Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
CHINESE CHIPPENDALE STYLE
Like chinoiserie, which had emerged in Europe in the 17th century, antique Chinese Chippendale furniture was an appropriation of Asian design that often distilled it to stereotypes.
Thomas Chippendale published The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director in 1754, and the widespread popularity of the book of furniture designs influenced a new style of furniture named for the English cabinetmaker. Artisans in England, the United States and Europe adapted the work illustrated in its pages. The publication of the pattern book included designs reflecting “Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste,” with illustrations of “Chinese” chairs and cabinets featuring elaborate hand-carved latticework.
Pagoda-shaped flourishes and wood painted in the “japanned” finish that mimicked lacquer were common on these pieces, as were fretwork patterns on chair backs. The back of a chair is the easiest way to distinguish between Gothic, Rococo and Chinese Chippendale chairs, all of which typically feature broad seats and luxurious upholstery. Chippendale’s designs for “Chinese” chairs tend to favor more clean lines and less ornamentation than the other styles, with cutouts in the rails and the fretwork on the back evoking a European ideal of East Asian design.
Dark woods such as walnut and solid mahogany were commonly used, as were bamboo turnings. Cabinets for imported Chinese ceramics frequently were adorned with glazing bars, while small tea tables were detailed with angular fretwork. The style remained popular through the 18th century and into the decades that followed, even inspiring an entire room at Buckingham Palace.
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Style: Chinese Chippendale
Chinese Chippendale Carved Pagoda Mirror George III Style
Located in Bradenton, FL
George III Style Chinese Chippendale Carved Wood Pagoda Mirror. Mirror features hand carved cerused pine surface. Intricate carving on frame features acanthus leaves, pagoda top, and...
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20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Girandoles with Reverse Painted Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very pretty pair of English Chinese Chippendale style girandoles, each crested with a well-carved eagle resting on a stylized foliate surround. The mirrors are decorated one with ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Glass
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding carved and gilded Chinese Chippendale Mirror with many beautiful details. Pagoda with bells on top.
Category
20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large 19th Century Carved Giltwood Georgian Chinese Chippendale Style Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous Chinese Chippendale style carved giltwood overmantle mirror
19th Century
Scarse horizontal configuration and excellent quality of carving.
The design centered by a pagoda cr...
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19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian Carved Giltwood Chinese Chippendale Style Mirror By Carver’s Guild
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian Chinese chippendale style carved giltwood mirror by Carver’s Guild. It is a really nice scale, and note the Ho Ho bird with the draping garland. It is marked and i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Magnificent 18th Century Chinese Chippendale Ho-Ho Bird Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A superb 18th century Chinese Chippendale carved giltwood mirror of exceptional detail.
The pierced foliate frame with climbing roses on architectural column elements of pagoda form,...
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18th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
English Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Wall Mirror(manner of Thomas Johnson)
Located in Queens, NY
English Chinese Chippendale-style (late 19th Century) carved giltwood wall mirror with pagoda top above a seated figure, birds, hounds, and a fox. (in the manner of THOMAS JOHNSON ci...
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19th Century British Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large Scale Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Mirror Att. To Maitland-Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a very large scale Chinese Chippendale style giltwood mirror attributed to Maitland-Smith. It is both wood and composition with elaborate detail and both silver and gold gilt...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Composition
Carved Giltwood Chippendale Chinoiserie Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality gilt and carved wood Chinese Chippendale beveled mirror. Chinoiserie style giltwood frame with central Ho Ho bird at top.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Pagoda Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian Chinese Chippendale Style carved giltwood pagoda mirror.
Vintage Chinese Chippendale style carved gilt wood pagoda mirror. This large C...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
English Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Mirror in the Chinese Taste
Located in San Francisco, CA
Well-carved giltwood wall mirror with a pagoda-form pediment above an open-work carved foliate frame.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Georgian Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Wall Mirrors - 51 In S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a monumental set of Italian Chinese Chippendale style carved giltwood mirrors with Georgian styling. Each mirror has a facing Ho Ho bird and neo-classical arches and columns....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Chinese Chippendale Style Fretwork Carved Mahogany Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinse Chippendale Style Fretwork carved mahogany wall mirror. Item solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
Lovely early 20th century Italian made giltwood wall mirror. Oval shaped mirror is made in the Chinese Chippendale style featuring intricate carvings and ornamental details, with ex...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Italian Chinoiserie Decorated Wall Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, circa 1960.
