Writing Table, ca. 1740

$6,140

Italian Early Rococo Period Walnut 1-drawer Writing Table, ca. 1740

Located in Atlanta, GA

Having a rectangular top with concave sides and shaped rounded corners atop a case housing one drawer with a shaped apron, the case raised on cabriole legs terminating on hoof feet

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1740s Italian Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Hendrix Allardyce Rococo Style Lacquered Library Table Desk
Hendrix Allardyce Rococo Style Lacquered Library Table Desk

Hendrix Allardyce Rococo Style Lacquered Library Table Desk

$6,800

Hendrix Allardyce Rococo Style Lacquered Library Table Desk

By HENDRIX ALLARDYCE

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Sublime rococo style lacquered library table or writing table desk crafted by Hendrix Allardyce Hollywood, California. The desk is fronted by a large storage drawer with a round bras...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Carved Oak Table
Early 20th Century French Carved Oak Table

Early 20th Century French Carved Oak Table

$3,000Sale Price|20% Off

Early 20th Century French Carved Oak Table

Located in Savannah, GA

This is a fabulous quality, very highly carved table made in France, circa 1920. The table has extremely Fine quality carvings throughout. The side...

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Early 20th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk

Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk

$12,000

Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk

Located in Bozeman, MT

Fine 18th century Swedish Rococo desk / console table with one drawer and in Its original colour. Ca 1770 Sweden.

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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Florentine Table with Ornate Carved Gilt base
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Florentine Table with Ornate Carved Gilt base

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Florentine Table with Ornate Carved Gilt base

$5,495 / item

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Florentine Table with Ornate Carved Gilt base

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Dimensions: 21.75 inches high x 24.5 inches wide x 24.5 inches deep This elegant Italian Florentine table is a beautiful example of the renowned pietra dura inlay tradition, a decor...

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Composition, Marble

Vintage French Provincial Style Carved Antique White Writing Desk
Vintage French Provincial Style Carved Antique White Writing Desk

Vintage French Provincial Style Carved Antique White Writing Desk

$6,995

Vintage French Provincial Style Carved Antique White Writing Desk

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage French Provincial Style Carved Antique White 3 Drawer French Mahogany Inlay & Book Matched Satin Writing Desk Vintage French Provincial 3-drawer writing desk with an ant...

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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk

$106,882

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze drawers with elaborate ormolu handles and escutcheons, the reverse conformingly organized with three simulated drawers, allowing this bureau plat to be freestanding, the cabriole legs with sabot feet headed by female masks. The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk...

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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.
Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.

Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.

$12,190

Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.

Located in Atlanta, GA

this versatile and layered writing table is epertly crafted of rosewood veneers with brass detailing, the sliding top with bookmatched veneers opens to reveal a leather writing surfa...

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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Rococo Writing Table
Italian Rococo Writing Table

Italian Rococo Writing Table

$7,900

Italian Rococo Writing Table

By Guiseppe Biondo

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine Italian walnut rococo writing table, the lovely faded olive inset leather top with gilt tooled edge and thumb molded walnut banding over molded frieze with single drawer, the ap...

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1780s Italian Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Poplar, Walnut

Italian Rococo Early 19th Century Oak Table with Carved Apron and Cabriole Legs
Italian Rococo Early 19th Century Oak Table with Carved Apron and Cabriole Legs

Italian Rococo Early 19th Century Oak Table with Carved Apron and Cabriole Legs

$5,650

Italian Rococo Early 19th Century Oak Table with Carved Apron and Cabriole Legs

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Italian Rococo style walnut and oak table from the early 19th century, with serpentine top, carved apron, cabriole legs and petite casters. Created in Italy during the early years...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau Plat by Simon Loscertales
Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau Plat by Simon Loscertales

Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau Plat by Simon Loscertales

$8,000

Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau Plat by Simon Loscertales

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

A beautifully crafted Louis XV French style bureau plat, made in the 1960s by Simon Loscertales and distinguished by its exquisite Kingwood veneer, ornate bronze ormolu mounts, and r...

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1960s Spanish Vintage Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Rococo Style Ladies' Desk from Royal Collection
19th Century Rococo Style Ladies' Desk from Royal Collection

19th Century Rococo Style Ladies' Desk from Royal Collection

$11,725Sale Price|50% Off

19th Century Rococo Style Ladies' Desk from Royal Collection

Located in London, GB

19th Century Rococo style ladies' desk inlaid with light wood in the form of flowers and foliage, cabriole legs with attached brass fittings, frame with drawer. At the bottom with fi...

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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

French Antique Desk Writing Table - Rococo Furniture
French Antique Desk Writing Table - Rococo Furniture

French Antique Desk Writing Table - Rococo Furniture

$1,724

French Antique Desk Writing Table - Rococo Furniture

Located in Potters Bar, GB

- Gorgoeus French shaped writing table or desk - Love the shape to the top with elegant curves - We date this desk to circa 1930 - Features intricate marquetry inlay work with floral...

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1930s Vintage Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV Rococo Style Painted Desk or Dining Table
French Louis XV Rococo Style Painted Desk or Dining Table

French Louis XV Rococo Style Painted Desk or Dining Table

$5,400

French Louis XV Rococo Style Painted Desk or Dining Table

Located in Houston, US

French Louis XV Rococo style painted desk or dining table featuring beautiful patina and carved legs.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Rococo desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include and Hendrix Allardyce. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $95,959 while the average work can sell for $5,948.

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