Chinoiserie Furniture
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
pretty vintage French Cogolin rug Chinese design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century French rug with beautiful design of the antique Chinese rugs and beautiful colours with a yellow background, sky blue, navy blue, brown, red and beige, entirely hand...
Category
1940s French Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
18th Century Delft Glazed Pancake Dish Polychrome Earthenware The Netherlands
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Transport yourself back in time to the 18th century with our exquisite Delft Glazed Pancake Dish, a true gem of polychrome earthenware craftsmanship from The Netherlands. This stunni...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Handmade Red Silk Area Rug
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning sculpted handwoven Chinese silk rug in vivid red with black and floral border with center medallion. Vivid colors won't fade over time because of the vegetable dyed process....
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Mid-Century Chinoiserie Hand Painted Orange Italian Lidded Pottery Ginger Jar
Located in Cookeville, TN
Exquisite Mid-Century Orange Italian Pottery Ginger Jar Chinoiserie. Hand Painted Flower Detail, Lidded.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Jennens & Bettridge Chinoiserie Black & Gold Cocktail Tray Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Jennens & Bettridge Chinoiserie Black & Gold Cocktail Tray Table.
Category
1860s British Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Asian Chinoiserie Style Bar Cabinet
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Asian style bar cabinet features a beautiful green finish with hand painted Chinese scenes and brass hardware. Opens on top as well as double doors revealing storage for bottles and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century French Style Chinoiserie 2-piece Secretary/Cabinet
Single glass door upper display cabinet
3 drawer bombe form base & secretary
Beautifully hand painted
32"W x 1...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sculpture of Fearless Monk Riding a Tiger from Lao, People's Democratic Republic
Located in Stockholm, SE
A well-known sculpture portraying of a fearless monk riding a tiger from Lao, People's Democratic Republic.
This sculpture is part of the Buddhist art tradition in Laos and serves a...
Category
Early 20th Century Laotian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Paper, Plaster, Paint
Bespoke Media Cabinet With Hand Painted Oriental Silk Print
Located in London, GB
An intriguing cabinet, crafted in wood with solid brass handles. There is brass detailing on the edges framing the dark wood.
A special technique of hand printed silk on its doors featuring Chinoiserie style landscape. The softness and sensibility of nature represented through these beautiful plants creating a calming sensation.
With three push catch drawers there is plenty of storage. There is a perfect space for a television up to 42" with cable management...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Domenico Poloniato Italian Majolica Asian Sculptures Lamp Bases, Glazed Ceramic
By Domenico Poloniato
Located in Miami, FL
Domenico Poloniato Italian Majolica Asian Sculptures Lamp Bases, Glazed Ceramic
Offered for sale is a pair of hand-painted and very colorful Domen...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
A Framed Group of Five Chinese Dali Marble Scholar’s Stones, Late Qing Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Although sometimes referred to as ‘paintings’ or ‘dream stones’, these are sections of Dali marble, quarried from the Cangshan mountain range in Western China and carefully chosen & ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of James Mont Style Mid-Century Lacquered Horseshoe Chairs by Century
By James Mont
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely pair of large Chinese ming style horseshoe lounge chairs made by Century Furniture. Originally designed by James Mont these chairs epitomize his over the top dramatic mid-ce...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
Vase Krautheim Selb Bavaria céramique noire décor chinois Allemand 1960 Vintage
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Très grand vase des années 1960, en céramique de Bavière, qui fut transformé en pied de lampe par un professionnel ( petit trou au fond pour pouvoir passer le câble électrique).Il su...
Category
1960s German Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Vintage Chinese Porcelain Hand Painted Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps Ginger Jars
By Mottahedeh
Located in Miami, FL
Offering a remarkable pair of completely restored vintage hand painted Chinese Tobacco Leaf lamps, circa Mid 20th Century. The lamps were disassem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Chinoiserie Celadon Jade Green Celadon Octagon Urn Table Lamps Black Shades
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Chinoiserie celadon jade green Celadon octagon or urn shaped table lamps with new black linen-like drum shades and a black painted foot on the wood bases. Beautiful co...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Metal
Delft - Pair of plates - Late 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Pair of late 18th century Delftware plates with 'boerendelft' decoration.
Border adorned with foliage scrolls.
unmarked
Condition: One in good condition, other with hairline and re...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Pair of Vintage Chinese Porcelain Ceramic Table Lamps with Pink Lamp Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage Chinese porcelain table lamps with vintage pink shades.
