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Tiffany Chinoiserie

Tiffany Le Tallec Cirque Chinois Porcelain Box
Tiffany Le Tallec Cirque Chinois Porcelain Box

Tiffany Le Tallec Cirque Chinois Porcelain Box

$695

H 2 in W 2.375 in D 2.375 in

Tiffany Le Tallec Cirque Chinois Porcelain Box

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Atlanta, GA

Atelier Le Tallec For Tiffany & Company, 20th century. One of the most collectible patterns, these boxes do not come available often. Marked to bottom.

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20th Century French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Chinoiserie Coffee Table with Black Lacquer
Chinoiserie Coffee Table with Black Lacquer

Chinoiserie Coffee Table with Black Lacquer

$2,900

H 18.5 in W 34 in D 37.5 in

Chinoiserie Coffee Table with Black Lacquer

Located in Wichita, KS

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Vintage Painted Red Chinoiserie Pedestals , a pair
Vintage Painted Red Chinoiserie Pedestals , a pair

Vintage Painted Red Chinoiserie Pedestals , a pair

$1,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 42 in Dm 12 in

Vintage Painted Red Chinoiserie Pedestals , a pair

Located in Wichita, KS

Gorgeous and unusual red lacquered vintage pedestals. Wood material Painted with water flowers and birds. Crackling in the lacquer creates patina. To view all of our listings at ...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Wood

Large Blue & White Chinoiserie Porcelain Charger with Peacocks & Floral Motif
Large Blue & White Chinoiserie Porcelain Charger with Peacocks & Floral Motif

Large Blue & White Chinoiserie Porcelain Charger with Peacocks & Floral Motif

Located in Wichita, KS

A large-scale Chinese blue and white porcelain charger in the Kangxi taste, decorated with peacocks amid flowering branches and stylized landscape elements. The composition is render...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

English Chinoiserie Tea Caddy with Dual Interior Canisters, 19th Century
English Chinoiserie Tea Caddy with Dual Interior Canisters, 19th Century

English Chinoiserie Tea Caddy with Dual Interior Canisters, 19th Century

Located in Wichita, KS

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Materials

Metal

Pair of French Paris Porcelain Blue and White Chinoiserie Style Open-Work Vases
Pair of French Paris Porcelain Blue and White Chinoiserie Style Open-Work Vases

Pair of French Paris Porcelain Blue and White Chinoiserie Style Open-Work Vases

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful pair of French Paris porcelain blue and white chinoiserie style open-work vases. Each is beautifully hand painted with tiffany blue chinoiserie figures of a boy and girl ...

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Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Recent Sales

RARE, MUSEUM QUALITY Chinoiserie Coffe Tea Set Moore TIFFANY Coin Silver, 1845
RARE, MUSEUM QUALITY Chinoiserie Coffe Tea Set Moore TIFFANY Coin Silver, 1845

RARE, MUSEUM QUALITY Chinoiserie Coffe Tea Set Moore TIFFANY Coin Silver, 1845

By John Chandler Moore

Located in New York, NY

PICTURES ARE TERRIBLE, NEW PICTURES WIL BE LISTED NEXT WEEK. PLEASE VISIT THE SET IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN! Exceedingly rare circa 1845 coin silver six-piece coffee and tea set (compri...

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20th Century American Tea Sets

Limoges for Tiffany, Opium Box
Limoges for Tiffany, Opium Box

Limoges for Tiffany, Opium Box

Unavailable

H 2.76 in W 3.75 in D 1.97 in

Limoges for Tiffany, Opium Box

Located in Montreal, Quebec

In Limoges porcelain for Tiffany. Hand-painted “chinoiserie” fisherman vignette with flowers.

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20th Century Boxes

Signed Tiffany and Company Bronze Covered Vases
Signed Tiffany and Company Bronze Covered Vases

Signed Tiffany and Company Bronze Covered Vases

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Wonderful matched pair of signed Tiffany and Company bronze covered vases with chinoiserie-style decoration and original patina.

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Early 20th Century American Chinoiserie Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Round Lidded Container in Sterling Silver by Tiffany & Co
Round Lidded Container in Sterling Silver by Tiffany & Co

Round Lidded Container in Sterling Silver by Tiffany & Co

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Beautiful Sterling Silver lidded container made by Tiffany & Co featuring Chinoiserie engraved decoration. this box is very heavy and is quite solid.

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1990s American Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for Six Service 30 Pieces
Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for Six Service 30 Pieces

Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for Six Service 30 Pieces

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Bamboo by Tiffany & Co, dinner size sterling silver flatware set of 30 pieces.

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Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Tiffany & Co / Limoges, France China Audubon Pattern Tea Set
Vintage Tiffany & Co / Limoges, France China Audubon Pattern Tea Set

Vintage Tiffany & Co / Limoges, France China Audubon Pattern Tea Set

By Tiffany & Co., Limoges

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

A set of one lidded teapot and two teacups with saucers. Audubon Limoges (1990-2009) porcelain was originally created to match the celebrated sterling silver pattern of the same name...

