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Floral Chintz

FLORAL CHINTZ
FLORAL CHINTZ

Chintz is a printed cotton fabric with a glazed finish and multicolored patterns. The term originally applied only to textiles, used for upholstery, curtains and clothing. Today, it refers as well to the fabric’s characteristic floral patterns, seen in such decorative elements as wallpaper. The heavily saturated designs are most often composed of natural motifs, such as flowers and leaves.

Chintz fabric originated in India. The word chintz comes from the Hindi chint, which means “spotted.” Between 1600 and 1800, chintz was woodblock printed or painted on calico, a cotton fabric originating in Calicut. The dyes used were made from plant pigments, which produced vibrant colors. Thanks in part to innovations introduced during the Industrial Revolution, by the mid-1800s, European factories were producing their own chintz fabric. Victorians appreciated that the glazed finish made it easy to wipe clean.

While the 1990s saw major pushback against the 1980s chintz craze, it has rebounded of late. No longer considered “chintzy,” the fabric is again embraced by designers for its decorative patterns and bold colors. This is thanks in part to the maximalism that has taken the design world by storm. Reacting against minimalism, the style celebrates exuberance, displayed in the mixing of textures and patterns. Chintz fits right in.

Chintz curtains, furniture upholstery and decorative pillows can all make statements with their vibrant floral prints. A touch of chintz can set the mood of a room, introducing a colorful, soft and traditional nuance to a contemporary space.

Find rugs and carpets, seating, lighting and more in the floral chintz collection on 1stDibs.

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Pear Shaped Meissen Vase with Cover and Vines with Flowers and Fruits
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful early 19th century pear shaped Meissen covered vase with raised fruits, vines and flowers. The vase is finely hand painted with pink ...
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1810s German Rococo Antique Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

A French Antique Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Antique Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Plaque France, Circa 1900 Marked on back: D & C France d Dimensions: Width: 14.75", Heig...
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Early 20th Century French Floral Chintz

Antique Paris Porcelain Flower Encrusted or Schneeballen Bottle by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, antique French porcelain bottle or decanter by Jacob Petit. With typical Meissen style "Schneeballen" overall flower encrusted decoration, figural flower encrusted handles...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

7 antique b&g bing & grøndahl deep plates. Hand painted with flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
7 antique b&g bing & grøndahl deep plates. Hand painted with flowers. Soup/pasta plates. Measures: 19.5 cm. x 4 cm. deep. 1860 / 70s. In very good conditio...
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1860s Danish Biedermeier Antique Floral Chintz

Beautiful Pair of Footed Potpourris with Floral Design and Parcel Gilt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of footedbcircular floral design potpourris with gold trim and decorative mounted masks on either side with removable lids.
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19th Century French Antique Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

Antique German Hand Painted and Gilt Floral Charger by Henneberg-Porzellan
By Jlmenau Graf von Henneberg Porzellan 1
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German hand enameled porcelain charger by Henneberg-Porzellan features stylized flower form with floral reserves and gilt highli...
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20th Century German Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

Ralph Lauren Home Hampton Floral Set of 12 Place Settings
By Ralph Lauren, Wedgewood
Located in New York, NY
A set of1 12 (twelve) place settings in the Hampton Floral pattern by Ralph Lauren Home collection for Wedgwood. Porcelain. Signed, circa 1995-1996. Features a tartan border with colorful floral pattern on white with gold rim...
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1990s English Country Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Vases, Hand Painted French 19th Century, Mark for Sevres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lantau, HK
Pair of porcelain vases, French, 19th century, mark for Sevres Hand painted porcelain with very refined floral design. The flower painted in free style reflects the high artistic ach...
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19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
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Early 1700s Chinese Qing Antique Floral Chintz

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Enamel

Large Italian Chinoiserie Vase
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian chinoiserie vase. Monumental and rare Giovanni Poulard Prad floral and gilt-painted vase with all over floral ground scrolling gilt grape leaf handles centering two dif...
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Early 19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Antique Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

Spode "King's Pattern" Black Chintz Pitcher and Bowl
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a rare set of matching water large water pitcher and bowl with all-over black chintz decoration with polychrome decoration. The dramatic co...
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Early 20th Century English Floral Chintz

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Porcelain

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Paris Porcelain and Parcel Gilt Reticulated Compote or Fruit Basket
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Nice quality Paris porcelain reticulated compote (corbeille, fruit basket) in tazza form with gilded decoration (late 19th century).
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floral Chintz

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KPM White & Gold Round Tureen with Hand Painted Floral Decoration Molded Relief
By KPM Porcelain
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Sometimes it's nice to have a classic round soup tureen and this one made by KPM is a perfect example. The molded round body is embellished with detailed hand-painted polychrome flor...
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1920s German Vintage Floral Chintz

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Jean Pouyat Limoges France Large Oval Hand-painted Porcelain Tray
By Jean Pouyat
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
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1890s French Victorian Antique Floral Chintz

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Antique Limoges Hand-Painted Flowers Porcelain Vase Estate France
By Limoges
Located in Montreal, QC
Limoges porcelain pillow vase the perfect answer to decorating a narrow space, such as mantel place. Hand-painted floral and Cacti decoration. The handles...
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Ridgway Porcelain Plate, Green with Hand Painted Flowers, Regency ca 1825
By Ridgway Porcelain
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Coalport Coffee Can Porcelain Hand Painted Cornflowers Pattern, circa 1805
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality coffee can that we attribute to the Coalport porcelain works, Shropshire, England, made during the John Rose period of the George 111rd years, circa 1805. The coffee can is nominally parallel, tapering slightly to the base, with a simple loop handle, with a slight lower kink and pointed attachments. It has a shallow foot recess with obtuse corner and is unmarked to the base. The pattern is beautifully hand painted in the French Chantilly style with cornflower sprigs in gold gilt and blue with red & green leaf detail to the lower half with an upper border continuous cornflower pattern, all between gold gilt rings with further gilt decoration to the outer handle and gilding around the lower rim. We date this piece to the late George third...
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Bing & Grøndahl (B&G) The Polar Bear with number 1857
By Knud Kyhn
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Bing & Grøndahl (B&G) The Polar Bear with number 1857, also known as "Big Polar Bear" or "Knud Kyhn Polar Bear," is an impressive porcelain figure designed by the renowned Danish cer...
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Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Porcelain Black and White Large Dish Charger
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The Italian artist and illustrator Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest, most imaginative design talents of the 20th Century. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and, most frequently, an enigmatic woman’s face. Fornasetti used...
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