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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
Chinese Brass Urn Table Lamps With Elephant Handles
Located in West Hartford, CT
Vintage Chinese archaistic urn form lamps having molded geometric designs and elephant handles. 22.5”h to top of socket.
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Dragon Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Chinese Peking rug with a dragon medallion motif on an ivory colored field and soft baby blue border. Size is uncommon for its type.
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Square Silk Manila piano Shawl Embroidered
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and decorative early 20th century silk embroidery from Manila, with a Chinese style and beautiful floral design and nice colors, entirely hand embroidered with silk on...
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Early 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Silk

Chinese Wicker Capybara Animal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese wicker capybara box from the Shanghai collection with carved wood highlights and removable lid.
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wicker

French Style Carved Fruitwood and Chinoiserie Sideboard / Credenza / Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French style fruitwood credenza or sideboard with a lovely chinoiserie pastoral scene painted throughout all surfaces. It has three felt lined drawer. The feet are optional...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Iron

Big Golden Black Lacquer Chinese Style Arrow Barrels
Located in Brea, CA
Big golden black lacquer Chinese Style arrow barrels, beautiful golden painting.
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Large Vintage Chinese Peking Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful large mid century Chinese rug, entirely and very finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation with pretty Chinese Art Deco design and beautiful colors, wi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Oriental Figural Camel Bat Tent Decoration Wall Hanging Textile Tapestry 132"
Located in Dayton, OH
Large antique Oriental cross stitch Bayeux style textile / tent decoration or tapestry featuring primitive figures / warriors, camels, birds, bats, antelope / deer and geometric acce...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Textile

MCM McGuire Style Brighton Pavilion Bamboo Lounge Set, Billy Baldwin Provenance
Located in Morristown, NJ
Brighton Pavilion Style Bamboo Lounge Set, Attributed to McGuire, Billy Baldwin Provenance United States, Mid-20th Century Comprising two caned armchairs and a glass-top coffee table...
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1950s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Chinese Black and Gold Hand Painted and Carved Pedestal
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace the elegance of traditional Chinese art with this Black and Gold Hand Painted and Carved Pedestal. Featuring exquisite floral and bird motifs against a gold backdrop, this pe...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

1980s Big Brass Cloisonne Enamelled Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Table Vase Exotic #3
Located in London, GB
A large decorative ginger jar vase from the 1980s, crafted from brass cloisonné hand-painted in a chinoiserie style. The jar features a domed lid, its surface has been decorated ove...
Category

1980s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Asian Blue and White Lidded Serving Dish
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your tabletop presentation with this elegant vintage Asian blue and white lidded serving dish. Featuring a scenic landscape design in a rich cobalt palette, the lid is topped...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

A pair of Early 21st Century Three Legs Chinoiserie inspired Lounge Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Early 21st Century Lounge Three Leg Chairs by Westlake Furniture Chicago. Dated year 2000 Feature a Chinoiserie inspired style with tree leg...
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Early 2000s Italian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Celadon Green Ceramic Teapot, China, 20th Century
Located in Nice, FR
Large decorative teapot in celadon green ceramic, China, 20th century. It is interesting for its size, it is in very good condition. Beautiful quality decorative object.
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Celadon

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 folia...
Category

Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Oversized Hand-Painted and Gilt Pictorial Chinoiserie Coffee Table, circa 1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized pictorial Chinoiserie coffee low table features hand painted top of lake scene with figures, pagoda and mountainous background, frame is gilt decorated throughout, circa 19...
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20th Century European Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Maitland Smith Fine Carved Two Drawers Carved Chinoiserie Console Sideboard MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Maitland Smith Fine Carved Two Drawers Carved Chinoiserie Console Sideboard MINT
Category

20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Kindel Furniture Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Painted Cherry Wood Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie or Chinese Chippendale style coffee or cocktail table By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Beautiful carved cherry wood, with hand painte...
Category

1980s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Cherry, Paint

Ornately Carved Asian Modern Red Lacquer Gilt Gold Armoire with Brass Hardware
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Hand carved chinoiserie style motifs adorn this substantial red lacquered armoire. Accented by brass metal hardware, the cabinet has a regal presence. The gilt gold painted reliefs ...
Category

