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Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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
Mid-18th Century Chinoiserie Hanging Corner Cupboard
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-18th century Chinoiserie hanging corner cupboard, English. Barrel form with butterfly hinges. Deep green with figural & geometric decoration (note the "panelled" moldings for doo...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Wood

Chinoiserie Pagoda Style Painted Corner Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet painted bamboo pagoda style corner shelf. Finished in a Chinese red paint. This piece is in very good condition and has two shelves for display.
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Bamboo

English 19th Century Black and Gold Lacquered Chinoiserie Corner Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black and gold corner cabinet from the 19th century, with paneled glass doors, three middle drawers and Chinoiserie décor. Created in England during the 19th century, this...
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19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Glass, Wood

Georgian Style Chinoiserie Olive-Green Lacquered Blind Door Corner Cupboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Georgian style Chinoiserie olive-green Lacquered blind door corner cupboard England, Circa 1890s A good example of late 19th century English Chinoiserie lacquer work in a medium...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Wood

Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Bamboo Corner Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful English chinoiserie decorated lacquer and bamboo corner cabinet having a bevelled glass door that opens to a compartment lined in rattan. The lovely piece is adorned with l...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Bamboo, Glass

Chinoiserie Japanned English Pagoda Bamboo Standing Corner Shelf or Etagere
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An antique English 3 tier corner etagere of burnt bamboo and black Japanned panels. Each shelf is fan-shaped and Japanned In black, with a red chinoiserie design of birds and flowers...
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20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Metal

Olive Green Chinoiserie George III Hanging Corner Cupboard
Located in Houston, TX
Olive green Chinoiserie George III hanging corner cupboard dating to the late 18th century. In excellent condition. Original dark, olive green painted finish embellished with painted...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Fine Pair of French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Encoignures
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of late 19th century French bronze-mounted Chinoiserie Encoignures , shaped breche d'Alep marble tops, conforming cases, 2 doors, foliate mounted stiles, sabots, H. 36 in., W....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Wood

Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Corner Cabinet
Located in Austin, TX
Georgian-style polychrome corner cabinet fitted with a single paneled door featuring a chinoiserie figural landscape, opening to a shelved interior. Wears to paint.
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1930s American Vintage Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Wood

Exceptional George III Chinoiserie Two-Part Corner Cupboard
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional George III polychrome two-part corner cupboard with chinoiserie decoration including men on horseback, other walking figures, flowers and birds, primarily in olive gre...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Walnut

Pair of English 1790s George III Gold and Black Chinoiserie Corner Cabinets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English corner cabinets from the late 18th century, with chinoiserie motifs. Born in England during the reign of King George III, each of this exquisite pair of corner cabinets features a black and gold décor...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Wood

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Chinoiserie Wedgewood blue pagoda étagère or shelf. Elegant étagère to display Chinese porcelain, blue and white collections, plants, or storage.
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Achille Castiglioni and Giancarlo Pozzi 'Trio' Corner Furniture by Karakter
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2010s Danish Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Early 1900s English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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H 38.98 in W 20.87 in D 14.18 in
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This is a lovely mahogany corner cabinet in the 18th century Georgian styling. The top has two glass doors with 13 panels of hand glazed glass panels in each door. Behind which is a ...
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Antique Georgian Corner Cabinet, English, Oak, Wall Hanging Cupboard, circa 1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Georgian corner cabinet. An English, oak wall hanging cupboard, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1780. Plea...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Corner Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Corner Cabinet is an exceptionally well-crafted piece, designed to make the maximum use of your floor plan, especially since corners are u...
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1870s Swedish Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Georgian Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive and very good quality George III Period, late 18th century, mahogany wall hanging corner cabinet, with ebonised inlay decoration and one glazed door, with mostly origin...
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Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Georgian Mahogany Corner Cabinet
H 42 in W 30 in D 21 in
Unique Ico Parisi Hang Corner Shelf in Walnut, Italy 1950s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Unique Ico Parisi Hang Corner Shelf in Walnut from Italy 1950s. There is only one known to be made. The corner shelf has two flush drawers one that features a vertical textured effec...
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1950s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Formica, Wood, Walnut

