Double Sided Coromandel Chinoiserie Lacquer Five-Panel Screen, Paravent, 1890s
By Jean Dunand
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Exceptional double sided Chinoiserie hand-painted Coromandel screen, with a continuous scene over the panels. One side depicts a scene of the Forbidden City, and the other side shows...
Wood, Hardwood
Unavailable
H 33 in W 54 in D 22 in
George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
Gronkowski, Le gout chinois en France: les paravents en laque de Coromandel, Renaissance de l'art francais no.5, 1919, p.491).
Lacquer
$1,650
H 84 in W 80 in D 1 in
19th Century Four Panel Chinoiserie Room Divider Dressing Folding Screen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An impressive four panel painted folding screen featuring a variety of flowers. Each panel is delicately hand-painted in black, reds, oranges, yellows, pinks and blues. The rear side...
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Leather
Chinese Six-Panel Lacquer Screen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Chinese six-panel lacquer screen. This lovely and versatile screen is in the great style of Coco Chanel who loved to decorate with Coromandel screens. One front on a black backgrou...
Wood
Chinoiserie Eight Panel Coromandel Folding Screen, Room Divider
Located in Hanover, MA
Chinese export lacquered coromandel folding screen with 8 panels 84” high x 16” wide each x 0.5” thick. Maximum width 128”. Stylized landscape design on both front and back featuring...
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
$2,572Sale Price|65% Off
H 71.26 in W 64.97 in D 3.94 in
Chinoiserie and Black Lacquer Four-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider, 1930s
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful Chinoiserie and Black Lacquer Four-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider was made in the 1930s. It has two sides. One brown / orange chinoiserie side with a wonderful lan...
Wood
Chinoiserie Coromandel 8-Panel Floor Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large chinoiserie 8-panel Coromandel two-sided lacquered wood room divider screen. One scenic side with landscapes, buildings, and figures and boats. Other side painted black with go...
Wood
$4,648Sale Price|31% Off
H 79 in W 82 in D 0.75 in
19th Century Painted & Gilt Decorated 4 Panel Screen
Located in Huntington, NY
19th Century4 Panel Painted & Gilt Decorated 4 Panel Screen
Brass
$4,800
H 48 in W 45 in D 2 in
Pair of Four-Panel Reversible French Chinoiserie Coromandel Screens Paris, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
Eight-Panel Reversible Chinese Coromandel Screen Pair of French chinoiserie screens, Paris, 1920s This French chinoiserie screens from the 1920s are composed of four panels richly ...
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century Coromandel Pagoda 8 Panel Folding Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century Coromandel 8 Panel folding screen, front side pagoda and figures, reverse is Chinoiserie with birds. Original finish on thin wood panels. The background finish is a dark...
Wood
$3,850Sale Price|30% Off
H 84 in W 128 in D 1 in
Chinese Coromandel Black Lacquer 8 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider 128"
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive mid 20th century Chinese coromandel lacquered eight panel folding screen featuring a grand Palace / Courtyard scene. In this scene, the Emperor sits central, flanked by Ge...
Hardwood, Lacquer
Vintage 4 Panel Chinoiserie Room Divider Screen
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful 4 panel Asian themed lacquer room divider screen. Wonderful graphics with vibrant colors and brass capped feet. Chinoiserie styling with depiction of the Great Wall Of Chin...
Brass
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 64 in D 1 in
Ebonized Chinoiserie Decorated Four Panel Landscape Screen with Garden, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Asian style screen offers four Chinoiserie decorated ebonized panels with landscape scene having garden with tree, birds and pond, raised on square legs with brass covered feet, 2...
Wood
Six-Panel Double Sided Coromandel Asian Screen on Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
Six-panel double sided Coromandel Asian Screen on stand. Each panel seats in a removable custom wood stand / shoe. Brownish gold color on one side and nature on the other. The subje...
Brass
$5,800
H 75 in W 90 in D 1 in
Asian Chinoiserie Coromandel Screen Six-Panel Bronze Relief Pagoda Room Divider
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A spectacular six‑panel wood Chinese coromandel screen featuring richly detailed hand‑painted relief gilt decoration in classic Chinoiserie style. This monumental room divider presen...
Brass
$2,497
H 60.04 in W 60.24 in D 0.79 in
Monumental Chinoiserie Lacquered 4-Panel Folding Screen, Circa 1920-1950
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Title: Monumental Chinoiserie Lacquered 4-Panel Folding Screen, Circa 1920-1950 Description: A Striking Chinoiserie Coromandel-Style Folding Screen Presenting a magnificent four-...
Gold Leaf
$21,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 69 in W 151 in D 2 in
19th Century Parisian 10 Panel Coromandel Lacquer Chinoiserie Screen C.1850
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Fabulous 10 panel coromandel lacquer 19th century Chinese Screen from Paris. Has beautifully detailed handpainted design with original casters and hinges. All in original condition. ...
Lacquer
Fine 19th Century Leather Chinoiserie Painted 4 Panel Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century English Regency leather and hand painted screen. Beautiful hand painted Chinoiserie scenes. Original nail heads. Excellent condition.
Leather
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
Crystal, Iron
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Organic Modern Table Lamp Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$9,455 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$8,200
H 32 in W 21 in D 2.25 in
Mid Century Italian Green Tapered Mirror Attributed to Fontana Arte, c. 1940s
By Fontana Arte, Luigi Fontana
Located in Westport, CT
A lovely modern scalloped and tapered shield shape mirror in a lovely green glass joined with gold leaf water gilded baguettes Origin: Italy, Dating: 1940ca Condition: Very good,...
Art Glass
$665 / item
H 4.34 in W 1.58 in D 5.91 in
Josef Hoffmann Coat Hook for the Wiener Werkstaette, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Sensational design from the very puristic period of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette. Literature: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstaette - Avantgarde Art Deco, Industrial Des...
Brass
$688 / set
H 3.15 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in
Luigi Caccia Dominioni M3 Solid Brass Door handles, Azucena, Italy set of 30
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Argelato, BO
Important Set of solid brass handles model "Melanzana", designed by the Italian architect and designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni in 1960, and made by the Azucena company (see hallmarkin...
Brass
$232,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$17,532 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...
Wood
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Chinese Kuancai Ten Panel Coromandel Screen Mythical Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing Chinese export Kuancai ten-panel coromandel screen featuring a mythical flora and fauna landscape. Made in the 17th century style that was so loved and collected by Coco Chan...
Brass
$160,749
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
French Victorian Walnut Bird cage
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian style (19/20th Cent) walnut large birdcage with 3 red dome tops having ebonized finials and trimmed with filigree tracery carving. Some decorations broken/missing
Walnut, Wood
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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