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
Espejo italiano de estilo Chinoiserie
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Espejo italiano Chinoiserie Circa 1.880.
Espejo italiano de estilo Chinoiserie Circa 1.880, realizado en madera policromada y tallada artesanalmente.
Medidas:
Alto 70cm
Ancho 50cm
Fo...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Style Gilt-Bronze and Enamel Figural Clock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare Chinoiserie style gilt-bronze and enamel figural clock.
This elegant and sophisticated clock has a finely chiselled gilt-bronze case with gold and enamel highlights. It dep...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Seven Antique Worcester Cups Hand Painted in the Fence Pattern England Ca. 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
This rare set of seven antique Worcester porcelain cups was hand-painted in the iconic Fence pattern by the Barr Flight Barr Worcester factory in England, circa 1810.
Each cup featur...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Cave a Liqueur with Chinoiserie Inlay Late 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Cave a Liqueur with chinoiserie lacquer
Date : Late 19th century
Period : Third Republic
Origin : France
Decoration : Cover with chinoiserie scene with classic fence patter...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Bobyrug’s pretty rare antique Chinese rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice antique and rare Chinese rug from Ningxia with nice Chinese design and symbols on design, and nice natural colours with a navy blue field and yellow, gold, orange , white a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,764 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large chinoiserie table lamp made from a dark red glazed porcelain vase from the early 20th century. Classic form. Transformed to a table lamp in solid brass ends by Sofina Boutique ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Faience Chinoiserie Platter Angouleme
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Chinoiserie Platter signed Angouleme.
Category
1890s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Art Deo Pictorial Rug with Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77583 antique Chinese Art Deo Pictorial rug with Chinoiserie style 08'11 x 11'08. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco pictorial rug features a colo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wool
French Tole Cachepot by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Limited production of French tole cachepot in chinoiserie style. Hand painted, available in different colors. Oval shaped with lion foot and lion ...
Category
2010s Italian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Tin
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
Pair of Blue Chinese Export Lamps on 18kt Gilt Base
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of blue and white Chinese Export lamps sitting on 18 karat gold bases. The blue lamps are beautifully decorated with white branches, leaves and flowers. A stunning pair of ch...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French Tole Umbrella Rack Cachepot by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Limited production of French tole umbrella rack in chinoiserie style. Hand painted decoration with vegetal motifs at the bottom and drapery on the top and colors. Round shaped with s...
Category
2010s Italian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Tin
Excellent oriental onyx pair of table lamps in Chinoiserie style, Italy, 1960s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of onyx table lamps produced and manufactured in Italy in the 60s. Each lamp is composed of 2 pieces in the shape of a Chinese pagoda. This exclusive marble and veined in multip...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Punch Pot in the Famille Rose Style, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1757
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large tea-pot, or perhaps a punch pot, of globular form with loop handle. Painted in a vibrant wet palette after the Chinese. A most attractive example, of...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fabulous Mod White Faux Bamboo Wood Pucci Style Upholstered Bench Hollywood Glam
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous mod white faux bamboo Pucci style upholstered bench. The vintage upholstery shows some light wear with a few minor spots but is very presentable a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan, Wood
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
c.1820-30s Brighton Pavilion Chinoiserie Bamboo Armchair
Located in London, GB
Brighton Pavilion Chinoiserie bamboo armchair with an upholstered seat, English, circa 1820-30s.
Material: bamboo frame and upholstered seat
Dimensions: H104 x W63 x D64 cm.
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Fabric
Masons Ironstone Sauce Tureen & Cover Table & Flower Pot Ptn, Georgian Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820.
This t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Large Chinoiserie Decorated Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinoiserie box with painted scenes and gold faux bamboo trim.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Composition
Georgian Mason's Ironstone Desert Dish or Plate Cross Fence gilded Ptn, Ca 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good early Mason's Ironstone pottery desert plate or dish in the Cross Fence gilded pattern, produced by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, cir...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Table Lamps Chinoiserie Porcelain Vases Pair Elecrified
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
MASSIVE, PAIR OF VINTAGE, CHINOISERIE, PORCELAIN VASES, UPCYCLED INTO TABLE LAMPS, 70cm., 27½” high
The massive size is softened by the pastel shades of pink, yellow, blue, green.
