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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.

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Style: Chinoiserie
Antique Chinese Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Nest of Tables
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique Chinese style lacquered chinoiserie nest of tables. They were most likely made in England, they date from around the 1970-80’s. The quality is...
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1970s British Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Unique hand-carved jade stone table lamp
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Chinese table lamp, hand-carved from jade, represents a true rarity and a masterpiece of Asian craftsmanship. This unique piece not only gracefully illuminates the space, but als...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Jade, Brass

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Two Door Cabinet Mid 19th C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Two Door Cabinet, having a Chinoiserie gilt painted scene on the rectangular...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Ebonised Papier Mache Mother Of Pearl Games Table
Located in Accrington, GB
Antique ebonised papier mache mother of pearl games table dating to the second half of the 19th century. The table has an oak frame with a papier mach...
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1860s British Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Oak

Delft - Chinoiserie style Charger by De Claauw, mid 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Mid 18th century Blue Delftware charger with Chinoiserie decor of 'precious gifts'. Marked 'De Claauw' Mid 18th century Good quality of painting Good condition; chips and usual wea...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Chinoiserie Johnson Brothers Dinner Plate in Indian Tree Pattern, England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A cream dinner plate by Johnson Brothers England. This plate is decorated with a pink, brown, green, and blue chinoiserie design at the center and a greek key design around the edges...
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Pair of French Paris Porcelain Blue and White Chinoiserie Style Open-Work Vases
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of French Paris porcelain blue and white chinoiserie style open-work vases. Each is beautifully hand painted with tiffany blue chinoiserie figures of a boy and girl in a field...
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1880s French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique French Chinoiserie Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Chinoiserie Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain lamps, Circa 1910-1920.
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique, Silver Plated Chinoiserie Sconces
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A pair of remarkable, silvered, French wall sconces in the Chinoiserie style. Each with large, pierced screens filled with blossoming lotus flowers surr...
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Early 1900s French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Metal

Embroidered, free standing screen in variety of textiles by award-winning artist
Located in London, GB
The 'Hare Screen' by award-winning, British embroidery artist and designer, Jacky Puzey. This unique piece combines vintage kimono fabric, cotto...
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2010s British Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Textile, Thread, Wood, Fur

Pair of 20th Century English Cabinets with Gold and Red Lacquer Scenes
Located in London, GB
A pair of display vitrines in the early Georgian manner probably by Lengyon and Morant Constructed in gilt and gesso work decorated with entrelacs, strapwork, scallop shells and aca...
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer

1990s Faux Rattan Bamboo Cane Leather Textured King Headboard
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, solid wood faux bamboo, leather inlaid straps, cane style headboard you could hope to find. Very heavy piece. Outstand...
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1990s Philippine Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo, Wood, Leather

A Pair Of French Green And Gold Gilt Chinese Style Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A pair of stylish French side tables in the Chinese taste in green with gold gilt accents. Having sunken glass tops with gilt border within, the tables edged in gold leaf. Possibly ...
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Late 20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture

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Wood

Vintage Faux Malachite Asian Pagoda Console Table With Mirror Set
Located in West Chester, PA
Pagoda shaped chinoiserie style console table and mirror set with the original faux malachite finish. Features five drawers with big brass hardware and generous storage capacity. Fau...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

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Wood

Sculpture of Fearless Monk Riding a Tiger from Lao, People's Democratic Republic
Located in Stockholm, SE
A well-known sculpture portraying of a fearless monk riding a tiger from Lao, People's Democratic Republic. This sculpture is part of the Buddhist art tradition in Laos and serves a...
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Early 20th Century Laotian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Paper, Plaster, Paint

English Rattan and Bamboo Breakfast Bed Tray with Magazine Rack and Cup Holder
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Do you really need another excuse for breakfast in bed? We didn't think so. Bring the outdoors in, with this traditional lap tray. This bamboo and rattan bed tray will make mornings ...
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20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage Refinished Black Rattan Resin Top Octagon Side Tables, a Pair
Located in Harlingen, TX
These vintage chinoiserie octagonal rattan tall accent tables have been custom refinished in semi-gloss black with inset epoxy resin tops. They featu...
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1970s Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wicker, Rattan, Epoxy Resin, Paint

Pair of Porcelain and Doré Bronze Candelabra, Barbedienne, Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual pair of antique French doré bronze and Chinese Export porcelain, orientalist style, three-light candelabra designed by the outmost renowned French orientalist designer; Edouard Lievre, and finely executed by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each crafted in rich orientalist design with three very fine hand chiseled ormolu elephant...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Original Antique Print of a Chinese and Japanese Plate, France, circa 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of a Chinese and Japanese plate Lithograph Published by A.Morel, Paris, France, circa 1860 Unframed.
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1860s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

