Pair Chinese Brass Floral & Bird Planters with Carved Wood Stands, Circa 1900s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Chinese Brass Floral and Bird Planters with Carved Wood Stands, Circa 1900s This elegant pair of Chinese brass floral and bird planters, made circa 1900s, showcases exquisite c...
Brass
Pair of Chinese Pink & Blue 'Famille Rose' Lamps with Birds and Flowers
Located in London, GB
Pair of baluster form lamps in the floral Famille Rose palette, hand decorated in polychromes with foliates and birds.
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Painted Garden Seats w/ Dragons & Exotic Birds, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Chinese porcelain painted and glazed foliage garden seats with decorative flanking dragons & exotic birds, upper & lower bead work, and decorative circular cut out fret works...
Porcelain, Paint, Pottery
Pair of Chinese Mahogany Tole Hinged Figural & Foliage Bird Tea Bins, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Chinese mahogany tole demilune hinged poly chromed tea bins with gilt figural stenciling and decorative landscape scenes with foliage and bird motif, Mid-19th century.
Metal, Brass
Pair of 20th Century Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps with Birds of Paradise and Vines
Located in New York, NY
Lovely pair of vintage Chinese table lamps, crafted in porcelain sometime during the 20th century. Designed in a traditional ginger jar shape with a tall brass finial, the lamps feat...
Porcelain
Asian Tropical Crain Bird in Glazed Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Asian Crain Bird in Glazed Porcelain with White, Black, and Red details. Add some Classic Old Palm Beach Chic to your Design Project.
Porcelain
$1,190 / set
14.5" Jade 2 piece Sculpture of Grapes and Birds
Located in Pasadena, TX
This sculpture is carved from Jade. The carving is depicting a pair of birds, perching on a grapevine, perhaps eating fruit or singing and getting some much needed rest. The sculptur...
Jade
$1,970Sale Price / set|20% Off
Tall Pair of Vintage Bird Embroideries, Oriental, Framed, Wildlife Art, C.1980
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall pair of vintage bird embroideries. An Oriental, silk cotton wildlife scene, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. Striking colour and appealing Oriental taste,...
Cotton, Glass
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Deer Bird Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Stunning circa 1930's Chinese pictorial rug with a large deer and bird on a deep blue ground Measures: 2'5" x 4'6".
Wool
Asian Tropical Bird Glazed Porcelain Sculpture, 1950s, Palm Beach Chic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Asian Glazed Porcelain Bird with great details and unusual colors. From the 1950’s , add some Old School Palm Beach Chic to your Design Project.
Porcelain
Vintage Famille Rose Decorative Box with Bird Design, Circa Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage decorated Famille Rose porcelain decorative box, Chinese Export/Chinoiserie desig style, circa mid-20th century.
Porcelain
Vintage famille Rose Porcelain plate with birds and flowers hand painted decor
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage famille Rose Porcelain plate with birds and flowers hand painted decorations. Antique famille Rose Medallion Chinese Export Porcelain by Hong horizons.
Porcelain
20th Sculpture of an Asiatic Man with Birds and Harlequin Motifs, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
This alluring statue will elevate any interior decor. Nimble and flexible yet astute and clever, this statue is here portrayed in the midst of a traditional dance. The masterful de...
Ceramic
Gracie Handpainted Silver 4 Panel Screen - Flowering Trees, Birds, Butterflies
By Gracie
Located in New York, NY
A stunning four panel vintage screen made by Gracie in the 1980's. The handpainted design is Silver Peony, still a design made by Gracie. The wallpaper panels were handpainted in H...
Wood, Paint, Paper
$1,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 20th Century Canton Enamel Mandarin & Bird Motif Vases, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 20th Century Canton Enamel Mandarin & Bird Motif Vases, Now as Lamps An exquisite Pair of 20th Century Canton Enamel Mandarin & Bird Motif Vases, now transformed into lamp...
Copper
Large Asian Oil on Silk Paintings by Chelsea House, Floral, Bird, Botanical S/2
By Chelsea House
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love the vibrant colors! This is a set of large scale oil paintings hand done on silk by Chelsea House. They are Asian inspired with their birds on branches surrounded by fruit and...
Silk, Giltwood, Paint
Brass Asian Style Table Lamp with Birds, Dragons and Bamboo Detail
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful brass table lamp. This lovely Asian inspired lamp features birds, bamboo and floral detail with dragon form handles. The shade is not included. The dimensions are 32.5" H...
Brass
Pair of Yellow Ground German Porcelain Vases with Flower and Bird Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautiful yellow ground German porcelain vases mounted as lamps hand painted with flowers, bird and insect decorations. Each of these lamps are beautifully hand painted wit...
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Chinese Silver Footed Bowl with Bird & Flower Handles
Located in New York, NY
Chinese silver bowl, ca 1920. Round and curved; mouth rim tapering with pierced leafing scrollwork. Knopped support on raised foot. Showy side handles in form of flowering branches w...
Silver
Chinese Cream Porcelain Vase with Floral and Bird Motif, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese cream porcelain vase decorated with softly rendered pink florals blooming from green leaves alongside an orange bird on one side, and character script on the reverse.
Porcelain
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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