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.
18th Century Swedish Rococo Tilt-Top Table with Original Black Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic 18th-century Swedish Rococo tilt-top table, notable for its sculptural form and original construction. The round scalloped top rests on a baluster-turned pedestal, suppo...
Wood, Pine
19th Century Gilt Bronze & Malachite Guéridon Table
Located in London, by appointment only
Important 19th Century Rococo Gilt Bronze & Malachite Guéridon. This magnificent table is designed and made in the most superb sculptural of rococo form, this finely cast polished & ...
Malachite, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Metal Gueridons with Meissen Porcelain Tops
Located in London, GB
Pair of gilt metal gueridons with Meissen Porcelain tops Porcelain: German, 19th century Ormolu: French, 20th century Height 60cm, diameter 34.5cm This pair of beautiful guerid...
Metal
Viennese Cast Iron Circular Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
This occasional table is a beautiful piece of cast iron furniture. Iron furniture of this kind flourished in Europe in 19th-early 20th century, often referred to as the Industrial Ag...
Iron
$1,295Sale Price|30% Off
French Rococo Style Tall Guéridon Pedestal Table Plant Sculpture Stand 44"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage pedestal table / plant stand featuring French Rococo styling with elongated Gueridon form. The oval top is supported by cabriole legs accented with gold acanthus leaves, and...
Hardwood
18th Century Rococo Giltwood Roman Table
Located in New York, NY
Rococo Giltwood Roman table. Italian, 18th century The faux marble circular top above a grape leaf vine supports a shaped rockwork base. Height 32 3/4 i...
Marble
Unusual 18th Century Italian Rococo Three-Tier Étagère
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Unusual and very decorative three-tier étagère or guéridon of tapering form supported by three hoof feet. With its original polychrome paint. This guéridon is very elegant with it...
Wood
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
18th Century Italian Giltwood Gueridon Table
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable 300 year old Baroque period carved polychromed gilded wood guéridon with beautifully aged patina! circa 1725 Hand-crafted in Italy in the early 18th century, having a r...
Wood, Giltwood
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
1970s Ram's Head Iron & Leather Gueridon Side Table with Embossed Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome ram's head tripod drinks table with grey leather embossed top.
Iron
$4,943 / item
H 23.63 in Dm 9.45 in
Lily drink table in Carved Unfilled Travertine and Cast Brass by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A drink table part of the Lily collection, inspired by giant water lily pads and their curled rims. A carved base in honed unfilled Navona Travertine that holds the cast patinated br...
Stone, Travertine, Marble, Brass
Art Deco Gueridon or Pedestal Table 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Art Deco Gueridon or Pedestal Table, Europe, 1950s. This is a gueridon or pedestal table in art deco style made out of solid and veneered wood. Probably French or Belgian, 1950s. Gr...
Wood, Oak
$3,427
H 31.7 in W 22.45 in D 15.36 in
18th Century Danish Rococo Console with Original Italian Marble Top
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rococo console crafted from pine, meticulously stripped by a conservator to reveal its original, beautiful gray-marbled finish with natural patina. The console is topped with its or...
Marble
$2,648
H 30.71 in W 16.34 in D 15.16 in
Spanish 1940s Wrought Iron Gilt Drinks Table / Side Table, Handle Detail
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand-hammered iron drinks end table or pedestal table standing on a tripod base with handle on the top. Spain, 1940s. This table features a round top richly adorned by the Ha...
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$15,299
H 37.01 in W 18.51 in D 14.97 in
Italy 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Side Table Gueridon with Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
18th Century Louis XV Italian (Tuscany) walnut side table with drawings. It was a work table to contain embroidery accessories, a very charming piece. It shows a beautiful proportio...
Walnut
Pair of Side Tables Black Metal Frame and Ceramic Tops by Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
One of a kind Pair of gueridons / side tables with removable black enamel faces ceramic tops by Dalo (on black metal feet by French designer Quentin Aimable.)
Ceramic
Gueridon Table, Mahogany, French, 19th Century
Located in Nice, FR
Round mahogany gueridon table, carved wooden foot from the Louis Philippe period. Mahogany wood This table opens in the middle, it supports two ext...
Mahogany
French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with white painted pedestal base. Original marble top with brass band around the perimeter. Good quality heavy casting. Base was repainte...
Marble, Brass, Iron
French 1940s Wrought Iron Arrow Motif Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant French Art Deco table from the 1940s, raised on a tripod base, with original red and yellow polychrome finish. The legs end in large arrowheads. Beige/grey resin top. The wro...
Wrought Iron
Rococo Gilded and Lacquered Italian Pair of Gueridon
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of gueridons in gilded, lacquered wood. Florentin artist made, from the second half of the 18th century The bases of these elegant consoles are a weave of leaf, flower, and bran...
Wood
Russian Malachite And Gilt Bronze Gueridon
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent 19th-century Russian gueridon is crafted from striking green malachite and gilt bronze. A beautiful museum-quality work, the stunning green malachite table...
Malachite, Bronze
Swedish Rococo Style 1880s Painted Guéridon Table with Scrolling Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood guéridon table from the late 19th century with round top, turned pedestal and carved scrolling legs. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of ...
Wood
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H 28 in W 27 in D 27.25 in
Swedish 1870s Rococo Style Painted Guéridon Table with Pedestal and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood guéridon side table from the late 19th century with round top, turned pedestal, tripod base and distressed patina. Created in Sweden during the se...
Wood
Gueridon Maple Wood End Table
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Gueridon maple wood end or side table with oval top and tripod flared leg, circa 20th century. Dimensions: 16.38" depth x 20" width x 27.5" height. Tile top side table shown, search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314221927302 (SOLD) White Italian vases...
Maple
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H 29.53 in Dm 18.12 in
Midcentury Italian Marble-Top and Carved Giltwood Tripod Eagle Head Gueridon
Located in Haarlem, NL
Mid-20th century Italian end or side table with round white marble-top and carved giltwood leg, ending in three legs adorned with carved and gilded eagle heads. The leg is plaster o...
Marble
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H 21.66 in W 9.85 in D 16.93 in
Rococo Gilded and Lacquered Italian Pair of Gueridon, Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of gueridons in gilded, lacquered wood. Roman made, from the first half of the 19th century The bases of these elegant consoles are a weave of leaf, flower, and branch element...
Wood
Swedish Rococo Style Painted Wood Guéridon Table with Scrolling Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood guéridon side table from the 20th century, with circular top and carved base. Born in Sweden during the 20th century, this elegant painted guérido...
Wood
Royal Petrified Wood and Gilt Bronze Gueridon
Located in New Orleans, LA
A phenomenal museum-quality masterwork gifted by France’s King Louis XV to a titled European family, this guéridon table features an immensely rare petrified wood surface set into a ...
Bronze
19th Century American Carved Mahogany Gueridons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant pair of American guéridon tables incorporates a bold Rococo style. Carved of exquisite Cuban mahogany, these tables boast tops of luxurious marble, which are supported ...
Marble
Baker Two-Tone Round Gueridon or Center Drum Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice quality Baker gueridon center table
Walnut