Rococo Porcelain
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.
1760s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
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20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Porcelain
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20th Century Spanish Rococo Porcelain
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1850s French Antique Rococo Porcelain
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20th Century Spanish Rococo Porcelain
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Porcelain
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1870s French Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1770s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1910s English Vintage Rococo Porcelain
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Porcelain
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1990s Hungarian Rococo Porcelain
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1820s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1760s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Porcelain
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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20th Century European Rococo Porcelain
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1810s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1840s French Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1760s English Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Porcelain
Giltwood, Porcelain
1930s German Vintage Rococo Porcelain
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1860s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1830s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1920s German Vintage Rococo Porcelain
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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19th Century Russian Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1880s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1760s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Mid-20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
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1860s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1840s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Porcelain
Ormolu
1870s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1880s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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1850s German Antique Rococo Porcelain
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