Qing Antiquities
QING STYLE
The last imperial dynasty from 1644 to 1912 was a time of change in China, beginning with the invasion by Manchurian forces that ended the Ming dynasty and established the Shunzhi Emperor. The expansion of exportation and trade that had bolstered the arts during the Ming era continued, as Qing dynasty furniture involved the same attention to craftsmanship with expert construction techniques in hardwood pieces that were assembled with mortise and tenon joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design.
Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant with clean lines. Chairs of the period and other Ming furniture made an impression on Scandinavian modernist Hans Wegner and his streamlined seating, for example. Whereas Qing-style furniture is elaborate, with an increasing influence from the West leading to lavish carving inspired by the European Baroque and Rococo styles. And while many of the forms that define examples of the latter are common within classical Chinese furniture, such as curving and folding chairs as well as large screens, Qing designs are laden with ornamentation. Frequently, the carved motifs and inlaid designs in mother-of-pearl were auspicious, such as peonies for wealth or dragons for luck. Bats were symbols of happiness in the design of Qing furniture, with one of the characters in the word for bat, bianfu, being a homophone for fu, or “fortune.”
While several types of wood were used in the construction of Qing beds, tables, storage pieces and seating, today’s collectors know that the most prized were the rare rosewoods zitan and huanghuali. They were both sourced from Hainan, China’s largest island, and are marked by a rich luster that occurs naturally, without the application of lacquer or other decorative materials. Many of the most popular woods were imported from southeast Asia, adding to their value. Red sandalwood was also sought after for its durability and connection with Chinese medicine, with some chairs being made for health benefits.
Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Qing
Antique Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in Brea, CA
A pair of antique Chinese porcelain vases with very beautiful hand paint. Excellent condition, measures: 12” x 8 '', the mouth of the vase is 5.5'', the bottom of the vase is 6.5, se...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Pair Hand Painted Peking Glass Onion Shape Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and unusual pair antique Chinese Qing Peking glass vases finely hand decorated with landscape panels dating from the 19th century or possibly earlier. The vases are blown in a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Glass
19th Century Antique Gilt Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with two pewters with 4 foots, the gilt body decorated with panels of landscapes, two pewters with covers, one pewter lead ring...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Black Lacquer Courtyard Doors, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive set of doors dates to the turn of the century and originated as the outermost entrance gate to a traditional courtyard home in northern China. The pair is crafted of northern elm (yumu) and finished with dark black lacquer and hand-worked iron hardware. Bands of studded iron reinforce the fronts and simple iron plates secure the door latch and round door pulls...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Iron
19th Century Golden Black Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century lift-lid gilt-decorated goldenblack lacquer Chinese tea caddy, small and beautiful piece.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Pair Gu Cloisonné Vases
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Imperial yellow Gu form cloisonné vases.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Qing Dynasty Large Canton Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty large 23.75” canton famille rose Chinese porcelain vase with two panels of figures and horses, the sides with birds and flowers double pairs of dogs handles and 2 pairs ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Small Chinese Lacquer Sewing Table
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century small Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand painted, scene with antique lacquer fan box...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Courtyard Doors with Iron Butterflies, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This imposing set of doors dates to the mid-19th century and once enclosed the inner courtyard of a Qing-dynasty home in northern China. The double doors are crafted of northern elm (yumu), a common hardwood appreciated for its strength, warm coloring and expressive grain.
