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Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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
Antique Chinese Peking Rug with Romantic Chinoiserie Chic Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77330 Antique Chinese Peking Rug with Romantic Chinoiserie Style 04'01 x 06'09. This hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug features a rounded open floral medallion floating in...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Turkish Texile Bolster Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a mid-20th century Turkish textile. Bolster size. 11'' x 24''.
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20th Century Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Foam

Oversized Antique Chinese Peking Rug, Timeless Elegance Meets Chinoiserie Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
77439 antique Chinese Peking Palace rug with Romantic Chinoiserie Chic style. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug features a rounded open medallion decorated with stylized florals, leafy tendrils and a butterfly delicately fluttering in the center, a butterfly, a symbol of joy, completes the composition. Additional bouquets composed of ducks, birds, ruyi clouds, bamboo leaf sprays, and vases decorate the field. Angular florals and foliage with a butterfly emanate from the corner spandrels. The unique border features a patchwork of small blossoms overlaid upon a stylized sea or wave pattern alternating with small cartouches containing vase and planter motifs. With its Classic formal design, well-harmonized color palette, and graceful floral motifs, this antique Chinese Peking rug would be a refined, yet comfortable, addition to any interior. Perfect for a great room, state room, grand living room, private library, home office, trophy room, drawing room, front room, dining room, bedroom, formal sitting area, studio, study, loft, or lounge area. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Chinoiserie, Chinese Chippendale, Asian Antique, Asian Modern, Japanese, Ming, Qing, Traditional, Eclectic, Modern, Contemporary, Cottage, Bungalow, Manor House, Neoclassical, Georgian, Empire, Edwardian, Colonial Revival, Hollywood Regency, and Romantic. Rendered in variegated shades of royal blue, true blue, indigo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Beautiful Vintage European Chinese Style Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice half hand and half machine knotted European rug with a Chinese Pekin design and a yellow field color, with blue and brown, wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique Chinese Peking Rug, Chinoiserie Chic Meets Laid-Back Luxury
Located in Dallas, TX
77230 Antique Chinese Peking Rug, 09'00 x 11'04. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug features a variety of elegant floral motifs spread across a cream field. Each of t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Chinese Pekin Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 20th century Chinese rug with light colors with beige, brown, green, yellow and pink, and Chinese design, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundations.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

20th Century Yellow and Blue Wool Hand Knotted Chinese Dragoons Rug
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare Chinese carpet for the color of lemon yellow background. The subject of the decoration is that of the dance of the dragons, enriched by an important border where the Buddhist symbols of the good wishes are represented. The infinite knot...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Mid-20th Century Handmade Chinese Accent Rug in Cerulean Blue and Cream
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Chinese Peking accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a cerulean blue field, cream medallion, border, and corner spandrels, and dark blue guard borders. Me...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, French European Meets Chinoiserie Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
70603 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 09'01 x 11'09. French European meets Chinoiserie chic in this hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug. The intrinsic botanical design and r...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Persian Style Chinese Accent Rug with Traditional Design
Located in Dallas, TX
77172, vintage Persian style Chinese rug with traditional design. This Vintage Persian style chinese rug features a traditional lobed diamond medallion with elaborate floral ornament...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Samarkand Khotan Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Khotan rug with a feminine vibe. Measures: 4'3'' x 8'2'' Khotan rugs hail from East Turkestan. Due to its geographical proximity to both Persian and China...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

19th Century Peking Hand-Knotted White and Blu Luxury Decoration Rug
Located in Firenze, IT
These rugs are characterized by the elegance of the tones and the refinement of the design that is linked to the art of decoration of the blue white porcelain of the Ming period. ...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Fantastic Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic late 19th century Chinese Peking rug with large stylized Shou character central medallion flanked by mirrored images of a deer under a tree, with a phoenix and bat flying...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

19th Century Chinese Hand-Knotted Rug Blu Beige with Stylized Spiritual Dragons
Located in Firenze, IT
A rare Chinese carpet from the end of the 19th century, with a refined tone-on-tone geometric decoration that occupies the central field without interruption. At the corners are styl...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

19th Century Chinese Ninxia Ocher Yellow Rug Fine Hand Knotted, Cotton and Wool
Located in Firenze, IT
Near the Great Wall there is the important city of Ningxia, the capital of the homonymous region which extended into Inner Mongolia and which was later included in the province of Ga...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Cotton, Wool

Midnight Blue Chinese Folk Art Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A folksy early 20th century Chinese Peking rug featuring eight irregular shaped elemental motifs on a midnight blue colored ground, circa 1930. Measures: 2'3" x 4'4".
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique Mongolian Chinese Carpet with Longevity Motifs
Located in Milan, IT
The rare carpets of Mongolia have in recent years achieved a stature of their own. They differ from traditional 19th century Chinese carpets in that they typically employ stylized pa...
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1870s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Fine Antique Chinese Peking Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven Chinese carpet of Peking quality, knotted with silky wool and distinguished by a very light palette. The open ivory background is uniquely decorated by a central ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique Chinese Rug with Abstract Design
Located in Milan, IT
The painterly effect obtained by mixing varying proportions of ivory and indigo wool is peculiar to this family of northern Chinese weavings. As most of them were sourced directly in...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

19th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fascinating mid-19th century Chinese Peking rug with a whimsical pattern of intertwining blossoming tree peonies with birds nestled among the branches, all woven in light and dark ...
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1860s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