A well decorated black and gold chinoiserie decorated wall mirror in the chippendale taste. Mirror plate has beveled glass and original back to mirror.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
English Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Bird Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
English Chinese Chippendale-style (19/20th Century) vertical giltwood wall mirror with bird design.
Category
19th Century British Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Mirror Wing Furniture Co, NYC
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful Pagoda mirror. Wing Furniture Company out of New York City, 1940's. Great Chinoiserie detailing with deep carved filagree pagoda accompanied by dual columnar accents along ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Hector Pagoda Grand Scale Palace Mirrors
By John Linnell
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of grand scale pier mirrors after a design attributed to John Linnell. Each arched divided plate within shaped outer slips entwined with foliate br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Pair of Carved Giltwood 'Chinese Chippendale' Style Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A Pair of George III Style Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Entirely of carved and gilded wood, the shaped mirrored plates housed in asymmetrical Rococo frames with carved scrolls, leafy...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Ho Ho Pier Glasses in the Chippendale manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of finely carved and executed Chippendale pier glass mirrors. Opposing Ho Ho birds sit above a border design frame with trailing branch and foliate decoration with stylised ic...
Category
2010s English Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Pagoda & Fretwork Faux Marble Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Chippendale style mirror with ornate carved fretwork and pagoda. The top has faux marble molding, and the fretwork is a distressed ebony with red undertone. It is u...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
1930s Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Silver Giltwood Mirrors - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are beautiful! It is a large scale 1930s Italian Chinese Chippendale style silver giltwood mirrors. They are in very good condition and are unmar...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Chinese Chippendale Gold Leaf Mirror
Located in Annville, PA
A Chinese Chippendale Gold Leaf Mirror is bevelled glass having been hand cut and fitted to the hand carved and hand pierced frame. A high quality solid wood mirror frame.
Measures...
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2010s Indonesian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pagoda Large Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pagoda Large Wall Mirror. Item features a darved pagoda pediment, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, very nice...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Vintage Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Blue Lacquered Wall Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage faux bamboo Chinese chippendale wall mirror. Newly, professionally lacquered in a beautiful blue.
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Chinoiserie Style Faux Bamboo Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Chinese Chippendale-style mirror embodies the perfect blend of exotic elegance and classic refinement. Crafted with a faux bamboo frame, the piece showcases the distinc...
Category
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood
English George III Giltwood Mirror Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Top
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent 19th century English George III gilt wood carved mirror featuring a subtle Chinese Chippendale style top and finial. The square frame is decorated with rocaille C scrolls and...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Chinese Style Wood Mirror
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
This handmade wood Chinese style mirror is varnished with gold leaves and is designed to have the appearance of bamboo inspired by Chinoiserie.
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Category
2010s Mexican Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Chippendale Style Carved & Painted Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large English, Chinese Chippendale style, profusely carved mirror in gesso and paint. Depicting pagodas, ho ho birds and a swan with a bevelled mirror glass plate.
Category
1950s English Vintage Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Very large vintage Italian Rococo Chinoiserie Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian made, large giltwood mirror in the Chinese Chippendale style, measuring 33 by 65 inches, featuring stylized foliate scrolls and rocaille designs and Chinese figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Monumental Chinese Chippendale Style Gilded Faux Tortoise Mirror By La Barge
By La Barge
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a monumental Chinese Chippendale style mirror with a faux tortoise finish by La Barge. It is Italian and marked on the back. It is in very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
English Chinese Chippendale Regency Style Giltwood Parclose Wall Mirror C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Chinese Chippendale parclose wall mirror in Regency style offers giltwood frame with figural phoenix crest, c1920
Measures- 46''H x 29''W x 2.5''D
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Chinoiserie Giltwood Overmantle Mirror 18th century English Chippendale
Located in Savannah, GA
Finely carved and gilded overmantel mirror in the manner of Thomas Chippendale crested with a stylized acanthus, supported by c and s-scrolls flanking a central plate. This outstanding gold gilt wooden overmantle mirror, features three shelves. and was purchased from the Bernard Baruch estate of Hobcaw Baroney Plantation (an original English land...
