Rococo Tableware
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
19th Century French, Magnificent Silver Plated Centrepiece with Mirror Base
Located in Lantau, HK
This massive silver plated centerpiece is modeled in “Rococo” style, with its famous “C” and “S” scrolls. Two putti on both side of the handle enlivens the whole piece as they were e...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Silver
130-Piece Set Silver Plated Flatware, Frionnet France, Rococo Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely set of silver plated cutlery for 12 persons, made by the French brand Frionnet.
An elegant design in rococo style, the cutlery dates from circa 1990 in is in very good con...
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Late 20th Century French Rococo Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Bestecke Solingen German 23/24 Karat Gold-Plated 70pcs / 12 Person Cutlery Set
Located in London, GB
Bestecke Solingen German 23/24 Karat gold-plated 12 person cutlery set in carry case.
Items are individually marked with "23/24 Karat Hartvergold...
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1970s German Vintage Rococo Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate
Meissen Tea Pot With Flower Decoration & Silver Mount, Rococo Period, Circa 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Very early Meissen teapot, circa 1750, Osier form with basket weave on the rim of the lid and around the opening of the teapot, as well as curved bars, spout and handle with knotted ...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Silver Salt Shaker Rococo Style, Pair of Decorative Pepper Shaker Sale
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique valuable silver salt and pepper shaker or Decorative tableware pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside. Oval, domed body on shor...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver
Tiffany & Co. Silver-Gilt Finger Bowls
Located in New Orleans, LA
The most exquisite flatware and hollowware sets of Belle Époque were unequivocally crafted in America with the greatest American craftsman being Tiffany & Co. The very best of Tiffan...
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19th Century American Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Silver
Set of Six Sevres Wide Rim Soups with the Gold Monogram of King Louis Phillippe
Located in Boston, MA
This is a rare set of six Sevres wide rim soup bowls with white ground having an elegant central gold monogram for King Louis Philippe. The gold monogram for King Louis Phillippe is ...
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1840s French Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 705 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A to...
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19th Century American Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decor by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 41 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large and heavy dinner size Decor by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 41 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/4"
8 Salad Forks, ...
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1950s Vintage Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th C. English Rocco Battersea & Porcelain Companion Cup & Saucer, Unique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century English Rocco Battersea & Porcelain Companion Cup & Saucer, Unique
Both pieces made in England Mid 18th Century
The Cup attributed to the Chelsea or Bow Porcelain Work...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Metal
Ten Paris Porcelain Plates Each Painted with Different Flower Bouquets and Fruit
Located in Boston, MA
Look at the museum quality paintings of flower bouquets and fruits on this set of ten Old Paris Porcelain plates painted by the studio of Boyer R...
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1850s French Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Sterling Silver Cake or Fish Shovel K+K Monarchy Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
The item for sale is a beautiful, ornamental rococo cake shovel or fish server. It was made in 1841 according to the hallmark and owned by the K+K Monarc...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louisbourg, Germany, 18th-Century Large Sugar Bowl, with Landscape Scenes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louisbourg, Germany.
18th-century large sugar bowl, hand painted with landscape scenes, lid with flowers in relief.
Measuring: Ø 14.0 cm. x H 12.0 cm.
In good condition with insi...
Category
18th Century German Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Decor by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large and heavy Dinner Size Decor by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6...
Category
1950s Vintage Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Candlesticks Made In Real Silver From 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
A pair of real silver candlesticks crafted in the Rococo style, dating back to the 1930s. These candlesticks exude the opulence and intricate detailing characteristic of the Rococo e...
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1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Tableware
Materials
Silver
Meissen Tea Pot with Animal Spout and Flower Decoration Rococo Period circa 1740
Located in Vienna, AT
Early and rare piece From The Meissen/Germany Manufactory
Dating: made circa 1740
Material: white porcelain, glossy finish
Technique: handmade porcelain, finest painting
Specifications:
Very early Meissen tea pot...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Large & Ornate Sterling Silver Condiment Set, Boxed, Elkington 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1929 by Elkington & Co., this large and ornate, Sterling Silver Condiment Set, comprises a sugar caster, 2 pepper pots 2 salt cellars and a mustard pot wi...
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1920s English Vintage Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rosenthal Classic Rose Coffee Service for Six People in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal Classic Rose coffee service for six people in hand painted porcelain with romantic scenes,
Mid-20th century.
Consisting of six coffee cup...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Rococo Period George II Sterling Silver Pair Of Sauce Boats, London 1740
By John Jacob
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1740 by John Jacob, this wonderful pair of George II, Antique Sterling Silver Sauce Boats, are in the Rococo taste, with cast ornate feet, and an acanthus det...
