Chinese Export Tables
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
Rustic Antique Chinese Stool or Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Asian stool has a square top and a balanced form with timeless rustic appeal. Beautifully worn from a century of use, the aged wood pat...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Inlaid Urn Stands
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Chinese inlaid urn stands, the tops inset with white marble, above pierced sides decorated with mother of pearl foliated motifs raised on square...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Side Tables
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese hardwood side tables, each with an inset panel to the tops, carved scrolling foliate and motif decoration to the frieze, four square secti...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Round Mahogany Pedestal Table, 20th C
Located in New York, NY
Round Mahogany Pedestal Table, 20th century, with geometric motif on frieze over four spider legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
NEST OF THREE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 CHINESE CHINOISERIE SiDE TABLES HAND PAINTED
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely nest of three original Chinese Chinoiserie green lacquered and hand painted nested tables
Pleas...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century South East Asian Three-Tier Elmwood Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Centruy South East Asian, probably Chinese, Three-Tier Elmwood Side Table. Measures 15" in width, 15" in depth and stands 26.75" in height. Lower tier clearence is 10.75" and up...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Cherrywood Occasional Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Chinese Cherrywood occasional table featuring a carved water lily design to apron. With rounded edges, carved divet to top and three delicate stretchers.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Chinese Export Style Famille Rose Garden Seat / Side Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Chinese Export style colorful famille rose garden seat or side table. It depicts Chinese pastoral scenes on each panel. The top is 10.5” in diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Black Lacquered Wood Pedestal
Located in Doylestown, PA
Chinese black lacquered cylindrical wood pedestal, 1960s.
Exquisite pedestal with a scene depicting elegant ladies in a pavilion garden with birds, architecture and trees. A picture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Three Piece Nesting Tables
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transform your space with these exquisite 19th-century Chinoiserie lacquered nesting tables, crafted specifically for the discerning export market. Each table boasts intricate exteri...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
IMPORTANT COFFEE TABLE Chinese 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT COFFEE TABLE
Chinese 19th Century
in hardwood, with carvings.
Pink marble top.
Dim.: 76 x 100 x 55 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Geo III Chinese Export Occasional Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare C18th Chinese export occasional table, of elegant design and constructed of exotic hardwoods including Padouk. The oval tilt top with blonde wood crossbanded edge and repeat...
Category
1780s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Padouk
Set of Four Diminutive Chinese Export Hardwood Nesting Tables
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive miniature set of four diminutive stacking or nesting tables crafted from hardwood. The Chinese export tables feature gracefully carved aprons in an open geometric fretwork...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Export Bamboo Fretwork Library Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese bamboo library table. Amazing Chinese export center or library table featuring intricate bamboo open fretwork on the aprons. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Oval Nesting Coffee Table Set 6 Stools - A
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Oval Nesting Coffee Table Set - 6 Stools - A. Item features a custom oval glass top, black lacq...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Bohemian Handwoven Reed Caning Bamboo Breakfast Bed Tray Table Cup Book Holder
By Ficks Reed
Located in Miami, FL
Add some Boho Chic vintage charm to your breakfast in bed with this amazing Tiger bamboo, caning and rattan bed tray table.
Handwoven and hand-crafted in a medium yellow wood tone f...
Category
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Reed
Late Qing Dynasty Rosewood Export Side Table Carved With Floral Bamboo Theme
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Elegant hand carved late Qing Dynasty Chinese Rosewood table with delicate carving and slender bamboo theme legs. Some chips in relief carving as seen otherwise in good original cond...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Rosewood
18th French Walnut Console Table in Chinese Style
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French walnut console table in Chinese style, constructed circa 1780. Hand-carved in walnut wood with mortise and tenon construction. Two drawers and a single two-door c...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Fine Chinese Export Black Lacquer And Gilt Decorated Tilt Top Table
Located in Free Union, VA
A fine early Chinese lacquer tilt top table decorated with stunning painted and gilded vignettes. There are all manner of elegantly executed sacred objects and musical instruments ar...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Near Pair of Chinese Glazed Terra Cotta Pedestals
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of vintage Chinese pedestals handcrafted in terracotta in classic form with open fretwork, decorated in soft floral colors on an alluring cobalt blue background.
From ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Terracotta
Asian Style Vintage Blue Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Asian Style Vintage Blue Coffee Table, a classic style inspired by the far east. This table is a square shape with horse hoof-style legs, a d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Stunning Asian Hardwood And Mother-of-pearl Inset Dining Table And Eight Chairs
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning set of south East Asian hardwood and mother-of-pearl inset extending dining table, and eight chairs en suite, 20th century; the table with cleated panel top decorated with birds and foliage, with conforming friezes and straight legs to in-turned feet; with two extra leaves; 78cm high, 213cm long extended, 112cm wide; the conforming chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century British Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
19th century elm Chinese console table sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century elm Chinese console table sideboard circa 1890.
Good quality console table, which could be used in multiple rooms around the home such as the living room, hallway or be...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Altar Console: Timeless Elegance Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the timeless elegance and exceptional artisanship of our early 20th-century Chinese altar console, meticulously revived by our dedicated craftsmen. Originating from a rich h...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Chinese Coffee Table with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully hand-carved coffee table features a marble inset top with mother-of-pearl inlay decoration. These tables are popular due to their beautiful aesthetic, craftsmanship,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Chinese Export Style Elephant Form Garden Seats / Stools / Tables -2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century Chinese Export style elephant form garden seats or side tables. They have a vibrant majolica glaze in blue, green and gold and are ceramic/ pottery. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Red & Black Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking black and red laquered Chinese vintage altar table having beautiful brass and copper accents and wonderful shape with one drawer, Makes a fabulous accent table.
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Black Lacquer Carved Wood Elephant Garden Seat End Table with Brass Tusks
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super chic black laquered carved wood garden seat or drinks table having intricately carved seat, red lacquer highlights and marvelous brass tusks.
Conversation piece in any room.
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Mid Century Round Occasional Table
Located in Lomita, CA
The form of this rosewood circular table with delicate fretwork and graceful legs is rare and worth a second look. The outstanding feature aside from the design details is the dark c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Elmwood Console China Export
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant elmwood console is handcrafted and so the beautiful details under the top and to the corners, both the sides. This is a piece of glamorous timeless
The top is in solid...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
Pair of Asian side tables / coffee tables in carved wood and marble tops, 1880's
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb pair of side tables / stools / pedestal tables/ plant holders / pot holders in carved solid wood.
The sculptures represent floral motifs and berries.
The top is in marble, bo...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Marble
Asian low stand / side table in wood carved with Demons, marble top, Circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb low side table / gueridon / Coffee table / pedestal table / plant holder / pot holder / pedestal in carved solid wood.
The sculptures feature dragon/demon heads, tiger/lion p...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Marble
Asian low stand / side table in wood carved with Demons, marble top, 1880's
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb low side table / gueridon / pedestal table / plant holder / pot holder / pedestal in carved solid wood.
The sculptures feature dragon/demon heads, tiger/lion paws and plant m...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Nest of 4 hardwood Chinese tables by mayfair and company
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality nest of 4 chinese made tables circa 1950.
Made in hong kong by mayfair and company, retailed by tientsin bazaar in san francisco.
Rich golden colour with detailed top ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Eastern Console Table - Mink Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
An eastern-influenced long hall table with an unusual form and natural brown classic mink finish. With winged ends and angled supports.
Dimensions: 96" W x 20" D x 42" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Eastern Console Table - Working White
Located in Westwood, NJ
An eastern-influenced long hall table with an unusual form and hand-painted working white finish. With winged ends and angled supports.
Dimensions: 96" W x 20" D x 42" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Eastern Console Table - Whitewash White
Located in Westwood, NJ
An eastern-influenced long hall table with an unusual form and whitewash finish. With winged ends and angled supports.
Dimensions: 96" W x 20" D x 42" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Important high pedestal table/ column in carved wood, circa 1880, Indochina
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Asian work, Indochina or South China, circa 1880
Central shaft carved with animals and floral scenes: deer, doe, bats, butterflies, rats, peacocks, flowers, birds, plants...
In ex...
