Like chinoiserie, which had emerged in Europe in the 17th century, antique Chinese Chippendale furniture was an appropriation of Asian design that often distilled it to stereotypes.
Thomas Chippendale published The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director in 1754, and the widespread popularity of the book of furniture designs influenced a new style of furniture named for the English cabinetmaker. Artisans in England, the United States and Europe adapted the work illustrated in its pages. The publication of the pattern book included designs reflecting “Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste,” with illustrations of “Chinese” chairs and cabinets featuring elaborate hand-carved latticework.
Pagoda-shaped flourishes and wood painted in the “japanned” finish that mimicked lacquer were common on these pieces, as were fretwork patterns on chair backs. The back of a chair is the easiest way to distinguish between Gothic, Rococo and Chinese Chippendale chairs, all of which typically feature broad seats and luxurious upholstery. Chippendale’s designs for “Chinese” chairs tend to favor more clean lines and less ornamentation than the other styles, with cutouts in the rails and the fretwork on the back evoking a European ideal of East Asian design.
Dark woods such as walnut and solid mahogany were commonly used, as were bamboo turnings. Cabinets for imported Chinese ceramics frequently were adorned with glazing bars, while small tea tables were detailed with angular fretwork. The style remained popular through the 18th century and into the decades that followed, even inspiring an entire room at Buckingham Palace.
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Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Tea Table, Circa 1980
Located in Rochester, NY
Chinese Chippendale style mahogany tea table w/ a very fine intricate fretwork design and an upper sliding shelf for resting a cup. Beautiful rich glowing color. See image of manufac...
Mahogany
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Style Coffee Table Baker Mahogany Large Rectangular
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Chinese Chippendale style coffee table by Baker Furniture composed of a large rectangular mahogany frame with a fluted tabletop edge, carved details, faux bamboo leg...
Mahogany
Pair Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo side or Sofa Tables 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Two Tier Side Tables or Sofa Tables , Faux Bamboo . Warm Brown Color Solid Nutwood . artificial aged .Comes with beveled Glass tops . and Wicker tr...
Nutwood
$2,015Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Occasional Table, Oriental, Chippendale Revival, Lamp, Side, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming vintage occasional table. An Oriental, mahogany lamp or side table in Chippendale revival taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. With ornate craftsman...
Mahogany
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Baker Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Carved Square End Table
Located in Dayton, OH
A regal occasional table by Baker Furniture, Circa last quarter 20th century. Inspired by English Georgian & Chinese Chippendale styling. Features a mahogany frame with inset matchbo...
Brass
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Bar Cart, Wrought Iron & Mirror, 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Chinoiserie bar cart with two mirrored shelves. Finished in a Chinese red lacquer. Beautiful fretwork design on all four sides. A very uni...
Wrought Iron
Vintage Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Faux Painted Malachite Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Vintage Chinese Chippendale Faux Malachite glass top side tables. Double faux bamboo legs with wrap around apron & inset glass top.
Wood, Paint
$2,285Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Silver Display Table, Oriental Mahogany, Side, Lamp, Chippendale Revival
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delightful vintage silver display table. An Oriental side table crafted in Chippendale revival taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Wonderfully decorative an...
Mahogany
$8,625Sale Price|25% Off
18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Console Table
Located in Savannah, GA
Classic English Chinese Chippendale mahogany side table with molded top. The banded apron frieze is decorated with chinoiserie fretwork and the upper legs feature pierced corner brac...
Mahogany
Fine Quality Baker Furniture Brass Tray Top Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Add a touch of refined elegance to your living space with this Fine Quality Baker Furniture Brass Tray Top Faux Bamboo Coffee Table. This exceptional piece showcases the craftsmanship and timeless style that Baker Furniture is renowned for. Featuring a beautifully scalloped brass tray...
Brass
Console Table faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beathiful two tier Faux Bamboo console table ,comes with beveled glass tops ,and a Wicker tray below .Nutwood . Chinese Chippendale in style . American made by ''Riverside'' 1970s ....
Nutwood
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Carved Coffe Table6 Chairs Laverne Style
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Chinese Chippendale style handcarved wood oval coffee table with 6 matching chairs. Extensively carved with Lanscape scenes with people. Carved around the sides and chairs. P...
Wood
$4,603Sale Price|50% Off
Large Octagonal Glass & Bronze Horses Coffee Table by Maison Charles, 1970s
Located in Andernach, DE
Very large & impressive square/octagonal coffee table featuring four ''flying horse of Gansu'' horses from solid patinated bronze. The table top is octagonal and made from beveled glass. The lower glass plate is square, sitting on – and being, held by the 4 horses...
Metal, Bronze
$1,200Sale Price|36% Off
Chinese Chippendale Style Reticulated Mahogany Silver Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Silver Table, with reticulated gallery. 31.25" H x 24.75" W x 17.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate.
Mahogany
20th-C. Chinese Red Chippendale Style Tole Mirror And Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful set that can work from foyer to lanai. It is a Chinese chippendale style tole mirror and coordinating console table recently done in a Chinese red. The wooden top...
