Chinoiserie Ceramics
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.
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Style: Chinoiserie
Georgian Plate by Spode in Gilded Bow Pot Pattern Number 2954, circa 1820
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful plate in the Bow Pot pattern, produced by the Spode factory and made of a type of earthenware pottery called Pearl-ware, in the early 19th century, circa 1820.
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Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Pearlware
Masons Ironstone Pedestal Bowl in gilded fern Pattern, Georgian period Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful small Pedestal Bowl made by Mason's Ironstone in the rare gilded fern pattern, dating to the early 19th century, late Georgian ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Coastal Bone China Shell Motif Napkin Rings, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous pair of vintage bone china napkin rings. Glazed in cream, each ring features a ceramic shell atop.
Dimensions of each napkin ring:
2...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Georgian Masons Ironstone Desert Dish or Platter in School House Ptn, Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare ironstone pottery Desert Dish or Serving Platter, made by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England and beautifully decorated in the Rose & Apple pattern commonly known as the School House pattern, fully stamped and dating to the early 19th Century, circa 1818.
The dish is well potted as a shell dish with C scroll moulded edges and would probably have been part of a Desert Service...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Masons Ironstone Oval Platter in Gold Pheasants Peony & Fern pattern, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good hand painted Mason's ironstone oval Platter, in the Gold Pheasants, Peony & Fern pattern, dating to the late Georgian period circa 1820.
The piece is well pott...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Mason's Ironstone Vase in Blue Hawthorne Pattern, Circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an ironstone Vase in the blue Hawthorne and fence and bowl pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the first half of the 19th century...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Mason's Ironstone Dinner Plate Chinoiserie Hand Painted Black Ground, circa 1845
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, dinner plate by Mason's ironstone, England in a very decorative, hand painted floral pattern, dating to circa 1845.
This is a rare pattern.
The Plate is c...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Soup Bowl or Plate Pottery by Zachariah Boyle Chinese Flora Pattern, Ca 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good early decorative large earthenware pottery Soup Bowl or Deep Plate made by Zachariah Boyle of Hanley and Stoke, England, circa 1825...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Early John Ridgway Soup Plate Aukland Chinoiserie Pattern, English, circa 1835
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, Imperial Stone China (ironstone), large deep plate or soup bowl by John Ridgway, dating to the William IV period of the...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
John Ridgway Ironstone Bowl Hand-Painted pattern, William 1Vth Circa 1835
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a highly decorative, ironstone, twin handled circular footed Bowl by John Ridgway, dating to the English William 1Vth period, circa 1835 .
The bowl has been carefully hand-painted in bold colorful enamels with a chinoiserie pattern of three oriental people travelling on a boat, pattern number 5057. It is also richly hand gilded.
John Ridgway operated at his father’s celebrated Cauldon Place works, Shelton, Hanley, England, between 1830-1856, producing some fine porcelain and stone China of excellent quality. His stone China earthenwares and ironstone wares are discussed on page 305 of Godden's Guide to Ironstone, Stone and Granite Wares written by Geoffrey Godden for the Antique Collectors Club.
This piece is fully marked to the base with an Imperial Stone China...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Porcelain Famille Rose Tea Cup or Soup Set
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage porcelain famille rose three-piece hand-decorated teacup and saucer or soup set with lid, in the Chinoiserie style, circa mid-20th century, Hong Kong (British rul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher Conversation Ptn, Georgian Ca 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a superb Ironstone Jug or Pitcher made by the English Mason's Ironstone factory, dating to the late Georgian period, circa 1825.
The jug shape and pattern colorway are both ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Stephen Folch Plate in Bamboo & Basket Pattern with Royal Arms mark, circa 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare early 19th century ironstone plate made by Stephen Folch of Church street, Stoke, Staffordshire Potteries, England between 1819 and 1829.
The plate has a light grey...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
French Majolica Wire Basket Gien circa 1890
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica wire basket Gien circa 1890.
Chinoiserie scene with pagoda.
Category
1890s French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Wire
Georgian Dish by Stephen Folch Bamboo & Basket Pattern Royal Arms Mark, Ca 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare early 19th century ironstone desert plate made by Stephen Folch of Church street, Stoke, Staffordshire Potteries, England between 1819 and 1829.
The plate or Dish/b...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Late 19th Century Satsuma Bowl with the Five Warriors
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous piece of late 19th century Satsuma depicting the 5 warriors in excellent antique condition with no issues to speak of. Finely detailed. interior. Have not cleaned the unders...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Chinoiserie Ceramic Famille Rose Oval Platter in Pink and Gold Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous oval Famille rose chinoiserie platter. This beautiful ceramic piece is oval in form, and features a hand painted floral motif desig...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Blue and White Rice Eye Chinoiserie Decorative Plates - Set of 2
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of two round blue and white painted saucers with a "rice eye" translucent design around the middle. This pair of small dishes will be great used as trinket dishes, or bowls to...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Pewter Wrapped Ceramic Blue and White Chinoiserie Calligraphy Bowl - Hong Kong
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large round vintage ceramic and pewter chinoiserie bowl. This large ceramic bowl is created from crisp white ceramic. It has blue Chinese calligraphy at the center arranged in a co...
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Pewter
Vase in Porcelaine of Canton 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This small vase is made from Canton porcelain and was created in China in the 20th century.
Composed of ornamental motifs such as plants and interlacing, this vase is pink, blue-gr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique English Blue and White Chinoiserie Square Bowls by Caughley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique English blue and white chinoiserie square bowls by Caughley, each one with scalloped edges with gilt borders. Unmarked, ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Moriage Chintz Round Pink and Green Floral Nippon Catchall Dish with Gold Rim
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small round ceramic plate with a pink and green floral design around the edges. The center of the plate is a crisp white glazed ceramic with slight cracquelure. The edges feature hand painted pink roses with green foliage. A raised pattern of dots accents at the outer most edge of the rim. (Moriage style...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Paint, Ceramic
Ceramic Chinoiserie Vide Poche Decorative Dishes, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four pretty scalloped chinoiserie dishes. Each dish is slightly bowl-shaped and would be fabulous if used as a lemon dish at a place setting, or as...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Red Blue and Gold Geisha Motif Saucer Sichuan Province, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking antique porcelain saucer from the Sichuan Province in China. This lovely piece depicts still life scenes of mountains and botanica...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Green and White Crecent Shape Ceramic Dish
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic Crecent shaped dish with hand painted green, red and gold decorations. A lovely piece with felt pads at the bottom for protection of surfaces.
Dimensions:
6.75" wide
...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Blue and White Chinoiserie Porcelain Saucer Set of 5, Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of 4 blue and white saucer plates.
Each plate features a painted scene of a pagoda, set atop a hill surrounded by flora and fauna. Birds ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Pink and Green Flower Pattern Chinoiserie Cake Plate with Twin Handles
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fantastic antique floral ceramic dish, begging to be displayed at a chic dinner party. A floral bouquet of pink and green takes center stage at the middle on a crisp white backgrou...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mid 20th Century, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Italian porcelain chinoiserie nodding head figures of a Chinese Mandarin couple, made for the Marbo Lamp Company, circa 1960's, Inl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Mintons, England, Two Antique Plates in Hand-Painted Faience, Chinese Style
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mintons, England. Two antique plates in hand-painted faience.
Chinese style, early 20th century.
Largest measures: 23.5 x 20.5 cm.
In excellent condi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Faience
Carlton Ware England 'Temple' Pattern Octagonal Vase, circa 1925
Located in Pymble, NSW
A superbly hand decorated 'Temple' pattern vase from circa 1925 in near perfect condition having been in only the one collection since purchase in the 1930s. Oriental scene of figure...
Category
1920s English Vintage Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Romantic Chinese Scenes Fine Earthenware 8 Plates by Creil 1834-1840
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 8 Chinoiseries Scenes lunch plates (+ 1 for free with a crack).
Made of opaque porcelain, they had a principal scene showing various scenes of extreme-oriental kids playing together in several landscapes printed in pink on a white background. On the border, pink pagodas...
Category
1830s French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Enamel Ceramic Vase Signed Eugène Victor Collinot Toujours, France, circa 1870
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel ceramic vase signed Eugène Victor Collinot Toujours. France, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Copeland & Garrett (Spode) Stone China Sauce Tureen in pattern 5519, circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good sauce tureen made of ironstone (Spode's Stone China) in Pattern No 5519, produced by the English, Copeland & Garrett - Spode factory in the 19th century, Circa 18...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
19th Century Spanish Sargadelos Ceramic Transferware Octagonal Serving Plate
By Sargadelos
Located in Madrid, ES
The origin of Sargadelos Ceramics goes back to the early 19th century in Spain's northern province of Galicia. Industrialist Antonio Raimundo Ibáñez had already established a thriving metalworks foundry in the rural Santiago de Sargadelos parish, when in 1806 he expanded his business into chinaware manufacturing when conflicts with Great Britain ceased the importation of the popular, bright white “Bristol...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Green Brown Orange White
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.
