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
French Gilt Floral Aubusson Fire Screen. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French carved wood and gilt floral fire screen with original abusson insert terminating on scrolled cabriole legs with the original brass casters. 18th Century
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
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
Materials
Metal
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
Materials
Brass, 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
Materials
Ormolu
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
Materials
Walnut
Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of antique French gilt and patinated figural lion form 19th century chenets. In the Rococo style, with full figure lions. Finely sculpted raised lions resting on Rococo shield f...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Urns Pair Delft Blue and White, 18th Century, Holland
Located in New York, NY
Urns pair of delft blue and white 18th century, Holland. A pair of stunning urns made during the 18th century in Delft, Holland. Glazed pottery in blue and white.
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Delft
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
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Rococo Green Cupid Figure
Located in Queens, 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
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
$1,960 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century French Gilded Wood Pair of Console Legs/Decoration in Rococo Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved pair of console legs made of hand painted gilded wood in Rococo style. May be used as a wall decoration.
Very elegant shape and colori...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Giltwood
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
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
Materials
Bronze, Iron
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
Materials
Marble
$13,867 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Statuary Marble Rococo Mantle from George II Period, circa 1750’s
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large antique English Rococo Statuary marble chimneypiece from the George II period.
The serpentine shaped panelled frieze, beneath a moulded serpentine shelf is centred by a rich...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
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
Materials
Bronze
$2,500 / set
19th C Pair of Carved Marble Organic Decorative Rococo Architectural Elements
Located in Lowestoft, GB
19th century pair of carved marble decorative elements with organic following lines very much in the rococo revival style, previously part of larger interior architectural feature
...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Attractive Brass Rococo Style Fireside Companion Set, Fireside Tools
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Attractive Brass Rococo Style Fireside Companion Set, Fireside Tools
This is a very attractive set on its own stand, shovel, tongs, and poker with wonderful Decorative style to the ...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine
A Pair of Large French Rococo Ormolu Curtain Curtain Tie Backs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Large French Rococo Ormalu Curtain Curtain Tie Backs
The Tie Backs or Hooks are solid brass, they have flower decoration and are made in brass Ormolu
The brackets ha...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
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
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
Materials
Iron
Pair of old columns in patinated plaster circa 1880 From an old theater
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of old columns in patinated plaster circa 1900
From an old theater
numerous breakages and 1 crack
to be restored
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Pair of Large French Rococo Brass Andirons or Chenets
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of large French Rococo brass andirons or chenets
This is a very large pair of french brass andirons, the ultimate in Chateau Chic
Th...
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Late 18th Century Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique Rococo Style Polished Steel and Brass Fire Basket with Griffins
Located in Ware, GB
A remarkable and fine piece, this antique Victorian reclaimed fire basket is flanked by intricately detailed griffins and ornate motifs throughout,...
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
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
Pair of Brackets in Carved and Gilded Wood, Rococo, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of brackets with a curved lower profile and a polygonal section decorated on their fronts with raised pebbles and vegetal motifs and engraved sca...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Brass & Steel Rococo Firegrate
Located in London, GB
A brass and steel French Rococo fire basket. The decoratively cast brass legs with shaped steel burning area. Decorative cast iron back behind. Mode...
Category
Late 20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Brass
French Brass Firescreen with Decorative Rococo Frame & Legs
Located in London, GB
A French brass firescreen with decorative Rococo frame and legs. The fine black mesh behind adorned with brass embellishment with tied ribbon, torch, qui...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Small Italian Carrara and Rosso Levanto Marble Chimneypiece Mantel
Located in London, GB
A petite Italian Carrara and Rosso Levanto marble fireplace. The moulded jambs surmounted by shaped frieze featuring carved classical An...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
An 18th Century Italian Chimneypiece in Bardiglio Marble with Rococo Mascaron
Located in London, GB
A mid 18th century fireplace of good proportions, the serpentine shelf and frieze end in octagonal cornerblocks. Small bunches of laurel leaves hung from ribbons run down the jambs. ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique Rococo Style Carved Mahogany Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual antique Rococo style carved mahogany fire surround, reclaimed from a house in Evesham. Featuring beautiful curves, scrolls and latticework throughout, this early 20th cent...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
Antique Rococo Style Iron & Brass Fire Grate Circa 1870
Located in London, GB
An Antique Rococo Styleiron & brass fire grate circa 1870
A cast iron & brass Rococo style two barred antique firegrate with a tall pediment backp...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Polished Cast Iron Firebasket in the Rococo Manner
Located in London, GB
A polished cast iron Rococo style firegrate with bowed front and shaped decorative back, 20th century.
Measures: Width at front 597 mm 23 ½ in
Width at back 527 mm 20 ¾ in
Hei...
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20th Century Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Quality 18th Century Antique Italian Fireplace in Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
A fine quality 18th century Italian fireplace in statuary marble. The elegantly shaped jambs with scroll to top, the carved frieze with shell to centre and shaped rectangular motif t...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
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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