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.
Carved French Rococo Style Pair of Nightstands with Open Shelve, circa 1930s
Located in Miami, FL
Carved French Rococo style pair of nightstands with open shelve and three drawers, circa 1930s. The tables stands on four ornately carved cabriole shaped legs and depicts a basket...
Bronze
Italian, Sicily, Rococo Period Rosewood & Brass Inlaid Table, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a serpentine shaped top with thickly veneered galleried edge expertly veneered in rosewood with a rectangle pattern centering an oval, the shaped apron with a large sunken inl...
Brass
Rococo Style Cherry Brass Mounted Side Table with Removable Tray Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare Rococo Style Cherry Side Table with Removable footed Tray Top measuring 24.75' in width, 17.75" in depth x 26" in height. Table is 22" in height with tray removed.
Cherry
French Louis XV Period Shaped Walnut 1-Drawer Table, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded corners and molded edges atop a conforming case housing one drawer with an iron ring pull the case with a shaped and carved apron and raised on ...
Walnut
Italian Rococo Period Light Walnut 1-Drawer Table, Mid 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegantly imagined side table has a three quarter gallery top with a case housing one drawer and having a stylized carved apron, raised on cabriole legs anchored by uniquely sha...
Walnut
Pair of Mid Century Spanish Brass Ornate Side Tables
Located in London, London
Pair of ornate brass side tables Spain 1960s/1970s These exquisite Spanish side tables feature a stunning antique brass finish. Each table showcases a round top with intricate deta...
Brass
19th-Century Side Table with Ceramic Top
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Side Table with Ceramic Top The ceramic top depicts a genre scene of “a woman coming back from the forest.” - hand painted. The section under the top with openwork cut...
Ceramic, Wood
Oriental Style Side Table, England 19th Century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Oriental style side table, made of solid rosewood with grotesque shapes and claw-ended legs, Queen Anne style. England, 19th century.
Wood, Palisander
Original Swedish Rococo Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is an original Swedish Rococo console table with a stone top.
Birch
French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Guéridon
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine ormolu-mounted and rosewood veneered gueridon à écritoire, stamped by the Parisian ébéniste Pierre-François Quéniard dit Guignard (1740-1794), became maître in 1767. He was a ...
Pine
$1,500 / item
H 20.48 in Dm 15.75 in
Arabesque, Inspired Lacquered Wood Side Table with Brass Top - Small
Located in Cairo, EG
Arabesque, Inspired Lacquered Wood Side Table with Brass Top. Our Funky Fusion is a classic side table with a contemporary flare that brings...
Brass
$1,350 / item
H 20.48 in Dm 15.75 in
Arabesque, Inspired Lacquered Wood Side Table with Brass Top - Large
Located in Cairo, EG
Arabesque, Inspired Lacquered Wood Side Table with Brass Top. Our Funky Fusion is a classic side table with a contemporary flare that brings...
Brass
Pair of Jacobean Style Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Jacobean style rustic mahogany and reclaimed oak side table, the rectangular planked and breadboard top above a molded frieze, on bobbin turned and block legs joined by a boarded t...
Wood
$1,878
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 18.31 in
18th Century Dutch Oak Occasional Side Table with Single Drawer Lovely Timber
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Dutch 18th century occasional side table with single drawer A good primate mid-18th century table, made in oak, traditionally dowell...
Oak
$4,895 / set
H 25.75 in W 16.5 in D 11.5 in
Pair of French Cherrywood Nightstands or Bedside Tables with Marble Tops
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of French bedside end tables or night stands - each stand featuring a figured marble-top over a frieze with two inlaid drawers with original brass pulls. Superb origina...
Marble, Brass
Pair of Modern French Walnut Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern French Walnut Nightstands with a transparent, low-luster finish. The drawer fronts feature figured walnut in a traditional book match p...
Metal
18th Century English Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th Century English side table made from oak with a beveled edge around the top, following down to a simple apron with a single drawer in the front. The legs are hand turned and ha...
