Chinoiserie Side Tables
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
Chinoiserie Blue and White Porcelain Garden Stool or Side Table
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie blue and white porcelain garden stool, plant stand, or small side table featuring depictions of a scenic Asian landscape and figures.
China, Late 20th Century...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Baroque Chinoiserie Style Hand Painted Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare hand painted ebonized parcel bronze gilt Baroque Chinoiserie Revival side table. Exceptionally executed, the contemporary antique reproducti...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage chinoiserie Rattan Nesting Tables, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
A set of three vintage chinoiserie Rattan nesting tables. circa 1960s.
Feature a tiger bamboo and rattan frame and black laminated top with floral ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Chinoiserie Style Octagonal Accent Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Chinoiserie octagonal accent table with fine form and color. Features a classic black lacquer and gilt design with scenes of Asian architecture and natural landscapes decorating an o...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Chinoiserie Revival Lacquered Drinks Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant late 19th century Georgian style drink table decorated in the chinoiserie revival taste of the late 19th/early 20th century England. The table features an oval top decorated ...
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19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
Heritage Chinoiserie Hand Painted Scene Carved Gilt Wood Glass Insert End Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage chinoiserie hand painted and carved gilt wood end table with glass insert by Heritage Furniture. Beautiful condition, keeping in ...
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Drexel Et Cetera Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Small Gateleg Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drexel Et Cetera Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Small Gateleg Side Table with 2 Dovetailed Drawers. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 25"...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Century Furniture Chinoiserie Fretwork Wooden Side Lamp End Tables - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Century Furniture Chinoiserie Fretwork Wooden Side Lamp End Tables - a Pair. Items feature carved fretwork corners, lower shelf, ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Bamboo Two Tier Side Table with Lacquared Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Regensburg, DE
Charming and highly decorative chinoiserie bamboo side table with two lacquered tiers.
Both shelfs are hand painted in blacks and reds and gold and for its age the the colors of the...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Pair of Fine Black Lacquer End Tables with Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of elegant black lacquer square end tables with gilt motif, beautiful form and color, We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and h...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century English Victorian Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Tilt Top Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique English Victorian papier mâché flip-top parlor table in the manner of Jennens and Bettridge (1816–1870)
Born in the mid-19th century, Chinoiserie taste, profusely decorated including hand painted polychrome floral decoration, ebonized, lacquered, parcel gilt, abalone, mother of pearl inlays, serpentine top with scalloped molded edge, tripod pedestal base with spiral turned barley twist standard, resting on three gracefully curved scroll legs.
Dimensions: (approx)
29" High, 22" Wide, 23" Deep
Provenance / Acquisition:
John Phifer Marrs collection.
Important auction house J. Garrett Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas, May 2021 catalog, presented a special curated collection from John Phifer Marrs, premier Southern interior designer known for an elegant, fresh and inviting design method, often called The New Southern Style...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Other
Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Cream Lacquered Chest on Stand
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie chest on stand or occasional side table
By Drexel Heritage
USA, late 20th century
Cream la...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer, Paint
19th Century Chinoiserie Wood And Brass Side Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Chinoiserie wooden side table with brass trim. Beautiful Asian scene with man, woman and her pet rabbit in an outdoor setting. This table can be used in any deco...
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19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19thC Carved Chinese Rosewood Side End Table or Taboret Plant Stand
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Late 19thC Chinese rosewood side end table with a red marble top. Hand Carved and hand crafted with florets and pierced Fretwork. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear. Cr...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Chinoiserie and Faux Marble Painted Cocktail Gueridon / Table W/ Brass Gallery
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This side table checks all the boxes! It is a lovely drinks table with painted chinoiserie top surrounded by a brass gallery. The tripod legs are wood and have been hand painted faux...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Hand Painted Side Table by Drexel Heritage
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the artistry of the Chinoiserie Hand Painted Side Table by Drexel Heritage. This exquisite table features traditional Asian motifs in detailed hand-painted designs, embodyin...
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Ming Style Chinosarie Side Table with Fretwork
Located in Pasadena, TX
17.75" Ming Style Chinoiserie side table with Fretwork
19th Century Ming dynasty southern Chinese design. Two tier table with Ming feet and a bottom tier...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Elm
19th C Style Charles Pollock Black & Gold Chinoiserie Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th C style Charles Pollock black & gold chinoiserie side table. It features a rustic black painted finish with gilt details and a cane bottom shelf
Additional information:
Mat...
