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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 Monumental XL Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte" Ornament
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Super Large Antique Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte'. This monumental 18th Century ornament is 2 meters wide! Beautiful A-symmetrically carved Pinewood and Basswood with C-Sc...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Pine

Large Antique French Rococo Gilt Bronze Candelabra Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning and large original antique French gilded bronze clock set. It is of the most beautiful Rococo style, waisted case decorated with ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large French Rococo Style Thirty-Three Light Ormolu Chandelier
Located in Warsaw, PL
This superb ormolu chandelier is crafted in the ornate Rococo style. The chandelier features thirty-three lights arranged over three tiers, each light spr...
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20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Malachite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-painted processional finial with baroque pearls and mounted on malachite. The piece was originally part of a processional pole from a historical ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Malachite, Rock Crystal

Important 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 1 3/4in W: 3 1/2in D: 2in This Mid 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen is truly a spectacular piece and is of the highest quality! If you look at the p...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Gilded Crucifix with Calcite Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded crucifix with calcite crystals and baroque pearls. The calcite crystals are from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee. It is an example of the world's fin...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Tabernacle with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian tabernacle with baroque pearls from Venice. It is hand-painted and carved with with gilded details and a painted marble effect. There is a gold leaf sunburst on ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze picture frame. France, late 19th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze picture frame. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

A Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp, 19th century
Located in New York, NY
This brass Hanukkah lamp and Shabbat Candlestick holder was cast and originates from Poland in the 19th Century. Main body of the backplate is pierced with a vase of flowers flanked...
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19th Century Polish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Brass

Italian Ceramic Large Black Stallion Horse Head Sculpture 1990s
Located in Torquay, GB
Monumental Italian ceramic stallion horse head sculpture dating from the early 1990s. Impressive high gloss glazed ceramic horse head, in colours black and gold. It will make a great...
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Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

18th Century Carved and Decorated Figure of an Archangel, circa 1780
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Carved and Decorated Figure of an Archangel, circa 1780, a splendid hand carved and polychromed kneeling male figure with long wavy brown hair pulled back, dressed in a...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Wood

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

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Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Pyrite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian cross mounted on smoky quartz crystals in matrix with pyrite formations. The center of the cross has an abstract figure of Christ created from acrylic...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

A Polish Brass Hannukah Lamp Circa, late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah Lamp is interestingly made with many different classical shapes and parts. At top, a pierced fleur de-lis surmounted on scrolling rails is mounted atop a similarly pierced...
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Late 19th Century Polish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Brass

18th Century Italian Cross with Fossil Agate Coral and Mounted on Fossil Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian cross with fossil agate coral and mounted on fossil coral. The fossil agate coral and fossil coral are put together with the 18th century cross to lo...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Agate, Coral

Ormulu and Chased Bronze Rocaille Clock, Raingo & Frères
Located in Paris, FR
Important Rococo style clock in chased and gilt bronze. This Louis XV style clock has a very fine decoration of moving foliage, flowers and shells. The whole is surmounted by a bouqu...
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1870s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Honey Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-painted processional finial with baroque pearls and adventurine and mounted on honey calcite. The piece was originally part of a processional pol...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal

Derby Porcelain Figure of Female Ranelagh Dancer, Rococo 1759-1769
Located in London, GB
This is a sublimely made porcelain figure of the female "Ranelagh Dancer", made by Derby between 1759 and 1769, which was the Rococo era. The figure would originally have had a male ...
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1760s English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Dutch Delft Horse and Rider, 19th century
Located in Maidstone, GB
Nineteenth century tin-glazed continental polychrome faience horse, circa1880. Dubious markings (Roos, APK, etc) to the base. 23 cm long, 26 cm high, 10 cm wide.
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1880s Dutch Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Delft

