Pair Chinese Export Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Candelabras
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Antique 1770s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Chinese Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture
Lacquer
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
20th Century Asian Candelabras
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Copper
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Ormolu
Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Copper
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 1760s French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Régence Vases
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Chinese Export Porcelain
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Vases
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Vintage 1980s Unknown Chinese Export Urns
Bronze
Vintage 1940s Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s Chinese Chinese Export Candelabras
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Antique 1890s Chinese Export Vases
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Gold, Silver, Bronze
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze, Enamel
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Copper, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Porcelain, Teak
Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Bronze
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and ...
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Porcelain
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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.
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