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Paper

4 Paneled Asian Room Screen Divider
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing Asian 4 paneled screen. Features hand painted depictions of herons wading in the brush. Additional information: Material: Brass, wood Color: Black, gold, green, white S...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Imari White Blue and Gold Porcelain Urn Ginger Jar Vase, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Imari white porcelain and turquoise blue and gold urn ginger jar vase or vessel, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Japan. Japan is known for its fine porcelain; vase is white porcelain, hand painted in turquoise blue, royal blue, green, gold and touches of black. Beautiful details all around as shown in images. With marker's mark and marked "hand painted" on bottom as show in image #13. Very good condition as shown in images. No chips noted. Dimensions: 3.88" Diameter x 4.88" Height. For wicker table shown in images search...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

1980s Attributed to George Smith Chintz Floral Linen English Sofa
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, floral linen sofa you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful sofa is statement ...
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1980s English Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Linen, Upholstery, Wood

Wonderful Tole Hand Painted Chinoiserie Green Large Planter Raised On Paw Feet
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Tole Hand Painted Chinoiserie Moss Green And White Large Planter Raised On Gold Gilt Paw Feet.
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20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Metal

Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Style Mountain Landscape Carving King Size Headboard
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 20th Century Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Style Mountain Landscape Carving King Size Headboard. Crafted in solid mahogany with brass trims. Meaurses 78" in width and stands 44....
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century Nineteenth-century Manton box lid, Canton China, featuring black and red lac...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Boxwood, Lacquer, Paint

Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Hand Painted Lacquered Queen Size Bed
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous and unique Chinoiserie or Hollywood Regency style queen size bed frame In the manner of Maitland Smith Circa Late 20th Century Hand-painted Asian scenes on wooden scree...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese Two-Pieces Furniture with Table and Cupboard with Doors and Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese Two-Pieces Furniture with Table and Cupboard with Doors and Drawers
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Late 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Metal

Herend "Poisson" Hand Painted Polychrome Porcelain Cake Plate, Hungary, Modern
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent hand painted Herend porcelain potiche in "Poisson" decor, in the classical "Osier" shape. This colorful fish decoration of Chinese origin, charming and chromatically viv...
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2010s Hungarian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Very Large Antique English Vase & Cover, Burnt Orange Black Chinoiserie Design
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large and impressive hand painted vase and cover from the re known studio of Carlton England. This Chinoiserie design features a variation of the Willow on a burnt orange backgroun...
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1920s British Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique Chinese Art Deco Beijing Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite mid-century Chinese Beijing rug, featuring a captivating design and vibrant colors. Hand-knotted with meticulous craftsmanship, this rug boasts a blue field adorned with st...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Chandelier W/ Figures Riding Camels & Pagoda Shades
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-20th Century Decorative Chinoiserie Chandelier with Figures riding camels. Shades are pagoda shaped. Very different and cool chandelier! Chandelie...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Composition

Vintage chinoiserie Rattan Nesting Tables, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
A set of three vintage chinoiserie Rattan nesting tables. circa 1960s. Feature a tiger bamboo and rattan frame and black laminated top with floral ...
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1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Pair Chinoiserie Celadon Jade Green Celadon Octagon Urn Table Lamps Black Shades
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Chinoiserie celadon jade green Celadon octagon or urn shaped table lamps with new black linen-like drum shades and a black painted foot on the wood bases. Beautiful co...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Pastel Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps with Turquoise Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Offering a pair of vintage Chinese porcelain pastel tobacco leaf table lamps with three-dimensional gold salamanders and heavily textured glaze, circa Mid-20th Century. Because these...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Round bamboo table with decorations, Asian art.
Located in Milano, IT
Round bamboo table with decorations, Asian art. Bamboo table with two round shelves with decorations. The first shelf depicts an ox and a naturalistic landscape, the second a heron ...
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1940s Asian Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Hand Painted Wallpaper Black Magnolia Geometric from Ocre Designs by Tarn McLean
Located in MIDDLE RIDGE, AU
Black Magnolia Geometric hand painted wallpaper panels are designed to co-ordinate with the Black Magnolia Botanical design. This geometric hand painted wallpaper panels show two dro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Paint

Pair of Vintage Chinese Porcelain Ceramic Table Lamps with Pink Lamp Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage Chinese porcelain table lamps with vintage pink shades. The bodies of the lamps are a gray/blue color with pink roses and butterflies on the front and lavender flowe...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair of Fine Chinoiserie Table Lamps White and Brass with Foo Dogs
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large chinoiserie style white and brass brown table lamps are mounted on round brass bases and topped with fine brass fittings and substantial round brass finials. Classic urn vase ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

