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Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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
Color:  Gold
Pair of French Rococo Style Bronze Decors with Roses, Late 19th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French Rococo-style bronze decors with roses from the late 19th century, set of two. This beautiful pair of bronze decors feature large acanthus ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair of French Rococo Style Bronze Decors with Roses, Late 19th Century

Pair of French Rococo Style Bronze Decors with Roses, Late 19th Century

Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of gilt and patinated figural lion form 19th century French chenets. In the Rococo style, with full figure lions. Finely sculpted rais...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets
Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets

Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets

Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure
Located in New York, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Cent) green painted life size cupid figure with a gold drape and holding a plate.  
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Gold

Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure
Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure

Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure

Pair of Antique French Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt Bronze Chenets
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair, while originally for the fireside, would serve equally as bases for a pair of table lamps. They are exquisitely modelled with sinuous, scrolling acanthus and beautifully f...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique French Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt Bronze Chenets
Pair of Antique French Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt Bronze Chenets

Pair of Antique French Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt Bronze Chenets

Bronze Andirons, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Very decorative Rococo style bronze andirons. Dating back to the 19th century, the pair of andirons comes from France. They are embellished with two putti and curved rocaille and oak...
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1860s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Bronze Andirons, France, 19th Century
Bronze Andirons, France, 19th Century

Bronze Andirons, France, 19th Century

Fine French Bronze Fireplace Ormolu Fire Place Screen Flower Garland Roccoco
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French bronze fireplace ormolu fire place screen with flowers & garland in the manner of rococo.
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20th Century European Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Bronze Fireplace Ormolu Fire Place Screen Flower Garland Roccoco
Fine French Bronze Fireplace Ormolu Fire Place Screen Flower Garland Roccoco

Fine French Bronze Fireplace Ormolu Fire Place Screen Flower Garland Roccoco

Pair of Gilt And Patinated Bronze Chenets of Monumental Size
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of antique French Rococo style gilt and patinated monumental bronze chenets/andirons with celestial globe applied with stars and extensive gilt bronze oak leaf decoration. Of mo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Pair of Gilt And Patinated Bronze Chenets of Monumental Size
Pair of Gilt And Patinated Bronze Chenets of Monumental Size

Pair of Gilt And Patinated Bronze Chenets of Monumental Size

Antique French Rococo Style Solid Bronze Andirons
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of antique French bronze, Rococo style andirons that came from Toulouse. During the 19th century, the word; Rococo, described architecture and music, which were excessively orna...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Rococo Style Solid Bronze Andirons
Antique French Rococo Style Solid Bronze Andirons

Antique French Rococo Style Solid Bronze Andirons

Pair of Bronze Rococo Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and ornate pair of bronze ormolu chenets, or andirons, takes the form of two majestic sphinxes. Crafted in a thrilling Louis XIV style, these bronze ormolu fireplace guards also exhibit Classic Rococo decoration, such as flowering branches, shells, and exuberant scrollwork. Chenets, or andirons, were a staple of any well-appointed home, serving as both decorative and useful objects. They were placed in front of a fireplace to protect priceless rugs and flooring from rolling logs...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Bronze Rococo Chenets
Pair of Bronze Rococo Chenets

Pair of Bronze Rococo Chenets

Napoleon III Rocaille-Style Ormolu Bronze Fireplace Andirons
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of gilt bronze andirons with rich rococo decoration such as acanthus leaves, pierced ova and exuberant scrollwork. They are topped by two majestic winged women. Andirons, or chenets, are decorative and practical objects placed in front of a fireplace to protect priceless rugs and flooring from rolling logs. Intricately detailed, these antique andirons in Rocaille style...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Napoleon III Rocaille-Style Ormolu Bronze Fireplace Andirons
Napoleon III Rocaille-Style Ormolu Bronze Fireplace Andirons

Napoleon III Rocaille-Style Ormolu Bronze Fireplace Andirons

Pair of 18th Century Rococo Gilt Bronze Andirons, Firedogs, Ormolu Chenets
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An exceptional pair of 18th century English Rococo gilt bronze andirons or fire dogs. The bold shape of these andirons relate to designs of Thomas Johnson (1714–1778), one of London's pioneers of the 'Modern' or French style, later known as Rococo. In the 1750s he published several books of designs which were widely used for things like ceiling moulding. These books include 12 Girandoles in 1755, The Book of the Carver in 1758 and monthly between 1755 and 1758, 150 New Designs. He also had a great influence on Ince and Mayhew's book, The Universal System...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Rococo Gilt Bronze Andirons, Firedogs, Ormolu Chenets
Pair of 18th Century Rococo Gilt Bronze Andirons, Firedogs, Ormolu Chenets

Pair of 18th Century Rococo Gilt Bronze Andirons, Firedogs, Ormolu Chenets

Antique French Solid Bronze Andirons or Chenets in a Rococo Style
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French bronze andirons or chenets, done in a Rococo style from the late 1800s. There are no previous repairs and all they requir...
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1870s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Solid Bronze Andirons or Chenets in a Rococo Style
Antique French Solid Bronze Andirons or Chenets in a Rococo Style

Antique French Solid Bronze Andirons or Chenets in a Rococo Style

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