Chinoiserie Antiquities
CHINOISERIE STYLE
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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Style: Chinoiserie
Asian Rosewood dry bar
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Asian Rosewood dry bar cabinet flip top. Multiple doors on all sides. Corner opens up 5 shelves. The sides open to hold 4 larger shelves. The open top shows Ancient style carved artw...
Category
Late 17th Century Asian Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Style Black Lacquered Jewlery Chest or Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
A Chinoiserie lacquered jewelry chest in striking black. The chest features two doors adorned with graceful women figures facing aha other. Upon opening these doors, a treasure trove...
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Nineteenth-century Manton box lid, Canton China, featuring black and red lac...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer, Paint
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Two Door Cabinet Mid 19th C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Two Door Cabinet, having a Chinoiserie gilt painted scene on the rectangular...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Chinese Pottery Haitai Figurine circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
The green-glazed beasts seated on their haunches, a short spout beside their turned heads, their mane and tail splashed with yellow or brown glaze
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng P...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
'Imari Pavilion' Pattern Blue and White Jar c. 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
Gliding with a pavilion terrace, bamboo fence, and low table festooned with flowers and draped with curtains.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Date : c. 1725
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Ca Mau...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Cizhou carved bean-shaped pillow, Song-Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century
Located in seoul, KR
Crafted from fine clay, the pillow's surface boasts a sophisticated carved design featuring a floral motif that is both symmetrical and organic. The interplay of the earthy tones and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Famille Rose Baluster vase Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng reign
Located in seoul, KR
The famille rose enamels allowed for a greater expression of detail, seen here in the fine rendering of petals and feathers. The vase's form is elegant, with a tapered body and domed...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
'Imari Pavilion' Pattern Blue and White Cup c. 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
Gliding with a pavilion terrace, bamboo fence, and low table festooned with flowers and draped with curtains.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Production Date : C 1725
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Ca Mau...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and White Flower Saucer c. 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
The central floral motif, possibly representing peonies or another culturally significant flora, is surrounded by intricate patterns and border designs typical of the period. Pieces ...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
'Rocks on a Terrace' Pattern Saucer c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
With peony and chrysanthemum plants flowering on a terrace, butterflies in flight.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Production Date : C 1725
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Ca Mau...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and White Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
The baluster shaped vase rising from a splayed foot to a short waisted neck, decorated in underglaze blue with flower blooms borne on leafy stems.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi reign
Production Date : 1690-1699
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Amsterdam
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Vung Tau...
Category
1690s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Gu Shape 'Canal Houses' Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is decorated with dutch canal houses on one side and Chinese pagodas and flowers on the other side. Eastern and Western motifs were simultaneously expressed in ceramics.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Production Date : 1690-1699
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Vung Tau...
Category
1690s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
'Lotus' Pattern Blue and White Dish c. 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
With radiating lotus-petal 8 panels painted with single flowers among tightly-scrolling tendrils within a border of foliage.
The number 8 in Chinese culture is associated with pros...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
'Peacock in Splendour' Pattern Dish, c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
A representative work of Ca Mau ship. With a tall peacock standing on a rocky outcrop displaying his feathers to a peahen who crouches on the ground before him,...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century seated gilt bronze buddha. 5.5 inches height. Very good condition.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Japanese Circular Blue and White Box with Cover
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful round porcelain dish or circular box with a cover in blue and white. This circular chinoiserie box with a cover is finely decorated with a crisp blue and white hue. This di...
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
"Blanc de Chine" Guanyin with Lotus Flower Porcelain, circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Porcelain "Blanc de Chine" Statuette of a Guanyin stand on a lotus leaf, holding a lotus flower.
China.
Early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Unique Chinese Jade Alocasia Floral Tree in Gilt Cloisonné Pot
Located in Brea, CA
A unique 25'' Chinese Jade floral tree composed of metal bending arms supporting spinach green Jade leafs and White Jade Alocasia flowers, sits insi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Jade
18th Century Antique Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jars and Covers
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty pair of antique 18th century Chinese blue and white porcelain jars and covers ,the lids with lions form fini...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 20'' Chinese Jade Bonsai Tree in Gilt Cloisonné Pot
Located in Brea, CA
Antique a pair of Chinese multi-color jade and agate bonsai tree in gilt cloisonné pot, very excellent and nice, measures: 20" tall x 18" x 12".
