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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
Large Vintage Lanvin Silk Scarf Pale Blue Butterflies Fruits French
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Large vintage Lanvin silk scarf pale blue butterflies fruits French Beautiful and rare vintage silk scarf Very pretty with butterfly and d...
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Late 20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silk

Two Antique Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These beautiful gilt bronze (ormolu) candelabra are designed in a Rococo style, after decorative arts of the Louis XV period (1715-1774). The candelabra display many characteristics ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Capo di Monte Oval Casket
Located in Montreal, QC
This box is an unusually large and decorative example of the work of this factory. Both highly ornamental and functional, it is ideal for dressing table or more formal settings. The ...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

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 Decorative Objects

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Lucite, Giltwood

Antique Painted and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vase by Meissen
Located in London, GB
This beautiful vase was created by the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory. Meissen was established in the early 18th century, making it the first producer of hard-paste porcelain...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Frame, Wood, Late 17th-Early 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Framework. Carved wood, late 17th-early 18th century. Rectangular frame that presents a "base structure" of straight lines, combining moldings of different widths and finishes (inside, a golden band with Fine plant details towards the corners; then a thin red one, and a wider green one, these two the latter imitating marble; outside, another fine gilt molding), enhanced with a series of carvings of vegetal elements in the corners (symmetrical composition), two ovoid elements on the long sides and a highly elaborate cresting with vegetal elements, rockeries, scrolls, flowers and imitation of fabrics (which are joined with those ovoid elements mentioned). The combination of red, green and gold is common in certain types of frames (compare, for example, with the terracotta of Salamanca made around the middle of the 16th century by Juan de Juni, which is kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum). On it, a series of carvings with a lot of movement and depth have been added, showing Baroque influence (reminiscent in certain details of works such as the frame of the Immaculate Conception by Alonso Cano...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Wood

Pair of Rococo Style Gilt Porcelain Bottles Probably by Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style gilt porcelain bottles probably by Jacob Petit French, 19th century Measures: Height 22.5cm, width 9cm, depth 6cm This pair of bottles, attributed to Jacob ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

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 Decorative Objects

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Silver Leaf

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
By Rocco Turzi Decoration
Located in London, GB
A highly detailed late 19th century gold metal leaf cover frame decorated in golden floral motifs.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

Very Fine Linke Figural Doré Bronze Crystal Inkwell Ormolu Drawer Candelabra
Located in Roslyn, NY
Extremely fine cherub figural two-tone doré bronze with original crystal inkwells and ink inserts attributed to F. Linke. The two cherubs sit atop this beautiful bronze piece which i...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

18th Century Rococo Style Silver Handmade Candelabra, Pradella, Italy, 1980
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent handcrafted five-flame candelabra reproduces the Classic Milanese style of the mid-18th century. A majestic and elegant piece of incomparable craftsmanship for a high-cl...
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1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silver

18th Century Rococo Copper Samovar
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice, not to large, Rococo samovar in copper with brass lining and nozzle.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Copper

18th Century Italian Wooden Carved Sarcophagus-Shaped Chest with Reliquary
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An Italian Rococo sarcophagus-shaped wooden chest of bombé rectangular form with richly carved gilt decoration on a distressed ebonized ground. The hinged pagoda top lid is skillfull...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Wood, Giltwood

Blue and White Delft Chargers Theeboom Pattern made by "The Claw" circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Dutch Delft chargers in the "Theeboom" pattern shows a tea plant with a fan-shaped bouquet of leaves and flowers. The deep cobalt blue is fabulous! This is one of the ...
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1770s Dutch Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Delft

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 Decorative Objects

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

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 Decorative Objects

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Mecca Vase with Pyrite and Peridot Points
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca vase decorated with pyrite and peridot points and sits on a polished coordinating glass base. The 18th century mecca vase is ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Pyrite, Metal

French Porcelain Potpourri Pots
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 artists of the 19th century. The ve...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

19th Century Gilded Ormolu Comport
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French gilded Ormolu comport, having scrolling and pierced Rococo influenced decoration. Batch 37 57015 CEKZ
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

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 Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf

Pair of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Eight-Light Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Fine Quality Pair of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Eight-Light Candelabras Origin: French Date: Circa 1900 Dimension: 37 1/2 inches tall
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Urns Pair Flowers French 18th Century Faiance France
Located in New York, NY
Urns Pair Flowers French 18th Century Faiance France. A pair of urns made during the 18th Century in France. Decorated with flowers painted in Blue, Or...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

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 Decorative Objects

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Quartz, Rock Crystal

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 Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble

Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Candelabras, Napoleon III Style
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine quality pair of 19th Century French Bronze Candelabras in the Napoleon III Style. Original gilding on these beautiful bronze rocaille or rococo candelabras...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

