Rococo Porcelain
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
Large Meissen Porcelain Figure, Putto
The Day
, by Heinrich Schwabe, Mid-20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Large putto floating above the earth's atmosphere:
Day, in a bright pink robe, holding a rose blossom in his left arm, stretching upwards full of morning energy, in his right hand a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Figurines Cherubs Allegory of Arithmetic Model 12 by Acier, circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous cherub figurines group: Allegory of Arithmetic.
Designer:
Michael Victor Acier (1736-1799).
Design made circa 1774 / this model of cherubs' group had been mad...
Category
1860s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Cupid Group
Allegory - The Four Seasons
, By Leuteritz, Ca. 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
An excellent and rare Meissen group of the seasons with large figures:
Four amoretti wrapped in cloths grouped on a rock, representing the four seasons: a female amoretto as spring w...
Category
1880s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Pair of "Neu-Ozier" Molded Bowls, 19th Century
Located in CH
Meissen Porcelain, Pair of “Neu-Ozier” Molded Bowls
19th Century
A pair of 19th-century Meissen porcelain bowls in the “Neu-Ozier” molded style, featuring spirally molded forms with...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cupid Group Around 1750, Allegory of Spring, with Additional Base
Located in Vienna, AT
Four scantily clad cupids grouped on a rock, partly flowers, partly holding flower arrangements in their hands, the flowers as a typical attribute of the Meissen spring representatio...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual 19th Century Meissen Figure of a Camel after a Model by J. J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A unusual 19th century Meissen figure of a camel with blue under-glaze double crossed swords mark, after J.J. Kandler.
Naturalistically modeled above a rocky outcrop on a scroll-mol...
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ormolu and Sèvres-style porcelain three-piece garniture suite
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Ormolu and Sèvres-style porcelain three-piece garniture suite
French, Late 19th Century
Vases: height 44cm, width 21cm, depth 16cm
Urn: 38cm, width 33cm, depth 29cm
Attributed to Pi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled Fall. Part of the company's Seasons series, these charming characters rest upon a r...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Le Tallec Hand Painted Porcelain Soupière, Mid-20th Century, Rococo Style
Located in Lantau, HK
This French Le Tallec parcel-gilt blue-celeste ground porcelain soupière with lid and tray from the mid-20th century has an oval shape and is in the Rococo style. The piece is in the Sèvres style with an oval bombe body centring sides of Rocaille molded details above shaped cartouches.
The piece is signed and dated underneath the soupière with a dating system adopted by Le Tallec after 1941 in underglaze blue with a gilded stamp. A letter code in the upper part of the atelier signature “LT” indicates the date of production. This piece is signed “Z” for the year 1953. The initials of the piece’s painter in the lower part, “F N” indicate the artist. Above
handwritten in underglaze red “Dessiné et...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Gorgeous Figurines Group Six Gardeners, Tall Tree by Acier, circa 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group of stunning appearance.
There are six gardeners - flanked by a tall tree - visible.
MANUFACTORY: MEISSEN (M939)
DATING: THIRD QUARTER OF 19TH...
Category
1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Cows Chelsea Porcelain, Set/Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare pair/set of antique English porcelain hand-painted cows by Chelsea Porcelain company, circa 18th-century, 1756 - 1769, England. Cows/bovine with detailed horns a...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,850 / set
Large Antique Richard Klemm Dresden Porcelain Platter with Deutsche Blumen Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and large Dresden porcelain tray or platter by Richard Klemm.
With a ribbed, scalloped border and deep central well.
Richly decorated with ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers
Located in Exeter, GB
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers (Seaux à bouteille). The Etruscan shaped coolers, each with two loop handles, finely decorated with a turquoise...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$10,363 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Group
Europe On The Bull
, By J.F. Eberlein
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen Figurine Group Around 1860:
The beautiful youthful Europe, the great ancestress of the continent of the same name, with her hair tied back and adorned with flowers,...
Category
1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Group, Young Man With A White Horse, By Kaendler, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a young man dressed in a colourful robe – blue shirt and trousers with a yellow frock coat – with a turban and earrings, a dagger stuck in his red sash, holding a red ca...
Category
1950s German Vintage Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative Paris Porcelain Dish – Rococo Style – Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
An elegant Paris porcelain dish, finely crafted in a flowing, Rococo-inspired form. The piece is enhanced with a rich polychrome decoration of floral garlands and gilded arabesques a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Meissen Pair of Porcelain Sugar Bowls with Flower Knobs, Circa 1760
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of porcelain sugar bowls
Meissen, circa 1748-1775
Marked with crossed swords and number “92” of the gilder
They measure 5.11 in (13 cm) x 5.11 in ...
