Chinoiserie Plant Pedestal
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Pedestals
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Pedestals
Metal
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Pedestals
Bamboo, Wicker
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Wood, Paint
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Bamboo
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Marble, Stone
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Plaster
Antique 1890s Indian Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Ceramic, Paint
Late 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie End Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie End Tables
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Tables
Bamboo, Cane
Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Glass
Crystal
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Vintage 1960s Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
20th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique Mid-18th Century European Queen Anne Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Bakelite
Vintage 1930s American Hollywood Regency Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
20th Century Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century English Pedestals
Mahogany
Antique 1820s British Regency Planters and Jardinieres
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1970s American Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Table Mirrors
Marine turtle
Antique 1720s Mexican Wall Mirrors
Tortoise Shell
Vintage 1970s Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
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Marble, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1910s English Art Deco Table Mirrors
Silver
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20th Century Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Pedestals
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Pedestals
Marble
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Pedestals
Marble
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Pedestals
Marble
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Ebony
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Ceramic
Early 2000s Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Faux Bamboo
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Pedestals and Columns
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Pedestals
Bamboo, Wicker
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Pedestals
Bamboo, Wicker
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Pedestals
Marble
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Pedestals
Marble
Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Bamboo
Vintage 1970s Asian Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Bamboo
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Pedestals
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Stools
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s Chinese End Tables
Bamboo, Lacquer
20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood
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A Close Look at chinoiserie Furniture
Emerging in the 17th century, chinoiserie appropriated the aesthetics and imagery of popular East Asian design for European-made versions. Reflecting the exoticization of China, Japan and other countries in this era, the word directly translates from French to “Chinese-esque,” which reveals its shortcomings as a style of furniture and decor that often stereotypically and reductively mimics Asian culture rather than showcasing and paying tribute to its artistic traditions.
The enthusiastically decorative chinoiserie style was propelled by influential tastemakers including French King Louis XIV, whose Trianon de Porcelaine in 1670 was inspired by Chinese architecture. Expanded trade between the East and West led to a demand for porcelain, lacquer objects, silk and other goods, which further informed the fanciful furniture being crafted in Europe.
Artisans working in the chinoiserie style used materials and elements like pagoda shapes, bamboo, lacquer surfaces, bird and flower motifs and other interpretations of Asian design on pieces that were frequently set against vibrant wallcoverings. This whimsical approach yielded chinoiserie furniture that boasted dramatic flourishes drawing on the natural world and reflected the dominance of Rococo during the 18th century.
As chinoiserie was shaped by approximations of Asian design by European creators, it had regional variations, such as Chinese Chippendale in England where cabinets, chairs and tea tables had wooden fretwork designs and “japanned” surfaces intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia. In North America, furniture makers in Boston and New York integrated chinoiserie-painted scenes into Queen Anne furniture.
Antique chinoiserie furniture has continued to be fashionable, from its popularity with decorators of the Hollywood Regency era — James Mont, Tommi Parzinger, William Haines and Samuel Marx favored the style — to contemporary interior designers, although it brings with it a complex history.
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