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1740s English Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pr. of Victorian Silverplate, by Edward Ratherham of Birmingham, c1845
Located in valatie, NY
Victorian silver-plate,possibly by Edward Ratherham of Birmingham, who is recorded in 1847. The size is unusual, they will take a magnum or large decanter...
Category
1840s English Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare Meissen Gravy or Saucier with Attached Underplate and Cover with Strawberry
Located in Boston, MA
This is a very rare and beautiful Meissen gravy or saucier with a raised strawberry decoration on the cover. The bottom has an attached underplate, and is painted with four cartouche...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Classic Rose, Vase and Butter Tray in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal Classic rose. Vase and butter tray in hand painted porcelain with romantic scenes and gold decoration. Mid-20th century.
The vase measures: 20 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Edwardian Rococo Style English Sterling Silver Cream Jug / Creamer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver creamer in the Rococo style; an addition to our Edwardian silverware collection.
This fine antique Edwardian sterling silver cream jug has a plain pear shaped form.
The body of this silver cream jug is embellished with flat chased simplified leaf designs incorporating scrolling borders and scale motif panels, in the Rococo style.
The decoration to the body incorporates an applied moulded border to the upper shaped rim and an impressive scrolling leaf design to the underside of the spout.
The formation of this Edwardian piece reflects an early Georgian design and style often associated with the renowned silversmith Paul de Lamerie.
This impressive example of Edwardian teaware is fitted with a cast and applied shaped scrolling handle with a predatory bird's head to the upper terminal and further leaf designs to the lower socket.
The jug is supported by three impressive cast and applied ribbed feet with scrolling sockets in junction with the body.
The underside of this sterling silver cream jug bears the retailer's mark 'Carrington & Co., London, 130 Regent St', in addition to the registration number '6940'.
Condition
This antique silver cream jug...
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Early 1900s English Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rococo Period Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Sauce Boats London 1746 R. Kersill
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1746 by Richard Kersill, this striking pair of George II, antique sterling silver sauce boats, feature Rococo chasing to the bodies, three feet with shell and mask decoration, and acanthus detailed flying C...
Category
1740s English Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Oak by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 68 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Royal Oak by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 68 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 1/2"
8 forks, 7"
8 salad forks, 5 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 5 3/4"
8 place soup spoons, 7 1/8"
...
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Early 1900s Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1888 Sterling Rococo Demitasse Spoons Crowell Bailey Banks & Biddle, Set of 11
Located in Miami Beach, FL
11 antique Dominick & Haff Rococo Pattern Pat. 1888 demitasse / dessert spoons designed by Gilbert L. Crowell, Jr. Retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle. The spoons are beautifully deco...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Denmark, Silver Cutlery, Tea Spoon, 12 Pieces
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Denmark, silver cutlery. Tea spoon. Measures 12 cm.
Marked.
In very good condition.
12 pieces in stock.
Category
20th Century Danish Rococo Tableware
George IV Gilt Sugar Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite George IV period silver sugar bowl by the celebrated Benjamin Smith is crafted in an exuberant Rococo style. From the floral and foliate handles to the delicately engraved armorial, this is a work of true genius. A gilt washed-interior adds a sense of majesty. Renowned for his rapidly changing partnerships as much as for his artistry, Smith worked with some of the best craftsmen of the era, including Paul Storr, Matthew Boulton, and Digby Scott...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique 18th Century Imperial Vienna Porcelain Sauce or Gravy Boats
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of 18th century Viennese "Wiener" porcelain two handled sauceboats from the Maria Theresa period.
With polychrome 'Streublumen' decoration throughout and an Osier rim ...
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18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Danish Silver 830, 3 Fruit Knives, circa 1930
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish silver 830. 3 fruit knives, circa 1930.
In very good condition.
Stamped: 830S, PF.
Measures: 18.5 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Tableware
German Rococo Silver Gilt Coffee Pot, Nuremberg, 17th-18th century
Located in Kensington, MD
A rare and true rococo fantasy coffee pot. Fire-gilded vermeil, gilt silver, repousse with mannerist detailing including lobes, garlands, grotesque masques, scrolls, and rocaille. Ma...
Category
17th Century German Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Silver, Vermeil
Meissen Tea Pot with Flower Decoration, Rococo Period, circa 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Early And Rare Piece From The Meissen/Germany Manufactory:
Teapot, made circa 1750, the belly of the pot painted on the front and back with large floral arrangements, scattered...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
11 Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates, Antique Custom Order with Wide Gold Banding
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From one of the Gilded Age's finest porcelain manufacturers, Crown Staffordshire is this set of eleven dinner plates. They feature beautiful raised gilt work in their collars and an ...
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Early 1900s British Antique Rococo Tableware
Materials
Gold
Rococo tableware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo tableware for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tableware, popular names associated with this style include Gorham Manufacturing Company, Meissen Porcelain, Boyer of Paris, and Carrington & Co. 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.
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