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 Mecca Vase with Pyrite and Peridot Points
By Interi
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 ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Metal
$1,237 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf church altar vases decorated with fossil shells, siliquaria, and natural forming baroque pearls. The vases originally came from a church in A...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,010 Sale Price / set
37% Off
Vintage Porcelain Figurines in Rococo Style - Set of (2)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rococo style porcelain figurines. Made in Japan between 1940-1950.
Hand-painted.
Each figurine is 10.5" tall and and about 6" in diameter, has no cracks, chips or any other damages.
Category
Mid-20th Century Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Albert Carrier-Belleuse Pair of French Five-Fire Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Albert Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887)
Pair of French five-fire candelabra from the 19th century.
in gilded bronze.
Decorated with female figures, on a marble base.
Signed.
Measure:...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Wooden angel possible French Rococo
Located in Lugo, IT
Wooden angel should be French 1700/800s
Not perfect condition, missing and broken
Thank you
Category
Mid-17th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Quartz on Angle-Plated Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray adorned with tangerine crystal quartz points on an angle plated quartz. Angle-plated quartz is an extremely rare form of quartz and is only found in the u...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Pair of Ancient Italian Maiolica Flower Pots Milan, Rubati Factory, 1770 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica flower pot “a mezzaluna”
decorated with trompe l’oeil
Pasquale Rubati Factory
Milan, circa 1770
Measures: each 4.7 in (cm 12) x 5 in (c...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Maiolica
Sculpture of Saint Anthony With the Child, in Ceramic
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This ceramic sculpture of Saint Anthony with the Child is a beautifully crafted representation of devotion and purity. The figure stands tall, captured in a serene and gentle pose. S...
Category
Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Scalloped Bowl/Plate
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...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,750 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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
...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Maiolica
French Gilded Vintage Two Arm Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Gilded Vintage Two Arm Sconce
Sold individually
9"H x 9"W x 5"D
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$445 / item
Saint-Cloud snuff box in the form of a shepherd, circa 1735
By Saint-Cloud Porcelain
Located in Spencertown, NY
The silver hinged snuff box with the resting shepherd and dog at his feet, above hand painted floral sprays. The silver hinged mount with loose closur...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Metal Foliate Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of 19th Century Rococo style gilt metal foliate candlesticks on square marble bases. A cross-shaped branch is adorned with leaves and roses on the front side. Flat backs.
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
19th Century Italian Wood and Gesso 10-Light Candelabra, Electrified
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Italian wood and gesso 10-light candelabra which has modernized and electrified. Distressed but functional.
Measures: 26.5" H x 15.5" W x 15.5" D
6.5" W x 6.25" D (base).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso, Wood
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,700 Sale Price
32% Off
18th Century Meissen Figure 'Street Trader Selling Grapes'
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Figure 'Street Trader Figure Selling Grapes'
Modelled by Peter Reinicke as part of the 'Cris of Paris' group of fi...
Category
1750s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Carved Wood Figural Card Stand, Receiver, Late 18th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
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.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Meissen Rococo Group 'The Good Father' by J.C. Schönheit, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain genre group:
The father in domestic garb (housecoat over elaborate house clothes, slippers, high cap) sitting on a cushioned bench and busy supervising hi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Rococo Style Ring Dish or Pen Rest
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a rococo style bronze asymmetrical ring dish or pen rest. It depicts a repousse profile of a Roman warrior in the center. Around it, there are some C-...
Category
20th Century Unknown Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Derby Porcelain Figure of Minerva, circa 1780
By Derby
Located in Basildon, GB
Derby Porcelain Figure of Minerva, circa 1780, standing in a pale yellow ground robe, on a pierced blue and gilt scroll base, 26cm high
Category
1780s English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Neo-Rococo Style Gilt Bronze crystal glass Candelabras
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of elegant Neo-Rococo Style gilt bronze candelabras with five arms in the shape of sprays of leaves, issuing from an acanthus wrapped baluster stem hung with crystal-cut prism, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique German porcelain figurine of young man in fine clothes.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique German porcelain figurine of a young man in fine clothes.
Hand-painted in polychrome colors.
19th century.
Marked.
In good ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional and Unusual Pair of Porcelain Cerulean and Ormolu Urns
Located in New York, NY
Double sided porcelain urns with genre scenes and still life paintings on their reverse. The piece demonstrates the technical excellence of Sèvres porcelain, with delicate gold leaf in the form of foliage and garlands applied to the porcelain itself. The porcelain vases are beautifully decorated with gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts, containing expertly cast lion...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Baccarat Opaline Glass Lamp, Vase Formed with Floral Decoration
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A Baccarat opaline glass lamp, vase formed with floral decoration
French, 19th century
Measures: Lamp: height 74cm, diameter 19cm
Shade: heig...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique French Faience Lidded Bowl Tureen Hand Painted with Flowers and Insects
By Rouen
Located in Firenze, IT
A French 18th century large polychrome Faience lidded soup toureen or entree dish with scallop-shaped edges attributable to Rouen manufacture.
This lovely...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Maiolica, Porcelain, Pottery, Faience
pair of amphorae Sevres hand painted porcelain with champlevé Origin France
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
A pair of amphorae Sevres
hand-painted porcelain with champlevé glaze
Origin France
perfect condition.
The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the most important and well-known European madame-de-pompadour porcelain...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Rococo Ceramic Sevres Chest
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rococo ceramic sevres chest
hand painted signed Rochette
perfect condition 19th century
circa 1870.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Church Vase with Free-Formed Copper
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' church vase topped with preserved, naturally free-forming copper.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from th...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Musicians in parkland'
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple and two seated musicians in parkland, the sides with small panels within rai...
