Chinese Export Occasional Tables
Antique 1780s Chinese Chinese Export End Tables
Padouk
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Teak
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Cherry
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export End Tables
Bone, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinese Export Side Tables
Elm
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Export Side Tables
Bamboo, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Side Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stacking Ta...
Rosewood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Rosewood
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Fruitwood
Antique 1890s Japanese Industrial and Work Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Sterling Silver
Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Tribal Pedestals and Columns
Resin
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Copper, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Meiji Antiquities
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Pedestals
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Boxes
Antique Early 1900s Lacquer
Copper
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Lacquer
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export End Tables
Bone, Lacquer
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Side Chairs
Pine
Vintage 1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stac...
Cherry
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export End Tables
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Lacquer
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Hardwood, Lacquer, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Export Tables
Lacquer
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Elm
Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Center Tables
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Rosewood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Side Tables
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Center Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century Side Tables
Shell, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Side Tables
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Center Tables
Lacquer
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Hardwood
1990s Asian Chinese Export End Tables
Paint, Stoneware
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stac...
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Side Tables
Lacquer
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stac...
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export End Tables
Marble
Vintage 1920s Hong Kong Chinese Export Side Tables
Rosewood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Vintage 1920s English Chinese Export Side Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century Chinese Export End Tables
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export End Tables
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Elm
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Patio and Garden Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Club Chairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Gueridon
Wood, Tortoise Shell
Antique 19th Century Chinese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Antique 19th Century Chinese Side Tables
Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Side Tables
Antique 19th Century Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
20th Century Chinese Export Side Tables
Bronze
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A Close Look at chinese-export Furniture
Expanded trade between Europe and East Asia, starting in the 16th century, led to a booming market for exported goods, particularly furniture. This was bolstered by the establishment of the Dutch and English East India Companies at the beginning of the 17th century. From folding screens and chairs to lacquer tables and silver, Chinese Export furniture was in demand and regularly copied and imitated, leading to styles like chinoiserie and Chinese Chippendale.
The expansion of exporting that had strengthened the arts during the Ming dynasty continued into the Qing dynasty era — Chinese designers made many furniture pieces specifically for export, resulting in distinctive designs that mixed traditional techniques with forms appealing to foreign buyers. For instance, cabinetmakers in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) were prolific in crafting hardwood furniture for export in European styles that involved the expert joinery techniques of Chinese furniture. Designs for Chinese Export porcelain, cabinets, decorative objects and other furniture were often more ornately adorned than they would be for a local audience, such as with mother-of-pearl overlays or surfaces featuring lavish pictorial scenes or gold on black motifs. Some were even commissioned by wealthy European families to be adorned with their coat of arms.
Because lacquer furniture was especially prized, and the resin used to create it was difficult to import as it would harden during the long voyage, artisans in China and Japan exported numerous lacquer pieces. Long before lacquer made its way to Japan, the Chinese treated the material differently. They used it to create smooth, glossy surfaces, but also for carving, an art that began in the 12th century and is exclusively Chinese. These pieces are called cinnabar lacquer after the powdered mercury sulfide (cinnabar) employed to produce their characteristic red hue. A popular form for export was a compact cabinet with drawers, usually displayed on a small table. Undecorated furniture built in Europe was also shipped to China to be lacquered. The international exchange of design would influence furniture into the 19th century and later, informing styles such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
Find a collection of antique Chinese Export tables, beds, cupboards, table lamps and more furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right tables for You
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .