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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.

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Style: Rococo
Rococó Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centerpiece Bowl by Meissen
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Austrian porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo piece heavily Meissen ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Figure: Running Girl, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Small figure of a young woman wearing a puce-sprigged white skirt, lifted slightly with her left hand, pale pink jacket with typical Bow opaque blue collar and cuffs. We've called...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy or Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760. The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft...
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1760s English Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Sculptural 18th Century Chalice with Calcite Crystals in Sphalerite on Lucite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian wood chalice decorated with calcite crystals in sphalerite on a Lucite base. The hand carved and painted chalice is from a...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Water-Gilt Fragment Horse Head Sculptures
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold-leaf fragment horse head sculptures. The pair is made of 18th century Italian water-gilt fragments mounted on scroll ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Glazed Terracotta Bust of Countess du Barry after Augustin Pajou
By Augustin Pajou
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This large bust, depicting the Countess du Barry, was made after the 18th century original by Augustin Pajou. It is in the Louvre collection. He was ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Terracotta

18th Century Italian Distressed Gold Leaf Angel Wing with Calcite Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian distressed gold leaf angel wing with golden calcite crystals on an antique Italian metal pan drip tray. These calcite crystals are from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Ornamental Top, Polychromed and Giltwood, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Top in carved, polychrome and gilded wood, 18th century. Painted finish imitating marble decorated with scrolls and vegetal motifs carved and gilded on its front surface. He would be...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Other

Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines of the Sense
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of 18th century Meissen Porcelain allegorical figurines of smell and hearing from a set of the senses probably modeled by J....
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18th Century and Earlier German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Crucifix on a Tourmaline in Crystal on a Obsidian Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with a hand carved figure of Christ decorated with tourmaline in crystal quartz on a polished obsidian base.
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Wood

An Exquisite Pair of Carved 18th Century Silver Gilt Pilasters
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo (mid-18th Cent) carved silver gilt pilaster wall plaques with bird and floral carving under an Ionic capital pediment
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Freeform Glass & Baroque Pearls on Bobeche
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick decorated with free-forming glass and baroque pearls on an Italian glass bobeche base. The 18th century candlestick is from Tuscany. It is hand carved and hand painted with brownish-red metallic paint. It is placed on an Italian bobeche base. Hand-molded freeform glass...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Glass, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Art Glass

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top decorated with sunset cactus quartz and a baroque pearl. The gold leaf candlestick top originally came from an 18th century Italian candlestic...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Set of Three Silver Gilt Musical Cherubs on Lucite Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three silver gilt musical Cherubs mounted on Lucite bases. Measures: Cherub with horn 12" H Symbols 11" H Flute 10.5" H.  
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20th Century Italian Rococo Sculptures

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Lucite, Giltwood

18th Century French Marble Bust of Royal Commander and Cut Concrete Stand
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Breathtaking 18th century french marble bust of Royal Military Commander with exposed metal detail on new, concrete column. 2 pieces.
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17th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Pekingese Puppy 18th Century French Faience Made in Rouen Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
WHY WE LOVE IT: His Pekingese imperial attitude!                                                                                               In their native China, Pekingese could ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Faience

18th Century French Rococo Gilded Bronze Frame Mounted on Green Velvet
Located in New York, NY
!8th century French Rococo bronze frame mounted on a velvet covered wood back. Very rare in its rich detail of winged cherubs. This piece was once most certainly a frame for an impor...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets, and Gold Mica on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment decorated with natural forming copper, garnets, and gold mica on an optical calcite base. The Italian fragment originally came from a piece in a chur...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian tassel on a polished calcite cube with coordinating natural-forming baroque pearls. This tassel originally came from a church in Italy. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18-19th century French and Italian...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Fragment with Mica & Smoky Quartz on a Phantom Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian painted fragment decorated with mica in matrix and a Smokey lemon quartz crystal on a phantom optical calcite base. The 18th century fragment is hand carved a...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal

