Chinoiserie 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 Low Square Wood Chess or Checkers Game Table
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A low square chess or checkers game table. A beautiful piece created from wood. The top features a light and dark brown alternating square veneer w...
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Carved Mahogany Pedestal Desk Flowers Birds and Leafy Scrolls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese carved mahogany pedestal desk with flowers birds and leafy scrolls. Item features ornately carved throughout with flowers, birds, and leafy scrollwork carved faces to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chinoiserie Bamboo & Cane Nesting Tables Stacking Tables Handcrafted Set of 3
Located in Miami, FL
Asian modern chinoiserie bamboo & handwoven cane top set of 3 nesting tables or stacking tables.
Size of each table:
14.25 D x 22.25 L x 21.25 inches H.
12.25 D x 13.25 L x 17.75 ...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
19th Century Chinoiserie Nesting Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinoiserie nesting tables, probably Chinese for the export market, circa 19th century. They retain their original overall craquelure patina.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Plant Stand Side Table Lion Claw Bronzes Dragon Chinoiserie Baroque Mahogany
Located in Ettlingen, DE
Plant stand/ Gueridon/ side table
Paris ca. 1900
False bamboo, Brighton chinoiserie style
Medaillons of bronzes of lions heads
Sculpted Chinese symb...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Amboyna Burl Brass Mastercraft Asian End/Night Stands Mid-Century Modern
By Mastercraft
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous pair of Amboyna and brass Asian influenced end table/night stands by Mastercraft. These pieces are finished on all sides and are exquisite in person-real show stoppers ! Can...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass
MidCentury Chinoiserie Faux Tortoise Shell Finished Console Table with Shelf
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century chinoiserie style rectangular console table with a faux tortoise shell veneer, high gloss lacquered finish, and lower shelf.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Indonesian Fret Work Alter Console Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Indonesian fret work alter console table
Intricately carved teak table that folds down for portability. Mother of pearl inlay on table top.
M...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Teak
Chinese Mid Century Polychrome Lacquered Chest on Stand Box Trunk Side Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century keepsake box, chest or side table on stand. White Lacquer with low relief painted bird motif and brass hardware. Made in Hong Kong. Measure: 23".
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Rosewood Cherry Asian Dining Room Set Table 8 Chairs, 9pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chinese rosewood cherry Asian dining room set table 8 chairs with mother of pearl inlay - 9pc set. Set includes (1) 24" leaf, (2) armchairs, (6) side chairs, larg...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Chinoiserie Bamboo & Rattan Handmade Two-Tier Side, End Table Asian Modern 70s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Chinoiserie bamboo and rattan handmade two-tier side table, end table in Asian Modern style.
Category
1970s Asian Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Large Chinese Elmwood Altar Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Large Chinese elm wood altar table with scroll carved cut out details to apron and legs.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Elm
Expandable Vintage Midcentury Baker Michael Taylor Far East Dining Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Far East collection
1960s.
A dining table designed by Michael Taylor and made by Baker showing an Asian influence. Solid construction in an ebonized walnut finish.
Incised apr...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Garden Seats / End Tables
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of blue and white porcelain garden seats / end tables with floral motif. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Style Leaf Table in Black Lacquered Wood, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chinese style leaf table in black lacquered wood with a gilt decor. Two leaves adorned with large cartouches framing Chinese-style landscape scenes with pagodas, junks, etc. They sta...
Category
1880s European Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Royal Vienna Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Circular Side Table
Located in London, GB
Royal Vienna porcelain and gilt bronze circular side table
Austrian, c. 1870
Measures: Height 84cm, diameter 56cm
This circular occasional table is a truly exquisite piece of design, which will make a superb addition to either an antique or contemporary home. The table features a beautiful porcelain top, which was crafted by the Royal Vienna factory in Austria. The Royal Vienna company was founded in 1718, making it one of the earliest manufactures of true porcelain in Europe. In the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Viennese factory produced beautiful, high-quality porcelain items, which were popular with the European elite. These antique items continue to be sought-after by decorative art connoisseurs and amateur collectors.
The porcelain table top features a charming painting of a young woman and man seated together in the wooden panelled interior of a house. They are dressed in traditional Austrian costume: the moustached man wears leg warmers, lederhosen, a jacket and tyrolean hat...
Category
1870s Austrian Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Nesting Table Set with Carved Dragon Feet
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique set of lacquered nesting tables was made by Wong Kwoko Hing from Canton China in circa 1910 in the period chinoiserie style. These graduated nesting tables are construct...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Softwood
French Aubergine and Gilt Japanned Occasional Table
Located in New York, NY
With four drawers above a medial shelf, curved legs, decorated on all sides with exotic birds, old French printed paper label ‘[Maison de L'Escalier de Cristal]/Pannier-Lahoche & Cie, 1, Rue Auber & Rue Scribe, 6 [En face e Grand Opera...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Shagreen Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Custom Chinoiserie shagreen coffee table. Customization available in different sizes and colors.