Category
1750s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Porcelain, Singerie Style Monkey Musician Figurine
Located in New York, NY
An early Meissen Porcelain Singerie style Monkey Musician Figurine. Dressed in full male noble attire and wig the monkey merrily plays the trumpet assu...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Rococo Style Russian Porcelain Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
These exquisite porcelain candlesticks were made in the 19th century by the famous Russian Popov Manufactory.
The candlesticks are Rococo in their style. They feature knopped stem...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dr Wall First Period Worcester Sugar Box England Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This 18th-century First Period Worcester Porcelain sugar box was hand painted featuring beautiful swags painted with green leaves, purple berries, and two-tone blue and yellow apples.
Each swag is tied with a purple ribbon in an elegant bow. Green leaves and two-tone plums hang from each ribbon.
The cover finial is crafted as a budding rose painted in gorgeous pinkish purple and yellow with two green leaves.
The sugar box's border and cover are both adorned with a band of underglaze blue and a chain of golden ribbons
and are gently lobed, which adds visual excitement as light plays over the curved surfaces.
Made in England circa 1775, this sugar box is a gem!
Dimensions: 5" tall x 4.5" diameter
Condition: Excellent
Marks: On the underside is the Worcester First Period crescent in underglaze blue (see last image).
Early Worcester Porcelain marks are rarely seen—a blue crescent mark (seen here) dates pieces back to the 'First' or 'Dr Wall...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Nymphenburg Porcelain Figurine of the Disturbed Slumberer/Der Gestörte Schlummer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Nymphenburg porcelain figurine.
Entitled "Der Gestörte Schlummer", which translates to English as "The Disturbed Slumber".
After the 18th Century Frankenthal Porcelain model modeled by Johann Friedrich Lück.
Depicting a sleeping gallant attended to (and being awakened by) two maidens. The gallant is sleeping on patches of grass that are supported by a stylized Rococo rocaille base.
Simply a wonderful antique Nymphenburg figurine...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
French Sèvres-style Porcelain Plate in Gilt Bronze Mount
Located in Lantau, HK
This French Sèvres-style porcelain plate from the 19th century is set in a gilt bronze mount, ormolu that features a Rococo base, rim and two handles with stylized foliage and C-scro...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive clock garniture set consists of a central clock and a pair of flanking vases. The three pieces are extremely finely decorated with painted cartouches of fly...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Fantastic German TOILET in Ebonized Wood and Dresden Porcelain 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Fantastic TOILET
German in ebonized wood and German Dresden porcelain.
Polychrome decoration with embossed flowers with puttis and two drawers.
19th Century
Dim.: 155 x 54 x 46 cm
...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain Cupid figurine.
By Meissen.
Model no. F13 from the Cupid Motto Series.
Entitled "Je decouvre tout".
Originally de...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
18th-century First Period Worcester Porcelain Rococo Botanical Blue-Scale Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
The 18th Century First Period Worcester porcelain botanical kidney-shaped dish has a blue-scale ground with four large shaped panels and four smaller vase-shaped panels on the rim, all finely painted with flowers.
The vase-form panels each have a single flower while the larger panels are painted with an assortment of flowers, each has a distinctive long stemmed flower...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th C. Dresden Porcelain Center Bowl Floral And Gilt Decorations
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning, antique 1860’s Dresden porcelain centerpiece with floral transfer ware and gilt decoration now fitted with a later, quality removable copper liner.
Most of the early ...
Category
1860s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Copper
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Candlestick with Figurines Gardener Children Model R 185, circa 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Rare Item: Candlestick with Gardener Figurines
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark with Pommels on Hilts
Model Number R 185
Former's Number 13
Painter's Number 83
FIRST QUALITY
Dating: made circa 1870
Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted
Technique: handmade porcelain
Style: Rococo (made third quarter of 19th century)
DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
MEISSEN FINEST FIGURINES' GROUP HAVING FUNCTION OF CANDLESTICK (= THIS MEISSEN ITEM IS EXTREMELY RARE !).
-- the Children / Gardener Figurines - boy and girl clad in bucolic Rococo garments - gather around a table which seems to grow out from Rocaille base: A pot / lidded jar has been put on table against which the boy is leaning, being busy with smoking a pipe ... A lovely girl with yellow hat is watching him, holding a jug and balancing a hoe on her left shoulder (a hoe is a tool used for gardening). There are a romantic ruin as well as a small leafy tree visible behind the figurines, looking like a theatre backdrop...
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Oval Meissen Wall Mirror Crownd With Winged Cupids, Leuteritz, Ca. 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare large oval relief porcelain mirror: colourful oval lenses alternate with blue forget-me-not flowers, bordered on the inside by inwardly curved pink and turquoise hightened overl...
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1860s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Lovely Figurine Group by Acier of the Placidness of Childhood, 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Figurine Group created by Michel Victor Acier
(1736 - 1799) around the year 1774: Placidness of Childhood
Specifications:
A most lovely baby child lies on an ...
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1840s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Pair of Meissen Porcelain Models of Eagles Resting on Branches
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Early 20th Century Meissen Porcelain models of eagles naturalistically resting on branches. Each Eagle can be seen with their wings spread wide out and their beaks ope...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Swan, After a Model by Johann Joachim Kändler
Located in New York, NY
Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Swan
This porcelain figure represents a swan modeled in a lifelike posture with its wings partially raised and neck gracefully arched. The surface is m...
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1920s German Vintage Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen - figurine of a Bacchant by Kaendler, 1740
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Meissen figurine of a bacchant eating from a grapes, as an allegory of autumn.
Model by Joachim Kaendler.
unmarked, ca 1740-60.
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair French Mennecy Porcelain Jars, Hand Painted, 18th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of soft-paste porcelain pomade jars was made at Mennecy in the mid-eighteenth century, around 1765.
These are rare survivors from one of France’s earliest porcelain factor...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Vintage Samson Porcelain Bolognese or Bichon Dog Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Samson porcelain model of a Bolognese dog.
Modeled after the figurines that Kaendler designed for Meissen in 18th century.
A classic form that is always in style!
The...
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20th Century French Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Gold Trimmed Candleholder
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful hand painted porcelain candleholder by Limoges.
The prominent white and burgundy tones are very pleasing to the eye as are the exquisite details including gold trims with accentuating floral designs.
Very good condition, no cracks or chips.
Bears the well known Limoges mark...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain.
Having a porcelain mounted lid with wonderfully hand-...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain Figure of Neptune and Dolphin on a Shell, ca 1785
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning porcelain figure of Neptune with a dolphin standing on a sea shell, made by Derby around the year 1785. The figure is in beautiful original condition.
We have one other Neptune figure from 1765, please see separate listing.
The Derby Porcelain factory has its roots in the late 1740s, when Andrew Planché, a Walloon Huguenot refugee, started making simple porcelain toys shaped like animals in his back yard. In 1756 Staffordshire enameller...
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1780s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Excellent Meissen Rococo Genre
Swedish Court Group
, by M.V. Acier, Ca 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Rococo love group in magnificent clothing:
The noble gallant with a feathered hat and cloak sits on a rock next to a column with a handled vase, at the feet of his hesitant...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen porcelain cup and saucer, Germany, circa 1720-1730
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant cup and saucer made of Meissen porcelain, entirely hand-painted with vivid genre scenes and river landscapes enlivened by figures, architecture and boats, inspired by Dutch m...
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1730s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Neu Brandenstein Fish Platter
Strainer Insert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Meissen porcelain fish tray with its rare strainer.
By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
In the Neu Brandenstein Relief pattern.
Or...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Frankenthal Porcelain Bowl with Hand Painted Fruit
Nut Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique 18th century porcelain bowl.
By Frankenthal during the Carl Theodor period.
With a group of polychrome enamel decorated fruit and nuts to the bowl, floral s...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen - figurine of Scapino, Commedia dell
Arte series, ca 1744
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke
Located in DELFT, NL
Meissen commedia dell'arte model of Scapino by Peter Reinicke, c. 1744.
In dancing pose, a yellow hat in his left hand and a belt with gilt dagger and...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ludwigsburg - figurine of a gardener, late 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Gardener figure of a young man holding ears of wheat and a sickle in his hands.
model by Johann Christoph Haselmeyer or Johann Jacob Louis.
Underglaze blue CC monogram on the back ...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cupid Group
Allegory Autumn
, By J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1760
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent piece of Meissen porcelain of the 18th century:
Four cupids in cloths grouped together with a billy goat lying on the ground, a cupid crowned with vines sitting on the anim...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Collection of Fourteen Porcelain Plates by Various German Makers
Located in London, GB
Collection of fourteen porcelain plates by various German makers
German, circa 1900
Measures: Largest height 4cm, diameter 23cm
Smallest height 3cm, diameter 19cm
Each of the f...
