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Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

CHINOISERIE STYLE

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.

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Style: Chinoiserie
Blue Foo Lion Dog Decorative Object, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A single Lion Foo dog ceramic decorative object, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, China. This Lion Foo Dog is a deep striking turquoise blue and makes a great decorative object for a d...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic

Vintage Oriental Impressionist Watercolor Seascape Painting Sailboats Signed
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Asian Impressionist watercolor seascape painting. Features figures along a peninsula with sailboats. The painting is signed lower right in pencil by Sue. The rest of the sign...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paint, Paper

China Antique Ceramic Brazier
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/3201 - What a beautiful simple ancient ceramic! It's a Chinese brazier, sober and elegant. I think that may be more ancient, but I don't know. It was...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Ceramic

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Double Happiness Jars
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded jars with Classic form and decorated with the familiar joy and unity symbol of double happiness on the front and back.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Italian Chalkware Fu Foo Dog Chinese Guardian Lion Sculpture Centerpiece
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Italian chalkware painted sculpture / statue in the shape of a Chinese guardian lion / foo dog, standing on a pedestal or stool. Signed a...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Metal

Chi Shing, 'River Boats I', Framed Watercolor Painting, China, Mid-20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
CHI SHING - 'River Boats I' - Vintage watercolor landscape painting - vintage gold tone metal frame - finished with double matte boards - signed lower left -...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Metal

Nelson Rockefeller Collection Asian Inspired Brass Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Asian Inspired Brass Candlesticks or Prickets, from The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, and produced by Mottahedeh, India, circa 1970s. In the 1970s ...
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1970s Indian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Metal, Brass

19th Century Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century seated gilt bronze buddha. 5.5 inches height. Very good condition.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Bronze

Dynasty by HEYGILL Hand Painted Pink Foliate & Floral Design Porcelain Vase
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian style floor vase by Heygill & H.F.P. of Macau, their "Dynasty". Hand painted porcelain with a pink foliate & floral design and an urn shape. Features a decorative rim and st...
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Late 20th Century Macanese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Porcelain, Paint

Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty XIXth century Chinese wardrobe in black lacquered wood decorated with court scenes, opening with two doors. The interior has a shelf with two drawers decorated with golden plant motifs, the handles of the drawers are decorated with burnt perfume vases.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Wood

4 Foot Tall Vintage Happy Buddha Sculpture, Hand Carved & Painted
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Very large hand carved and painted wood Happy Buddha sculpture. Hand painted Buddha stands 45". Comes with 30in foot tall orange pedestal(as found). C...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Hardwood

Chinese Six Panel Hand Painted Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite six panel Chinese room divider folding screen features intricate handpainted landscape scenery with fighting scenes of warriors on ho...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Chinoiserie Famille Verte Rose Pink Ceramic Polychrome Pomegranate Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall ceramic chinoiserie famille rose pink vase with pomegranate relief handles. On a hexagonal base, this pretty pastel pink vase features hand-painted scenes of a pond. Ducks in ...
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20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

19th Century Chinoserie Tray
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Large serving tray in metal. Golden hand-painted chinoserie details on black colored metal. Backside black colored. Painted with flowers, birds all around and a chinese family in th...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal

Cloud Cabinet, Black Walnut Cabinet
Located in San Jose, CA
Part of the Sun at Six 5th anniversary special collection, celebrating their history and the first Ming dynasty era pieces that Antares’s mom worked on over 30 years ago when she learned furniture. Ming era cabinets are divided into round-corner and square-corner varieties. Square corner cabinets, like this Cloud Cabinet...
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2010s Asian Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Walnut

China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of 3 delicate silk hand painted rigid fans (Pay-Pay) from China with floral and birds decoration. China End of 19th beginning of the 20th century. Some tiny holes in the silk...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood

2 Vintage Jane Gray Chinese Kuan Yen & Chung Li Watercolor Portrait Paintings 24
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two vintage Jane Gray watercolor portrait paintings of Kuan Yin and Chung Li. Provenance: Estate of J. Frederic Gagel, owner of multiple Thor...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paint, Paper

Chinese White and Celadon Glazed Ceramic Tea Set
Located in Harlingen, TX
A contemporary Chinese teaware set consisting of six cups and one teapot. Chinoiserie style white ceramic with celadon glazed interior. Dark green teapot ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Antique Victorian Chinese Chinoiserie Hand Painted Side End Lamp Wine Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 hand made Chinese Chinoiserie side table in Walnut with stunning original...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Walnut

