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Chinoiserie Barware

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
8 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tumblers White and Black with Asian Symbols
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous set of 8 vintage ceramic tumblers with Asian symbols in black and white. In amazing vintage condition. There are no chips, cracks, or chiggers...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 10 Vintage Square Monogrammed Cocktail Napkins in White and Blue - BBB
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of 10 vintage white monogrammed cocktail napkins. This set is beautifully embroidered with the previous owner's monogram of BBB. Dimensions: 6" x 6"
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Fabric

1970s Italian Mottahedeh White and Gold Chinese Medallion Champagne Bucket
Located in Richmond, VA
Listed is a fabulous and incredibly rare, 1970s Italian Mottahedeh champagne bucket. The piece is an ivory/white all-over with gold accents and thre...
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1970s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Porcelain

Green Floral Ceramic Ice Bucket or Vase with Lid and Rattan Handle - Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite ceramic ice bucket with a floral hand-painted design. This small vessel could be used in several ways. It could serve as an ice pail, wine cooler, biscuit holder or even as ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Ceramic, Rattan, Paint

Imperial Shoji Gold Glass Saki Glasses, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 6 Imperial Shoji small saki glasses. Overall raised geometric design with 22-karat gold. Each glass measures 2.75" tall and are smaller than the standard lowball shoji glasses...
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1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Glass

Hollywood Regency Ornate Chinoiserie Polished Brass Bar Cart c. 1955
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This chic bar cart is most certainly not the shy one in the room with an ornate dragon themed frame of golden brass that's attention grabbing without apology...
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1950s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Brass

12 Stevens & Williams Hand Blown Willow Chinoiserie Crystal Water Goblets
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a rare set of 12 hand blown water goblets made by Stevens and Williams, England, circa 1910. The 8" tall and elegant proportion makes these the go-to glasses for any table se...
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Crystal

Italian Hand Painted Red Chinoiserie Ice Buckets 1950’s
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb pair of hand painted and crafted metal Ice Buckets, 1950’s Italian, painted with chinoiserie scenes, and palm tree tops. 30cm Height, 21cm Width, (17.5cm Width excluding ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Chinoiserie Embroidered Figural Green Cocktail Napkins, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four mint green linen table or cocktail napkins. The perfect addition to your current barware, this set of cocktail napkins will bring a touch of chinoiserie to any setting....
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Fabric

Chinoiserie Black Knobby Iron Tea Cups, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of two black iron Chinese teacups with a raised knobby pattern around the body. Dimensions: 2.75" diameter 1.75" tall.
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Metal

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Vintage Industrial Style Two-Tier Stainless Steel Bar Cart Rolling Version
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage industrial style two-tier stainless steel rolling bar cart Each shelf has a detachable tray.  
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Italian Square Ice Bucket, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-Century modern Italian square ice bucket, 1970s Mid-Century Italian pear shaped ice bucket in chrome plated silver platter, 1970s A wo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Handcrafted Faceted Porcelain Ice Bucket Leather Handles
Located in Sharon, CT
Our Battuto ice bucket will make a great addition to your barware. Ice, champagne, prosecco, serve it all with style. The handmade porcelain bucket featuring our “beaten” facets fini...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Leather, Porcelain

Brass Bar Cart with Aged Mirror and Leather
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
The Vendôme Bar Cart is perfect to style any room. It is made by our craftsmen in brass, with age mirror and leather making it a unique statement piece.
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2010s Mexican Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Brass

Design Chromed Champagne Bucket
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This design champagne bucket is made of chrome. This is a very unusual model with a beautiful design. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Chrome

Design Chromed Champagne Bucket
Design Chromed Champagne Bucket
H 10.44 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Vintage Mid-Century Orrefors Crystal Decanter with Stopper
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall. Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo. "Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base. Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D. Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations. In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later. That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix. The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship. Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks. Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Crystal

Orrefors Sweden Glass Ice Bucket with Rattan Tong
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A spiky and partially frosted ice bucket from Swedish Orrefors. Presumably a variation of Jan Johansen's Fleur. The stylish stainless tong with rattan handle is Danish and also from ...
Category

1970s Swedish Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Glass

Dino Martens Murano Vintage Pink White Ribbons Ribbed Italian Art Glass Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass decanter. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. Has the original stopper and...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Hammered Stainless Steel Champagne Cooler or Ice Bucket with Black Resin Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A polished and Hammered Chrome or Silver Champagne /Wine cooler or Ice Bucket. The piece is in very good condition with unique handle / Cylinders with a black cap of black resin - l...
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Lucite Ice Bucket with Handle
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern Lucite ice bucket with handle, circa 1970s. Vintage stylish Italian design; a glamorous addition to your MCM bar!
Category

1970s North American Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Lucite

Silver Plated and Glass Champagne Bucket, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice champagne bucket is made of glass and silver plated. This is a French work, circa 1970.      
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1970s French Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Narrow Two-tier Maui Blue Bar Cart Trolley, Industrial Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Two-Tier Maui Blue Bar Trolley With Vintage Mirror Glass and Glass Shelves.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal, Brass

Previously Available Items
Vintage Canton Burnt Bamboo Wicker Trays - Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful set of four burnt bamboo chinoiserie gallery trays. This set will be great for displaying liquor or glasses on a bar or credenza. They are created from bent burnt bamboo ...
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20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

Tortoise Bamboo and Rattan Serving Tray or Bar Tray - 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful hand-crafted tortoise bamboo (or burnt bamboo) and rattan serving tray. Created from pieces of bamboo, this tray is rectangular in form. Each side features a branch of wa...
Category

20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

Antique Woven Brown Wicker Cane Cup Holders 1920s, Set of 6
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of six antique finely woven cup holders or cup sheaths. This set is from the 1920s and in fabulous condition for its age. Dimensions: 2.75" Tall 3" Diameter.
Category

20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Wicker, Cane, Rattan

Vintage Chinoiserie Bentwood Rattan and Bamboo 12 Bottle Wine Rack
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous vintage chinoiserie burnt bamboo wine rack. Created from bentwood and rattan, this vintage piece will be a showstopper in a kitchen...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Bentwood

Chinoiserie Bamboo Breakfast Bed Tray with Magazine Rack and Cup Holder
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Breakfast in bed never looked so good! A gorgeous burnt bamboo or tiger bamboo bed tray with a magazine rack and cup holder. Created from pieces of bro...
Category

20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Wood, Bamboo, Wicker

22-Karat Gold Chinoiserie Themed Rocks Glasses, circa 1960s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Vintage and rare rocks glasses by Culver in a delicate Chinoiserie pattern featuring 22-karat gold plating. Beautiful and unique addition for display on your bar cart or formal bar. ...
Category

1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Gold Plate

Brass Tray with Bamboo Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large rectangular brass tray with brass bamboo gallery - the size and shape are of good size. The Ralph Lauren inspired look works well...
Category

20th Century English Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Brass

Brass Tray with Bamboo Gallery
Brass Tray with Bamboo Gallery
H 2.13 in W 22.75 in D 12.63 in
22-Karat Gold Chinoiserie Themed Rocks Glasses, circa 1960s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Vintage and rare rocks glasses by Culver in a delicate chinoiserie pattern featuring 22-karat gold plating. Beautiful and unique addition for display on your bar cart or formal bar.
Category

1960s American Vintage Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Gold Plate

19th Century French Solid Silver Chinoiserie Ewers, Veyrat, Paris, circa 1830
By Jean Francois Veyrat
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th century French exquisite and rare solid silver set of three dessert wine ewers in chinoiserie style, of Chinese inspired flask vase shape, standing on a spread-ova...
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19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Silver

Set of 6 Midcentury Gold and Turquoise Blue Cocktail Rocks Glasses
By Cora
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of six (6) mid-20th century gold and turquoise blue cocktail rocks' glasses with a chinoiserie design. A great set for any bar, bar cart or entertaining area. Each gl...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Glass

Set of Antique English Imari Style Plates
Located in Katonah, NY
A set of a dozen dishes with an Imari pattern which reinterprets Chinese export porcelains from an English viewpoint. The choice of colors in this Coalport pattern is unexpected. The...
Category

19th Century British Antique Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Porcelain

Twelve Stevens and Williams Willow Champagne Coupes
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a rare set of twelve handblown champgne goblets made by Stevens and Williams, England, circa 1910. Standing 5 1/4" tall, the elegant propo...
Category

Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Barware

Materials

Crystal

Chinoiserie barware for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie barware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage barware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie barware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original barware, popular names associated with this style include and Stevens & Williams. 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 barware 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 $7,200 while the average work can sell for $423.

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