Qing Furniture
QING STYLE
The last imperial dynasty from 1644 to 1912 was a time of change in China, beginning with the invasion by Manchurian forces that ended the Ming dynasty and established the Shunzhi Emperor. The expansion of exportation and trade that had bolstered the arts during the Ming era continued, as Qing dynasty furniture involved the same attention to craftsmanship with expert construction techniques in hardwood pieces that were assembled with mortise and tenon joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design.
Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant with clean lines. Chairs of the period and other Ming furniture made an impression on Scandinavian modernist Hans Wegner and his streamlined seating, for example. Whereas Qing-style furniture is elaborate, with an increasing influence from the West leading to lavish carving inspired by the European Baroque and Rococo styles. And while many of the forms that define examples of the latter are common within classical Chinese furniture, such as curving and folding chairs as well as large screens, Qing designs are laden with ornamentation. Frequently, the carved motifs and inlaid designs in mother-of-pearl were auspicious, such as peonies for wealth or dragons for luck. Bats were symbols of happiness in the design of Qing furniture, with one of the characters in the word for bat, bianfu, being a homophone for fu, or “fortune.”
While several types of wood were used in the construction of Qing beds, tables, storage pieces and seating, today’s collectors know that the most prized were the rare rosewoods zitan and huanghuali. They were both sourced from Hainan, China’s largest island, and are marked by a rich luster that occurs naturally, without the application of lacquer or other decorative materials. Many of the most popular woods were imported from southeast Asia, adding to their value. Red sandalwood was also sought after for its durability and connection with Chinese medicine, with some chairs being made for health benefits.
Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Qing
Blue and White 'Cranes in pond' Dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
At the center, it features five elegant cranes depicted against a pond setting, each portrayed in varying postures. The background harmoniously incorporates lotus flowers and other a...
Category
1690s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey glaze that cloaks its simple ceramic form. Once used as an everyday serving dish, t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Red Lacquer Official's Chair, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The defining characteristic of a Chinese Officials Chair is the way that the back crest rail turns continuously into the back posts. Our artisan...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Rare Antique Kangxi 1662–1722 Chinese Porcelain Plate Galloping Horses
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare thinly potted antique Chinese porcelain plate, fully decorated. 5 galloping horses, 1 in the centre, 4 in the border. The border also has 4 endless waves.
Handcraf...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Stone Trough, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-carve...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Painted Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in the mid-19th century, this tall cabinet has a clean-lined form, designed with straight sides, square corners and minimal carvings. The cabinet front is cloaked in a bright...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Mango Wood Pedestal or Side Table Burnt Finish
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mango wood pedestal was burnt multiple times and the finished with a clear coat to achieve its color. A strong and robust pedestal that is both beautiful on its own or displaying sculptures, vases or other items...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Teak
Chinese Arched Hanging Lantern, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed in hand-carved rosewood, this 19th-century hanging lantern casts a soft glow through frosted glass. The lantern has a square frame, with straight sides and gently arched tops carved with abstract...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chinese Good Fortune Hairpin, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Although eyes were certainly drawn to the high, fan-shaped headdresses that Qing-dynasty women affixed to back of their heads, it was the finishing touch of a hairpin or two that completed the look. This silver hairpin ends in a round floral medallion framing the decorative Fu (?) character for "good...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Blue & White BW Wine Cup Qing Daoguang Mark 19th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine Chinese porcelain wine cup, hand painted in underglaze blue with figures in various martial arts pursuits, with a four character Daoguang mark within the footring, and of the ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710.
Very large diameter...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Hand-Carved Jichi Wood Guanyin Figure
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful sculpture realized in China in the 18th century depicts Guanyin, a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. The female form holds a pot in her hands. She appears draped...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box Hung Chong
Located in Newark, England
Circa 1910
From our Chinese collection, we are pleased to offer this Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box. The snuff box of oval form having a hammered decoration to the exterior with a ...
