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Rococo Urns

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
Antique Carl Thieme Potschappel German Porcelain Dresden Style Covered Urn
Antique Carl Thieme Potschappel German Porcelain Dresden Style Covered Urn

Antique Carl Thieme Potschappel German Porcelain Dresden Style Covered Urn

By Carl Thieme

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine Dresden style covered urn. By Carl Thieme / Potschappel porcelain factory. Of Campagna urn form with scrolling twin handles and a pierced lid or cover with stylized artichoke finial. Decorated throughout with typical Deutsche Blumen floral sprays, bands of green flower head and s-scroll devices, and rich gilding throughout. Fully marked to the base. Simply a wonderful antique porcelain urn! Date: Late 19th or Early 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition. Condition Details: The base has apparently been re-secured at one point with overpaint to the bolt. (One can twist the base to rest firmly in place, but it can rotate the other direction to loosen some.) Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. Maker: Carl Thieme / Potschappel Pattern Name: Dresden Potpourri...

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20th Century German Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Porcelain Potpourri Urn in the Rocco Style, ca. 19th century
Porcelain Potpourri Urn in the Rocco Style, ca. 19th century

Porcelain Potpourri Urn in the Rocco Style, ca. 19th century

By Sitzendorf

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful German hand painted porcelain potpourri urn vase with flowers and putti, in the Rocco style, by Sitzendorf, circa 19th century or earlier, Germany. Piece has details flor...

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19th Century German Antique Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Petite Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Urn Vase
Petite Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Urn Vase

Petite Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Urn Vase

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a very old gilt and pale pink background urn depicting a continuous hand-painted scene of a lady sitting in a pastoral landscape holding her fan and observing nature. In the ...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Antique Pair /Hand-Painted Porcelain Covered Urns by Jacob Petit "French / 1868"
Antique Pair /Hand-Painted Porcelain Covered Urns by Jacob Petit "French / 1868"

Antique Pair /Hand-Painted Porcelain Covered Urns by Jacob Petit "French / 1868"

By Jacob Petit

Located in Tarry Town, NY

An exquisite pair of mid-19th century French porcelain urns by the celebrated Jacob Petit, one of the most imaginative and renowned porcelain artists of his time. These stunning cove...

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1860s French Antique Rococo Urns

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Gold

Antique Painted and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vase by Meissen
Antique Painted and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vase by Meissen

Antique Painted and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vase by Meissen

By Meissen Porcelain

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 Urns

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Porcelain

Sèvres Palace Porcelain Urns
Sèvres Palace Porcelain Urns

Sèvres Palace Porcelain Urns

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New Orleans, LA

These bronze-mounted Sèvres porcelain urns are monumental in both size and quality and feature the renowned manufactory’s signature deep cobalt blue glaz...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Urns

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Bronze, Ormolu

Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand
Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand

Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand

Located in London, GB

This large and impressive vase was carved in Italy in circa 1900 from a veined grey alabaster. The vase is shaped like stylised loutrophoros-amphora vessel with an ovoid body and elo...

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Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Urns

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Alabaster

Magnificent Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Urn
Magnificent Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Urn

Magnificent Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Urn

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A magnificent large French XV rococo style patinated and gilt bronze urn. The fluted body of the urn, (almost ewer shaped) is of patinated bronze, the flutes inset at the top and bot...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Urns

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Bronze

Ormolu-Mounted Rococo Style Antique Marble Urn
Ormolu-Mounted Rococo Style Antique Marble Urn

Ormolu-Mounted Rococo Style Antique Marble Urn

Located in London, GB

This exuberantly designed lidded urn is carved in veined green marble. The body of the urn is of canted ovoid shape and mounted with twin acanthus leaf ormolu handles. The body of th...

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19th Century French Antique Rococo Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Rococo Dresden Potschappel Large Urn Early 20th Century
Rococo Dresden Potschappel Large Urn Early 20th Century

Rococo Dresden Potschappel Large Urn Early 20th Century

By Carl Thieme

Located in Uppsala , SE

Large Antique Dresden Porcelain Floral Urn. With hand painted classical scenes throughout exterior. Woman and man figures dressed with a garland of flowers on the lid. Marked on bottom, Carl Thieme...

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Early 20th Century German Rococo Urns

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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 Urns

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Porcelain

Pair Gilt Rococo Urns French Gilt Tureens Louis Rocaille
Pair Gilt Rococo Urns French Gilt Tureens Louis Rocaille

Pair Gilt Rococo Urns French Gilt Tureens Louis Rocaille

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Pair French gilt rococo urns in the Louis XVI manner Very opulent pair, just crying out to be the centrepiece to any interiors scheme So intricately cast with the rocaille details Ve...

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1980s Vintage Rococo Urns

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Bronze

Dresden Porcelain Lockurna by Carl Thieme, Rococo Style, 20th Century
Dresden Porcelain Lockurna by Carl Thieme, Rococo Style, 20th Century

Dresden Porcelain Lockurna by Carl Thieme, Rococo Style, 20th Century

Located in Uppsala , SE

A Dresden porcelain lockurna (lidded urn or potpourri urn) from the Early 20th century. These pieces are characteristic of the Rococo style, typically featuring egg-shaped bodies, o...

