Chinoiserie vs Regency Interior
Regency Interior was influenced by Chinoiserie — drew heavily on the Chinese taste, as at Brighton.
Chinoiserie
The European fantasy of the East — lacquered panels, hand-painted pagoda-and-bird wallpapers, blue-and-white porcelain and fretwork, an imagined China for the salon.
- Hand-painted papers and silks of pagodas, birds and blossom
- Black, red and gilt japanned lacquer cabinets and screens
- Fretwork and lattice, including Chinese Chippendale furniture
- Massed display of blue-and-white and famille-rose porcelain
- Bamboo (real or simulated) and pagoda-form canopies
Regency Interior
The elegant, archaeologically exotic English interior of the early 1800s — Greek, Egyptian and Chinese motifs, striped silks, brass inlay and sabre-leg furniture.
- Greek, Egyptian and Chinese revival motifs mixed freely
- Clean classical lines with klismos and sabre-leg furniture
- Strong clear colors, striped silks and trellis wallpapers
- Brass inlay, ormolu mounts and rosewood cabinet-work
- Exotic accents — sphinxes, lotus, palmettes and the Greek key
At a glance
| Chinoiserie | Regency Interior | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1670s–1900s | 1795–1837 |
| Discipline | Interior Design | Interior Design |
| Region | France, Britain, Germany, United States | Britain |
| Family | Chinoiserie, Exoticism | Classical Revival, Regency |
| Formal traits | exotic, patterned, lacquered, fanciful | linear, exotic, colorful, elegant |
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