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Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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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Price: $1 to $4,000
Style: Chinoiserie
Early 18th Century Dutch Delft Vase Converted into a Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A fine early Dutch delftware vase with chinoiserie decoration converted into a lamp. Origine: Delft, The Netherlands Date: circa 1720 Workshop: Unknown. This 18th century Dut...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Brass, Bronze

18th Century Delft Glazed Pancake Dish Polychrome Earthenware The Netherlands
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Transport yourself back in time to the 18th century with our exquisite Delft Glazed Pancake Dish, a true gem of polychrome earthenware craftsmanship from The Netherlands. This stunni...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Delft - Pair of plates - Late 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Pair of late 18th century Delftware plates with 'boerendelft' decoration. Border adorned with foliage scrolls. unmarked Condition: One in good condition, other with hairline and re...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Delft - 18th century 'Chinoiserie' Blue and White Delft Plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delft blue and white plate with a 'Chinoiserie' decoration of a landscape with a fence, flowering peony and willows. Good condition: light chipping and some usual wear to the...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Ceretto Sannita - maiolica plate 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
A maiolica plate, most likely Cerreto Sannita. Floral decor unmarked. Italy, late 18th century. Dimensions: diam. 24 cm. Good condition: light chipping and some usual wear to the...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

Delft - Pair of neoclassical chinoiserie plates - Late 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Excellent pair of late 18th century Delftware plates with fine decoration of a flowering basket Border adorned with foliage scrolls. unmarked
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Porcelaine de Paris - Famille rose plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Famille rose plate by Porcelaine de Paris. Attractive handpainted Chinese style decoration of flowers and foliage, comprising shells and butterflies. Unmarked. Perfect condition.
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Porcelain

Delft - Chinoiserie dish with floral basket, second half 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Mid 18th century Blue Delftware platter with Chinoiserie decoration of a flowering basket amidst floral sprigs Beautiful border decoration of rich foliage, flowers and scrollwork. Un...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Manifattura San Carlo della Real Fabbrica di Caserta - Serving dish 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Manifattura San Carlo della Real Fabbrica di Caserta - Serving dish in Moustiers style with scalloped edge decorated in ocher and green monochrome with a medallion in the center of t...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

18th Century Delft Chinoiserie Charger
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a mid-18th century Delft charger in a chinoiserie hand-painted pattern. The pottery is hand-painted in a traditional blue and white chinoiserie scene featur...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Faience

Savona - Armorial plate 18th century, Lanterna mark
Located in DELFT, NL
A Savona plate with blue decor. On the front a heraldic coat of arms - divided into two, on the right three mountains and a pontifical cross, on the left a climbing lion- within bord...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

Delft - 18th century 'Mille Fleurs' Plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delft Chinoiserie plate with a 'Mille Fleurs' decoration of flower buds and flower sprays. Good condition: light chipping and some usual wear to the rim.
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Moustiers - 18th century Chinoiserie Plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Moustiers faience Chinoiserie plate Good condition: light chipping and some usual wear to the rim.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Delft Pitcher 'Chinoiserie' decor, late 17th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delftware pouring jug with soft blue decoration of a chinoiserie landscape with persons. The neck with two stylised flowers above a lambrequin border at the neck, the handle wi...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Pewter

Delft - Polychrome Chinoiserie Charger
Located in DELFT, NL
Delft Polychrome Delftware platter with fine chinoiserie decoration of a central depiction of a blossoming peony against a fence. Unmarked Fair condition; some chipping professional...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Delft - 18th century Chinoiserie Plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delft Chinoiserie plate depicting, in a Chinese landscape with a man in a boat, sailing past a house while bird in the air is overlooking the scene. Beautiful chinoiserie trace...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Delft - 18th century set of 5 polychrome Chinoiserie Plates
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of five mid 18th century Delftware plates with chinoiserie decoration of a pagode. Unmarked. Condition: some chipping and wear to the rim
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Blue and White Delft Jar Netherlands Made Circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful jar was hand painted in the Netherlands around 1800. It is decorated with a blue and white chinoiserie pattern that features alternating ogival panels with Oriental fi...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Delft Dish Mid-18th Century Hand Painted Chinoiserie Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This stunning blue and white Delft dish was hand painted in England around 1760. It features a charming chinoiserie scene, where an Oriental figure is pointing towards a vase while t...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

