Rococo Mounted Objects
ROCOCO STYLE
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.
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Style: Rococo
18th Century Italian Leaf Fragment with Baroque Pearl
Barite Crystals on Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian leaf fragment with a natural forming baroque pearl and barite crystals on barite in matrix and polished agate base. The crystals have encrusted themselves around...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate
18th Century Italian Candlestick on Barite Crystals, Copper and Fused Glass
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick with coordinating natural-forming copper and intertwined with fused glass and baroque pearls. It is on a matrix with tapering barite crystals from El...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper
Fine Pair of Gilded Brass Chenets/Fire Dogs
Located in Folkestone, GB
A very fine pair of late 19th century, opulent gilded brass fire chenets in the rococo taste. Depicting seated baby fawns holding candles within fancy scrolls.
Highly decorative exa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
$2,138 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style gold painted large hanging cupid figures.(18/19th Cent)
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
$18,750 / set
18th Century Italian Candlestick with Amber and Aquamarine on Aquamarine Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick with amber and aquamarine points on an aquamarine base. The candlestick artifact is originally from a church in Tuscany. It is hand-carved and hand-p...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Figure of Christ with Smoky Quartz Crystals in Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian figure of Christ on brown, aged coral, adorned with smoky quartz crystals, mounted on a polished agate base. The figure of Christ was originally part ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Coral
18th Century French Rococo Gilded Bronze Frame Mounted on Green Velvet
Located in New York, NY
!8th century French Rococo bronze frame mounted on a velvet covered wood back. Very rare in its rich detail of winged cherubs. This piece was once most certainly a frame for an impor...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlesticks with Polished Coral
Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th-century Italian gold leaf candlestick tops with polished agate coral and baroque pearls. The hand-carved, gold leaf candlestick tops originally came from a pair of can...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf
17th Century Italian
Florence Fragment
with Free-Formed Copper and Selenite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian "Florence Fragment" mounted with a selenite crystal and free-formed copper.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histori...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Copper
18th Century Italian Fragment Arm of Christ with Aquamarine and Red Crystal
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A sculptural work created from an 18th century Italian hand-carved arm of Christ, 18th century foot, crystal nail, aquamarine, and a red crystal cluster. The arm and foot were origin...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Candlestick Fragment on Tangerine Crystals in Matrix Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca gilded candlestick decorated with amber mounted on tangerine crystals in matrix base.
This mecca gilded candlestick was originally part of a historical Italian church in Italy. It has been adorned with amber and mounted on the coordinating tangerine crystal quartz cluster in matrix. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she transformed the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 18th century.
The Italian church artifact and tangerine crystal in matrix are put together in a sculptural form - creating an organic and historically significant...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded candlestick with pyrite in matrix on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base.
The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Candlestick Fragment with Galena and Pyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted with galena and pyrite deposits.
The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italian church in Italy...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Pyrite, Gold Leaf
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Gilt Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca gilt arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base.
The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base.
The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic Itali...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top with polished agate coral and a baroque pearl.
The 18th century candlestick top originally came from a candlestick from a church in Tuscany. T...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top decorated with sunset cactus quartz and a baroque pearl.
The gold leaf candlestick top originally came from an 18th century Italian candlestic...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlestick Tops with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian silver leaf candlestick tops with polished agate coral and baroque pearls.
The hand-carved, silver lea...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Mecca Candlestick with Phantom Quartz
Chalcedony Rosettes
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca gold leaf candlestick with a red phantom crystal quartz point encased in Italian antique metal petal drip pan tray. The candlestick is decorated with chalcedony rosettes which are crystallized flower formations that are formed under the earth. The candlestick sits on a matrix encrusted with chalcedony rosettes on a coordinating distressed black marble base. The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a church in Coreglia Ligure.
Interi works to both preserve and transform Italian ecclesiastical antiquities. The mecca candlestick, red phantom quartz...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Marble, Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf church altar vases decorated with fossil shells, siliquaria, and natural forming baroque pearls. The vases originally came from a church in A...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure Depicting Baby Jesus
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting an extraordinary 18th-century Italian carved wood and polychromed figure, capturing the tender image of baby Jesus in a standing posture, gracefully perched upon an intric...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$6,965 Sale Price
30% Off
Rococo mounted objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo mounted objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mounted objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo mounted objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mounted objects, popular names associated with this style include and Interi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for mounted objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $396 and tops out at $25,000 while the average work can sell for $1,163.