Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
CHINESE EXPORT STYLE
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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Style: Chinese Export
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Blue Bords" with Wood Stand, Early 20th Century #1
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a cute Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting two Blue Birds with a wood stand, early 20 century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
A 19th Century Chinese Blue and white Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th Century chinese blue and white jarn decorated with men on horseback / warriors. ( Chinese Porcelain Jar )
16.5" H x 13" Diameter
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP111
Located in Pomona, CA
Originally purchased from Hong Kong, this Chinese antique embroidery presented in a museum quality. This textile was a roundel design likely from the center front of a noble woman's...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp
Early 20th Century, China
Dimensions: Height: 24 in Diameter: 7 in
Bring home this beautifully crafted Chinese E...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lotus Ginger Jars
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded ginger jars hand decorated with lotus leaves and flowers.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Silk Hanging Scroll with Original Gold Lined Box
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Chinese silk scroll painting of a peacock surrounded by stunning foliage with calligraphy on the upper left side.
Housed in its original...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Antique Shanxi Province Tall 2 Drawer Elmwood Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province tall 2 drawer Elmwood cabinet
This tall cabinet has 2 drawers located at the bottom apron and 2 shelves. The cabinet also has...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Export Macgregor of MarcGregor Armorial Porcelain Platter C. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
The arms are MacGregor of MacGregor, Argent an oak tree eradicated in bend sinister surmounted of a sword in bend bother proper, in the dexter canton an antique crown gules ; crest, A lion’s head proper (crowned with an antique crown). The supporters are Dexter a unicorn argent (crowned), sinister a deer proper ; and motto “Men do and spare not."
The Clan MacGregor had been outlawed and the very name forbidden after the battle of Glenfruin (1603) until the end of the 18th century, and the family used the name of Murray. John Macgregor...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese 7 Panels Folding Screen, Room Divider
Located in Pomona, CA
This early 20th-century gorgeous seven-panel wooden folding screen adds a touch of classic Chinese elegance to any space. The deep, rich patina shows the beauty that only comes with ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Silvered Metal Manjushri, Sino, Tibetan Buddhist Deity
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A silvered figure of Manjusri seated in dhyanasana on a Pala style Indian base, wearing an ornate crown and wearing body jewelry,
Manjushri holds the sword of wisdom in his right hand and above his left shoulder is a lotus flower upon which rests a volume of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras.
Manjushri - Tibetan Buddhist Deity...
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
2 Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls from the Ship Wrecked "Tek Sing"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In 1822 the Chinese Junk "Tek Sing" or true star sank in the south
China sea, where the ship and its cargo remained until salvaged in
1999. These antique blue...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Rosewood Hand Carved Table with Marble Top
Located in Lomita, CA
The beautiful captured top makes this table a standout. The rosewood table is also interesting for its hand-carved birds and flowers around the front, back and sides of the piece. Ou...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Chinese Plate Blue & White Aster pattern, Qing Qianlong Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese porcelain circular deep plate or dish, made for the export (Canton) market, which we date towards the end of the first half of the 18th century, in the ea...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Asian carved and framed green Bi Disc, jadeite
By Chow's Oriental Furniture Co.
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite carved and framed jadeite bi disc (璧). A bi disc is a circular (flat) jade disc with a hole in the center, used in ancient China. In this case, it is composed of eight piec...
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Jade
Pair of Chinese Chinoiserie Bergere Side Chairs Hand Painted & Lacquered Finish
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of circa 1880-1900 Chinese Export Bergère side chairs with hand painted and lacquered finish...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pine, Lacquer
20th Century Chinese Massive Grass Chopper
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful massive antique grass chopper has lot of metal works with wood handle on it. This chopper is made at 1939 using solid elm wood with one heavy duty blade. It was used to cut the grasses to feed horses and cows...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cast & Chased Bronze Ram - Signed E. F. - China - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage cast & chased bronze ram - signed on the base - E F - China - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - original patina with sharp casting/chasing - no loss - no dama...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Soapstone Seal, Carved and Polished, China 1930, Republic Period, China 1930
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Seal is in Soapstone, in white color. This has been made in China.
