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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
Vintage Italian Hand Painted Chinoiserie Flower Frog Tulipiere Vase
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful hand painted Chinoiserie flower frog, tulipiere vase, or cachepot with removable lid Italy, Mid-20th Century Measures: 11.25"W x 8.25"D x 8"H. Very good original vinta...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

2 Vintage Oriental Red Lacquer Hanging Panels Pineapple Urn Flowers 48 x 60"
Located in Dayton, OH
A nice set of oriental lacquered panels. At the center is a pineapple urn on pedestal amidst a background of red, beige and foliate detail. Dimensions: 48" x 60"
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Chinese rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty 20th century Chinese rug with beautiful Chinese floral design and nice colours with a sky blue field and pink, orange, brown, purple, green and white in design and borders. En...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Hollywood Regency Red & Brass Asian Chinoiserie Small Cabinet or End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome and well made vintage cabinet from the 1960's. It features an Asian Modern motif with plenty of storage.
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1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Porcelain 24" Satsuma Vase with Warriors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Porcelain 24" Satsuma Vase with Warrior Scenes. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 24.5" H x 12...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Ebonized Chinoiserie Decorated Four Panel Landscape Screen with Garden, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Asian style screen offers four Chinoiserie decorated ebonized panels with landscape scene having garden with tree, birds and pond, raised on square l...
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20th Century European Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

French serving tray with chinoiserie painting on black metal, early 19th century
Located in Salzburg, AT
Antique serving tray from France at the beginning of the 19th century. The oval metal tray has an all-round gallery border with 2 handles. The gallery border has a beautiful hand-p...
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1820s French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold

Chinoiserie Floor Lamp in Polychromed Wood w/ Hand-Painted Scene, England 1932
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Chinoiserie floor lamp in turned and polychromed wood with ebonized (black) background & hand-painted in gold depicting figure in landscape with flowers and fern leaves. England, dated 1932 (appears on small dedication plaque). Newly electrified, with new cream-colored shade and antique brass finial...
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Hand Painted Style Faux Silver Bamboo Mirror Decorative
Located in Manhasset, NY
A decorative mirror, 20th century, the silver painted faux bamboo frame surmounting a rectangular glass plate, the top decorated with chinoiserie hand-painted scene.
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Cartier Luxury Red Chinese Dragons Design Card and Envelope Desk Stationery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cartier Card and Envelope Set with the Iconic Red Chinese Dragons Jewelry Design. Authentic Luxury Cartier Stationery Card Letter and Envelope R...
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20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Paper

Antique Chinoiserie White Painted Console Table with Pagodas, Brighton Pavilion
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Antique Continental Chinoiserie Style, Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Rectangular Shaped Console Table/Side Table with Green Verde Antico Italian Marble Top. Inspired after...
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Early 1900s French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Marble

Schumacher by Miles Redd Brighton Pavilion Wallpaper Mural in Multi
Located in New York, NY
Based on a rare 18th-century document and created by one of Europe's premier engravers, this design comes in coordinating panels of fabric and wallpaper with a 12-foot repeat. Pane...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Paper

Pair of Frederick Cooper Helix Lamps
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic "Helix" lamps by Frederick Cooper, Chicago, IL ca' 1960's. Original shades.
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1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique English Chinoiserie Pagoda Flow Blue Cookie Jar or Tea Caddy - Ringtons
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A flow blue ceramic tea caddy from Ringtons Tea Merchants. This square vessel would make a great cookie jar or coffee or tea holder. It is made from ...
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Pair Vintage Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Style Shelf Cabinets with Brass Trim
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Europe, this pair of Chinoiserie style shelf cabinets date from the 1970s. These are in a dark, ox blood red lacquer with brass trim and hardware. Each cabinet has three adj...
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Mid-20th Century European Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Large Pair Chinoiserie Italian Ceramic Blanc De Chine Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of Italian ceramic Blanc de Chine ginger jar lamps with white on white relief design all around. Black circular bases, have some ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 12 Original Antique Botanical Prints, circa 1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 12 botanical prints. Lithographs by Alfred Adlard, J.Parkin and D.Hayes After C.W Harrison and Miss E.Hogg Original hand color Publi...
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1840s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Paper

Upcycled Art Deco Chinoiserie Mirror, Studio VL
Located in Riverdale, NY
Quirky Upcycled Chinoiserie Style Mirror by Studio VL. We've taken a period oval mirror from the 1930's and paired it with our off beat decal additions, including a dragon chasing a ...
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1920s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Zabihi Collection Blue Chinese Small Rug
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Nichols art deco mat-size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century. Measures: 2'1'' x 3'8"
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool

Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Broyhill Ming Style Yoke Back Dining Side Armchair
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Chinoiserie Broyhill Ming style yoke back dining or side armchair with an ebony-colored frame & original white textured meander fabric....
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

