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Rococo Decorative 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 South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid, decorated with a Lady and Gentleman with a flute in parkland, gilt scroll border, the unde...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique Dresden Potschappel Porcelain Miniature Flower Encrusted Perfume Bottle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique miniature Dresden porcelain perfume bottle. By Thieme Potschappel. Decorated throughout with encrusted porcelain flowers...
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20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Faience Lidded Bowl Tureen Hand Painted with Flowers and Insects
Located in Firenze, IT
A French 18th century large polychrome Faience lidded soup toureen or entree dish with scallop-shaped edges attributable to Rouen manufacture. This lovely...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Maiolica, Porcelain, Pottery, Faience

17th Century Florence Fragment Candlestick with Natural Ammonite Shell
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick fragment topped with a complete and natural ammonite shell. This Italian fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
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17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Shell, Wood

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on Aragonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base. The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Bases with Polished Fossil Ammonites
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Puglia) painted and bronzed bases decorated with a matching pair of polished fossil coordinating ammonites with ruffled copper on a copper in a matrix...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Copper

18th Century Italian Bronze-Gold Crucifix Mounted on a Crystal Geode
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian bronze-gold crucifix with coordinating gold leaf shells and crystal points mounted on a crystal geode. The gold leaf shells adorn the crucifix and the base of th...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Set of Three Delft Blue and White Chargers 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful set of three Dutch Delft chargers is hand-painted in a rich cobalt blue, featuring an image of a flowering fruit tree set before a garden fence. An identical dis...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Delft

Louis XV Style Gilt and Chiseled Bronze Candlestick By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This little Louis XV style gilt bronze candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi would be ideal to be placed on a bedside table. It resume the great taste of Rococo period decoration. A...
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2010s Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of George III Giltwood Wall Brackets
Located in Essex, MA
Each with rocaille galleried shelf over a pair of phoenix birds over trailing icicles and C-scrolls.
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1860s British Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine, Giltwood

Vintage Pair of Venetian Style Mirrored Wall Sconces by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of mid century wall sconces featuring blue and white porcelain plaques inside mirrored frames with etched sunburst design...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

17th Century Florence Fragment Mounted with a Fossil Stromatolite Rose Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment base mounted with a large stromatolite and adorned fossil rose coral. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was fo...
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17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Coral

18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and painted with a flautist and a lady singer in a garden. 35mm high x 90mm wide x 65mm...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Group Of Four Italian Putti Della Robbia Style Candlesticks
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Group of four Italian pottery candlesticks with four putti with musical instruments. The putti are standing in front of a seashell form column and surmounted by a della robbia style ...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite Kyanite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a chalcopyrite and adorned with kyanite. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction i...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

1750 Venezia Italy Polychrome Lacquered and Wooden Engraved Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a rare wooden sculpted man figure carved and lacquered in polychrome. This elegant piece hails from the Mid-18th Century, Venezia. The curved shape, on the front and on the s...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Wood, Lacquer

Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Fragment Horse Head Sculptures
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold-leaf fragment horse head sculptures. The pair is made of 18th century Italian water-gilt fragments mounted on scroll wood bases. The fragments come...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Early 20th Century Italian Brevettato Brass Marble Candelabras
Located in Charleston, SC
Brevettato bronze and marble candelabras. Vintage Louis XVI Style Brevettato Italian Heavy with Brass, Bronze and Marble, 7 Arms Italian Large Ornate Candelabra Candle Holder/ Candl...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Phantom Red Optical Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved wood figure of Christ on an optical calcite crystal base. The original red bole shows through on the artifact and coordinates with the pha...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Quartz

Meissen Splendour Clock The Four Seasons With Pedestal, Leuteritz, Ca. 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
The clock was designed by Leuteritz using old moulds in the Rococo style: The case rises up on three sturdy rocaille feet heightened in gold, lavishly decorated with delicate, three-...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock, with Original Clockwork
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish classic Rococo long case clock from the first half of the 19th century, circa 1820-1830. The clock has a good size and the clas...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Elements Ewer Emblematic of Air
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of air. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water, i...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large, superb and very decorative original antique French clock by the famous maker A.D. Mougin. It is boldly modelled in the Rococo style in finely gilded bronze. Asymmetric waisted case, decorated profusely with sweeping acanthus leaves, 'C' scrolls and floral swags. To the top is a large elaborate final of a stylised flaming lamp...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

