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Rococo Decorative Objects

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
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick top fragment with polished agate coral and a coordinating silver-leaf shell. The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top origin...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

Sculptural 18th century Italian miniature fragment with fossil agate coral. The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. It has the original gold leaf and red bole paint that coordinates with the fossil agate coral. Fossil agate coral is also Florida...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Pair of Mid-Century Italian Two-Tone Patinated Bronze Figure Candle Holders
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Two-Tone Patinated Bronze Figure Candle Holders

Pair of Mid-Century Italian Two-Tone Patinated Bronze Figure Candle Holders

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a mantel or an office with this elegant pair of antique bronze candle holders. Crafted in Italy circa 1950, both subjects depicts two figures (a boy and a girl) in formal cl...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Gold Kyanite on an Aragonite Crystal Base
18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Gold Kyanite on an Aragonite Crystal Base

18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Gold Kyanite on an Aragonite Crystal Base

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing with gold-plated kyanite on natural-forming aragonite. The angel wing originally came from a church in Liguria. It was once used as part of a decorative motif in angelic depictions in a historic Italian church. The gold-plated kyanite perfectly coordinates with the gold leaf of the artifact and looks as though it grew from the feather-like carvings of the wing. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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 Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble

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...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Siena Marble

Early 20th Century Imperial Franz Hormel Brevettato Figural Mantle Clock, Made i
Early 20th Century Imperial Franz Hormel Brevettato Figural Mantle Clock, Made i

Early 20th Century Imperial Franz Hormel Brevettato Figural Mantle Clock, Made i

Located in Birmingham, AL

… Description A stunning Renaissance style gilt bronze & marble clock having a lyre form case centered with patinated metal a cherub head each bearing a rope clad with a garland swag...

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Brass

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

17th century Italian church vase with fossilized coral, a double crystal point on an agate base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic...

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17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

Japy Freres Rococo Bronze Table Clock, Music
Japy Freres Rococo Bronze Table Clock, Music

Japy Freres Rococo Bronze Table Clock, Music

By Japy Frères

Located in Belper, Derbyshire

A superb original antique French Rococo clock by the famous maker Japy Freres, circa 1890. Beautifully detailed bronze case with C scrolls, acanthus and shell motifs. A charming cherub is seated to the top plays pipes. Fretted sound panels...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

18th century Rococo Tall Case Musical Clock
18th century Rococo Tall Case Musical Clock

18th century Rococo Tall Case Musical Clock

Located in Allerum, SE

Exceptional and unusually large 18th century Rococo tall case musical clock with 15 bells and striking bell. Case comes in three parts, round porcelain dial with Roman and Arabic num...

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18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

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 Dublin, Dalkey

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Processional Finial with Polished Agate Coral on an Agate
18th Century Italian Processional Finial with Polished Agate Coral on an Agate

18th Century Italian Processional Finial with Polished Agate Coral on an Agate

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

18th century Italian processional finial with polished agate coral on a coordinating agatized coral base. The finial originally came from a church in Tuscany. Polished agate cora...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate

Magnificent Italian blanc de chin rococo style sculptural planter
Magnificent Italian blanc de chin rococo style sculptural planter

Magnificent Italian blanc de chin rococo style sculptural planter

Located in Allentown, PA

This is an enormous Italian made terra-cotta blanc de chin rococo style planter. This magnificent handmade terra-cotta planter has an elaborate rococo design for the base and a large...

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1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Bronze Sculpture of Putti on Tortoise
Bronze Sculpture of Putti on Tortoise

Bronze Sculpture of Putti on Tortoise

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a charming figural sculpture of a Putti with trident riding on a tortoise. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, the tortoise was a symbol of love and fertility; the tortoise was...

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20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Crucifix on a Tourmaline in Crystal on a Obsidian Base
18th Century Italian Crucifix on a Tourmaline in Crystal on a Obsidian Base

18th Century Italian Crucifix on a Tourmaline in Crystal on a Obsidian Base

By Interi

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century French Pewter Pitcher
18th Century French Pewter Pitcher

18th Century French Pewter Pitcher

Located in Dallas, TX

18th Century French Pewter Pitcher is an elaborately decorated example of fine craftsmanship in everyday items, using techniques that were passed down fr...