The fronts are reinforced with iron bands studded with brass hobnails and decorated with hard-worked iron plates with a foliated design. A square lock plate secures two round door pulls and a simple door latch, engraved with an everlasting knot, lotus blossoms, and ornamental koi. Little iron butterflies flit across the front, auspicious symbols of blessings, happiness and longevity. The monumental doors...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Nanking Cargo and Cafe-au-lai Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
An 18th century Chinese Nanking cargo blue and white and cafe -au-lait porcelain bowl, decorated to the interior with sprays of flowers and leaves, with ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls
Located in Brea, CA
a pair of antique Chinese blue and white porcelain bowls with very beautiful hand paint. There are double blue circles at the bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Chinese fan Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen , hand painted on silk . With antique fan fra...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Set of Four 19th-Century Alabaster Bird Sculptures, China
Located in Vicenza, VI
Set of four sculptures depicting small birds resting on top of a rectangular base, made of alabaster with brown quartz eyes. Their manufacture c...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Quartz, Alabaster
19th Century Chinese Wooden Rectangular 'Mythical Beasts' Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century Chinese wooden rectangular 'Mythical Beasts' Box , it is maybe Zitan wood box, The hinged cover carved with a dragon, a phoenix, a qilin, a tortoise a fish and other creatures among stylised smoke, the sides with birds lurking amidst shrubs emerging from rockery, the borders carved with key fret...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Iron Bound Courtyard Doors with Frame, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental pair of doors dates to the mid-19th century and once enclosed the inner courtyard of a grandQing-dynasty home in northern China. The courtyard doors are crafted of northern elm (yumu) and are complete with the original door frame comprised of thick wood beams. The door fronts are reinforced with studded iron bands and decorative iron plates with a foliate design. The doors close by a simple iron latch and open with two round door pulls...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Large Size Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Plater, Ric 059
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted medium-sized porcelain and very large Plater from the 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Large Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Plate, Ric 057
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain and large Plate from the 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Plater, Ric 058
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain and very large Plater from the 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Jingdezhen Pale Green China Teapot with Peach Designed Lid, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Teapot made in Jingdezhen at the period of Qing Dynasty.
Jingdezhen is famous production center of fine quality of Chinese ceramics.
The official kilns began in 1004 during the Son...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Pair of Chinese Blue and White Octagonal Porcelain Dragon Plates
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty pair of antique 19th century Chinese blue and white octagonal dragon porcelain plates decorated with four clawed coiling ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Gilt Lacquer Chinese Comb
Located in Brea, CA
19th century gilt-decorated lacquer Chinese comb, very beautiful piece.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Rare Unique 17th Century Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree and Enamel Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Unique rare fine antique 17th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan, Qing dynasty, the fan has 20 sticks with a 24k gold ring loop, wonde...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the tabl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century a Unique Gilt Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with pewter and a key, the special shape body decorated with hand paint courtyard, a very beautiful piece. See more pictures, meas...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century a pair of silk Chinese fans, Qing dynasty with fan frame box. Fan is 18inch x 10'' x 2''.
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Silk
3-Tier Cloisonne Chinese Box with Handle
Located in Dallas, TX
3-tiers of removable compartments create a large and unique cloisonne piece. Could have been used for storing tea or jewelry and features an elaborate colorful design with Chinese lo...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain 9 PC Dishes Set
Located in Brea, CA
Qing dynasty an antique important Chinese famille rose porcelain 9 pieces sweetmeat dishes set with very beautiful rosewood box, hand painted. excellent con...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Twin Handled Crystal Censer and Cover
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique Chinese twin handled crystal censer and cover, lion sit on the lid, two rings two lions handle, see more pictures, 14cm x 14cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Crystal
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original wood case and stand, fan is 13 inch x 8 '', the fan in ...
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Brass Brazier Tongs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 20 years of collecting, we have never run across a pair of brazier tongs, making this object truly a rare find. Once used by a scholar or wealthy homeowner to place hot coals in a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Blue Gilt Bronze Cloisonné Dish
Located in Dallas, TX
Bronze gilt cloisonné bowl with 3 legs and chinese signature on the bottom. Slight scuffing on the side and chipped enamel section in the interior. Gilt bronze in excellent condition...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell shining in seven colors. Raden work using mother of pearl shell shining in seven c...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Shell, Wood
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This square container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. It is handcrafted with thin finger joints, iron-finished edges, and a gently arched handle. Marked by painted Chinese characters on each side, this antique measure...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Iron
19th Century Gilt Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with pewter and a key, the rectangular-section body decorated with dragons, a very beautiful piece. See more pictures, measures: 7...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Asian Woven Grain Basket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian woven grain & rice basket
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Reed, Willow
Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree And Enamel Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Rare Fine Antique early 19th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan , Qing dynasty, the fan has 22 sticks with a 18k gold ring loop , wond...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Tureen and Cover
Located in Brea, CA
18th century 36cm blue and white Chinese porcelain tureen cover, with rock form scrolling handle to lid and lotus pods to the b...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Porcelein Tureen Withmashroom Shaped Lid, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This porcelain was baked in Jingdezhen in the Qing dynasty, and since the very beautiful green color of the porcelain similar to early spring's beans, this coloring is called "blue bean glaze". Using the embossing technique, it expresses a beautiful and three-dimensional design.