Metal
Pair of Asian Carved Wood Tables with Chinese Chippendale Fretwork Stretcher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of candlestand occasional tables of carved wood, each having a rectangular molded top, raised on square-section legs, joined by Chinese Chippendale fretwork shelf stretcher, end...
Wood
Antique Faux Bamboo And Birdseye Maple Triangular Drop Leaf Gate Leg Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Faux bamboo and burled maple triangular drop leaf gate leg table. The burl table surface trimmed with bamboo and the top surmounted on X form stretcher supports with verti...
Faux Bamboo, Birdseye Maple
A Mid-18th Century Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Tea Table
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1760 A mid eighteenth century Chinese Chippendale tea table with flame mahogany top, with Chinese fretwork to the frieze ...
Mahogany
2 Chinese Chinoiserie Nesting Tables Carved Wood Gold Eash
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Two antique Chinese Nesting tables of stands. Hardwood carving tops and sides with gold bronze wash.. Protected with glass.
Wood
Chinese Chippendale Drexel Heritage Octagon Center or Dining Table w/Glass Top
By Drexel
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Drexel Heritage octagon walnut toned wood fretwork pedestal base with octagon shaped glass top with ogee edge. Beautiful condition, kee...
Glass, Wood
Chinese Chippendale Style Banded Mahogany 28x28" Square Side End Table MINT
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinese Chippendale Style Banded Mahogany 28x28" Square Side End Table MINT
Burl, Mahogany
Drexel Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Candle Stand Side Table
By Drexel
Located in Germantown, MD
A Drexel Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Candle Stand Side Table with pull out tray. Measures 13" in width, 13" in depth and 24" in height.
Mahogany
Pair Of Chinese Chippendale Style Fretwork and Glass Inset Mahogany Side Tables
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Of Chinese Chippendale Style with a mixture of transparent and blind fretworks throughout and beveled Glass Inset Mahogany Side Tables. Measure 18.5" x 27.5" and stand 27" tall.
Mahogany
George III Chinese Chippendale Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George III mahogany Chinese Chippendale console/serving table, the richly patinated top over blind fretwork carved apron and legs, joined by open fretted brackets and standing on blocked feet...
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Butler’s Tray Coffee Table with Scalloped Gallery
By Councill
Located in Louisville, KY
Classically designed for a diverse décor palette, this Councill Craftsman Chippendale Style Butler’s Tray Coffee Table has a beautiful scalloped gallery with butler tray handle openi...
Mahogany
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Baker Furniture Company Faux Bamboo Brass and Glass Tray Top Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your living space with this Baker Furniture Company faux bamboo brass and glass tray top table, a timeless piece that blends Hollywood Regency style with impeccable craftsman...
Brass
Maitland-Smith Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Maitland-Smith large scale Chinese Chippendale mahogany cocktail table featuring book matched flame mahogany top with cut corners, and a geometric blind fretwork apron over the heavi...
Mahogany
1990s Gordons Fine Furniture Asian Design Fruitwood Burl Console Sofa Table
Located in Germantown, MD
1990s Gordons Fine Furniture Asian design fruitwood burl console table/ sofa table. A pair Asian design fruitwood burl side tables by Gordon's F...
Brass
Early 20th Century Painted Faux Bamboo Chippendale Style Centre Table
Located in Hastings, GB
A very well proportioned hand painted and carved English Pine faux bamboo coffee or centre table, in the chippendale style, dating to circa 1920. With carved bamboo ridges, overpaint...
Pine
Late 20th-C. Chinoiserie Tray Table W/ Chippendale Faux Bamboo Base
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a vibrant green tray table with a chippendale style faux bamboo base. It is in very good condition and dates to the later part of the 20th century.
Wood
Chippendale Style Console Table with Hoof Feet
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS early 20th Century Chippendale Style Console Table with Hoof Feet, of neat proportions. From circa 1900-20, this...
Mahogany
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo White Lacquered Cocktail Center Table
By McGuire, Thomasville, Ficks Reed
Located in Southampton, NJ
A rare and beautiful Chinese Chippendale style cocktail or center table having solid iron base in white lacquer underneath of a brand new octagonal glass top. This table is perfect f...
Iron
19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Red Lacquer Chest/Side Board
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful 19th century Chinese sideboard featuring a rich red lacquer finish and traditional handcrafted construction. This striking piece showcases clean architectural lines accen...
Elm
$1,160Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Dressing Table With Mirror & Bench C1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** An antique Chinese Chippendale dressing set offers mahogany construction with dressing table, upholst...
Mirror, Mahogany
Vintage Faux-Bamboo Gilt-Metal Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage faux-bamboo occasional table in the Chinese style is composed of gilt metal and an inset black polished marble top. Great as a side or plant table.
Marble, Metal
Vintage Faux-Bamboo Gilt-Metal Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage faux-bamboo occasional table in the Chinese style is composed of gilt metal and an inset black polished marble top. Great as a side or plant table.
Marble, Metal
Late 19thC Mahogany Chippendale Design Heart Shaped Occasional Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Mahogany Chippendale Design Heart Shaped Occasional Table with galleried top, and with square tapering cluster columns united by C-scrolls to a platform stretcher with han...