18th century Rococo Tall Case Musical Clock
Located in Allerum, SE
Exceptional and unusually large 18th century Rococo tall case musical clock with 15 bells and striking bell. Case comes in three parts, round porcelain dial with Roman and Arabic num...
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18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Early Meissen Cherub Group Allegory Summer Autumn, by J.J. Kaendler, C 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Porcelain Group From The Time Of Origin: Two naked cupids and a ram on a rocaille rock, depicting the seasons of summer and autumn: Summer bedded on a bundle of ears of cor...
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1760s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775, rare purple ground colour, floral motifs around edges, and a central scene of a bird surrounded by fruit, white ...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Antique German porcelain figurine. Young woman in elegant attire.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique German porcelain figurine. Young woman in elegant attire. Hand-painted in polychrome colors. 19th century. Marked. In excel...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group
Located in Bradenton, FL
Superb example of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain. Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group modeled by Ernst August Leuteritz. The porcelain group depicts a youthful Bacchus, leopard skin...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Rococo Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain mantel clock by Meissen German, 19th century Measures: Height 66cm, width 33cm, depth 25cm This superb mantel clock is a truly wonderful example of ...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Large Ormolu Mounted Cobalt-Blue Ground Jewelled Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large ormolu mounted cobalt-blue ground jewelled porcelain vases French, Late 19th Century Height 68cm, width 30cm, depth 25cm Made in the style of the renowned French Sèv...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian miniature fragment with fossil agate coral. The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. It has the original gold leaf and red bole paint that coordinates with the fossil agate coral. Fossil agate coral is also Florida...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Dutch Delft Three Piece Garniture with Dog and Parrot, Vases Set, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A Dutch Delft garniture of two side and one middle vase, decorated with a dog and parrot. Origin: Delft, The Netherlands Date: 1763 - 1806 Workshop: De Porceleyne Clauw Owner: Lambe...
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1760s Dutch Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Derby Figure of Shepherdess with Garlanded Lamb, ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a charming Derby figure of a shepherdess with a garlanded lamb, made in or shortly after 1760. The figure is one half of a set called the "Garland...
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1760s English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Rococo Copper Samovar
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice, not to large, Rococo samovar in copper with brass lining and nozzle.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Copper

18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment decorated with natural forming copper, garnets, and gold mica on an optical calcite base. The Italian fragment originally came from a piece in a church...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf

French Faience Ceramic Apothecary Medicinal Pot Jar
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Faience Ceramic Apothecary Medicinal Pot Jar, France 1960's Wonderful piece to add to any collection of this desirable French ceramic apothecary jars.
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1960s French Vintage Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Monumental Pair of Magnificent Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted with scenes of a chateau landscape and courtly couples in a garden, signed 'E. Collot', on a gilt and cobalt ground, gilt-bronze acanthus swag handles, base and foliate ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment with Fossil Coral and Lemon Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" with fossil agate coral and natural lemon quartz crystals and mounted on a coral base.  This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was f...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Coral, Rock Crystal, Quartz

17th Century Florence Fragment Candlestick Base with Rutile Quartz Crystal
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base fragment from Tuscany mounted with a rutile quartz crystal. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the Florence...
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17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Leaf

Pair of Rococo style Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of Rococo style Urns that are very lightweight and would add a touch of romance and whimsy to any room. Rococo was a style that was invented by 18th cent...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Set of French Gilt Metal and Crystal Girandole Candelabra with Bear Motif
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rococo girandoles composed of gilt metal with stepped marble bases and etched lead-crystal prism decoration (ca. late 19th Century, France). The centerpiece candelabra...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Marble, Metal, Gold Leaf