Category
2010s American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood, Shagreen
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...
Category
20th Century European Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Antiqued Mirror Top End Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
chinoiserie antiqued mirror top end tables, probably Chinese, circa 1950s. Antiqued mirror table tops recently replaced. They are a versatile size...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Mirror, 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 Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Midcentury Faux Bamboo Baker Coffee Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage midcentury faux bamboo baker coffee table.
1970s.
Hollywood Regency Chin Hua style lacquered and ebonize...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Brass Tray on Faux Bamboo Base Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome and elegant 1960s coffee table with a large scale removable brass tray top with handles, resting on an ebonized faux bamboo base. This is a great piece for a traditional i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Japanese Gold Leaf Cherry Blossom Coffee Table with Inset Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Japanese gold leaf cherry blossom coffee table with inset glass
Offered for sale is a mid-century lacquered and gilt-wood coffee table ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Wood
Chinese Lacquered Table with Etched Bronze Top After Philip and Kelvin La Verne
Located in Houston, TX
Chinese red lacquered table with beautifully etched bronze top. This gorgeous chinoiserie style side table, tray table, drinks table or gueridon has ...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Bronze
Asian Influenced Coffee Table by Michael Taylor for Baker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Asian influenced or chinoiserie coffee table, designed by Michael Taylor for Baker, American, circa 1960s. This table is currently being refinished and will look incredible when comp...
Category
1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Alter Table
Located in Norwood, NJ
Impressive Chinese 19th century alter table. Console table with fine carving. Fretwork along the entirety of the front and back. This work continues down the pedestal legs. Pedestal ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Drexel Heritage Carved Mahogany Hollywood Regency Clover-Shaped Occasional Table
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency chinoiserie occasional table from the connoisseur line by Drexel Heritage. The table features beautiful mahogany wood grain, a unique clover shape, and n...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage in the style of George Zee and Co. of China. This amazing piece is in fabulous condition. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century.
This phenomenal drop front desk is made with superior craftsmanship and materials and is in exceptional original condition. Comprised of teak that has been carved on the drop front and the drawer faces with an incredible plum blossom and bird motif. The drop front is slanted above three rows of drawers. The top row having two drawers and the lower two a single full width drawer. All with recessed carved handles. Inside the drop front, besides the work surface, there is a removable cubby compartmentalized storage including a small drawer. This is made in the style of renowned Chinese furniture maker George Zee and Co. who made high quality teak and camphor wood furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Teak
Hand Painted Chinoiserie and Faux Marble Top Console
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An hand painted and ebonized console table with front and side panels of painted chinoiserie decoration. The hand painted faux marble top, with black spiral legs with hand painted Ch...
Category
1960s Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Lacquer Taboret in Ivory
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Pair of Chinese lacquer curved taboret tables in ivory with red floral and bird painted tops and gild scroll design.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Chinese Oriental Pewter & Brass Garden Drum Stool Drinks Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-20th century Chinese oriental pewter and brass garden drum stool drinks table. Item features ornate brass detail, dragon and hou-ou bird top, Greek key...
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Side Table in Iron Wood and Marble China Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Coffee table or pedestal in iron wood and marble top resting on four feet sculpted with dragons ending in three claws enclosing a pearl. Carved and openwork headband decorated with p...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Desk or Bureau Plat By Baker
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV Style chinoiserie desk or Bureau plat By Baker.
Outstanding and unusual 20th century Baker Furniture Company French Louis XV style chinoiserie desk, writing table or...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Four Japanned French Chinoiserie Style Hand Painted Nesting Tables
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of four hand carved Asian style nesting tables featuring an hourglass form design and exquisitely hand painted figural scenes on each tabletop. Each table has a curved spreader a...
Category
1920s French Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
French Tole Pedestal Table
Located in Essex, MA
With glass circular top over a painted tole hexagonal column in a Asian design.
Category
19th Century European Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Tin
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 Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Eglomise Chinese Scroll Gold Leafed Brass Glass Top Coffee Table New York 1970s
Located in Camden, ME
Rolled gold toned brass sheet scrolled base coffee table with hand applied gold leafed mirrored inset glass top.
The glass top has a .250 inch bevel and is .625 inches thick.
An American designed table.
The ripples in the first photos of the top are reflections of the photo paper in the gold mirror..