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Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Large Samson Porcelain and Ormolu Covered Urn in the Meissen Style, Late 19th C
Large Samson Porcelain and Ormolu Covered Urn in the Meissen Style, Late 19th C

Large Samson Porcelain and Ormolu Covered Urn in the Meissen Style, Late 19th C

By Meissen Porcelain, Samson & Cie, Edmé Samson

Located in Atlanta, GA

An exceptionally detailed Samson porcelain and gilt bronze covered urn or potpourri vase , Paris, late 19th century, executed in the Meissen manner. The baluster-form vessel is richl...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Urns

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Bronze

Large French Sevres Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Urn
Large French Sevres Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Urn

Large French Sevres Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Urn

By Melo

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a large and heavy French Sevres style patinated bronze mounted porcelain lidded urn. It is hand painted in a white and sky blue background. It depicts a scene of an 18th cent...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Urns

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Bronze

Large Lidded Faience Urn with Flowers and a Bird by Rorstrand, Sweden, 1910s.
Large Lidded Faience Urn with Flowers and a Bird by Rorstrand, Sweden, 1910s.

Large Lidded Faience Urn with Flowers and a Bird by Rorstrand, Sweden, 1910s.

A beautiful lidded rococo potpurri urn with amazing polychrome decoration in relief, branches, roses and a crowning bird. Made by Rorstrand, Sweden, 1910s, after an 18th-century mode...

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Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Urns

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience

Sevres Style Grand Gilt Bronze Hand Painted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urn
Sevres Style Grand Gilt Bronze Hand Painted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urn

Sevres Style Grand Gilt Bronze Hand Painted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urn

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a huge bronze hand painted porcelain urn featuring a painting of The Birth And The Triumph of Venus after the painter Francois Boucher-1740. The oval painting is framed by gilt hand painted scrolls of acanthus leaves & branches of roses. The back of the urn has a golden crown with the monogram-LP-below it, that is surrounded by a frieze made of acanthus leaves and branches of roses (This represent the Royal Coat of Arms of the King Louis Philippe I...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Gilded and Paint Decorated Venetian Style Floor Standing Plantstand Planter
Gilded and Paint Decorated Venetian Style Floor Standing Plantstand Planter

Gilded and Paint Decorated Venetian Style Floor Standing Plantstand Planter

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...

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1990s Italian Rococo Urns

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Hardwood

Pair of Rococo style Urns
Pair of Rococo style Urns

Pair of Rococo style Urns

Located in Dallas, TX

This listing features a pair of Rococo style Urns that are very lightweight and would add a touch of romance and whimsy to any room. Rococo was a style that was invented by 18th cent...

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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Urns

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Ceramic

French 20 th century hand painted royal blue porcelain ormolu sevres.Urn
French 20 th century hand painted royal blue porcelain ormolu sevres.Urn

French 20 th century hand painted royal blue porcelain ormolu sevres.Urn

Located in Birmingham, AL

A Monumental Sèvres Style Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Mounted Gilt and Hand-Painted Porcelain Two-Handled Footed Urn and Cover This exquisite porcelain is a grand example of the Sèvres ...

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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Rococo Two Porcelain Lidded Vases Potschappel Carl Thieme Dresden
Rococo Two Porcelain Lidded Vases Potschappel Carl Thieme Dresden

Rococo Two Porcelain Lidded Vases Potschappel Carl Thieme Dresden

Located in Uppsala , SE

A pair of antique lidded porcelain vases manufactured by the Carl Thieme factory in Potschappel, Dresden, Germany, dating from the late 19th century. The vases are decorated with "...

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Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Exceptional and Unusual Pair of Porcelain Cerulean and Ormolu Urns
Exceptional and Unusual Pair of Porcelain Cerulean and Ormolu Urns

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...

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19th Century Antique Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Holy Oils Vase or Container, Pewter, 18th Century
Holy Oils Vase or Container, Pewter, 18th Century

Holy Oils Vase or Container, Pewter, 18th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Santos Oils container. Pewter. Century XVIII. Container made of pewter that has a foot, a body with curves, two handles and a lid. Its exterior decoration shows a clear influence o...

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18th Century European Antique Rococo Urns

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Pewter

Urns Pair Flowers French 18th Century Faiance France
Urns Pair Flowers French 18th Century Faiance France

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 Urns

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Faience

English 19th Century Gilt Bronze Collection of Decorative Urns
English 19th Century Gilt Bronze Collection of Decorative Urns

English 19th Century Gilt Bronze Collection of Decorative Urns

By Elkington & Co.

Located in London, GB

A gilt bronze garniture de fireplace by Elkington and Company Conceived in the Rococo manner, the gilt bronze being excellently cast and planished, the suite consisting of a central two handled baluster form vase, two similar and smaller, and a pair of ewers, marked to the underside with the makers mark, circa 1850 Elkington and Company, formed by the brothers George and Henry, was founded in the 1830s, after perfecting their newly patented method of electro plating in gold and silver, for which their first patent was granted in 1840. They exhibited at the European and British 19th century Great Exhibitions, and were given permission by Queen Victoria in 1868 to copy the collection of Royal Plate...

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19th Century English Antique Rococo Urns

Materials

Bronze

Rococo urns for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo urns 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 urns created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo urns made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original urns, popular names associated with this style include Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Meissen Porcelain, Elkington & Co., and Herend. 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 urns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,040 and tops out at $285,000 while the average work can sell for $7,000.