...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Faux Bamboo Chinoiserie Style Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Elevate your coastal boho chic decor with this stunning vintage mirror.
Featuring a beautifully crafted faux bamboo frame in a creamy pale yellow, this mirror exudes a timeless eleg...
Category
1980s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo
English Chinoiserie Tole Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English black tole box from the late 19th century decorated with Chinoiserie references like costumed figures, willow trees, and birds. This small rectangular case bears a charmin...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chinese Ming Style Carved Wood High Back Throne Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese Ming Style Carved Wood High Back Black Throne ArmChairs.
The pieces are complementary with different sizes for male and female.
Category
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Georgian Spode Dinner Plate A Ironstone Chinoiserie Pattern No.2283, circa 1820
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful hand painted dinner plate, produced by the Spode factory in the late Georgian period, Circa 1820.
This is pattern number 2283, the chinoiserie decoration ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Chinese Elephant Form Polychrome decorated Stoneware Garden Seat
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Colorful Chinese polychrome decorated stone ware elephant form garden seat, late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Stoneware, Paint
Black Painted Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique chinoiserie painted writing desk with red interior.
early-19th century
Category
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century, French Clock in the Chinoiserie Style
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century, French clock In the Chinoiserie style. An 8 day pendulum movement that bell strikes on the hour and half hour. Chinese porcelain body in the Kang His style by Samson. T...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,950 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Cup, Character Decor, 19th Century
Located in Nice, FR
Porcelain cup (crackled sandstone) from China, decoration of characters and flowers. This cup is broken, restoration, it is sold as is.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Maitland Smith Red Coromandel Lacquer Chinoiserie Urn Table Lamp 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith, circa 1990s, vase / vessel / urn / jug shaped Chinoiserie table lamp featuring red coromandel style lacquer finish with a painted landscape / fishing scene in gold an...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
$572 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Asian Cloisonné Mother of Pearl Peacock Vase
Located in West Chester, PA
A lovely vintage Asian cloisonné vase featuring brilliant mother of pearl accents from the mid-20th century.
Large scale, having a circul...
Category
20th Century Korean Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vintage Chinese Watercolor Framed Painting of Flowers & Butterfly
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage watercolor painting depicts pink and red flowers, most probably peonies, with lush green leaves, and white and yellow butterfly, sitting on one of the leaves. Bright, festiv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Paper
1970s Asian Rosewood Mahogany Leather Top Expandable Game Table
Located in Stafford, TX
with a leather-inlaid top and a dark wooden frame. The table’s surface features a gold-tooled border design, a classic detail often found in high-quality antique furniture.
Key Feat...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Chinoiserie Pentagonal Vases of Lacquered Papier-Mâché - Individually Priced
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of large Chinoiserie gilt papier-mâché vases from the 19th century - each five-sided vase featuring finely detailed depictions of flowers, scrolls, and Asian-inspired des...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Antique English Porcelain Bowl Boy in the Window Pattern by New Hall Circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a lovely hard-paste porcelain bowl hand-painted at New Hall dating to the very early 19th century, circa 1800.
The New Hall China Manufactory was founded in Shelton, Stoke upon Trent...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Regency Faux Finished Fretwork Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exemplifying the bold glamour of Hollywood Regency design, this vintage dining table is a true showstopper. The exquisite base features a masterful faux tortoiseshell finish, lending...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Plate Delft Liverpool Blue White Soldier Bridge, Europe Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual decoration blending European and Chinoiserie styles.
Decorated with a chinoiserie scene of a soldier crossing a bridge with European houses on either side with Chinese plants...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Fine Blanc De Chine Oriental Lamp
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French blanc de chine porcelain table lamp in the oriental manner. Depicting a Chinese lady standing upon a water gilded base.
Category
1950s French Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Republic Period Six Sided Covered Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of six sided, beautifully hand-painted covered porcelain vases featuring traditional figures and flowers, trimmed with parcel gilt.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Vintage Asian 1920s Chinoiserie Floral Sconce
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of elegance to your space with this vintage Asian 1920s Chinoiserie floral sconce. Featuring intricate floral motifs and delicate detailing, this sconce embodies the char...
Category
1920s Philippine Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Bronze Lantern with Painted Mirror and Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century English Chinoiserie bronze lantern with painted mirror and glass.
