Rococo Industrial and Work 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.
Late 19th Century American Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Beech, Maple
19th Century French Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
1880s French Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Birdseye Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Fabric, Oak
20th Century Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Maple, Pine
Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Elm, Cherry
1840s Antique Rococo Industrial and Work Tables
Wood