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20th century Chinese Carpet with Sculpted Border
Located in Savannah, GA
. The subtle sculpted border features a fretwork and bat pattern. Bats are the Chinese symbol for
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Cotton, Wool

Antique Ningxia Rug Balance&Cosmic Order Design
Located in Ferrara, IT
elegant bat designs, which in Chinese culture are emblematic of good fortune and happiness. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Chinese Moss-in-Snow Jadeite Pendant of Bat & Citrons
Located in Chicago, IL
citrons flanking a bat with outstretched wings. A popular motif in Chinese art, this combination conveys a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Porcelain Peach Bat Symbol China Antique Kitchen Qing Bowl, 19 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
: Plates Category: Famille Rose Emperor: Guangxu (1875-1908) Region of Origin: China Period: 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Pedestal Stand with Carved Bat Motifs
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century hand carved hardwood stand or pedestal with beautifully carved 'bat' motifs on two
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Pedestals

Materials

Hardwood

Republic Period Rosewood and Pewter Chinese Dragon / Bat Motif Serving Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Republic period rosewood hand-carved serving tray with pewter dragon and bat appliques
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware

Materials

Pewter

19th Chinese Carved Hardwood Figure of an Immortal Holding a Bat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite late 19th-century Chinese carved hardwood figure depicts an immortal holding a bat
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Peach Bat Symbol Antique Dish, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely pair of antique Chinese porcelain dishes from the 19th century. These
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Guangxu Bat & Peach Floral Globular Porcelain Vase
Located in Danville, CA
For your consideration is a pair of finely hand painted Chinese globular porcelain vases, from
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Red Lacquer Blanket Chest with Bat, Guardian Lion, Cloud Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese red lacquer blanket chest with gilded bat, guardian lions and cloud motifs
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

19th Century ENGLISH BATTING TABLE
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century ENGLISH BATTING TABLE in black lacquered wood with gold. Some flaws and minor defects
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Export Center Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Red Lacquer Blanket Chest with Gilded Bat, Guardian Lion, Cloud Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese red lacquer blanket chest with gilded bat, guardian lions and cloud motifs. This
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Carved Chinese Inkstone with Longevity Symbols and Marks
Located in Atlanta, GA
clouds and bats (the sound of bat in Chinese is Fu, the fortune). A famous Chinese couplet flanks the lid
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

17th Century Ming Dynasty Carved Stone Barrel #01
Located in Chicago, IL
wing decoration. The Chinese symbol for bat and for good luck is the same, thus the use of bats for
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Marble

17th Century Ming Dynasty Carved Stone Barrel #02
Located in Chicago, IL
handles, floral reliefs and bat wing decoration. The Chinese symbol for bat and for good luck is the same
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Marble

19th Century Civil Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck
Located in Atlanta, GA
) flutter among scrolling clouds between two flowering plants. The Chinese word for bat, "fu," is a homonym
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk

19th Century Civil Rank Badge with Golden Pheasant
Located in Atlanta, GA
clouds at the top and sides of the image. The Chinese word for bat, "fu," is a homonym for good fortune
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk

Korean Lacquered Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest, Joseon Dynasty, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
pull in the form of a bat. The central two drawers feature a geometric diaper ground in a pattern
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Antique Early 19th Century Korean Scholar's Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Altar with Carved Bat Panel Legs
Located in Merrimack, NH
This reddish brown Chinese altar table with everted ends is adorned by a pair cloud spandrels and
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Black-and-White Jade Bat Snuff Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Chinese black-and-white Jade Pebble snuff bottle, nephrite carved in the overall shape of a white
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Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

19th Century Emperor-on-Dragon and Lucky-Bat Design, Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Box
Located in South Newfane, VT
. This incredible piece was brought from Mainland China during the revolutionary period by a family that
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Rare Pair of Chinese Elaborately Carved 19th Century Chairs
Located in Mount Penn, PA
a carved bat,a chinese symbol for Happiness,Joy and Prosperity.One bat is flying rightside up and on
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Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Chairs

Pair of 19th Century Walnut Armchairs of Chinese Influence, 18th Century Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
dragon, Chinese symbol, bat and floral carved decoration, the baluster shaped back splats also with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century 1830 Hichozan Shinpo Japanese Porcelain Plates Six Character Edo
Located in Harrogate, GB
-1840 period. 6 character marks adorn the underfoot of the plates as well as common Chinese bat motifs
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Antique 1830s Japanese Ceramics

Circa 1800 Peking Rug
Located in San Francisco, CA
special Chinese Ning Hsia rug. Bats are thought to represent good fortune because the word for bat in
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Circa 1800  Peking Rug
Circa 1800  Peking Rug
W 51 in L 74 in
Chinese Bat Motif Hardwood Low Tables, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Chinese Bat Motif Carved Hardwood Low Tables, 19th century, each upon four cabriole legs
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Chinese Export Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Brown Silk Tassel with Bat Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese knotted tassels are used to add elegance to everyday items like hairpins or lanterns. They
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Jade

Chinese Brown Silk Tassel with Bat Charm
Chinese Brown Silk Tassel with Bat Charm
H 24.5 in W 2.25 in D 0.25 in
Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
China's Shanxi province. The tray is shaped in the form of a paper fan, an accessory that emerged in China
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Birch

Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850
Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850
H 0.75 in W 15 in D 7 in
Chinese Bat and Peach Charm Ring, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
luck and malevolent spirits. The ring is decorated in relief with a large bat surrounded by swirling
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This book cabinet was likely originally commissioned for a scholar's study to store important texts. The quality and craftsmanship is clear in the bold lines, elegant hardware, and t...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 75.75 in W 37.75 in D 20.5 in
19th Century Chinese Inkstone with Bat and Double Gourds
Located in Chicago, IL
. This stone is finely carved with two decorated double gourds, symbols of perpetuity and a bat in flight
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

19th Century Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese carved birch wood fan-form tray carved with three bats, symbols of
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Chinese Porcelain Biscuit Glazed Vase with Peach and Bat Motif
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese porcelain bottle form vase with relief decoration of bats and peaches. Glaze is slightly
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Vases

Antique Chinese 1900s Fretwork Panel with Geometric Maze, Bird and Bat Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
auspicious legendary bird in China. The circle is surrounded by decorative bat and dentate motifs in the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Early 20th Century Double Bat Lacquered Square Corner Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely dark red chest with two drawers and two doors. The large black hardware makes a bold statement against the red and the drawer handles are shaped like bats. Bats are a symbol...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Marie Zimmerman Gilded Copper "Bat" Motif Champagne Cooler
By Marie Zimmermann
Located in Litchfield, CT
bronze. The form is serene with bat motif handles in the Chinese taste. Very good condition. Note
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Vintage 1920s American Wine Coolers

Materials

Copper

Carved Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Elm wood calligrapher's panel with detailed carving of Chinese crooked dragon, Chinese butterfly
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Picture Frames

Materials

Mirror

Carved Mirror
Carved Mirror
H 71 in W 36 in D 3 in
Pair of Massive Cloisonné, Enameled Cisterns
Located in Dallas, TX
. 2. In Chinese decoration, the bat is accorded a special significance due to its association with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Metal

20th Century Blu White Wool Birds Stork Cloud Bat Pekino Chinese Rug, 1920s
Located in Firenze, IT
symbolizes luck and happiness. This is due to the homophony between Fu "bat" and was "fortune" in Chinese Fu.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Chinese Fruit Bat Charm Ring, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
luck and malevolent spirits. The ring is decorated in low relief with a bat with outstretched wings
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

Chinese White Jadeite Sculpture of a Small Pig with Bat
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese diminutive sculpture of a small pig with a bat sitting on its back, carved in white jadeite
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Carved and Pierced Window Panels, Qing Dynasty, Early 20th Century, Pair
Located in Austin, TX
Chinese, the word for bat (fu) is a homophone for fortune and good luck. The middle section carved in deep
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Elm

Chinese Famille Rose Bat Bottle
Located in Wilton, CT
The Bottle-Shaped Vase Decorated in Famille rose
Enamels, Depicting Repeat Pattern of Bats in Rouge de Fer Enamel, amid Pink and Yellow Clouds. On the Base a Red Enamnel Mar...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Antique Chinese Chair with Bat & Butterfly Decoration
Located in Vancouver, BC
An ornate hardwood Chinese Chair with shaped back rail and carved back splat incorporating a bat
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs

Antique Chinese Silver Bat Wine Label 'Hock'
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A large 19th century unmarked Chinese silver Wine Label, made in the form of a fruit bat with out
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver

Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box W Dragon and Bat Design
Located in Sarasota, FL
A beautifully crafted Chinese box inlaid with mother-of-pearl with bat, dragon and floral motifs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Silk

Attri. Gabriel Viardot - Cartel in Walnut with Dragon & Bat
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in Beaune, FR
Rare and beautiful carved dragon and bat walnut cartel with bronze and snake-shaped hands. Enamel
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Wall Clocks

Materials

Enamel

19th Century Chinese Lacquered Box
Located in Paris, FR
bat in front. China – Canton – Around 1850 Dimension: Height 14cm x Length 24cm x Width 20cm
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Antique 1850s Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Lacquered Box
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Box
H 5.52 in W 9.45 in D 7.88 in
Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Basin, Late 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
A late 19th century Qing dynasty Chinese ceramic basin with bat motif on exterior. In Chinese
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Antique 1890s Chinese Other Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Indo-Chinese Marriage Bed Circa 1900
Located in London, GB
full of symbols of good fortune and longevity, such as the bat (fu) which is a Chinese homonym for
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Antique 19th Century Malaysian Furniture

19th Century Chinese Armchair
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Chinese armchair having a back splat carved with two important Chinese symbols; the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

19th Century Chinese Armchair
19th Century Chinese Armchair
H 42.75 in W 22.25 in D 18.25 in
Chinese Silver Cosmetics Box, Decorated with Bats and a Peach, circa 1880
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Chinese symbolism. As a decorative motive the Bat stands for happiness, as the Chinese words for bat and
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Silver

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Bat Chinese For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of bat Chinese available for sale. Each of these unique bat Chinese was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and stone. Bat Chinese have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century.

How Much are Bat Chinese?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,900, while they’re typically $198 on the low end and $14,862 highest priced.