'De Claauw', Van Lockhorst, Delft - Polychrome plates - early 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Excellent pair of mid 18th century Delftware plates with a rare geometrical decoration of a stylized flower with foliate scrolls. Border adorn...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Delft - Wanli style 'Kraak' Charger
Located in DELFT, NL
Early 18th century Blue Delftware dish with very crisp "Kraakporcelain' decoration of a peacock in a garden. Border with alternating panels in Wanli style.
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Delft "De Witte Starre" - 18th century Dragonfly Plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delft Chinoiserie plate depicting a large dragonfly, in a Chinese garden, sitting on a rock. All within a shaped octagonal border. The rim in brond and the wide border with a s...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Faenza - set of plates, Garofano decor late 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of 2 late 18th century Faenza plates with the famous carnation decor 'Garofano' The Garofano design was initially developed in the Italian region of...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Faience

'De Claauw', Van Lockhorst, Delft - Pair of plates - first half 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Excellent pair of mid 18th century Delftware plates with fine decoration of birds, insects and flowers in a chinoiserie style fashion. Border ...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Pair of 18th Century Diminutive Dutch Delft Faience Chinoiserie Plates
Located in Pearland, TX
A rare pair of diminutive 18th-Century Dutch Delft faience Chinoiserie style plates with hand painted lovely cobalt blue and white figures in a landscape scene. One plate is pierced,...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft, Faience

Pair Of European 18th Century Blue & White Glazed Chargers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of blue and white chargers with central exotic bird, dragonflies, flowering shrubs surrounded by ferns, leaves and scrolls. The border decorated with repetitive and alternating ...
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18th Century European Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Blue and White Dutch Delft Hand Painted Charger and Four Plates Made 1780-1800
Located in Katonah, NY
This lovely group of hand painted blue and white Dutch Delft plates features scenes traditional to 18th century Delft. Each plate is painted in cobalt blue with a traditional yellow ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Delft Dish or Plate Hand Painted with Dragon Netherlands C-1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite dish is almost identical to a blue and white Delft dish in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Bequest collection of John W. Pepper. 1935-10-39. The dish is described in de...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Dutch Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Colors 18th Century Holland C-1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This antique Dutch Delft charger is hand painted in a vibrant array of polychrome hues, including cobalt blue, green, yellow, iron red, ochre, and manganese purple. We see a beautifu...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft Jug in Faïence, White and Blue, 19th Century Netherlands
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This pot is in Faïence, in white and blue. They has been made in Netherlands, in the 19th century. they are Delft pieces. It is signed underneath.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Faience

Blue and White Dutch Delft Lidded Jar in Chinoiserie, Early 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An Early Dutch Delftware lidded jar with chinoiserie decoration. Origine: Delft, The Netherlands Date: Early 18th century Workshop: Unknown. A genuine blue and white lidded j...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Pair of 18th Century Dutch Delft Faience Chinoiserie Floral Bird Plates
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb pair of antique 18th-Century Dutch Delft Chinoiserie faience flower garden plates. These lovely plates have hand painted flowers, fence, birds, fruit and foliate border in c...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft, Faience

Blue and White Delft Plate Hand Painted Netherlands Ca. 1800 w/ Mark of The Claw
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Delft plate was hand painted circa 1800 in the Netherlands. Provenance: On the reverse is the mark of De Porceleyene Claeuw, "The Claw" factory operated in Holla...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Delft Charger hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of mid-18th-century Dutch Delft chargers is handpainted in several shades of cobalt blue. The viewer is drawn to the lovely scene in the center of each charger, which shows...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft Jug in Faïence, White and Blue, 18eme Century by Adrian Pynacker Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This pot is in Faïence, in white and blue. They has been made in Netherlands, in the 18th century. they are Delft pieces. The creator is Adrian Pynacker, it is signed with his mark "...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Faience