Category
18th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Silvered Bronze Pitcher from France, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisite example of Rococo style ornamentation, this antique (circa 1890) silvered bronze pitcher comes from France. The pitcher has been adorned with spiral fluting that expand ...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bowl - Sweden from the 18-century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Antique heavy bronze bowl from the 18-century Sweden. Unknown maker.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze by Henri Picard Rococo Style Statue Children / Cherubs and Goat
By Henri Picard
Located in Toledo, OH
Large French Rococo style bronze figural group of cherubs and a goat by Henri Picard (1840-90). Small stamp on bottom of base 0000 HPICARD. Base is modeled after a similar sculpture ...
Category
1850s European Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$3,475 / set
Musicians of Jacob Petit Scenes from Parisian Life, 19th Century
By Jacob Petit
Located in Paris, FR
This is an exquisite and happy subject, the hand-painted porcelain realized by the master is signed with his well-known blue initials "J.P." as his monogram mark.
From 1834, Jacob Pe...
Category
1840s French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,493 Sale Price
40% Off
18th Century Italian Murano Clear Glass and Blue Trimmed Blown Glass Bottles
Located in Firenze, IT
This wonderful antique late 18th century (1780 circa) Murano blown clear glass set of four lidded bottles recalling a genie bottle shape, is made of the most thin and see-through gla...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Meissen Child Bust 'Spring' From A Series Of The 4 Seasons, H. Schwabe, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare bust of a cherub wrapped in white cloth with gold trim, his blond curls adorned with delicate spring flowers and leaves, his head tilted slightly to one side.
Curved base w...
Category
1880s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Russian Silver and Glass Jardinière, Russia, 1895
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Russian silver and glass jardinière, Russia, 1895.
Category
1890s Russian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Antique Rococo Style Bronze Clock - W2072
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an Antique Rococo Style Bronze Clock in working order. Made by the New Haven Clock Company, New Haven, Connecticut. There is no damage to this beautiful piece - it has the ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bohemian Royal Dux Porcelain Figure of a Musician
By Royal Dux
Located in London, GB
Bohemian Royal Dux porcelain figure of a musician
Bohemian, late 19th Century
Height 80cm, width 27cm, depth 27cm
This charming porcela...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
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...
Category
18th Century European Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Meissen Figurines The German Bacchus Model D 13 Johann C. Schoenheit, circa 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen quite rare figurine group: the so-said German Bacchus
Excellently painted & modelled (the details are stunningly sculptured = finest modelling)
Design:
-- Johann Carl Sc...
Category
1880s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
An Ormolu Mounted Mennecy Double Snuff Box in the Form of a Barrel, Circa 1740
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground floral decorated snuff box with openings at both ends, one opening revealing painted initials D.V. for Duc de Villroy.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Terracotta Bust of King Louis XV After Lemoyne
Located in New Orleans, LA
Presenting a regal yet approachable portrait of France’s Louis XV, this terracotta bust is modeled after Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne’s sculpture of the king executed in 1757, which now resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This version is executed in meticulous detail, with the king donning his cuirass decorated with the cross of the Holy Ghost and a draper tied under his tie. His head is turned slightly, giving the portrait a more casual, realistic feel, yet there is no mistaking his position of power in this confident portrayal.
Louis XV, also called “Louis the Beloved,” ruled as King of France from September 1, 1715 until his death in 1774, succeeding his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until the young Louis...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Rococo Pot For Fireplace Wood
Located in Copenhagen, K
Period brass cooking pot with decorations on the side and bottom. Pot has a iron handle to hook pot over the fireplace.
Category
18th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, painted with figures and a boat by a classical colonnade . 3.25" wide x 2.5" depth x 1.5" high
Category
18th Century English Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
A Pair of Louis XV Style Candlesticks
By Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XV Style Candlesticks.
Each baluster stem cast with C-scrolls and below a nozzle and drip-pan, on a spreading rocaille-cast and moulded circular base
These charmi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Meissen Groupings of Children Holding Cornucopia Vases Pair, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
A fine and quite unusual pair of large antique Meissen porcelain groupings, with each cornucopia carried by two Meissen children / cupids, all in diff...
Category
1860s German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Italian "Boulle" Style Boudoir Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Italian "Boulle" style boudoir table clock
20th century Boudoir clock with bronze highlights on gold/brown faux tortoise
shell base. Mounted on a pink marble plinth...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Objects
$3,595 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Italian Carved Wood and Silver Gilt Floral Prickets, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian carved wood, gesso, and silver gilt floral prickets with centered spikes for candles, bulbous ring columns with bead work, and terminating on stylized lions paws feet...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$14,910 Sale Price
25% Off
Italian Pair of Large Walnut Candlesticks, Early 19th Century
Located in CH
Italian pair of large walnut carved with a leaf motif candlesticks, early 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" vase adorned with calcite crystals and mounted with calcite crystals in a zinc matrix. The calcite crystals are from the famous Elmwood Mine ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Zinc
$1,087 Sale Price
25% Off
Rococo Pewter Tea Caddy
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very beautiful Rococo pewter tea caddy with lion on the lid.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Wood Chapel Clock, Made in the USA by Waterbury Clock CO
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This exquisite Waterbury Clock Co. chapel clock, crafted in the USA, exemplifies the elegance and fine craftsmanship of 19th-century American timepieces. Designed in a Gothic-inspire...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Louis XVI style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French 19th century Rococo gilded ormolu mantel clock. The eight day movement, chimes on the hour and half hour.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
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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