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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
Italian Rococo Terracotta Frieze
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Rococo terracotta frieze in superb condition from the mid-18th century.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

Bronze Finish Boy & Girl Water Fountain Statue
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage boy and girl water fountain statue. Boy & girl water fountain statue. Made out of resin and fiberglass materiel with bronze finish. Some...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Resin

Antique French Walnut Jardinière with a Metal Liner From the Late 1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
Jardinières, the French word for Planter and this is an unusual Antique French Planter or Jardinière, looks great in a front entry, as we have u...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Metal

Antique 19th Century Marble Fountain with Dolphins and Putto
Located in London, GB
An antique marble fountain in the Baroque style, with a tripartite dolphin base each with a water spout in their mouths, their tails supporting the generous lobed bowl, which is topp...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Large Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Cherub Architectural Element or Wall Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large hand-carved wooden cherub is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Germany and dating to approximately 1750 and done in the period Rococo style. The sculpture is ...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Softwood

High-End French Rococo Fireplace Mantel Rare Red Hard Marble Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This museum-quality French Louis XV fireplace surround, crafted around the mid-18th century, is a true collector’s item and a showpiece of refined Rococo aesthetics. Carved from rich...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble

Large Fleur de Pêche Marble and Ormolu Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
Large Fleur de Pêche marble and ormolu antique fireplace French, 19th Century Height 121cm, width 188cm, depth 63cm This stunning fireplace combines unusual Fleur de Pêche marble with sculptural ormolu mounts. The fireplace consists of a panelled frieze, below which is the wide serpentine opening. The twin jambs are canted in form, and are supported by footblocks. The use of the historic Fleur de Pêche marble is particularly pleasing: featuring deep veining in a palette of cream, purple, and brown, the marble was highly popular for opulent 19th century design, adorning elite interiors such as the main hall of the Napoleon III apartments in the Louvre. The fireplace is adorned with several ormolu mounts. A large Rococo scallop shell form decorates the centre of the marble frieze, trailed by acanthus leaves. The upper sections of the jambs are applied with female terms, whose bodies dissolve into further acanthus-style forms. The bottom sections also feature gilt-bronze decoration, with further scallop shell designs. The fireplace also features a cast-iron inset, decorated with geometric designs. The fireplace clearly takes inspiration from the Rococo-style fireplace in the Council Cabinet in the King’s Apartments at Versaille, which was designed in the late 18th century by Jacques Verberckt and Jacques Caffiéri. Whilst the deep red marble of the Versailles fireplace...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Iron, Ormolu

Pair Of Marble Fonts - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very nice pair of pink marble font from the 19th century Very nice work from the south of France In superb condition and beautiful patina
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

George II Rococo Chimneypiece in White Statuary and Verde Antico Marble
Located in London, GB
A large, rare and imposing late George II English Rococo chimneypiece with strong Palladian influences carved in white statuary marble and inlaid with panels of Verde Antico marble. ...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Gilded 19th Century Wooden Urn-Shaped Rococo Table Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, K
This 19th century Rococo-style, gilded and painted in blue and red table lamp, featuring an decorative urn shaped body with side handles carved in wood. The lamp is raised on a squar...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Large French Rococo Walnut and Ormolu Pedestal
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Rococo Walnut and Ormolu Pedestal A Superb Large French Rococo Pedestal, the pedestal has 4 sides all of which are decorated with ormolu scrollwork and it has a shaped ...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Walnut

French Rosewood and Inlaid Jardinière
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4646 stylish rosewood plant stand / jardinière, having original brass gallery to the top and lift up centre enclosing original liner, above fine...
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1860s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Rosewood

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

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Bronze

19th c. Porcelain French Rococo Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Southern France 19th century porcelain Neo Rococo fireplace, very decorative. Opening measurements : 32.2 x 40.5 inch (height x width).
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Fire Screen in the Rococo Style
Located in Bagshot, GB
An elegent and decorative early 20th century Rococo style Brass fire screen.
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Early 20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Highly Decorative Rococo Timber Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A highly decorative French Rococo wood fireplace. The jambs with scrollwork throughout surmounted by frieze with scrolls, floral embellishments and cartouche to centre. French. Curre...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

18th Century Antique French Rococo Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A French Rococo antique fireplace mantel in the Louis XV manner, carved in limestone. The serpentine shelf is integral with the similarly formed frieze, carved from the solid and dec...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

19th Century Gilt Metal Fragment Architectural Sculpture, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French gilded Rococo tall metal wall or table fragment. Beautiful period Rococo design constructed in gilt featuring intricate scroll motifs throughout. This large hand gilt piece wo...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Metal