The Period is the Republic Period, circa 1930.
It is Hand-carved, and polished.
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Chinese Export Garniture or Plum Vase in the Hawthorne Prunus Pattern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase.
In the Hawthorne pattern, with blossoming prunus branch decoration throughout on a blue & white 'cracked ice' (冰裂) ground.
Simply a wonderful...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Shanxi Province Elmwood Side Table Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province elmwood side table / desk
This vintage Chinese side table / desk has four elegantly shaped legs with open friezes o...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Pierced Apron Elm Side Table - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province pierced apron elm side table - pair.
A rare pair of elm side tables from the Shanxi Province of China. These side tables have a ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Tall Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Tall Table
This antique shanxi province elm table has its original color and patina.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Petite Famille Rose Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Highly Unusual Qing Dynasty Chinese Carved Toad & Gold Thread Table Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely crafted piece combines traditional Chinese textile artistry with intricate woodcarving. The central element is a circular silk embroidery, depicting a serene scene with f...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer
A Chinese export reverse-glass painting after an English print in original frame
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Canton, late 18th century
In original hardwood frame with ruyi-shaped metal mount for suspension.
H. 38.7 x W. 44.3 cm (incl. frame)
H. 31.8 x W. 37.5 cm (image)
Chinese reverse glass paintings for export are known since mid 18th century. By the 1780's the copying of European, mainly English, engravings came into vogue in Chinese paintings on glass...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of Chinese reverse glass painting representing women and a child in a garden pavillion. Original "Chinese Chippendale" framing.
China for expo...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy table
This antique lm wood calligraphy table with original color and patina is from the Shanxi Province of ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Square Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province elm square side table.
This antique Shanxi Province elm square side table from China, has its original color and patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile.
Our lovely antique Chinese glazed pottery or porcelain roof tile depicts a warrior riding on a donke...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair of 20C Chinese Soapstone Carved Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely pair of 20C Chinese Soapstone carved bookends.
Made in China in the early 20th Century circa 1930.
This is a matching and reverse facing pair of mottled bro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Figures of the Hehe Erxian Twins
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Figures of the Hehe Erxian Twins
19th Century or Older
Embrace the allure of Chinese porcelain with this fine Pair of Chinese Export Famille Ve...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Shanxi Province Cabinet with Hand Carving on Lower Apron
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province cabinet with hand carving on lower apron.
This cabinet has 4 shelves, 2 drawers, and 2 doors. With original patina and hand carved design on lower apon.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Vintage Jewelry Storage Mahogany Tansu Chest with Original Lock
Located in Lomita, CA
This is slightly larger than many so-called "tansu" chests, which were originally traditional Japanese mobile storage units, often made of wood, featuring intricate joinery and iron ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Carved Apron
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province Elm coffee table with Carved Apron
This Vintage elm coffee table is from the Shanxi Province of China. It has a hand ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Red on White Longevity Teacup
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions both practical and decorative. This fine ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Bronze Buddha Sculpture, Japan, around 1920
Located in Berlin, DE
This captivating bronze Buddha sculpture, originating from Thailand around 1920, embodies the spiritual serenity of the early 20th century. The standing figure is meticulously crafte...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair, 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Saucers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain saucer plates exemplifies the elegance and intricate artistry of Qing Dynasty decorative ceramics, likely dating from the mid ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Figural Pillow or Headrest, Qianlong?
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese wooden head rest.
Carved in the form of a recumbent or resting man.
Decorated in polychrome decoration. The body painted in a silver tone with his hair and eyes in black with red undertones. There is further scroll work painted in stylized clouds and sun to the red and green.
There appears to be a carved ruyi in between the feet.
