Chinoiserie Vases
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
Period: 20th Century
Umbrella Holder Stand with Bamboo Design, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A white glazed ceramic umbrella holder stand with bamboo design, circa late-20th century, 1988. Piece can also double as a tall vase. Measureme...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase from China, 20th Century, Blue and White, Porcelain
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Chinese vase, blue cobalt, and white porcelain.
20th century. trees decor pattern.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Wonderful Pair Verlys Art Glass Mandarin Chinoiserie Oriental Vases
By Verlys Glass
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Verlys art glass mandarin chinoiserie oriental motif vase
Each sold individually.
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Champleve Bronze Foo Dog Incense Burner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Japanese Cloisonne enamel champleve bronze foo dog incense burner. Item features lid with seated foo dog, cloisonne enamel throughout, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Bronze
Royal Worcester Chinoiserie Vase
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This tall Royal Worcester porcelain vase features an unusual printed and hand enamelled Chinoiserie pattern. Although this piece isn't marked with the pattern number, the pattern is ...
Category
1910s English Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Pink Ceramic Famille Rose Pastel Chinoiserie Quatrefoil Chinese Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Blue pink and green ceramic porcelain Famille rose quatrefoil Chinese vase. The opening is 5" wide and in a quatrefoil shape. The neck is decorated with pink lotus flowers and an eme...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Chinoiserie Famille Noire Black Dragon Vase with Pink and Green Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall famille noire chinoiserie vase with a red and green floral motif throughout the body on a black background. Attached to the neck of the vessel, are two green dragon or lion ha...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Ceramic Glazed Famille Rose Pink Flame Stich Pattern Chinoiserie Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely flame stitch pattern ceramic vase in pink. This rare famille rose vessel has a pattern unlike any other we have ever seen. Beautiful pastel pinks, light blues, and creams ma...
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Antique Blue and White Vases with Covers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of blue and white vases with covers, bodies and lids decorated with fu-dogs and stylized cloud motifs. Circa 1970s.
Category
1970s Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mason's Ashworth Ironstone Chinoiserie Garniture
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A 5-piece garniture of Mason's Ashworth ironstone vessels in orange, chinoiserie patterns. This garniture makes a striking statement with a bright orange glaze underneath cobalt, tur...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ironstone
Pair of Mason's Ashworth Chinoiserie Covered Jars
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of Masons Ashworth ironstone covered jars on a striking orange glaze with hand-painted Chinese figures, made in England circa 1910.
These Maso...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ironstone
Blue and White Vase from China, Fishes Pattern, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th century Chinese blue and white vase features fishes pattern, cobalt blue on a Classic shape formed from pure white Kaolin clay. Such examples were pr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Rose Medallion Large Tall Chinese Export Porcelain Palace Urn Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage rose medallion large 44" tall Chinese export porcelain palace urn vase. Item features hand painted details, various palace scenes on all ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Black Vase with Floral Etching
Located in South Salem, NY
A 1970s black vase with etched floral detail and band. Asian influence.
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Metal
Chinoiserie Style Elephant Handles Glaze Turquoise Ceramic & Terracotta Urn Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Marked glaze ceramic decorative urn, vase in terracotta and elephant handles.
Finished in a beautiful warm Turquoise and Brown Hue with smooth Textures.
Marked at the Base E and si...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Chelsea House Chinese Asian Vase with Dragons
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1990s Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vases Pair Chinoiserie Porcelain Ceremony Pastel Pink Yellow Blue Gree 27.5"high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
MASSIVE, PAIR OF VINTAGE, CHINOISERIE, PORCELAIN VASES, UPCYCLED INTO TABLE LAMPS, 70cm., 27½” high
The massive size is softened by the pastel shades of pink, yellow, blue, green.
Th...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Asian White Black and Blue Lotus Flower Pottery Floor Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible pottery floor vase. Glossy black and blue lotus flowers erupt over a white backdrop.