Category
1910s Chinese Vintage Qing Furniture
Materials
Silver
19th Century Tapered Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese tapered cabinet. Solid elm wood with round corner details, tapering 33 at the top to 34 at the bottom. Classic Chinese ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Rare Dish with Three Figures on a Terrace, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
The scene specifically depicts individuals in a pavilion and a garden. In the central image, we see a couple sitting closely, engaged in conversation, likely depicting a scene of int...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
White with Overglaze Enamel Tea Set Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The wear on its surface is a testament to its age and underwater journey, giving it a unique patina that only time and nature can create. The overglaze enamel decoration that adorns ...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Three Blue and White Teapots from Ca Mau Ship, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng E
Located in seoul, KR
The pieces are adorned with intricate motifs and scenes that may represent traditional Chinese landscapes, daily life, or historical tales.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
P...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Calligraphy Brush Washer, Late Qing Period
Located in seoul, KR
In the late Qing Dynasty, it was popular to incorporate calligraphy and poetry into ceramics. The piece has a flat, oval shape and was likely used as an inkstone, one of the essentia...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp Qing Dynasty famille Verte 19th Century
Located in Den Haag, NL
Porcelain Chinese warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp. Qing Dynastie famille Verte, Approx late 19th Century
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Silk
Chinese Qing-Dynasty Ochre Glazed Vinegar Jar
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese brown ochre green glazed stoneware vinegar storage jar.
Decorative with god, natural patina.
Historically these jars were used to ferment and store vinegar in a Qing-dynasty...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Blue and White Rice Bowl, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century footed bowl would have been offered by Chinese traders traveling along the Silk Road in exchange for spices or gems. The Chinese a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Black Lacquered Altar Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage Chinese black lacquered paneled altar cabinet, Qing Dynasty style, 20th century, solid wood case finished in black lacquer with red and gilt decoration and distressed finis...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Bentwood Roundback Armchair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditio...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Monumental Antique Chinese Ancestral Shrine
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) architectural ancestral shrine.
19th century, China, exceptionally executed in traditional ancient Chinese architecture timber-frame temple h...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Circa 1830 Blue Canton Sauce Jug, Chinese export. Qing Dynasty
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 Blue Canton Sauce Jug, Chinese export. Qing dynasty. Charming & finely decorated. Rim frits & glaze abrasion on handle.
5.5" x 3.25" x 3.25" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a fa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
"Chinese white" porcelain statuette of the goddess Guanyin - China 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty and large statuette in white enameled porcelain called "white of China", representing the goddess Guanyin seated in lalitasana (royal relaxation) on a rock near a jade va...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Temple Jar Imari Qianlong Style
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large vintage Chinese temple jar, handcrafted in China during the 1980s.
Hand-decorated and enameled with an Imari-style design, inspired by Qianlong-era porcelain. The jar's body...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Qing Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Chinese Low Burl Top Kang Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm, Burl
Later 19th Century Celadon & Blue Decorated Ginger Jar with Cover, Qing Dynasty
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 19th century celadon & blue decorated ginger jar with cover, Chinese export. Qing dynasty. The cover likely associated. With stand of later date. Minor chips on cover.
Jar & co...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Qing Green Glazed Foo Dog Lion Joss Stick Incense Holder Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A whimsical pair of late Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Chinese pottery Sancai green glazed joss stick incense holders. circa 1890
Born in China around the turn of the late 19th / early 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
White with Overglaze Enamel Tea Set Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The wear on its surface is a testament to its age and underwater journey, giving it a unique patina that only time and nature can create. Traces of once-painted nature and chicken il...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Chinese Kesi Fourth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine silk kesi civil rank badge panel (known in Chinese as Buzi) framed and glazed. The fourth rank panel feature borders of fret archaic key and are centered by the insignia bird ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Covered Ginger Jar, Chinese export, Qing
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century covered ginger jar, Chinese export, Qing dynasty. Head darkened crackle glaze. Blue & white heavy enamelled floral decoration similar to pate-sur-pate. With stand of...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Blanc de Chine Seated Guanyin Sculpture, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As the embodiment of compassion, Guanyin is the most beloved enlightened being in China. Known as the Goddess of Mercy, she is the female bodhisattva form taken by Avalokiteśvara in eastern Buddhism. Guanyin can take many forms depending on the devotee’s needs and is often invoked to encourage fertility or alleviate suffering. This breathtaking Blanc de Chine sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Chinese Enameled Famille Rose Vase, Qing Period, 19th century
Located in seoul, KR
Chinese famille rose vase, decorated with 'One Hundred Antiquities' design, paired with Fu-lion handles. (Have two in pairs. If you would like to purchase as a set, please send me a ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Vintage Chinese Ceramic Garden Stool
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Vintage Chinese Ceramic Garden Stool.
Classic drum/barrel form with overlapping coin cutouts in a larger then typical scale, covered overall in a thick copper green glaze.
Mi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Six Armed Bronze Statue of Buddhist Diety Marici Mother of Light
Located in Richmond, CA
This antique Chinese bronze statue represents Marici, a revered figure in Buddhist mythology. Crafted from bronze, a material known for ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Fine Early 18th Century Yongzheng Period Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Plate
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The central field decorated with flowering lotus branches & peony flowerheads, rising to a shoulder with a repeating band of geometric leafy designs interspersed by panels with auspi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Rare Blue And White Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
Large rare vase painted with petal-shaped panels of 'Flowers' pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue with flower blooms borne on leafy stems.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Pro...
