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Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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
Chinese Off-White and Blue Vine Character Porcelain Urn Vases
Located in Queens, NY
"4 Similar antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) off-white ceramic vases with urn forms decorated in light blue, delicate vine and floral motifs and bold characters on 4 sides (jars v...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese White and Cherry Blossom Branch Porcelain Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of similar Chinese white porcelain urns depicting small yellow birds in cherry blossom branches on the fronts, and characters on the rever...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Blue Peacock Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large white, ceramic urn with blue peacocks amid florals and two light blue scrolled handles along the neck. Damage to the glaze near bird."
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Parade Scene Rounded Porcelain Watermelon Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) low, rounded white porcelain vase, known as a watermelon jar, depicting a spirited procession of participants holding flags and playing drums lea...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Navy Egret Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white, porcelain urn with a navy egret amid florals and two blue scrolled handles along the neck. Dimpling and crazing."
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Blue Village Scene Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large white, porcelain urn depicting a blue scene of a village along the water, and finished with two dark blue scrolled handles along the neck. ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

19th C. Narrative Mandarin Palette Porcelain Vases Depicting Imperial Cycle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Narrative Mandarin Palette Porcelain Vases Depicting an Imperial Cycle of Duty and Ceremony Jingdezhen kilns, Qing Dynasty, mid-19th century Porcelain with overglaze famille rose en...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Koi Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Revered for centuries for its elegant designs and rich cobalt blue and pure white colors, traditional Chinese blue-and-white porcelain lives on in this hand-painted bottleneck vase. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Provincial Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea has an auspicious beginning—it was purportedly enjoyed by the Buddha himself, and cakes of tea as large as wagon wheels were given to Chinese emperors as tribute. Tea drinking wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

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...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Pink, Blue and Yellow Bogu Pattern Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) white porcelain urn painted with pink, light blue, and yellow bogu pattern - a traditional decorative theme that employs items like bronzeware, p...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Peacock Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large off-white, porcelain urn with a blue peacock amid florals and two blue scrolled handles along the neck. Light wear."
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Mauve Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese tall glazed porcelain vase in an elegant mauve shade (date mark on bottom, see photos).      
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese White and Blue Squared Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (19th century) white ceramic vase with a squared form wrapped in dark blue geometric patterns, and adorned with blue foo dog door knockers...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese White, Green, and Pink Floral and Rooster Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th century) white porcelain urn incised and painted with decorations of roosters amid blooming floral branches mixed with geometric patterned bands at the bo...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Style Stoneware Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (20th cent) stoneware vase with multi-colored glaze and 3 figures in high relief.      
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20th Century Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Glazed Ceramic Chinese Tiles, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of glazed ceramic Chinese tiles. China, early 20th century. With pair of marble, wood and gold leaf bases. France, early 20th century. Dimension...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Chinese Off-White and Light Blue Vine Motif Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) off-white porcelain vase with an urn form decorated in a light blue, delicate vine and floral motifs and bold characters on 4 sides.  
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Blue Vine Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) white porcelain urn decorated with an all-over blue vine and flower patterned ground, surrounding spaced bold, blue characters. Signs of wear t...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Large Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar with Mountain Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an important part of Chinese culture for at least a thousand years. Emulating traditional blue-and-white porcelain, this contempora...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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 Vases and Vessels

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Enamel

Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Copper

Pair of Good Quality 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese / rose Medallion vases, each having the classical green ground with pink floral decoration, pierced blue handles to either ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Large Hand Painted Ceramic Chinese Vases, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large pair of contemporary Chinese hand painted ceramic vases. Decorated in front with trailing weeping willows in yellow and little birds in blue and orange. In the back, vases ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Post Qing Dynasty Cinnabar Ginger Jar & Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Post Qing Dynasty Cinnabar ginger jar & stand Exquisite high relief carved continuous landscape motif, complete with hardwood stand. Unmarked. T...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Hardwood, Lacquer

Chinese White and Floral Pattern Porcelain Jars
Located in Queens, NY
5 Chinese white porcelain, open-mouthed jars decorated in an all-over pattern of florals and foliage in purple, orange and green, accented with gold lotus flowers (Priced each).  
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of canton rose medallion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of canton style famille rose porcelain vases. Chinese late 19 th century Crafted in china in the late nineteenth century for the export market, these fine porcelain vases with ormolu...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases Gilt Foo Lion Handles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases with Gilt Foo Lion Handles China, Qing Dynasty, circa 1880 Dimensions: 7.75” high × 3” diameter × 2.5” base diameter A vibra...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Fine Small Chinese Famille Rose Eggshell Bulbous Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine small Chinese famille rose Eggshell bulbous vase First quarter of 20th century. Very thinly potted, bulbous shape, surmounted by a tapering neck with band of ruyi lappe...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

19th Century Cloisonné Vase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Cloisonné vase richly decorated with bright Oriental patterning, chrysanthemum flowers, and birds. Topped with a gold rim, and featuring a bright blue interior, two sides are flanked with golden lion...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Enamel

Old Bronze Vessel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Unearth a piece of history with this captivating old bronze vessel, a treasure that speaks volumes of its rich past. Discovered and now presented for your consideration, this artifac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Chinese Cloisonne Vase on Stand with Floral Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice Chinese cloisonne vase on stand with floral motif, circa 1970s. The vase is in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 5.75"D x 11.75"H on a beautiful dark blue...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Brass, Enamel

Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase Circa Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Chinese Finely Cast 19th Century Bronze Vessel circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
A Chinese Finely Cast 19th century bronze vessel This bold and stylish Chinese shaped hexagonal vessel is heavily cast in solid bronze. It has a very pleasing shape which is enhan...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Chinese Famille Rose Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Famille Rose vases, very similar / near pair, note different foo lion mask handles (one gilt, one orange) and slight height difference, orange, pink, and green color palette ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