From the estate of Alan Moss...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mastercraft Chinoiserie Dining Table with Mirrored Top
By Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury American acid etched brass and lacquered wood dining table having a chinoiserie design with a mirrored inset top (by Mastercraft).
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Stunning Black Lacquered Polychrome Painted Writing Table Desk Birds Flowers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely black lacquered hand polychrome painted vintage writing table with birds and flowers
A very good looking and decorative piece, made...
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Monumental James Mont Chinoiserie Marquetry Top w Solid Brass Dining Table
By James Mont
Located in Hudson, NY
Incredible custom table attributed to James Mont, coming out of a Northern NJ estate. Walnut with mahogany marquetry top with solid brass details at the base of the table. This is a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Lacquer Side Table, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Chinoiserie lacquer and inset mother of pearl side table, the lacquer top depicting Lilly's, butterflies and insets, having silver plated mold...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
Asian Modern White Bleached Oak Coffee Table Faux Ostrich Top Chinoiserie, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern rectangular white bleached oak wood coffee table with faux ostrich and curved legs.
Faux ostrich section measures: 31 x 36 inches.
Lovely 1970s chinoiserie inspire...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Oak, Faux Leather
Custom Lacquered Chinoiserie Giltwood Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese-style rectangular coffee table with a black lacquered panel top featuring a Chinoiserie scene and modern celadon and gilt decorated shaped base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
4 Vintage Chinese Carved Hardwood Rosewood Nesting Side Tables with Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
4 vintage Chinese carved hardwood rosewood nesting side tables with paw feet. Listing includes a solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, quality America...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Lacquered Asian Console Table & Mirror with Hand Carved Lacquer Figures
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Asian black lacquered console table and matching mirror with exceptional deep hand carved lacquer details of Asian figures...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Carved Chinese Altar Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Carved Chinese altar table in rubbed through red cinnabar lacquer on wood, brackets supporting top have pierced wave scroll motifs, end panels connecting legs have similar decorative...
Category
1860s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Alabaster Table on a Confucius / Asian Philosopher Sculpture Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly decorative, semi-antique side or end table.
We believe that the Asian philosopher that makes up the base or stem of this table is Confucius, but it could also be Lao...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Alabaster
Mastercraft, Mid-Century Modern Serving Wagons, Gold Brass, Black Lacquer, 1960s
By Mastercraft
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Mid-Century Modern master-craft brass acid etched bar-carts or serving wagons. This one of a kind pair of simply stunning bar carts or ser...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Console Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This English mahogany console table is a rare period example of the elaborate Chinese Chippendale style. A study in symmetry and balance, this table combines the restrained elegance of the Georgian period with the intricate artistry of the Orientalist aesthetic. Elaborate fretwork on the frieze and pierced supports are beautifully matched by fluted legs. As a whole, it represents a stunning marriage of Chippendale craftsmanship and Eastern design.
Small, decorative tables such as this represented the great influence that China had in European decorative and Fine art beginning in the 1600s. Since the Restoration of the monarchy, there had been a growing interest in Chinese-style design forms in England. Called "chinoiserie" in French, this style had become extremely popular by the middle of the 18th century, and designers such as Thomas Chippendale eagerly adopted the elaborate Eastern designs. By the mid-1750s, the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were sporting "Chinese Pavilions...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Black Painted Asian Style Console
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Black painted Asian Style console with glass top.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Glass, 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 Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Bronze Bamboo and Glass Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Midcentury French cast bronze bamboo style side table in the style of Maison Bagues. Heavy cast bronze base with new clear glass round top with beveled e...
Category
1960s French Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Bronze Nest of Tables
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic Mid-Century Jansen style bronze nest of tables with hand polished lacquer finish. The large table has a stick and ball gallery and all three tables wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Bronze
Red Chinoiserie Oriental Coffee Table with Removable Tole Metal Serving Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage red chinoiserie oriental coffee table with removable tole metal serving tray. Item features an oval tole metal serving tray, red and gold...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Metal
Chinoiserie Brown Lacquer and Gilt Decorated Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive French chinoiserie brown lacquer coffee or cocktail table with gilt painted decoration, circa 1940's, France.
Set upon graceful cabriole legs and draped apron, the to...
Category
1940s French Vintage Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinoiserie Painted Five-Drawer Console or Altar Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired Chinese console with an unusual mixture of techniques and materials. Featuring five drawers with carved scroll fronts decorated with chinoiserie style paintings of grasshopp...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinoiserie tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, asian art and furniture, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie tables made in a specific country, there are Asia, Europe, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Century Furniture, Henredon, and Drexel. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $110,000 while the average work can sell for $2,181.
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