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20th Century North American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Gold
Antique Oriental Chinese Carved Hardwood Marble Top Foo Dog Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Oriental Chinese carved hardwood marble top foo dog side table. Item features a lower shelf, pink marble top, Foo dog carvings to legs, floral c...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Queen Ann Style with Raised Lacquer Chinoiserie Side Table.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Queen Ann Style with Raised Lacquer Chinoiserie Side Table
Charming side table from the early 20th century is hand decorated with gold gilt ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Maison Baguès Three-tiered Chinoiserie Side Tables
Located in Pembroke, MA
A rare pair of stunning French gilt-bronze and Chinoiserie top side tables with three tiers (attributed to Maison Baguès, mid-Century). Each table has three rectangular burgundy-lacq...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Asian-Inspired Wood Side Tables with inset Beveled Glass Tops
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Asian-Inspired Wood Side Tables with inset Beveled Glass Tops
Offered for sale is a lovely pair of wooden Asian inspired side tables...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Lacquered Chinoiserie Lowboy Side Table
Located in London, GB
A charming and very well made antique lacquered Chinoiserie lowboy side table in the Georgian style. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s.
It is of very good qu...
Category
1950s British Vintage Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
19thc English Chinoiserie Tiger Bamboo Table
Located in Savannah, GA
English lacquered table made of tiger bamboo in the Chinoiserie style. The wooden top features a hand painted colorful lacquered floral motif with a rather abstract bird, the bottom ...
Category
1880s English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Drexel Heritage Et Cetera Chinoiserie Black & Burl & Ormolu End Tables, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consideration is this Extraordinary pair of end tables!!! This is a gem by Drexel, from their ET Cetera line. It is comprised of two rectangular wood frames Tables with high...
Category
1980s American Vintage Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Gold, Ormolu
English Chinoiserie Tilt Top Pedestal Tripod Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Engish tilt-top pedestal table made in the Chinoiserie revival period. The round table features a birdcage base support mounted to a p...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Michael Taylor Baker Far East Chinoiserie Two Tier Grey Low Side Tables – a Set
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a pair of end tables attributed to Michael Taylor's Far East Collection for Baker Furniture, circa the 1960s. These sculptural end tables, crafted from ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Chinoiserie Wood Accent Drinks Table or Plant Stand in the Style of James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
A well-made and substantial rich dark stained wood low accent/drinks table or plant stand, in the style of designer James Mont, in the Chinoiserie design style, circa Mid-20th Centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Red Lacquered Japanned Nesting Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
A charming set of four English red lacqured and Japanned -Chinoiserie nesting tables dating from the late 19th century. All four tables are decorated with red crackled lacquer with g...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Red Lacquer & Brass Side Table Removable Ice Chest Style Hoof Foot Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Chinese red lacquer and brass ice chest, planter, accent table with galvanized insert and lid on hoof foot style removable base. This piece is in wonderful vintage condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Woven Bamboo and Rattan Side Table or Plant Stand
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous woven rattan wooden plant stand or side table. This piece will be fantastic used as an occasional table, side table, or on a covered patio for use as a plant stand. The fo...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Antique Chinoiserie Table w/ Painted Landscape Scenes over Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Black-lacquered chinoiserie work table with polychrome painted scenes on trestle base with hinged lift-top exposing lidded compartments and open cubbies, with original key plate in t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Oval Side Table
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1930s red oval Chinoiserie style side table features a faux bamboo base with X-form stretcher and gilded details. Oval table top has a decorative painted...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Wood
19th Century Chinoiserie Side Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French chinoiserie side table.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Chinoiserie Motif Side Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Modern square top side table in Chinoiserie manner.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
English 1880s Black and Gold Japanned Side Table with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black and gold japanned side table circa 1880 with Chinoiserie décor depicting architectures in landscapes, birds, trees and flowers, with single drawer and turned fluted ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Lacquered Chinoiserie Bamboo Occasional Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Lacquered Chinoiserie Bamboo Occasional Table
This is a late 19th century piece, the table has 2 tiers, the upper tier has a marquetry borde...
Category
1890s Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Chinoiserie Tripod Wine Table
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th-century Chinoiserie tripod wine table boasts a turned baluster base and elegant downswept legs with pad feet. Its surface is adorned with a meticulously hand-painted villag...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Carved Dark Rosewood Marble Top Round Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality vintage Chinese Asian carved rosewood marble top lamp table round stand pedestal.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Asian Lacquered Side Tables - A Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with architectural elegance through this striking pair of vintage Asian lacquered side tables. Expertly crafted with clean geometric lines and a bold red lacquer fi...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Seagrass, Wood, Lacquer
A Pair of Dunbar Occasional Tables Asian Style with Cork Tops
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and rare pair of side tables by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1940s. Mahogany with original cork tops, Asian Style with green Dunbar labels.
Category
1940s American Vintage Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Lacquered Chinoiserie Side Table
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique lacquered chinoiserie side table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1880-1900 period.
It is of extremely fine quality, with gorgeous ...
Category
1880s British Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Henredon Walnut Ming Style Side Table
By Henredon
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Henredon side table is made of solid walnut. It's made in the chinoiserie ming style.