A Pair of Late 18th-Early 19th Century Chinese Lidded Jars
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of late 18th-early 19th century Chinese beautifully painted famille rose lidded jars. Very impressive with iron straps to secure and lock the lids. Jars are raised on 5" woode...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Garniture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Five Piece Famille Rose Porcelain Garniture, circa 1730-1750 The garniture of five Chinese Export porcelain vases consists of three covered baluster vases and two ...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Multicolored Lacquered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and unusual pair of antique 19th century Japanese porcelain poly-chrome lacquered vases. Each is beautifully designed with...
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1870s Japanese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Lidded Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful late 19th century Chinese Cantonese (Rose Medallion) lidded vase, having bold classical colors, figural handles on either side and to the lids, inset hand painted panels ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Large Pair Canton Enamel Vases, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of late 19th century Chinese Canton enamel vases, each with wonderful pastel colours, with a powder blue ground exotic flora...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Lidded Bottle Vase, Early 19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Early 19th century rose mandarin lidded bottle vase, typically decorated in the 'Rose Medallion' pattern. Two panels depicting Chinese garden and interior scenes and two panels with ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Blue and White Cobalt Baluster Form Prunus Vintage Vase
Located in Lomita, CA
A vintage Chinese blue and white prunus decorated baluster vase is from the Zhongguo period (circa 1960-70) marks. Zhongguo translates to "Middle Kingdom." The vase is of baluster...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain, Ceramic

Large 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large very good quality 19th century Chinese Cantonese (Rose medallion) vase, having the classical green ground with classical scrolling foliate and motif decoration, inset painted...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Chines Famille Verte Figural Vases with Kangxi Style Mark
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of Chines Famille Verte Figural Vases with Kangxi Style Mark
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20th Century Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Bud Vase or Cabinet Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export porcelain Rose Medallion bud vase or miniature cabinet vase. With a vasiform and a white porcelain ground. Decorated with two cartouches to the body - one dep...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Multi-color Dragon Encircled Snuff Bottle
Located in Lomita, CA
The hand painting and the mix of primary colors make this snuff jar attractive. The jar from the mid-20th century, showcase a captivating blend of artistic craftsmanship and cultural significance. The snuff bottle, with its dragon motif, reflects a classic theme deeply rooted in Chinese symbolism. Dragons traditionally symbolize power, strength, and good fortune. The blue and white color scheme, characteristic of traditional Chinese porcelain, adds to the aesthetic appeal. The mid-20th-century timeframe indicates a continuation of classical artistic traditions during a dynamic period in Chinese history. The jar, likely sharing similar blue and white aesthetics, could serve various purposes within Chinese culture, from storage to decorative use. The mid-20th-century context suggests a connection to the evolving socio-cultural landscape of that time. While specific details about the artisans remain unknown, the blue and white snuff bottle...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Large Decorated Chinese Vase from Ignoto, 1960
Located in Charleston, SC
Ceramic vase made in China, finely decorated in Satsuma style. The entire body is hand enameled with intricate garden and family vignettes accented in gold. Striking Chinese export ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Large Chinese Famille Verte Vase, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Large Chinese Famille Verte 19th century. Colorfully enameled with elegant gathering of the literati in the rock garden, The neck applied with twin gilded mythical beast ha...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

19th C Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle Blue & White Hand Painted, Qing Xianfeng
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality Chinese snuff bottle, made from porcelain and finely hand painted in cobalt blue, dating to the mid 19th century, Qing, Xianfeng period circa 1850s. This...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Polychrome Porcelain Cachepots, 18th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
This pair of 18th century Chinese Export polychrome porcelain cachepot are an exceptional example of antique porcelain made by skilled Chinese artisans for the European market. A sca...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu, Bronze

Fine Pair of Chinese Porcelain Bottle Shaped Vases, Daoguang period (1821-1850)
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Chinese porcelain bottle-shaped vases, painted in the Islamic style, Daoguang period (1821-1850). Each vase finely handpainted in Henn...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese White Peacock and Floral Design Urn-Shaped Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese white porcelain vases with urn-shaped forms decorated in large scale dark blue leaves outlined in gold, amid green, yellow and pink foliage and flora topped with blue...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Yellow Ground Chinese Famille Rose Planters with Ch. Characters
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous, large, and decorative pair of imperial yellow ground Famille rose Chinese Export PolyChrome planters/vases. Each is beautifully painted in Imperial yellow ground enamels ...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Rouleau Shaped Green Foliage Design Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain vases with rouleau forms and a design depicting branches growing across a verdant green leafy background with pink fl...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Set of three provincial glazed pottery ginger jars
Located in London, GB
A set of three provincial glazed ginger pottery pots of varying sizes and with different motifs. Sold as a set. Tallest 16cm smallest height 13cm.
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Chinese Porcelain Baluster Vase With Cobalt Blue Floral Decoration
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Valuabl...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Striking Set 3 Large Antique Colorful Handpainted Chinese Metal Tea Canisters
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking large set of 3 antique metal hand painted Chinese tea canisters having wonderful graphic decoration. Colors are orange, black and green.
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Metal

Pair of Antique Chinese Café Au Lait Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Chinese café au leit porcelain and ormolu vases Porcelain: Chinese, 18th Century Ormolu: French, Late 19th Century Height 33cm, width 23cm, depth 18cm The porcela...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Chinese Export vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Mottahedeh, Ben Owen III, CANTON FAMILLE ROSE, and Capo Di Monte. 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 vases and vessels 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 $1,497.

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