Rococo Dining Room 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.
20th Century Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rococo Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Steel, Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Rococo Dining Room Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century French Rococo Dining Room Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Rococo Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Rococo Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Dining Room Tables
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Rococo Dining Room Tables
Marble, Chrome
19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Dining Room Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rococo Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
19th Century American Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Iron, Zinc
19th Century French Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Oak, Elm
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Dining Room Tables
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Oak, Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood
1930s American Vintage Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood, Paint
1930s French Vintage Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood
1930s Swedish Vintage Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood
19th Century Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Fruitwood, Macassar, Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Dining Room Tables
Walnut
1930s French Vintage Rococo Dining Room Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Dining Room Tables
Marble