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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
Figural Group of Fauns in a Naturalistic Setting, 19th Century French
Figural Group of Fauns in a Naturalistic Setting, 19th Century French

Figural Group of Fauns in a Naturalistic Setting, 19th Century French

Located in Doylestown, PA

A charming figural group of Fauns sitting above a waterfall, in cast stucco with terracotta painted finish, all on a custom wood base. Mid 19th Century. Base bears an old label from ...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Stucco

Italian Plaster Cherub with White Polished Agate Coral Wings and Base.
Italian Plaster Cherub with White Polished Agate Coral Wings and Base.

Italian Plaster Cherub with White Polished Agate Coral Wings and Base.

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Italian plaster cherub with coordinating polished agate coral wings on fossil agate coral. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Agate

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

18th Century Italian Base with Plaster Cherub Fragment 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...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Agate, Gold Leaf

Gabriele Parente Bronze Bust
Gabriele Parente Bronze Bust

Gabriele Parente Bronze Bust

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Gabriele Parente Bronze Bust

By Gabriel Parente

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful Italian Bronze bust of a lady in a hat. Signed by sculptor Gabriele Parente (see photo) (1875-1899). This is a classic, but whimsical twist on bronze busts that would be pe...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Bronze

French 19th Century Carved Marble Sculpture of a Young Boy Prince on a Pillow
French 19th Century Carved Marble Sculpture of a Young Boy Prince on a Pillow

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

Charming Italian 19th Century Carved Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat"
Charming Italian 19th Century Carved Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat"

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

Royal Dux. Rococo Couple in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1940s
Royal Dux. Rococo Couple in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1940s

Royal Dux. Rococo Couple in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1940s

Located in København, Copenhagen

Royal Dux. Rococo couple in hand-painted porcelain. 1940s. Marked. Perfect condition. The woman measures: 21.0 x 13.0 cm. The man measures: 22.0 x 9.0 cm.

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1940s Czech Vintage Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Table Crucifix with Porcelain Corpus of Christ
Table Crucifix with Porcelain Corpus of Christ

Table Crucifix with Porcelain Corpus of Christ

Located in Antwerp, BE

The porcelain white imparts a transcendental character to the figures and this is highly suitable for religious depictions. Usually produced for royal commissions, these figures coun...

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Mid-20th Century Belgian Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain, Wood

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids
Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Italian Rococo (18th Cent) gold painted life size hanging cupid figures.

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18th Century Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Giltwood

Pair of Italian Rococo Carved Pilaster Wall Plaques
Pair of Italian Rococo Carved Pilaster Wall Plaques

Pair of Italian Rococo Carved Pilaster Wall Plaques

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Italian Rococo (mid-18th Century) carved silver gilt pilaster wall plaques with bird and floral carving under an Ionic capital pediment (PRICED ...

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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Silver Leaf

Early 18th Century Meissen Oval Wall Beveled Mirror Pair of Cherubs, Germany
Early 18th Century Meissen Oval Wall Beveled Mirror Pair of Cherubs, Germany

Early 18th Century Meissen Oval Wall Beveled Mirror Pair of Cherubs, Germany

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Fine German Meissen porcelain beveled wall mirror with a pair of figural cherubs. Finely modelled as an elegant 18th century piece of art, hand painted white porcelain china with cob...

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Early 18th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Ornamental Top, Polychromed and Giltwood, 18th Century
Ornamental Top, Polychromed and Giltwood, 18th Century

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

Solid Carved Marble Statue of Sleeping Child on Plinth Stand - Pair Available
Solid Carved Marble Statue of Sleeping Child on Plinth Stand - Pair Available

Solid Carved Marble Statue of Sleeping Child on Plinth Stand - Pair Available

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marble statue in the style of François Duquesnoy. We have a similar statue available of "Sleeping Cupid" available as a gorgeous pair. See other listing. Sits atop a brown and whi...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Marble

18th Century French Rococo Gilded Bronze Frame Mounted on Green Velvet
18th Century French Rococo Gilded Bronze Frame Mounted on Green Velvet

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

Nymphenburg Frankenthal Figurine 'Guitar Player', Germany, 1923
Nymphenburg Frankenthal Figurine 'Guitar Player', Germany, 1923

Nymphenburg Frankenthal Figurine 'Guitar Player', Germany, 1923

By Nymphenburg Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Very rare figurine from the former manufacturer Frankenthal. The young man, dressed in Rococo style: black knee breeches, white stockings, fitted, white, striped jacket with puffed ...

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1920s German Vintage Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Large Bronze Sculpture Apollo & Daphne, After Giovanni Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Large Bronze Sculpture Apollo & Daphne, After Giovanni Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Large Bronze Sculpture Apollo & Daphne, After Giovanni Gian Lorenzo Bernini

By Bernini

Located in New York, NY

Large Bronze Sculpture Apollo & Daphne, After Giovanni Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680) This large bronze sculpture depicts the mythological figures Apollo and Daphne at th...

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1870s Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Porcelain Group of Bacchus and Attendants by Meissen
Antique Porcelain Group of Bacchus and Attendants by Meissen

Antique Porcelain Group of Bacchus and Attendants by Meissen

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

This piece is a superb example of the work of the Meissen porcelain manufactory. Modelled by E. A. Leuteritz in the 19th century based upon earlier models, it is a group piece, showi...

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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls
18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls

18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Basildon, GB

18th Century Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Turkish figures holding sweetmeat / table salt bowl. These sweetmeat figures were made around 1745, the original models being done by J F Eber...