With the sign of "??????" (made in the era of Qianlong emperor...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Official's Summer Hat and Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. Headgear was central to social status and those of title relied on their hat to convey their rank and cultural identity. This conical hat is the summer hat of a Qing-dynasty official and would have been worn from the third month of the Chinese calendar...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Silk, Bamboo, Glass
Provincial Chinese Burden Bar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Used to tote pails of water and grain, this 19th-century yoke, or burden bar, transcends its utilitarian origins as a striking sculptural object. Fitted with the original brass finis...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Qing Dynasty Chinese Wooden Red Lacquered Presentation Box
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty Chinese wooden red lacquered presentation box, lovely and beautiful red lacquer box with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, this auspicious objects ar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Qing Dynasty a Antique Chinese Green Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique 19th century Chinese green Famille rose porcelain vase as lamp, the Measures: Vase: 12 '' diameter x 12'' high. total base to top 25''.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original lacquer box, fan is 17 inch x 9.5 x 1, the lacquer fan box is 10....
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Antique 18.25'' Large Gilt Lacquer Chinese Writing Box
Located in Brea, CA
big 19th Century gilt black lacquer Chinese writing table box . very good condition and beautiful hand paint , See more pictures, measures: 18.25" L x 10" W x 6.75'' H.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle by Ye Zhongsan, Dated to Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Tainan, TW
Ye Zhongsan (1869-1945) was born in the late Qing Dynasty and lived in Beijing his entire life, and the generations in Ye Family were officials at that time. Among the traditional in...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Glass
19th Century Rare Large Chinese Gilt Lacquer Gaming Board Box with Chesses
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century rare large 25'' Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer gaming board box, finely decorated with gold on a black background of characters, f...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Carved Green River Jade Figure of an Immortal Ming/Qing Wearing Robes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique an Chinese carved green river jade figure of an immortal ming/qing modelled wearing robes,
Size: 14cm x 5.5cmx 3cm. Weight 382g.
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Twin Handled Bronze Censer Xuande Marks to Base
Located in Brea, CA
Qing dynasty 18th century Chinese twin handled bronze censer bearing XuanDe marks to base , 990 grams , 17cm wide, internal width 10cm , 7cm high.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gilt Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with a key, the rectangular-section body decorated with panels of landscapes and patterned decoration throughout retains original ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Qing Dynasty Rare Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Yellow Ground Enamel Panel
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique rare early 20th century Chinese porcelain vase as a Chinese Famille Rose lamp with incised yellow ground decorated wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Ceramic Headrest 'Opium Pillow' with Coin Symbol, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic opium pillow /headrest of earthenware features a green glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Bamboo Armchair
Located in Kastrup, DK
19th century Chinese bamboo armchair with a plain flat wooden seat.
China, circa 1840.
Good quality and craftsmanship.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
19th Century Antique Chinese Agate Brush Washer
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese agate brush washer, decorated in the from of a flower diameter 10cm, high 6cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
Qing Dynasty an Antique Chinese Carved Jade Figure of a Bullock
Located in Brea, CA
A Qing dynasty Chinese carved jade figure of a bullock. 13 cm x 6cm x 5 cm. weight 600g see more pictures.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Jade
19th Century Antique Hand Painted Chinese Lacquer Table Jewelry Cabinet
By The Lacquer Company
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique hand painted Chinese lacquer jewelry cabinet with a pair of raised panel doors opening to five drawers with turned ivory...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Qing antiquities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing antiquities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage antiquities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with lacquer, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing antiquities made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original antiquities, popular names associated with this style include and Robert Kuo. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for antiquities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $48 and tops out at $188,800 while the average work can sell for $3,480.
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