Chinese Chippendale Chairs
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
Set Of Four Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
20th century set of four faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale chairs. Set includes one armchair and three matching side chairs. Chairs feature intricately carved frames supported by taper...
Category
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Set of Four Classic White Wooden Chiavari Chairs with Navy Seats
By Chiavari
Located in Redding, CT
Set of four classic white wooden Chiavari chairs with padded navy seats. Nice faux bamboo design. Perfect to go around that white kitchen table or office table. Removeable padded navy blue seat cushions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, PVC, Wood
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Bamboo Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Bamboo Armchair with newly upholstered whimsical seat cushion.
Category
20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
1970 Vintage Brighton Chinoiserie Rattan Burnt Bamboo Caning Split Reed Armchair
By Brighton Pavilion 1
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage burnt bamboo, caning and split reed armchair on six legs. This is a handcrafted chair with woven cane seat features bamboo frames and Chinese inspired bamboo patterns.
The ba...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Reed
High Back Brighton Pavilion Style Tortoiseshell Bamboo Cane Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Gorgeous pair of high back burnt bamboo armchairs with gracefully shaped horseshoe frames, in the Brighton Pavilion style. These tall beautifully handcrafted Chinese Chippendale chairs feature a tortoiseshell finish, caned-bottom seats, and intricate bamboo open fretwork. Loose vintage chair cushions...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Pair Chinese Chippendale Rattan Rolling Accent Chairs Wicker Henry Link
By Henry Link
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of rattan rolling Chinese Chippendale accent chairs from Wicker by Henry Link. They are in fabulous vintage condition. They wear a p...
Category
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
Pair of Vintage Brighton Pavilion Chinese Chippendale Rattan Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vintage Brighton Pavilion Style Chinese Chippendale Rattan and Split Reed Chairs with Caned Seats. Brighton Pavilion refers to the Royal Pav...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Reed
Pair of Vintage Brighton Pavilion Chinese Chippendale Rattan Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vintage Brighton Pavilion Style Chinese Chippendale Rattan and Split Reed Chairs with Caned Seats. Brighton Pavilion refers to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England. It is ...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Reed
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Chinese Chippendale style chairs.
Pair of Chinese Chippendale style chairs in a gorgeous blue high gloss finish. This pair ha...
Category
1960s Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fine Antique Chinese Chippendale Painted Side Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A delightful and very colorful Chippendale style side chair with faux bamboo wood frame, inset back with red painted faux bamboo frame and Rose tone fabric seat and back. The paintin...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
High Back Brighton Pavilion Style Burnt Bamboo Cane Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Fabulous pair of high back burnt bamboo armchairs with gracefully shaped horseshoe frames, in the Brighton Pavilion style. These tall beautifully handcrafted Chinese Chippendale chairs feature a tortoiseshell finish, caned-bottom seats, and intricate bamboo open fretwork. Seat without a loose cushion is 19" high. (Cushions not included.)
Chinese design and bamboo furniture became highly fashionable in the Western world after the completion of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton for future King George IV in 1801. George had a love of fine and decorative arts and a fascination with the Chinese style. He selected Chinese export furniture and objects along with hand-painted Chinese wallpapers for his seaside home...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
White Chinese Chippendale Style Faux Bamboo Chair in Thaibaut South Seas
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s white lacquer Chinese Chippendale style faux bamboo arm chair. The finish is a white lacquer. The seat is caned with a navy and white cotton linen blend chinoiserie. ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Fortuny Upholstered Antique Chinese Chippendale Designer Chair
By Fortuny
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Priced each! Fortuny upholstered antique Chinese chippendale designer chair
Additional information:
Materials: cotton, mahogany
Colo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Chippendale Style Chairs in Red Lacquered Wood, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Chippendale style chairs in red lacquered wood standing on four legs: cabriole front legs with a decor of cartouche, foliage a...
