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.
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
1790s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut, Cherry, Elm
Late 20th Century Rococo Tables
Giltwood
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Pine, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Bronze
1770s English Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
20th Century Rococo Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Brass
20th Century Spanish Rococo Tables
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Rococo Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century Rococo Tables
Pine, Glass
18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Paint, Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Siena Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Tables
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Giltwood
1980s Vintage Rococo Tables
Stone
Late 19th Century British Antique Rococo Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century Rococo Tables
Glass, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Rococo Tables
Steel
Mid-20th Century Rococo Tables
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
Late 18th Century European Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
19th Century Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Tables
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Oak
18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Oak
1980s Asian Vintage Rococo Tables
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Rococo Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Marble