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
Vintage Baluster Vase, Decorative, Oriental, Ceramic, Urn, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage baluster vase, a highly decorative, oriental ceramic urn dating to the mid 20th century.
Of classic form and in good proportion
...
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Cobalt Blue and Incised Dragon Motif Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese cobalt blue vases in ginger jar shapes, covered with incised patterns of dragons and curvilinear designs, and bearing small white rectangles featuring blue characters...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Chinese Lidded Ginger Jar, Vase or Urn, Signed on Bottom
Located in Manhasset, NY
Blue and white Chinese lidded ginger jar. Large and Impressive. Signed on bottom is this very impressive lidded jar from China having a long heavy bottom and a lid with a handle. 19t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Garden and Bird Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white and blue porcelain urn decorated with a bird amid a flowering garden, and accented in two navy scrolled handles along the neck.
Light wear...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Carved Wood and Parcel Gilt Swans
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of 19th century Chinese swan garnitures or sculptures hand carved in hardwood with an ebonized and gilt finish.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th century Champlevé Enamel and Bronze Large Vase
Located in Savannah, GA
Large 24" tall antique Chinese Champlevé enamel and bronze vase. Fine cloisonne floral decoration with stylized rooster head handles dating to the late 19th-early 20th century. Lovel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Decorated Mantel Clock circa 1920s
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Chinoiserie Decorated Mantel Clock circa 1920s
Black Background with gilt decoration
Dome shaped top , with gilt brass columns each side.
Cream ena...
Category
1920s British Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
Large Chinese Export Famille Verte Peach Motif Box, Republic Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Export Famille Verte peach motif box, Republic period, exquisite all over decoration with peaches, trees and flowers. Unmarked.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardian
Located in Chicago, IL
With a curly mane and a lively expression, this petite stone fu dog is an adorable companion and a benevolent guardian of the home. Known as shizi, the mythical dog is thought to off...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Export Silver Cigar Box by Hung Chong & Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
Sterling silver cigar box marked Hung Chong (or Cheong) & Co., silversmiths & retailers, Canton, China, circa 1860-1930. Classic intertwined ...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine and Rare Pair of Large Rose Medallion Lidded Vases, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion or Cantonese lidded vases, each with female figures as finials and handles to the sides. Having the classical gr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Sancai Glazed Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Horse Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, crafted with traditional tri-color glaze, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs / Guardian Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Ming Dynasty.
Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions of extraordinary quality and casting. Procured from an important New York Collect...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Vintage Decorative Chinese Cloissone Vase with Imperial Dragon Handles
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large vintage cloissone vase is signed by an unknown maker, and originated from China dating to approximately 1980 and done in a Chinese Export st...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese White and Blue Character and Floral Lidded Ginger Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (late 19th century) lidded ceramic ginger jar urn with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters on 4 sides.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Chinese Style Black and White Porcelain Temple Jars
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 3 Asian Chinese style black and white temple jars with covers having green and pink floral decoration (19/20th Cent) *One with a hairline crack. (PRICED AS SET) (matching pair...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Teal Nine-Peach Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese (Mid-20th Century) teal porcelain vases depicting a playful figurative scene of children at play in and around a peach tree and nine ripe peaches in total, symbolizin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
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.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Petite Japanese Blue & White Inban Dishes
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite Japanese dishes are patterned with a bright, cobalt blue design of flowers and leaves, arranged to form a large, five-petal plum or cherry blossom. A type of porcelain w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Squared Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle with Unique Design
Located in Lomita, CA
This spinach jade snuff bottle has a geometric appearance with its squared silhouette and ledge that is ergonomically designed to accommodate a finger or a thumb while using the bott...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Famille Rose Sweetmeat Dishes set with Wooden
Located in Pomona, CA
A set of antique Chinese famille rose porcelain nine-piece combined square dishes for sweetmeats or nuts, each dish decorated with floral patterns, smooth glazed bases, late Qing Dyn...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Off-White and Blue Symbol Patterned Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large, off-white porcelain urn painted with a blue pattern featuring Buddhist symbols and other shapes with accented blue scrolled handles.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose “Wu Shuang ” Quadrangular Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Famille-rose 'wu shuang ' quadrangular vase
A pair of Chinese Famille Rose “Wu Shuang Pu” quadrangular vases
20th Century,
Of typical form decorated with various characters from th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rust Agate Vessel
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese rust agate (vessel) urn with a carving in relief and ring sides holding a loop handle with a cover having carved bats. (modern hanging stand 8½"w x 11¾"h)
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of Chinese Red and White Porcelain Jars or Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Chinese porcelain jars handcrafted in classic form and hand decorated in red and white floral designs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Jardinière Planter with Dragon and Phoenix Bird
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classic Chinese blue and white porcelain jardinière with hand painted cobalt decoration. The white porcelain with painted Dragon a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Glazed Terra Cotta Stack of Frogs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical Chinese sculpture or figure crafted in terracotta and hand decorated with a thick glaze depicting a game of leap frog gone awry.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese White and Blue Nature Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large white, porcelain urn with a scene of blue flora and fauna, and two dark blue scrolled handles along the neck.
