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.
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Style: Chinoiserie
Pair of Pagoda Bamboo Mirrors In Wood and Resin, c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Hollywood Regency style faux bamboo mirrors with carved wood and resin frames.
The chic mirrors have an Asian pagoda inspired design with narrow frames. Featuring hand-carve...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Resin, Wood
Libation Cup, Dehua, Qing Dynasty, C1650
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Blanc de Chine cup of a shape copying earlier cups which were carved from 16th century rhinoceros horns.
Lucious Dehua porcelain, moulded and heavi...
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Tall Designer Chinoiserie Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Regency style mirrors with elaborate crowns inset with fabulous Fleur de Lis etched glass and gilt appointments. The frames are painted with figures and flora surrounding the be...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Group of Asian Hand Carved Gilt Wood Plaques
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of five hand carved gilt wood Asian plaques, probably framed in the 1950s, the carvings may be much earlier. Beautifully framed in gilt frames with ...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
2 Vintage Jane Gray Chinese Kuan Yen & Chung Li Watercolor Portrait Paintings 24
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two vintage Jane Gray watercolor portrait paintings of Kuan Yin and Chung Li.
Provenance:
Estate of J. Frederic Gagel, owner of multiple Thor...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Wonderful Pair Verlys Art Glass Mandarin Chinoiserie Oriental Vases
By Verlys Glass
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Verlys art glass mandarin chinoiserie oriental motif vase
Each sold individually.
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
White Foo Dogs Carved in Wood Base Floral Figures, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of freshly lacquered in white fantastic large foo dogs made of wood. The floral carving details at the base is amazing. Add it to your collection o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Dish Charger Delftware English London Blue White Fisherman
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming chinoiserie landscape scene depicting the European interpretation of pastoral life in China and the exotic landscape.
Rim-to-rim decoration with a chinoiserie scene of a ...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Plate delftware Dutch blue white yellow diameter 23cm 9" Chinoiserie landscape
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Bold fluid decoration with abundant imagery associated with early Dutch pieces.
Profusely painted with a chinoiserie garden scene with bold foliage and sprays. The rim painted wi...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Mid-20th Century chinoiserie Screens, Hand Painted,
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Mid-20th Century chinoiserie screens, hand painted, similar but different figures of Chinese notables.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
English Scorched Bamboo Chinoiserie Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare, English lacquered table made of scorched bamboo in the chinoiserie taste. The top features a lacquer floral motif with a distressed finish. The b...
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Framed Chinese Embroidered Ninth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a matching pair of embroidered silk civil rank badge panels (known in Chinese as Buzi) in black lacquer frames. The panels feature a black background within a scrolling floral border. In the center, it showcases a winged paradise fly catcher...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Galerie Shabab Collection Handmade Modern East Turkestan Khotan Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary East Turkestan Khotan room Size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 8' 11" x 12' 0".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary East Turkestani Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
Georgian Mason's Ironstone Vase in Green Dragon Chinoiserie Pattern, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare shape vase, made by Mason's Ironstone, England, in the early 19th century, late Georgian period, circa 1818.
This vase has a rarely found shape and is a very early...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
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...
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Palm Regency Chinoiserie Brass Faux Bamboo Candlestick Buffet Lamps, a Pair
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Fantastic example of less is better. Faux bamboo brass candlestick lamps. Quality craftsmanship, heavy! Custom lampshade by Canterbury, Brookly NY.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Signed Asian Coromandel Eight Panel Screen Expandable Room Divider
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent Asian coromandel expandable room divider. Great scale with height of 94" and vivid colors throughout. Some age appropriate wear, see pics. Now more than ever, home is whe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pewter and Ceramic Famille Rose Chinoiserie Dish with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An unusual pewter-encased ceramic bowl. Decorated with brightly colored hand-painted flowers and butterflies, this small decorative dish will be an excellent accent piece on a coffee...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Antique Victorian circa 1900 Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquered Side End Lamp Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 hand made Chinese Chinoiserie side end lamp table.
A very good looking and well made piece...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mason's Ashworth Orange Chinoiserie Octagonal Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Mason’s Ashworth octagonal ironstone bowl decorated in a lively orange glaze with delicate chinoiserie details throughout.
