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.
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Paint, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century Antique Rococo Tables
Mirror, Pine
18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Limestone
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
1780s Danish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
18th Century Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Tables
Rosewood
1750s Portuguese Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Faience
1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
1750s French Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Oak, Paint
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Cherry, Elm, Walnut
1790s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut, Cherry, Elm
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
Late 18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 17th Century American Antique Rococo Tables
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Bronze
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Pine, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
1770s English Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Breccia Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Giltwood
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Leather, Poplar, Walnut
1770s Sicilian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
Early 17th Century Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
17th Century British Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
17th Century British Antique Rococo Tables
Porphyry
Early 18th Century British Antique Rococo Tables
Siena Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Tables
Oak
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Wood