Chinese Export Porcelain
CHINESE EXPORT STYLE
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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Style: Chinese Export
Early Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Soup Tureen, Cover and Stand
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export porcelain early blue and white soup tureen, cover and stand,
circa 1740-1750
The rare Chinese Export porcelain tureen...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rose Porcelain Mandarin Saucer Dish, Early 19th Centuy
Located in Downingtown, PA
The sauce dish finely painted with Mandarin figures in the central well and flowers and butterflies on the border.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Yellow Ground Chinese Famille Rose Planters with Ch. Characters
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous, large, and decorative pair of imperial yellow ground Famille rose Chinese Export PolyChrome planters/vases. Each is beautifully painted in Imperial yellow ground enamels ...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl Sailor Farwell & Return with Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain European-subject Punch Bowl,
Sailor's Farewell and Return Bowl with Royal Navy Ship,
Circa 1765-75
The Chinese Export porcelain bowl has two images of a sailor and his wife, one known as the sailor's farewell and the other the sailor's return.
The farewell depicts the sailor leaving his wife who hugs him as he is about to depart as he points to the Royal Navy Ship with the Blue Ensign just offshore. The sailor's return depicts the sailor depositing watches and coins into his wife's upraised apron. Between the images are large painted flowering branches and the interior has similar painting.
Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches x 4 1/2 inches high (26.04 cm diameter x 11,43 cm high)
Provenance: With Elinor Gordon;
Ruth Nutt Collection
Sailor's Farewell and Return Bowl with Royal Navy Ship,
Condition is very good with some fading to the en grisaille sails.
Reference: David S...
Category
1760s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Glazed Figural Ginger Jars with Lids, 20th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain glazed decorative figural and floral ginger jars with the original removable lids, 20th century.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Pair of Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Charger or Platter
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very rare to find a true pair of Famille rose porcelain chargers. Look closely, there is a left hand view and right hand view. Scene depicts an important arrival complete with entour...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual Set of 18th Century Blue and White Plates, Platers and Lidded Plates
Located in Epfach, DE
An unusual and very decorative set of 19 plates, platers and lidded plates in blue and white;
China, 18th century
Can be combined very well with white porcelain, like in a photo fo...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Early Armorial Plates, Arms of Van Gellicum, Kangxi
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain early armorial plates,
Arms of Van Gellicum, Dutch Market,
Kangxi period, 1710-1730.
The Imari armorial plates were made for the Dutch family...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Tankard, Mosey with Pulleyne in Prentice
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain armorial tankard,
Mosey with Pulleyne in Prentice,
circa 1755.
The Chinese Export Tankard unusually painted with both a large armorial and a large crest below a gilt chain band around the rim. Large Famille Rose sprays of flowers are painted to each side.
Dimensions: 5 inches high x 5 3/4 inches wide x 3 1/2 inch diameter.
Reference: Chinese export porcelain, Volume I, David Sanctuary Howard, Page 549, (Q4). The arms are discussed as follows.The arms are of Mosley, Sable a chevron between three pick axes...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Foo Dog Candlesticks
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain foo dog candlesticks
Circa 1860
The Chinese Export porcelain foo dog candlesticks or joss sticks are modeled with the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Polychrome Rooster Form Covered Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese porcelain polychrome rooster form covered bowl.
Very good detail and separation of colors. Heavy porcelain body.
Mid-20th century.
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Large Rose Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl, Edmé Samson et Cie, Paris
By Edmé Samson
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive Rose Canton Porcelain Punch bowl,
Edme Samson et Cie, Paris,
circa 1880
The massive beautiful bowl with unusual steep sides is...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fine pair Antique Chinese Export Orange Ground & 24K Gilt Vases Turned to Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Orange Ground and 24K Gilt Decorated Vases later turned to Lamps. This is a truly beautiful pair of...
