Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Pair of mid 20th century Chinese cloisonné over ceramic vases. This fun and whimsical pair depicts carp fish in a water scene with possible lotus leaf or lily pad and other water cre...

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 ...

Chinese Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware is a product of the combination of bodiless craftsmanship and lacquering art. The production of Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware is quite difficult, an...

Late 19th century Chinese export porcelain vase, celadon ground. Late Qing dynasty. Blue & white on celadon ground with double foo lion handles. Decorated on the front with auspiciou...

A lovely pair of vintage Chinese Kangxi style handmade ceramic lidded ginger jars hand painted in vibrant cobalt blue and white. These fabulous jars are decorated with flower pots in...

PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain vases with urn forms and a design depicting flowering fruit trees in brown, pink and green against an off-white backg...

A 1950s Pair Of Hand Made Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases On Hardwood Stands in mint condition. Come with original box. No imperfections whatsoever. Measure 5" in diameter and stand 1...

Chinese silversmith. Lidded jar richly decorated in relief with flowers and ornaments. China approx. 1900. Stamped with Chinese characters. In excellent condition with traces of u...

Chinese Export Porcelain small canton famille rose elephant modeled as a candlestick, circa 1860 The standing Chinese Export porcelain elephant with its trunk up is painted in an iron-red with gilt decoration. On its back is a vase-shaped candle holder rising from the raised saddle painted with a band of green leaves. Below the urn is a long saddle cloth hanging...

Antique Chinese (late 19th century) pink porcelain urn decorated with a light blue floral design grounding multiple light blue cartouches, each bearing a bogu pattern that signifies ...

Asian Chinese style white porcelain standing figure of woman standing on clouds, possibly and alter figure.  

Large Chinese Export red lacquer character box, sculptural, well executed Chinese two part lacquer table box. Decorated with vines, symbols and bats. Unmarked.

This is a vintage spice jar. An Oriental ceramic ginger baluster urn dating to the Art Deco period of early 20th century, circa 1940. Generously s...

Massive 37 1/2"- inch high Chinese Guanyin statue in Green Jade-like hardstone Late 20th century, The reclining deity adorned with a crown emulating ...

This sculpture is carved from soapstone. It depicts a Foo Dog mounted on a soapstone base.

Vintage Chinese Oriental Red Pottery Vase with Lid This exquisite vintage Chinese Oriental pottery vase is a striking example of bold craftsmanship and timeless design. The tall, el...

Contrasted by a crisp white field, this oval jar is decorated in the famille rose style with a lively scene of young children playing in a courtyard garden. Under an overarching bamb...

This is a pair of large scale Chinese Export ducks in very good condition. They have vivid colors in the Sancai style of painting. They are not ma...

Chinese molded ceramic figure, fired in a matte gray finish, depicts a mustached dignitary in formal attire standing on a square base with both hands clasped. Some chipping with a p...

Chinese blue & white porcelain ovoid jar, painted with a mirrored figural scene consisting of a family and elder unglazed neck without lid a keyfret border surrounding the mouth and...

Large Chinese Export Famille Verte peach motif box, Republic period, exquisite all over decoration with peaches, trees and flowers. Unmarked.

Chinese molded, unglazed beige ceramic figure depicts the stylized Buddhist Goddess posed in a billowy robe with a painted floral pattern, a peaceful smiling facial expression, her l...

Asian Chinese (Ming Dynasty-Circa 1500) blue & green porcelain Shou Lau seated figure with oversize head (symbolism of longevity & luck) on a base suppo...

Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) small, porcelain jar depicting a blue pastoral scene on an off-white background with an unglazed rim.   

The profusion of bright flowers and the gold parcel gilt combine for a gorgeous Chinese export vase. This monumental piece requires a stand and it is ready for your favorite room or hallway. This is the ultimate pop of color for a living or office space. (It is like a bouquet of fresh flowers without the maintenance.) It is a vintage Chinese export polychrome glazed and parcel gilt "Bangchuiping" or rouleau vase. It was made in China, around 1920-30. This is one of the nicest auction pieces...

Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) purple glazed ceramic vase with a pear-shaped form, a gold rim along the mouth, foo dog ornamentation along the neck, and a bright teal blue inter...

A 20th Century Painted Enameled Drilled Chinese Vase. Measures 8" in diameter and 25" in height. Opening 4" in diameter.

Vintage Chinese Gilt Metal Filigree and Enamel Cranes Figures on Wooden Stand. Mid 20th century circa 1950s Asian fine jeweled sculptures. Two Orient...

Chinese foliage painted and brass mounted tacked hinged chest on stand with flanking side handles and interior lock with key, Late 19th Century

Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine. A rare form, realistically modeled Chinese Buddha's Hand Citron, presented on a scalloped compote. This wo...

Striking pair of 19th century Chinese swan garnitures or sculptures hand carved in hardwood with an ebonized and gilt finish.

Pair of early 20th century Chinese cloisonne rooster sculptures with red, white, blue, green, and yellow enamels standing on circular cloisonne bases...

PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain vases with rouleau forms and a design depicting potted trees with characters extending up the necks. (PRICED AS PAIR)

Luce Raggi, Karaoke (another love song), 2017 glazed porcelain 70 x 25 cm Hand painted vase with typical female evening scenes of karaoke mania. Women who forget their sentimental ...

PAIR of Chinese celadon colored vases with baluster shapes, accented at the necks with scrolled ears, each sitting atop a round foot (PRICED AS PAIR).

An antique collection of 3 very large blue and white Chinese vases, two are a pair but not exactly alike. Beautiful decoration and si...

3 Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) similar porcelain ginger jars with blue floral designs around bold, centered characters and geometric bands leading to unglazed rims (jars vary...

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 ...

Collection of Five Chinese Export 'Batavia-ware' and Famille Rose Jars and Covers Qianlong Period, China, Circa 1750s This handsome collection of five graduated covered jars is a magnificent and rare example of mid-18th-century Chinese Export porcelain, illustrating the highly successful fusion of Chinese ceramic technology and European market demand during the height of the global trade era. ________________________________________ Description and Aesthetic Medium: Porcelain with underglaze brown glaze and overglaze Famille Rose enamels. Period: Qianlong (1736–1795). Origin: Jingdezhen kilns, China, made for the European export market. The collection comprises two large, two medium, and one small jar, intended to be displayed together as a garniture—a decorative set prized for mantelpieces and cabinets in opulent European interiors. • The 'Batavia' Ground: Each piece is characterized by a luxurious, deep chocolate-brown glaze covering the exterior, a distinctive aesthetic known historically as "Batavia-ware" or descriptively as café au lait. This rich, monochrome ground was achieved by bathing the porcelain in an iron-rich slip before glazing and firing. • The Famille Rose Reserves: The dark ground provides a dramatic backdrop for finely painted, leaf-shaped reserves (panels). These panels are adorned with exquisite floral sprays executed in the vibrant Famille Rose palette (meaning "pink family"), which was introduced to China from Europe in the early 18th century. The opaque enamels—dominated by the rose-pink created from colloidal gold—allow for subtle shading and realism, brilliantly depicting the peony (mudan), the Chinese flower of wealth, nobility, and honor. • The Covers: The domed covers maintain this contrast, with a high, lustrous brown glaze broken by Famille Rose floral sprays that echo the motifs on the body. ________________________________________ Historical Context: Global Trade and Naming The name "Batavia-ware" is a crucial historical reference, even though the porcelain was manufactured in the kilns of Jingdezhen. 1. The Dutch East India Company (VOC): Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia) served as the fortified administrative and trading headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Asia. 2. The Trade Route: Porcelain destined for the European market was collected from various Chinese ports and then centrally transshipped through Batavia. This particular style became famously associated with that major transit port among Western collectors, hence the name, which links the sophisticated manufacturing of China to the powerful trade infrastructure of the Dutch. 3. 18th-Century Opulence: Garnitures like this were highly desirable statements of wealth and worldliness in 18th-century Europe. Their acquisition signified participation in the exotic, global market and a cosmopolitan taste capable of appreciating the high technical and artistic quality of Chinese porcelain. The successful combination of the deep, rich brown glaze—which evokes a feeling of luxurious Eastern lacquer or polished wood—with the delicate, luminous European-inspired Famille Rose palette represents a brilliant convergence of East-West artistic demands at the height of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign. ________________________________________ Dimensions Largest Jar: 7 1/2 inches high x 7 1/2 inches diameter; Second Jar: 7 1/4 inches high x 6 1/2 inches diameter; Third Jar: 5 1/2 inches high x 5 inches diameter; Pair of Smaller Jars...

