Skip to main content

Rococo Sculptures

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.

to
22
369
5
228
92
49
5
17
11
6
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
7,056
4,767
2,946
888
887
706
665
528
501
467
246
209
199
91
87
86
71
200
178
150
137
131
267
99
360
206
91
45
5
Height
to
Width
to
374
373
374
179
59
16
12
10
Style: Rococo
Pair of 18th Century Mecca Bases with Abalone shell and Baroque Pearls
Pair of 18th Century Mecca Bases with Abalone shell and Baroque Pearls

Pair of 18th Century Mecca Bases with Abalone shell and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of 18th century Italian mecca bases with coordinating iridescent abalone shells.  Each shell contains a natural forming baroque pearl. The back of the bases are covered with 18...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

18th Century Italian Mecca Base with Iridescent Abalone Shell and Baroque Pearls
18th Century Italian Mecca Base with Iridescent Abalone Shell and Baroque Pearls

18th Century Italian Mecca Base with Iridescent Abalone Shell and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca gilded base with a coordinating iridescent abalone shell and natural-forming baroque pearls. The shell has natural forming baroque pearls. Wher...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Abalone, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Rutile Quartz Crystals
18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Rutile Quartz Crystals

18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Rutile Quartz Crystals

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded crown adorned with rutile quartz crystals and baroque pearls. It is mounted on a coordinating gilded fragment with a metal crown base that...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal

18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Baroque Pearls
18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Baroque Pearls

18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded crown adorned with natural forming baroque pearls and cross-shaped baroque pearls with smoky quartz points. It is mounted on a coordinatin...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Pearlescent and Gold Shells
18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Pearlescent and Gold Shells

18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Pearlescent and Gold Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian gilded candlestick mounted with a pearlescent oyster shell and adorned with gold leaf shells. The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a histori...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Giltwood

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Calcite Crystal Point
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Calcite Crystal Point

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Calcite Crystal Point

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian candlestick decorated with a calcite crystal and gold leaf shells. The 18th century Italian Rococo candlestick is hand-carved and gilded. The altar candlestick ...

Category

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' mounted with fossil agate coral and adorned with red phantom quartz crystals, and chalcedony rosettes on polished agate base. This fragment is originally from a historical church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. It is part of a very important and rare collection called The Florence Fragment Collection which previously exhibited with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy. This is a collection of historical fragment artifacts found and saved from the infamous Florence flooding of the Arno River in 1966 which was the worst flood the city had faced since the Renaissance. Fossil agate coral is mounted on top of the artifact. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when prehistoric coral is gradually replaced with agate. It is adorned with coordinating red phantom crystals and chalcedony rosettes that resemble the color and texture of the piece. The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 17th century. The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...

Category

17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal, Quartz

18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Agate Coral and Pearls
18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Agate Coral and Pearls

18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Crown with Agate Coral and Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded crown adorned with polished agate slices and baroque pearls. It is mounted on a coordinating gilded fragment and free-forming agate coral ...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Green Wall Decor with Gilded Sunrays, Green Gems, and Coral
18th Century Italian Green Wall Decor with Gilded Sunrays, Green Gems, and Coral

18th Century Italian Green Wall Decor with Gilded Sunrays, Green Gems, and Coral

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian silk-wrapped octagonal wall piece with original gilded sunrays and adorned with coordinating mother-of-pearl with gold highlights and a cross-shaped baroque pear...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel with Fossil Agate Wings on Aragonite
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel with Fossil Agate Wings on Aragonite

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel with Fossil Agate Wings on Aragonite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian hand-carved gilded angel with fossil agate coral wings and mounted pinkish white aragonite. The hand-carved angel is holding a coordinating baroque pearl. It was...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Agate, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Marble Angel in a Bleached Turtle Shell on Alabaster
18th Century Italian Marble Angel in a Bleached Turtle Shell on Alabaster