Plates pair delftware English Liverpool blue white chinoiserie tall lady
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Delightful pair of chinoiserie plates evoking how exotic the East appeared to Europe and a sense of wonder it portrayed. Painted with a chinoiserie scene of a tall lady standing i...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Plates Pair Delftware Peony Chinioserie Liverpool Blue White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Delightfully painted in soft tones of blue conveying the lightness and charm of Chinoiserie and the fascination for the peony. The centre decorated with a large peony within a flo...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Plate Delft Liverpool Blue White Soldier Bridge, Europe Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual decoration blending European and Chinoiserie styles. Decorated with a chinoiserie scene of a soldier crossing a bridge with European houses on either side with Chinese plants...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Plate delft London Chinoiserie landscape blue white pottery diameter 22.5cm 9"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare early example of European chinoiserie decoration showing how minimal the decoration was similar to abstraction. Painted with a chinoiserie landscape scene with a fence and ga...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Antique Dutch Delft Charger 18th Century Polychrome Colors Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
Chinoiserie blue water in the foreground This Dutch Delft charger features a hand painted garden scene with large bright yellow flowers, green leaves, small iron red plum blossom f...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Dish Charger Delftware English London Blue White Fisherman
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming chinoiserie landscape scene depicting the European interpretation of pastoral life in China and the exotic landscape. Rim-to-rim decoration with a chinoiserie scene of a ...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Plate delftware Dutch blue white yellow diameter 23cm 9" Chinoiserie landscape
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Bold fluid decoration with abundant imagery associated with early Dutch pieces. Profusely painted with a chinoiserie garden scene with bold foliage and sprays. The rim painted wi...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Vase Delftware Dutch Blue and White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual decoration blending a European pastoral landscape with Chinoiserie ornamentation. Suitable for everyday use. The tapering body decorated with a European lady and a gentlem...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Plate, Delftware, English, London, Blue White Bird Chinoiserie Fantasy
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming set of plates with the exotic bird suspended showing the fantasy element of Chinoiserie. Decorated with an exotic bird in flight surrounded by four stylised floral sprays surrounded by a trellis diaper border with four demi-flowerhead reserves interposed. The rim decorated with a trellis diaper border with three reserves with grasses interposed. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably London, third quarter of the 18th century. 2035574 can be separated into a pair and a single plate...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

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...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Dish Charger delftware Dutch Chinoiserie blue white diameter 30cm 12"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Beautiful, early stylised decoration evoking the striking simplicity of early Chinoiserie painting Painted with a central floral spray within a circle centre, surrounded by a trai...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

French Faience Dishes or Plates Made circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer these two 18th century French faience dishes painted with figures. The first plate, mustard yellow on a white ground, fea...
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1780s French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Faience

Plate Delftware, English Small Stylised Floral Spray London, Blue and White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Decorated with a stylised fern surrounded by a double-circle petal shaped border and an arc border around the rim. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably Lo...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Blue and White Delft Handled Chinoiserie Vase
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white Delft handled chinoiserie vase. Antique Dutch porcelain vase with rich blue flowers and chinoiserie fencing in a lustrous glaze; with scro...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Set of 4 Blue and White Delft Plates or Dishes Hand Painted 18th Century England
Located in Katonah, NY
These exquisite hand-painted Delftware dishes, made in Bristol, England, circa 1760 and inspired by Chinese blue and white porcelain, are a perfect example of the mid-18th-century En...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Antique Delft Charger 18th Century Polychrome Colors Netherlands Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This antique Dutch Delft charger was hand painted in the 18th century, circa 1770. The center of this large Dutch Delft charger shows a lovely chinoiserie scene painted in vibrant p...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

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 Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

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 Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Shaped Skirt Green Brown 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 top with a leafy sprig with a berry. Four re...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Salt Cellar Faience French Octagonal Blue Red Green White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming piece of history for the dining table. The inside with an elegant, central floral spray and a floral border. the base decorated with blue lines and a bottom border of s...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Faience

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 ...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Netherlands Circa 1780 with Mark of "The Axe"
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in the factory of "The Axe" circa 1780, this blue and white Delft charger shows a lovely garden scene hand-painted in cobalt blue. In the center, we see a pine tree, a garden fe...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Large Blue and White Delft Jar Made Belgium Circa 1890
Located in Katonah, NY
This large Delft jar has a traditional bird and flower decoration painted on a white tin-glazed ground. The decoration captures the beauty of a garden with birds amidst a sea of vib...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

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Delft

Chinoiserie delft and faience for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie delft and faience for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage Delft and faience created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie delft and faience made in a specific country, there are Europe, Netherlands, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original delft and faience, popular names associated with this style include Delft, Boch Freres Keramis, De Metalen Pot (The Metal Pot), and The Axe. 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 delft and faience differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $225 and tops out at $36,000 while the average work can sell for $1,553.

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