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Jade, Agate
Stunning Early 20th Century Chinese Cinnabar Lacquered Royal Childs Thronechair
Located in Palma de mallorca, IB
Absolutely charming and rare 19th century cinnabar lacquered royal child throne chair.
With bronze lion Couchant armrests indicating royal descent of occupying person.
Retainin...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Turquoise Cloisonné Bowl with Jade Cover-China, c. 1920
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese cloisonné bowl with jade cover. The ground color of the bowl, inside and out, is a deep turquoise. The exterior decoration is of pink, red and blue flowers and their leaves i...
Category
1910s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Table Desk Clock, Painted, Chinoiserie, China Art
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative, antique table clock with elaborate painting on the case and dial. chinoiserie. China art.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Decorative Chinese Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Decorative Chinese box
origin China, Canton for export
hand painted circa 1930.
Category
1930s Asian Vintage Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Woman's Footwear with Bandaged Feet China Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Woman's shoe with bandaged feet, in embroidered satin.
The custom of bandaged feet is said to have appeared in China in the 10th century during the Tang Dynasty, when the emperor as...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Satin
Qing Dynasty Pair of Chinese Peking Glass Lampshades
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Qing Dynasty pair of Chinese Peking glass lampshades. Decorated with very beautiful green plants and in excellent condition.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Glass
18th Century Chinese Lacquer Mother of Pearl Inlay Pewter Teapot
Located in Brea, CA
18th century Chinese lacquer mother of pearl inlay pewter teapot, height to handle top 8 inch, floral decoration as expected for age an...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
19th Century Set of Five-Piece Zitan Opium Pipes and Accessories
Located in Brea, CA
19th century set of five-piece Zitan opium pipes and accessories, two long beautiful Zitan opium pipes, one opium light 3in x 3in x 5in and one opium bo x ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Big Golden Black Lacquer Chinese Style Arrow Barrels
Located in Brea, CA
Big golden black lacquer Chinese Style arrow barrels, beautiful golden painting.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Rectangle giltwood carved wood pagoda Wall Mirror Chinoiserie French circa 1900
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Gilt hand-carved gilt gold wood Italian chinoiserie pagoda shape mirror depicting etched figural scenes of monks, archers, temples and Chine...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Metallic Thread
Midnight Blue Chinese Folk Art Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A folksy early 20th century Chinese Peking rug featuring eight irregular shaped elemental motifs on a midnight blue colored ground,
circa 1930. Measures: 2'3" x 4'4".
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Wool
Antique Burmese Orchestra Hsian Wain Drum/Percussion Circle Carved Panel Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal Antique Burmese orchestral Hsian wain drum circle table. Comprised of a rectangular glass top, eight hand carved and bejeweled panels, & 27 orig...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Chinoiserie Porcelain Gilt Hunt Bowl Signed circa 1770 Famille Rose and Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Famille rose antique hunt bowl painted in Famille-rose overglaze enamels. Made in the Qianlong period, circa 1770.
Bowl depicts a hunting scene typical of Chinese Export pottery. On the outer sides of the bowl, are scenes of hunting dogs with black and white spots preparing for a hunt. In the background are trees in green, pink and brown. As well as brown barns or hunting lodges and mountains. Throughout the outside, as well as inside, are gold swirls on a blue background.
Inside, is a painted scene of a man and woman on horseback riding during the hunt. The woman wears a pink overcoat, hat and horsewhip. The man, on a gray horse, is riding in a brown overcoat and red hat with Horn and a whip. In the background is a church, mountain and floral bushes in green, red and pink. This scene is on the bottom of the bowl and surrounded by a gold swirl medallion.
The base of the bowl is decorated in a gold leaf print which seems to be ferns or some other type of flora.
The shape is traditional: raised on a short foot with steep sides. The top rim is in a scallop shape. Made in the Qianlong period, circa 1770.
The strong color palette and rich decoration are hallmarks of Chinese export hunt...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Gold
Chinoiserie antiquities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie antiquities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage antiquities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie antiquities made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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. Prices for antiquities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $140 and tops out at $19,995 while the average work can sell for $1,995.
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