1980s Asian Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Blue and White Waterscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Blue and white waterscape painting featuring a boat on water and architecture. Newly framed in a gilt wood frame. Signed at lower left: ...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Georgian Spode Stone China Sauce Tureen in Ship Pattern 3067, circa 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good sauce tureen made of ironstone (Spode's Stone China) in the Ship Pattern, No 3067, produced by the English, Spode factory early in the 19th century, George 111rd Period. The piece is well potted with two side handles. The pattern is called the Ship pattern number 3067, the chinoiserie decoration being transfer printed under-glaze, then very carefully hand-painted in bold colored enamels with additional gold gilding over-glaze. As is usual with Spode ware the standard of hand painted detail is very high. A plate in this pattern is shown on page 54 of Steven Smith's book; "Spode and Copeland" published by Schiffer. The pattern is in the Chinese taste as produced by many of the English potteries of the time, to compete directly with the large import of Canton or Chinese Export porcelain from China. The piece has a mid brown edge similar to that often seen on Chinese plates. The piece is fully marked to the base, with the earlier Spode black printed Stone-China mark...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

Asian Influenced Gilt Table Lamp with Profusion of Flowers, Rosewood Base
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp features the most beautiful profusion of chrysanthemums with gilt touches resting on a rosewood base. The novel shape stands out and is unusual. It presents beautifully. Th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Rosewood

Asian Modern Designed Cast Iron Incense Burner / Ashtray Japan 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful large cast iron Japanese vessel to be used as an incense burner or a heavy ashtray, perfect for outside.  The vessel's design consists of a ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Chinese Baotou Rug with Art Deco Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77588 antique Chinese Baotou rug with Art Deco style. This hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Baotou rug features a rounded fretwork medallio...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool

Antique Chinese Beijing Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful little late 19th century Chinese rug with a Chinese design with dogs, and beautiful colors with blue, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool

Vintage Oriental Japanese Figural Samurai Brown Ceramic Jug Form Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oriental Japanese Figural Samurai Brown Ceramic Jug Form Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 25" H (to finial) x 16" H (to light socket) x 8.5" W x 4" D. (Locat...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain on Metal Fine Chinoiserie Occupied Japan Art Deco Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Porcelain on metal fine chinoiserie occupied Japan Art Deco box, beautiful and rare petite box delicate and painted with metal inserts, a couple of tiny...
Category

20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Asian Motif Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This highly carved table is detailed on all sides, and designed as a storage trunk, but functions as a glass top coffee table. The intricate detailed engraved scenes are on the front...
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Teak

Qing Dynasty Pair of Chinese Peking Glass Lampshades
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Qing Dynasty pair of Chinese Peking glass lampshades. Decorated with very beautiful green plants and in excellent condition.
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Glass

Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone
Located in Lisse, NL
Exclusive & fine quality hand-crafted Chinoiserie box. The diversity in techniques and materials used by craftsman around the world and over the last centuries never seizes to a...
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Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Soapstone

Tall Two Piece Asian Designed Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This tall Asian styled wardrobe cabinet features dark wood construction and bright woven rattan doors. Top piece has open cabinet storage and is removable. Bottom cabinet features tw...
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Rare Masons Ironstone Lidded Alcove very large Vase with dragons, Ca 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare, highly individual and very decorative, very large Lidded Vase in the Chinoiserie style with applied dragons, made by Mason's Ironst...
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

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

Lomonosov Porcelain Grouse Bird Figurine, Handpainted, 1986-1992
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming standing grouse bird figurine is made of porcelain. Highly detailed hand-painted decoration in organic brown and beige palette complements complex, realistic shape of the p...
Category

1980s Russian Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Antique Chinese Baotou Scholar’s Rug with Confucian Pictorial Design
Located in Dallas, TX
77586, antique Chinese Baotou Scholar’s rug with Confucian Pictorial Design. This hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Baotou rug features a pi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool

English 1900 Bamboo Side Table with Chinoiserie Decor and Rattan Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinoiserie style bamboo side table from the early 20th century, with rattan accents. Created in England at the turn of the century, this bamboo table features a rectangular top sitting above a single door adorned with Chinoiserie motifs, opening to reveal a small compartment. The table is raised on a X-form bamboo base with bamboo roots, securing a lower shelf. With its unusual lines and lovely decor, this English Chinoiserie table...
Category

Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Bamboo

pretty small vintage silk Chinese rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful small Chinese rug with nice design and beautiful colours with a yellow background, blue, brown, pink, green and purple at the design,...
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Silk

Georgian Masons Ironstone Sauce Tureen & Base Plate Vase & Rock Ptn, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative ironstone pottery Sauce Tureen complete with cover lid and base plate, produced by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshi...
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