Brass
$595
H 19.5 in W 22 in D 22 in
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Style Brass X-Base Slate Top Side/End Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern style vintage end table with a removable slate-top and an X-shaped brass base It is in good condition with some slight age wear including surface wear...
Slate, Brass
Pair of Bauhaus Nightstands, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Exceptional pair of original Bauhaus nightstands produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. These cabinets exemplify early functionalist design through strict geometry, practical c...
Metal, Brass
$4,200 / set
H 30.25 in W 28 in D 22 in
Pair of Louis XV Style Tables with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in El Monte, CA
Attractive pair of French Louis XV style kingwood veneered side tables with gilt bronze mounts and marble inset tops. Stretchers centered with a bronze urns. The pair of tables a...
Marble, Bronze
$2,350 / set
H 27 in W 19.5 in D 24 in
Pair of Mid Century Modern Georgian Revival Mahogany Side Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A great set of vintage tables from England circa 1960's. Simple & elegant done in mahogany. In very good ready to use condition.
Mahogany
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H 33 in W 35 in D 23.5 in
Italian, Piemonte, Dark Walnut Rococo Period 1-Drawer Wall Table, ca. 1740
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very special table unique in style and proportion having a recatangular top with serpentine front and sides, the back being flat as it was meant to be secured to a wall, the shaped...
Walnut
Pair Vintage Glass Top Gilt Side Tables
Located in Trenton, NJ
Step back in time with these vintage gilt side tables, a pair that exudes the elegance and charm of a bygone era. Each table stands on sculpted...
Metal
Swedish Gustavian Painted Hall End or Occasional Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Hand painted and hand distressed wood side table with carved cabriole legs in a muted Scandinavian blue green color. The elegance and classic s...
Wood
Pair of French Rococo Nightstands In Mahogany
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of French Mid-Century nightstands or small chest of drawers in mahogany veneer with 3 drawers that can be used as bedside commodes- The pair is "walk around", meaning they are...
Brass
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H 30.71 in W 14.18 in D 11.42 in
Pair of French Rococo Nightstands in Marquetry With Pink Marble Tops
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of French bomb shaped nightstands or small chest of drawers in mahogany marquetry work and top in mottled pink marble. This pair of small 3 drawers Rococo style bedside commod...
Marble, Brass
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H 28.75 in W 33 in D 22 in
Italian, Tuscany, Late Rococo Period Walnut Veneer 1-Drawer Table, 3rdq 18thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded corners above a conforming case housing one drawer, raised on cabriole legs with spade feet
Walnut
Italian Rococo Period Burl Walnut 1-Drawer Table, Mid 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a shaped top covered in burl walnut veneers and housing a single drawer, raised on solid burl walnut legs shaped in the Rococo style.
Walnut
Pair of Italian Antique Nightstands in Walnut and Brass Hardware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Italian nightstands or small chest of drawers in walnut, walnut root and citrus wood with marquetry work. This pair of small Rococo style night tables are from the last pa...
Brass
Pair of Antique Italian Rococo Painted Tables or Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful pair of late 18th or early 19th century Rococo Italian tables or stands crafted in walnut with a dramatic form. Hand carved and joined ...
Walnut
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H 29.14 in W 33.47 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Swedish Painted Oval Pedestal Base with Scrolled Legs Side Table
Located in London, England
A circa 19th century painted Swedish side or end table with an oval top. This useful table has been painted later. Turned pedestal base with three scrolled legs. Please note it is...
Wood
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H 30.75 in W 40 in D 21.5 in
Pair Italian Rococo Period Boldy Shaped Walnut Console Tables, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
From Tuscany, Italy, the shaped tops of serpentine form with notched corners and flared sides, the tops retaining traces of gilded gesso, the conforming frames with deep aprons and s...
Walnut
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H 27.5 in W 27.25 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Italian 3 Drawer Hand Crafted Bombe Commodes Night Tables, C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant 3 drawer Rococo style bombe chests perfect for bedside or a living room. Created from walnut and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Beautiful curves with origi...
Brass