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1790s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick top with polished fossil agate coral and natural forming Baroque pearls. The 18th century fragment comes from Tuscany and has the original candlestick wax...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Christofle, Pair of Rocaille Candelabras, France 19th Century
Christofle, Pair of Rocaille Candelabras, France 19th Century

Christofle, Pair of Rocaille Candelabras, France 19th Century

By Christofle

Located in PARIS, FR

Superb pair of 19th century Christofle Rococo/Rocaille/Louis XV silver-plated candelabra. Very good condition. Oxidation. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 46 x 33 Secure shipping

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Fine Pair of Gilded Brass Chenets/Fire Dogs
Fine Pair of Gilded Brass Chenets/Fire Dogs

Fine Pair of Gilded Brass Chenets/Fire Dogs

$2,140Sale Price / set|20% Off

Fine Pair of Gilded Brass Chenets/Fire Dogs

Located in Folkestone, GB

A very fine pair of late 19th century, opulent gilded brass fire chenets in the rococo taste. Depicting seated baby fawns holding candles within fancy scrolls. Highly decorative exa...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Hand Carved Mecca Tassel on Chalcopyrite
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Hand Carved Mecca Tassel on Chalcopyrite

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Hand Carved Mecca Tassel on Chalcopyrite

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

18th century Italian mecca hand carved tassel on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base. This tassel was originally hung from an 18th century Italian chandelier. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18th-19th century French and...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal

Small 18th Century French Rococo Brass Planter Flower Pot
Small 18th Century French Rococo Brass Planter Flower Pot

Small 18th Century French Rococo Brass Planter Flower Pot

Located in Copenhagen, K

French Rococo Planter or Flower Pot in Brass, Circa 1780 Period French flower pot with beautiful large Rococo decorations.

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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Brass

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen
Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen

By Samson & Cie

Located in Atlanta, GA

Samson, Edme Et Cie (Founded 1845), 20th century. A two piece grouping of porcelain figures depicting Mars & Venus. Modeled after the Meissen originals. "Samson began his career b...

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20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

French Porcelain Potpourri Pots
French Porcelain Potpourri Pots

French Porcelain Potpourri Pots

By Jacob Petit

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pairs of adorable children adorn these charming potpourri pots attributed to famed French porcelain maker Jacob Petit, one of the finest porcelain artis...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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 Decorative Objects

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Stucco

Large Pair of Rococo Style Candle Sconce Wall Decorations
Large Pair of Rococo Style Candle Sconce Wall Decorations

Large Pair of Rococo Style Candle Sconce Wall Decorations

Located in Sheffield, MA

Highly decorative and unusual large pair of Florentine Rococo or Baroque style metal candle sconces for wall decoration.

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2010s Dutch Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Century French Pair of Mantle Sconces or Girondoles
Mid-20th Century French Pair of Mantle Sconces or Girondoles

Mid-20th Century French Pair of Mantle Sconces or Girondoles

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Mid-20th century pair of mantle sconces or girondoles, French. Rococo style. Gilt metal, molded glass, porcelain & marble. Each with 4 candle arms (never electrified, but could l...

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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Marble, Metal

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Putto with Aragonite and Baroque Pearls
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Putto with Aragonite and Baroque Pearls

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Putto with Aragonite and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded large putto (angel bust) with aragonite and baroque pearls. It was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historical church in Tu...

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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal

French Altar Reflectors/Decorations, late 18th Century
French Altar Reflectors/Decorations, late 18th Century

French Altar Reflectors/Decorations, late 18th Century

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is outstanding pair of French 18th century Candle reflector or Flambeau. It is uncommon to find reflectors that have retained their original stan...

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1790s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Excellent Meissen Rococo Genre 'Swedish Court Group', by M.V. Acier, Ca 1850
Excellent Meissen Rococo Genre 'Swedish Court Group', by M.V. Acier, Ca 1850

Excellent Meissen Rococo Genre 'Swedish Court Group', by M.V. Acier, Ca 1850

By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Exquisite Rococo love group in magnificent clothing: The noble gallant with a feathered hat and cloak sits on a rock next to a column with a handled vase, at the feet of his hesitant...

