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Pair, 19th Century Chinese Export "Thousand Butterfly" Porcelain Plates 9.5"
Pair, 19th Century Chinese Export "Thousand Butterfly" Porcelain Plates 9.5"

Pair, 19th Century Chinese Export "Thousand Butterfly" Porcelain Plates 9.5"

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of Chinese export porcelain "Thousand Butterfly" pattern porcelain plates. Each enamel decorated in the famille rose pattern with butterflies.

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

9 Pc, Chinese Export Porcelain Instant Starter Collection Including Armorial
9 Pc, Chinese Export Porcelain Instant Starter Collection Including Armorial

9 Pc, Chinese Export Porcelain Instant Starter Collection Including Armorial

Located in Atlanta, GA

A grouping of 9 Chinese porcelain objects including a blue and white floral bowl, a Famille rose bowl heavily enamel decorated with figural scenes, a "thousand butterfly" bowl, two c...

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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Unusual Pair of Large Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose 1000 Butterfly Vases
Unusual Pair of Large Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose 1000 Butterfly Vases

Unusual Pair of Large Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose 1000 Butterfly Vases

Located in New York, NY

An unusual pair of large Chinese export canton famille rose thousand butterfly porcelain vases. The vase has a very unusual shape and was most probably made by specific order.

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Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Ryozan
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Ryozan

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Ryozan

Located in Newark, England

The vase of tapered form with tightly pinched neck and flared top rim extensively decorated with a top band of one thousand butterfly decoration with four roundels of children playin...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

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Chinese Republic Thousand Butterfly Famille Rose Porcelain Bottle Vase
Chinese Republic Thousand Butterfly Famille Rose Porcelain Bottle Vase

Chinese Republic Thousand Butterfly Famille Rose Porcelain Bottle Vase

Located in Seattle, WA

Chinese republic thousand butterfly famille rose porcelain bottle vase 8.5” x 4”.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Meji Period Japanese Cloisonne Thousand Butterfly Vases, Barbedienne
Pair of Meji Period Japanese Cloisonne Thousand Butterfly Vases, Barbedienne

Pair of Meji Period Japanese Cloisonne Thousand Butterfly Vases, Barbedienne

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent large pair of Meji period Japanese cloisonné thousand butterfly vases with French Barbedienne ormolu mounted bases in the chinoiserie taste.

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Antique 1860s Japanese Japonisme Vases

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Circa 1915 Pair of Chinese Export Butterfly Plates
Circa 1915 Pair of Chinese Export Butterfly Plates

Circa 1915 Pair of Chinese Export Butterfly Plates

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1915 pair of Chinese Export butterfly plates. Colorfully painted in overglaze enamels - "thousand butterfly" borders.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Circa 1880 Chinese Export Porcelain Thousand Butterfly Creamer
Circa 1880 Chinese Export Porcelain Thousand Butterfly Creamer

Circa 1880 Chinese Export Porcelain Thousand Butterfly Creamer

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1880 Chinese export porcelain thousand butterfly creamer. Scroll handle with gilding; finely enamelled decoration overall.

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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Thousand Butterflies Sake Cup, Gunkozan, Meiji Period, Japan
Japanese Satsuma Thousand Butterflies Sake Cup, Gunkozan, Meiji Period, Japan

Japanese Satsuma Thousand Butterflies Sake Cup, Gunkozan, Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A small and finely painted Japanese Satsuma "Thousand Butterflies" Satsuma sake cup, signed Gunkozan (?)

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

A Japanese Satsuma ceramic bowl adorned with relief glazes and gold details
A Japanese Satsuma ceramic bowl adorned with relief glazes and gold details

A Japanese Satsuma ceramic bowl adorned with relief glazes and gold details

Located in Milano, IT

Inside, the bowl features a dense motif of a thousand butterflies, often associated with symbols of transformation and rebirth.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Sam Trophia Acrylic Lucite Butterfly Shadowbox Taxidermy
1970s Sam Trophia Acrylic Lucite Butterfly Shadowbox Taxidermy

1970s Sam Trophia Acrylic Lucite Butterfly Shadowbox Taxidermy

Located in Cordova, SC

Sam Trophia is the butterfly man of the US. In Key West, you’ll find his butterfly sanctuary which is home to thousands of butterflies.

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Vintage 1970s American Other Decorative Art

Materials

Lucite

Thousand Butterfly Charger
Thousand Butterfly Charger

Thousand Butterfly Charger

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H 2.5 in Dm 18.5 in

Thousand Butterfly Charger

Located in Hudson, NY

Chinese thousand butterfly pattern border decorated with fans at center.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Small Canton Tureen w/ Underplate Thousand Butterfly Pattern c. 1860
Small Canton Tureen w/ Underplate Thousand Butterfly Pattern c. 1860

Small Canton Tureen w/ Underplate Thousand Butterfly Pattern c. 1860

Located in Redding, CA

This is a wonderful little piece that would be great on a bookshelf or maybe a coffee table. We actually had it in the bathroom. It is such fine quality the polychrome enamels are ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Bowls and Baskets

Chinese Export Shrimp Dish
Chinese Export Shrimp Dish

Chinese Export Shrimp Dish

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H 2 in W 10.5 in D 9.5 in

Chinese Export Shrimp Dish

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Typical form but an unusual color and design variant of the thousand butterflies pattern. Orange peel glaze

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Thousand Butterfly Plate
Thousand Butterfly Plate

Thousand Butterfly Plate

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H 8.5 in Dm 1 in

Thousand Butterfly Plate

Located in Wilson, NC

This plate is marked made in China, which dates it after 1919.

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Museum Quality Masterpiece Satsuma Cup and Saucer, Meji Period Signed
Museum Quality Masterpiece Satsuma Cup and Saucer, Meji Period Signed

Museum Quality Masterpiece Satsuma Cup and Saucer, Meji Period Signed

Located in Redding, CA

The painting is high art shading, coloration, enameling, raised gilding. Thousands of dots, butterflies swirling around. There is a similar example in DeYoung museum in San Francisc...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

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Thousand Butterfly For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic thousand butterfly available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and fabric, every thousand butterfly was constructed with great care. There are 7 variations of the antique or vintage thousand butterfly you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect thousand butterfly — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each thousand butterfly bearing Art Deco, mid-century modern or modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made thousand butterfly has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Caroline Cheng, Christopher Guy and Fratelli Toso are consistently popular.

How Much is a Thousand Butterfly?

Prices for a thousand butterfly start at $175 and top out at $45,000 with the average selling for $2,075.