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 Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Paint, Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Onyx, Porphyry
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Rococo Tables
Aluminum
20th Century American Rococo Tables
Brass
18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Oak, Walnut
2010s European Rococo Tables
Stainless Steel
Early 2000s Rococo Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century Rococo Tables
Giltwood
1790s English Antique Rococo Tables
Brass
2010s Brazilian Rococo Tables
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Tables
Ormolu, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Wood, Paint
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Tables
Fir
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tables
Giltwood