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Vintage 1960s French Chinoiserie Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Brown and White Ginger Jar Lamps, a pair
Chinese Brown and White Ginger Jar Lamps, a pair

Chinese Brown and White Ginger Jar Lamps, a pair

Located in Wichita, KS

Chinese Brown and White Ginger Jar Lamps, a pair. Custom made with lucite bases and dark brass metal caps. Shades are not included but size of shade can be provided. height with sha...

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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Six Tiffany & Co. Chinoiserie Butterfly Plates
Set of Six Tiffany & Co. Chinoiserie Butterfly Plates

Set of Six Tiffany & Co. Chinoiserie Butterfly Plates

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Set of six vintage Tiffany & Co. private stock gilt-rimmed chinoiserie dinner plates hand-painted in France with butterflies.

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20th Century French Dinner Plates

Pierre Motton, Gien Faïence Figural Chinoiserie Plates for Tiffany & Co. Set 12
Pierre Motton, Gien Faïence Figural Chinoiserie Plates for Tiffany & Co. Set 12

Pierre Motton, Gien Faïence Figural Chinoiserie Plates for Tiffany & Co. Set 12

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine quality faience pottery, hand painted with five different scenes in a chinoiserie design produced for the retailer Tiffany & Co.

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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Dinner Plates

Materials

Faience

Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Trinket Box Chinoiserie Decor
Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Trinket Box Chinoiserie Decor

Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Trinket Box Chinoiserie Decor

By Limoges, Tiffany & Co.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Tiffany & Co Audubon Limoges France Porcelain trinket box decorated in the Audubon Chinoiserie pattern.

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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Chinoiserie Tall or Floor Lamp with Tiffany Style Stained Glass Shade
Chinoiserie Tall or Floor Lamp with Tiffany Style Stained Glass Shade

Chinoiserie Tall or Floor Lamp with Tiffany Style Stained Glass Shade

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Stamford, CT

Chinoiserie Arts & Crafts style tall or floor lamp with Tiffany style stained glass shade.

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Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Tiffany Le Tallec French Porcelain Chinoiserie Boxes
Tiffany Le Tallec French Porcelain Chinoiserie Boxes

Tiffany Le Tallec French Porcelain Chinoiserie Boxes

Located in Astoria, NY

Two Le Tallec hand painted and gilt decorated black porcelain boxes, 1980s, probably from the Cirque Chinois pattern, one round and one of heart-form, both overall with Chinoiserie s...

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20th Century French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Este Ceramiche for Tiffany & Co. Trompe l’Oeil Pear on Chinoiserie Wall Plaque
Este Ceramiche for Tiffany & Co. Trompe l’Oeil Pear on Chinoiserie Wall Plaque

Este Ceramiche for Tiffany & Co. Trompe l’Oeil Pear on Chinoiserie Wall Plaque

By Este Ceramiche

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A charming Trompe l’Oeil plate in the Chinoiserie style by Este For Tiffany & Co. made in Italy, circa mid 1970s to the early 1980s.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Chinoiserie Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

1 Tiffany-Le Tallec-Paris Cirque Chinois Demi Tasse, Very Rare
1 Tiffany-Le Tallec-Paris Cirque Chinois Demi Tasse, Very Rare

1 Tiffany-Le Tallec-Paris Cirque Chinois Demi Tasse, Very Rare

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in San Francisco, CA

One cup and saucer, from the very rare and famous Tiffany porcelain set, LE TALLEC-PARIS, CIRQUE CHINOIS. The cup does have a very small chip on the rim.

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Vintage 1980s French Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for 6 Service 36 Pieces
Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for 6 Service 36 Pieces

Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for 6 Service 36 Pieces

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Bamboo by Tiffany & Co. dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 36 pieces.

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Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Trinket Box with a Chinese Blue and White Decor
Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Trinket Box with a Chinese Blue and White Decor

Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Trinket Box with a Chinese Blue and White Decor

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Tiffany & Co. blue and white porcelain round dish, trinket box. The porcelain lid cover and sides are decorated with a blue and white Chinese style decor. Makes an elegant unique d...

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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany Sterling Silver Chinoiserie Style Bowl
Tiffany Sterling Silver Chinoiserie Style Bowl

Tiffany Sterling Silver Chinoiserie Style Bowl

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

An unusual, sterling silver, hand-hammered bowl with chinoiserie decoration. Custom ordered and handmade in London, England by Tiffany & Co. 1975.

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20th Century English Chinoiserie Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tiffany Black Chinoiserie Pagoda Mantel Clock, circa 1920
Tiffany Black Chinoiserie Pagoda Mantel Clock, circa 1920

Tiffany Black Chinoiserie Pagoda Mantel Clock, circa 1920

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare Tiffany black chinoiserie mantel clock of large proportions, early 20th century.

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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

1980s Tiffany & Co. Blue and White Chinoiserie Lidded Bowl with Gold Border
1980s Tiffany & Co. Blue and White Chinoiserie Lidded Bowl with Gold Border

1980s Tiffany & Co. Blue and White Chinoiserie Lidded Bowl with Gold Border

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Richmond, VA

Offered is a gorgeous, 1980s Tiffany & Co. blue and white chinoiserie lidded bowl with a hand-painted floral motif and gold border.