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1740s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids
Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids

Located in Queens, 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

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Amber and Aquamarine on Aquamarine Base
18th Century Italian Candlestick with Amber and Aquamarine on Aquamarine Base

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Amber and Aquamarine on Aquamarine Base

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian candlestick with amber and aquamarine points on an aquamarine base. The candlestick artifact is originally from a church in Tuscany. It is hand-carved and hand-p...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Meissen Gardener Couple Rococo Garments by Acier Model B 28 Made circa 1870
Meissen Gardener Couple Rococo Garments by Acier Model B 28 Made circa 1870

Meissen Gardener Couple Rococo Garments by Acier Model B 28 Made circa 1870

By Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen most lovely Gardener couple clad in Rococo garments. Size: Height 17.5 cm (= 6.88 inches) Width of base 12.8 cm (= 5.03 inches) Depth of base 10.0 cm (= 3.93 inches) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (underglazed) First quality  Model number B 28 / painter's number 31 / former's number 144 Dating: Made circa 1870 (Meissen Sword Mark with Pommels on Hilts) Material: Porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted Technique: Handmade porcelain Style: Rococo, designed by Michael Victor ACIER (1736-1799) / modelled 1766-68 Specifications: Meissen Gardener...

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1870s German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Collection of Lomonosov Porcelain Figurines with Winter Sports Subject
Collection of Lomonosov Porcelain Figurines with Winter Sports Subject

Collection of Lomonosov Porcelain Figurines with Winter Sports Subject

By Lomonosov

Located in London, GB

These delightful porcelain figurines were created in Russia in the 1950s. Included in this set are two models depicting a boy and girl holding skis, and a small figure of a boy playing ice hockey. These three figurines...

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Mid-20th Century Russian Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite
18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite

18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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 church...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf

17th Century Gold Leaf Fragment with Pyrophyllite and Baroque Pearls
17th Century Gold Leaf Fragment with Pyrophyllite and Baroque Pearls

17th Century Gold Leaf Fragment with Pyrophyllite and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian gold leaf fragment with pyrophyllite in matrix and decorated with baroque pearls. This fragment was originally a candlestick from a church in Italy. The pyrophy...

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17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Base with Naturally Free-Formed Copper
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Base with Naturally Free-Formed Copper

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Base with Naturally Free-Formed Copper

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with preserved, naturally free-forming copper. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...

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17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Copper

Sculptural 18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Rare Stalagmite
Sculptural 18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Rare Stalagmite

Sculptural 18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Rare Stalagmite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" vase with a rare application of coordinating stalagmite on a polished petrified wood base. It originally was found a saved from the Florence ...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Candlestick Fragment on Tangerine Crystals in Matrix Base
18th Century Italian Candlestick Fragment on Tangerine Crystals in Matrix Base

18th Century Italian Candlestick Fragment on Tangerine Crystals in Matrix Base

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca gilded candlestick decorated with amber mounted on tangerine crystals in matrix base. This mecca gilded candlestick was originally part of a historical Italian church in Italy. It has been adorned with amber and mounted on the coordinating tangerine crystal quartz cluster in matrix. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she transformed the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 18th century. The Italian church artifact and tangerine crystal in matrix are put together in a sculptural form - creating an organic and historically significant...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Crystal

18th Century Carved and Decorated Figure of an Archangel, circa 1780
18th Century Carved and Decorated Figure of an Archangel, circa 1780

18th Century Carved and Decorated Figure of an Archangel, circa 1780

Located in Nantucket, MA

18th Century Carved and Decorated Figure of an Archangel, circa 1780, a splendid hand carved and polychromed kneeling male figure with long wavy brown hair pulled back, dressed in a...

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18th Century European Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Wood

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Figures of Dancing Children, Circa 1750
Meissen Rococo Porcelain Figures of Dancing Children, Circa 1750

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Figures of Dancing Children, Circa 1750

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Basildon, GB

A Pair of 18th Century Meissen Figures "Children Dancing", modelled in the commedia dell'arte style as a young girl and boy dancing. Raised over simple rococo bases with applied flow...

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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Porcelain

Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite & Kyanite
Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite & Kyanite

Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite & Kyanite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a chalcopyrite and adorned with kyanite. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction i...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Matrix
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Matrix

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Matrix

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded candlestick with pyrite in matrix on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base. The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a ...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Pyrite

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Mica in Matrix and Silver Leaf Shells
18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Mica in Matrix and Silver Leaf Shells

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Mica in Matrix and Silver Leaf Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Sculptural 18th century Italian base decorated with mica in matrix, and silver leaf shells on an antique metal base decorated with church vestment braid. The 18th century fragment ba...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Metal, Silver Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragments with Gold Flower Reliefs & Golden Barite
Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragments with Gold Flower Reliefs & Golden Barite

Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragments with Gold Flower Reliefs & Golden Barite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of 18th century Italian fragments with a gold flower relief decorated with natural forming baroque pearls to emulate the flower on a matrix of barite and double terminated calci...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls

18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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 Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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

Italian Carved Wood Figural Card Stand, Receiver, Late 18th Century
Italian Carved Wood Figural Card Stand, Receiver, Late 18th Century

Italian Carved Wood Figural Card Stand, Receiver, Late 18th Century

Located in Stamford, CT

Antique Italian carved wood figural card stand or server. Life-sized figure in the form of a young cavalier holding a round tray, on a small pedestal base. 1EXA.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Italian Leaf Fragment with Baroque Pearl & Barite Crystals on Agate
18th Century Italian Leaf Fragment with Baroque Pearl & Barite Crystals on Agate

18th Century Italian Leaf Fragment with Baroque Pearl & Barite Crystals on Agate

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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 Candlestick on Barite Crystals, Copper and Fused Glass
18th Century Italian Candlestick on Barite Crystals, Copper and Fused Glass

18th Century Italian Candlestick on Barite Crystals, Copper and Fused Glass

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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 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 ...

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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Sculptures

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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.