Rococo Revival Furniture

Gilt and silver wood Venetian Grotto style table, Italy, circa 1890. Pauly et Cie manufacture.

This sumptuous fixture has a pleasingly organic theme. It is essentially composed of elegantly shaped tubular arms, richly adorned with carved and gilded acanthus leaves. It is large...

A set of Antique Five German Pewter Defregger Beer Stein Decorative Cup Bowl decorative objects , decorative beer cup or beer glass with lid, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curv...

This lovely small scale oval mirror has a finely detailed and expansive crest giving the form great impact. The pierced crest allows for a lively play of light across the openwork with additional decorative elements placed around the frame bringing the whole composition a highly decorative surface. The gold is in great shape with just the right amount of rub thru showing the red ground. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may have been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damaged which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable, it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read and agree to the 1st dibs user agreement...

German Rococo 830 silver bowl, ca 1900. Round well with rosebud-gathering cherubs in relief. Sides tapering with scrolled and wavy rim. Heraldic shields with more cherubs and flower ...

PRESENTING A STUNNING mid to late 19C French Japy Freres & Red/Magenta Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Candlestick Ewers. The clock movement is by the famous Parisienne Clockmaker … ‘Japy Freres’ and the clock dial has the marks for “JAY” (short for Japy Freres) & “Paris” on the dial face. The clock mechanism and clock face/dial have matching serial numbers of “7225”. The movement also has the numbers: “5 – 2”. The clock face/dial also has the initials: “D.H.”. The gilt ormolu clock case is gilt spelter and is signed on the rear base, for having been made by “P.H. Mourey” of Paris, who worked with and for ‘Japy Freres’, towards the end of the 19th Century. The signature of ‘Mourey’ also bears the numbers “85” … probably for 1885, but could also be the serial number. Taking into account Mourey’s historical association with Japy, being late 19th Century, we are leaning heavily towards this being the date of manufacture i.e. 1885. The Clock has RARE red/magenta Sevres hand-painted porcelain paintings/additions, to include:- (i) a 2 handled and lidded urn on the crown with pointed flame finial, (ii) a pair of bulbous urns either side of the main body and clock face, (iii) the clock face and dial itself and (iv) a flat rectangular medallion on the front base. The crown urn and the base medallion both have similar themes, but different painted scenes, depicting French rural countryside scenes with cottages, rivers and bridges. The porcelain urns on the sides, likewise have hand-painted images of a young boy, in rustic period attire on the right and a young girl on the left. None of these paintings appear to be signed. The clock case has GLORIOUS detail to it, with scrolls, ribbons, vines, grapes and Corinthian columns. The clock sits on a custom made gilt wood and burgundy velvet plinth, that is original to the piece and was a common accent with ‘Japy Freres Clocks’, when originally retailed in their Paris shop. The rear of the clock is plain and the perspex/clear resin plate insert, is a new addition, but a nice addition, in that it allows one, to view the movement and pendulum works. The clock is an 8 day movement with a strike on the hour and half hour. The clock face has 2 winding holes … one for the pendulum movement and the other for the striking chime/ring. Unlike British clocks this clock does not have a long musical chime … it is a simple ‘single strike’ on the half hour. The red/magenta Sevres porcelain clock face/dial is in SUPERB condition. Roman numerals with gilt accents and a hand-painted circular wreath/bouquet of spring flowers on the center section. To complete the set, we have a matching pair of gilt ormolu spelter and hand-painted red/magenta Sevres porcelain Ewers … which can hold a single candle each. The porcelain urns on the central section, have hand-painted images of a young lady in rustic period attire … fishing on the riverbank on the right and a young man playing the flute in the countryside on the left. The front base medallions on each ewer have hand-painted wreaths/bouquets of spring flowers. The clock facing side of the porcelain urn on each Ewer, has a brass ormolu applique head, of the Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre, namely, Dionysus. The plinths are signed on the rear top left corner, and we think they read: “R.P. Unfaut”. They also bear the numbers “61” and “69”, Again, possibly for 1861 and 1869, but here we think it is more likely they are serial numbers, as it is highly unlikely that a matching pair were made 8 years apart! Whilst we cannot find any information on ‘R.P. Unfaut’, we can only guess that he/she/they worked with, or for, ‘Japy Freres’, as these ewers are unmistakably, a ‘superb’ match for the clock! The style, subject matter, gold banding and edging, around the paintings, are virtually ‘identical’ to the same decorations on the clock’s porcelain paintings. The Ewer on the left (with the boy playing the flute) appears to have a faded signature on the gold border of the painting towards the base and we think it is the signature of ‘Alexandre Evariste Fragonard’ …. one of the best known artists attached to Sevres in the mid 19th Century … meaning, that these Ewers were probably made circa 1845-50. The quality and detail to these 2 paintings is classic Fragonard! We are of the opinion, therefore that these garnitures, were made circa 35/40 years before the clock, as Mourey was prevalent with Japy around 1880 – 1900. The clock paintings are of a very similar, rustic ‘Fragonard Style’ subject matter and although unsigned, could possibly have been painted by a Sevres artist, to replicate the Fragonard paintings...