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20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Tiffany & Co. Chinoiserie Blue and White Imari-Style Catchall Bowl
1970s Tiffany & Co. Chinoiserie Blue and White Imari-Style Catchall Bowl

1970s Tiffany & Co. Chinoiserie Blue and White Imari-Style Catchall Bowl

By Imari Porcelain, Tiffany & Co.

Located in Richmond, VA

Offered is a gorgeous, 1970s Tiffany & Co. chinoiserie catchall bowl, a fresh take on the Classic antique Imari ware.

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20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

1980s Tiffany & Co. Brass Pagoda Clock with Faux Bamboo Detailing
1980s Tiffany & Co. Brass Pagoda Clock with Faux Bamboo Detailing

1980s Tiffany & Co. Brass Pagoda Clock with Faux Bamboo Detailing

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Richmond, VA

Offered is a stunning and extremely rare, 1980s Tiffany & Co. solid-brass pagoda clock. The piece has a stunning allover faux-bamboo motif, with heavy detailing. The scalloped 'shing...

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20th Century Swiss Chinoiserie Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

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Located in Miami, FL

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Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
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Located in New York, NY

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
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Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c

Located in Austin, TX

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Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Chinoiserie Style Octagonal Accent Table
Chinoiserie Style Octagonal Accent Table

Chinoiserie Style Octagonal Accent Table

By Lillian August

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Chinoiserie octagonal accent table with fine form and color. Features a classic black lacquer and gilt design with scenes of Asian architecture and natural landscapes decorating an o...

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20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Italian Florentine Box
Large Italian Florentine Box

Large Italian Florentine Box

$550

H 6 in W 12 in D 9.5 in

Large Italian Florentine Box

Located in Tampa, FL

A Florentine box from Italy from the turn of the century. Nice patina and a wonderful large box.

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Antique Early 1900s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rustic Chinese Elm Wood Coffee Table, Qing Dynasty
Rustic Chinese Elm Wood Coffee Table, Qing Dynasty

Rustic Chinese Elm Wood Coffee Table, Qing Dynasty

$1,918

H 18.71 in W 45.08 in D 32.29 in

Rustic Chinese Elm Wood Coffee Table, Qing Dynasty

Located in Kastrup, DK

Rustic Chinese coffee table from the Qing period, made of solid elm wood. Solid construction with a rectangular form and a dark burgundy lacquered surface. The table shows natural ag...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Ebonized Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
Ebonized Chinoiserie Bombe Chest

Ebonized Chinoiserie Bombe Chest

$2,950

H 35 in W 47.5 in D 19 in

Ebonized Chinoiserie Bombe Chest

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A mid 20th Century carved, hand painted and ebonized continental chinoiserie chest. The three drawers with Asian style decoration with gilt highlights. The French form with curved bo...

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Hardwood

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By Limoges

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Brass

19th century Japanese Lacquer Zataku (low table) with Scattered fan Motif
19th century Japanese Lacquer Zataku (low table) with Scattered fan Motif

19th century Japanese Lacquer Zataku (low table) with Scattered fan Motif

Located in New York, NY

This Japanese antique low table features a scattered fan motif and is a type of zataku (low table), historically used for meals, tea ceremonies, and other seated activities. Lacque...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fabergé Silver Service
Fabergé Silver Service

Fabergé Silver Service

$248,500 / set

H 10.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.38 in

Fabergé Silver Service

By Fabergé

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...

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Materials

Silver

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Christopher Guy Lacquered and Gilt Coffee "Harper" Table

Christopher Guy Lacquered and Gilt Coffee "Harper" Table

By Christopher Guy

Located in Peabody, MA

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By Drexel

Located in Big Flats, NY

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Antique Chinoiserie Lacquer Tray on Bespoke Stand, Circa 1880-1890's.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Tray Tables

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Chinoiserie decorated Cocktail cabinet on stand

Chinoiserie decorated Cocktail cabinet on stand

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H 62.6 in W 37.41 in D 21.26 in

Chinoiserie decorated Cocktail cabinet on stand

By Maple & Co.

Located in Dereham, GB

Chinoiserie decorated Cocktail cabinet on carved Silver gilt stand circa 1920s Faded Cream coloured background with colourful Chinoiserie decoration Brass pierced hinges & escutcheo...

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Vintage 1920s British Chinoiserie Dry Bars

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Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650
Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650

Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650

$3,880

H 9.75 in W 30.5 in D 15.25 in

Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650

Located in Chicago, IL

During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

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Tiffany Chinoiserie For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic tiffany chinoiserie available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and porcelain, every tiffany chinoiserie was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the tiffany chinoiserie you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A tiffany chinoiserie, designed in the Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made tiffany chinoiserie has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Tiffany & Co. and Limoges are consistently popular.

How Much is a Tiffany Chinoiserie?

Prices for a tiffany chinoiserie start at $385 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $2,600.

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.

Find a collection of chinoiserie bedroom furniture, cabinets, decorative objects and more on 1stDibs.