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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$1,850 / set
Vintage Dragon Glazed Ceramic Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant pair of vintage Chinoiserie table lamps captures the timeless allure of traditional blue and white pottery. Each ceramic vessel is adorned with a spirited imperial drago...
Brass
Vintage Asian Blue and White Emperor Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a bold statement with this captivating pair of vintage Asian emperor lamps, exquisitely crafted in a timeless blue and white palette. Each lamp depic...
Brass
Complete and original Paul Hanson Samuri Helmet Chinoiserie Table Lamp
Located in South Charleston, WV
Special Table Lamp by Paul Hanson 100% original including lamp shade in seldom seen condition. 10" deep, 16" wide and 28.5" tall. Original Barrel shade with seagrass over linen and ...
Brass, Steel
Pair of Blue Chinese Export Lamps on 18kt Gilt Base
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of blue and white Chinese Export lamps sitting on 18 karat gold bases. The blue lamps are beautifully decorated with white branches, leaves and flowers. A stunning pair of ch...
Ceramic
Oriental Folk Art Chinoiserie Teak Dragon Lamp, Hand-Carved, 1930
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oriental Folk Art Carved Teak Dragon Lamp This is superb piece of hand carving, the base of the lamp is in the form of a Fierce Water Dragon and the sh...
Teak
$431Sale Price / set|25% Off
Asian Chinoiserie Ming Ginger Jar & Brass Table Lamps Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine lighting acquisitions of a 1980s Pair of Very High-End Asian chinoiserie Ming Ceramic Ginger Jar & Bras...
Brass
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamps With Botanical Detail
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This elegant pair of antique Chinese porcelain lamps showcases intricate botanical and floral motifs hand-painted on a white base, acce...
Porcelain
$2,800 / set
Pair of Chinoiserie Decalcomania Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chinoiserie decalcomania lamps. Pair of vintage gold leaf chinoiserie decalcomania lamps, newly electrified with black silk cord. Dimension...
Gold Leaf
Chinese Export Ginger Jar Lamp with GP & J Baker Pleated Lampshade
Located in South Paris, ME
Chinese Export ginger jars newly transformed into lamps. GP & J Baker ikat lampshade. Fabric wrapped wire. New, professional wiring. Lamp is 7" x 7" x 19.5" without shade. Three avai...
Brass
Rare Pair 19 C. French Ormolu Mounted Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Signed Theodore Deck Faience Porcelain Vases Mounted to Lamps. The porcelain bodies have a flattened, circular form with a slightly ...
Ormolu
Fine Pair of 19th C French Chinoiserie Porcelain Urn Lamps with Gilt Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century French Orientalist Chinoiserie designed porcelain urns with fine gilt bronze mounts. Glazed urn with Oriental decoration.
Bronze
Large Famille Rose Dragon Vase Lamp, Classic Oriental Chintz
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Famille Rose Dragon Vase Lamp, Classic Oriental Chintz A Lovely Vintage piece dates back to the 20th Century, it come with a matching pleated shade The lamp is decorated in a...
Porcelain
Café au Lait Craquelure Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Of baluster form; fitted with two bulb sockets and adjustable rod in lacquered brass; mounted on a giltwood turned base. Provenance: From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York,...
Porcelain
Mid century oversized Asian style table lamp after James Mont.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an oversized mid-century vintage Asian style lamp. This lamp is a bust of Guan yin and features is original large silk shade. The bust has a patinated bronze finish to the su...
Plaster
Japanese Bronze Vase Table Lamp, Patinated Design, Chinoiserie Style
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Japanese Bronze Vase Table Lamp This patinated bronze vase was converted into a stunning table lamp. The finely cast bronze, in baluster form, was c...
Bronze
1960s Marbro Hollywood Regency "Onagadori" Blown Glass Table Lamps — A Pair
Located in Camden, ME
Manufactured by the Marbro Lamp Company in Los Angeles circa 1960, this exceptional pair of large-scale Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie table lamps represents the pinnacle of mid-centu...
Brass
Norman Perry Vintage Oriental Bronze Chinese Decorator Lamps / Chapman
By James Mont, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Norman Perry
Located in Chicago, IL
Norman Perry INC vintage oriental bronze Chinese decorator lamps. 32.5" tall to top of Harp. manner of Chapman & James Mont
Bronze
Chinese Chippendale Urn Table Lamp Yellow & Brown Bamboo Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Chinoiserie table lamp features an urn shaped ceramic or porcelain body with faux bamboo decor, forming a strong geometric trim in Chinese Chippendale style. The octagonal ba...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Lamps - Set of Two
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous set of vintage Asian table lamps. A chic set of Chinoiserie style lamps with the same motif and two different shapes. Fully restored...
Brass
French Cloisonné Baluster Urn Table Lamp, Enamel, 1920 Chinoiserie
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Superb Cloisonné Baluster Urn Table Lamp A French cloisonné baluster urn Table Lamp, this is is beautiful piece of Cloisonné in the Chinese style decorated in an earth Colours if ru...