Late 19th Century Fireplace Screen - Bronze - Rococo Scrollwork
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful French antique fireplace screen, dating from circa 1870-1880. Crafted in bronze with a beautifully aged patina, this piece features an elegant Rococo design with finely c...
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1870s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Metal, Bronze

Unique 18th Century Rococo Style Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
A masterpiece in the collection. This magnificent French fireplace in the elegant Rococo style is characterized by its size and appearance. The antique fireplace comes from the cente...
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1830s Belgian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Rococo Style Fire Screen, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French ormolu Rococo style fire screen, having scrolling foliate decoration, with mesh and raised on out swept feet.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Large Antique Louis XV Fireplace in the Rococo Manner
Located in London, GB
A Large Antique Louis XV Fireplace in The Rococo Manner A Large Antique Louis XV Fireplace finely carved in White Carrara marble in the R...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique Enamel Bottle Tag
Located in New York, NY
*Three (3) available, each sold separately, as per listing. Beautiful antique porcelain enamel and metal vanity 'Lotion' bottle tag, in the Rococo style,...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Metal, Enamel

Antique English Hand Carved Ebonized Fire Screen With Original Needlepoint
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique English ebonized and hand carved wood fire screen, having its original needlepoint in good condition. This is an antique English pole screen, early Victorian with needlepo...
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1850s English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Italian Porcelain Vanity Bottle Bird Design Rococo Style
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Italian white and gold porcelain vanity bottle with bird design in the Rococo style, circa early-20th century, Italy. A white porcelain bottle...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Porcelain

Pair 19th Century French Gilded Fire Screens
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 19th century French gilded ormolu Rococo style fire screens, each with elegant scrolling foliate decoration.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Antique Irish Fireplace Mantel, circa 1750
Located in London, GB
A rare, Irish, mid-18th century, statuary marble chimney piece originally from 44 Stafford Street, now 44 Wolfe Tone Street, owned by Theobold Wolfe Tone (1763-1798), the father of Irish Republicanism, circa 1750. Originating from a basic, English Palladian...
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1750s Irish Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

Antique Carrara Marble Statue of Sleeping Child on Large Plinth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carrara Marble "Sleeping Cupid" Statue ** We have a similar statue facing opposite direction and child is covered with blanket. (included a picture of the set in listing) Would mak...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of 19th C. Italian Carvings on Wood Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Italian pair of ornate, antique architectural elements featuring intricate acanthus leaf designs. They are mounted on rectangular wooden bases, which show signs of age with ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Exceptional Dutch Rococo Fireplace Mantel with Original Trumeau
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
We are very pleased to offer this exceptional and original combination of a beautiful grey marble fireplace with its original trumeau in the Rococo ma...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of Carved and Giltwood Italian Architectural Finials
Located in Lomita, CA
Italian details and beautiful acanthus hand carved leaves designed in an upward sweep make this pair of architectural finials stand out. These are circa mid to late 18th century gilt...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Giltwood

Antique Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in Rosso Levanto Marble
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite example of French Rococo artistry, this antique fireplace mantel dates to the mid-18th century, circa 1740–1760, during the reign of Louis XV. Crafted from rare Rouge Ro...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Vintage Beethoven Face French Rococo Brass Cannonball Fireplace Andirons - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage "Beethoven" French Rococo Brass Cannonball Fireplace Andirons - Pair. Item featured is marked, "GF" with ornate cast bronze/brass faces to base, and large cannonball bodies. ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Bronze, Iron

18th Century Italian Architectural Element with Hand-Cast Plaster Angels
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf architectural element with a pair of hand-cast plaster angels, a plaster rosette, and a detail plaster cornic...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Gold Leaf

Impressive Antique Rococo Fireplace mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Happy to offer this impressive 18th Century Rococo style fireplace in Belgian Blue stone. This tall mantel has a very nice and strong shaped topshelf with ditto profiling, it rest on...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of Italian Rococo Parcel Gilt Painted Foliate Wood Wall Pilaster Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo (probably 18th Century) scroll & foliate pilaster pedesals painted with parcel gilt accents and faux textured ground. (PRICED AS Pair) Wear and losses to gild...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Tall Period Cast Iron Rococo Style Fire Grate
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A period cast iron Rococo style fire grate in the ornate 18th century English Rococo manner of Thomas Chippendale. The tall "C" scrolled densel...
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1910s English Vintage Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Louis XV Marble Rouge Fireplace Mantel
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 19th-Century French Louis XV fireplace mantel is masterfully carved from richly veined rouge marble, embodying the opulence and artistry of the Rococo period. The serp...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Italian Gilt-wood Pedestal in Rococo taste, Italy c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique and finely-executed Gilt-wood pedestal, with Spiral-form stem, and featuring deeply-carved Rococo forms throughout. Italian in origin, and dating from the mid 1700s. The b...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Giltwood