The design is transfer-p...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese Man Figural Teapot
By Minton
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...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Italian Cocktail Tray Table with Chinoiserie Design
Located in New York, NY
An Italian tray table cocktail table with a Chinoiserie tole tray top and black faux bamboo base, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Table tray is a red burgundy with a gold Chinoiserie landscape and figurative design. Table's base is a black and gold modern faux bamboo design with an 'x' stretcher. Tray and table...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Metal, Tôle
Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Oriental carved camphor wood chest
This Beautiful Carved Chest is made from Camphor Wood, for those of you who do not know campho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vase Delftware Dutch Blue and White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual decoration blending a European pastoral landscape with Chinoiserie ornamentation. Suitable for everyday use.
The tapering body decorated with a European lady and a gentlem...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Export Filigree Silver Gilt Card Case
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Chinese filigree silver gilt card case with a lift off lid measures 88 mm (3.5 inches) in height, 56 mm (2.25 inches) in width and has a t...
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silver
Vintage Brass Teapot Lamp by Quoizel
By Quoizel
Located in Pasadena, TX
Brass tabletop lamp with teapot by Quoizel
This unique lamp has a metal teapot with 1 handle standing on a lucite base.
The top of the lamp has a d...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Small Asian Etageres with Lower Cabinets in Fresh White Lacquer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of small etageres with two-door lower cabinets. Freshly lacquered in white.
Category
1970s Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Mongolian Chinoiserie Painted Elm Sideboard Cabinet Console Credenza 80"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Mongolian / Chinese sideboard cabinet or console. Made of Elm featuring rectangular form with scalloped accents and four drawers, two cabinets and a painted and lacquered ext...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer, Paint
Antique Chinese Lacquer Table Box 1920's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful iron red lacquer Chinese table box. The red background with gilt decoration with carved bone inlay on the top. 9.5 inches square, T...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bone, Wood, Lacquer
Traditional Handmade Royal Indo Oriental Floral All over Area Rug
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Indo area rug by Royal Rugs, circa last quarter 20th century. Handmade from 100% wood. Features a floral all over pattern with beige/creme, peaches and blues. Royal rugs has been in business since the 1950s. The company was started by a first generation rug...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century, Hand Carved Chinese Wood Panel
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large hand carved Chinese wood panel, hand painted. The early 19th century panel with lion, elephant and a male figure deeply carved in high relie...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinoiserie Dining Table Distressed Red Asian Pedestal Base & Round Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic vintage Chinoiserie dining table with distressed red painted carved wood Asian pedestal style base and a round glass top wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
chinoiserie Decorated Oval 2 Tier Table, circa 1900
Located in Dereham, GB
Chinoiserie Decorated Oval 2 tier table circa 1900.
Black & gilt Chinoiserie decoration,
Top decorated with, figures, Houses, birds & foliage, &
Pain...
Category
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Mid 20th Century Cherry Asian Inspired Dining Armchairs - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Asian inspired dining armchairs, unbranded, likely Thomasville or American of Martinsville. Cherry with decorative fretwork accents under apron at corners, carved design to...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century East Turkestan Khotan Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage East Turkestan Khotan throw rug handmade during the Mid-20th Century.
Measures: 2' 7" x 3' 10".
Category
Mid-20th Century East Turkestani Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
Fine chinoiserie Decorated Fitted 8 Drawer Cabinet on Stand
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Chinoiserie Decorated fitted 8 drawer Cabinet on stand circa 1900
Three Quarter tray top with shaped back depicting:
Interior scene with figures & Foliage,
Two doors, with sh...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Sauce Boat, Mission Church Pattern, Worcester, circa 1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fluted sauce boat, decorated with the rare Mission Church pattern in cobalt under-glaze painting.
This rare pattern is found only on sauce boats. T...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Border Chinese Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
A pillow made from a 19th-century Chinese rug. Zipper closure and insert included.
Measures: 17” x 18''.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Mid 20th Century Faux Reptile Asian Chinoiserie Trunk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian chinoiserie style faux reptile leather trunk, unbranded. Wood frame covered with artificial reptilian leather, decorative brass hardware, non-locking decorative Asian key, D...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mason's Ashworth's Ironstone Teapot in Old Japan Vase Pattern, circa 1875
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Teapot made by Mason's Ironstone during the mid-19th century, when Mason's was owned by Ashworth Brothers, circa 1870.
It has ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
English Delft Candle Holders
Located in Miami, FL
A fine pair of blue and white Delft porcelain candle holders.