It has hoofed feet and humpback stretches for added stability.
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinoiserie Lacquered Chinese Gate Leg Drop Leaf Blue Oval Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinoiserie Lacquered Chinese Gate Leg Drop Leaf Blue and Green Painted Side Table. Item features a single dovetailed drawer, nicely ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Asian Wooden Inlaid Asian Prayer Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The Vintage Asian Wooden Inlaid Prayer Table is a stunning display of traditional Asian craftsmanship. Featuring intricate wooden inlays with delicate foliage designs, it reflects th...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique pair of Italian Chinoiserie Decorated Bedside Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of antique Italian bedside table with hand painted Chinoiserie design. Really pretty images and fabulous patina as well. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
A tall resin Oriental Jardiniere, decorated with elephant, chinese dragons
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A tall resin Oriental Jardiniere, decorated with elephant, chinese dragons and naked figures. Can be used a s a plnt stand, side table or plynth. T...
Category
Late 20th Century British Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Resin
Tall White Chinoiserie Campaign Wicker Hamper Basket with Brass Fittings
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely tall wicker hamper with lid, and chinoiserie brass hardware. This piece could be used as either a side table, hamper, or extra storage on a pati...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Parsons Tables inset with 18th Century Chinese Panels
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Pair of black lacquer Parsons tables inset with 18th century Chinese coromandel lacquer panels. Wonderful age acquired patina and depth.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century French Chinoiserie Style Mahogany Table Attributed Gabriel Viardot
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent 19th century French hand-carved chinoiserie style mahogany center-table with mother-of-pearl inlaid marquetry top attributed to Gabriel Viardot. This magnificent mahogany table has been hand-carved with Chinese chinoiserie decor depicting chinoiserie figures holding umbrellas and other Chinese motif inlaid. Around the edges of the rectangular table is magnificently detailed and adorned open wood work, which gives the piece a different dimension of class and elegance. The top of the table is beautifully designed with a mother-of-pearl inlaid marquetry. Tinted wood table with rectangular tray with Asian decor inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting peaches and beauties holding umbrellas. The carved openwork crosses of Chinese motifs rests on four magnificently carved curved legs with lions feet holding up the table. Found at the top of each leg are beautifully chased doré bronze mounts depicting foo dog masks. France, circa 1890.
Gabriel Viardot is a famous Parisian cabinetmaker who inherited the family factory in around 1860. He manufactured carved wood furniture...
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1890s French Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
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 Side Tables
Materials
Stoneware, Paint
Antique Chinoiserie Gold Gilt Hand Painted Pedestal Base Sewing Box Stand Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinoiserie Gold Gilt Hand Painted Japanned Pedestal Sewing Stand Table. Item features a flip top with fitted interior, gold gilt hand painted details throughout, figural pai...
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Early 1900s Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Lacquered Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish 19th century English lacquered side table with hand painted Chinoiserie designs. A very fine accent piece for a beautiful home! L...
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19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Tilt-Top Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th century red lacquered chinoiserie tilt top side table. Original deep, rich Chinese red lacquered finish.
Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may cause antique and...
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1850s English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Stone
Fine Rare Regency Chinoiserie Occasional Table
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine and rare English chinoiserie-decorated occasional table, circa 1820.
The subject matter is extremely rare in that it depicts Europeans in exotic oriental robes. One is seated with an opium pipe; displayed in a polychrome romantic tropical environment with pavilions, rockwork, trellising, foliage, palms, with a peacock and HoHo bird at their feet.
Note the very rare and charming depiction of these men with beards. In over 67 years we have never encountered a japanned table showing this European feature.
Raised on a gilded, reeded, partly-ebonised column rising from a stylised platform base and spreading, gilded animal...
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1820s English Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Bamboo Tables with Red and Black Lacquer Motif
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of bamboo end tables with two tiers original hand decoration with floral panels over a red and black background. Featuring an elegant aesthetics movement Japanese influenced form.
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Dutch Black & Gilt Japanned Low Etagere
Located in Norwich, GB
Late 19th century Dutch black & gilt japanned low etagere with ornate carrying handles.
Delivery is INCLUDED in the price for all areas in MAINLAND England & Wales.
The lobed table...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Beech
Pair, Asian Modern Handwoven Wicker & Rattan 2-Tier Side, Sofa, End Drink Tables
Located in Miami, FL
We offer a pair of Asian Modern two-tier handwoven wicker, rattan & bamboo Drink, Sofa, Side or end table.
Great for your Florida sunroom and entertaining Guests.
Space in between th...
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Late 20th Century Indonesian Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Chinoiserie side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie side tables 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, asian art and furniture, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include Drexel, Baker Furniture Company, Century Furniture, and Heritage Furniture. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $325 and tops out at $48,000 while the average work can sell for $1,650.