Elaborate Pair of French Old Paris Antique Porcelain and Bisque Rococo Vases
Located in Tustin, CA
Amazingly romantic pair of incredibly detailed, handmade, hand painted nineteenth century Old Paris Parian bisque and porcelain matched mantel vases feat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen German, c. 1750 Height 20.5cm, width 11cm, depth 12cm This charming Meissen porce...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Mecca Candlestick with Phantom Quartz & Chalcedony Rosettes
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca gold leaf candlestick with a red phantom crystal quartz point encased in Italian antique metal petal drip pan tray. The candlestick is decorated with chalcedony rosettes which are crystallized flower formations that are formed under the earth. The candlestick sits on a matrix encrusted with chalcedony rosettes on a coordinating distressed black marble base. The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a church in Coreglia Ligure. Interi works to both preserve and transform Italian ecclesiastical antiquities. The mecca candlestick, red phantom quartz...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Marble, Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte Porcelain Figurine by J. J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A 18th century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte porcelain figurine by J. J. Kandler. This exquisitely painted porcelain figurine is a member of the Italian ...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Set of 12 Dresden Porcelain Figures and Groups
Located in London, GB
This charming set comprises twelve decorated figures and figural groups that one might encounter on a stroll through an 18th century town. The set includes animals, musicians, dancer...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Gold Candlesticks with a Wallpaper Base and Polished Jasper
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf wood candlestick with a coordinating antique wallpaper base decorated with polished jasper stones. The gold leaf cand...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Multi-gemstone

Pair of 18th Century Italian Wood Tassels on a Gold Antique Church Textile Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian wood and papier-mâché tassels on an antique church textile base. The pair of tassels were used to decorate Italian churches during religious feast days. These are mounted onto a base with a coordinating 18th century Italian gold ecclesiastical textile...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Italian 19th Century Lifesize Marble Sculpture Titled "Searching for Love"
By Vito Pardo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine museum quality Italian 19th century lifesize marble sculpture titled "Searching for Love" by Vito Pardo (Italian, born in Venice in 1872) D...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Italian Candlestick on Barite Crystals, Copper and Fused Glass
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick with coordinating natural-forming copper and intertwined with fused glass and baroque pearls. It is on a matrix with tapering barite crystals from El...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Copper

18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Tin

18th Century Painted Church Bone Decoration on Fossil Coral with Handmade Nails
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century painted wooden church bone decoration on fossil coral with handmade nails. The artifact comes from a church in Liguria, Italy. It is mounted onto a coordinating rock cor...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Coral

Pair of Italian Rococo Fruitwood Putti Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of hanging Italian Rococo (19th Cent) fruitwood carved putti figures wearing drape.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Fruitwood

Exceptional Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Hunting Groups with Horses & Dogs
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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Leaf Fragment with Baroque Pearl & Barite Crystals on Agate
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian leaf fragment with a natural forming baroque pearl and barite crystals on barite in matrix and polished agate base. The crystals have encrusted themselves around...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Agate

18th Century Italian Mecca Fragments with a Baroque Pearl on Chalcopyrite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca fragments with a natural forming Baroque pearl on a coordinating chalcopyrite in matrix.
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Crystal with Mica with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian, distressed, hand carved and painted figure of Christ on crystal with mica and tourmaline with natural forming baroque pearl. The figure of Christ came off of a ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal

Rococo Style Patinated Bronze Figural Group after Clodion
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Rococo style sculpture depicts a moment of revelry, showing a woman with two infants. She is shown holding one of them on her lap, and with another below. The naturali...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Giltwood Rococo Flambeau Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Antique carved giltwood and painted Rococo-style flame decoration on pedestal, Italy, 19th century. Dimension: 10.5" H x 4.75" W x 3.38" D.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

Meissen Two Children Seasons Figurines The Fall Model F 24 Acier, circa 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen lovely pair of children season's rococo figurines - The Fall: Girl and boy with wine grapes, both supporting themselves on marble column Ma...
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1870s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Patinated Bronze Antique French Bacchanalia Sculptural Group after Clodion
Located in London, GB
This dynamic antique patinated bronze sculpture is composed of two female figures and a satyr captured in a moment of frenzied dancing and Bacchic revelry. The women are dressed in f...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Bronze