The bodies of the lamps are a gray/blue color with pink roses and butterflies on the front and lavender flowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Cabinet with Gilded Painted Doors
By Renzo Rutili
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a stunning Chinoiserie style black lacquer cabinet with gilded (golden) doors that have images of birds, mountains and grasses painted in the gilding. There are two decorativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinoiserie Jacobean Hand Painted Bookcase or Bar Cabinet, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Chinoiserie Jacobean style bookcase, dining cabinet, or bar cabinet
In the manner of Berkey & Gay
USA, Circa 1900
Carved ebonized walnut, with orange lacquered ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Decò Chinoiserie Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Art deco bamboo table with finely inlaid herringbone top in chinoiserie style. Nicely detailed waterfall sides and tapered legs.
Curbside to NYC...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Newly Finished Upholstered Metal Canopy Dog Pet Bed Palm Beach Pagoda
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage wrought iron metal canopy pagoda pet dog bed that has been newly powder-coated and newly upholstered with a custom cushion. Removable cover has zipper so it can be ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Faux Bamboo Brighton Pavilion Chairs
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Handmade Pair of Brighton Pavilion Chairs With Caned Seats & Painted Faux Burnt Bamboo Finished Frame.
Each seat rears features Chinoiserie figures painted gilt panels.
Painted pa...
Category
20th Century British Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Cane
Rattan Bamboo Pagoda Shaped Mirror, Franco Albini Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
Franco Albini Inspired Rattan Bamboo Rectangular Wall Mirror
Mid-Century Modern rattan pagoda style rectangular mirror with oriental accents, Italy, 1960s.
This bamboo mirror will be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Mirror
Gold Porcelain Floral Hand-Painted Morris Greenspan Chinoiserie Urn Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceptional table lamp made of gold color porcelain hand-painted with floral and vines motifs mounted on a solid wood base. A beautiful object of art for display. Includes original o...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Dutch Raised Cabinet in the Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Dutch Raised Cabinet in the Chinoiserie Style is a splendid example of highly talented European craftsmen imitating popular styles during the craze for all things Orient...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Round Chinoiserie Carved Mahogany Plant Stand Sculpture Pedestal
Located in Dayton, OH
Mahogany carved Chinoiserie fern stand, circa last quarter 20th century. Features a solid wood construction with long contoured legs, pierced fretwork, a lower geometric shelf and sc...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Framed Chinoiserie Asian Boho Flare Cherry Blossom Tree Hummingbird and
Located in Cookeville, TN
Lovely Handmade Vintage Framed Humming bird and Floral / Flowers Needlepoint Chinoiserie Asian Boho Flare Cherry Blossom Tree Square Frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Textile
Zabihi Collection Chinese Art Deco Small Rug
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Nichols art deco scatter size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century.
Measures: 3' x 5'
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
Royal Doulton 'Oyama' Pattern Flow Blue Porcelain Jardiniere
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rare Royal Doulton 'Oyama' pattern porcelain jardinere, circa 1910.
Flow blue jardiniere with a chinoiserie scene of celestial dragons chasing th...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Handmade Needlepoint Textile Art- Set of 4
Located in Cookeville, TN
Vintage Handmade Textile Art in Needlepoint Set of 4. Some of the Most Colorful and Brightest we have ever seen. 10.5” x 10.5” each Framed, Completed Stitched Bright Pink Orange Yell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Textile
Pair of 19th Century Chinoiserie Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine pair of 19th century Chinoiserie mirrors with original beveled glass. Makes a beautiful statement!!
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
James Mont Style Horseshoe Ming Style Lounge Club Chair by Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
James Mont style Horseshoe Ming style Lounge club chair by Century. Item features solid wood frame, clean modernist lines, quality American craf...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Vintage Chinese Porcelain Baluster Table Lamps with Linen & Silk Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage Chinese porcelain ceramic table lamps baluster shaped with a heavy textural glaze. The bodies of the lamps are thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Pastel Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps with Turquoise Shades
By Mottahedeh
Located in Miami, FL
Offering a pair of vintage Chinese porcelain pastel tobacco leaf table lamps with three-dimensional gold salamanders and heavily textured glaze, cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
A Pair of Oriental Porcelain Vase Lamps A Lovely Vintage pair dates back to t
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Oriental Porcelain Vase Lamps
A Lovely Vintage pair dates back to the 20th Century, the lamps have been matched with new pale blue shades
Each vase has a cartouche with ...
Category
1920s Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Painted Wallpaper Red Botanicals from Ocre Designs by Tarn McLean
By Ocre Designs
Located in MIDDLE RIDGE, AU
Red hand painted wallpaper panels show three drops of 8 from the full botanical design.
Each wallpaper panel is a work of fine art, painted by artist Tarn McLean...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Paint
Decorative Chinoiserie Bombe Style Black Lacquer Oriental Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Decorative Chinoiserie Bombe Style Black Lacquer Oriental Jewelry Box. Circa Late 20th - Early 21st Century. Measurements: 19" H x 18.5" W x 11" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Antique Manila Embroidered piano Shawl Chinese embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid 20th century shawl from Manila, with a floral Chinese design and style, entirely hand embroidered with silk on silk foundation.