Light wear with some damage ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Green Glazed Shiwan Pottery Teapots Qing Dynasty, 'Pair'
Located in Dallas, TX
A near pair of 19th century Sancai green glazed pottery teapots. Both with yoked handles, spouts and lids. Both also have the Republic era official government wax red seal signifying...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Hand Painted / Gilt Footed Satsuma Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the allure of the 19th century with this exquisite Hand-Painted and Gilt Footed Satsuma Vase. Meticulously crafted, this vase embodies the artistic finesse and cultural her...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Pair of Antique Chinese Branches & Birds Patterned Porcelain Rouleau Form Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain rouleau-form vases with a pattern featuring sprawling tree branches and foliage in greens, pinks, and browns, and bir...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rust Agate Incense Burner
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese rust colored agate urn (incense burner) with pierced round cover with rings and carved monkey and dragon handles resting on a base of 4 fish. (modern base 1¬O" high).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble
Chinese Foo Dog Plaster Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage plaster foo dog sculpture in faux bronze finish, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Soapstone Buddhist Lions
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of soapstone Buddhist lions
Each finely carved seated on its haunches with a fierce expression,
modelled in mirror image seated on a rectangu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Blue and White Four Flowers Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with lush garden scenery featuring the flowering plants of the four seasons. Tree peo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Wooden Carved Eight Immortals Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
The Eight Immortals are the eight immortals in Taoism, representing eight different groups of people, men, women, old and young, poor, lowly, rich and noble.
Since the Eight Immortals are mortals who have attained Taoism, their personalities are closer to those of the common people. Recently, they have become very important
representatives of the immortals in Taoism. The Eight Immortals are Tieguai Li, Zhong Liquan, Lan Caihe, Zhang Guolao, He Xiangu, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu.
They are well known in Chinese folks.
Size: 11in H x 4in W x 3.5in D each
Origin: China
Circa: 1950's
Material: Boxwood
Condition: Original condition, hand made and hand carved, normal age wear.
Disclaimer: Due to differences in monitor/screen settings, product colors may differ slightly between product photos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Boxwood
Polychrome Chinese Hunting Scene Large Porcelain Vase Rose Family, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Cantonese baluster vase. Features decorated hand-painted polychrome Family Rose palette with cartouche panels of figures in a hunting scene motif with exotic animals. Made in C...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Hand Made Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonné Vases is the perfect decor piece. with beautiful floral and bird design, it is a majestically hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Vintage Asian Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
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. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Collectible Gilt Metal Tibetan Box with Turquoise 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectible Chinese Tibetan Gilt Brass Metal Filigree with Turquoise and Coral beads round Box Handcrafted round Tibetan, Nepalese decorative brass trinket wish box with pull-off lid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Chinese Archaic Style Cloisonné & Lacquer Elephant Motif Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Chinese Archaic style Cloisonné & Lacquer Elephant Motif Censor
With Associated later lacquer & bronze pagoda lid, resting on a gilt bronze Cloisonné elephant motif th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Asian Chinese Brass Prosperity Dragon Wall Hanging
Located in North Hollywood, 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Cobalt Blue and Incised Motif Meiping Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese cobalt blue vases in Meiping shapes, covered with incised patterns of dragons and curvilinear designs, and bearing small white rectangles featuring blue characters (P...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Export Canton Rose Vases Provenance: Paul Vandekar
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of Chinese export vases in the Canton Rose Medallion pattern and palette. Provenance: Earle D. Vandekar, London.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19thC Chinese Zinc Lined Brass Trough Planter
Located in Altrincham, GB
Large 19thC Chinese Zinc Lined Brass Trough Planter Jardiniere with relief "Eternal Dragon" decorations - 25"w x 15"d x 11"h
Category
1870s English Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Magical Old Chinese Box in Faded Cinnabar
Located in Hopewell, NJ
If objects could talk, this box would have some interesting stories for all its wonderful aged patina, cracks and character. A faded cinnabar, the entire surface is meticulously hand...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Roosters
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Stand out pair of antique Chinese roosters handcrafted in enamel on copper or cloisonne in the traditional technique with bold colors of fauna and flora ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Blue & White Dragon Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This large porcelain jar is beautifully glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner, with hand-painted cobalt-blue decoration against a crisp whit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Temple Jars - A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Double Happiness Temple Jars. The Double Happiness symbol is the central motif used to represent joy and marital happiness, and ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Chinese Dragon Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderfully detailed bronze Chinese dragon vase, circa mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Olive-Colored Porcelain Meiping Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of similar antique Chinese (early 19th Century) Meiping form porcelain vases in a deep olive green teadust glaze (mark on bottom, see photos) (PRICED AS PAIR).
Condition: Good;...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Black Glaze Pottery Urn
Located in Pomona, CA
Our wonderful collection of handmade old vintage Chinese hand carved glazed pottery pots will make great accent pieces for any room of your house. It is in good condition with signs ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Wooden Lacquered Rectangular Chest with Hand Painted Figural Scenes
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese Mid-Century rectangular hinged chest with black metal latch and two side ring handles, lacquered and hand painted featuring three women and one girl in two outdoor courtyard ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Rococo Underglaze Blue and White Tall Candlestick
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Porcelain Underglaze Blue Rococo Candlestick,
Circa 1750
The underglaze blue candlestick has a square shaped domed base with canted corners and a recessed bowl at the base o...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Lidded Temple Jars/Urns
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 19th century blue and white temple jars, Chinese or Urns. Each 19 inch large and impressive Urn with a full original lid, measures 15 in High without the lid. The pair signed...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Two Chinese Qing Dynasty Porcelain Vases with Gilt Bronze Bases
Located in London, GB
These porcelain vases are exquisite pieces of antique Chinese decorative art. They were crafted in the late Qing dynasty, which lasted f...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Chinese Export decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export decorative objects 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 objects 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 objects made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Hung Chong & Co., Mottahedeh, and Samson & Cie. 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 objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $68 and tops out at $216,780 while the average work can sell for $1,500.
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