Materials

Ceramic

19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese Man Figural Teapot
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese man figural teapot. It is wonderfully whimsical and features a Chinese man form with excellent coloring. Additio...
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19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Bassett Chinoiserie Burl Coffee Table with Brass Accents
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Bassett Asian style burl coffee table with brass accents, 1970s. This impressive table is adorned with chunky brass corner accents with great ...
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1970s North American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of English 1790s George III Gold and Black Chinoiserie Corner Cabinets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English corner cabinets from the late 18th century, with chinoiserie motifs. Born in England during the reign of King George III, this exquisite pair of late 18th-century c...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of English Chinoiserie Genre Scene Hand-Painted Tole Tea Caddy Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Vintage English export Chinoiserie-style table lamps made of tole tea caddies mounted as lamps with brass hardware, hand painted with a gold genre scene of a family in a gar...
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20th Century British Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Very Large Mason's Ironstone Jug or Pitcher Basket Japan Pattern, Circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and very large Mason's Ironstone Hydra jug or pitcher in the Basket Japan pattern, made in England circa 1830 and is particularly d...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

1950s French Chinoiserie White Ironstone Faux Bamboo Watering Can Pitcher
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous vintage French Chinoiserie style white ironstone watering can or pitcher with a faux bamboo design, circa 1950. It has a sleek and stylish design, perfect for the modern h...
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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

Drexel Heritage Mahogany And Ebonized Chinoiserie Decorated Low Table C1950
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Drexel Heritage Mahogany and Ebonized Low Table with Gilt Chin...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Hermes Orange & Chocolate Brown Chinoiserie Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A show stopper magnificent chinoiserie 9 drawer highboy in a striking color palette of chocolate brown and two shades of warm orange. The hand painted embellishments are in black and...
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1940s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

1940s Hollywood Regench Carved and Ebonized Wood Sitting Bench Chinoiserie/Asian
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's Chinoiserie/ Asian Carved and Ebonized Wood Sitting Bench. Amazing carving. Please look closely at pictures as they tell the details of the carvings.
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Gilt Papier-Mâché Vases, a Pair
Located in Pearland, TX
A very handsome pair of large antique Chinese gilt papier-mâché featuring finely detailed depictions of figures, pagodas, and garden scenes. Circa 1900.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Paper

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Ming" Bronze Painting 1960s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Stunning wall-hanging "Ming" painting in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamels by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (etched “P+K LaVerne” on botto...
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1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

Gilt Chinoiserie Pink Famille Rose Oval Ceramic Tureen with Lid and Underplate
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large oval chinoiserie ceramic tureen with lid and underplate. This ceramic dish is hand-painted and decorated with a grade scene. On each side, a brightly colored bird perches upo...
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20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

A Hand Painted Eglomise Wall Mirror by Labarge
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An Elegant hand painted eglomise framed beveled wall mirror. The artist signed frame and dated 1978 with a chinoiserie inspired decoration. The beveled mirror inset, with an outer ...
Category

1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mirror

Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Black Demilune Pink Marble Console Table - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Black Demilune Pink Marble Console Table - a Pair. Iem features a half round Demilune form, inset pink marble t...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Marble

Chinoiserie Style Gold Brass Table Lamps after Designer James Mont, a Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gold anodized brass desk or table lamps in the Chinoiserie style after designer James Mont, late-20th century, circa 1980s. Lamps have a wood base and brass ball finial. Dimensions: 31.5" height to top of finial 22.25" height to top of socket 9" lamp diameter at widest 7" lamp diameter base Cord: 72" long Black acrylic table...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Royal Delft 300th Anniversary Commemorative Bonbonnière, 1953, Hand-Painted
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This rare and exceptional Royal Delft Blue bonbonnière, produced by De Porceleyne Fles to commemorate the factory’s 300th anniversary (1653-1953), is ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience

62" Chin Hua Dining Table by Raymond Sobota for Century Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
Chin Hua dining table by Raymond Sobota for Century Furniture Raymond Karl Sobota (1914-2010) Dining table designed by Raymond K. Sobota for th...
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Late 20th Century North American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Burl

Good Quality Pair of French 1950's Blue & White Cased Glass Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each painted with Chinoiserie decoration beneath a cased-glass surface giving them a beautiful luminescent quality; on reticulated ebonized bases
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1950s French Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Glass

Delft - Pair of blue floral Delfware plates - 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Good pair of 18th century Dutch Delft Blue plates decorated with a geometrical arrangement of a central flower, adorned with foliage scrolls. The borders richly adorned with similar ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Vintage MCM Small Brass Chinoiserie Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM small brass lidded coffret style trinket box with chinoserie detail. The box depicts engraved scenes with a main motif of a sea ship on the upper lid and other scenes ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