Enamel
Blue and White French Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Blue and White French Porcelain Table Lamp This very decorative and fine quality French porcelain table lamp, features ...
Brass
Vintage Asian Bronze Champlevé Cloisonné Enamel Baluster Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Extra-large vintage table lamp features sculptural urn shaped bronze body with elongated graphic neck that gives it a baluster silhouette. The lamp is decorated with enameled cloiso...
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Pair Chinese Republic Period Porcelain Vases as Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand-painted porcelain Republic period Zun-form vases with matte glaze, made into lamps at a later date, mounted on ebonized wood bases. Vases 19" high. New linen shades. a...
Porcelain, Linen, Wood, Paint
Pair of English Chinoiserie Musician Design Hand-Painted Tole Tea Caddy Table
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Vintage English export Chinoiserie-style table lamps made of tole tea caddies mounted as lamps with brass hardware, hand painted with a red and pink genre scene of two music...
Brass
A Large Oriental Lacquer Cube Sideboard Lamp The lamp is made in Wood and Brass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Large Oriental Lacquer Cube Sideboard Lamp The lamp is made in Wood and Brass, it is lacquered in Black with flowers and birds in shades of Sienna, the lamp comes with a new Cooli...
Lacquer
Highly Decorative & Richly Carved Oriental Giltwood Table Lamp, China Circa 1950
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The intricately carved and richly gilded column depicting scholars, attendants and figures on horseback, fitted with an old parchment shade. Dimensions, 20” high (to socket) overall ...
Lacquer, Giltwood, Parchment Paper
$1,227 / set
Pair Laquered Table Lamps
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Very good pair of black laquered and gilded tall table lamps with black shades (optional), in very good original condition. 27" high 5" diiameter 33.5" with shades You are welcome ...
Wood
Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Peacock Feathers Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the exotic elegance of this vintage Asian-inspired table lamp. The classic baluster vase is masterfully embellished with intricate, low-relief carvings depicting mythical dr...
Ceramic
1960s Norman-Perry Asian Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Lamps
By Norman Perry
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Midcentury Asian inspired floral art ginger jar table lamps by Norman Perry Lamp CO. Large ceramic lidded jars mounted on ornate lacquered wood bases. Signed "Norman_Perry".
Ceramic
Vintage Palm Beach Pair of Chinoiserie Ceramic Table Lamps Pink Newly Wired
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of chinoiserie table lamps on wood bases. These have been newly wired, clear cord, all new brass hardware, 3 way sockets. No chips or breaks, Dimensions: 22 H (to top of...
Ceramic, Wood
Red Painted Tole Lamp with Chinoiserie Decor, 20th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This lighting fixture is based on the elegant repurposing of a utilitarian object, a classic practice in high-end 20th-century interior decoration. The base of the lamp consists of a...
Mahogany
Chinese Famille Porcelain Ginger Jar Mantel Vase Urn Scholar Warrior Lamp 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Chinese chinoiserie Famille Rose ginger jar / vase / urn table lamp with pierced brass base and top. White porcelain body hand painted with a scene of warriors and schola...
Porcelain
Vintage Chinoiserie Celadon Ceramic Table Lamp with Dragon Relief
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic lamp features a highly detailed sculptural relief of a traditional Asian dragon encircling the lamp body; the small details on the dragon's body are accentuated by t...
Brass
Chinoiserie Style Gold Brass Table Lamps after Designer James Mont, a Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gold anodized brass desk or table lamps in the Chinoiserie style after designer James Mont, late-20th century, circa 1980s. Lamps have a wood base and brass ball finial. Dimensions: 31.5" height to top of finial 22.25" height to top of socket 9" lamp diameter at widest 7" lamp diameter base Cord: 72" long Black acrylic table...
Brass
Maitland Smith Red Coromandel Lacquer Chinoiserie Urn Table Lamp 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith, circa 1990s, vase / vessel / urn / jug shaped Chinoiserie table lamp featuring red coromandel style lacquer finish with a painted landscape / fishing scene in gold an...
Lacquer
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Chinoiserie Lotus Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful simplistic style. Glazed ceramic lotus lamp set atop a brass footed base. Nice presence with a deep aqua color. 3 nicely raised lotus flo...
Ceramic
$3,200 / set
Pair of Sang de Boeuf Table Lamps
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A beautiful pair of lamps featuring exquisite Sang de Boeuf glaze—a deep, rich red developed through a complex reduction firing process, celebrated as one of the most prized monochro...
Brass
Gold Bronze "Foo Dog" Lamps, Shade in Real Parchment, 1950
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze "Foo Dog" (31 x 35 H 55) lamps, shade in real parchment cm 60 x 45 H 50, bronze sculpture early 21st century, lamp assembled, 1950.
Large Pair Chinoiserie Italian Ceramic Blanc De Chine Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of Italian ceramic Blanc de Chine ginger jar lamps with white on white relief design all around. Black circular bases, have some ...
Ceramic
Vintage Bronze Footed Ginger Jar Table Accent Lamp, 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bronze ginger jar lamp has rounded body with minimal textural detailing in Chinoiserie style with Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles influence. The heavy, stable body of...
