Rococo Card Tables and Tea 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 Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Ormolu
19th Century American Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Silk, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
1910s French Vintage Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Copper
1940s French Vintage Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Cherry
1960s American Vintage Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century American Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Birch
Late 20th Century American Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
18th Century German Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood