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Japonisme Furniture

JAPONISME STYLE

In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture. 

Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design. 

For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison. 

In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.

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Style: Japonisme
Japanese 4 Panels Court with 13 Ladies in the Garden
Located in New York, NY
Japanese 4 Panels Court with 13 Ladies in the Garden. Taisho Period (7/30/1912 - 12/25/1926.(Coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taisho). Circa 1920. Painted on Rice Paper. 71" wide...
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Paper

Hoshigame Table Lamp Designed by Issey Miyake for Artemide
Located in Athens, Attiki
“Hoshigame” table lamp designed by Issey Miyake for Artemide, iF Product design Award 2013. The art of lighting has a conceptual and technological heritage at the Miyake Design St...
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2010s Italian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Japanese Carved Jade Buddha Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Japanese hand-carved jade sculpture depicting a seated Buddha or bodhisattva figure holding a fruit in his hands, together with a hardwood stand ...
Category

Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Jade

Tiger, Japanese Bronze, Meiji Era, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bronze tiger with brown patina, with very subtle bronze work to bring out the stripes on the body of the tiger No mark or signature Japan wo...
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock on Paper
Located in New York, NY
After Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858) Japanese woodblock on paper depicting Toba Bay and Mont Hijori in Shima, housed in a white painted wood frame. Dimensions: Image: 10....
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Mid-20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Bird & Butterfly Copper Tray, 1882
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal copper tray. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Lobed and rectangular with curved sides. Applied copper and silver ornament: Tree with blossoming branches a...
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1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silver, Copper

Vintage George Zee and Co. Mahogany Side Chairs - set of 2
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A set of 2 vintage solid wood side chairs in very good condition. We estimate that it was made sometime in the mid-20th century. Each chair has...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Teak

KITA LIVING Flow Coffee Table Mini - Oak Wood
Located in Bomonti, TR
The round Flow Coffee Table Mini with rounded edges, contours its form by curved two legs closer to each other. The linear skeleton joins into the legs to create a well-proportioned base for the table top. Crafted from oak wood, the low piece awakens a sense of tactile by making the unique textures of the material visible. Instead of covering the details, it reflects the transparent relationship of the parts to its silhouette. Flow Coffee Table is a refined interpretation of Chabudai, the traditional Japanese low table...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Oak

Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Lighting "Siphonia"
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Elegant and at the same time soft and indirect light for a unique and personal home. This Japanese style white paper pendant lighting called Siphonia is hand-folded from almost 70 s...
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2010s Danish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Imari Japanese Asian Porcelain Wall Plates by Fabienne Jouvin, Paris
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful designer decorative Imari Asian wall plates from the French Parisian designer Fabienne Jouvin. The plates with irregular shapes and quite shallow with a beautiful Oriental Asian Japanese style depicting a man and woman portrait on each plate. The portrait are period Imperial style, with Japanese kimono and hair style, vivid colors on each panel of the plate depicting different Asian traditional design motifs. Colorful modern Asian motif decorative plates or shallow bowls made by Fabienne Jouvin Paris...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Enso table lamp Natural Oil
Located in Birkerød, DK
The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft. With ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak, Paper

Large Contemporary Asian Style Mixed Media Collage Wall Art
Located in Miami, FL
These stylish decorative Asian style wall art collages have been mounted in black lacquered wood and lucite frames. Each panel is ready to hang. These unique works of art are visibly inspired by both 19th century Chinese carved gold gilt and painted wood wall panel or plaques with scholar and warrior figures. As well as, Japanese Shunga. Shunga is a style that was painted by some of the best ukiyo-e artists of the day. This work features figurative art, daggers, gilding, textiles, natural bamboo and a musical harp...
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20th Century American Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Brass

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Mist - Brown
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
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2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice highly decorative Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s ,some paint losses . hand carved.
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1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood

Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box This is a Complete set of 4 Japanese Reverse Hand Painted and Glass Snuff or...
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1950s Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Japan hares matcha bowl
Located in PARIS, FR
Matcha bowl in clay decorated with two hare, partly glazed. A fine contrast between the unglazed foot, which retains the raw color and rough, matt appearance of the clay, and the re...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

KITA LIVING Flow Coffee Table Mini - Smoked Glass
Located in Bomonti, TR
The round Flow Coffee Table Mini with rounded edges, contours its form by curved two legs closer to each other. The linear skeleton joins into the legs to create a well-proportioned base for the table top. Crafted from oak wood, the low piece awakens a sense of tactile by making the unique textures of the material visible. Instead of covering the details, it reflects the transparent relationship of the parts to its silhouette. Flow Coffee Table is a refined interpretation of Chabudai, the traditional Japanese low table...
Category

2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Smoked Glass, Wood, Plywood

KITA LIVING Frame Lounge Chair - Oak Chocolate - Brown
Located in Bomonti, TR
Inspired by the sculptural forms, Frame Lounge Chair is a seating piece with a wider and lower design that presents a cocoon feeling to the person who sinks into it. With the idea of...
Category

2010s Turkish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Plywood

Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Hand Hammered Napkin Ring, 1882
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal napkin ring. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Hand-hammered sterling silver ring applied with cooper ornament: A man in pointy hat is seated on the ground...
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1880s American Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper

Sen pendant
Located in Birkerød, DK
The SEN pendant is a truly unique light sculptures that will add a light and shadow play in any setting. Also available as a table lamp. Sen means lines in Japanese and the many bamboo strips bent into shape creates lines as well as shadow. The craftmanship of the lamps builds on the traditional art of takesensuji, which is a technique traditionally used to make insect cages...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Lamp
Located in Pomona, CA
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, circa 1910, with blue, red and green enamel inlay on brass baluster shaped vase, mounted as a table lamp and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metal

Tiffany & Co. Ormulu Bronze Champlevé Enamel Mantel Clock Garniture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Tiffany's clock case with enamel roman numbers and bronze snake dials. At the top, the clock is adorned with an Indian palace gallery and dome that has a crane finial over it and dra...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

KITA LIVING Flow Coffee Table Mini - Bronze Glass
Located in Bomonti, TR
The round Flow Coffee Table Mini with rounded edges, contours its form by curved two legs closer to each other. The linear skeleton joins into the legs to create a well-proportioned ...
Category

2010s Asian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Plywood

Wood works 1
Located in Birkerød, DK
WOOD WORKS are imprints made from wooden blocks on Japanese washi paper made of bamboo – wood on wood. It is modern expressions created with the ancient old...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak, Paper

KITA LIVING Wa Stool
Located in Bomonti, TR
Wa Stool Contoured by a lyrical structure, Wa Stool takes its name from the Japanese word “harmony”. It characterizes its presence in the balance of soulful forms and delicate detail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak

A 19th C.French Japanism Style Dragon Design Hardwood Sofa, by Gabriel Viardot
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century French Hardwood Japanism Sofa, by Gabriel Viardot. The backrest of this exceptional sofa is adorned with a stunning display of carved open fret-work design...
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1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

1900s Antique Japanese Elm Wood Cabinet with Iron Hardware & Patina Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the rich history and craftsmanship of our antique Japanese cabinet, a remarkable piece from the 1900s. Handcrafted from durable elm wood, this cabinet stands in e...
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
Located in Gainesville, FL
Japanese Meiji cloisonne pair of very fine and detailed vases. Maker's mark on the bottom.
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Wood works 3
Located in Birkerød, DK
WOOD WORKS are imprints made from wooden blocks on Japanese washi paper made of bamboo – wood on wood. It is modern expressions created with the ancient old...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak, Paper

Vintage Japanese Style Pottery Vase
Located in San Carlos, CA
Offered here is a beautiful vintage Japanese style pottery vase made in Japan. Comes with abstract design black and white stripes on a earthy brown back...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Bamboo Flower Vase by Suigetsu Buseki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bamboo Flower vase by Suigetsu Buseki . Suigetsu Buseki (1930–2013) He is the second generation of "Bamboo Craft Midoriya". He studied under Koka...
Category

1950s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Sen table lamp
Located in Birkerød, DK
The SEN table lamp is a unique and contemporary piece of light art that builds on tradition while revitalizing traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Also avai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Flying Crane Turquoise Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English majolica plate, The Flying Crane, by Joseph Holdcroft, Circa 1870. Designed in the Aesthetic Japonisme taste, the crane is centered on a turquoise pebbled ground with a border of prunus, or pink Dogwood branches stemming from the brown branch form rim. Showing the unusual green glazing on the verso, distinctive to Holdcroft majolica. Book reference,’The Collectors Encyclopedia of Majolica’ by Mariann Katz-Marks, page 95. Joseph Holdcroft held several patents for the production of earthenware. He was employed by Minton where he became proficient in the manufacture of majolica. Holdcroft established the Sunderland Pottery...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Imperial Samurai Warrior Minamoto Horseback Watercolor Painting
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental antique Japanese imperial hunt / war / battle watercolor painting of Minamoto on Horseback. The Samurai warrior Minamoto is shown with his...
Category

Early 20th Century Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Paint

Bamboo Flower Vase with carved picture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bamboo flower vase with signature of Suzuki Gengensai. However, its authenticity is unknown. However, the quality is high and the engraving of Japan...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Lighting "Amaea"
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This Jpanese style white paper pendant Lighting "Amaea" is hand-folded from almost 70 sheets of paper. The Amaea lamp is designed and artisanally produced by Charlotte Brandt for Son...
Category

2010s Danish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Wood works 2
Located in Birkerød, DK
WOOD WORKS are imprints made from wooden blocks on Japanese washi paper made of bamboo – wood on wood. It is modern expressions created with the ancient old...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak, Paper

Japanese Gold Imari Painted Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Graceful hand decorated Japanese vase with traditional motifs and gold rimmed top., c. 1960's. Signed on bottom, Gold Imari.
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Amazing Eggshell Porcelain Coffee-Tea Service with Lithophane from Japan, 1940s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Charming 24k gold Hand Painted Japanese Tea Set, Japanese Garden Landscape and Geisha Girls. 1940s. Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Set ...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Reflex Stool Natural Oil
Located in Birkerød, DK
The REFLEX stool is a sculptural approach to comfortable seating. The stool consists of 1 shape multiplied 8 times. The result is a simple stool in a simple construction. REFLEX is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak, Wood

Unusual French Japonisme Ormolu-Mounted Tole Jardinière, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Unusual French Japonisme ormolu-mounted tole jardinière, circa 1870. Very nice and unusual rectangular jardinière / planter made from the best quality ormolu. Designed with flower...
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19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Bamboo Flower Vase by Chikuyu Uematsu
By Uematsu Chikuyu
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bamboo vase by Chikuyu Uematsu. With original box. Chikuyu Uematsu (1947-) He was born in Tokyo. He graduated from Beppu Higher Vocational Training School in 1975. From the same yea...
Category

1990s Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Ikebana Basket, Early 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) made of dark brow varnished bamboo wickerwork, elongated rounded shape, with a handle made of three varnished wooden branches. Thicker bamboo braids on the ...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Large Japanese Black Crane and Camellia-Motif Relief Carved Wall Mirror, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exquisite late 1970s Asian black cerused wood wall mirror with relief carved Japanese crane and camellia flower motif. Black lacquered cerused...
Category

1970s American Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century Japanese Black Lacquer and Gilt Occasional Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century Japanese black lacquer and gilt occasional table, circa 1890. Good quality sewing table. Gilt and painted traditional scene to the top. Single drawer to the fron...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Enso table lamp Black Oil
Located in Birkerød, DK
The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft. With ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak, Paper

Enso table lamp Black Stained Matt Lacquer
Located in Birkerød, DK
The ENSO table lamp is the new add-on to the ENSO pendant. ENSO is based on traditional Japanese wood joinery using the best materials and handcraft. With ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Oak, Paper

Reflex Stool Black Stained Matt Lacquer
Located in Birkerød, DK
The REFLEX stool is a sculptural approach to comfortable seating. The stool consists of 1 shape multiplied 8 times. The result is a simple stool in a simple construction. REFLEX is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

Reflex Stool Black Oil
Located in Birkerød, DK
The REFLEX stool is a sculptural approach to comfortable seating. The stool consists of 1 shape multiplied 8 times. The result is a simple stool in a simple construction. REFLEX is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

20th Century Lladro Porcelain Gourd Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Lladro soft glow porcelain flower gourd vase. It is hand painted white in the background with a repousse of long light green branches with light blue leaves and flowers plus r...
Category

20th Century Spanish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Iron Pagoda Garden Candle Lantern 1940's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese iron pagoda garden candle lantern. Hand cast iron Japanese candle lantern with hearts on top. Can rest on table or hanged by loop Meas...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Iron

Elegant Vintage Japanese Silk Kimono with Shibori Band Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese formal silk Kimono in a light blue color with striking floral design. The garment is hand-stitched from a crepe like silk and dated to circa 1940-60s. The garment is spars...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Silk

Large Antique Japanese Shibayama Inlaid Elephant Trainers Hardwood Coffee Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Japanese Shibayyama inlaid coffee table depicting Elephant trainers in a compound This table is sublime, absolutely exquisite from every angle, circa 1900-1920, hand made in Japan, the Elephants and trainers have an Indian look...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Viva Premium Velvet Bench Manufactured in Spain in Artisan Ateliers, Houtique
By Carolina Micó Navarro
Located in Madrid, ES
VIVA, subtlety and rotundity in a bench that plays with your perception. Discover HOUTIQUE’s experimental atelier, a space where creativity and craftsmanship come together thanks to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Trio of Vintage Dinner Trays, Japanese Lacquer Serving Platter, Bamboo, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a trio of vintage dinner trays. A Japanese, lacquered serving platter with woven bamboo centres, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Midcentury Oriental Hors D'oeuvres Dish Set in Presentation Lazy Susan
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Midcentury Oriental Hors d'oeuvres Dish Set in Presentation Lazy Susan A very attractive large blue and white set, there is one Octagonal dish at the centre of the set surrounded ...
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1960s Vintage Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Late XIX century - Carpet needle point technique
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Carpet France, end of 19th century Needle point technique 212 x 293 cm
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1890s French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Wool

Pendulum in Cloisonne Enamel and Gilt Bronze, L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Elegant sinizing "Buddha" pendulum in cloisonné enamel and gilded bronze, created for the Escalier de Cristal, most likely by Edouard Lièvre. This famous House called on the most pre...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Japonisme furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Japonisme furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Japonisme furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Tiffany & Co., Gökhan Eryaman, İsmail Dağlı, and Makuzu Kozan. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $185,360 while the average work can sell for $2,527.

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