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China Trade Watercolor & Gouache Set of Twelve Paintings of Fruit & Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Superb quality painting! China Trade Watercolor & Gouache on pith paper, Set of twelve
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

China Trade Watercolor Pictures of Junks & Sampans, Set of Five
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade watercolor pictures of junks & sampans, Set of Five, Circa 1850 The Chinese watercolor
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

China Trade Watercolors of Exotic Fruit on Pith Paper, Mid-19th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese China trade watercolors of exotic fruit on pith paper, Gilt frames, Mid-19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolor paintings of exotic birds on branches are in watercolor and gouache on
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Watercolors of Exotic Fruit on Pith Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
with a green inner bezel.   China Trade watercolours although produced as early as the late 18th
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. - Botanical Studies
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. A Group of 10 Flowers and Butterflies. mid to late
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Rice Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. - Botanical Studies.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. Group of 12 flowers and insects. Mid to late
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
trade in early nineteenth century China. A fine group of unusual and very attractive depictions of
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1810s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
H 22.56 in W 26.7 in D 0.79 in
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
'. Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in
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1810s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
H 22.56 in W 26.7 in D 0.79 in
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
trade in early nineteenth century China. A fine group of unusual and very attractive depictions of
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1810s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
H 22.56 in W 26.7 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Chinese Cigarette Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
international center of business and trade. Layered with imagery of traditional Chinese life, the poster is
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Studies of Figures - Original China Ink by Danilo Bergamo - 1968s
By Danilo Bergamo
Located in Roma, IT
Studies of Figures is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Danilo
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1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

A Group of twelve Courtiers
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. Group of 12 Courtiers. Mid to late nineteenth century
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Rice Paper

A Group of twelve Courtiers
A Group of twelve Courtiers
H 10.63 in W 15.24 in D 0.79 in
Panier de Fleurs - Original Drawing by Serguei Vassiliévitch Tchekhonine - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Panier de Fleurs is an Original China Ink on trading paper, realized by Serguei Vassiliévitch
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Twin Brothers and Sisters - Original Pen on Paper by Danilo Bergamo - 1970s
By Danilo Bergamo
Located in Roma, IT
Twin Brothers and Sisters is an original china ink on ivory paper realized by Danilo Bergamo in the
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Family Group
By George Morland
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Family Group Drawing in Chinese white, sepia and bistre ink, c. 1790 Signed lower left: G. Morland
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1790s English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Family Group
Family Group
H 6.38 in W 9.5 in
Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A refined Chinese export painting depicting ‘The Tea shop’ Canton, early 19th century Ink and
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

China Trade Framed Pith Paper Set of Pictures of Butterflies and Plants
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Watercolours of Flowers and Butterflies on Pith Paper, Set of Eight, Circa 1840-60. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Chinese Botanical Large Watercolors on Paper, Set of Four
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade Botanical large watercolors on paper, Set of Four Early 19th Century. The larger
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Set of Six Chinese Canton Watercolors on Pith Paper Depicting Royals
Located in Bradenton, FL
centuries many port cities of China were shipping and trading hubs, with important transport connections to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

China Export Watercolour on Pith Paper: A Set of Twelve Processions
Located in London, GB
, following the massive growth in the China Trade in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Paintings in
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1870s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rice Paper

China Camp San Rafael by Francis Morrow
By Francis Morrow
Located in Soquel, CA
Chinese fishing village watercolor painting by Frances Morrow (American, 20th Century). Signed
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1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Impressionist Beach Scene, Perranporth, Cornwall
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour Society, studied Chinese calligraphy and Oriental art at the Courtauld Institute, and studied for
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Located in London, GB
watercolours. Carl Crossman in his book The Decorative Arts of the China Trade (originally published under
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1880s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
H 9.25 in W 12.75 in D 0.75 in
Pair of Antique Botanical Pictures of Exotic Flowers and Butterflies
Located in London, GB
, as well as oils and watercolours, which had became one of the staples of the China Trade by the 19th
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Early 20th Century English Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Four Antique Pictures of Flowers and Butterflies
Located in London, GB
watercolours, which had became one of the staples of the China Trade by the 19th century. While they were
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Early 20th Century English Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Crossing the Water. Mid 19th Century Realist Painting. Ecouen school.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 19th century Realist ink, watercolour and gouache portrait on paper of a young man in a field
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Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Ink, Gouache

Chinoiserie Handpainting of Export Wallpaper Panels with Trees, Flowers & Birds
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The pair of original paintings inspired by the 19th century Chinese export trade chinoiserie
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2010s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Modern Abstract Red, Orange and White Collage by Paul Showalter
Located in Pasadena, CA
States' entry into new trade relations with China. A member of the Westerners Los Angeles Corral since
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Orchids: Framed 19th C. Hand-Colored Engraving of "Trichosma Suavis" by J. Fitch
By John Nugent Fitch
Located in Alamo, CA
, southern China and Vietnam. The print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame embellished with a beaded
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1880s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
shogunate which accorded a role to the VOC alongside China, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands who also had to
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Copper, Gold