Category
1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Rose Canton Mandarin Porcelain Cider Jug with Cover, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Rose Canton Mandarin pattern porcelain cider jug with double or cross strap handles. There are court scenes in the most colorful hues. The bor...
Category
1790s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Dessert Plates circa 1750
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this pair of Chinese export Famille Rose dessert plates with sprays of delicately painted flowers in purple and pink surrounding a bouquet of tulips and peoni...
Category
1750s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Hand Painted Chinese Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique hand painted Chinese vases exhibit beautiful artistic scenes with exotic birds, flowers and a forest sunset enhanced by the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Gu-Form Pink Porcelain Family Vases, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small gu-form porcelain vases decorated with pink family enamels on a yellow background with green interlaces. Decoration of white background cartouches with pink dahlias.
Geometric...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Mancerinas or Trembleuses
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese export porcelain mancerinas or trembleuses likely made for the Spanish/Spanish Colonial market. Based on a silver form, the standing central ring was designed to su...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large 18th Century Chinese Export Punch Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Large 18th century Chinese export punch bowl in the Rockefeller pattern (also known as Chinese Export Palace Ware). Elaborate gilt decoration...
Category
1770s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th century Chinese Export Nanking Warming Plate
Located in Savannah, GA
Chinese export Nanking warming plate, early 19th century. Slightly octagonal, it measures 10.25 inches across to reservoirs x 2 inches tall.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases Oil Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Chinese Export, 19th century porcelain bottle vases mounted with French ormolu as oil lamps. The well potted ovoid porcelain pear-shaped body decorated with hand-paint...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
19th century Rose Medallion Chinese Export Covered Chamber Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare early Canton Chinese Export porcelain Rose Medallion bowl with lid. Features include outstanding intricately painted birds, flower...
Category
Early 1800s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 Chamberlain's Worcester Regent Dessert or Salad Plates
Located in New York, NY
A set of eight (8) Chamberlin's Worcester boldly-colored porcelain dessert or salad plates in the Japan Imari pattern #982. England, 1820. Signed with hand applied mark.
A rare and...
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Canton Porcelain Plate and Gilt Bronze Mount, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Canton porcelain plate mounted in chiseled and gilt bronze.
Central decor of an Asian scene representing two men and a woman around a table and...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Italian-Market Chinese Export Armorial PorcelaDish for the Marchesi di Sorbello
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Coat-of-Arms on this Chinese Export armorial are for the Marchesi di Sorbello from a service ordered by Uguccione III Bourbon del Monte, 12th Marquis Regent of Sorbello (1737-1816).
He was the son of Guiseppe I (1690-1747) a successful and important diplomat for the King of Sardinia...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Export Clobbered Platters
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of 18th century Chinese Export porcelain platters clobbered in shades lime green, emerald green, cobalt blue, iron red with gilt highlights.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Fine Lively Modeled Porcelain Dogs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of lively modeled porcelain dogs, Fine details and colors.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Cuban Armorial Plate for Marquis de Almendares
Located in Downingtown, PA
The arms on this Chinese Export armorial plate were made for the Cuban noble Marquis de Almendares Ignacio Herrera.
The plate is finely ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Covered Dish in an Unusual Pistachio Green Glaze, circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese porcelain covered dish in an unusual pistachio green glaze. Circa 1920
Footed with swept up sides and shaped corners. A good mounded to...
Category
1910s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Mug
Located in London, by appointment only
A Chinese export famille rose tankard having a straw weave replacement handle and decorated with rocks and flowers of bold design.
China, circa 1750.
Measures: Height 8 in (20 cms).
Category
1750s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Armorial Cachepots in the Chinese Export Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of large-scale armorial cachepots in the Chinese export style on bronze bases.
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Canton Famille Rose Plate, ca. 1840
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Canton Famille rose 9.6 inch plate, ca. 1840, enameled with seven figures, the four males forming a band, one playing the erhu, one playing symbols, one playing the dizi (bamboo flute...
