Chinoiserie Furniture
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.
Style: Chinoiserie
Color: Black
20th Black Lacquer and Hand Painted Open Altar Table or Sideboard
Located in Miami, FL
This incomparable chinoiserie black lacquer sideboard depicts figures in various typical traditional scenes. What more can you as...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Wonderful Pair of Asian Modern Black Lacquered Planter Copper Inserts
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Asian Modern pair black lacquer and brass planters with copper inserts on hoof foot style removable bases. These pieces are in nice vintage condition with time worn aged pat...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer & Hand Painted Open Altar Table or Sideboard with Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
This incomparable chinoiserie black lacquer sideboard depicts figures in various typical traditional scenes. What more can you as...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tapestry Wall Decoration Chinoiserie Style, Carpet, Spain, 1970s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*Only the mat, the frame is not included
Typical decorative objects on the walls of many Spanish homes in the middle of the 20th century. Normally they were scenes of exotic animals...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Turkish Texile Bolster Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a mid-20th century Turkish textile. Bolster size. 11'' x 24''.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century Chinoiserie Side Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French chinoiserie side table.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Painted Five-Drawer Console or Altar Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired Chinese console with an unusual mixture of techniques and materials. Featuring five drawers with carved scroll fronts decorated with chinoiserie style paintings of grasshopp...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Large Chinoiserie Style Urns or Vases on Pedestals of Glazed Terracotta
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of large chinoiserie style urns or vases on pedestals of glazed terracotta
Measurements:
Item A:
Pedestal: H 31.29 in, D 12.99 in, W 13.38 in
Total height with vase 45.66 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Black Ginger Jar Ceramic Pottery and Brass Table Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and substantial pair of black ceramic pottery 'ginger jar' table lamps with brass hardware and black lacquered wood bases, circa 1970s...
Category
1970s Asian Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinoiserie Table w/ Painted Landscape Scenes over Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Black-lacquered chinoiserie work table with polychrome painted scenes on trestle base with hinged lift-top exposing lidded compartments and open cubbies, with original key plate in t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
English Ebonized Three-Tiered Shelf with Chinoiserie Decor and Gilded Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English ebonized three-tiered freestanding shelf from the turn of the century, with chinoiserie decor and gilded accents. Born in England around c 1900 this exquisite black, free-...
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Pair of Large Scale Enameled Asian Metal Urns, circa 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large scale enameled Asian metal urns, probably Japan or China, circa 1930s, possibly earlier. They have been used as planters for most of their lives and exhibit their origi...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Rare Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare Chinese carved wood foo dogs.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Painted Timber Fireplace with Eastern Influence
Located in London, GB
An architectural timber fireplace with Eastern influence. The jambs and frieze with Chinese symbols throughout, the plinths and centre block with matc...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Wooden Sculptures of Buddha on Bases with Polychromy Traces
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare pair of Buddha wooden heads sculptures , with polychrome traces - smiling and peaceful -
Rested on a pair of wood capitals, same era. SET. Sui...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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".
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
Black Painted Asian Style Console
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Black painted Asian Style console with glass top.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
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...
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rare Chinese Carved Rosewood Table or Candle Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare chinese carved rosewood table or candle stand with an ebonized finish. The top features an inserted porcelain plaque in the Chinese Export m...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Door
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style (19/20th Century) black lacquered and gilt trimmed door with 2 red lacquered Chinoiserie design panels.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
Wonderful Pair of Chinoiserie Blue, Hand-Painted Lamps Depicting Birds
Located in Roslyn, NY
The delicate detailed hand painting done on this pair of porcelain chinoiserie lamps is that beautiful touch of color for your tables. A maj...
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Umberto Mascagni Italian Mid-Century Chinoiserie Decorated Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1950s) chinoiserie decorated sideboard covered in a black faux leather (skai) and trimmed with anodized aluminum with 2 doors ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Unusual and Monumental German Black Japanned Faience Vase on Pedestal Berlin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Of baluster form and with a domed hardwood cover on a circular pedestal, both overall decorated in imitation of Chinese lacquer with figures in exotic landscapes and foliate sprays, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Burlwood Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chinese burlwood sculpture .
Height 100 cm.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Papier Mâché Massive Size Fine Quality 19th Century Sewing Box or Jewelry Box
Located in Westport, CT
Papier mâché circa 1870 English inlaid lacquered sewing box/jewelry box, with many Velvet and mother-of-pearl compartments, hidden area in center. Hand-carved mother-of-pearl, inlaid...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Table c1890
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ANTIQUE CHINOISERIE TABLE
This exquisite Chinese altar table embodies the classic beauty of its design and hails from Shanxi. Its slender f...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Circa 1830 English Tole Tray on Steel Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A large c.1830 English Tole Tray - the gilt chinoiserie decoration on black ground in fine unrestored condition. Now on an interesting steel stand of cerrule form made in the 1930's....
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty XIXth century Chinese wardrobe in black lacquered wood decorated with court scenes, opening with two doors, one panel depicts women in a library, the other women playing the f...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Bamboo Corner Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful English chinoiserie decorated lacquer and bamboo corner cabinet having a bevelled glass door that opens to a compartment lined in rattan. The lovely piece is adorned with l...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
Buddha
Located in New York, NY
A substantial dark red burgundy resin sitting Buddha statue decorative object, circa late-20th century. This Buddha is relatively large wearing a...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Resin
Chinese Green Lacquered Coffee Table, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green lacquered coffee table in the Chinese style standing on four legs finishing with cubes. Openwork apron supporting a tray decorated wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Picture Frames Chinoiserie Laquer, 20th Century
Located in Mimizan, FR
Pair of Chinoiserie picture or photograph frames dark red and gold
vintage 20th century
Lacquer
Slightly distressed still solid and full of character corners are sound
Very dec...
Category
1970s Asian Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Chinoiserie furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Mason's Ironstone, Schumacher, Century Furniture, and Bow Porcelain. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $21 and tops out at $216,780 while the average work can sell for $1,701.
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