Category
1880s Vietnamese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Carved Wood Pedestal Table With Marble Inset Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
20th Century Chinese ornately carved wood pedestal table with marble insert. Table has intricately carved flowers on four curved legs with a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese hardwood Alter table.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century Chinese hardwood Alter table, having inset panels to the top and scrolling ends, hand carved and pierced ribbon and scrolling foliate decoration to t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
1980's Chinese Export Black Lacquer Hand Painted Nesting Tables - Set of 4
Located in Charlotte, NC
A set of four hand painted Chinese Export Asian style nesting tables, unbranded. Solid wood with black lacquer, tops are recessed with painted traditional Chinese ladies, protective ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Chinese Square Corner Locking Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfecting line and proportion, the simple design of this low locking chest celebrates the restraint of classic Chinese furniture forms. Crafted from reclaimed elmwood, the cabinet i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Chinese Red Painted Distressed Altar Table
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian Chinese altar table, unbranded. Solid wood painted red, distressed to give appearance of advanced age, brass hardware, banded plank top with smooth edge, carved angular side...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Brass
Asian Black Coffee Table with Recessed Painted Floral Decoration
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish Asian coffee table with beautiful shape, pagoda style base, overall black background and embossed decoration in soft colors of flowers and birds. Gold greek key design is on...
Category
1980s American Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Square Corner Locking Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfecting line and proportion, the simple design of this low locking chest celebrates the restraint of classic Chinese furniture forms. Crafted from reclaimed elmwood, the cabinet i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Carved Altar Table / Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late Qing Chinese Carved Altar Table with a paneled top and pierced carved skirt. Features two deep heavily carved dovetailed drawers with c...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Rosewood Carved Altar Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional Chinese Huali rosewood table with remarkably straight wood grain patterns and distinctive carving. The aprons are carved in an intricate lattice work of blossoms and bird...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Pedestal Table
Located in Toronto, CA
This is an exquisite Chinese export tilt-top table with a quatrefoil base and four claw feet. The pedestal is in a baluster shape and the top is round. All in black lacquer with extr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Style Lacquered Dining Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large dining or center table in black lacquered wood with gold-painted decorations on the apron and legs. Elaborately decorated table top, in slight relief.
A thick glass top protec...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Tables
Chinese Export Bamboo Fretwork Square Center Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing Chinese export center table featuring intricate bamboo open fretwork on the aprons. The top of the square table has a black lacquered piece of wood supported by round bamboo ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Wood
Antique Chinese Export Lacquer Tilt Top Rectangular Side or Center Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Mid 19th century beautiful Chinese Export chinoiserie tilt top table. Tripod base on original castors. Meticulously detailed decoration with pagoda and figures.
Category
1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Export Black Lacquer and Gilt Decorated Nest of tables
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Nest of 3 Chinese export black lacquer and gilt decorated tables, late 19th century. Each table top with oval central gilt decoration with figures and architectural monuments and gil...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Chinese Relief Carved Ho ho Bird Glass Top Display Black Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Relief Carved Ho ho Bird Glass Top Display Black Coffee Table. Item features a solid wood frame, black and gold painted finish, finely r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Chinese Hong Mu Wood Mah Jongg Table
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Hong Mu wood Mah Jongg table, square with galleried top above four sides, each with a single drawer and two wells for tiles decorated with fretwork p...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Asian Modern Console Flip Top Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Asian Modern console and dining table, rectangular with hinged top, the surface with eastern motifs engraved into panels, opening to reveal a dining surface and felted storage, above...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Oriental Fretwork Carved Hardwood Altar Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Oriental Fretwork Carved Hardwood Altar Console Table. Item Circa Mid to Late 20th Century.
Measurements: 34" H x 32" H (to surface) x 53" W x 15" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Baker Michael Taylor Far East Asian Burl Wood Square Occasional Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Baker Michael Taylor Far East Collection Asian Burl Wood Square Occasional Side Table. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 24" H x 26" W x 26" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Hand Painted Low Asian Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Hand Painted Low Asian Side Table. Item features nice low form, carved and hand painted scenes with women, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, asian art and furniture, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export tables 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include George Zee, Henredon, John Widdicomb, and Susanne Hollis. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $295 and tops out at $54,000 while the average work can sell for $2,543.
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