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Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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
Pair of Chinese Bronze Deity Figures, 20th Century
Pair of Chinese Bronze Deity Figures, 20th Century

Pair of Chinese Bronze Deity Figures, 20th Century

Located in Belmont, MA

Pair of Chinese bronze figures of deities standing on dragons. The two sculptures were made in the 20th century. They represent the Tao gods Lu Xing and Fu Xin...

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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Chinese Jun Ware Fambe Glaze Porcelain Vase
Early 20th Century Chinese Jun Ware Fambe Glaze Porcelain Vase

Early 20th Century Chinese Jun Ware Fambe Glaze Porcelain Vase

Located in Pomona, CA

This magnificent Chinese Jun porcelain vase was hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Jun Porcelain. It shows the natural fambe pattern that came ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White and Blue and Raised Rose Design Double Gourd Porcelain Vase
Chinese White and Blue and Raised Rose Design Double Gourd Porcelain Vase

Chinese White and Blue and Raised Rose Design Double Gourd Porcelain Vase

Located in Queens, NY

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...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Doucai Double Ear Porcelain Vases
Pair of Chinese Doucai Double Ear Porcelain Vases

Pair of Chinese Doucai Double Ear Porcelain Vases

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Chinese (early 20th Century) porcelain double ear vases decorated using Doucai techniques - a process combining underglaze and overglaze decoration - and handles referred to ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Two Ming Style Chinese Pottery Dignitaries
Two Ming Style Chinese Pottery Dignitaries

Two Ming Style Chinese Pottery Dignitaries

Located in Bradenton, FL

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 ...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Large Oval Jewelry Box, Color with with Internal Compartments France 19th
Large Oval Jewelry Box, Color with with Internal Compartments France 19th

Large Oval Jewelry Box, Color with with Internal Compartments France 19th

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This is an Ovale large box. It has been decorated with a sivered color metal plate and lid. It has been made in France, during the 19th Century. In brown color. It is a jelwery box.

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19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Chinese Cobalt Blue and Gold Porcelain Vase
Chinese Cobalt Blue and Gold Porcelain Vase

Chinese Cobalt Blue and Gold Porcelain Vase

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) cobalt blue porcelain vase decorated with a variety of gold patterns including koi, vines, botanicals, and a Greek key band around the neck. Som...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Celadon Vase
Chinese Celadon Vase

Chinese Celadon Vase

Located in Bradenton, FL

Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vase. Vase features a ceramic glaze of pale green color with a white floral and fauna motif embossed throughout. Vase has slightly elongated neck with wide ...

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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Soapstone carving of a man feeding geese, Chinese, circa 1900
Soapstone carving of a man feeding geese, Chinese, circa 1900

Soapstone carving of a man feeding geese, Chinese, circa 1900

Located in Central England, GB

A most unusual late 19th-century Chinese hand-carved figure group of a traditionally dressed elderly man wearing a robe and a square-shaped hat. He has long hair and a beard, and he ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Elephant Motif Ceramic Vessel with Gilded Accents
Antique Elephant Motif Ceramic Vessel with Gilded Accents

Antique Elephant Motif Ceramic Vessel with Gilded Accents

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This stunning antique ceramic vessel is a masterpiece of craftsmanship, featuring an elaborate sculpted elephant motif that exudes elegance and cultural significance. Likely inspired...

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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Porcelain Figure of Woman Standing on Clouds
Chinese Porcelain Figure of Woman Standing on Clouds

Chinese Porcelain Figure of Woman Standing on Clouds

Located in Queens, NY

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

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20th Century Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Chinese Bronze Brown Vases Relief Bird Floral Motifs Animal
Pair Antique Chinese Bronze Brown Vases Relief Bird Floral Motifs Animal

Pair Antique Chinese Bronze Brown Vases Relief Bird Floral Motifs Animal

Located in London, GB

Pair Antique Chinese Bronze Brown Vases Relief Bird Floral Motifs Animal Chinese, c. 1900 Height 45cm, diameter 18cm This fine pair of Chinese bronze vases is distinguished by their...

