François Boucher Decorative Objects

French, 1703-1770

The extraordinary career of Francois Boucher was unmatched by his contemporaries in versatility, consistency and output. For many, particularly the writers and collectors who led the revival of interest in the French rococo during the last century, his sensuous beauties and plump cupids represent the French eighteenth century at its most typical. His facility with the brush, even when betraying the occasional superficiality of his art, enabled him to master every aspect of painting – history and mythology, portraiture, landscape, ordinary life and, as part of larger compositions, even still life. He had been trained as an engraver, and the skills of a draftsman, which he imbued in the studio of Jean-Francois Cars (1661 – 1738), stood him in good stead throughout his career; his delightful drawings are one of the most sought-after aspects of his oeuvre. As a student of Francois Lemoyne (1688 - 1737), he mastered the art of composition. The four years he spent in Italy, from 1727-1731, educated him in the works of the masters, classics and history, that his modest upbringing had denied him. On his return to Paris in 1734, he gained full membership of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture with his splendid Rinaldo and Armida (Paris, Musée du Louvre). Although, throughout his career, he occasionally painted subjects taken from the Bible, and would always have considered himself first as a history painter, his own repertoire of heroines, seductresses, flirtatious peasant girls and erotic beauties was better suited to a lighter, more decorative subject matter. His mastery of technique and composition enabled him to move from large scale tapestry cartoons (he worked throughout his career for both the Beauvais and Gobelins tapestry factories, becoming director of the latter in 1755), to intimate masterpieces such as Diana Resting (Paris, Louvre) or Leda and the Swan and the occasional scene from everyday life such as The Luncheon (Paris, Louvre), with its elegantly dressed figures grouped around a well-laid table. Enormously successful and widely bought, Boucher’s output was prodigious. First patronized by the Crown in the 1730s, and appointed Premier Peintre du Roi in 1765, he executed numerous royal and princely commissions until his death in 1770, working particularly for Louis XV’s mistress, the Marquise de Pompadour in each of her several palaces. Always ready to utilize his talents in other fields, he designed stage sets for theatre and opera and supplied drawings to be used as designs for figures at the Vincennes (later Sèvres) porcelain factory. As a teacher, he was much loved by his many students, who included Fragonard, Le Prince, Deshays, Brenet, Baudouin, Lagrenee, and Madame de Pompadour herself. In his earliest surviving works with their colourful rococo palette, even David, a distant cousin, was clearly influenced by Boucher. Not since Le Brun had a single French artist held such a monopoly on the imagery of a particular society or left such a mark on the art of his time.

Creator: François Boucher

Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century

$12,640

Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Boucher

Located in Lisbon, PT

An Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Candelabra with a hand painted scene by François Boucher. ‘P . F . Boucher’ original mark on the side, also marked with a double ...

Category

18th Century Neoclassical Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Of Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Candelabra, François Boucher, 18th Century

$22,143 / set

Pair Of Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Candelabra, François Boucher, 18th Century

By François Boucher, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Lisbon, PT

These pieces are dual-purpose — they serve as decorative urns, and they transform into candlestick candelabras with candleholders. The urns feature intricately sculpted gilt bronze ...

Category

18th Century French Neoclassical Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century

$12,820

Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century

By François Boucher, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Lisbon, PT

A very rare Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Candelabra with a hand painted scene by François Boucher. ‘P . F . Boucher’ original mark on the side, also marked with ...

Category

18th Century French Neoclassical Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Francois Boucher Victorian Pink Porcelain Lidded Urn or Covered Vase

$425

Antique Francois Boucher Victorian Pink Porcelain Lidded Urn or Covered Vase

By François Boucher

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Francois Boucher Victorian Pink Porcelain Lidded Urn or Covered Vase with Painted Scenes in the Style of Dresden. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 17.5" H x 9" W x 9" D.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 18th Century Meissen Porcelain & French Doré Three Arm Bronze Candelabras

$11,880Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 9 in W 8 in D 6 in

Pair 18th Century Meissen Porcelain & French Doré Three Arm Bronze Candelabras

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

18th Century Meissen Porcelain and French Doré Bronze Candelabras with Applied Porcelain Flowers Step into an era where Meissen porcelain meets French doré bronze in a harmonious bl...

Category

18th Century German Louis XVI Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu

$24,447 / set

H 23.63 in W 10.24 in D 8.67 in

Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

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...

Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

A French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Urn

$12,850Sale Price|31% Off

H 34.75 in W 14.5 in D 12.5 in

A French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Urn

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn, the 360 degree painted urn centered with an 18th century scene of a young Princess...

