Like chinoiserie, which had emerged in Europe in the 17th century, antique Chinese Chippendale furniture was an appropriation of Asian design that often distilled it to stereotypes.
Thomas Chippendale published The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director in 1754, and the widespread popularity of the book of furniture designs influenced a new style of furniture named for the English cabinetmaker. Artisans in England, the United States and Europe adapted the work illustrated in its pages. The publication of the pattern book included designs reflecting “Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste,” with illustrations of “Chinese” chairs and cabinets featuring elaborate hand-carved latticework.
Pagoda-shaped flourishes and wood painted in the “japanned” finish that mimicked lacquer were common on these pieces, as were fretwork patterns on chair backs. The back of a chair is the easiest way to distinguish between Gothic, Rococo and Chinese Chippendale chairs, all of which typically feature broad seats and luxurious upholstery. Chippendale’s designs for “Chinese” chairs tend to favor more clean lines and less ornamentation than the other styles, with cutouts in the rails and the fretwork on the back evoking a European ideal of East Asian design.
Dark woods such as walnut and solid mahogany were commonly used, as were bamboo turnings. Cabinets for imported Chinese ceramics frequently were adorned with glazing bars, while small tea tables were detailed with angular fretwork. The style remained popular through the 18th century and into the decades that followed, even inspiring an entire room at Buckingham Palace.
Find antique Chinese Chippendale dining room chairs, side tables, case pieces and other furniture and decor on 1stDibs.
Pair of Chinese Illuminated Blanc De Chine White Porcelain Ceramic Blossom Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Frederick Cooper
Located in Bensalem, PA
This listing is for two lamps. Please look at pictures for overall detail. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Ceramic, Porcelain, Teak
Large Oriental bronze Pagoda table lamp with Shade 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Table lamp .Bronze Pagoda shaped base .comes with a beathiful Linen Light Green Shade . Superb combination . The shade is Adjustable i height . Two large E27 bulb needed ....
Bronze
$801Sale Price / set|20% Off
Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamps, 1970s
By Hoppy Chang
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Turquoise color lamp stands. Square shape. Comes with matching shades. Signed. 1970s. Measures: Without shades. Height 30 cm, width 10 cm, depth 10 cm. one E27 bulb. With...
Ceramic
$612Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 2 Midcentury Bedside Table Lamps in Rattan and Wicker Cane Webbing, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
A midcentury Bedside Table Lamps handcrafted in Italy between the 1950s and the 1960s. The structure of the lamps, 24 cm height, were m...
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
$1,096Sale Price / set|42% Off
Vintage Knob Creek Asian Chinoiserie Porcelain Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1970's KNOB CREEK Asian Influenced Porcelain and Wood Quatrefoil Shaped Lamps They have the Kno...
Brass
French Wrought Iron Chinese Chippendale Style Pagoda Lantern
By Oscar Bruno Bach, Edgar Brandt, Raymond Subes, Addison Mizner
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning French Wrought Iron Chinese Chippendale Style Pagoda Lantern. This heavy duty hand forged black wrought iron pagoda shaped lantern has been newly wired to U.S. specification...
Wrought Iron
Chinoiserie Chinese Porcelain & Brass Vase Table Lamps Pair
Located in Bensalem, PA
Great set of refreshed Chinoiserie table lamps please look at pictures for overall condition measurements and detail. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Brass
Pair of Chinese Art Deco Book Matched Hand Chased Gilt Metal Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing pair of gilt Chinese urns. Hand chased full bodied birds with floral leaves and bamboo. Scalloped wood base. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, totally elegant...
Metal
VINTAGE WHITE PORCELAIN CHiNESE STYLE LAMP WITH ORNATELY PIERCED BODY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair decorative vintage Chinese style pierced porcelain lamp...
Porcelain
Pair Mid Century Asian Inspired Brass Table Lamps w Gargoyle Handle & Shades
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic simple yet elegant pair of Asian inspired brass table lamps with cast brass gargoyles as handles. Hardwood bases painted black as is the caps on top of the brass. Black sh...
Brass
Pair Hand Painted Porcelain Chinese Lamps Kutani Revival Hollywood Regency
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a pair of Chinese table lamps. Hand painted. Kutani Revival style. Dimensions: 21" H x 6" D x 6" W Delivery within 200 miles from San Diego CA is available f...
Porcelain
Large 51" Tall Foo Lions Fine Carved Mahogany Floor Lamp Base MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 51" Tall Foo Lions Fine Carved Mahogany Floor Lamp Base MINT!
Mahogany
Vintage Asian Glazed Ceramic Double Gourd Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of fabulous vintage Asian vases. This pair of Asian vases are in a beautiful shade of red with amazing details of dragons and flowers. It is an amazing piece to add to any roo...
Ceramic
Large Scale Asian Inspired Brass Lamp with Cranes, Dragons and Female Figures
Located in Toledo, OH
A stunning Asian style brass lamp. This large-scale lamp features cranes, dragons and female figures. Sure to make a statement in any room. The...
Brass
Midcentury Wicker and Rattan Italian Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury wicker and rattan table lamp. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1960s. Having a wicker lampshade, the light diffusion is incredibly warm and...
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Rattan
$1,100 / set
H 33.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Pair Blanc De Chine Italian White Porcelain Urn Table Lamps & Grape Leaves 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of large vintage Italian white Blanc de Chine porcelain table lamps, circa 1950s. Both of these large lamps were disassembled, cleaned, and professionally restored. The metal b...