Gilt Bronze Figurine Young Lady with Love Letter at Fountain 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Step back in time with this stunning hand-chased cast bronze figurine, reminiscent of the beautiful Rococo era. Sculpture depicting a beautiful young lady in a garden by a fountain, ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Gold Plate, Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Bouquetiere Figures
Located in Maidstone, GB
A pair of Meissen bouquetiere figures Circa 1765, both with 'Christie's East' dealer stamps. Modelled by J.J. Kändler holding oval two-handled baskets, the tops pierced for flowers, ...
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1760s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Samson, Edme Et Cie (Founded 1845), 20th century. A two piece grouping of porcelain figures depicting Mars & Venus. Modeled after the Meissen originals. "Samson began his career b...
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20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

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

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Porcelain

Pair of Mid 20th Century Italian Silver Plate Candelabras
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of Rococo style silverplate three light candelabras made in Italy, circa 1950. Marked "The Sheffield Co. Silverplate Italy" on reverse...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate

Swedish Rococo Longcase Clock signed Petter Södermann Stockholm
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Very decorative and fine rococo longcase clock by the renowned clockmaker Petter Södermann Stockholm (1740-1813). Finely carved case with scroll and shellwork gilded and painted in a...
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1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Wood

Rare Hendrick Schoonbeck Dutch Marquetry Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Signed Hendrick Schoonbeek, Amsterdam The arched hood with molded cornice above a shaped long door inlaid with checkerboard parquetry, the similarly inlaid shaped plinth raised on b...
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1740s Dutch Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Brass, Iron

Porcelain Potpourri Urn in the Rocco Style, ca. 19th century
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German hand painted porcelain potpourri urn vase with flowers and putti, in the Rocco style, by Sitzendorf, circa 19th century or earlier, Germany. Piece has details flor...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue Flambé Glazed Ceramic Vases with French Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of antique Chinese blue flambé glazed ceramic vases with later French (late 19th century) ormolu mounts – pierced rocaille base and wreath top rim. Two small decorative handles ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Theodore Alexander Walnut Claw Foot Tea Caddy Casket Chest Trinket Box 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Theodore Alexander walnut tea caddy / trinket box. Carved in French Empire / Rococo style with shields, foliate designs and winged corners over four claw / paw feet. Foliate ...
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Late 20th Century Rococo Decorative Objects

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Walnut

Brevettato Brass and Marble Italian Clock and Candelabras
Located in Louisville, KY
This stunning brass and marble Italian clock and candelabras is visually tantalizing with specular detail that Brevettato is especially known for in their creations. The stone found...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

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Marble, Brass

Antique Meissen Porcelain Pierced Floral Decorated Fruit Basket, C. 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique Meissen Porcelain Pierced Floral Decorated Fruit Basket, dating back to circa 1920, embodies the timeless elegance and craftsmanship for which the renowned Mei...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Pair of Italian Rococo Style Gilt Brass Candelabras Candle Holders, circa 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous pair of vintage Italian Rococo style gilt brass two arm candelabras, circa 1950. Marked "Made in Italy" on reverse. These beautiful candle holders are solid and heavy with...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

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Brass

Pair of Derby Figures ' Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800
Located in Maidstone, GB
Pair of Derby Figures depicting 'Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800. These Derby figures were originally copied from the Meissen originals ( sculptor J J Kaendler). Th...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Porcelain Group, "The noble rococo game of chess", German Manufacturer
Located in Berlin, DE
Large, decorative porcelain group, "The noble game of chess". German porcelain manufacturer. Undamaged.
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20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects

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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

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courts...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Carved Gilt Wood Frame, French Rococo Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Ornate French Rococo Style Carved Ornate Gilt Wood Frame. This gorgeous hand-crafted frame has lots of charming details including shell motifs and cross hatch features. This s...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Gesso, Wood

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Rhesus Monkey and child'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rhesus Monkey and child, model 1464, circa 1750 . Modelled by J.J. Kändler. Monkey, with outstretched hand holding fruit, and child chained ...
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1740s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, 'Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman. circa 1755 Both designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, Rare and early examples of both models.
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1750s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Majolica flower pots Samson & Fils Factory, France, late 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
Majolica flower pots "crescent-shaped" Samson & Fils Factory Montreuil-sous-Bois, France, late 19th century They measure 4.72 in in height x 8.66 x 5.03 (12 cm x 22 x 12.8) Weight: ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Maiolica

