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Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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.

Find a collection of antique Chinese Export tables, beds, cupboards, table lamps and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Chinese Export
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Bowl
Located in Pomona, CA
This antique Chinese porcelain bowl is a rare find from the Qing Dynasty, featuring delicate blue and white patterns. Crafted from high-quality porcelain and pottery, this bowl is ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Blue and White, 17th Century Ming Export
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted Chinese Export porcelain bowl, which we date to the 17th century, Ming Dynasty. The bowl is fairly thickly potted with a fairly high, slightly undercut foot and an everted rim. The bowl is decorated inside and outside, in varying shades of under-glaze cobalt blue with various symbols and designs separated by curvy lined panels...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Green Peking Glass Lotus Form Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Jade Green Peking Glass Lotus Form Bowl on fitted velvet-lined gilt wood stand carved with pierced floral design. Vase: 4.5" H x 7.5" W x 4.75" D.
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Glass

Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Punch Bowl xix Th
Located in Madrid, ES
With Rose Medallion (Rose Family) decoration. The central cartridge of the basin represents a court scene. The inner and outer walls of the bowl have multi...
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Hammered Brass Singing Bowl with Dragons Nepal 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hammered Brass Singing Bowl with Dragons Nepal 1950s. Asian Chinese Bronze Vessel Dragon Bowl. Featuring magnificent pictorials of 2 dragons in raised low relief around the vessel. A...
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze

Large Antique Etched Brass Bowl
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Large Antique Etched Brass Bowl with dragon Detail. China, circa early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Brass

Chinese Cloisonné Charger or Large Plate fine detail, Mid-19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese Cloisonné Charger or Large Plate / Dish that we date to the mid-19th century of the Qing dynasty, Circa 1970. The Charger is circular on a low foot. The decoration shows a large central 12-lobed flower head with further flowers and leaves off it, leading to a three section pattern with three mythical phoenix, all in many different coloured enamels against a deep red ground. The outer rim has a detailed plantain leaf border decoration. The reverse has an unmarked green base with three roundel designs on the rim, all against a blue ground. Overall a very decorative 19th C Qing period Chinese Plate.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

Vintage Bronze Chinese Pedestal Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage bronze Chinese pedestal bowl, circa 1950s. The bowl is in good vintage condition and measures 10"D x 3.75"H. The bronze has a great vintage patina and a wonderful look! #3408
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze

Antique Cloisonné Cabbage Form Lidded Bowl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout Chinese lidded bowl crafted in copper and enamel or cloisonné in the leafy form of cabbage with a stem handle and blue interior.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Copper, Enamel

Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Femille Rose Porcelain Bowl With Marks
Located in Pomona, CA
This is an Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl. As you can see in the pictures, it is in very good conditions. It shows very neat unique design and hand painted floral inside...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Glazed Earthenware Bowl, Song Dynasty, China
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Song dynasty period earthenware glazed bowl Gorgeous patina and wear. Overall excellent condition. Height: 2.7" Diameter: 6.5"
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Earthenware

A very fine 19th century French Cloissone 11and gilt bronze centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Orientalist period Cloissone and bronze centerpiece.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze

19th Century Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Chestnut Bowl
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Canton Chinese Export Rose Medallion porcelain chestnut bowl with lid featuring painted interior scenes of figures, birds and flowers with gi...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Large Blue and White Porcelain Aquatic Bowl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty large Chinese blue and white bowl hand decorated with aquatic fauna and flora having a rare touch of whimsy.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A mid-18th century Chinese export porcelain punch bowl, hand-painted with "The Judgement of Paris" after Rubens. European ceramicists borrowed motifs from Chinese porcelains through...
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1760s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Antique Censer, Chinese, Bronze, Incense Burner, Libation Cup, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a antique censer. A Chinese, bronze incense burner, libation cup or dish, dating to the early Victorian, circa 1850. Pleasingly tactile and of ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze

19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Bowl & Hardwood Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Bowl & Hardwood Stand China, circa 1880s, Later carved hardwood stand 20th Century Of good size, bright and colorful, hand painted and en...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a Antique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl. As you can see in the pictures, it is in very good conditions. I...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your leaving space with this early 19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Famille Rose canton porcelain punch bowl with multiple cartooge panels. The exterior of this go...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Pair Imari Porcelain Chinese Export Decorative Plates
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Journey back in time to the 19th century with this captivating pair of Imari Porcelain Chinese Export Decorative Plates. These plates encapsulate...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Gold

