Chinoiserie Horse
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 1720s Vietnamese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Ceramic, Porcelain
20th Century Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Hardwood
Antique 1720s Vietnamese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Ceramic
Late 20th Century European Chinoiserie Candlesticks
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Brass
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Pottery
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Bronze
Recent Sales
20th Century Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Armchairs
Fabric, Bamboo
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork
Bronze
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Metal
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Enamel, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Chairs
Textile, Cane, Rattan, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Bone
Late 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Enamel
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wicker
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Masonite, Paint
Vintage 1950s American Cabinets
Antique 19th Century Decorative Objects
Wood
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Paper
Antique 16th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Clay
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1920s Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Bone
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Natural Specimens
Stone, Malachite
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Gesso, Shell, Wood
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Paint
Mid-20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Marble, Slate, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century High Victorian Windows
Lead
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antiquities
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century European Busts
Ceramic, Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Sofas
Fabric
Antique 19th Century English William and Mary Wingback Chairs
Linen, Oak
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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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