Category
1880s European Antique Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1970 Vintage Brighton Chinoiserie Rattan White Bamboo Caning Split Reed Armchair
By Brighton Pavilion 1
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage white finish bamboo, caning and split reed armchair green seat cushion on six legs. This is a handcrafted chair with woven cane seat features bamboo frames and Chinese inspir...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Reed, Paint
Chinese Chippendale Style Chair, Wood Frame, Caned Seat, Made in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
Wood chair Chinese Chippendale style inspired. This chair belongs to " Belloni Bamboo collection" that was one of the most appreciated and well selled collection in the 70's. This ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Chinese Chippendale Style Midcentury Side Chairs with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Chinese Chippendale style iron side chairs from the mid 20th century with intricate backs, grey color, faux bamboo structure and new linen upholstery. Created in England during the Midcentury period, each of this pair of side chairs features a grey colored faux bamboo iron structure inspired by the Chinese Chippendale style. The slightly curving backs, made of a careful arrangement of geometric shapes, are flowing into the hind legs in a graceful manner. A rectangular seat, newly recovered with a neutral toned linen fabric, is resting above four splaying legs connected to one another through an H-Form cross stretcher strengthening the ensemble beautifully. With their Chinese Chippendale lines, sturdy iron material and exotic faux-bamboo influence, this pair of English side chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Cerused Chinese Chippendale Style Faux Bamboo Carved Armchairs
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful pair of carved faux bamboo cerused easy chairs in the Chinese Chippendale style having Chinese inspired floral upholstery. In excellent condition having no damage and fre...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Faux Bamboo, Foam, Polyester, Mahogany
Vintage Chinese Chippendale Style Lacquered Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Chinese Chippendale style chair in a gorgeous white lacquered finish. This pagoda chair has beautiful detailing and has been professionally uphol...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
Lovely pair of George III Chinese Chippendale "Cockpen" Style Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely pair of George III Chinese Chippendale "Cockpen" Style Armchairs. This pair appears to be from the mid 20th century. They have a stamp on the frame "Made in Spain".
They are ...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Shelby Williams Faux Bamboo Pink Rose Gold Upholstered Banquet Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Shelby Williams Faux bamboo stacking pink / rose gold banquet dining chairs with removable upholstered backs - set of 6
***Listing is for (1) Set of (6) Chairs.***
Ite...
Category
1980s Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Steel
Cotton Linen Asian Floral Slipcovered Wingback Armchair by Lee Industries
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering one of our recent Palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Lee Industries...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Linen, Cotton
Vintage Asian Emperor Chairs - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fabulous pair of Asian emperor chairs. Dark brown with red undertones and a high holds finish. Acquired from a NY
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
English Black Lacquer Pagoda Armchair in the Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in London, GB
An armchair in the ‘Chinese Chippendale’ manner.
The design for the frame of this chair is drawn from Plate XXVII in Thomas Chippendale’s ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Dire...
Category
20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Coastal Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs After Ficks Reed - Set of 4
By Ficks Reed
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic set of four vintage Coastal dining chairs. Done in the manner of Ficks Reed with the iconic Chinese Chippendale design. Freshly painted white in a semi gloss finish. All se...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Reed, Paint
Early Chinoiserie Japanned Chair - Nichols and Stone
By Nicholas & Stone Co
Located in Pasadena, TX
A beautiful japanned Nichols & Stone chinoiserie chair. The chair is in the japanned black hue, with gold stenciled details. The chair back is decorated with a different scene from e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Chair in Lacquered Red Wood and Gold of 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Large and very elegant and well-made pair of Chinese armchairs from the late 1800s. The pair of armchairs is in curved wood. The backrest is curved and is paneled with friezes depict...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
Shelby Williams Faux Bamboo Pink Rose Gold Upholstered Banquet Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Shelby Williams faux bamboo stacking pink / rose gold banquet dining chairs with removable upholstered backs.
***Approximately 58 chairs available***
Item features a steel...
Category
1980s Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Italian Mid 20th Century Lacquered Chairs in Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in Roma, IT
A truly unique set of chairs, made in Italy between the 50s and 60s but with a Chinese Chippendale style decoration.
The set is composed of 6 very light chairs, in curved and carved ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Pair Chinese Chippendale Arm Chairs Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Chinese Chippendale style side chairs in mahogany
Very solid and sturdy, comfortable to sit in
Intricately carved back rest
Upholstered seats with cushioning
Circa 1...
Category
1920s Vintage Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Stool
Located in Lymington, GB
A sophisticated blind-fret carved mahogany stool in the Chinese Chippendale style.
19th century.
In excellent condition throughout, of good colour and sturdy in the joints.
L: 55 c...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Chippendale chairs 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 chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Chippendale chairs made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chairs, popular names associated with this style include Shelby Williams, Erwin Lambeth, Fortuny, and Henredon. 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 chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $325 and tops out at $14,246 while the average work can sell for $1,950.