Category
1690s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Pair of Coral Ground Covered Bowls, Chinese. Qing dynasty
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century pair of coral ground covered bowls, Chinese. Qing dynasty. Rare coral ground with auspicious symbols & gilt character marks. Gilding rubbed & one rim chip (with fun ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Chinese Ceramic Garden Stool
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Vintage Chinese Ceramic Garden Stool. Classic drum/barrel form with overlapping coin cutouts in a larger then typical scale, covered overall in a thick copper green glaze bleed...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Painted Wall Mirrors, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of rectangular wall mirrors feature early 20th-century frames crafted of a fine-grained hardwood. At some point in their sto...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Longevity Dish, Qing Period (18-19th century)
Located in seoul, KR
The dish features underglaze cobalt blue decoration, showcasing the Chinese character "shou" (symbolizing long life) at the center. Surrounding the center are bands with a stylized S...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Pair of Chinese Stacking Bowls
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century Pair of Stacking Shaped Rectangular Bowls, Chinese. Cobalt ground with dragon decoration. Turquoise bowl, bottom & border. Original turquoise glaze miss ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Pair Of Famille Rose, “Cong” Form, Porcelain Vases, Qing Dynasty
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional antique pair of Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain archaistic “Cong” form vases, on fitted wood stands.
The archaistic, squared "Cong" form harkens back to earli...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquer Side Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period side table from the 19th century, with red lacquer, woven rattan top, horse hoof legs and waisted apron. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Pair Antique 19th Century Framed Chinese Silk Embroidery Panels Qing Dynasty
Located in London, GB
A PAIR OF CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED PANELS 19th Century, Qing Dynasty
Each worked to depict a pair of cranes perched atop a leafy branch over crashing waves, mounted in glazed frames,...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Bright Pink Porcelain Ginger Jar - Pastel Famille Rose - 1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
Chinese pink ginger jar. Crafted in China in the 1980s
A bold and modern iteration of the classic styles of Chinese ginger jars. Decorated with large stylised peony flowers, colour...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Rose Canton Platter
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese Export Rose Canton Platter. Qing dynasty with later export stamp ("Made in China"). Double happiness symbols; reserves of birds & butterflies with central d...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Circa 1920 Chinese Export Set of 10 Rose Canton Salad Plates
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920 Chinese Export Set of 10 Rose Canton Salad Plates. Double happiness symbols; birds & butterfly reserved border panel & central medallion. Marked "Made In China". Small spo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Famille Rose/Verte 'Crane and Flower' Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The vase's form is elegant, with a tapered body and domed lid with long line of body, crowned with a delicate finial, embodying the sophistication and high aesthetic standards of Qin...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Soapstone Mountain, Village And Sitting Man Carving
Located in Bradenton, FL
Qing Dynasty soapstone carving depicting an intricate scene of a mountainside, a sitting man, and a part of a village. Carving is in a beige-brown color. Carving is sitting on a beau...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Carved Chinese Soapstone Figure Of Man With Foo Dog
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century carved Chinese soapstone figure. Features a smiling figure with a foo dog on his shoulder and a gourd in his other hand, all in brown color.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Chinese Ginger Jar Pastel Toned 'Doucai' Porcelain
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage doucai ginger jar, handcrafted in China during the 1980s.
Shaped in a unique decagonal form, it features ten individual panels that smoothly twist upwards, creating a har...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Famille Rose/Verte Ewer, Qing Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Beautiful flowers and scenary painted familie rose/verte ceramic ewer from Qing dynasty. Excavated from cargo underwater.
This piece is from the early Qing dynasty, and it is not cl...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved Hetian Jade Figure Of Boy
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese Hetian Jade intricate carving of a boy in sitting position. Jade is green and rust in color. A wonderful addition to any jade collection.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Qing Dynasty Coffee Table Custom Lacquered with a Distressed Blue Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A one of a kind antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period coffee table with carved apron and horse hoof legs, newly custom lacquered in blue distressed finish. Step into a world of timeless elegance with this Chinese Qing Dynasty coffee table...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Petite Lacquered Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite altar coffer keeps with the style of Ming-dynasty furniture with clean lines and minimal ornamentation. The narrow coffer stands on thin legs ending in subtle hoof feet, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Qing furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Wang Hing & Co., Satsuma, Copeland Spode, and Cornelis Pronk. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $38 and tops out at $188,800 while the average work can sell for $2,474.
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