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.
French Faience Strasbourg Factory Cabbage Tureen and Cover
By Paul Hannong
Located in Downingtown, PA
Botanical Illusion: Important Strasbourg Faience Cabbage Tureen & Cover, Mid-18th Century Origin: Strasbourg, France Dimensions: 8 1/2 in. (H) x ...
Ceramic, Faience
$32,482Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Hammered Italian Venice Rococo
By Charles Nicolas Odiot
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Impressive Antique Georgian Italian Sterling Silver soup tureen Style & period Rococo, Georgian, Antique, Italian, Venice Design: Italian The fine hand crafted hammered body stand on four scrolled acanthus leaf legs The cover surmounted by a sculptural solid silver pomegranate...
Sterling Silver
18th-century Derby Porcelain Footed Strawberry Tureen and Cover
By Derby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fanciful Fruit: English Derby Porcelain Strawberry Tureen and Cover This is an exceptionally charming and highly decorative example of English soft-...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Italian Shell Soup Tureens with 4 bowl in White Glazed Ceramic in Rococo style
Located in Roma, IT
We offer you a consomme set for sale, but who forbids you to use it for a gaspacho? or to separate the tureen and make it a table centerpiece? The shell-shaped bowls can be adapted to a thousand different uses, as a soap dish or as a starter, while the tureen with plate is a stunning decorative element for your home that seems to have come out of a surrealist painting by Pierre Roy...
Ceramic
Antique Rococo Maiolica Tureen by Antonio Ferretti, Italy, 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica tureen Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 9.05 x 12.59 x 9.05 in (23 x 32 x 23 cm) ...
Maiolica
Meissen, Germany. Antique lidded tureen hand-painted with polychrome flowers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. Antique lidded tureen hand-painted with polychrome flowers. Branch-shaped handles. Approximately 1800. In good condition with several chips on the raised flowers an...
Porcelain
Two Flora Danica Danish Porcelain Tureens Covers Stands Royal Copenhagen
Located in London, GB
Two Flora Danica Danish Porcelain Tureens Covers Stands Royal Copenhagen Danish, 20th Century Height 27cm, diameter 33cm These exceptional tureens are part of the famed Flora Dani...
Porcelain
Italian Maiolica Tureen by Pasquale Rubati, Milan, Circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica tureen Pasquale Rubati Manufacture Milan, circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 6.69 in x 11,02 x 8.26 (17 x 28 x ...
Maiolica
$544Sale Price|20% Off
Alt Furstenberg Porcelain Lottine Round Tureen
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Alt Furstenberg Lottine porcelain white tureen decorated with royal blue roses and foliage. There are garlands with this pattern adornin...
Porcelain
$3,395Sale Price|30% Off
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...
Porcelain
Ancient Maiolica Tureen Ferretti Manufacture, Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica tureen Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 9.06 in in height x 13.39 in x 9.84 i...
Maiolica
Pair of Antique Maiolica Tureens by Antonio Ferretti, Lodi, Circa 1770
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of maiolica tureens Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). a – 8.66 x 11.02 x 7.48 in (22 x 28 x 19...
Maiolica
Italian Oggetti Porcelain Pheasant Soup Tureen with Ladle
By Oggetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian hand painted Porcelain pheasant soup gravy tureen with ladle by Oggetti. A cleaver soup or gravy tureen covered by a hand painted bird like form. A wonderful piece for sharin...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Majolica Brown Rabbit Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1970s Individual Hand Painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Individual Hand-Painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription.
Porcelain
Majolica Brown Rabbit Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1970s Individual Hand Painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Individual hand painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription.
Porcelain
1970s Individual Hand Painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Individual Hand-Painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription.
Porcelain
Italian solid silver 800's tureen in baroque style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style oval tureen, made entirely by hand. The baroque style of this tureen is very light with grooves typical of the style but not evident to allow the object to be easily pl...
Silver
1970s Individual Hand-Painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Individual Hand-Painted Porcelain Tureen with Inscription.
Porcelain
$550
H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Italian Majolica Duck or Goose Cabbage and Cauliflower Tureen with Lid and Ladle
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A hand-painted Italian majolica cabbageware or lettuceware bird and cauliflower tureen with lid and ladle. This petite ceramic serving dish will be ...