English Ebonized Three-Tiered Shelf with Chinoiserie Decor and Gilded Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English ebonized three-tiered freestanding shelf from the turn of the century, with chinoiserie decor and gilded accents. Born in England around 1900, this exquisite ebonized thre...
Category

20th Century English Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood

Bobyrug’s Antique Chinese Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Mid-20th century Chinese embroidery with birds and flowers and beautiful colors. Entirely hand embroidered with silk on silk foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experie...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Silk

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

Antique Japanese Chinoiserie Blue Floral Porcelain "Wiseman" Large Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Chinoiserie Blue Floral Porcelain "Wiseman" Large Table Lamp with Flower Decoration to Reverse. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to finial) x 29" H (to...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Glass

Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Inspired Black Painted Gold Gilt Trestle Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Inspired Black Painted Gold Gilt Trestle Base Coffee Table. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 17.5" H x 50" W x 18" D.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large, Red MCM Asian Kitsch lantern
Located in Berkeley, CA
Living large. this one of a kind, rich asian red lantern would cool up just about any room. ( I see it in a kitchen.) 4 x 60 warm LED bulbs included.
Category

1950s American Vintage Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Delft polychrome plate with butterfly - first half 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare early 18th century Delftware plate with rare decoration of a butterfly in blue and iron-red. unmarked but of amazing beauty. Good quality of painting Good condition; only slig...
Category

Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Large 19th Century Chinese Porcelain and French Figural Ormolu Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large 19th century Chinese porcelain and French figural ormolu-mounted Chinoiserie style centerpiece. The circular ovoid bowl, maybe 18th century Jiaqing period (unve...
Category

19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Asian Glazed Ceramic Landscape Lamps - A Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of timeless elegance and worldly sophistication to your decor with this exquisite pair of vintage Asian ceramic table lamps. Each lamp features a gracefully shaped ginger...
Category

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Ebonized Gilt Accent Clawfoot Tub Armchairs, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful pair of Chinoiserie Japanned gilt ebonized accent armchairs, Early 20th Century. Curved rounded barrel back frames feature hand painted detailed scenes, classic ball and c...
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Marble Pattern Glass Vintage Ginger Jar Shaped Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
The idea of marble and glass in the same piece makes this lamp worth a second and even third look. Light gray, tan and a white background on this Chinese influenced export lamp makes...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Glass

Vintage Coastal Tortoise Bamboo Arm Chairs - A Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with an air of exotic elegance with this stunning pair of vintage armchairs, masterfully crafted from bamboo with a rich faux tortoise shell finish. Inspired by the...
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Bobyrug’s Pretty Large Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice late 19th century Chinese rug with beautiful Chinese and Art Deco design and beautiful natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experie...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

William Ridgway English Staffordshire Transferware Platter, Flosculous Pattern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A black on white transfer printed floral platter in the Flosculous pattern, William Ridgway & Co., Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire England, circa 1830-1854. A gently scalloped black-printed platter in an unusual borderless pattern. Alternating floral sprays extend outward — from a three part scroll motif in the center — up the well and onto the rim of the plate. The term ‘flosculous’ means having flowerets or composite-flowered. This stylized pattern feels very modern. 19 in. L x 15.25 in. W x 1.75 in H A printed urn...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Tall Coffee Can with Prunus Decoration, Bow C1752
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A Blanc de Chine Coffee can with straight sides and simple loop handle, and with one finely detailed prunus spray and two smaller sprays. An unusually ta...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Light Chinese Silk Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite late 20th-century Chinese silk rug featuring a stunning traditional Chinese design. Light colors of brown, beige, green, and pink adorn this masterpiece, meticulously hand-...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Silk

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.
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Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Italian Hand Painted Japanese "SATSUMA" Vase Print with Wooden Bamboo Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra Large Art Print of a Japanese "SATSUMA" vase. Printed by hand on engraving paper with an antique star press. Completely handcoloured by our skil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Double Happiness Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A white and cobalt blue Chinese table lamp. A ceramic vase is decorated with the double happiness symbol, framed with a hand painted floral motif. A w...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood, Ceramic

School of Bien-Hoa Glazed Ceramic Vase Decors De Sages, Circa 1930
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Glazed ceramic vase from the Bien-hoa school, decorated with six sages of the Taoist tradition. The handles are in the shape of black enamelled elephant heads. The upper part of the ...
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Early 20th Century Vietnamese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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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