An ornate French 19th-20th century gilt bronze and gilt-metal molded glass "Versailles" style Rococo Revival single-light hanging lantern. The elongated molded and cut-glass body sur...

1940s Wall gilded wood mirror probably from Spain with some French Influences.

Rococo Revival fireplace andiron set of two, made in France in the late 19th century. Made of cast brass and forged iron stems.

French Rococo Brass and Glass Lantern Hall Light A superb quality brass lantern, the light is circular and decorated in the French style with scrolls and leaves and it hangs on a d...

French Oil Canvas Still Life with Hare - David De Noter - 1818-1892 Gorgeous painting purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos. Message us with any questions.

A wonderful pair of early nineteenth century porcelain urns probably made by either Coalport or Minton circa 1810. The elaborate gilded handles add a touch of extra elegance to an al...

Shaped Rococo Style Gilt Wall Mirror. The Mirror has an elaborate gilt Frame in the Rococo Style, there is a putti at the top and abundant Acanthus leaves and torches decorating a...

Antique gilded Rococo wall mirror Rich ornate mirror frame, crowned with a diamond shield with putti.

A fine Tall giltwood trumeau mirror with figural uprights. This impressive and tall trumeau mirror has a shaped scrolling cresting above a painted panel depicting a nymph holding...

Sculpture of Large Poodle Dog Ceramic from the 1970s with Hand-Painted Details

Gilded Brass 5 Branch Rococo Style Chandelier The chandelier has 5 branches, and is decorated in the Rocco fashion, very decorative brass w...

This captivating pair of 19th-century French faience lion candleholders, crafted by the renowned Emile Gallé in 1880, embodies the artistry of the...

German sterling silver place card holders. This set comprises 8 holders in 3 designs. One holder features an elegant courtly couple ...

Dip into Rococo reverie and illuminate your surroundings with the dazzling duo of Sterling Candelabras by Anton Michelsen. With their every Rococo-inspired detail, they stand as sile...

Wonderful pair of 19th century brass, or bronze, winged putti figures - European, probably Italian or French in origin. Each figure has been later mounted on iron square bases, both ...

A characterful tall Victorian dresser unit boasting its original glazing and beautiful red brown lacquer.  An original piece is very good order, feat...

Turn-of-the-century French Rococo gilt bronze and pink guilloche enamel picture frame. Rectangular window in same surround with beading ...

Pretty 19th century French painted serpentine front commode with a marble top, 1880. Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) wide 20 inches (51 cms) dee...

Large gold gilted mirror flanked with cherubs and botanical details. The mirror came from a townhouse in Brooklyn and was meant to be hung ove...

Rococo oil painting signed Bruno Blätter around 1890 Oil on canvas painting. Rococo scene. Three gentlemen seated at the table, playing cards a...