Antique French Louis XIV Bronze Foliate Form Fireplace Andiron Chenets C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XIV Bronze Foliate Form Fireplace Andiron Chenets C1890 Measures - 17"h x 10.25"w x 20.5"d
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Two Antique Cast Brass and Polished Steel Fireplace Tools Tongs and Shovel
Located in New York, NY
Two exquisite antique fireplace tools, a tongs, and a shovel, both having finely detailed cast brass handles, with elegant polished steel tools. We especially love the jointed mech...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Steel

Massive Neoclassical Terracotta Garden Urn Campana-Form Depicting Goddesses
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Italian neoclassical terracotta Campana-form garden urn . An extremely fine molded figural group of goddesses in back and front to t...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

18th Century Rococo Italian Pewter Lavabo with Dolphin Motif on Wooden Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian period Rococo late 18th century lavabo with dolphin motif, pewter sink and reservoir, mounted on a wooden stand. This Italian lavabo features an...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Pewter

Fine Pair of French Rococo Style Ormolu Chenets, circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine Pair of French Rococo style Ormolu Chenets, circa 1900. Each Chenet having pierced Rocaille form. Sometimes beauty needs few words. The Chenets m...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Metal

19th Century Victorian French Rococo Style Brass & Iron Fire Grate Basket
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A very attractive 19th century Victorian French Rococo style brass and iron fire grate, with a polished three barred front above an ornate scrolled high arched backplate, twin flamin...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Italian Hand Painted Carved Wood and Gesso Pedestal with Marble Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Done in the Rococo style and dating from the mid-19th century, this substantial hand carved and painted gesso over wood pedestal presents with a ball motif decoration cascading down ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Pair of 18th Century French Carved Polychrome Columns with Vines, Grapes, Leaves
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your wine cellar with these antique, carved columns. Hand carved in France, circa 1750, the tall painted carvings stand on a sturdy square base at the bottom and feature a rounded plate at the top to hold any interesting object...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Oak, Paint

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

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Bronze

Antique French Rococo Louis XV Bronze Cherub Putti Andiron Chenets - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Bronze Cherub Putti Andiron Chenets - a Pair. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 9" W x 18" D.
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19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Iron

Antique English Rococo Style Fire Basket
Located in London, GB
A large English late 19th century Rococo style fire basket in brass and cast iron. Dated on back plate, with a very decorative pediment in the Rococo taste, with a large shaped fire brick...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Iron

Pair of Antique French Cast Brass Rococo Style Chenet or Andirons
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Pair of fine antique French cast brass Rococo style chenet or andirons.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Pair of Jan Barboglio Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Jan Barboglio wrought iron andirons Fine pair of designer andirons. Each andiron is handmade and in excellent condition. The andirons have ...
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Late 20th Century American Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique French Rococo Baroque Style Brass Leafy Acanthus Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Baroque Style Brass Leafy Acanthus Andirons - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 17" H x 10" W x 18" D.
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Early 20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Pair Composite Terracotta Rococo Italian Urns, Mid 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
A pair of mid-20th-century Italian garden urns in the Rococo style, each generously sized and exuding classic elegance. The urns are painted white, adorned with three detailed swags ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Concrete

Italian Rococo Servant Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style (19th Cent) figure of 18th Century dressed servant hold a tray (as is)
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Metal

Italian 18th Century Richly Carved & Gilt Wood Rococo Style Wall Bracket
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 18th century gilded bracket. This large size Italian Rococo style bracket features an abundance of decor associated to a very curvy Silhouet...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Vintage French Rococo Style Bronze Acanthus Leafy Scroll Andirons, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Rococo style bronze Acanthus Leafy Scroll Andirons - a pair. Circa mid-20th century. Measurements: 18" H x 10" W x 9" D.
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Iron

French Cast-Iron Chimney Plate 18th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
Square shaped iron-cast chimney plate from an old French castle depicting draped torches. France. 18th century. Measurements: width: 17" height: 17"
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

A Pair of French Rococo Ormolu Curtain Curtain Tie Backs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French Rococo Ormolu Curtain Curtain Tie Backs The Tie Backs or Hooks are solid brass, they have shell decoration and are made in brass Ormo...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Bronze Brass Acanthus Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Bronze Brass Acanthus Andirons - a Pair. Item features nice sculptural acanthus form, unique leaf form finials, ...
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Early 1900s Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Rococo building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. 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.

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