Chinese Chinoiserie Side Table
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie End Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Rattan
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Side Tables
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Side Tables
Slate
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Seagrass, Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Side Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Chinese Side Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Stoneware, Paint
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century British Chinoiserie Side Tables
Resin
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Teak, Giltwood, Lacquer
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie End Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Tables
Bamboo, Cane
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Tables
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Asian Chinese Chippendale Tables
Bamboo, Cane
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie End Tables
Marble
Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Brass
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets
Hardwood, Lacquer
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Hardwood
Early 2000s Chinese Night Stands
Wood
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Cupboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Stools
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
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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