The oval centre painted with a large berry and leafy ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century, French Clock in the Chinoiserie Style
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century, French clock In the Chinoiserie style. An 8 day pendulum movement that bell strikes on the hour and half hour. Chinese porcelain body in the Kang His style by Samson. T...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Antique Porcelain Plate by Ernst Wahliss Depicting the Racket Court, Hong Kong
Located in London, GB
Antique Porcelain Plate by Ernst Wahliss Depicting The Racket Court, Hong Kong
Austrian, late 19th century
Dimensions: Height 2cm, diameter 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Dish, delftware, English, Liverpool, blue white butterfly 35cm 13 3/4" c1760
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Delightfully painted in soft tones of blue conveying the lightness and charm of Chinoiserie.
Painted with a chinoiserie landscape scene of a large peony growing behind a fence wit...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Carlton Ware Mandarin Tree Vase England, circa 1935
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Carlton Ware vase from, circa1935 with the Mandarin Tree pattern with the green/black color way variation. Superbly hand painted and gilded in near excellent condition. A cou...
Category
1930s English Vintage Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Set of Six Enamel Ceramic Dishes by Longwy, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of six enamel ceramic dishes by Longwy, France, mid-19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Plate by Copeland Late Spode in Japanese Kakiemon Pattern No. 2117, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful plate in the Japanese inspired Kakiemon pattern number 2117, produced by the Copeland - Late Spode factory and made of earthenware potte...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
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...
Category
18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
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...
Category
18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Georgian Masons Ironstone Sauce Tureen & Lid Gilded Water Lily Pattern, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a superb Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid , made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820.
This tureen is well potted and is hexagonal in shape with moulded animal head handles to the base and a flower head knob to the lid.
The pattern is called "Water Lily" and is a well known Mason's pattern, as illustrated on pages 136 in The Mason's collectors Club book " A Guide to Mason's patent Ironstone patterns, c 1813 to c 1848" . This particular piece is the gilded version of the pattern and has heavily applied hand gilded highlights. Tureens of the same shape and period are illustrated on Pages 145 and 155 of Godden's Guide to Mason's China and the Ironstone Wares published by the Antique Collectors' Club.
The pattern is beautifully hand painted over a printed pattern with bold enamels of Cobalt Blue, burnt orange, green, puce all in various shades with much additional hand gilding.
The pieces are unmarked as was often the case if the item had formed part of a large dinner or desert service...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Mason's Ironstone Sauce Tureen & Cover Table & Flower Pot Ptn, Georgian Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820.
This t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Masons Ironstone Bowl in Peacock Peony & Rock hand painted Pattern, circa 1838
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a twin boar handled open Bowl made by Mason's Ironstone in the rare Peacock, Peony and rock pattern, dating to the early / mid 19th century, circa 1835 to 1840..
Mason's bow...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Pair Meissen Style Creamware Dishes 18th Century England Hand Painted Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a pair of English creamware dishes from the 18th century, created around 1780. The plates display a lovely chinoiserie scene in the Meissen style, with women selecting access...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Creamware
Three Oriental Style English Vases
Located in London, GB
A trio of Oriental style English vases, on a blue background, hand painted with embossed chinoiseries style urns and flowers in the Mason style.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Spode Stone China Sauce Tureen in Ship Pattern 3067, circa 1810
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good sauce tureen made of ironstone (Spode's Stone China) in the Ship Pattern, No 3067, produced by the English, Spode factory early in the 19th century, George 111rd Period.
The piece is well potted with two side handles.
The pattern is called the Ship pattern number 3067, the chinoiserie decoration being transfer printed under-glaze, then very carefully hand-painted in bold colored enamels with additional gold gilding over-glaze. As is usual with Spode ware the standard of hand painted detail is very high.
A plate in this pattern is shown on page 54 of Steven Smith's book; "Spode and Copeland" published by Schiffer. The pattern is in the Chinese taste as produced by many of the English potteries of the time, to compete directly with the large import of Canton or Chinese Export porcelain from China. The piece has a mid brown edge similar to that often seen on Chinese plates.
The piece is fully marked to the base, with the earlier Spode black printed Stone-China mark...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Chinoiserie ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
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