A finely cast six light silvered bronze chandelier. The center column leading to six arms all newly wired. The finely Rococo frame all over d...

Large mirror probably Franz Xaver Fortner with inlays in brass, copper, pewter, mother of pearl and partly colored lacquer inlays on the base and mirror frame, which can be tilted.

Pair of Murano glass sconces. Italy, early 20th century.

Gorgeous French Belle Epoque Rococo 950 silver and crystal decanter, ca 1890. Crystal baluster bowl with acid-etched leafing and flowering branches and wavy bands. Silver mounts with...

Of open scrolling outline with beaded scrolls hung with pearl-shaped drops and flower-heads, above a hanging sphere. Electrified.

Large antique Irish carved giltwood overmantel mirror. The rope twist decorated shaped frame, surmounted by an ornate foliate pediment with flanking ...

Elegant antique signed Philippe H. Mourey table lamp, bronze with gilt. Features beetle accents along the bottom and cherub accents along the sides. Measures 15.75 inches from the bo...

Elaborate Atsonea Rococo Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror is decorated in the Rococo style with a Wide Pierced Gilt Frame, it has a large scroll design to the top The mirror glass is ori...

Bronze, dark-brown patina, unmarked. Measures: Height: 23” Width: 14” The notion of an “American Rococo” seems a contradiction in terms. The very word rococo is as French as Camembert. It connotes a style that reigned along with Louis XV in the aristocratic decadence of the 18th Century. It was garlanded, nonchalant, associated with erotic marshmallow nudes by Francois Boucher and foppish courtiers costumed as shepherds pretending they understood Jean-Jacques Rousseau when all they really wanted was romantic dalliance in the formal gardens of Versailles. In the history of painting it produced but one great artist, Antoine Watteau. By contrast, Americans of the period are remembered as the flinty inheritors of New England Puritans, full of rectitude and having not a moment for furbelow or frippery. Such few painters as were around included hard-nosed realists like John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale. Well, as it turns out, life once again acts according to the principle of paradox. There was an American rococo. It came to us indirectly via England disguised under the name Chippendale. Now for the first time the style receives comprehensive survey in the exhibition “American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament.” Jointly organized by New York’s Metropolitan Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, it opens here Sundaywith a spread of some 170 works of decorative art and a conscientious catalogue with essays by Met and LACMA curators Morrison H. Heckscher and Leslie Greene Bowman. There are at least two ways of looking at the decorative arts. Connoisseurs appreciate their design and craftsmanship. Those of sociological bent examine objects of material culture for their revelations of history and the temper of the times. Actually neither view is complete without the other. Stylistically the rococo reveals a longing for intimacy in its small scale and an urge to organic nature in its love of stylized vines, tendrils, tiny flowers and seashells. If it were a new manner being promoted by Madison Avenue today it would probably be called “Baroque Lite.” There is an ease about the style that makes it airy, but it has an underlying formality that bespeaks lives of gentrified cultivation rather than beer-bellied sloth. It’s fascinating to examine the flintlock firearms on view and find these weapons of death shaped and decorated with the most exquisite care by wood carvers and metal engravers. All of this is completely consistent with the main currents of 18th-Century European thought. In France, Rousseau sang the virtues of nature and the noble savage like a present-day ecologist. In England, John Locke...

This is a set of 5 Rudolstadt Volkstedt Figurines representing various putti or cupids. The figurines are beautifully detailed with hand painting, s...

A Palatial Italian Florentine Rococo Revival Style Gilt Wood Carved Figural Mirror Frame. The ornately carved and pierced frame with scrolls and acanthus and crowned with a pair of w...

A late 19th century French gilded bronze clock on a gilded wood base. On the left side of the Rococo-style base which resembles rolling wave...