Category
1780s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Nankin Blue & White Porcelain Tray
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Canton Nankin Blue & White Porcelain Tray,
Circa 1810-20
The oval large Chinese Nankin porcelain oval tray is decorated in underglaze blue and white with a riverscape...
Category
Early 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Butterfly Plate, ca. 1860, Rare Design.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Very Rare Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Plate, Mid-Nineteenth Century, with a central large butterfly, its wings forming four roundels, the front wings with a pair of birds am...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1830 Pair of Blue Canton Porcelain Salad Plates, Chinese Export
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 pair of Blue Canton porcelain salad plates, Chinese export. Hairlines & rim chips.
8.75" dia.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for the...
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose "Deutsche Blumen" Style Chargers
Located in Dallas, TX
pair of Chinese Famille Rose "Deutsche Blumen" foliate-shaped Chinese Export porcelain chargers. all over decoration with floral sprays in the manner of Meissen, lable on the back: D...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Serving or Shrimp Dish Rose Medallion, Qing Ca 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, good quality Chinese export, porcelain, Large Shrimp or Serving Dish beautifully hand decorated in a Rose Medallion Pattern, which we date to the early 19t...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Shipwreck Porcelain Dish
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Chinese export porcelain shipwreck soup dish from the Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes, made in the early to mid-18th century.
This Chinese porcelain soup dish was created specifically for export to the European market. It was used for soup or broth courses, which had become a dinner staple in Northern Europe following the influence of French table customs. This piece features an underglaze blue floral decoration, here comprising chrysanthemums, peonies, and a pomegranate. The floral sprigs appear to grow from a rock formation, partly obscured by the marine incrustations. On the border of the dish, three arrangements of lotuses balance the composition. The swiftness of the painter’s hand is evident in the strokes forming leaves and petals, as well as in the bleeding of some of the lighter cobalt washes coloring the flowers.
Dimensions: 9 in. Dm x 1 1/4 in. H (22.9 cm Dm x 3.2 cm H)
Condition: Salvaged condition. A few hairlines extending from the rim to the center, the longest about 6cm. We do not recommend cleaning or restoration, as the current condition speaks to an important stage in this object’s life.
Provenance:
Collection Mrs Marianne L. Dreesmann-van der Spek, Laren, inv. no J002;
Collection Mrs Hetti T.G. von der Gablentz-Blanche Koelensmid, Amsterdam;
Amsterdam, Christie's, The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes, before 1987.
Christie’s Amsterdam, Fine and Important Late Ming and Transitional Porcelain...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Chinese export porcelain teapot.
Decorated throughout with faded gilding and raised figural floral devices
...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Three 19th Century Samson Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century matched garniture of three Samson Imari porcelain vases, including a baluster vase with cover, together with a pair of square trumpet form vases, all decorated i...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Mandarin Shell-Form Shrimp Dish, circa 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese Export Porcelain rose mandarin shell-form shrimp dish, also known as a Nappie or dessert dish, circa 1820, the shaped bowl with vividly enameled glazes and detailed gilding, ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rose Mandarin Shrimp Dish with Elaborate Enameled Gilded Handle, c. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Mandarin Shell-Form Shrimp Dish, also known as a nappie or dessert dish, circa 1820, the shaped bowl with vividly enameled glazes and detailed gilding, ...
Category
1820s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Famille Rose Vases with Hand Painted Luohans Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of antique Bangchuiping, 'Rouleau' Chinese Famille Rose vases with hand painted Luohans figures. Each vase is of Rouleau form with gorgeous eighteen Arhats or Luohans...
Category
1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Garden Seat, in the Style of Masons Ironstone
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export garden seat, in the style of Masons Ironstone.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export porcelain 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 porcelain created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export porcelain made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original porcelain, popular names associated with this style include Samson & Cie, Europa Antiques, Edmé Samson, and Meissen Porcelain. 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 porcelain differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $44,751 while the average work can sell for $1,800.
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