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Jardiniere and Vase Garniture
Located in London, GB
This exquisite, three-piece garniture will make a wonderful addition to a mantelpiece, niche or table, where its fine design and craftsmanship can be properly enjoyed. The garnitur...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix Mounted on Jasper with Crystal Points
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on jasper with crystal points. The crystal points create more sunrays around the halo of the crucifix. The reddish tips of the crysta...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

Pair of English Pottery Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of Rococo style vases that are a beautiful cobalt color with depictions of two pairs of adorable cherubs. There are so many little details on these vases...
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20th Century English Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

18th Century Italian Marble Angel in a Bleached Turtle Shell on Alabaster
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian Carrara marble angel in a bleached turtle shell mounted on a polished alabaster base.  The bleached turtle shell emulates a bath for the angel. The angel is cra...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Alabaster, Marble

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel with Fossil Agate Wings on Aragonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gilded angel with fossil agate coral wings and mounted pinkish white aragonite. The hand-carved angel is holding a coordinating baroque pearl. It was...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Coral, Agate, Gold Leaf

Italian Plaster Cherub with White Polished Agate Coral Wings and Base.
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Italian plaster cherub with coordinating polished agate coral wings on fossil agate coral. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate

18th Century Italian Base with Plaster Cherub Fragment and Polished Agate Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Italian plaster cherub with polished agate coral wings on an 18th century Italian gilded candlestick base with polished agate slices. The Italian 18th century gilded base is origina...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Agate, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Base with Plaster Cherub and Polished Agate Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Italian plaster cherub with polished agate coral wings on an 18th century Italian gilded candlestick base with polished agate slices. The Italian 18th century gilded base is origina...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Agate, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a polished calcite base. The fragment was originally p...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

A Gilded Whisper of Time - Vintage LANDEX Mantel Clock with Classical Flourish
Located in Bochum, NRW
🎁 A Gift for the Season of Memory As winter draws near and homes fill with candlelight and conversation, this clock becomes more than décor - it becomes a gesture. A gift for the co...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

19th Century Italian Gilded Frame Fragment with Apophyllite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian painted and gilded frame fragment adorned baroque pearls and mounted on apophyllite, stilbite, and baroque pearls. The 19th century Italian fragment was origina...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal

19th Century French Bronze Hunting Dog
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Unique piece purchased in France. 19th Century French Bronze Hunting Dog Sturdy weight. Great condition - see detailed photos.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Dutch Sterling Silver and Cut Crystal Glass Perfume Cylinder Bottle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid 1700's cut crystal encased ornate sterling silver cylindrical shaped Dutch cologne or perfume scent bottle showing multiple scenes of vernacular life in 1700's Europe. Has a make...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

18th Century Italian Blue Gilded Arrow with Aquamarine and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian blue and gilded arrow mounted on aquamarine in matrix and adorned with aquamarine and baroque pearls.  The arrow was once used as part of a decorative motif in ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Pair of Italian Rococo Gilt Cupids
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Rococo style (20th Cent) white painted composition cupid figures with gilt wings and mounted on black column bases
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20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Paint

Meissen Crinoline Group The Heart Box Sale , by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite and rare genre group of the 19th century: Lady in elaborate, magnificent rococo clothing with a sweeping crinoline and an ermine-trimmed cape enthroned on a richly decorate...
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1850s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu
Located in London, GB
This fantastic porcelain clock garniture contains three vases, one of which has been mounted with a ormolu clock dial with jewels surrounding it. The vases are decorated in the style of the Sèvres Porcelain manufacturers, with cartouches to the front and back. The panels on the front depict ladies and putti in a landscape, while the reverse sides depict riverbanks. The vases are set on ormolu bases with canted angles, and feature twin ormolu handles which take the form of masks. The central vase is surmounted by an ormolu putti...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Collection of Four Meissen Porcelain Bird Models
Located in London, GB
Collection of four Meissen porcelain bird models German, 20th Century Largest (parrot): Height 14cm, width 10cm, depth 5cm This superb collection of four porcelain bird sculptures, was masterfully created by the celebrated artisans of the historic Meissen porcelain factory. Each bird is perched gracefully on a white porcelain tree...
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20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Rococo decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kändler, and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $490 and tops out at $191,718 while the average work can sell for $7,008.

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