John Ridgway Ironstone Bowl Hand-Painted pattern, William 1Vth Circa 1835
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a highly decorative, ironstone, twin handled circular footed Bowl by John Ridgway, dating to the English William 1Vth period, circa 1835 . The bowl has been carefully hand-painted in bold colorful enamels with a chinoiserie pattern of three oriental people travelling on a boat, pattern number 5057. It is also richly hand gilded. John Ridgway operated at his father’s celebrated Cauldon Place works, Shelton, Hanley, England, between 1830-1856, producing some fine porcelain and stone China of excellent quality. His stone China earthenwares and ironstone wares are discussed on page 305 of Godden's Guide to Ironstone, Stone and Granite Wares written by Geoffrey Godden for the Antique Collectors Club. This piece is fully marked to the base with an Imperial Stone China...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

Italian Chinoiserie Tray Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian chinoiserie tray table. Vintage Italian hand painted tole tray on custom folding painted metal stand in rich aubergine, gilt and silver gil...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Tôle

Adriaan Rijsselberg, Grieckse A - Delft green 'Four Hearts Dish' - early 18th c
Located in DELFT, NL
A large Delft earthenware dish with "Four Hearts" pattern, the four heart-shaped cartouches between stylized pine cones on a mottled green ground with blue lined palmettes, the medal...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Mason's Ironstone Dinner Plate Chinoiserie Hand Painted Black Ground, circa 1845
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, dinner plate by Mason's ironstone, England in a very decorative, hand painted floral pattern, dating to circa 1845. This is a rare pattern. The Plate is c...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

Large Antique Punch Bowl Showing Medicine Man & Boy in Window Patterns Ca. 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
This rare large punch bowl beautifully marries two of the most sought-after patterns of early 19th-century English ceramics: The Medicine Man and The ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

19thc Royal Crown Derby Demitasse Service for Eight Chinoiserie Imari Pattern
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century Royal Crown Derby demitasse service, Imari pattern #198, in classical Japanese chinoiserie taste having a beautiful painted Imari palett...
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1880s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Old English Silver Chinoiserie Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Old English sheffield silver plate tableware/barware centerpiece bowl . The centerpiece bowl features eight different exterior chinoiserie scene design details resting on a proportio...
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Early 1900s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Late 19th Century Satsuma Bowl with the Five Warriors
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous piece of late 19th century Satsuma depicting the 5 warriors in excellent antique condition with no issues to speak of. Finely detailed. interior. Have not cleaned the unders...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Clay

1970s Chinoserie Style Floral Faux Bamboo Wood Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, faux bamboo handcrafted wood chair you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibite...
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1970s Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Black & Burl Chin Hua Nightstands by Raymond K. Sabota for Century Furn a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Chinoiserie Chin Hua Collection pair of nightstands or end tables by Raymond K. Sabota for Century Furniture comprised of an ebony-tone wood frame, burlwood inlay...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Rare Red Chinoiserie Coromandel Lacquered Walnut French Dry Bar Liquor Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is superb and extremely rare form of French liquor cabinet or bar. The cabinet features fantastic walnut and a carved Coromandel Chinoiserie...
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1930s French Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Breccia Marble

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage silk art deco Chinese rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 20th century Chinese shrug with beautiful Chinese art deco design with birds and flowers, and nice colours with a light green field and pink, yellow, orange, gre...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Silk

Edwardian Mahogany & chinoiserie Decorated Wardrobe
Located in Dereham, GB
Edwardian Mahogany & Chinoiserie decorated wardrobe Cornice with pierced fretwork decoration, The Two doors with circular Chinoiserie panels. Boxwood line inlay around, Arch pie...
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Early 1900s European Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

French Ormolu Mounted Kangxi Period Famille Verte Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in Austin, TX
This gorgeous centerpiece has been created by the fortuitous marriage of a 17th century, Kangxi Period Famille verte enameled porcelain charger...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Copeland-Spode Very Large Ironstone Platter in Chinese Figures pattern, Ca 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful very large Platter or Meat Plate by Copeland (formerly Spode) in a very decorative hand painted Chinese figure pattern, dating to the turn of the late 19th Centur...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Pottery

A fine rare 19th c Steinway grand piano ebonized and Chinoiserie painted scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
A spectacular 19th century Black Chinoiserie lacquered Presentation Steinway & Sons Grand Piano . Model #37278 ,having fall key cover reading Steinway & Sons patent Grand New York &...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ebony

Delftware Plate with a Parrot, mid 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
A polychrome charger with a parrot perched on a ring in the center, with interesting asymmetrical landscape elements showing a basis in early 18th century design. The spareness of th...
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Mid-18th Century British Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Faience

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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