Rococo Centerpieces
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
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece with Dancing Gardener Children Kaendler circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Four gardener children, two girls and two boys, dancing hand in hand in a circle around a palm-like plant, on the crown of which rests a breakthrough bowl, the figures are wearing el...
Category
1860s German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group Bacchanal With Wine Barrel, by Kaendler & Meyer, Germany Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare, excellent porcelain group of the 19th century:
Youthful Bacchus with nymph and putti grouped around a large wine cask: The Bacchant, covered with a leopard skin, sitting sideways on the barrel, holding up grapes in his left hand and a wine glass with lid...
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1870s German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo clothing on a high, tiered round base, decorated with a leaf wreath and ribbon fest...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Viennese Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This item is a big 19th century Viennese porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo pie...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Berlin Porcelain Tureen, by KPM, Beautifully Decorated
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Konigliche Porcelain Manufactur of the 18th Century was finaced by
Friedrich II. The fabrication of porcelain was stricktly controlled as far
as productivity as well as quality w...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair Large German Meissen Porcelain Figural Centerpieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of very large German porcelain figural centerpieces exemplifies the refined artistry and craftsmanship associated wit...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
German Porcelain Centerpiece Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white porcelain German centerpiece plateau, in the Rococo design style, by Rosenthal, circa mid-20th century, Germany. Piece is white p...
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Mid-20th Century German Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
This 18th century Italian Capodimonte white glazed porcelain centrepiece is an oustanding sculptural artwork expertly hand carved with finely detailed figurines, putto angels playing...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Austrian Silver and Glass Garniture by Schwarz & Steiner
By Schwarz & Steiner
Located in London, GB
Large antique Austrian silver and glass garniture by Schwarz & Steiner
Austrian, Late 19th Century
Centrepiece: Height 29cm, width 70cm, depth 29cm
Candelabra: Height 39cm, width 2...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Silver
Wonderful German 800 Sterling Silver Cherub Figural Centerpiece Lazarus Posen
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful german 800 sterling silver cherub figural centerpiece by Lazarus Posen, circa 1890
In the Rococo style, with a putti / cherub holding...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Silver
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo dress on a high, stepped round pedestal, decorated with a leaf wreath and bow festo...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo clothing on a high, tiered round base, decorated with a leaf wreath and ribbon fest...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Presentoir Centerpiece
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Presentoir Centerpiece.
High quality French 19th century Louis XVI style bronze ormolu presentoir centerpiece. Raised on th...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Antique Samson Mennecy Style Tole Peinte & Porcelain Flower Vases/Cachepots
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Samson tole peinte & porcelain flower vases or cachepots.
In the 18th Century Mennency style.
In the form of porcelain urns or vases hand painted with floral motifs ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Tin
20th Century Rococo Style Sterling Silver Set of Two Sugar Spreader, Italy, 1993
Located in Cagliari, IT
Gorgeus set of two sterling silver sugar spreaders.
The incomparable chisel work reproduces the motif with vollutte and shells is typical of Ge...
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1990s Italian Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Very Large German Porcelain Figural Centrepieces
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large German porcelain figural centrepieces
German, c. 1880
Height 90cm, width 41cm, depth 34cm
This remarkable pair of c...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
French Sèvres-style Porcelain Plate in Gilt Bronze Mount
Located in Lantau, HK
This French Sèvres-style porcelain plate from the 19th century is set in a gilt bronze mount, ormolu that features a Rococo base, rim and two handles with stylized foliage and C-scro...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie "Gold Dragon" Flower-Encrusted Garniture
Located in New York, NY
A Meissen porcelain ‘Gold Dragon’ pattern three-piece garniture.
A Meissen porcelain reticulated three-piece basket Garniture and stands.
...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Cobalt Blue & Gold Gilted Floral Bowl
Located in New Milford, CT
Antique 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Cobalt Blue & Gold Gilted Floral Bowl
Elevate your home decor with this exquisite, antique 19th-century Meissen porcelain bowl, masterfully cr...
Category
1840s German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece with Dancing Gardener Children Kaendler circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Four gardener children, two girls and two boys, dancing hand in hand in a circle around a palm-like plant, on the crown of which rests a breakthrough bowl, the figures are wearing el...