Unusual 19th Century Meissen Figure of a Camel after a Model by J. J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A unusual 19th century Meissen figure of a camel with blue under-glaze double crossed swords mark, after J.J. Kandler. Naturalistically modeled above a rocky outcrop on a scroll-mol...
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1850s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style gold painted large hanging cupid figures.(18/19th Cent)
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Wood

Decorative Basket, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pierced basket standing on a well-formed rococo base. Perhaps for potpourri, although the internal decoration suggests another use. We think probably oranges, chestnuts, etc. Pr...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Wood Candlestick Decorated with a Crystal and Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Liguria) wood candlestick decorated with a calcite crystal in matrix, a specimen from the Elmwood Mine, and gold leaf shells. This mine produces some ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Crystal

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries
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...
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1870s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Meissen Model of a Crouching Kitten, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903
Located in New York, NY
A model of a crouching kitten by Meissen, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903. The kitten is shown to have pinkish eyes with a pinkish nose and a blue bow. Th...
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1910s German Vintage Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

French Hand Painted Porcelain Carriage with Marie Antoinette
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Paris porcelain figural group depicting Marie Antoinette borne in her carriage with small dog following. Carriage has removable top cover. Beautifully-painted detailing, and v...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

French 19th Century Carved Marble Sculpture of a Young Boy Prince on a Pillow
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming French 19th century carved white marble sculpture of a young prince seated on a pillow with tassels. In the manner of Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (French, 1714-178...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Marble

Pair Italian Carved Giltwood Grotto Sea Creatures
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual pair of carved gilt wood dragons or sea creatures on black lacquer stands. These wonderful carvings are Venetian Grotto 'Fantasy Furniture' architectural elements were possibly the arms to an elaborate chair...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Wood

Meissen Two Children Seasons Figurines The Fall Model F 24 Acier c.1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Lovely Pair of Children Season's Rococo Figurines - The Fall: Girl and Boy with Wine Grapes, both supporting themselves on marble column MA...
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1860s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Charming Italian 19th Century Carved Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming Italian 19th century carved Carrara Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat" depicting two young children, one riding the goat whose two front legs are in the ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Palatial French 19th-20th Century Allegorical Figural Cast Iron Group Torchere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th-20th century allegorical figural cast-iron group torchere - sculpture - fountain - representing spring and the harvest, probably cast by Le Fonderies d'Art du Val d'Osne. The charming four-putti sculpture with a front standing putto holding a pole amongst wheat stalks, another putto kneeling and collecting wheat, a third one wearing a hat and picking flowers for a wreath and the fourth kneeling putto holding a bird's nest, all below an elongated classical stem with a glass globe (Electrified), circa: Paris, 1900. Overall height: 84 inches (213.4 cm). Width: 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm). Circular base diameter: 24 inches (61 inches). Cast-iron had been in production during the 18th century but its inferior status to the more fashionable and delicate wrought-iron had generally confined its use to architectural work. By the early 19th century, however, rapid developments of the Industrial Revolution combined with the simultaneous burgeoning of a new middle class provided the impetus for a dramatic expansion in its application and in a short space of time a proliferation of iron foundries across Europe and America thrived on the production of everything from inkstands to railway stations. The use of cast-iron for garden ornament became particularly widespread at this time, as the possibilities for its mass-production at a fraction of the cost of bronze made it the material of choice for outdoor statuary...
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Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Iron

Pair of George III Giltwood Wall Brackets
Located in Essex, MA
Each with rocaille galleried shelf over a pair of phoenix birds over trailing icicles and C-scrolls.
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1860s British Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Pine, Giltwood

Pair Antique Italian Porcelain Figures Early 19th Century Made by Le Nove
Located in Katonah, NY
Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum in New York has a similar Le Nove Porcelain pair of courting figures in its collection. Accession Number: 06.381. Factory: ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Pair of Late 19th Century French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Why buy from us? 1. Always 100% guaranteed! 2. Free shipping in the USA 3. Strive for 100% customer Satisfaction 4. Returns Accepted. A Pair of late 19th Century French Rococ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Rococo Style Candelabra
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of French Rococo style candelabra after Claudion. Bronze set upon rouge marble base.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Bronze

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.

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