Mahogany
1980s Chinese Chippendale Sofa Coffee Table Smoked Glass Panels Vintage Madame
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A super fun 80s throwback piece here, in great condition. Not a lot of these survived the throw-away Era. Some scratches here and there to the glass panels, but no chips and no cra...
Glass
Chinese Chippendale Coffee Table in Faux Bamboo with Mirror Top, Baker style
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer this distinctive 1970s coffee table celebrating the classic Chinese Chippendale style, with its successful combination of Oriental stylistic influences and th...
Mirror, Wood
Rosewood with Mother of Pearl Inlay Chinese Chippendale Carved Dining Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table is made of a deep red rosewood and has Mother of Pearl inlay. It's made in the Chinese Chippendale style as evidenced by the ball and claw feet. The skirt is nicely carve...
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Dutch 18th Century Mahogany and Walnut Server
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning Chippendale-style mahogany and walnut server, circa 1780, is from the Netherlands and has gorgeous grain patterns maintained by a French paste wax polish. It features a...
Mahogany, Walnut
Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Square Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Inlay side table in very good condition. Measures 16.25" W x 16.25" D x 23.25" H.
Rosewood
Thomasville Chinese Chippendale Cross-Banded Mahogany Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
Thomasville Chinese Chippendale Cross-Banded Mahogany Faux Bamboo Coffee Table. Measures 38" in width, 38" in depth and 17" in height.
Faux Bamboo, Mahogany, Satinwood
Vintage Asian Rosewood Carved Longevity Extending Dining Table and 8 Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Imported Asian Rosewood Carved Longevity Extending Dining Table and 8 Chairs Intricately handcrafted from solid rosewood with Chinese Hand-Carved imperial Longevity design, ...
Rosewood
$2,800 / set
Pair of Chinese Side Tables in Mahogany, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of elegant side tables in mahogany. Great original condition.
Mahogany
18th Century Chinese Walnut Altar Table
Located in Miami, FL
Walnut double-faced Ming style classic altar table from Shanshi. Circa 18th century.
Bamboo, Elm
Vintage Council Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Style Console Table
By Councill
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a finely crafted Mahogany Console by Council. Made by Council, it has fretwork on the legs connectors and lace along the skirt of the table. The legs are made in the Chippen...
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Hardwood Extending Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent carved hardwood extending dining table with two leaves. The grand table is constructed from radiant hardwoods probably elm. The table measures 101.5 inches long with two ...
Hardwood
Chinese Lacquered Wooden Chest Coffee Table With Animated Palace Scene
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Chinese lacquered wooden chest coffee table with animated palace scene. Coffee table Chinese chest in lacquered wood opening by a flap using a brass latch. ...
Wood
Two-Tiered Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Table
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage Italian two-tiered Chinese Chippendale style table with beautifully carved tassels, scroll and lattice work. This table has raised pa...
Wood
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Side Table, Cinnabar Finish, Wood, USA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Style two drawer side table with bottom shelf. Finished in a cinnabar color on a basket weave motif. A very versatile piece. Great side Table, nightstand,...
Wood, Paint
Pair of Gordons Fine Furniture Design Fruitwood Burl Side Tables.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the perfect blend of elegance and style with these stunning Asian-inspired side tables from Gordon's Fine Furniture. Crafted from luxurious fruitwood burl, each table boasts...
Fruitwood, Burl
Hollywood Regency Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Brass Console Sofa Table Spain
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 8 leg faux bamboo sofa table with a brass tray top. Black enamel with brass caps atop each leg. Stretchers cross on both bottom and top sections creating X-stretchers. Would...
Brass
$2,952Sale Price|20% Off
Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Chippendale style slant top desk in black lacquered wood. Red brilliant lacquered inferior part opening by three drawers with a crossb...
Wood
Chinese Chippendale George III Style Burl Elmwood Dessert Occasional Table
Located in Lomita, CA
The burl veneer pattern and patina of the burl elmwood on this table is fantastic! A vintage Chinese Chippendale burled elmwood veneer occasional table. It has interesting features ...
Elm, Burl
Asian Antique Style Carved Mahogany Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Carved Mahogany side table with rich marble top. May be used as a lamp table or as a plant stand as well. Carved on all 4 sides. Oriental a...
Marble
Chippendale Style Tray Top Faux Bamboo Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An interesting and stylish design in faux bamboo with gilt ring turned tiered frame. The X form top and matching base stretcher with double angled side supports with stretchers. Fitt...
Brass
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Excellent English Slate and Marble Mosaic Table with Chinoiserie Tripod Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exceptional 19th century English tripod table with a mosaic marble and slate intarsia top on a turned and carved baluster support terminating in a dragon-motif carved tripod base;...
Marble, Slate
Ivory Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Style Console Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Ivory lacquered Chinese Chippendale style console table One Knick on side rail otherwise very good condition. Light wear to the top. ...
Lacquer
Edwardian Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Style Silver Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Edwardian mahogany silver table in the Chinese Chippendale style. Solid mahogany top of serpentine shaped form outlined with a rosette and ribbon twisted moulding over an arcading bl...
Mahogany