Pair of Six-Light Silvered Bronze Candelabra Attributed to Christofle
Located in London, GB
Pair of six-light silvered bronze candelabra attributed to Christofle French, 19th Century Height 65cm, diameter 37cm This superb pair of candelabra are crafted in the opulent Roco...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

18th Century Italian Silver and Gold Crucifix with Mica and Calcite Crystal
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian silver and gold leaf crucifix adorned with baroque pearls and mounted on a mica cluster and a calcite crystal. The mica specimen is from the Great Smoky Mountain...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Piedmontese Bagpiper'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Piedmontese bagpiper. Modelled by J.J. Kändler after an engraving by Jacques Dumont, wearing a black hat with brown feather, fur-lined white...
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1740s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine, 'Pair of Gardeners', Model No 1584
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines, Pair of Gardeners. Model 1584. A couple of gardeners, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, with flowers and vegetable basket, sitting / s...
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1750s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Meissen Splendour Clock With Gardener Figures On Pedestal by Leuteritz, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
The clock and the pedestal were designed by Leuteritz using old forms in the Rococo style: The clock case rises on a rock base with gold heightened rocailles, richly decorated with d...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Gyratory III, a sand coloured ceramic rococo sculptural vessel by Jo Taylor
Located in London, GB
'Gyratory III' is a unique ceramic sculptural vessel by the British artist, Jo Taylor. In the artist's own words: "Gyratory means moving in a circle or spiral, which relates to the...
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2010s British Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal

Rare pair of Longton Hall Flower-encrusted vases, c. 1755
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Very Rare pair of Longton Hall Flower -encrusted vases, c. 1755. in the Rococo taste, both of fluted rocaille-molded cartouche form, in the white, the mouth applied with flowers, ra...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

20th Century Large Ornate Carved Gilt Wood Frame, French Rococo Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Ornate French Rococo Style Carved Ornate Gilt Wood Frame. This gorgeous hand-crafted frame has lots of charming details including fleur de lis in the corners, shell motifs as ...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Gesso, Wood

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

Pair of Antique Six-Light Silvered Bronze Candelabra by Christofle
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique six-light silvered bronze candelabra by Christofle French, 19th Century Height 67cm, diameter 37cm This superb pair of silvered bronze candelabra are crafted in the ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silver, Bronze

Late 19th Century table clock, made in Stockholm by Auguste Bourdillon
Located in Stockholm, SE
A table clock made in Stockholm by Auguste Bourdillon, 1728- 1799. He were a manufacturer of clocks and watches in Geneva and then in Stockholm 1761 - 1799, where he settled.
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1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Wooden angel possible French Rococo
Located in Lugo, IT
Wooden angel should be French 1700/800s Not perfect condition, missing and broken Thank you
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Wood

18th Century Italian Angel Mounted with Fossil Agate Coral Wings on Aragonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel with fossil agate coral wings and mounted aragonite. The hand-carved angel was once part of a decorative, angelic depiction in a ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Large And Unusual Shell Shaped Antique Meissen Porcelain Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Free Union, VA
A deep and finely articulated ribbed scallop shaped early 19th century serving bowl in the pattern known as Blue Onion, which originated at the Meissen factory in Saxony in 1740, a E...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Emancipation Proclamation Inkstand - 19th Century Heavily Chased Brass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Any collectors of American history should look closely at this listing. "In the summer of 1862 President Abraham Lincoln sat at a desk in the War Department telegraph office and wit...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Brass

Single Bronze and Cut-Glass Candelabrum
Located in Belmont, MA
Continental single bronze and cut-glass five-light candelabrum with curved arms, multisized glass drops and floral shaped candle pots.
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1890s American Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Set of four 18th Century Blue and White Delft Tiles Framed in Custom Iron Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of four 18th Century Blue and White Delft Tiles Framed in Custom Iron Frame
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Iron

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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