Crafted in England.
Decorated with floral motifs and embellished with t...
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Romantic Chinese Scenes Fine Earthenware 8 Plates by Creil 1834-1840
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 8 Chinoiseries Scenes lunch plates (+ 1 for free with a crack).
Made of opaque porcelain, they had a principal scene showing various scenes of extreme-oriental kids playing together in several landscapes printed in pink on a white background. On the border, pink pagodas...
Category
1830s French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pr French Chinoiserie Silvered & Dore Bronze Mounted Honey Alabaster Vases/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous Pair of 19th Century Antique French Chinoiserie Silvered and Dore Bronze Mounted Honey Alabaster Vases Turned to Lamps, in the style of Edouard Lievre. Each is beautifull...
Category
1890s French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Chinoiserie Mint Green Square Embroidered Pagoda Motif Cloth Dinner Napkins, 5
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of five chinoiserie mint green hand-stitched and embroidered table napkins. This set of mid-century table linens will be a fabulous addition to your next dinner or cocktail par...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass
Very Large Masons Ironstone Lidded Alcove Vase with applied dragons, Circa 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare, highly individual and very decorative, Large Lidded Vase in the Chinoiserie style, made by Mason's Ironstone in the George 1Vth period, circa 1825.
The vase is well potted with a tapering hexagonal form on a raised pedastal foot.
This vase has a number of features that make it special;
1) Large Size measuring 24.5 inches high (62.4cm)
2) The three applied dragons...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Coffee Cup with Famille Rose decoration, Bow Porcelain, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A direct copy of a Chinese shape, decorated with chinoiserie painting of typical motifs in the famille rose palette.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Mason's Ironstone Coffee Can in Basket Japan Pattern, circa 1890
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an ironstone coffee can or cup in a rare shape, hand enameled in the Basket Japan pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire,...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Pair of 19th Century Japanned Corner Hanging Shelves
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid-nineteenth century black japanned hanging shelves, the fret cut frames each with three shaped shelves with gilt decoration throughout.
Circa 1860 England
Dimensio...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Japanese Asian Brass Champleve Cloissone Table Lamp
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning Japanese brass champleve table lamp with colorful enamel detail topped with an etched glass hurricane lamp. Why not own the best? Wired...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Royal Crown Derby Chinoiserie Styled Five Small Cup & Saucer Sets
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These five small cup and saucer sets, and one additional saucer, were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and date to appro...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Spode Plate or Dish Chinoiserie Pattern No. 1867 porcelain, circa 1820
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful square plate or dish produced by the Spode factory and made of porcelain, in the early 19th Century, Circa 1815 to 1827.
The dish is well potted on a low foot ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chapman English William & Mary Style Scarlet Japanned Chinoiserie Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage William & Mary / chinoiserie wall mirror japanned in scarlet with gold painted decoration, rectangular in shape with a pierced arched pediment. Marked Chapman Made in Spain o...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood, Lacquer
Plate, Delftware, English, London, Blue White Bird Chinoiserie Fantasy
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming set of plates with the exotic bird suspended showing the fantasy element of Chinoiserie.
Decorated with an exotic bird in flight surrounded by four stylised floral sprays surrounded by a trellis diaper border with four demi-flowerhead reserves interposed. The rim decorated with a trellis diaper border with three reserves with grasses interposed. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably London, third quarter of the 18th century. 2035574
can be separated into a pair and a single plate...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Signed Asian Watercolor on Silk Landscape Figure Scroll Cherry Blossom
Located in Dayton, OH
Signed antique Asian watercolor on silk landscape painting showing a small waterfall over a creek, topped with a tree and a woman carrying a b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paint
Chinoiserie Papier-Mâché Tray and Faux Bamboo Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century English serving tray crafted in papier-mâché and lacquer in classic form and hand decorated in scenes of chinoiserie with figures, birds, and boats. The later stand is c...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Butter Boat, Two Peony Rockbird Pattern, Worcester, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly successful dish, formed in the shape of a leaf, and decorated with underglaze blue painting after the Chinese.
The Two Peony Rockbird pattern is a traditional Chine...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Red Chinoiserie Chinese Giltwood Temple Carving Mirror
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique red Chinese giltwood temple carving mirror. It includes three temple carvings along the top and a red hardwood frame.
Additional informatio...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
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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