Asian Ching Dynasty Temple Model
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare Asian ching dynasty temple model. Add some History to your interiors with this classical Asian accessory .
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian circa 1880 Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquered Side End Lamp Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 hand made Chinese Chinoiserie side end lamp table with four different colour glass sliding bu...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Koi Tea Pot Black and Gold Painted
Located in Jupiter, FL
Beautiful piece, not sure the usage or story but stunning decorative object.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Napoleon III Chinoserie French Lobed Basket In Hand-Decorated Papier-Maché
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Valua...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paper

Antique Southeast Asian Bronze Rain Drum
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a very large Southeast Asian patinated cast bronze rain drum or frog drum. The intended use of the rain drum was ceremonial and was used to invoke rain and serve as an instrum...
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Late 19th Century Southeast Asian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Signed Asian Watercolor on Paper Scroll Bird on Cherry Blossom Branch
Located in Dayton, OH
Signed antique Asian watercolor on paper minimalist painting showing a bird perched on the branch of a flowering cherry tree. Mounted on a blue wall ...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paint, Paper

1965 Mid-Century Austin Productions Sculpture
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
No words. This very rare example of Austin Prods. dated 1965. Such movement and definition.
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Group of Asian Hand Carved Gilt Wood Plaques
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of five hand carved gilt wood Asian plaques, probably framed in the 1950s, the carvings may be much earlier. Beautifully framed in gilt frames with ...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Narra/ Baul Style Mid 20th Cent. Lacquered Footed Chest or Side Tables
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of footed red lacquered chests or side tables feature tops that opens up to storage compartments with sliding compartments for smaller items. The Narra/Baul style chests ar...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Natural Malachite Rock on Display Stand as Chinese Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A natural malachite rock specimen with striking green and black colors fitted on a wood stand for viewing and meditating. The front of the gemstone features tight and small polished ...
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Stone

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet with Gilt Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese red lacquered cabinet with gilt decoration from the late 19th century. This cabinet is a great size and is highly decorative and useful with a lot of hidden storage space.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Chess and Backgammon Lacquered Wood Board, China, Late 19th Century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Chess and backgammon lacquered wood board. China, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Stone

White Foo Dogs Carved in Wood Base Floral Figures, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of freshly lacquered in white fantastic large foo dogs made of wood. The floral carving details at the base is amazing. Add it to your collection o...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Signed Asian Coromandel Eight Panel Screen Expandable Room Divider
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent Asian coromandel expandable room divider. Great scale with height of 94" and vivid colors throughout. Some age appropriate wear, see pics. Now more than ever, home is whe...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Hand Carved Chinese Wood Panel
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large hand carved Chinese wood panel, hand painted. The early 19th century panel with lion, elephant and a male figure deeply carved in high relie...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Chinese Lacquer Table Box 1920's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful iron red lacquer Chinese table box. The red background with gilt decoration with carved bone inlay on the top. 9.5 inches square, T...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bone, Wood, Lacquer

Lovely Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Writing Table with Original Stool Leather Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning small Chinese Chinoiserie hand painted and lacquered writing table with black leather writing surface and matching stool. This is ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Oak

Small Asian Chinoiserie Painted Cabinet
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Small Asian chinoiserie painted black cabinet with two doors and brass hardware.
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Paint

Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Table Lamps Vintage Circa 1950’s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of two vintage 1950’s Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie table lamps. Vintage Frederick Cooper Asian tea tin canister turned int...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Signed Asian Watercolor on Silk Landscape Figure Scroll Cherry Blossom
Located in Dayton, OH
Signed antique Asian watercolor on silk landscape painting showing a small waterfall over a creek, topped with a tree and a woman carrying a b...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paint

Pair of Mid-20th Century chinoiserie Screens, Hand Painted,
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Mid-20th Century chinoiserie screens, hand painted, similar but different figures of Chinese notables.
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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Joseon Dynasty Embroidered Silk Textile Floral Bird Vase Calligraphy 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Joseon Dynasty (possibly Li Dynasty period) needlepoint textile silk showing a blue water vase decorated with a peacock and flowers, with calli...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Rosewood

Antique Victorian circa 1900 Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquered Side End Lamp Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 hand made Chinese Chinoiserie side end lamp table. A very good looking and well made piece...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinoiserie Style Pagoda Form Faux Bamboo Wall Rack, 3 Shelves
Located in Plainview, NY
A late 20th century Chinoiserie style lacquered black wood with gilt highlight wall rack . The wall rack has three shelves and features a Pagoda form and a faux-bamboo design with a ...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