Brass
Stunning large Hand Painted Chinoiserie table lamps 1950s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning large France Porcelain Chinoiserie Table lamps . double gourd shaped . beathiful hand painted with Japanese decoration . Bronze gilded base , Top quali...
Porcelain
Chinese Cloisonné Table Lamps, Enamel on Metal, Chinoiserie, 1980
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Chinese Cloisonné table lamps, featuring a rich blue enamel background and intricate floral motifs. Cloisonné is an ancient decorative technique that uses thin metal wires to create ...
Enamel
Vintage Japanese Oriental Porcelain Satsuma Vase Gold Gilt Figural Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Japanese Oriental Porcelain Satsuma Vase Gold Gilt Figural Table Lamp on Wooden Base. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 29" H (to finial)...
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Raspberry Red Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp on Carved Wood Base
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage accent or table lamp features the classic ginger jar or urn shaped body mounted on carved wooden pedestal. The ceramic body of the lamp is decorated with unusual raspberry r...
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Blue Cloisonné Enamel Oriental Brass Satsuma Vase Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Blue Cloisonné Enamel Oriental Brass Satsuma Vase Table Lamp on Carved Wood Vase with Birds and Flowers. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H (to finial) x...
Brass, Enamel
Vintage Chinoiserie Ginger Urn Table Lamp Fruits Leaves
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Chinoiserie urn or jar table lamp features ceramics body mounted on ornate gilded base and topped with gilded fittings and original ornate finial. The urn-shaped body is han...
Porcelain, Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Figural Brass Bronze Wine Vessel Chinoiserie Hu Vase Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Figural Brass Bronze Wine Vessel Chinoiserie Hu Vase Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 33.5" H (to finial) x 23" H (to light socket) x 9.5" W x 7.5" D...
Brass
Two Antique Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
These beautiful oil lamps were created in France in the late 19th century. They are designed in a wonderful chinoiserie style—a European take on Chinese decorative arts. The lamp...
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Vintage Asian Carved Jadite Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage table lamp features a monumental hand-carved Asian figure meticulously crafted from luminous green fluorite, often referred to as jadeite in high-end antique c...
Brass
French Chinoiserie Style Terracotta Musician Mounted as Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Elegant French Chinoiserie style terracotta figure of a lute playing musician mounted on a lovely carved walnut base. With a wonderful hand carved matching wood finial. 35 inches h...
Terracotta, Walnut
French Blue & White Willow Porcelain Table Lamp, by Louis Drimmer, Limoges
By Limoges, Louis Drimmer
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This elegant Porcelaine de Limoges table lamp, designed by Louis Drimmer, features a finely crafted blue-and-white porcelain body decorated with the celebrated Willow pattern, one of...
Brass
Pair of Large English Tole Tea Canister Lamps With Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Houston, TX
A true pair of large-scale English tea canisters, numbered and richly decorated in the chinoiserie taste--unusual in both size and survival. The striking 19th century tea canisters w...
Paint
$780Sale Price|20% Off
Marble Pattern Glass Vintage Ginger Jar Shaped Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
The idea of marble and glass in the same piece makes this lamp worth a second and even third look. Light gray, tan and a white background on this Chinese influenced export lamp makes...
Glass
Cloisonné Table Lamp on Bronze, Chinoiserie Style, China, Circa 1880
Located in Paris, IDF
Cloisonné table lamp on bronze China circa 1880 Original a vase it has been rewired as a table lamp around 1900, with its original ceramic lamp holder ...
Bronze, Enamel
An ORIENTALIST NEOCLASSICAL CHINESE DRAGON Ceramic TABLE LAMP, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular, very large and massive dragon table lamp, Chinese, Orientalist, Shabby-Chic, Zoomorphic, thick wooden base, important dragon sculpture in khaki green enameled ceramic,...
Ceramic
Chinoiserie Mirrored Porcelain Thatched Pagoda Octagon Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage porcelain table lamp in the shape of a ginger jar styled to resemble a thatched roof pagoda style hut with mirrored sides and roo...
Porcelain
$1,295 / set
Chinoiserie Ceramic Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of chinoiserie ceramic table lamps. Hand painted ceramic vases are decorated with rose bushes in burgundy and gold, set against a cream craquelure base. Vases are gadrooned, a...
Ceramic
Mid Century Chinoiserie Tea Tin Lamp by Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage lamp crafted from vintage English tea tin canisters. This is a beautiful example of how design visions in the past crafted everyday objects to repurpose them into ...
Metal
Blanc De Chine Chinese Chippendale Urn Table Lamp Bamboo Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Cinoiserie table lamp features an urn shaped ceramic or porcelain body with faux bamboo decor, forming a strong geometric trim in Chinese Chippendale style. The original ebon...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Royal Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Bird Table Lamp, 1978, New Silk Shade
By Royal Delft, Amitābha Studio
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Royal Delft blue and white ceramic table lamp, hand-painted in the Netherlands by De Porceleyne Fles and dated 1978, with a long-tailed bird among flowering branches. A Chinoiserie-i...
Brass