Rococo Vases
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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Rococo
Rare pair of Longton Hall Flower-encrusted vases, c. 1755
By Longton Hall
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Very Rare pair of Longton Hall Flower -encrusted vases, c. 1755. in the Rococo taste, both of fluted rocaille-molded cartouche form, in the white, the mouth applied with flowers, ra...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Important Monumental Sèvres-Style Cobalt & Ormolu Porcelain Urns
Located in New York, NY
This impressive pair of monumental antique porcelain vases is a testament to the opulence of French craftsmanship in the style reminiscent of Sèvres porcelain, dating back to around ...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Antique Sevres Porcelain And Bronze Urns
Located in New York, NY
important Pair of Sevres porcelain urns, each featuring a porcelain body and foot mounted on a gilt bronze base and adorned with gilt bronze, foliage form trimmings and handles. Each...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Rococo Style Meissen Porcelain Parrot and Flower Lidded Vases
Located in New York, NY
An incredible pair of 19th century Rococo Style Meissen Porcelain parrot and flower encrusted lidded vases. Each is absolutely stunning with a variety of hand-painted and encrusted f...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Serves Pair of Jeweled Vases with Gilt Paint and Turquoise
Located in New York, NY
Blue Serves Pair of Jeweled Vases with Gilt Paint and Turquoise embellishments throughout. Incredibly ornate with gold painted details throughout. Both vases contain genre scenes wi...
Category
19th Century Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Delft Blue and White Vase Hand Painted 18th Century circa 1780 Netherlands
Located in Katonah, NY
Made circa 1780, this 18th century Dutch Delft vase was hand painted with floral decoration of flowers and scrolling vines.
A beautiful deep cobalt blue covers most of the surface....
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Delft
Blue and White Delft Vase Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands, circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Delft jar was made in the Netherlands in the early 18th century, circa 1730.
The jar is covered in a gorgeous light blue glaze traditional to much early 18th ce...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Delft
Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, unique pair of antique Majolica vases was crafted in France, circa 1880. The tall and thin colorful ceramic planters feature t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Water
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of water. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water,...
Category
1870s German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Dutch Delft Jar
Located in Katonah, NY
The first thing you notice is the magnificent spiral snake handles.
This large blue and white Dutch Delft covered jar is fully decorated!
The elaborate decoration on the front featu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Delft
Monumental and Masterful Pair of French Paris Porcelain Hand-Painted Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and masterful pair of French Paris porcelain hand-painted vases, circa 1860.
These museum quality vases are extremely fine quality....
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Air
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of air. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water, i...
Category
1880s German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Dresden Potschappel Porcelain Flower Encrusted Bottle Neck Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dresden porcelain vase.
By Thieme Potschappel.
Decorated throughout with encrusted porcelain flowers and painted scenes. One side of the bottle is painted with flowers, the other with a scene of 3 children in colonial/medieval garb.
With gilt highlights.
Simply a lovely porcelain vase!
Date:
20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.
Condition Details:
There are typical losses to the flowers & foliage. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Marks:
Marked to the base with a Thieme...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French 19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Green-Ground Pot-Pourri Vases
By Jacob Petit
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of French 19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Green-Ground Pot-Pourri Vases and Covers, Marked 'JP' on Bottom of Each. Each is of square form with a fantastic green ground. The covered vases are decorated with elaborate panels of village scenes, one either side of each vase, and also floral scenes independently to them. The vases are complete with pierced gilded relief frieze...
Category
1850s French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1790s French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Pewter
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...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Faience
Pair of Murano Vases Cut Overlay Decorated with 24 Karat Gold and Pink Roses
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this beautiful pair of murano glass vases. These vases are decorated with 24 karat gold and hand painted pink roses on a cut overlay pi...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Vases
Materials
Glass
Pair French 18th Century Soft-Paste Porcelain Pots Made by Mennecy
Located in Katonah, NY
Provenance: A New England Estate
Hand-painted in the 18th century circa 1765 these beautiful Mennecy Porcelain soft-paste pomade pots are rare. Pots like this held rich creams and l...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Pair of Magnificent Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted with scenes of a chateau landscape and courtly couples in a garden, signed 'E. Collot', on a gilt and cobalt ground, gilt-bronze acanthus swag handles, base and foliate ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze
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 Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pear Shaped Meissen Vase with Cover and Vines with Flowers and Fruits
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful early 19th century pear shaped Meissen covered vase with raised fruits, vines and flowers. The vase is finely hand painted with pink ...
Category
1810s German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
“Royal Vienna” Covered Urn Signed A. Heer with Exquisite Paintings on Both Sides
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this amazing “Royal Vienna” style urn with a green background with exquisite paintings on both sides. The paintings are entitled "Die drei Gratien" or the three g...
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Thomas Webb & Sons Double Overlaid White Over Yellow Etched & Acid Washed Vase
Located in New York, NY
An incredible quality Thomas Webb & Sons cameo double overlaid white over yellow etched and acid washed vase. This particular vase is of a yellow ground with white overlaid flowers, ...
Category
1890s English Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Metal
Berlin KPM Guild Royal Blue Porcelain Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Berlin KPM pedestal vaulted vase. It is hand painted on the front with a scene of Kronprinzepalais building redesigned by Johann Heinrich Strack for Prince Frederick William of Pruss...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Elaborate Pair of French Old Paris Antique Porcelain and Bisque Rococo Vases
Located in Tustin, CA
Amazingly romantic pair of incredibly detailed, handmade, hand painted nineteenth century Old Paris Parian bisque and porcelain matched mantel vases feat...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Moser 19" Hand Blown Topaz Covered Vase/Pokal w/ Prunts & Raised Gilt Decoration
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an exquisite example of a 19th C. Moser hand blown Pokal with the finest detailed decoration. It is tall and elegant, standing 18 inches and is embellished with applied prunt...
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Small Blue and White Dutch Delft Vases Made, 18th Century circa 1760
By De Drie Vergulde Astonnekens
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of blue and white Dutch Delft vases was hand-painted in cobalt blue.
The exquisite blue decoration features an all-around scene in the "Thousand Flowers" style of the 18th...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Delft
Rococo vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo vases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Meissen Porcelain, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Baccarat, and Donghia. 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 vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $440 and tops out at $191,718 while the average work can sell for $7,572.
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