18th Century Italian Marble Angel in a Bleached Turtle Shell on Alabaster

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian Carrara marble angel in a bleached turtle shell mounted on a polished alabaster base.  The bleached turtle shell emulates a bath for the angel. The angel is cra...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Porcelain Plaque Of The Holy Virgin Mary
Porcelain Plaque Of The Holy Virgin Mary

Porcelain Plaque Of The Holy Virgin Mary

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a porcelain plaque of the Holy Virgin Mary. It depicts an oval shaped medallion adorned in the center by a high relief profile of the Virgin Mary. Around the medallion is pie...

Category

20th Century Unknown Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pr Meissen Porcelain Figures of Royal Lovers, Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler
Pr Meissen Porcelain Figures of Royal Lovers, Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler

Pr Meissen Porcelain Figures of Royal Lovers, Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A Charming and Finely Executed Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures Depicting Royal Lovers, modeled after 18th-century designs by Johann Joachim Kändler, Meissen’s celebrated master mod...

Category

1870s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

German Rococo Style Porcelain Figurine a Couple at a Dressing Table
German Rococo Style Porcelain Figurine a Couple at a Dressing Table

German Rococo Style Porcelain Figurine a Couple at a Dressing Table

By Alteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur

Located in Barntrup, DE

German Rococo-style porcelain figurine of a couple at a dressing table, circa the 1950s, attributed to Älteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur. This adorable porcelain figure group f...

Category

1950s German Vintage Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragment Bases with Fossil Agate Coral
Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragment Bases with Fossil Agate Coral

Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragment Bases with Fossil Agate Coral

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of 18th-century Italian fragment candlestick bases decorated with fossil agate coral. The 18th century hand carved fragment base is originally from Tuscany. The agate coral coo...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral

18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Fossil Chesapecten Formation
18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Fossil Chesapecten Formation

18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Fossil Chesapecten Formation

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian gilded altar candlestick with a Chesapecten fossil shell formation and natural forming baroque pearls. The 18th century Italian gilded fragment was originally a...

Category

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Pair of Derby Figures ' Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800
Pair of Derby Figures ' Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800

Pair of Derby Figures ' Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800

By Derby Porcelain

Located in Basildon, GB

Pair of Derby Figures depicting 'Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800. These Derby figures were originally copied from the Meissen originals ( sculptor J J Kaendler). Th...

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Lladró Limited Edition one of 1500 Cinderella's Arrival Sculpture 1994
Lladró Limited Edition one of 1500 Cinderella's Arrival Sculpture 1994

Lladró Limited Edition one of 1500 Cinderella's Arrival Sculpture 1994

By Lladro

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Limited edition Disney princess sculpture of Cinderella and her carriage, decorated with handmade gloss finish porcelain flowers. Designed and handmade in Spain. Unique pieces by the...

Category

1990s Spanish Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Collection of Four Meissen Porcelain Bird Models
Collection of Four Meissen Porcelain Bird Models

Collection of Four Meissen Porcelain Bird Models

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Collection of four Meissen porcelain bird models German, 20th Century Largest (parrot): Height 14cm, width 10cm, depth 5cm This superb collection of four porcelain bird sculptures, was masterfully created by the celebrated artisans of the historic Meissen porcelain factory. Each bird is perched gracefully on a white porcelain tree...

Category

20th Century German Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Pair Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Branches
Fine Pair Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Branches

Fine Pair Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Branches

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A Beautiful Pair of very Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Tree Branches, with Insects and Flowers. This finely detailed naturalistic pair of exotic Hoopoe...

Category

Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture- Europe And The Bull
Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture- Europe And The Bull

Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture- Europe And The Bull

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture. It depicts a semi nude lady ( Europe- the mother of the continent with the same name ) seated over a bull ( representing the...