Some stains to clean
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"Experience the epi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silk
A Large 20th C. Chinese Famille Jaune ‘Eight Horses of Wang Mu’ Porcelain Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large Jingdezhen period baluster shaped body finely decorated with hand painted enamels depicting the ‘Eight Horses of Wang Mu’ against a treed & mountaino...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Ceretto Sannita - maiolica plate 18th century
By Nove, Italy
Located in DELFT, NL
A maiolica plate, most likely Cerreto Sannita. Floral decor
unmarked.
Italy, late 18th century. Dimensions: diam. 24 cm.
Good condition: light chipping and some usual wear to the...
Category
18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica
Vintage Chinese Tessellated Low Relief Cow Bone Bovine Carved Dragon Vase Urn
Located in Dayton, OH
An intriguing Chinese 20th century cow bone veneered vase or bottle. Features a tessellated frame decorated on each side with to gnarling dragons and incised Chinese motifs.
Dimensi...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bone
1970s Gold Imari Polychrome Plate Charger
Located in Richmond, VA
Listed is a stunning, 1970s Gold Imari polychrome decorative plate/charger. Featuring, a gorgeous, hand-painted oriental Chinoiserie scene, with gold accents. Three holes on backside...
Category
1970s Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Small Blue & White Garden Seat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet smaller scale vibrant blue and white garden seat / side table.
Perfect next to a chair for your cocktail.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Clay, Porcelain
pretty small vintage silk Chinese rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful small Chinese rug with nice design and beautiful colours with a yellow background, blue, brown, pink, green and purple at the design,...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silk
Georgian Mason's Ironstone Oval Dish in Table & Flower Pot Pattern, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good hand painted Mason's ironstone small oval dish, in the table and flowerpot gilded pattern, from their earliest George IIIrd period, circa 1818.
The piece is well pott...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Elegant Chinoiserie Antique Table Lamp
Located in Lincoln, GB
Elegant Chinoiserie Antique Table Lamp. This exquisite lamp showcases the perfect blend of timeless elegance and intricate Chinoiserie design. Craf...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Delft - Pair of neoclassical chinoiserie plates - Late 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Excellent pair of late 18th century Delftware plates with fine decoration of a flowering basket
Border adorned with foliage scrolls.
unmarked
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Vintage LaBarge Three Panel Chinoiserie Beveled Mirror
By LaBarge
Located in Weymouth, MA
Impressive antique gilt and black painted Chinoiserie three panel beveled mirror . Made in Italy by leading mirror maker La Barge.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Theodore Alexander Hand Painted Black & Gold Tole Style Trophy Table Buffet Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful Theodore Alexander Tole style table lamp. It features a trumpet or trophy urn form with a black hand painted wooden column decorated in colorful flowers and butterflies. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Chinoiserie Blue and White Porcelain Garden Stool
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie blue and white porcelain garden stool, plant stand, or small side table featuring a floral pattern.
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 11"W x 11"D x 15.5"H
Ve...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Antique Manila Embroidered piano Shawl Chinese embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid 20th century shawl from Manila, with a floral Chinese design and style, entirely hand embroidered with silk on silk foundation.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury and cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Paint Decorated Two Door Cabinet with Carved Gallery and Top Lid
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful polychrome decorated Chinese cabinet with paneled wooden gallery with carved finial posts and hinged lid, opening to two upper storage compartments, over a case with two ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mirrors Bamboo Mid-20th Century Franco Albini Style
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Mid century bamboo mirror Marco Albini Style
Rectangular decorative mirror with pagoda-shaped top
It is a vintage natural fiber mirror ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Chairs
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Chairs. Classic Palm Beach Style chairs in the style of Dorothy Draper. Classic Black Gloss finish ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Composition
Pair of Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Etched Brass Vintage Tea Caddy Table Lamps
Located in Lomita, CA
Fredrick Cooper's beautiful styling on brass with etched designs on the surface of this pair of Hollywood Regency lamps create a lighting standout. They will enhance many design sett...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Nest of Tables
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique Chinese style lacquered chinoiserie nest of tables. They were most likely made in England, they date from around the 1970-80’s.
The quality is...
Category
1970s British Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Antique Manila Embroidered piano Shawl Chinese embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid 20th century shawl from Manila, with a floral Chinese design and style, entirely hand embroidered with silk on silk foundation.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury and cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silk
Tiffany Le Tallec Cirque Chinois Porcelain Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atelier Le Tallec For Tiffany & Company, 20th century.
One of the most collectible patterns, these boxes do not come available often. Marked to bottom.
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinoiserie furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Mason's Ironstone, Schumacher, Century Furniture, and Bow Porcelain. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $21 and tops out at $216,780 while the average work can sell for $1,701.
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