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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Style Porcelain Temple Jar

Chinese Style Porcelain Temple Jar

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese style (19th/20th Cent) porcelain temple jar with blue & brown decoration on a white field.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Cerulean Short Flower Vases
Pair of Chinese Cerulean Short Flower Vases

Pair of Chinese Cerulean Short Flower Vases

By Alba China

Located in Austin, TX

This is a lovely pair of simple and subtle short Chinese flower vases that are designed to be a backdrop to a flower arrangement, rather than to upstage the flowers. the simple lines...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Pink and White Porcelain Double Gourd Vases
Pair of Chinese Pink and White Porcelain Double Gourd Vases

Pair of Chinese Pink and White Porcelain Double Gourd Vases

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Chinese (late 19th Century) white porcelain vases with pink pastoral scenes sweeping around the double gourd forms, and red and gold patterned bands at the bottoms, centers a...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Tang Tri-Colored Glazed Tomb Ceramic Statue
Vintage Chinese Tang Tri-Colored Glazed Tomb Ceramic Statue

Vintage Chinese Tang Tri-Colored Glazed Tomb Ceramic Statue

Located in Pomona, CA

This magnificent Vintage Chinese Tang tri-color glazed ceramic beautify figure was hand made with famous tri-colored glaze on the ceramic. It has beautiful color and detailed carving...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Pink Floral and Blue Cartouche Porcelain Urn
Chinese Pink Floral and Blue Cartouche Porcelain Urn

Chinese Pink Floral and Blue Cartouche Porcelain Urn

Located in Queens, NY

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 ...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-20th Century Chinese Bodiless Lacquer Bowl with Marks
Mid-20th Century Chinese Bodiless Lacquer Bowl with Marks

Mid-20th Century Chinese Bodiless Lacquer Bowl with Marks

Located in Pomona, CA

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...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Blue and White Mythical Bowl with Deer
Chinese Blue and White Mythical Bowl with Deer

Chinese Blue and White Mythical Bowl with Deer

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful to behold yet liable to dart away at any moment, the deer is an apt symbol of wealth and prosperity. On this bowl, the artist used rapid and free-flowing brushwork to depic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920

Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920

Located in Chicago, IL

This porcelain vase from the early 20th-century is sculpted to a classic phoenix-tail silhouette and decorated on all sides with mythical fu lions. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, f...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Multi-Colored Cloisonne Rooster Sculptures
Pair of Antique Chinese Multi-Colored Cloisonne Rooster Sculptures

Pair of Antique Chinese Multi-Colored Cloisonne Rooster Sculptures

Located in Queens, NY

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

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Chinese Enameled Ginger Jar with Children at Play, c. 1900
Chinese Enameled Ginger Jar with Children at Play, c. 1900

Chinese Enameled Ginger Jar with Children at Play, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

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...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique, Chinese Hand Painted Meal Delivery and Lunch Box
Antique, Chinese Hand Painted Meal Delivery and Lunch Box

Antique, Chinese Hand Painted Meal Delivery and Lunch Box

Located in Pomona, CA

This Antique lacquered painted lunch box from China has about 100 years history and still maintained very good condition. There are some traditiona...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Handcrafted Bamboo-Woven Statue of Yue Fei, Famous Chinese Warrior, 1960s, 35" H
Handcrafted Bamboo-Woven Statue of Yue Fei, Famous Chinese Warrior, 1960s, 35" H

Handcrafted Bamboo-Woven Statue of Yue Fei, Famous Chinese Warrior, 1960s, 35" H

Located in Pomona, CA

This is a hand-crafted Bamboo-woven Statue of Yue Fei, famous Chinese Warrior. Yue Fei was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national h...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases
Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases

Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of 19th century ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain vases.

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging
Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging

Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging. As the embodiment of the masculine gender, the dragon has long been an auspicious symbol of power in Chinese culture. Dragons chasing a ball is the auspicious scene of good luck, prosperity and wealth. According to Chinese Feng Shui...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Near Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases Decorated with Dragons
Near Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases Decorated with Dragons

Near Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases Decorated with Dragons

Located in New York, NY

Of typical form, stenciled with stylized clouds and "pencilled" with dragons. Unmarked. Covers absent.

