Rococo 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.
2010s Italian Rococo Tables
Onyx, Marble, Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Scagliola, Pine, Poplar
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Limestone
1870s Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
1920s Vintage Rococo Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rococo Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
1930s Swedish Vintage Rococo Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Brass
18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Tables
Chestnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
19th Century Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
20th Century American Rococo Tables
Mahogany
1950s French Vintage Rococo Tables
Mirror
1920s French Vintage Rococo Tables
Onyx, Brass
1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Tables
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Silver Leaf
1960s French Vintage Rococo Tables
Onyx
20th Century North American Rococo Tables
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Tables
19th Century German Antique Rococo Tables
Mirror, Porcelain
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
20th Century Italian Rococo Tables
Onyx
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood