Davenport Porcelain Lidded Bowl in Chinoiserie Pattern 2829, English 1860
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good porcelain covered bowl, complete with lid, having a very decorative chinoiserie pattern, number 2829 made by Davenport & Co. of Longport, Staffordshire, England, ...
Porcelain
18th Century English Pearlware Coffee Pot, circa 1795
By Staffordshire
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century English Pearlware Coffee Pot, circa 1795, a Staffordshire pottery coffee pot in an unusual, very large size, with transfer blue and white decoration in the Chinoiserie m...
Porcelain
Pair 18th Century English Antique Porcelain Saucers Blue and White Chinoiserie
By Caughley Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of blue and white porcelain saucers was made by Caughley in England circa 1785. Painted in underglaze blue, they show a lovely chinoiserie scene of a mother and son in a lu...
Porcelain
English Blue and White Chinoiserie Plate
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
English blue and white chinoiserie plate. Davenport Staffordshire oval plate in the "Chinoiserie Ruins" pattern with reticulated border. Ex-museum collection. England, cir...
Pair of Antique English Blue and White Chinoiserie Square Bowls by Caughley
By Caughley Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique English blue and white chinoiserie square bowls by Caughley, each one with scalloped edges with gilt borders. Unmarked, one has a slight chip on the back rim, present...
Porcelain
19th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine hand painted details throughout. Originally urns converted to lamps. Custom parchment shade is 12" in diameter by 7" high.
Porcelain, Paint
English Spode Porcelain Jewelry Dish Chinoiserie Design
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful English Spode porcelain 'jewelry' dish, Chinoiserie design style, circa early to mid-20th century, England.
Porcelain
English Porcelain Imari Chinoiserie Teapot, Pagoda Reserves, 19th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Porcelain Imari Chinoiserie Teapot, Pagoda Reserves, 19th Century The English porcelain teapot is of bullet form with a flat strap loop handle, a curved spout and a slightl...
Porcelain
English Porcelain Lidded Jar, Red and White Chinoiserie Design, 14 In.
Located in Darien, CT
A tall English porcelain lidded jar decorated in red and white with chinoiserie scenes of pagodas, trees and gardens.
Porcelain
Fab, Antique English Davenport Ironstone Chinoiserie Pattern Covd, Veg, Tureen
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptional Antique English Davenport Ironstone Hand Painted Imari Decor "Bamboo & Peony" pattern large Covered Vegetable Tureen or Entree Dish in the most spectacular jewel tone...
Ironstone
Small English Chinoiserie Plate
Located in New York, NY
Small English chinoiserie plate. William IV chinoiserie plate or vide poche/ saucer with hand painted multicolored court figures and notables with trace gilding, England, circa 1835....
Porcelain
English Chinoiserie Platter
Located in Tampa, FL
English 1840s Chinese pattern by Ashworth platter. It is in very good condition, signed on back.
Porcelain
English Chinoiserie Serving Platter
Located in Tampa, FL
Wonderful colors in this GL Ashworth Brothers signed serving platter in the chinoiserie patter called Chaffinch. Circa 1860s, England.
Porcelain
Single English Chinoiserie Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's English white and blue lamp with Chinoiserie decoration. Measurements: Height of body: 11" Height to shade rest: 20" Diameter: 7"
Porcelain
Antique Edge Malkin & Co Indian Tree English Transferware Porcelain Serving Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Edge Malkin & Co Indian Tree English Transferware Chinoiserie Porcelain Serving Bowl.
Porcelain
Dinner and Side Plate English Ironstone in Flying Bird Ptn, 19th Century
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is two English ironstone plates; one dinner plate by Davenport and one side plate by Mason's, both in the flying Bird gilded pattern. Both plates are well potted and hand pai...
Ironstone
Blue and White English Delft Charger Hand Painted Bristol Circa 1760
By Bristol Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This large blue and white English Delft charger was made in Bristol circa 1760 and is hand-painted with a wonderfully animated garden scene. Two songbirds perch on prominent rockwork...
Delft
Pair of Green English Vases in the Chinese Style
By Miles Mason Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of green English vases in the Chinese style. Vases in rich green and coral with chinoiserie scenes and floral design with cobalt and gilt ground on the reverse, England, circa 1...
English Faux-Bamboo Mahogany Side Table with Porcelain Top, Circa Early-20th C
Located in New York, NY
A refined, relatively small, English faux-bamboo mahogany wood side accent table with porcelain top, Chinoiserie-Chippendale design period, circa late-19th century to early-20th cent...
Porcelain, Wood, Cherry
Antique Early English Chinoiserie Masons Ironstone China Urn Vase Fence Pattern
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Rare example of an early English Chinoiserie Masons Ironstone China twin gilt handled Vase of compact proportions decorated in the Japan “Fence Pattern”, depicting flowers and foliag...
Porcelain, Pottery
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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