Chinoiserie Pagoda Pair Pagoda
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Lanterns
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Bird Cages
Wrought Iron
20th Century Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Iron
20th Century Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Lanterns
Paint
Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie End Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel, Iron
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Candlesticks
Brass
Antique 19th Century European Chinoiserie Vases
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Architectural Models
Rattan
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Bronze
Antique 1850s German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vases
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie End Tables
Burl
Recent Sales
Vintage 1920s Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Chinese Architectural Models
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Gold
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Architectural Models
Wood
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Porcelain, Linen
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Porcelain, Paint
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Lanterns
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Wire
Vintage 1940s American Chinoiserie Night Stands
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron, Tin
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Lacquer, Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Lanterns
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Bird Cages
Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
Wood
20th Century American Chinoiserie Lanterns
Stone
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Porcelain
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
20th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires
Elm
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Paint
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Lanterns
Enamel
2010s American Chinoiserie More Lighting
Coral, Rock Crystal, Turquoise, Steel
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Lanterns
Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Wood
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Lanterns
Paint
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Cabinets
Vintage 1940s American Chinoiserie Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century English Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Iron
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Vitrines
Metal
20th Century French Belle Époque Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Tôle
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Easels
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Shelves
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Bookcases
Oak
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
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Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1950s French Lanterns
Iron
20th Century French Chinoiserie Vases
Art Glass
20th Century French Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Natural Specimens
Stone, Malachite
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Copper, Gold
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Wrought Iron
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass
20th Century American Lanterns
Brass
20th Century English Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Metal
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Soapstone, Brass
20th Century Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Sofas
Fabric, Feathers
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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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