Brass
Pair of 1950s Italian Midcentury Modern Blue Bedside Lamps
Located in Rome, IT
Presenting a pair of midcentury modern Italian bedside lamps from the 1950s, exuding timeless elegance and charm. These abat-j...
Wood
Hand Painted Chinoiserie Scene Porcelain Pair Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated Chinoiserie scene details glazed porcelain pair table lamp. Each lamp features a different motif of monkeys , ...
Porcelain, Wood, Paint
Asian Blanc de Chine Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blanc de chine white ceramic lamps, China, believed to be 1950s, possibly much earlier. The height to the top of the sockets is 15". The height with the shades shown in the first pho...
Ceramic, Wood
Pair Of Hollywood Regency Blanc De Chine Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, The Marbro Lamp Company, Frederick Cooper, Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Hollywood Regency Blanc De Chine Lamps. This lovely pair of Asian modern blanc de Chine table lamps feature trees with floral blossoms mounted on wooden bases. These beautif...
Porcelain
Pair Asian White Blanc De Shine Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Asian white blanc de shine monochrome baluster shaped porcelain table lamps. The glazed white surface has fine crackling (craquelure) throughout. Mounted on turned giltwood b...
Brass
Pair Chinese Asian Famille Rose Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Chinese import porcelain Famille Rose wide baluster jar vases mounted as table lamps on gilt wood bases. Beautifully crafted with colorful hand-painted floral and butterfly m...
Brass
Mid-century wrought iron lantern from France, 1950s
Located in Lyon, FR
Cute mid-century wrought iron lantern, made in France, 1950s. Wrought iron structure, frozen glass lampshade, nice making details : floral ornaments, metallic lace and twists. Perfec...
Wrought Iron
Pair of Asian Chinoiserie Green Ceramic Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant green Chinoiserie ceramic lamps, Asian, circa 1950s. Wonderful overall craquelure with Asian inspired wood bases and brass caps. They have been rewired and are ready to use. ...
Ceramic, Wood
Rattan Wicker and Birch Tripod Table Lamp, Austria 1950s
By Josef Frank, J.T. Kalmar, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual rattan or wicker table lamp was designed and manufactured in Austria in the 1950s. It features a minimalist birch tripod base with a clip-on rattan lampshade. The lampsh...
Wicker, Birch
$1,584Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in Dm 16 in
Antique French Handcrafted Wrought Iron Glass Street Lantern
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Antique handcrafted wrought iron street lantern with original off-white paint, France, late 19th century. The shaped crown top is leading down to a...
Wrought Iron
Italian Chinoiserie Carved Wood Faux Bamboo & Palm Frond Chandelier - 6 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved wood chinoiserie chandelier with faux bamboo arms and supporting carved palm fronds. It has six arms and tassels throughout the piece. The Chinese red / cor...
Wood
Italian Chinoiserie Carved Wood Faux Bamboo & Palm Frond Chandelier - 6 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved wood chinoiserie chandelier with faux bamboo arms and supporting carved palm fronds. It has six arms and tassels throughout the piece. The Chinese red / cor...
Wood
Italian Carved Wood Chinoiserie Faux Bamboo & Palm Frond Chandelier - 6 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved wood chinoiserie chandelier with faux bamboo arms and supporting carved palm fronds. It has six arms and tassels throughout the piece. The Chinese red / cor...
Wood
Ralph Lauren Traditional Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp, Cream/Ivory
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Lamp features a soft cream glaze with a delicate crackle finish.
Porcelain, Wood
Italian Carved Wood Chinoiserie Faux Bamboo & Palm Frond Chandelier - 6 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved wood chinoiserie chandelier with faux bamboo arms and supporting carved palm fronds. It has six arms and tassels throughout the piece. The Chinese red / cor...
Wood
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H 26.78 in Dm 15.36 in
Pair of White Ceramic Faux Bamboo Table Lamps in Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a stunning pair of vintage table lamps almost certainly Italian in origin but made in the iconic and sophisticated Chinese Chippendale style. Characterized by clean...
Ceramic, Faux Bamboo
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H 40.16 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
70s Pendant Light made in Brass Glass & Cane Webbing, Chinese Chippendale style
Located in Roma, IT
A very large pendant lamp made in Europe but with the charm of the soft and screened light of oriental lamps. Probably made in Italy during the 1970s, this vintage lantern pendant light...
Brass
Large Crackled Celadon Porcelain Table Lamp 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Large impressif Table lamp . In a beathiful Moss Green color .Calabash shaped .Oriental Wooden stand . Crackled Celadon Porcelain . comes with the original shade . One...
Celadon
1970s Chapman Brass & Ceramic Lamps, a Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Marietta, GA
Hunky pair of 1970s brass and ceramic lamps by Chapman. ( one of my favorite lamp companies). The ceramic portion has a crosshatched bamboo effect., in a neutral beige. The brass has...
Brass
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H 15.75 in W 10.24 in D 4.34 in
Rare Pair of Table Lamps Made from Pieces of Broken China Pottery
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this rare pair of table lamps made from pieces of broken China pottery embedded in heavy concrete. One of them has a small bump at th...
Ceramic
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H 36 in W 16 in D 9 in
Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Decorative Crafts Sconces, 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are fantastic! It is a pair of carved giltwood Italian sconces by Decorative Crafts. They are not electrified, and they are marked!.
Giltwood
Wonderful Pagoda Tole Red Gold Painted 12 Lights Chandelier Chinese Chippendale
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pagoda tole red & gold painted 12 lights chandelier in Chinese Chippendale style. Dimensions: Height 33" x Diameter 31" .
Metal