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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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
$252Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
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
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
$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
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
Korean Ceramic Moon Jar with Dragon Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a large Korean ceramic storage jar (hangari) with white glaze and iron red underglaze dragon design. The globular shaped jar derived its form from the Moon Jar of the ear...
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Jars with Lids
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white vases with lids.
Porcelain
Pair of Penshell Vases by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of beautiful 1980’s penshell vases by Maitland Smith. In beautiful original vintage condition. Constructed of wood covered with tessellated penshell and lacquered. Measureme...
Shell, Wood, Lacquer
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 yellow color background. Great object of art for display.
Ceramic
One of a Kind Persian Hand Painted Ceramic Fish Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage Persian ceramic vase hand-painted and glazed with colourful motifs of birds ,trees, flowers and vines on cream color background. Great object of art for display.
Ceramic
Chinese Ginger Jar with Foo Dog Topper
Located in Dallas, TX
This large 1950s Chinese ginger jar is made of many bright, contrasting and vibrant colors. The cover of the jar has a foo dog on top of it adding some authentic Chinese decoration.
Porcelain
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