Category

Early 20th Century German Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Gilded Base with Plaster Cherub and Polished Agate Coral
18th Century Italian Gilded Base with Plaster Cherub and Polished Agate Coral

18th Century Italian Gilded Base with Plaster Cherub and Polished Agate Coral

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Italian plaster cherub with polished agate coral wings on an 18th century Italian gilded candlestick base with polished agate slices. The Italian 18th century gilded base is origina...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Gold Leaf

Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet

Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet

By René Rozet 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and large French 19th century white marble bust of a young beauty, purported to be a young "Marie Antoinette" (Queen of France 1755-1793), by René Rozet...

Category

19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble, Siena Marble

18th Century Italian Angel Wall Piece with Elestial Crystals and Baroque Pearls
18th Century Italian Angel Wall Piece with Elestial Crystals and Baroque Pearls

18th Century Italian Angel Wall Piece with Elestial Crystals and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Early 18th century Italian angel wall piece with a crown of elestial crystal quartz and coordinating baroque pearls. The angle artifact has been naturally distressed with age. The c...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Monumental size bust of Platao in bronze circa 1850
Monumental size bust of Platao in bronze circa 1850

Monumental size bust of Platao in bronze circa 1850

Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ

Incredible and monumental size bust in bronze representing Platao circa 1850

Category

1850s Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A Magnificent and large pair of antique meissen porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each standing on a tree branch with cherries and beautiful foliage after a model by J. J. Kandl...

Category

1870s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein

Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein. These figures ...

Category

1860s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Amethyst Crystal Heart with 18th Century Gilded Arrow Fragments on Lucite
Amethyst Crystal Heart with 18th Century Gilded Arrow Fragments on Lucite

Amethyst Crystal Heart with 18th Century Gilded Arrow Fragments on Lucite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian gilded fragment arrows with an amethyst heart and mounted on a clear lucite base. An arrow through the heart symbolizing being deeply in love or being "struck by...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Holy Water Font with Angels Framed with Fossil Coral
18th Century Italian Holy Water Font with Angels Framed with Fossil Coral

18th Century Italian Holy Water Font with Angels Framed with Fossil Coral

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian holy water font with two angels framed with polished agate coral wings on fossil coral.  The Italian holy water front is from a historical Italian church and is...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral

Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850
Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850

Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850

By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Depiction of a sleeping young beauty in elaborate Rococo attire with ornate lace trimmings and her hair tied back in a large bow, seated on a chair with her arm resting on a small si...

Category

Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Majolica Monkey Pianist Humidor Tobacco Jar Sarreguemines
19th Century Majolica Monkey Pianist Humidor Tobacco Jar Sarreguemines

19th Century Majolica Monkey Pianist Humidor Tobacco Jar Sarreguemines

By Sarreguemines

Located in Austin, TX

Amusing Majolica monkey pianist tobacco jar Sarreguemines, circa 1880.Rarely found complete with his lid ,he wear a costume of Oriental style, he play piano and two books are represe...

Category

1880s French Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Fossil Agate Coral on an Agate Slice
18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Fossil Agate Coral on an Agate Slice

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Fossil Agate Coral on an Agate Slice

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment base mounted with fossil agate coral on a polished agate base. The 18th century hand-carved fragment base is originally from Tuscany. The po...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral

19th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angels on an Aragonite Cloud
19th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angels on an Aragonite Cloud

19th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angels on an Aragonite Cloud

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

19th century Italian hand-carved gilded angels mounted aragonite.  The hand-carved angels were once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Tuscany. The aragon...

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Gardeners, Late 19th Century
Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Gardeners, Late 19th Century

Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Gardeners, Late 19th Century

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Taken from a model of 1772 by M.C. Avier and J.C. Schönheit, this charming porcelain group by the Meissen manufactory depicts a group of five figures around a central rock mound, inv...

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragments' with Citron and Ammonite
Pair of 17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragments' with Citron and Ammonite

Pair of 17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragments' with Citron and Ammonite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of 17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' bases from Tuscany topped with polished ammonites and adorned with citron crystal quartz points. These fragments are from a church in...