Fine Bamboo & Black Lacquer Corner Stands
Located in Greenwich, CT
A refined and elegant bamboo corner stand, four black lacquer shelves with rounded front, lattice fret work railing. Selling pair or single, $2600...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Bamboo, Lacquer

19th-C. French Corner Cabinet
Located in Ballard, CA
A single door painted French corner cabinet in the Louis XVI style. Made out of pine wood painted with light gray/blue and cream accents. Feature...
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19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Iron

19th-C. French Corner Cabinet
19th-C. French Corner Cabinet
H 99.5 in W 42.25 in D 30.25 in
19th century Swedish Corner Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century Swedish Gustavian period bow front corner cabinet in one piece and with most of its original paint. Sweden circa 1860.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Pine, Paint

19th century Swedish Corner Cabinet
19th century Swedish Corner Cabinet
H 79.25 in W 33 in D 19 in
English Bamboo Corner Display Shelf
Located in Wilson, NC
This shelf has six levels each of which is decorated with red lacquer embossed paper mache. The main central shelf has a central lacquer panel decorated with a bird on a limb. The lo...
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1880s English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Bamboo, Lacquer

English Bamboo Corner Display Shelf
English Bamboo Corner Display Shelf
H 68 in W 31.25 in D 22 in
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Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Lacquered Corner Cabinet
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible vintage Chinoiserie corner cabinet. Beautiful gold pastoral scenes on a glassy black background. Easily hung on the wall or also gorgeous just resting on a table top. Supe...
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Late 20th Century North American Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Lacquer

English 18th Century Chinoiserie Decorated Hanging Corner Cupboard
Located in Wells, ME
English 18th century chinoiserie decorated hanging bowfronted corner cupboard with shaped interior shelves. The original decoration has many hand painted scenes, among them: young men fishing-one with a spear the other with a rod-from an arched bridge, a couple in the lower left are talking, in the right is a handsome horse and his rider, of course the requisite mountains and pagoda are also present. It retains its original pierced butterfly hinges. The backboards have been replaced. This small hanging...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Hardwood

Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo and Lacquer Corner Etagere
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A lovely hand painted and lacquered bamboo corner shelf.
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1860s English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Bamboo

Pair of Black Painted Corner Cupboards with Pared Gilt Decoration and Open Shelf
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine and palatial one of a kind pair of black painted corner cupboards with pared gilt decoration and red painted open shelf. One in its original 19th century construction and the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

1930s Italian Painted Corner Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s Italian painted and parcel gilt corner cabinet. The piece is finely painted with cherubs and mythological scenes in soft shades of green and aqua blu...
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1930s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Pair of 19th Century English Chinoiserie Corner Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous pair of 19th century English corner cabinets with partially domed interiors with shell carvings and contoured shelves. Each with superb overall pale yellow Chinoiserie decor...
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Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Corner Chinese Cabinet with Painted Detailing
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous Chinese chinoiserie corner cabinet with painted detailing of daily life. Unique addition to any space! Excellent quality and construction.
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

Fine Black Lacquer Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simple and refined black lacquer chest with brass fitting, pair of doors, shelf inside.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Chest
Fine Black Lacquer Chest
H 42 in W 28 in D 18 in
Rare Pair of 19th Century English Chinoiserie Corner Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
Extraordinary pair of English Chinoiserie decorated corner cabinets circa 1880. Having shaped fronts with vitrine tops enclosed by 3-panel glass doors, adorned in oriental floral an...
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19th Century English Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

Chinese Lacquer Corner Cupboard Vitrine, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chinese style Open-work gallery on top chinoiserie Fishermen in front of a palace, flowers and foliage decor circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

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Lacquer

Chinoiserie corner cupboards for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinoiserie corner cupboards 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 corner cupboards created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, bamboo and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinoiserie corner cupboards made in a specific country, there are Europe, England, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 corner cupboards differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,275 and tops out at $16,500 while the average work can sell for $3,750.

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