Chinese Export Style Porcelain Oval Basin
Located in New York, NY
With applied handles to the sides, painted in blue monochrome with band of swags under the rim, over crown, shield motifs and sparse stylized flowers; the interior with three leaves ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Iron Red & Gilt Decorated Porcelain Bowl - Guangxu Mark, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique iron red (orange) and gilt decorated porcelain bowl - featuring hand painted bats surrounding a shou character beside peaches and scrolling foliage - gilded border edge - Gua...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Pair Imari Porcelain Chinese Export Decorative Plate
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Journey back in time to the 19th century with this captivating pair of Imari Porcelain Chinese Export Decorative Plates. These plates encapsulate...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Gold

Vintage Lotus Form Ceramic Bowl, Blue Flambe Glaze, China, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage lotus form ceramic bowl - blue flambe glaze - non glazed foot rim - unsigned - China - late 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no chi...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

Large 18thC Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl Imari 10.6 inch dia., Qing Circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Large 10.6 inch diameter Chinese Export porcelain footed Bowl with hand painted Imari decoration, which we date to the second half of the 18th Century, Qing period, circa 1...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

A very large antique 19th century rose medallion bowl
Located in London, GB
A very large antique 19th century rose medallion Canton bowl, dating from the early nineteenth century decorated with vibrant enamelled colours and in its very fine ormolu gilt moun...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Ormolu

Spode “Tabacco Leaf” Punch Bowl after Chinese Export Design, England, ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spode “Tabacco Leaf” Punch bowl after Chinese Export design, England ca. 1820.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

19th Century Bronze-Mounted Rose Medallion Center Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dore bronze mounts. Nicely cast. Bowl has no breaks, cracks or damages.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze

Large Chinese Export Hand Painted Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Large Chinese export hand painted rose medallion porcelain bowl, circa early 1950s. This gorgeous bowl has a wonderful traditional design and is in v...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Pheasant and Chrysanthemums, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Large Late 19th Century Rose Medallion Chinese Export Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Rose Medallion Chinese Export bowl from the late 19th century. Surrounded by classical oriental scenes around the outside and within the ce...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain, Paint

Vintage Asian Hare's Fur Glaze Tea Bowl - Unsigned - China - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Asian Hare's fur glaze tea bowl - small size - unsigned - China - 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no cracks - no chips - no repairs - non glazed areas as inten...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

Antique Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style Reticulated Fruit Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique reticulated porcelain fruit bowl. By Edmé Samson et Cie. With a reticulated rim and decorated throughout with painted flowers in yellow, pink, and purple along w...
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Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Tea Bowl Canton Rose Medallion Porcelain and Stand, circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fairly small Chinese Export Tea Bowl, all hand decorated in the Canton Famille Rose Medallion pattern and comes complete wit a carved...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl with Mandarin Scene & Orange Ground
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Chinese Export porcelain bowl with Mandarin scene & burnt orange ground.
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Green and Cherry Blossom Cloissone Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese green cloisonne bowl with cherry blossoms and birds on the interior and exterior, and a yellow and blue pattern around the rim.  
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Metal, Enamel

Antique 18th Century Qianlong Chinese Export Famille Rose Scalloped Bowl 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 18th century Qianlong period Chinese Chinoiserie export shallow porcelain bowl or serving dish with a delicate famille rose design featuring interlaced waves of pattern and s...
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18th Century Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Pair of Ormolu Mounted Chinese Porcelain Tazze
Located in London, GB
Pair of ormolu mounted Chinese porcelain tazze Chinese & French, Late 19th Century Height 18cm, width 31cm, depth 21cm These very fine decorative pieces are a pair of tazze (from the Italian tazza...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Ormolu

Large Cizhou Ware Sgraffiato Ceramic Bowl, Signed, China, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Large Cizhou ware sgraffiato bowl - wheel thrown slip decorated buff colored ceramic - unglazed foot rim - signed on the base (as photographed) - China - l...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

Zee Sung Signed Chinese Export Antique Chased Silver Presentation Bowl & Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This silver bowl was made by Zee Sung of China in approximately 1910 in the period Chinese Export style. The bowl is composed of silver with six stylized petal shaped panels done wit...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Silver

