Large Chinoiserie Bowl
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Planters and Jardinieres
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Metal
20th Century Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Elm
Late 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century British Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ironstone
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2010s Hong Kong Decorative Bowls
Silver
Antique Early 1900s British Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century British Regency Decorative Bowls
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Planters and Jardinieres
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Ceramics
Stoneware, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Enamel
Vintage 1930s Japanese Chinoiserie Serving Pieces
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ironstone
20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ironstone
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware
Pottery
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Ceramics
Pewter
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Bronze
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Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Vintage 1920s Great Britain (UK) Chinoiserie Porcelain
Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware
Ironstone
Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Bowls
Ironstone
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century English Serving Bowls
Tôle
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Ironstone
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Decorative Bowls
Crystal
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pitchers
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Obelisks
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Wallpaper
Silk
Antique 18th Century Other Dinner Plates
Enamel
20th Century Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Barware
Leather, Porcelain
20th Century Georgian Cabinets
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Gesso, Shell, Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Jars
Crystal, Other
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Platters and Serveware
Ironstone
Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
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Wood
Antique 1890s English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware
Ceramic
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A Close Look at Chinoiserie Furniture
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.
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