Place de la Bastille - China Ink and Watercolor - 1930s
By Eliane Diverly
Located in Roma, IT
the front, there is a China ink and watercolored drawing representing the official French parade drawn
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1930s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Sleeping Woman - China Ink on Paper by E. Diverly - 1970s
By Eliane Diverly
Located in Roma, IT
especially for the perfume world she has come from. She was a member of the Drawing and Water Painting Trade
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Chinese Export paintings of flowers and fruit on pith paper
By Sunqua
Located in Surrey, GB
From 1700 Canton, at the mouth of the Pearl River, was the centre of the European trade with China
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Set of Six China Trade Gouache and Watercolour Paintings on Paper
Located in London, GB
A set of six China Trade gouache and watercolour paintings on paper heightened in gum Arabic, three
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Watercolor

19th Century Chinese Export 'China Trade' Painting
Located in Louisville, KY
depicting a Chinese Junk with Figures along a coastline; the sails with flags on top and inscribed
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

After the masked ball
By Max Rabes
Located in Eltville, DE
early patron. In return Rabes offered his new friend a small watercolour of the Mosel which, greatly
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1920s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

19th Century Chinese Export Watercolor Painting of Pheasants
Located in London, GB
trade in Chinese watercolors that was to flourish from the 1840s right through to the 19th century. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Line Squall, Clipper Flying Fish
Located in Stonington, CT
lost in the China Sea. When we first saw the extraordinary watercolors of Jim Griffiths, we were
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Pair of George II Mahogany Library Armchairs, circa 1755
Located in London, Middlesex
, for his shop-sign, when trading as LANDALL & GORDON, Joyners, Cabinet, & Chair-Makers at ye Griffin
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Antique 1750s English Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

China Trade Watercolors of Birds in Églomisé Frames
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade watercolors of birds in églomisé frames, Circa 1840. The pair of China trade pith
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Finely Painted Pair of China Trade Watercolors in Period Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely pair of late 18th century China trade watercolors on paper executed with exceptional
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

China Trade Watercolors of Fish on Pith Paper, circa 1850
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolors of fish on pith paper, circa 1850 The Chinese watercolor paintings
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Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

A Fine Set of Four China Trade Watercolours of Birds
Located in Downingtown, PA
framed within finished corner frames and glazed with museum glass. China Trade watercolours
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

A Pair of Large China Trade Watercolours of Birds
Located in Downingtown, PA
maker of paper used by Audubon. These watercolours are of a large format with églomisé and decoupage
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Six China Trade Watercolours on Pith Paper of Hanging Baskets
Located in Downingtown, PA
Each painting depicts flowers within different shaped wicket baskets.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

A Set of Four China Trade Watercolours of Hanging Floral Baskets
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolors depict exotic flower arrangements in different shaped and decorated baskets., all
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Fine Set of Four China Trade Watercolours of Birds on Pith Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
The watercolours have wonderful bright colour and are larger than normal. They are beautifully
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Regency Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

A Set of Twelve Large China Trade Watercolours of Junks and Sampans
Located in Downingtown, PA
watercolours for the export trade… Supplying the Chinese with the raw materials for a product which was to be
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Art

China Trade Large Watercolour Painting of a Bird, circa 1800-1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade large watercolour painting of a bird, circa 1800-1820 Superb large China trade
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Paintings

China Trade Large Watercolor Painting of a Bird, circa 1800-1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade large watercolor painting of a bird, circa 1800-1820 Superb large China trade
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Decorative Art

Materials

Paint

Set of Twelve 19th Century China Trade Paintings of Junks and Sampans
Located in Downingtown, PA
A superb set of China Trade watercolours on pith paper of various sampans and junks. Mounted in
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Nautical Objects

Set of Six 19th Century China Trade Paintings of Chinese Sampans and Junks
Located in Downingtown, PA
A superb set of China Trade watercolours featuring various styles of sampan and junk boats. Painted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Nautical Objects

China Trade Large Watercolor Painting of a Bird, Kingfisher, circa 1800-1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade large watercolor painting of a bird, Kingfisher, circa 1800-1820. Superb large
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Decorative Art

Materials

Paint

A Set of Twelve 19th Century China Trade Paintings of Fruit and Vegetables
Located in Downingtown, PA
A superb set of China Trade watercolours on pith paper mounted in contemporary églomisé and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

China Trade Large Watercolour Paintings of Sampans and Junks, circa 1800-1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade large watercolour paintings of sampans and junks, circa 1800-1820 The China trade
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

A Large China Trade Painting showing Tending of Silkworms
Located in Downingtown, PA
A fine China Trade watercolour and gouache depicting one of the steps in the processing of silk
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings

Chinese 19th century landscape
By China Trade
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful China Trade Gouache on paper. It is a scene of a landscape possibly Chinese though many
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1850s Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Chinese 19th century landscape
By China Trade
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful China Trade Gouache on paper. It is a scene of a landscape possibly Chinese though many
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1850s Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

A Pair of Large Chinese Watercolours on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
Width: 21 1/2 inches China Trade watercolours, although produced as early as the late
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Drawings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

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China Trade Watercolours For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of China trade watercolours for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct China trade watercolours — often made from paper, fabric and silk — can elevate any home. Find 18 antique and vintage China trade watercolours at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. China trade watercolours have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. China trade watercolours are generally popular furniture pieces, but folk art style is often sought at 1stDibs. China trade watercolours have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Danilo Bergamo, Eliane Diverly and Maragret Rogers are consistently popular.

How Much are China Trade Watercolours?

Prices for China trade watercolours can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, China trade watercolours begin at $109 and can go as high as $45,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,382.