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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Style: Rococo
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Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, Painted by Collot, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, painted by Collot, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Russian Silver and Glass Jardinière, Russia, 1895
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Russian silver and glass jardinière, Russia, 1895.
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1890s Russian Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Silver
Chelsea Porcelain Frill Vase with Birds, Rococo ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a charming frill vase made by the Chelsea Porcelain factory in about 1760. The vase is in the Rococo style and it speaks for itself why this style of vase is called a "frill" vase.
This vase has undergone restorations (although it still holds water perfectly) and is therefore offered As Found (A/F) at a reduced price.
Chelsea was one of the very early adopters of porcelain in the British china industry. Founded in 1744 the Chelsea pottery was for about 40 years the leading maker of fine chinaware, excelling in their sense of style, perfection and constant innovation and inspiring many following generations of china makers. The company was started by French silversmith Nicholas Sprimont and you can see the influence of the French style of silverware...
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1760s English Antique Rococo Vases
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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...
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1890s Austrian Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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1860s German Antique Rococo Vases
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Porcelain
Sevres Porcelain and Silver Flower Vase, France, circa 1870
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Sevres porcelain and silver flower vase, France, circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
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Silver
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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Vases
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Gold Leaf
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, ...
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1890s English Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Glass
Porcelain Vase, Rococo Style, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain vase. Rococo style, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 ...
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1810s German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vase in the Manner of Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze mounted porcelain vase in the manner of Sèvres,
French, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 123cm, width 53cm, depth 42cm
This large porcelain vase demonstrates the b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Metal
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 Vases
Materials
Faience
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 Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Porcelain Mounted Gilt Metal Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This wonderful clock set displays many of the characteristics of the 18th century Rococo style. These include gracefulness, asymmetry, and the use of curved forms. The set, which includes a mantel clock and pair of vases, is crafted from gilt metal and is mounted with decorative porcelain plaques.
The mantel clock features a gilt metal rectangular case with a break arch top. This is crowned by an urn, featuring a gilt metal stem and a pinky-red floral porcelain body, which is covered by a gilt metal lid and finial. The case is also topped by a gilt metal wreath...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Jardiniere and Vase Garniture
Located in London, GB
This exquisite, three-piece garniture will make a wonderful addition to a mantelpiece, niche or table, where its fine design and craftsmanship can be properly enjoyed.
The garnitur...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
These beautiful porcelain vases feature elegant Rococo-style decorations in the manner of the Sèvres manufactures.
The vases feature slightly flared cylindrical porcelain bodies ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Two Large Rococo Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Jugs
Located in London, GB
These jugs (ewers) are magnificent works of decorative art which measure an impressive 1m (39 inches) in height. In their decoration, the jugs are clearly inspired by 18th century Ro...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique pair of gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain cachepot vases
Located in London, GB
Antique pair of gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain cachepot vases
French, 19th Century
Height 24.5cm, width 17cm, depth 15cm...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Very Large Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
Very large antique French Sèvres style porcelain vase
French, Late 19th Century
Height 154cm, diameter 41cm
This fantastic vase is the work of J. Pascault, a famed porcelain artist of the late 19th Century who specialised in the production of Sevres-style pieces. It is beautifully executed, and especially impressive given its large size of one and a half metres (almost 5 feet) in height.
The vase is tall and slender in shape, set on a gilt bronze plinth, and surmounted by a cover with a pinecone finial. Its ovoid body is decorated around its exterior in the Rococo taste: showing a female figure and winged putti in a landscape...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Ormolu
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 Vases
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of Meissen Splendid Lidded Vases 'Potpourri With Cupids', Kaendler, Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Baluster-shaped vase body on a stepped, round base with a pierced lid, lavishly decorated with sculpted and colourfully painted flowers, leaves, fruit and rocailles, as well as two c...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Italian Maiolica Flower Pots, Pasquale Rubati Factory, Milan 1770 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica flower pot “a mezzaluna”
Pasquale Rubati Factory
Milan, 1770 Circa
They measure: height 6.2 in x 8.66 x 5.31 (15,8 cm x 22 x 13,5)
Weigh...
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1770s Italian Antique Rococo Vases
Materials
Maiolica
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...
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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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