Simply a wonderful carved Chinese head...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Butterfly Relief Blue Glass Snuff Bottle
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage Chinese butterfly relief blue glass snuff bottle, circa 1940s. The bottle has a unique tall thin shape and is in very good vintage condition. This bottle is a wonderful ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha Earlier 20th Century or Older
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
Earlier 20th Century or older
A fine Chinese bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, made in the early ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Altar Carved Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province elmwood altar carved ornate console table.
Gorgeous Chinese Qing dynasty style carved altar table constructed from Elmwoo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
XIANG TIAN - 'Relaxing' - Vintage Watercolor Painting - Signed - China - 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
XIANG TIAN - 'Relaxing' - Vintage watercolor painting on paper - nice quality and composition - signed with a single red chop mark and Chinese characters (upper left) - signed and ti...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Gilt Decorated Ink Sticks - Original Box - China - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage gilt decorated ink sticks for calligraphy - inscriptions to the back of each stick - China - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - pre-owned but not used - no loss...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Crayon
Large Chinese Export Punchbowl with Staple Repairs, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable large Chinese export blue and white punchbowl painted with a floral and brocade design, and featuring a stunning staple repair, 18th century...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Chinese Huge Pair Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Hundred Butterflies" with Wood Stands
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a pair of huge and beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs with intricated patterns of hundred butterflies made by hand seating on a wood stand, from the early 20 century....
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Chinese Export Silver Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Chinese export silver mirror is a work of exotic beauty. Elegantly shaped and monumental in size, this looking glass is held within ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Extraordinary Antique Carved Hardwood Dragon Square Table
Located in Pomona, CA
VERY RARE, MARVELOUS, ANTIQUE Chinese Hardwood carved Dragons table. From a private collector in Southern California, this gorgeous Chinese Antique...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Lantern, Hexagonal, Oriental, Cedar Late 19th Century circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique Chinese lantern. A hexagonal, Oriental lamp crafted from cedar in the late 19th century, circa 1880.
Cedar with supe...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Rare 19th Century Qing Dynasty Armorial Lacquer and Gilt Framed Panel
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare and superbly decorative Chinese export black lacquer panel, exquisitely gilt-decorated with figures, pagodas and emblazoned with a coat of arms, also displaying mot...
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1810s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair Early 20th Century Chinese Sancai Terra Cotta Pedestals or Stands
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an outstanding near pair of Chinese Sancai terra cotta pedestals or stands. This pair dates to the early 20th c. and has acquired a rich ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Chinese Realgar Peking Glass Baluster Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese Peking glass vase.
Crafted to imitate realgar (雄黃), a mineral widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
With a polished p...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand, Early 20 Century #6
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting the faces of the Chinese traditional opera theme with a wood stand, early 20 century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
ViNTAGE CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY DEPICTING PANDAS HAVING FUN IN FOREST
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely super decorative vintage Chinese Silk Tapestry Depicting Pandas having fun in the forest
A very...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Large Pair of Chinese Export Vases in the Rockefeller Palette
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair of baluster vases, painted in the manner of the Export ware of the 18th century, combine a highly decorative gilt and painted ground with large and playful scenes in reserv...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Shanxi Province Brown Black Lacquered Elmwood Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province brown black lacquered elmwood bookcase.
This bookcase has 2 shelves and 2 two drawers. This elm and patina piece can also double as a bar.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Chinese Ceramic Teapot Elephant shape Celadon Glaze, Mid 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese handcrafted ceramic teapot with an elephant shape and a celadon glaze, which we date to the 20th century, circa 1930s.
The Teapot is handcrafted of a heavy ceram...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Nest of Four circa 1900 Chinese Chinoiserie Lacqurered Tables Hand Painted
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely nest of four original Chinese Chinoiserie black lacquered tables
A good looking, d...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Robe Flying Cranes & Auspicious Clouds
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Robe with Flying Cranes and Auspicious Clouds, Circa Early 20th Century
A stunning example of Chinese textile artistry, this richly embroidered silk robe...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Plexiglass, Wood
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