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Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bing and Grondahl Porcelain Figure "Pernille", Holberg Collection
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing and Grondahl porcelain figure.
"Pernille" in the comedy masquerade by Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754).
Figure no. 8014
...
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1980s Danish Vintage Rococo Porcelain
White and Blue Porcelain Breakfast Boards, Set of Six, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
White and blue porcelain breakfast boards, set of six, Germany, circa the 1930s.
A beautiful set of six porcelain breakfast boards, butterboards, or breadboards. Five boards are deco...
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1930s German Vintage Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Orphaned Coffee Cup, Famille Rose Peony, circa 1755
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1755. The cup is decorated in a Chinese "famille rose" peony pattern. This cup would have been part of a large tea service, and the tiny size shows how expensive coffee was in the 18th Century.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby.
The cup is unmarked, which is normal for Bow items of this era.
Condition report the cup is in excellent condition without any damage or repairs. There are various glazing imperfections, which are quite normal for porcelain of this era.
Antique British porcelain...
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1750s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Arras Porcelain Round Soup Tureen French 18th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
This late 18th-century French soup tureen is decorated with an elegant design of delicate cornflower sprigs.
The color of the porcelain body is creamy white.
The cornflower sprigs, handles, and border edging are decorated with beautiful deep twilight blue enamel.
The makers of Arras porcelain specialized in porcelain painted in this entrancing blue called "Bleu d'Arras."
The combination of the creamy white ground and the blue decoration is splendid!
Natural forms like the tree branch handle and the blue cornflower decorations were the height of French fashion in the last quarter of the 18th century.
This tureen was made at the Arras porcelain factory circa 1780.
Dimensions:10.25" diameter x 9" height
Condition: Excellent, with some small original firing cracks along the outer edge of the cover (see image #3).
Price: $1,400
The underside of the tureen is marked with the letters "AR" and the flying bird symbol of the Arras factory.
On 1stdibs, we also have listed a round tureen made by Arras Porcelain: Item Reference LU866530122692.
Background of Arras Porcelain: The Arras Porcelain Manufactory was started in the 1770s by the family Delemers.
They were a family of four sisters...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures, Arlecchino and Columbina, Rococo ca 1758
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table in the 18th Century.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby.
These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before.
This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...
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1750s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle
Jupiter
, Rococo Ca 1765
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and impressive large figure of Juno with an eagle, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1765. This figure formed part of a series of the Four Elements, with...
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1760s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Snake Handle Vase With Flower Boquet Painting, by Leuteritz, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large double snake handle vase in baluster form on a mounted funnel-shaped stand, handles in the form of coiled snake pairs raised on the side, white and cobalt blue base, fine ...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming pair of Meissen porcelain figures celebrates the essence of Revelry. First modeled by the renowned Johann Joachim Kändler on bases by Peter Reinicke, circa 1767, these joyous groups depict musicians making merry by playing the French horn, flute, guitar and hurdy-gurdy, and gardeners carrying flowers in baskets and aprons. Two almost identical groups are featured in Meissen: Collector’s Catalogue by Laurence Mitchell.
Figures by Kändler were especially popular and served as table decorations at courtly banquets. He took the reigns of the Meissen factory in 1733 and over the following 40 years created more than 900 models, many of which were considered the most important and beautiful ever produced. Many of his designs were so timeless and classic that they continued to be used well into the 19th century. Kändler was highly regarded especially for his allegorical representations and he was certainly at his best when designing the Four Continents...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, Painted by Collot, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, painted by Collot, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Antique KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Neuosier Pattern Fruit Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain Neuosier pattern fruit bowl.
By KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur).
The bowl has a bouquet of purple & white pan...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
6 Early Antique Viennese Imperial Porcelain Plates Flower Painting
Gold c 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Six early porcelain plates with polychrome floral painting: small bouquets of meadow flowers in iron red, purple, yellow and green in the centre and on the rim, as well as scattered ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group, Children Dancing Around A Tree, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Four gardener children, two girls and two boys, dancing hand in hand in a circle around a palm-like plant, on the crown of which rests a breakthrough bowl, the figures are wearing el...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft...
Category
1760s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Bavaria Jaegers Coffee Cup Cobalt Blue/Gold
By Jaeger
Co.
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
20th century Bavaria Jaegers coffee cup and sauces cobalt blue/gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Paint, Porcelain
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