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
$2,606 / item
Tea Bowl and Saucer, Richard Chaffers of Liverpool, circa 1760
By Richard Chaffers
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A porcelain tea bowl and saucer from one of the Liverpool makers, painted with a chinoiserie scene. The use of the white porcelain to form the shin...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Scalamandre Duchess Silk Double Tassel Curtain Tieback, Carved Jade, Red, Blue
By Scalamandre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scalamandre duchess silk double tassel curtain tieback, carved jade, red, blue.
Category
Late 20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Jade
Pair of Round Carved Oriantal Folding Side Tables A very useful duet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Round Carved Oriantal Folding Side Tables
A very useful duet, folding side end lamp or wine tables with glass tops
The tables have a deeply carved relief decoration of Water...
Category
1910s Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Walnut
'Rocks on a Terrace' Pattern Saucer c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
With peony and chrysanthemum plants flowering on a terrace, butterflies in flight.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Production Date : C 1725
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Ca Mau...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Original circa 1920's Asprey London Chinoiserie Mantle Clock Lovely Decoration
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely original circa 1920’s Asprey London Chinoiserie mantle clock
A very decorative and well made piece, r...
Category
1920s English Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,296 Sale Price
30% Off
Georgian Plate by Spode in Gilded Bow Pot Pattern Number 2954, circa 1820
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful plate in the Bow Pot pattern, produced by the Spode factory and made of a type of earthenware pottery called Pearl-ware, in the early 19th century, circa 1820.
...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
Delft Jug in Faïence, White and Blue, 19th Century Netherlands
By Delft
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This pot is in Faïence, in white and blue. They has been made in Netherlands, in the 19th century. they are Delft pieces. It is signed underneath.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Faience
$426 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Delft - 'Chinoiserie' manganese and green floral Delftware plate, 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Delft faience plate with a chinoiserie decoration of a rock and a fence amongst trees and shrubbery in manganese and green. The borders ornately decorated with geometrically arranged...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Teapot in the Famille Rose Style, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Small pot with loop handle, curved spout and domed cover with ball finial, the body painted after the Famille rose with chrysanthemum, flowers and leaves, all from mauve rocks on gre...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
ViNTAGE HAND LACQUERED CHINESE ORIENTAL COFFEE COCKTAIL TABLE WITH DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage hand lacquered Chinese coffee table with twin drawers
Please note the delivery fee list...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,481 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Yellow Porcelain Ceramic Garden Seat w Painted Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Yellow Porcelain Ceramic Drum Garden Seat with Hand Painted Birds. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 17" H x 12.5" W x 12.5" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Oval Ceramic Chinoiserie Blue and White Trinket Dish with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small oval chinoiserie blue and white trinket dish with a lid. This piece is from China and was created in ceramic with blue paint. It is white, with a painted scenic design on the...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Two White Figure of Seated Hounds, Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng reign
Located in seoul, KR
Fine porcelain figure of seated hounds. The mouth of the dog is open; the ears are flipped back; and there is a chain around the neck. The dog's bones are well depicted.
Period : Qi...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Wedgwood Chinoiserie Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Pair Wedgwood chinoiserie plates. Rare pair of early Wedgwood chinoiserie pearlware plates with fantastical Oriental imagery in cobalt underglaze ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
$1,000 / set
Vintage Chinoiserie Red Tole Metal Tea Canister Table Lamp by Vaughan Design Ltd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Red Tole Metal Tea Canister Table Lamp by Vaughan Design Ltd. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H (to finial) x 22" H (to light socket) x 11" W x 11" D. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Metal
Famille Verte Porcelain Inkwell by Samson
By Samson & Cie
Located in Paris, FR
Small famille verte porcelain inkwell decorated with enameled flowerpots, foliage, and stylized rinceaux. The inkwell is set on a gilt bronze b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Antique Rosewood and Jade Chinoiserie Nesting Tables with Diorama Tops, 4
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a rare, stunning set of Chinoiserie nesting tables, circa the 1920s. This set of four nesting side tables is the perfec...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Jade
18th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Dome-Topped Box, Circa 1715-1725
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Early 18th century George I Japanned Chinoiserie dome-topped box, Circa 1715-1725. England or France.
A rare survivor from the first quarter of the ...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Cherry
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.