A very impressive and decorative pair of early 19th Century carved gilt wood Pier glass mirrors, each with wonderful scrolling foliate Rococo. style decoration. Batch 80 DFB UUZZ 62673

Pair of Rococo style silver mounted crystal jugs by Boivin French, late 19th century Measures: Height 31cm, width 15cm, depth 10cm This beautiful pair of jugs...

Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock by Gros French, circa 1860 Measures: Clock height 90cm, width 52cm, depth 30cm Bracket height 44cm, width 55cm, dept...

19th century Rococo top cabinet walnut root, Germany Walnut root veneer on solid wood. Top cabinet with 2-drawer fronts above a door with medallion shaped mirror, faceted. Gold-pla...

Set of large French brass 5 branch wall lights A very handsome pair of large heavy brass wall lights, the lights are in the classical style of a twisted acanthus leaf scroll branc...

Wonderful matched pair of triangular carved walnut Rococo Revival occasional tables, Italian or Spanish in origin, circa 1920s beautiful warm original finish.

A most impressive and large scaled Italian 19th century Rococo Revival st. Ebonized Fruitwood and giltwood cabinet/vitrine. The four door cabinet is raised by a mottled plinth below ...

Antique bronze crown / chandelier Rococo, circa 1900 Solid, beautifully chased bronze body, gold-plated. Heavily decorated baluster shaft, starting wit...

Carved silver box, 20th century. Small silver box carved with a great variety of motifs, all belonging to different artistic traditions based on Ro...

Fine quality 1 piece cabinet by smf bodafors circa 1940. Double door cabinet with a partially fitted interior of drawers and shelves divided by a central partition.  Below which are...

Antique Louis Xv pompadour fireplace surround, circa 1870 Measures: External width 53? – 134.6 cm External height 43” – 109.2 cm Depth 15? – 38...

The porcelain factories of Dresden are renowned for this type of decorative piece and this monumental vase would have been at least one of a pair or part of a three or five piece mantle garniture at some point in its history. Alone, it is stunning. It is hand painted, but the painting is minimal when compared to other earlier examples, especially from the Meissen factory. This covered urn was created in Germany with colorful scenes during the early 20th Century. The covered lid surmounted by a gilt metal foliate finial, the baluster body with two scrolled gilt metal handles painted with a detailed figural setting in a salon with two couples listening to musical instruments their companions play within gilt ecru encrusted borders. Beautiful. This type of porcelain became collectible in the 1960s and reached the height of the market in the 1990s. Since then, fashions have changed greatly, but this is still a statement piece that endures in wonderful condition. and so prices have fallen quite dramatically especially in a traditional auction. However, this is still an impressive piece, signed indistinctly, on a circular socle atop a square raised plinth base. Marked with the underglaze blue Dresden mark...

Bringing a modern edge to classic design, the acrylic Rococo coffee table from the custom Tara Shaw Maison collection will make a statement in any space

Rococo-revival game table in Cuban mahogany with beautifully-articulated pedestal base, backgammon felt-lined inner playing surface and two round surfa...

This pair of Meissen groups portray scenes of playful lovers in bowers of flowers embellished with mercury gilded bronze. The bowers are crowned with additional nosegays of porcelain...

A sumptuous Rococo 19th century chimneypiece of very large scale, in white statuary marble. Height 48½in (123cm) width 76¾in (195cm) Internal height 34¾in (97cm) width 48¾in (129cm...

Presenting a beautiful 19C French gilt bronze 18 branch chandelier. Made in France circa 1880/90. 18 Branches and 18 bulbs. Rococo Revival (Third Republic) heavily influence...

This refined ten-light chandelier is a grand example of 19th century French opulence. Crafted in the Louis XV style, this fixture emits a soft glow tha...

Elegant large carafe made of clear glass with a conical body, glass wall vertically cut with regular jagged facets on the outside, jagged ridges rounded off by a delicate lenticular ...

Dress a hearth with this ornate antique fireplace fender. Crafted in France circa 1880, and built of spelter with brass accents, the piece features an elegant pierced gallery adorned...