18th Century Chinese Reverse Mirror Painting
Located in London, GB
Fabulous late 18th / early 19th century reverse mirror painting in original green lacquer Chinoiserie frame. China, circa 1800. Why we like it The painting depicts a lady of the up...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Mirror

Pair of 18th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Portraits
Located in London, GB
Absolutely exquisite late 18th / early 19th century reverse glass portraits in original frames. China, circa 1800. Why we like it The portraits depict a gentleman and a lady of the...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Glass

Hand Painted Large Scale Floral Gracie Wallpaper Panel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The most elegant hand painted wallpapers since 1898, this grand scale Gracie panel, in a silver leafed carved frame, depicts an Asian-style flowering tree with birds.
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Early 2000s American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Chinoiserie Cabinet in Black Lacquer and Gilt Decoration
Located in London, GB
Exquisite early 19th century chinoiserie table cabinet in black lacquer and gilt decoration. Canton, circa 1830. Extremely rare to retain most of gilt decoration in such a pristine c...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Satsuma Style Hand Painted Quail Bird Flower Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Satsuma Style Hand Painted Quail Bird and Flower Porcelain Vase. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 24.5" H x 10" Diameter.
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

American Chalkware Chinoiserie Seated Infants, 2
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Chalkware Chinoiserie Seated Infant 3D figurative plaster sculptures painted gold on black wood bases, apparently unmarked.
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Eight Flying Bird Pattern Small Dessert Plates Made England Circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of eight Flying Bird dessert dishes has everything you want in a colorful pattern: a beautiful bird and flowers painted in rainbow colors. The colors are an unexpected combi...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

Rare C19th Pottery Nodding Figure
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare C19th English pottery figure of a seated Japanese gentleman in traditional robes, with a nodding head which is lead weighted inside to make his head rock, with a bottle and cu...
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1850s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Pottery, Paint

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box Antique Chinoiserie Black Gilt
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of the early 19th century with this exquisite Chinese export lacquer sewing box. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this octagonal...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Faience Chinoiserie Platters Angouleme
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th Century Majolica Chinoiserie Platters signed Angouleme.
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1890s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinoiserie Reticulated Ginger Jar Table Lamp White Blossoming Branches Birds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large chinoiserie table lamp is made in style of traditional Blanc de Chine lamp with reticulated, jar shaped, ceramic body adorned with stylized blossoming branches and birds' desi...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Baker Furniture Hollywood Regency Yellow Lacquered Mirror Top Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie yellow lacquered coffee table with antiqued mirrored top By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Carved yellow and green lacquered hardwood fr...
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1940s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Lacquer

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. Beautiful border decoration of alternating panels with foliage and tracery Unmarked Good q...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Vintage Chinoiserie Cloisonne Duck Figure
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage asian cloisonne duck figure. This piece features pink, yellow, blue, green, red and brass hues. Beautiful figure that will add exciteme...
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1960s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp from Vintage Royal Delft Delvert Vase + Liberty London Lampshade
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Introducing Athena, a one-of-a-kind lamp meticulously handcrafted from a vintage Royal Delft (De Porceleyne Fles) Delvert vase. The Delvert series, a fusion of the French term for gr...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Thomasville Embassy Chinoiserie Asian Modern Expanding Dining Table
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage Thomasville Embassy expanding dining table. The table is 68″ long without leaves, allowing it to host six guests even at it’s most compact ...
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1980s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Chinoiserie Blue and White Porcelain Umbrella Stand
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie blue and white porcelain umbrella or cane stand with Asian landscape scenes featuring pagodas China, Late 20th Century Measures: 9"W x 9"D x 18"H. Very good...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Wonderful Navy Blue Gold Gilt Pagoda Bamboo Chinoiserie Lantern Pair Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful medium sized navy blue & gold gilt pagoda bamboo form chinoiserie lantern fixtures with a 4 candelabra light clusters Rewired and ready to install with chain canopy and mounting hardware. Pair lanterns...
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20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Paint

Burnt Bamboo Chinoiserie Style Paint Decorated Magazine Rack
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb burnt bamboo shaded and painted magazine rack in good conditon. The rack is made in China and has a great chinoiserie paint decorated design. Measures 31.5 tall x 20...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage Chinoiserie Silver Leaf Birds Butterflies 4 Panel Screen Room Divider B
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Chinese Hand Painted Silver Leaf Large Birds and Butterflies 4 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider (B). Item features is a tall impressive size, stunning silver lea...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

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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