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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Patinated Wooden Sculpture, Representing Buddha, Early 20th Century, Gilt Color
Patinated Wooden Sculpture, Representing Buddha, Early 20th Century, Gilt Color

Patinated Wooden Sculpture, Representing Buddha, Early 20th Century, Gilt Color

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Sculpture in patinated wood, representing Buddha, made in China at the beginning of the 20th century. Buddha is depicted with his arms raised. The gold leaf with which it is covered,...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair 19th Century Hand-Painted Chinese Vases
Pair 19th Century Hand-Painted Chinese Vases

Pair 19th Century Hand-Painted Chinese Vases

Located in Dallas, TX

Pair 19th Century Hand-Painted Chinese Vases are stunning works of art, rendered on fine Kaolin clay and illustrative of the mastery of the art attained by master artisans with hundr...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Guangzhou Dog Hunt Scene Conjoined Vase
Chinese Guangzhou Dog Hunt Scene Conjoined Vase

Chinese Guangzhou Dog Hunt Scene Conjoined Vase

Located in Queens, NY

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.  

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Carved Hardstone Eagle in Smoky Quartz
Carved Hardstone Eagle in Smoky Quartz

Carved Hardstone Eagle in Smoky Quartz

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This majestic eagle is hand carved from quality smoky quartz. The eagle is standing on a decorative geometric base that has been custom made for this purpose. With faux glass eyes, t...

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1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz

Chinese Green and Orange Lu Xing Wealth and Prosperity Deific Porcelain Figurine
Chinese Green and Orange Lu Xing Wealth and Prosperity Deific Porcelain Figurine

Chinese Green and Orange Lu Xing Wealth and Prosperity Deific Porcelain Figurine

Located in Queens, NY

"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...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue & White Jar with Scholars' Objects
Chinese Blue & White Jar with Scholars' Objects

Chinese Blue & White Jar with Scholars' Objects

Located in Chicago, IL

This porcelain storage jar has a rounded, tapered form and is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. The jar is decorated on three sides with cartouches enclosing stil...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Vase of Ladies in the Garden
Chinese Porcelain Vase of Ladies in the Garden

Chinese Porcelain Vase of Ladies in the Garden

Located in Milano, IT

Antique Chinese porcelain vase from the period of the rose family. On the surface there is a scene of everyday life with four elegant women as protagonists who spend their time in th...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Camel Tomb Figure
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Camel Tomb Figure

Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Camel Tomb Figure

Located in Queens, NY

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...

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20th Century Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Small Carved Lavender Opaline Jade Guan Yin Sculpture
Small Carved Lavender Opaline Jade Guan Yin Sculpture

Small Carved Lavender Opaline Jade Guan Yin Sculpture

Located in Guaynabo, PR

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...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Jade

Zee Sung Signed Chinese Export Antique Chased Silver Presentation Bowl & Stand
Zee Sung Signed Chinese Export Antique Chased Silver Presentation Bowl & Stand

Zee Sung Signed Chinese Export Antique Chased Silver Presentation Bowl & Stand

By Zee Sung

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 Objects

Materials

Silver

Chinese Wicker Rooster
Chinese Wicker Rooster

Chinese Wicker Rooster

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Chinese rooster expertly crafted with an ambitious weaving technique using bamboo and bamboo wicker with carved wood highlights, from the noted Shanghai ...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Wicker

Chinese White and Blue Chrysanthemum and Bird Porcelain Urn
Chinese White and Blue Chrysanthemum and Bird Porcelain Urn

Chinese White and Blue Chrysanthemum and Bird Porcelain Urn

Located in Queens, NY

"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white and blue porcelain urn decorated with a bird amid flowering chrysanthemums, and accented with two navy scrolled handles along the neck. Sl...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Sage and Tonal Botanical Motif Porcelain Jar
Chinese Sage and Tonal Botanical Motif Porcelain Jar

Chinese Sage and Tonal Botanical Motif Porcelain Jar

Located in Queens, NY

Chinese sage-colored, lidded porcelain jar crafted in the style of the Song Dynasty with a round form decorated in a raised, tonal botanical pattern. Condition: Good; Wear consisten...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Man and Horse Terra Cotta Tomb Figure
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Man and Horse Terra Cotta Tomb Figure

Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Man and Horse Terra Cotta Tomb Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a man dressed in dark gray robes, with one fist raised in the air, sitting atop a red saddle, on a horse that is painted...