1960's Asian Inspired Cylindrical Vases on Brass Stands - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Asian inspired table vases on brass stands, unbranded. Hand painted porcelain with a Chinoiserie design of foliate & floral in shades of white, blue & salmon colors, and a ...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Orientalist Hand Painted & Gilt Black Lacquer Plate or Dish, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Orientalist hand painted and gilt decorated black lacquer papier-mâché plate on stand - possibly by Adt Frères - exceptional detail - unsigned - late 19th century. Excellent/extra...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Unique Chinese Jade Alocasia Floral Tree in Gilt Cloisonné Pot
Located in Brea, CA
A unique 25'' Chinese Jade floral tree composed of metal bending arms supporting spinach green Jade leafs and White Jade Alocasia flowers, sits insi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Jade

Mid Century Asian Carved Rosewood Plant Stand
Located in Lomita, CA
This plant stand has a rare silhouette that evokes Asian design and style. Deep toned rosewood has a wonderful patina on this plant stand from the mid to late 20th century. The shape...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Monumental Oversized Bone Pedestals With Intricate Detail Design
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of monumental oversized wood and bone inlay pedestals with intricate detailed design and etching to tell an ancient Chinese narrative with C...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bone, Wood

6 Vintage Chinese Silk Embroidered Peacock Bird Pinetree Tapestry Panels
Located in Dayton, OH
"Set of six vintage framed Chinese chinoiserie silk embroidered tapestry panels featuring Peacocks / birds amidst the landscapes of gnarled pine tree and flowering branches. # Chinese Pinyin - Translation (Literally) 1. ???? - què wu yíng chun - bird dance welcome spring 2. ???? - què wu song feng - bird dance pine wind 3. ???? - song píng què wu - pine fan bird dance 4. ???? - què píng chun sè - bird fan spring scenery 5. ???? - chun nuan hua kai - spring warm, flower bloom 6. ???? - zhú bào chun méi - bamboo report spring plum Translation (Semantically) (1) birds are dancing and welcoming the return of spring (2) birds are dancing with breeze in the pine forest (3) pine fans like a peacock while birds are dancing (4) bird fans its tail for the beautiful spring (5) in the warm spring...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Silk

Sublime Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers with Mirror Dressing Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Chinese hand painted with Pagoda's, oak chest of drawers with mirror in the style of a Edwardian Dressing table...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Oak

Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Despite common belief that water pipes such as these were used to smoke opium, water pipes such as these were more commonly used for smoking Tobacco. The h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Large Asian Round Chinoiserie Solid Brass Decorative Cabinet Hardware
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large round solid brass decorative cabinet or door hardware. Created from a shiny golden brass, this lucky chinoiserie architectural element wil...
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20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Brass

1979 Cui Tang Chinese Pheasants Love Birds Painting on Silk Flowers Peonies
Located in Dayton, OH
1979 Cui Tang Chiense / Korean painting on silk showing brightly colored male and female pheasants in front of a bush of pink and white peonies. 1 ?? huà tí Title of the Art 2 ?? (Korean) N/A 1. gold thread 2. marital relationship 3 ?????? ? yi jiu qi jiu nián dù zuò Work in the year of 1979 4&5 ?? cuì táng Cui Tang (?: green; ?:chamber) (artist’s pseudonym/esteemed name) This art was made in 1979...
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1970s Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Silk, Paint

Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Asian Bronze Foo Dogs or Kylin Dragon, probably Tibetan, circa 1940s or earlier. They retain their warm original patina. These were purchased f...
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1940s Tibetan Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Chi Shing, 'River Boats II', Framed Watercolor Painting, China, Mid-20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
CHI SHING - 'River Boats II' - Vintage watercolor landscape painting - vintage gold tone metal frame - finished with double matte boards - signed lower right...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Metal

Salt Cellar Dish Faience Oval French Yellow Blue White Sprig Stripe
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. French faience salt. Oval shape with a leafy sprig in...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Polychrome Porcelain Calligraphy Floor Vase Urn
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive Antique 19th century Chinese polychrome floor vase with double handles, a scene of geisha figures seated in a garden, and calligraphy on the back. Measure: 17".  
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19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Rose Green White Flowers
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. two red bands around the top. the base decorated with...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Asian Art and Furniture

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Earthenware

Chinoiserie asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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