Find a variety of rococo porcelain figurines available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of
ceramic and
porcelain, all rococo porcelain figurines available were constructed with great care. Rococo porcelain figurines have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Rococo porcelain figurines made by
Rococo designers — as well as those associated with
Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made rococo porcelain figurines over the years, but those made by
Johann Joachim Kändler,
Meissen Porcelain and
Michel Victor Acier are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Rococo porcelain figurines can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,875, while the lowest priced sells for $174 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.
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.