Category

17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Exceptional Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Hunting Groups with Horses & Dogs
Exceptional Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Hunting Groups with Horses & Dogs

Exceptional Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Hunting Groups with Horses & Dogs

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

An exceptional and quite large pair of 19th century antique Meissen porcelain hunting groups with "The Prince" and "The Princess" each riding a horse followed by a bunch of hunting d...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group
Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled Fall. Part of the company's Seasons series, these charming characters rest upon a r...

Category

19th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child
Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child

Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child

By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kändler

Located in New York, NY

An important, extremely rare, and rather large 18th century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child, By Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler, Circa: 1744. This is an incredible and extremely rare 18th century Meissen Porcelain piece modeled by the greatest Meissen modeler ever in the Company, Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler. Thalia can be seen seated on a gorgeous hand-carved and hand-painted flowered and vined porcelain pedestal. Her right arm is raised holding a Phantom of the Opera Black and White Mask, while in her other arm is a young Harlequin dancing and singing holding a hat. Thalia is wearing a gilt-edged dark blue bodice with white floral decorations over a black corset draped in a red-over-yellow robe...

Category

18th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers

Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...

Category

1880s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th-Century French Decorative Marble Fragment Sculpture
Late 19th-Century French Decorative Marble Fragment Sculpture

Late 19th-Century French Decorative Marble Fragment Sculpture

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

This 19th-Century French marble fragment is a charming piece of history as well as a striking standalone decorative accent. As found in a flea market on the Belgium border to France,...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups
Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups

Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

This charming pair of Meissen porcelain figures celebrates the essence of Revelry. First modeled by the renowned Johann Joachim Kändler on bases by Peter Reinicke, circa 1767, these joyous groups depict musicians making merry by playing the French horn, flute, guitar and hurdy-gurdy, and gardeners carrying flowers in baskets and aprons. Two almost identical groups are featured in Meissen: Collector’s Catalogue by Laurence Mitchell. Figures by Kändler were especially popular and served as table decorations at courtly banquets. He took the reigns of the Meissen factory in 1733 and over the following 40 years created more than 900 models, many of which were considered the most important and beautiful ever produced. Many of his designs were so timeless and classic that they continued to be used well into the 19th century. Kändler was highly regarded especially for his allegorical representations and he was certainly at his best when designing the Four Continents...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Distressed Angel Wing with Calcite Crystals
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Distressed Angel Wing with Calcite Crystals

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Distressed Angel Wing with Calcite Crystals

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Sculptural 18th century Italian distressed gold leaf angel wing with calcite crystals and mounted on an antique Italian metal pan drip tray. These calcite crystals are from Elmwood...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Quartz on Angle-Plated Quartz
18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Quartz on Angle-Plated Quartz

18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Quartz on Angle-Plated Quartz

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian sunray adorned with tangerine crystal quartz points on an angle plated quartz. Angle-plated quartz is an extremely rare form of quartz and is only found in the u...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragments with Oyster Shells
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragments with Oyster Shells

Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragments with Oyster Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of 18th century Italian gold-leaf fragments adorned with an oyster shell top with natural-forming baroque pearls on an optical calcite base. The pair of Italian fragments are ha...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Fine Vintage Samson Porcelain Bolognese or Bichon Dog Figurine
Fine Vintage Samson Porcelain Bolognese or Bichon Dog Figurine

Fine Vintage Samson Porcelain Bolognese or Bichon Dog Figurine

By J.J. Kaendler, Samson & Cie

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine Samson porcelain model of a Bolognese dog. Modeled after the figurines that Kaendler designed for Meissen in 18th century. A classic form that is always in style! The...

Category

20th Century French Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rococo sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo sculptures 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. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kändler, and Michel Victor Acier. 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. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $240 and tops out at $195,000 while the average work can sell for $2,497.