Pair of Chinese off-white urn-shaped porcelain vases depicting groups of birds perched on flowering branches of cherry blossom trees and one bird flying above, positioned between two...

Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) Guangzhou painted export porcelain vase with a conjoined form depicting a richly colored dog hunt scene between gold-patterned bands.  

A wonderful quality and unusual colour pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose medallion porcelain vases / lamps. Having this rare yellow ground with the classical Cantonese floral decorat...

PAIR of Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) red lacquered carved figures of squatting foo dogs

Chinese wax figure molded in a reddish-brown shade with gilt highlights depicts a robed emperor leaning slightly back, his left hand stroking his beard, right arm grasping a sheathed...

Chinese provincial porcelain trumpet form vase on a flaring foot. This diminutively scaled vase is decorated fully in the round in cobalt under glaze blue with blooming peony bough and a magpie fluttering on a branch. This vignette bears auspicious symbols for beauty, wealth and joy. The peony is the queen of all flowers in China and it symbolizes wealth and beauty. The magpie is a harbinger of happiness, thus its name "bird of happiness." There is a tiny ding on the flared mouth rim and also on the foot ring. The dark spots of various sizes represent ashes that landed on the glaze in the firing process which supports the age of the vase when all porcelain objects were stacked high and fired in a wood kiln. On the underside is a double cobalt ring...

"Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) glazed porcelain statue of Lu Xing, one of the deities of the three stars considered essential in Chinese astrology, each...

19th Century Asian Two-Tier Lacquered And Decorated Handled and covared Basket.

Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Beauty Figurine. It was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Beauty has very d...

Mid-century Chinese carved wooden box featuring an elaborate scenic design with a hinged top and brass closure hardware. (Stamped HUNG HOP CHEST CO. HONG...

Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain vase with an urn-shaped form and swirling orange foo dog designs on a grayish-beige background. Condition: Good; Wear consistent wit...

This is a small carved lavender “opaline” jade Guan Yin sculpture. The sculpture has some russet jade spots in the upper back. The back of her head is...

This pair of Chinese export porcelain ginger jars decorated in the famille rose palette. They depict scenes of figures, children playing in a garden or courtly setting. The jars are...

Pair of Chinese Export enamel gourd cachepots, Each one realistically cast and modeled. Gold plated copper base. Shown with jade plants, not included. 2.5" ...

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a Bactrian camel, the main form of transport over the Silk Road, with its head tilted back and mouth open to the sky, we...

Beautiful antique Chinese vase from the Pink Family of the Ch'ing dynasty, from the late 1700s - early 1800s circa. The antique Chinese vase is hand painted and depicts a peasant woman with a deer and a child in scenes of Chinese daily life of the period. The Chinese vase...

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...

This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Longevity Star Statuary was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Longevity Star has ve...

Two Chinese Ming style sancai polychrome glaze terracotta pottery figures of Chinese dignitaries in glazed green and ocher terracotta on hexagonal bases and removable heads. The man ...

Chinese white and blue double-gourd porcelain vase decorated with bands of blue, framed iconography, and raised, pierced roses amid leaves wrapping the top and middle sections, and a...

Stunning pair of glazed ceramic foo dogs. A chic deep green color with flashes of deep blue. Lots of intricate detail on the face and body. Areas of wear from age add to the effect. ...