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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Jars
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Jars
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Jars
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Jars
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Jars
Earthenware
1990s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Pottery, Silk
Vintage 1980s Unknown Chinese Export Urns
Bronze
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Porcelain
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Ceramic
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Porcelain
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Gold
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
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Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
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Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Vases
Faience
Vintage 1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vases
Porcelain
20th Century Chinoiserie Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Pottery, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jars
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20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars
Delft
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars
Delft
21st Century and Contemporary Jars
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Jars
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars
Delft
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jars
Porcelain
2010s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
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Porcelain
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Bronze
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Porcelain
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Ceramic
20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Vases
Delft
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Ceramic, Porcelain
20th Century European Chinoiserie Jars
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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