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20th Century Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Mid 20th Century Chinese Wood Carved Kwan Yin Statuary
Mid 20th Century Chinese Wood Carved Kwan Yin Statuary

Mid 20th Century Chinese Wood Carved Kwan Yin Statuary

Located in Pomona, CA

This magnificent vintage Chinese Wood Carved Kwan Yin Statuary has intricate carving works. It is all hand made and hand carved Kwan Yin sitting under the tree and holding a flower i...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Boxwood

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Puppies
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Puppies

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Puppies

Located in Essex, MA

Well modeled "lion dogs'" modeled after a Pekingese the companion pet of Chinese royalty. Cream colored ground with brown accents.

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1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Early Chinese Republic Era Stacking Lacquered Box Set with Dragon Motif
Antique Early Chinese Republic Era Stacking Lacquered Box Set with Dragon Motif

Antique Early Chinese Republic Era Stacking Lacquered Box Set with Dragon Motif

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique lacquered stacking box set is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from China during the Early Republic period of approximately 1920 and done in a period Chinese Ex...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Softwood

Antique Chinese Mahogany Flower Vase Base / Stand
Antique Chinese Mahogany Flower Vase Base / Stand

Antique Chinese Mahogany Flower Vase Base / Stand

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Chinese carved mahogany flower pot base / stand with a circular surface to hold a pot or vase, resting on four bowed and carved feet with a circular stretcher.

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved Hardstone Rhodonite Frog Toad Sculpture Figure Model Wood Base
Chinese Carved Hardstone Rhodonite Frog Toad Sculpture Figure Model Wood Base

Chinese Carved Hardstone Rhodonite Frog Toad Sculpture Figure Model Wood Base

Located in London, GB

Chinese Carved Hardstone Rhodonite Frog Toad Sculpture Figure Model Wood Base Chinese, 20th Century Height 10cm, width 20cm, depth 13cm This delicate 20th century Chinese carving h...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s
Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s

Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Large Chinese Export Tea Box Octagonal Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Antique Chinoiserie black lacquer box with numerous figures and gilt detail. Asian Chinese blac...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Chinese Blue & White Double Happiness Spice Jar
Chinese Blue & White Double Happiness Spice Jar

Chinese Blue & White Double Happiness Spice Jar

Located in Chicago, IL

The symbol for double happiness adorns this round tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain jar has a rounded form with a slight taper and is topped by a flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Mid-Century Chinoiserie Brass Candlesticks with Fu Dogs, 1950
Vintage Mid-Century Chinoiserie Brass Candlesticks with Fu Dogs, 1950

Vintage Mid-Century Chinoiserie Brass Candlesticks with Fu Dogs, 1950

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Pair of Monumental Mid-Century Chinese Export Chinoiserie Brass Candlesticks with Fu Dog Guardians An impressive and sculptural pair of vintage mid-century Chinoiserie candlesticks,...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Vase in Crystal from the 20th Century
Chinoiserie Vase in Crystal from the 20th Century

Chinoiserie Vase in Crystal from the 20th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Chinoiserie vase in crystal from the 20th century.  

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Chinese Koi Fish and Seaweed Porcelain Moon Flask Vase
Chinese Koi Fish and Seaweed Porcelain Moon Flask Vase

Chinese Koi Fish and Seaweed Porcelain Moon Flask Vase

Located in Queens, NY

Antique Chinese (early 20th Century) white porcelain moon flask vase decorated with an underwater scene of seaweed, koi and turtles surrounded by flowers and topped with two handles....

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Han Amber Glazed Porcelain Jar
Chinese Han Amber Glazed Porcelain Jar

Chinese Han Amber Glazed Porcelain Jar

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese (Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD) amber glazed pottery vase (jar) with a band of animals in relief raised on a modern 2¬O" high base.   

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Elmwood Rice Measure Basket, Handcrafted, Circa 1880
Antique Chinese Elmwood Rice Measure Basket, Handcrafted, Circa 1880

Antique Chinese Elmwood Rice Measure Basket, Handcrafted, Circa 1880

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Large antique Chinese 19th century Elmwood rice measure with iron decoration and handles. A rustic antique handcrafted Chinese rice measure storage basket...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Elm

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