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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Italian Rococo Gilt Cupids
Pair of Italian Rococo Gilt Cupids

Pair of Italian Rococo Gilt Cupids

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Italian Rococo style (20th Cent) white painted composition cupid figures with gilt wings and mounted on black column bases

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20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects

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Paint

French Bronze “Looking for Milk” Inkwell circa 1880 Style of Henri Picard
French Bronze “Looking for Milk” Inkwell circa 1880 Style of Henri Picard

French Bronze “Looking for Milk” Inkwell circa 1880 Style of Henri Picard

By Henri Picard

Located in Atlanta, GA

French Bronze “Looking for Milk” Inkwell circa 1880 Style of Henri Picard. French, circa 1880. A finely cast inkwell or storage box constructed in two parts. The top having a young ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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 Decorative Objects

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Marble

Chateau De Tuileries Porcelain Rectangular Casket
Chateau De Tuileries Porcelain Rectangular Casket

Chateau De Tuileries Porcelain Rectangular Casket

By Chateau des Tuileries

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Chateau de Tuileries hand painted porcelain rectangular casket box. It depicts a pastoral scene of a young couple and their chaperone over it’s hinged lid. The scene is fra...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Maiolica flower pots Samson & Fils Factory, France, late 19th century
Maiolica flower pots Samson & Fils Factory, France, late 19th century

Maiolica flower pots Samson & Fils Factory, France, late 19th century

By Emile Samson

Located in Milano, IT

Maiolica flower pots “a mezzaluna” Samson & Fils Factory Montreuil-sous-Bois, France, late 19th century They measure 4.72 in in height x 8.66 x 5.03 (12 cm x 22 x 12,8) Weight: 1.88...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Maiolica

A Gilt-Bronze Group of the Infant Bacchus After Clodion, Late 19th Century
A Gilt-Bronze Group of the Infant Bacchus After Clodion, Late 19th Century

A Gilt-Bronze Group of the Infant Bacchus After Clodion, Late 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Gilt-Bronze Group of the Infant Bacchus After Clodion, Late 19th Century Proven...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Patinated Bronze Rococo Style Sculpture
Patinated Bronze Rococo Style Sculpture

Patinated Bronze Rococo Style Sculpture

Located in Dallas, TX

This listing features a bronze patinated cast sculpture of a female figure dressed in Rococo-style attire with a traditional folding fan and a small bird. This sculpture's origins ar...

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20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Set Of 2 Silver Mounted Rock Crystal Candlesticks
Set Of 2 Silver Mounted Rock Crystal Candlesticks

Set Of 2 Silver Mounted Rock Crystal Candlesticks

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Raised on oval bases with silver mounted bases with four feet, formed as standing lions. The silver mounted rock crystal foot supports figural form pedestals which themselves suppor...

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19th Century European Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver

Pair of Rococo Style Silver 5-Light Candelabra
Pair of Rococo Style Silver 5-Light Candelabra

Pair of Rococo Style Silver 5-Light Candelabra

Located in New York, NY

Massive and stunning pair of 5-light silver plate Rococo style candelabra from the late 19th century. Each measures 18 inches high and 14 inches wide, from arm to arm and bears hallm...

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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Pair of Continental Carved Wood Monkeys with Tambourine
Pair of Continental Carved Wood Monkeys with Tambourine

Pair of Continental Carved Wood Monkeys with Tambourine

Located in Bradenton, FL

Mirror image pair of naturalistically carved figures of a seated monkey's wearing a carved giltwood cloak and turban, perched on a rocky plinth, with his hand out holding a tambourin...

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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Set of Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Scalloped Bowl/Plate
Set of Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Scalloped Bowl/Plate

Set of Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Scalloped Bowl/Plate

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a set of Meissen hand painted porcelain bowl/plate. It depicts in the center a couple of cherubs holding a garland of flowers and also a wreath of green leaves while they are...

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Early 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Rococo decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kändler, and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $490 and tops out at $191,718 while the average work can sell for $7,008.