20th Century White and Blue Empty Field Flower Border Chinese Peking Rug, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Peking cream-colored carpet. Borders in more shades of blue decorated with a row of lotus flowers underlined by a Greek. A typical product of Chinese craftsmanship inspired by the wh...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Distressed Antique Turkish Sparta Rug with Chinoiserie Style, Blue and Gold
Located in Dallas, TX
70730 Distressed Antique Turkish Sparta Rug with Chinoiserie Chic Style 12'02 x 14'02. With timeless elegance and nostalgic charm, this hand knotted wool distressed antique Turkish S...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Oversized Antique Indian Agra Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
77150 Antique Indian Agra Rug 15'02 x 24'04. Reflecting Persian carpet elements from the 16th century, this hand-knotted wool antique Indian Agra rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The eye-catching Dragon and Phoenix design and refined color palette woven into this oversized Indian carpet work together creating a truly unique look. The abrashed field features a lozenge lattice composed of cusped cartouche medallions. A dense allover botanical pattern composed of undulating cloudbands, birds, curled tendrils, elegant palmettes, and floral sprays spreads across the field. Elegantly framing the composition is a cartouche border pulling together colors from throughout into a unified, harmonious design. Though deceptively simple with a esoteric appeal, this antique Agra rug is steeped in tradition. This ensemble of the phoenix and dragon, when appearing together, represents the yin and yang, while each of the carry its own meaning in Chinese culture. The phoenix and the dragon first came to Iran (Persia) with the Mongols and seen as symbols of the benign power of the Chinese Emperor and Empress from the Ming dynasty. The striking play of pattern and scale imbues this hotel lobby size carpet with immense visual interest and graphic appeal.​ Perfect for a large entertaining space, hotel lobby, lounge area, drawing room, country club, academic library, golf locker room, trophy room, private Chambers, great room, wine cellar, executive suite, conservatory, state room, royal suite, billiards room, owners retreat, dining room, living room, or formal sitting room. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Baroque, Regency, Louis XIV, Louis XI, Louis XV, Victorian, Medieval, Henry VIII, French, Rococo, Hepplewhite, Hollywood Regency, Queen Anne, Tudor, Chippendale, Neoclassical, Jacobean, Traditional, English, Old World, Contemporary, Arts & Crafts, and Eclectic. Whether in a formal setting with elaborate furnishings or in an Ottoman style interior, this oversized antique Agra rug will bring vibrant life where it is displayed. Abrash. Hand-knotted wool. Made in India. Hotel Lobby Size Carpet 15 x 24 Rug...
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Large Oval Fine Antique Chinese Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
A finely woven Chinese carpet of the type ascribed to the best workshops in Beijing distinguished by an oval format and characterized by a tone-on-tone leaf pattern in off beige-gold...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Shabby Chic Distressed Vintage Chinese Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a large central element obtained from a stylization of the 'Shou' Chinese ideogram, symbolizing infinity, this glorious carpet is further characterized by a soft tau...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

20th Century Blu with Flower Border Wool Peking Chinese Rug, 1920s
Located in Firenze, IT
This very elegant specimen of rare square proportion, testifies to the high level of refinement achieved by the manufactories of Beijing at the beginning of '900, when most of the pr...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Navy Blue Ivory Traditional Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
Stunning deep blue and ivory accent full pile condition antique Chinese Peking rug, circa 1920. Measures: 4' x 6'9".
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

19th Century Brown and Blue Stylized Rosette Gul Chinese Khotan Rug, circa 1870s
Located in Firenze, IT
Late 19th century rug knotted in East Turkestan, today China's XINJIANG province, "Oasis of Khothan" Over the centuries the silk road has represented a great channel of transmissi...
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Late 19th Century Turkestan Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Dragon Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Chinese Peking rug with a dragon medallion motif on an ivory colored field and soft baby blue border. Size is uncommon for its type.
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Wool 20th Century Gallery Size Brown Yellow Khotan Pomegranate Design Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic early 20th century Khotan rug with repetitive pomegranate motif in predominant tones in brown, salmon and mustard yellow. Measures: 5'7" x 11' Khotan, an ancient Budd...
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1910s East Turkestani Vintage Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique Chinese Peking Rug with Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dallas, TX
72991 Antique Chinese Peking Rug with Chinoiserie Style. Framed by an intricate blue border, this antique rug boasts a classic blue chinoiserie design that will never go out of style...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese Peking deco carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Cotton, Wool

Lavender Gray Khotan 19th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
An authentic 19th century East Turkestan Khotan rug with a soft lavender field and dominant accents in gray and brown, circa 1880 Measures: 4'9" x 9'.
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19th Century East Turkestani Antique Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Zabihi Collection Chinese Art Deco Small Rug
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Nichols art deco scatter size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century Measures: 2'5" x 4'10".
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Beautiful Mid-20th Century Chinese Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice Chinese embroidery with birds and flowers and beautiful colors with purple, orange and green on a light yellow field, entirely hand embroidered with silk on cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets

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Silk

Chinoiserie rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie rugs and carpets 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 rugs and carpets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, asian art and furniture, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie rugs and carpets made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original rugs and carpets, popular names associated with this style include RAG home, and Wendy Morrison. 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 rugs and carpets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $199 and tops out at $120,000 while the average work can sell for $3,299.

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