Enamel Chinoiserie Vase
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Vases
Enamel, Metal
Vintage 1910s English Chinoiserie Vases
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Vases
Enamel, Ormolu
Vintage 1920s British Chinoiserie Vases
Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Metal, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Unknown Urns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Vases
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s French Chinoiserie Vases
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Vases
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Metal, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Vases
Onyx, Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Vintage 1960s German Chinoiserie Vases
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Chinoiserie Vases
Faience
20th Century Korean Chinoiserie Vases
Brass, Enamel
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Urns
Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Metal, Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Vases
Porcelain
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jar...
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Vases
Ironstone
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Vases
Ironstone
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Vases
Pottery
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Jars
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century East Asian Chinoiserie Vases
Brass, Enamel, Copper
Mid-20th Century East Asian Chinoiserie Vases
Brass, Enamel, Copper
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Urns
Bronze, Enamel
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal, Enamel
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Metalwork
Metal, Enamel
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Jars
Pottery
20th Century Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Metal, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Glass
Crystal
Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics
Earthenware
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Early 20th Century Vietnamese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Serving Bowls
Ironstone
Antique Late 18th Century English Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
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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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