Category
1980s Asian Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Urn Lidded Temple Jar Vase on Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 36" Chinese Famille rose Porcelain urn lidded temple jar vase on base. Item includes a lidded temple jar, wooden pedestal base, Foo dog lid, figural te...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Vintage Chinese Export Large Peacock Rose Medallion Porcelain Palace Urn Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese export 49" large peacock rose medallion porcelain palace urn vase. Item features hand painted details, lizard/salamander applique...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Maitland Smith Raku Style Ceramic Green Flower Vase Urn Cache Pot Jardiniere
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith green ceramic vase. Raku style with a squatty form and unique square imprint pattern. Measure: 14".
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Yellow Porcelain Urn Vase Temple Vessel Jar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 36" Chinese Famille Rose yellow porcelain urn vase temple vessel jar. Item is figuraly decorated on all sides, very rare yellow color, very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Cloisonne Asian Dragonware Vase in Emerald Green and Brass
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous cloisonné vase with an Asian motif. A brightly colored blue dragon decorates the side with purple orchids, stylized blue detail along the sides and bottom, and a brass bas...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fabienne Jouvin, Paris, Hand Painted Vase, The Last Emperor
Located in East Hampton, NY
Impressive glazed ceramic vase signed by Fabienne Jouvin on the bottom. This is a beautiful portraiture of the Last Chinese Emperor. The colors are vivid and this ceramic vase is ver...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Monumental Chinoiserie Pair Porcelain Asian Chinese Vases Urns Lorin Marsh
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of monumental chinoiserie porcelain Asian / Chinese vases / urns
Purchased from Lorin Marsh NYC Showroom.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Lovely Matching Pair of Porcelain Blue and White Oriental Vases
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely matching pair of porcelain blue and white oriental vases. This pair date from the mid-century and are in very nice vintage condition.
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Chinese Vase with Engraved Poem
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic large mid-20th century Chinese vase with heavily carved characters that complete part of a poem. The neck, bottom, and interior are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
8 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tumblers White and Black with Asian Symbols
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous set of 8 vintage ceramic tumblers with Asian symbols in black and white. In amazing vintage condition. There are no chips, cracks, or chiggers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vase, Vintage, Oriental, Baluster, Panel Scenes, Late 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vase, a vintage oriental baluster vase highly decorated with panel scenes dating to the mid-late 20th century.
Of Classic form and in good proportion
Of quality c...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Floral Birds Polychrome Enameled Porcelain Vase, Mid-20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
For offer is a gorgeous hand-painted vase. The piece features chrysanthemums in both yellow and orange as well as a bird. Would be great on a mantel, dining table with a bouquet of f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique 32 034 Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Urn Vase Vessel Temple Jar on B
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 32" Chinese porcelain urn vase Temple jar Famille rose. Item features hand painted large vase, wooden pedestal, beautiful colors, very...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Decorative Baluster Vases, Ceramic Urns, Gold, Blue, Late 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of decorative baluster vases, ceramic urns in gold and blue, stamped England to the base, late 20th century.
Imposing, quality pair of ceramic vases
Profusely dec...
Category
Late 20th Century English Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Vintage Cloisonné Lid Jars Vases Urns Brass Enamel Floral Flowers Metal
By Hollywood Glam
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lovely vintage cloisonne lidded vases, urns, jars. Brass accents, teal blue enamel inside and bottom, gorgeous floral designs around the entire vase. No chips or breaks.
Category
1960s French Vintage Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Pair of Blanc De Chine Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique pair of pierced Blanc de Chine Chinese porcelain vases formerly mounted as lamps. Each vase decorated with intricate ornate pierced pattern with central decorations of Chinese cherry blossom...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinoiserie vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie vases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel, Mason's Ironstone, Maitland Smith, and De Metalen Pot (The Metal Pot). It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $56,588 while the average work can sell for $950.
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