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 Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

3 English 19th Century Gilt Bronze Antique Table Vanity Mirrors and Oval Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These two English gilt bronzed table vanity mirrors are in very good condition and are in the Rococo style. Measure: Two rectangle mirrors measure 8 x 11.25 x 1.25 inches and 8 x 11...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Centrepiece Bowl
Located in London, GB
This exquisite centrepiece bowl was created in the late 19th century in an 18th century Rococo style popularised by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The centrepiece is composed o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

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 Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mantel clock has been designed in an 18th century Rococo style, which was popularised by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The clock has been expertly cast in bronze a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Garniture
Located in London, GB
With its exquisite paintings of putti playing sports in Arcadian landscapes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the exceptional beauty and high-quality craftsmanship of Sevre...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Ormolu, Bronze

Tiffany & Co. Bronze Clock Ensemble, E. Colin & Cie
Located in Bronx, NY
This impressive example of an early 20th century French Rococo palace size clock set comes from the prestigious E. Colin & Cie of Paris foundry. The sculpted ensemble is detailed with crisp elaborate scrolling accented with a full figure cupid with quiver atop the clock. The clock & candelabras are decorated in a brilliant gold doré' finish. The set was commissioned by Tiffany & Co. & featured in the 1900, Paris Exposition. The clock has Roman numerals & bears "Tiffany & Co." on its stunning white enamel face. This face is surrounded by floral scrolls. Beneath is the face of Bacchus, framed by a pair of mythological fish. Complimenting this key wind clock...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

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 Decorative Objects

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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 Decorative Objects

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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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Gilt Sterling Blue and Red Enamel 19th Century Picture Frame
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique (gilt) vermeil over sterling silver ornate picture frame with red and blue vitreous enamel, Italy, circa 1890. Has hallmark on front. Oval...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel

Pair of Large French Rococo Style Italian Pillar Candlesticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of antique plaster candlesticks with large picket for single candle at the top. They have lots of character with loss/chips/breaks and old paint. Very eye catching with solid...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Hand Carved 18th Century Venetian Gilded Wood Candle Stand or Spike
Located in Miami, FL
Fine 18th Century Venetian candle stand or spike, hand-carved and gilded wood. Beautiful columnar shape on a square platform base on bun feet. This g...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

European Silversmith, Ornamental Silver Bowl on Feet, circa 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European silversmith, Ornamental silver bowl on feet, circa 1900. Stamped. In very good condition. Measures: 25 x 9 cm.
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silver

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 Decorative Objects

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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 Decorative Objects

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Multi-gemstone

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 Decorative Objects

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 Decorative Objects

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Italian Maiolica Flower Pot Garlands of Flowers, P. Rubati, Milano, 1770 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica flower pot “a mezzaluna” decorated with garlands of flowers Pasquale Rubati Factory Milan, circa 1770 Measures: 4.7 in x 5 in x 8.8 in ...
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1770s Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Maiolica

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760
Located in Madrid, ES
With hallmarks. The base tray has a square shape with mixtilinear profiles and rests on legs with vegetal motifs. The four containers present helical gallonized feet, and pearl flow...
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1760s Spanish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silver

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 Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Copper

Silver Writing Set, with Hallmarks, Antonio J. Santa Cruz, Cordoba, Spain, 1773
By Antonio Jose de Santa Cruz
Located in Madrid, ES
Silver writing set. With hallmarks. Córdoba, Antonio José de Santa Cruz (Córdoba, 1733 -?) and Juan de Luque and Leiva, Spain, 1773. It shows some fault in some container and adds b...
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1770s Spanish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Silver

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 Decorative Objects

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Coral

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Fine Pair of Antique Austrian Enamel on Silver and Gold Jeweled Ewers
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Austrian enamel, silver and gold ewers. Each beautifully inset with chunks of semi precious stones. Including amethyst r...
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Early 20th Century Rococo Decorative Objects

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 Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal

Pair of Candlesticks in Blue
Located in Lantau, HK
Candlestick, 19th century Paris French, Decorated in the “Rococo” style with “C” and “S” scrolls and painted with gilded floral design. Porcelain, hand painted, signed Measure: He...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

19th Century Italian Carved Frame
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved and gilded 19th century Italian frame. Features continuous pierced carving decorative design. Carved out of a solid piece of fruitwood, the example is in excellent cond...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Italian Arte Povera Box, Mid-18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The papier mâché box depicting a landscape scene on a white ground with red trim on all sides.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Paper

Pair of Antique Rococo Style Russian Porcelain Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
These exquisite porcelain candlesticks were made in the 19th century by the famous Russian Popov Manufactory. The candlesticks are Rococo in their style. They feature knopped stem...
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19th Century Russian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

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 Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Agate

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.

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