Category
1860s German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual 18th Century Venetian Center Piece in Carved Walnut Wood, Circa 1780
Located in Dallas, TX
Although the Rococo in France (where the style originated) lasted from roughly 1725 to 1760, other countries in Europe produced period art and furniture until the late 18th century. One such country was Italy and in particular, Venice, where this unusual carved walnut centerpiece was hand-carved, circa 1780. A large shell-form bowl with volute leaf embellishments is being held by three putti emerging from an undulating base. The wave pattern is reminiscent of a foaming sea, further indicated by the stylized dolphin tails emerging from the spray. All of the tails are textured with a lozenge-patterned background, protruding as high-relief elements. On the underside, the scalloped tips of the water swing down in three areas, forming well-disguised feet. The carvings of the centerpiece are quite exceptional, given the height and breadth of the piece. A wonderful decorative accessory for any large table, our walnut Venetian centerpiece...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Meissen Group Allegory 'the Love', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exceptional porcelain figure group:
Standing young beauty with her hair tied back at the nape of her neck and crowned with a tiara, wearing a long dress softly embraci...
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Early 1900s German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Large French Faience Jardinière with Jesters' Heads by Nevers
Located in Pembroke, MA
Impressive, large hand painted French faience jardinière with jesters' heads as handles. Each side feature a different painted scene of putti playing in the woods inset into a backgr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Figural Sweetmeat Dishes, J.J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain chinoiserie figural sweetmeat dishes, after a model by J.J. Kandler
Each with a Malabar chinoiserie figure seated on...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Large Valle' & Gandini 800 Sterling Silver Italian Rococo Centerpiece
Located in Atlanta, GA
This large Valle' & Gandini 800 sterling silver Rococo centerpiece exemplifies the Italian Rococo style with extraordinary attention to detail and elegance. The pierced rim enhances ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Meissen Style Centrepiece
Located in Southall, GB
A highly decorative porcelain Meissen Style Centrepiece. Three nymphs are playing musical instruments, a lyre, violin and classical guitar. They stand beneath a ornate basket design...
Category
Late 20th Century European Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Danish Rococo Style Porcelain Centrepiece by Royal Copenhagen
Located in London, GB
Antique Danish Rococo style porcelain centrepiece by Royal Copenhagen
Danish, mid 19th century
Dimensions: Height 44cm, width 19cm, depth 17cm
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group Bacchanal With Wine Barrel, by Kaendler & Meyer, Germany Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare, excellent porcelain group of the 19th century:
Youthful Bacchus with nymph and putti grouped around a large wine cask: The Bacchant, covered with a leopard skin, sitting sideways on the barrel, holding up grapes in his left hand and a wine glass with lid...
Category
1870s German Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Reticulated Antique Italian Nove Faience Rococo Flower Garland Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
Large, rare Italian reticulated, hand painted Rococo style floral motif centerpiece by the Nove factory. Designed as an oval reticulated footed basket with masses of hand sculpted fl...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Sevrès Porcelain Figural Stand Centerpiece Raised Fruit Basket
Located in Miami, FL
Serving piece, fruit bowl center table with 1 plates and 1 high, basfuit basket in enameled porcelain.
This highly decorative footed bowl, reti...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Rococo Style Molded Glass Mounted Patinated Metal and Brass Centerpiece
Located in Germantown, MD
A Rococo Style Molded crystal Glass Mounted Patinated Metal and Brass Centerpiece. Measures 12" in height and 9" in width.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Cardeilhac French Sterling Silver Mirrored Plateau & Centerpiece Bowl Rococo
By Cardeilhac
Located in New York, NY
Cardeilhac, French 0.950 (higher purity than sterling) silver ensemble from the early 20th century, all in Rococo style, consisting of:
- a two-handled mirrored plateau or tray, ric...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Antwerp, BE
This item is a 19th century porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo piece also featu...
Category
20th Century European Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Robert Linzeler Prestigious Maker French Sterling Silver Centerpiece Rococo
Located in New York, NY
Robert Linzeler, French 0.950 silver centerpiece in ornate Rococo style with stylized motifs on the 4 feet and around the rim as well as an original, b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Italian Venetian Murano Glass Centerpiece
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian murano (1890) clear glass round centerpiece with fluted bottom raised on a low pedestal base.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Rococo centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs.
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