Category
1770s English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Large and Unusual 19th Century Craquelure Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
A grand giltwood wall mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson with a Rococo frame comprising c scrolls and foliate flourishes and surmounted by a ho-ho bird. A detail typical of Thoma...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Well-Carved English Chippendale Style Gilt-Wood Mirror with Bold Crest
Located in San Francisco, CA
The exuberantly carved pagoda crest surrounded by lively acanthus leaves, c-scrolls and grotto motifs cascading down to an openwork frame.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Stylish Large Gilded Asian Style Mirror with Birds
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Glitzy Asian style wall mirror having fabulous bird decoration in the top corners.
By Friedman Brothers
Category
2010s American Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror
Large Chinese Chippendale Overmantel This is a very attractive large piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Chinese Chippendale Overmantel
This is a very attractive large piece, it has 2 mirrors set in a superb carved frame, with shelves, columns and decorative cut outs
The Mirror ...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
An Extraordinary Faux Tortoiseshell & Bamboo Wall Mirror. UK 1960a
Located in Bellport, NY
A Rare find in this exceptional Chinese Chippendale Faux Tortoiseshell mirror. Easily placed in most environment's, from modern to traditional , bamboo is timeless and transitiona...
Category
1960s English Vintage Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo
George III Chinese Chippendale Rococo Giltwood Girandole Mirror
Located in London, by appointment only
A masterpiece of design and execution, this beautiful girandole exhibits every opulent detail of the Chinese Chippendale period. Elaborate C...
Category
1760s English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Silver and Gold Leaf Decorator Wall Mirror Having a Web Design and Dancing Bear
Located in Manhasset, NY
This is a wonderfully carved and gilt silver and gold leaf decorator wall mirror having a web design and dancing bear.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Style Console, Wall or over the Mantle Mirrors, a Pair Italian
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Chippendale style elaborate giltwood wall or console mirrors. The pair oval in form with a clean center mirror flanked by a finely carved carved frame of roses, floral design and scroll having full bodied winged birds perched on each side of each mirror. These large and impressive Italian mirrors are certain to make a statement in any room in the home.
An archetype of the finest English design and craftsmanship, Chippendale style furniture originated with cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale in the 18th century. The style was immediately popular and adopted across Europe and America – and it continues to be a favored style for sophisticated and traditional interiors today. Drawing inspiration from Gothic, Rococo and Chinese design, original-inspired Chippendale furnishings are often variable in their overall aesthetic but are consistent in their aura of luxury and elegance. Essential to Chippendale-style furniture is the use of fine hardwoods, such as mahogany and walnut, and often the presence of a dark finish, which emulates old-world, monarchal designs. Stylistically, refined details like yoked chair...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
18th Century Carved Giltwood Chinese Chippendale Mirror
Located in London, GB
A fine quality crisply carved Mid-18th Century giltwood Mirror, having c-scroll acanthus and flower decoration throughout, contained in 'Chinese pagoda' frame.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pagoda Large Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pagoda Large Wall Mirror. Item features a carved pagoda pediment, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, very nice...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair Chinese Chippendale style wall mirrors, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th Century Carved gilt wood Chinese Chippendale style Pier glass mirrors. Each having scrolling foliate decoration to the surround and Pagodas to the centre....
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Chinese Chippendale Style Gold "Gilt" Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie style gold toned pagoda mirror.
Use for fireplace mirror, mantle mirror, console mirror, wall mirror, pier mirror.
The Rococo style wall mirror in a w...
Category
20th Century European Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Asian Style Wall Mirror by La Barge
By LaBarge
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Asian style wall mirror by La Barge. Hand-painted and artist signed.
Category
1960s Vintage Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Rattan Bamboo Tortoise 1970s Chinese Chippendale Round Wall Mirror
By Brighton Pavilion 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing one of a kind find! Vintage 1970s rattan bamboo original tortoise finish round mirror. New mirror insert. No damage or defects. Comes ready to hang. Dimensions: 40 D x 2.50 ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Impressively Large Chinese Chippendale Style Oval Mirror
Located in New York, NY
The oval mirror plate within an elaborately hand-carved surround painted chalky white and surmounted by a foliate clasp flanked by Ho Ho Birds.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Chippendale mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Chippendale mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Chippendale mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, England, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mirrors, popular names associated with this style include LaBarge, Baker Furniture Company, Carver's Guild, and La Barge. 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 mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $488 and tops out at $148,000 while the average work can sell for $3,275.