Chinese Blue Glazed Tripod Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
Censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as an element of prayer, ritual, and funerary rites. Placed within a shrine and filled with burning incense, the censer issues fragrant smoke that the duration of the ritual and acts as an offering to one's ancestors or religious deities. This round ceramic incense burner...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Export Rose Medallion Famille Rose canton porcelain punch bowl with multiple cartooge panels. The exterior of this gorgeous bowl ...
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1870s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Export Punch Bowl in Mandarin Palette & Gilt Accents, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Chinese Export punch bowl in Mandarin Palette & Gilt Accents, ca. 1780.
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese 19th-20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Jardinière 'Planter'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Chinese 19th-20th century gilt bronze mounted cloisonné jardinière (planter). The beautifully and finely executed late Qing dynasty ovoid body cloisonné enamel jardiniere with a blue-Celeste background and colorful enameled depictions of flowers, birds and butterflies, as well as wire scroll work in a geometric pattern, supported by a figural gilt-bronze (ormolu) base raised with four Chinese Imperial lions...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze, Enamel

Vintage Large Chinese Export Satsuma Moriage Geishas Koi Fish Bowl Decorative
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Vintage Chinese Export Satsuma Moriage Geishas Koi Fish Bowl A very good looking well made and decorat...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Earthenware

Chinese Floral Islamic Style Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase
Located in London, GB
Chinese Floral Islamic style Cloisonné enamel and Ormolu vase Chinese, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 14cm, diameter 14cm This beautiful bowl is a superb example of Chine...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer and Enameled Bowl Deer and Chrysanthemum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Classic Vintage Chinese Carved Cinnabar lacquer and enameled bowl with deer and chrysanthemum motif from a Palm Beach estate.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Enamel

Large Antique Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Elaborately Hand-Painted Bowl or Basin
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial bowl or basin is signed by and unknown artist and originates from China, dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Chinese Export style. The...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Pottery

Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Qianlong circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795. The bowl is beautifully decorated with two panels of figure s...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

20th Century Chinese Papier-Mâché Bowl
Located in London, GB
20th Century Chinese Papier-mâché Bowl Papier-mâché. Chinese bowl made from papier-mâché. 20th Century Dimension: H 25 x D 28 cm.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Paper

Meissen Chinese Butterfly Large Soup Tureen in the Schmetterling Pattern
Located in Boston, MA
I am proud to offer you this rare Meissen Chinese butterfly soup tureen. The tureen is painted in the Kakiemon style with a central Chinese butterfly on ...
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1950s German Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Silver Dragon Bowls, Set of 3
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three Chinese export silver bowls. Tripod bowl has stylized bamboo legs and center medallion (no monogram). Featuring two repoussè dragons. T...
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1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Sterling Silver

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This famille rose bowl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Large Antique Chinese Cloisonnae Imperial Dragon Decorated Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and very well executed cloisonnae bowl is signed by and unknown artist and originates from China in approximately 1900 in the period Chinese Export style. The bowl is done with black as the predominant color and decorated with Imperial Dragons...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Metal

Large Chinese Porcelain Lychee Bowl, Natural Tones, White Ground, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large Chinese porcelain lychee bowl in natural tones on a white ground dating to the late 20th century. An attractive bowl in good condition throughout Painted with exo...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl with Chinese Domestic Furniture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain bowl with Chinese "Antiques" & Scholar's items on Furniture, Qianlong Period, circa 1735-1740. The Chinese Export porcelain bowl is finely painted inside and out with famille rose enamels. On the front is a depiction of an unusual grouping of Chinese domestic...
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1730s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Bowl, Wing Cheong, Hong Kong c.1890
By Wing Cheong
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Chinese solid silver decorative fruit bowl, of traditional round form, applied with a shaped arched and pierced rim w...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Silver

Chinese Floral Islamic Style Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase
Located in London, GB
Chinese floral Islamic style cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase Chinese, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 13cm, diameter 13cm This beautiful bowl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Chinese Export decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative bowls created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export decorative bowls made in a specific country, there are Asia, China, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative bowls, popular names associated with this style include Meissen Porcelain, Samson & Cie, Wing Cheong, and Zee Sung. 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 decorative bowls differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $255 and tops out at $44,800 while the average work can sell for $2,498.

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