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase

$1,500

H 18.5 in Dm 11.5 in

Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase

By Japanese Studio

Located in Wilton, CT

Large Japanese studio porcelain covered vase with finely carved decoration of birds amidst foliage set against a cheerful yellow ground, circa 1910. Measures: 18 1/2" high, 11 1/2" d...

Category

1910s Japanese Meiji Vintage François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Urn & Cover Boys Signed 22"

$975

H 22 in Dm 12.5 in

Large Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Urn & Cover Boys Signed 22"

Located in Wilton, CT

Large antique Japanese Imari porcelain jar and cover, circa 1860. With panels of underglaze blue decoration of boys playing at various activities surrounded by elaborate floral borde...

Category

1870s Japanese Meiji Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Dresden Porcelain, Amphora, Lid Vase, Urn, with Gold Painting

$2,331Sale Price|45% Off

H 15.36 in Dm 7.09 in

Dresden Porcelain, Amphora, Lid Vase, Urn, with Gold Painting

By Dresden Porcelain

Located in Berlin, DE

Magnificent Dresden porcelain, amphora, lid vase, urn. With gold painting.

Category

20th Century François Boucher Decorative Objects

Petite Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Urn Vase

$628Sale Price|68% Off

H 6.75 in W 3.25 in D 2.38 in

Petite Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Urn Vase

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a very old gilt and pale pink background urn depicting a continuous hand-painted scene of a lady sitting in a pastoral landscape holding her fan and observing nature. In the ...

Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French White Opaline Glass Covered Urn / Lidded Vase with Hand-Painted B

$2,308

H 16.15 in Dm 5.12 in

Antique French White Opaline Glass Covered Urn / Lidded Vase with Hand-Painted B

Located in London, GB

An exceptionally elegant and beautifully preserved late 19th-century French antique white opaline glass covered urn, measuring 41 cm in height (with lid) and 13 cm at its widest poin...

Category

Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Opaline Glass

19th Century Pair of Porcelain Birds in Ormolu Candelabra

$2,037 / set

H 7.88 in W 9.06 in D 4.73 in

19th Century Pair of Porcelain Birds in Ormolu Candelabra

By Edmé Samson

Located in Basildon, GB

19th Century Pair of Porcelain Birds in Ormolu Candelabra arbour set, 20cm overall height Crossed swords mark to rear of base of each porcelai...

Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Chinese Qianlong Porcelain Lidded Dragon Vases Urns Pottery Ginger Jars

$2,302

H 44 in W 22 in D 22 in

Chinese Qianlong Porcelain Lidded Dragon Vases Urns Pottery Ginger Jars

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Come view in our antiques showroom in Hertfordshire, just 25 mins north of London Stunning pair of Chinese Qianlong style porcelain ginger jars Large pair standing in at almost four ...

Category

1980s Vintage François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Ormolu and Jewelled Porcelain Candelabra

$5,229

H 12 in W 8 in D 5.5 in

Pair of French Ormolu and Jewelled Porcelain Candelabra

Located in London, GB

A fine pair of antique French porcelain and fire gilded ormolu candelabra. Superb quality ormolu and very finely hand painted Bleu du Roi jewelled Paris porcelain. The candleholders ...

Category

1870s French Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Queen Victoria Pattern Herend Porcelain Lidded Urn

$725

H 14.25 in W 10 in D 5.5 in

Queen Victoria Pattern Herend Porcelain Lidded Urn

By Herend

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Queen Victoria Pattern Herend Porcelain Urn. It depicts a hand painted porcelain lidded urn decorated with colorful flowers and butterflies with gilt green scalloped border...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Victorian François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Previously Available Items

Francois Boucher "The Pleasure of Fishing" Engraving 18th Century

Sold

H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in

Francois Boucher "The Pleasure of Fishing" Engraving 18th Century

By François Boucher

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

This charming engraving entitled "The Pleasure of Fishing" was made by Beauvarlet after a work by François Boucher. This 18th century engraving has a counterpart called The Pleasure ...

Category

18th Century French Antique François Boucher Decorative Objects

Materials

Paper

François Boucher decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

François Boucher decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of porcelain and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original decorative objects by François Boucher were created in the neoclassical style in france during the 18th century and earlier. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Alfred Barye, Ernest Rancoulet, and Jean-Antoine Houdon. Prices for François Boucher decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $7,919 and can go as high as $7,919, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,919.