The eclectic furnishings of Maitland-Smith celebrate artisan skills in an age of machines. Hand-carved woodwork, inlaid marquetry, painted detailing, gilding and lost wax casting lend the company’s decorative accents an artistic flair. Focused on pieces that add a dynamic flourish to an interior by incorporating tactile materials like leather, seashell inlays and crushed eggshell, the manufacturer draws inspiration across centuries, from the curvy forms of the Louis XV period to the geometric angles of mid-century modernism.
Paul Maitland-Smith established the company in Hong Kong in 1979, after getting his start in London in the 1950s as an antique dealer who also sold reproduction furniture, something that would become a Maitland-Smith specialty. The manufacturer’s early reproductions of 17th- and 18th-century furniture included Chippendale dining chairs, and soon afterward, Maitland-Smith expanded into a range of decorative designs that often exuded a whimsical spirit, whether a coffee table shaped like a stack of books or a pair of decorative obelisks. Maitland-Smith’s signature sculptural table lamps in particular show off this playful sensibility, with one balancing a pen-shell shade on a monkey’s tail and another taking on the form of a miniature hot-air balloon.
Since its founding, Maitland-Smith’s sourcing has been based in Asia, and although Paul Maitland-Smith later sold the company that still bears his name and is now headquartered in North Carolina, the brand’s furnishings are still largely made in Cebu, Philippines.
Today, Maitland-Smith continues to innovate on its finely crafted offerings by collaborating with contemporary designers and studios such as Tony Duquette Studios (founded by set and costume designer Tony Duquette in 1941), Celerie Kemble and painter and textile designer Susan Hable Smith.
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Vintage Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Porcelain Celadon Lidded Whatnot Trinket Dish
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith round lidded trinket dish / box with a factory distressed pale celadon green glaze, topped with a bronze pineapple shaped finial. Dimensions: 10.25" x 9" (Diameter x...
Bronze
$1,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Hand Painted Ceramic & Iron Temple Jars with Foo Dogs by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Spectacular pair of hand painted ceramic temple jars with iron foo dog finials and bases by Maitland Smith, circa 1980s. The pair are in very good condit...
Iron
Qing Dynasty Hand-Painted Glazed Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Pickling Jar was once used to pickle eggs and features a wonderful array of hand-painted motifs which include birds, foliage and other subtle symbols and patterning. The hand-pa...
Ceramic, Paint
$995 / set
H 10 in W 9.5 in D 8.75 in
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Jars with Foo Dog Finials, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning pair of blue & white porcelain Chinoiserie covered jars with foo dog finials China, 20th century Measures: 9.5"W x 8.75"D x 10"H. Excellent condition.
Ceramic
Antique Meiji Period Kutani Japanese Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique Meiji period Japanese porcelain temple jar with intricate hand painted decoration and gilt. The jar in Classic Kutani colors with floral and phoenix birds all over the top an...
Porcelain
Vintage Maitland-Smith Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Vase
By Maitland Smith
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous vintage Maitland Smith Chinese porcelain vase. Very nice quality, exquisitely hand painted polychrome decoration in Asian floral and fa...
Porcelain, Paint
Maitland-Smith Steer Horn Lidded Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage lidded box crafted in steer horn elements with metal spacers and having a carved penshell handle and feet.
Horn
Maitland Smith metal faux finish vase
By Maitland Smith
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a large metal vase painted with a faux malachite finish made by Maitland Smith
Metal
$4,950
H 12.5 in Dm 7 in
Late 19th Century Signed Japanese Hand Painted Satsuma Temple Jar Meiji Period
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This outstanding late 19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain covered temple jar has a traditional form with a domed lid. The piece features exquisite hand painted decoration which includes brightly hued flowers and associated foliage along with highly detailed jewel-toned butterflies with gilt highlights, all of which are on a shaded blue ground. The jar and lid also bear large chrysanthemums executed in heavy white enamel with underlying hints of green. The collar of the jar and edge of the lid have wide gilt bands finished with fine incised linear decoration that has been accented with blue, black and white enamel. The underside of the jar is hand lettered with characters reading Dai Nippon...
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Bronze Classic Urn in Empire Style
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This lovely and very heavy urn was designed and made by Maitland Smith. Detail on the piece is amazing with beautiful handles with the face of a woman and intricate bronze top. From ...
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Essex, MA
Each seated on pedestals one stepping on a ball the other clutching a reptilian creature. Painted in the spinach and egg color.
Other
$832Sale Price|34% Off
H 12 in Dm 15 in
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Inlay Mod Cachepot / Planter Attrib. Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Inlay Mod Cachepot/PPlanter, Attributed to Maitland-Smith, Circa 1980s This striking postmodern tessellated stone inlay cachepot/planter, attributed to...
Stone
Vintage Oval Ceramic Chinoiserie Blue and White Trinket Dish with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small oval chinoiserie blue and white trinket dish with a lid. This piece is from China and was created in ceramic with blue paint. It is white, with a painted scenic design on the...
Ceramic, Paint
Large Persian Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Fish Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Persian ceramic vase hand-painted and glazed with colourful fish motif surrounding on cream color background. Great object of art for display.
Ceramic
Sold
H 18.5 in W 12 in D 20 in
2 Maitland Smith Blue & White Chinoiserie Porcelain Bronze Ginger Jars Urns Pair
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century Maitland Smith handled Ginger Jars or Urns. Made from porcelain with hand painted blue over white chinoiserie design featuring a phoenix amongst flowers wit...
Porcelain