Set of 4 Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A Set of 4 Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks with Glasgow import marks for the firm of George
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
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Asian Export Silver Set
Chinese Export Silver Dragon Bowls, Set of 3
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three Chinese export silver bowls. Tripod bowl has stylized bamboo legs and center
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Silver Tea Set with Original Box Zee Wo
By Zee Wo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four piece Chinese export silver tea service set consists of a lidded teapot, a creamer with lid
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Rare Chinese Export Sterling Silver Tea Set with Dragon Design Tianjing Wuhua
$15,000 / set
H 16 in W 20 in D 12 in
Rare Chinese Export Sterling Silver Tea Set with Dragon Design Tianjing Wuhua
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese export sterling silver tea set comprised of 13 pieces including tea pot, sugar, creamer
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Chinese Export Silver Overlay Bottle with Five Cordials Tianjin Wuhua
$6,000 / set
H 10 in W 18 in D 10 in
Set of Chinese Export Silver Overlay Bottle with Five Cordials Tianjin Wuhua
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of Chinese Export silver drinking set consists of a pinch bottle and five cordials circa
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
Asian Tea Set with Hand Woven Wicker Carrying Warmer Basket, Teapot and Mugs
$650
H 11 in W 7 in D 8 in
Asian Tea Set with Hand Woven Wicker Carrying Warmer Basket, Teapot and Mugs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Asian tea set with carrying basket. 1 porcelain teapot, 2 porcelain tea mugs and a wicker carrying
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Wicker
Antique Chinese Export Silver Stand and Egg Cruet Set for Six Persons
$4,061
H 4.9 in W 9.4 in D 12.4 in
Antique Chinese Export Silver Stand and Egg Cruet Set for Six Persons
By Kwong Man Shing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
; part of our Asian silverware collection. This exceptional antique Chinese export silver egg cruet set
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Set of Five Antique Chinese Watercolors on Silk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing set of five Chinese watercolor paintings on silk depicting men occupied in their trades
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
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Rare Japanese Export Silver Travel Dining Set, Late 19th Century
Located in Drottningholm, SE
Rare Japanese Export silver travel dining set late 19th century. A very beautiful travel dining set
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Chinese Export 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver 3-Piece Tea Set
Unavailable
H 3.94 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Chinese Export 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver 3-Piece Tea Set
By Luen Wo
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export silver tea set, of circular form, comprising a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug
Category
Antique 1890s Asian Chinese Export Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
3 Pc., Antique Chinese Export Wang Hing WH90 Sterling Silver Tea Set
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wang Hing (Chinese, 1854-1941), circa early 20th century. A 3 piece set of Chinese export silver
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Export Silver Tea Set by Wang Hing
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
A finely worked Chinese export tea set in silver decorated with two dragons chasing a ball. Each
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Set of 12 Chinese Export Silver Butter Knives
By Wai Kee
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 Chinese export silver butter knives, circa 1910. Eleven knives have tapering handle with
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Set of Six Chinese Export Silver Napkin Rings with Exotic Bamboo
Located in New York, NY
Set of six export silver napkin rings. Each: pierced bamboo with perched birds and applied armorial
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Chinese Export Tea Set Kwan Wo
By Kwan Wo
Located in Paradise Point, Queensland
Chinese Export silver three-piece tea set, makers mark KW (Kwan Wo, working 1875-1910 in Canton
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century 3 Piece Chinese Export Silver Tea Set by Wang Hing
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H 4.73 in W 9.85 in D 5.52 in
Early 20th Century 3 Piece Chinese Export Silver Tea Set by Wang Hing
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
An early 20th century 3 piece Chinese export silver tea set, by Hong Kong based retail silversmith
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Sterling Silver Ten-Piece Tea Set
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The workmanship on this tea set is truly amazing with dragons in relief surrounding the vessels and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Fu...
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Asian Export Silver Set For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Asian export silver set for your home. An Asian export silver set — often made from metal, silver and sterling silver — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Asian export silver set — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An Asian export silver set is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. Hung Chong & Co., Luen Wo and Wang Hing & Co. each produced at least one beautiful Asian export silver set that is worth considering.
How Much is an Asian Export Silver Set?
The average selling price for an Asian export silver set at 1stDibs is $5,500, while they’re typically $2,075 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.
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 Asian Art And Furniture for You
From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.
Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.
With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.
For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.
“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.
In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.
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