Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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.
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Style: Chinoiserie
Chinese Cup, Character Decor, 19th Century
Located in Nice, FR
Porcelain cup (crackled sandstone) from China, decoration of characters and flowers. This cup is broken, restoration, it is sold as is.
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19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Set of Six Porcelain Cups Hand Painted Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
These completely handturned porcelain cups with saucers are hands-free painted in modern decor with butterflies hand painted all around. Comes as a set in three different painted col...
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2010s German Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Handpainted Chinoiserie Porcelain Pastry Dish Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade porcelain dish is hands-free painted in a traditional Chinese decor in green. Comes also in grey and in orange.
Rimmed with a fine platinum line. Handmade in Bava...
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2010s German Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Set of four Cups German Hand-Painted Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
These completely handturned porcelain cups with saucers are hands-free painted in a traditional Chinese decor. Comes as a set in four different colors. Blue, pink, celadon and grey. ...
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2010s German Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Berlin Faience Black Chinoiserie Covered Urn
Located in New York, NY
Of ginger jar shape with outscrolled handles, surmounted by a pierced lid with knob-form finial; decorated with Court figures in a pagoda riverscape.
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1840s German Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Old Paris Garrniture Set
Located in Hudson, NY
This very finely painted set of Old Paris vases is perfect to decorate a mantel or large server. The painting all by the same hand is done in the chinoiserie style and of the best qu...
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19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$11,500 / set
Dish Charger Delftware English London Blue White Fisherman
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming chinoiserie landscape scene depicting the European interpretation of pastoral life in China and the exotic landscape.
Rim-to-rim decoration with a chinoiserie scene of a ...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Chinoiserie Handpainted Porcelain Vase Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Hands-free painted porcelain vase with a chinoiserie design with flowers and butterflies all around. Lined with a green line and rimmed with a platinum frame . Hand-painted in Bavari...
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2010s German Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Carlton Ware Mandarin Tree Vase England, circa 1935
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Carlton Ware vase from, circa1935 with the Mandarin Tree pattern with the green/black color way variation. Superbly hand painted and gilded in near excellent condition. A cou...
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1930s English Vintage Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Large Green Family Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mount Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large vase shaped porcelain lamp.
Green family porcelain on a red background, decorated with interlaces, flowers and butterflies. Plants in reserve in two white background cartouches...
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Plate Delftware, English Small Stylised Floral Spray London, Blue and White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Decorated with a stylised fern surrounded by a double-circle petal shaped border and an arc border around the rim. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably Lo...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Plate delft London Chinoiserie landscape blue white pottery diameter 22.5cm 9"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare early example of European chinoiserie decoration showing how minimal the decoration was similar to abstraction.
Painted with a chinoiserie landscape scene with a fence and ga...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Oriental Folk Art Carved Dragon Tray This Is a Lovely Piece of Hand Carving
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oriental Folk Art Carved Dragon Tray
This is a lovely piece of hand carving, the tray is octagonal with a dragon at every corner
A superb piece which neat handles carved into th...
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Early 1900s Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Dish Charger delftware Dutch Chinoiserie blue white diameter 30cm 12"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Beautiful, early stylised decoration evoking the striking simplicity of early Chinoiserie painting
Painted with a central floral spray within a circle centre, surrounded by a trai...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Enamel Ceramic Vase Signed Eugène Victor Collinot Toujours, France, circa 1870
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel ceramic vase signed Eugène Victor Collinot Toujours. France, circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Plate Delft Liverpool Blue White Soldier Bridge, Europe Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual decoration blending European and Chinoiserie styles.
Decorated with a chinoiserie scene of a soldier crossing a bridge with European houses on either side with Chinese plants...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Blue and White Garden Pattern Tea Set c 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The saucer set depicts botanical garden, motifs rich in symbolism within east asian culture. Each teabowl depicts scenes, characters and situations are richly depicted inside the sma...
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1720s Vietnamese Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Romantic Chinese Scenes Fine Earthenware 8 Plates by Creil 1834-1840
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 8 Chinoiseries Scenes lunch plates (+ 1 for free with a crack).
Made of opaque porcelain, they had a principal scene showing various scenes of extreme-oriental kids playing together in several landscapes printed in pink on a white background. On the border, pink pagodas...
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1830s French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Plate delftware Dutch blue white yellow diameter 23cm 9" Chinoiserie landscape
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Bold fluid decoration with abundant imagery associated with early Dutch pieces.
Profusely painted with a chinoiserie garden scene with bold foliage and sprays. The rim painted wi...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Plate, Delftware, English, London, Blue White Bird Chinoiserie Fantasy
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming set of plates with the exotic bird suspended showing the fantasy element of Chinoiserie.
Decorated with an exotic bird in flight surrounded by four stylised floral sprays surrounded by a trellis diaper border with four demi-flowerhead reserves interposed. The rim decorated with a trellis diaper border with three reserves with grasses interposed. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably London, third quarter of the 18th century. 2035574
can be separated into a pair and a single plate...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Rose Green White Flowers
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table.
two red bands around the top. the base decorated with...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Plates Pair Delftware Peony Chinioserie Liverpool Blue White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Delightfully painted in soft tones of blue conveying the lightness and charm of Chinoiserie and the fascination for the peony.
The centre decorated with a large peony within a flo...
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18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Porcelain Large Meat Platter with Matching Drainer "Chinoiserie" Design
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an amazingly large meat platter with hand painted chinoiserie style polychrome enamel decoration, 19th century. The 2 piece set includes the...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Marble Centerpieces, H. Journet
Cie
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th century French Ormolu Mounted Marble Centerpieces, Attributed to E. Lievre, Signed on the Bottom. Each bulbous-bodied centerpiece is set on Chinese-style ormolu bases,...
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1880s French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Dish, delftware, English, Liverpool, blue white butterfly 35cm 13 3/4" c1760
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Delightfully painted in soft tones of blue conveying the lightness and charm of Chinoiserie.
Painted with a chinoiserie landscape scene of a large peony growing behind a fence wit...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
19th C. Porcelain Large Meat Platter with Matching Drainer "Chinoiserie" Design
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an amazingly large meat platter with hand painted chinoiserie-style polychrome enamel decoration. The 2-piece set includes the rare matching...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
Fine Pair Antique French Jacob Petit, Chinoiserie Decorated, Two Handled Cov
By Jacob Petit
Located in New York, NY
A Very unusual and fine pair of antique vases by French Jacob Petit. Chinosseri decorated, with covers and delicately crafted handles. Each vase ...
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19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Fine English delft charger featuring a chinoiserie garden scene
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A fine English delft charger featuring a chinoiserie garden scene with long-tailed bird, butterflies, and bees amid peonies and a fence, painted in deep cobalt blue on a tin-glazed g...
Category
18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Delft
Set of Six Enamel Ceramic Dishes by Longwy, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of six enamel ceramic dishes by Longwy, France, mid-19th century.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
19th century English Large Faience Serving Platter with Chinoiserie Scene
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A 19th century English octogonal faience serving platter with scalloped rim decorated in red with a chinoiserie scene. The central scene depicts a table ornamented with pierced Chinese...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Green Brown Orange White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table.
The oval centre painted with a large berry and leafy ...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Salt Cellar Dish Faience Oval French Yellow Blue White Sprig Stripe
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table.
French faience salt. Oval shape with a leafy sprig in...
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18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Shaped Skirt Green Brown White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table.
The oval top with a leafy sprig with a berry. Four re...
Category
18th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Chinoiserie serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie serveware, ceramics, silver and glass made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, popular names associated with this style include Mason's Ironstone, Bow Porcelain, Delft, and Spode. 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 $88,000 while the average work can sell for $760.
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