Ceramic, Paint
Vintage Coastal Glazed Ceramic Crab Tureen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of coastal elegance to your dining experience with this vintage glazed ceramic tureen. Its beautifully crafted ocean-inspired design and vibrant glaze make it a standout ...
Ceramic
French Green Majolica Tureen with Stand Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century green Majolica tureen with stand signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870 With grapes leaves. Height / 7.5", diameter / 8 inches.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1970s French Ceramic Cauliflower Soup Tureen with Lid and Matching Base
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970s French Ceramic Cauliflower Soup Tureen with Lid and Matching Base – Realistic & Decorative Description: This charming and original French ceramic soup tureen, crafted in the 1...
Ceramic
Large Mottahedeh Porcelain Squash Covered Tureen
By Mottahedeh
Located in New York, NY
Painted yellow with green stripes; the removable lid surmounted by a vine-form finial; the interior glazed white. Marked "Made in Italy" Provenance: Collection of Mario Buatta.
Porcelain
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H 7.09 in W 8.67 in D 7.09 in
18th Century Italian Majolica Tureen with Cover by Cerreto Sannita Manufacture
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian cerreto sannita near Benevento manufacture 18th century. A polychrome Majolica tureen with cover, a green and yellow decoration with leaves, flowers and vegetal motif throughout with a lid topped by a fruit. Signs of wear, chips and minimal loss of enamel and a not visible minimal felure on the verso of the lid. See listed close up pictures. This antique Majolica footed tureen...
Maiolica
18th Century Italian Maiolica Cup by Antonibon Manufacture Nove Bassano
By Giovanni Battista Antonibon
Located in Milano, MI
18th century Italian Maiolica cup with cover by decorated with bridge motifs, pagodas, flowers and scrolling motifs in blue, yellow and green. 1770 circa by Antonibon manufacture,...
Maiolica
Large Limoges Lidded Tureen with Hand-Painted Birds in Landscape
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Limoges lidded tureen with hand-painted birds in landscape and gold decoration. Classic tureen in Sevres style. Dated 1960. Measures: 37 x 25.5 ...
Porcelain
Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Gravy/Sauce Reticulated Oval Tureen
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Meissen hand painted porcelain gravy/sauce oval tureen with attached diamond shaped plate. The lid has reticulated gilt braided pattern and adorned ...
Porcelain
Italian Ancient Maiolica Tureen, Lodi, 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica tureen Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 7.48 x 7.48 x 11.02 in (19 x 19 x 2...
Maiolica
Antique Faience Cabbage Form Soup Tureen Hand-Painted in Brussels Circa 1765
Located in Katonah, NY
This faience soup tureen was made in the Philippe Mombaers factory in Brussels circa 1765. The cabbage tureen, its cover, and the stand are painted in ...
Faience
Meissen Blue Onion Patterned Lidded Tureen, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen blue onion patterned lidded tureen, mid-20th century. In very good condition. 1st factory quality. Stamped. Measures: 32.5 x 22 cm.
Porcelain
Stadt Meissen Blue Onion Patterned Lidded Tureen, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Stadt Meissen blue onion patterned lidded tureen, mid-20th century. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 25 x 15 cm.
Porcelain
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H 6.7 in W 11.42 in D 9.45 in
Herend "Bouquet de Fruits" Hand-Painted Porcelain Tureen, Hungary, Modern
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Interesting, colorful pair of hand-painted Hungarian porcelain tureen by Herend. "Bouquet de fruits" pattern with green fish scale. At the St. Petersburg exhibition, in 1901, Tsar ...
Porcelain
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H 7.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace Cake Plate, Factory First #1143
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Royal Copenhagen blue fluted full lace cake plate factory first #1143. Measures: W 10.5 in. D 9 in. H 1.75 in. No chips, cracks, hairlines or repairs. Yellowish spots on photos are d...
Porcelain
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H 7.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Large Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace Tureen Factory First #1109
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Large Royal Copenhagen blue fluted full lace tureen, factory first #1109. Measures: W 11.5 inches, D 8.5 inches, H 7.5 inches. No chips, cracks, hairlines or repairs.
Porcelain