Pair of Chinese Chinoiserie Maitland Smith Hand Painted Chests
View Similar Items
Pair of Chinese Chinoiserie Maitland Smith Hand Painted Chests
About the Item
- Creator:Maitland Smith (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 18.25 in (46.36 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: R316TF - 115788 - 6221stDibs: LU889328812812
Maitland Smith
The eclectic furnishings of Maitland-Smith celebrate artisan skills in an age of machines. Hand-carved woodwork, inlaid marquetry, painted detailing, gilding and lost wax casting lend the company’s decorative accents an artistic flair. Focused on pieces that add a dynamic flourish to an interior by incorporating tactile materials like leather, seashell inlays and crushed eggshell, the manufacturer draws inspiration across centuries, from the curvy forms of the Louis XV period to the geometric angles of mid-century modernism.
Paul Maitland-Smith established the company in Hong Kong in 1979, after getting his start in London in the 1950s as an antique dealer who also sold reproduction furniture, something that would become a Maitland-Smith specialty. The manufacturer’s early reproductions of 17th- and 18th-century furniture included Chippendale dining chairs, and soon afterward, Maitland-Smith expanded into a range of decorative designs that often exuded a whimsical spirit, whether a coffee table shaped like a stack of books or a pair of decorative obelisks. Maitland-Smith’s signature sculptural table lamps in particular show off this playful sensibility, with one balancing a pen-shell shade on a monkey’s tail and another taking on the form of a miniature hot-air balloon.
Since its founding, Maitland-Smith’s sourcing has been based in Asia, and although Paul Maitland-Smith later sold the company that still bears his name and is now headquartered in North Carolina, the brand’s furnishings are still largely made in Cebu, Philippines.
Today, Maitland-Smith continues to innovate on its finely crafted offerings by collaborating with contemporary designers and studios such as Tony Duquette Studios (founded by set and costume designer Tony Duquette in 1941), Celerie Kemble and painter and textile designer Susan Hable Smith.
Find a wide range of Maitland-Smith furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
- Pair of Maitland-Smith Candlestick Lamps in Patinated Woven CopperBy Maitland SmithLocated in New York, NYA pair of vintage candlestick table lamps, manufactured by Maitland-Smith, each crafted of patinated copper, with woven tapered stems a...Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
MaterialsCopper
$1,800 Sale Price / set25% Off - English Mahogany Campaign Chest of Drawers, PairLocated in New York, NYPair of English mahogany campaign chest of three drawers, brass mounted and with swing pulls, handles at sides. Measures: 22" H x 26.25" W x 26.25" D.Category
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsMahogany
- English Mahogany Campaign Chest of Drawers, PairLocated in New York, NYEnglish mahogany campaign chests with three drawers each. Here's the information: Style: Campaign Material: Mahogany Features: Three drawers Brass mounted Swing pulls Handles at the...Category
20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsMetal
$2,350 / set - Victorian Diminutive Chest of DrawersLocated in New York, NYVictorian diminutive chest of drawers or jewelry chest in carved wood with turned legs, two short drawers above three large drawers, unmark...Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsWood
- Korean Bandaji Chest on ChestLocated in New York, NYKorean Jang or Bandaji wooden chest on chest having two doors on each section with butterfly gilt metal hinges and inlaid wood circular taekgeuk motif, four drawers to top with gilt ...Category
Mid-20th Century International Style Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsWood
- Modern White Lacquered Bombe Chest of DrawersLocated in New York, NYModern white lacquered bombe chest with two drawers, skirted apron, and silver-tone metal pulls, all upon four flaring legs. In good condition. Wea...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsWood, Lacquer
- Maitland-Smith Chest of DrawersBy Maitland SmithLocated in Houston, TXVintage Maitland-Smith chest. This wonderful small chest features an all-over chunky geometric horn veneer, two-drawer fronts that are clad in brass along its edges and brass handle ...Category
Late 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsBrass
- Maitland Smith Contemporary 5 Drawer ChestBy Maitland SmithLocated in Countryside, ILMaitland Smith contemporary 5 drawer chest This chest measures: 37.5 wide x 21 deep x 37 inches high About Photos: We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as muc...Category
2010s Philippine Modern Dressers
MaterialsBrass
- Maitland Smith Attributed Painted Chinoiserie Bombe Louis XV Style CommodeBy Maitland SmithLocated in Swedesboro, NJI have had this commode before a few times and it was made by Maitland Smith. This is not labeled but we can attribute the commode based on our experience with this particular model....Category
2010s Philippine Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsBronze
- Maitland-Smith Chest with Mirror in MahoganyBy Maitland SmithLocated in Milford, NHA beautifully made mahogany chest by Maitland-Smith with large upper beveled mirror supported by two round wooden columns with nicely carved finials, over three fitted small banded d...Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsMahogany
- Maitland Smith Embossed Leather Wrapped Chest of Drawers CommodeBy Maitland SmithLocated in Swedesboro, NJThis is a superbly crafted leather wrapped and gold tooled embossed Maitland Smith chest of drawers. The piece is finish in an antiqued patinized leather with intentional distressing...Category
2010s Philippine Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsLeather, Walnut
- Vintage Maitland Smith Rush and Leather Clad ChestBy Maitland SmithLocated in Chapel Hill, NCVintage Maitland Smith Rush and Leather Clad Chest. Leather clad studded construction with natural rush covering. Raised on brass studded bun feet.Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsLeather, Rush