Chinese Export Vases
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 Chinese Export Porcelain Vases and Covers, c. 1775
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Chinese Export porcelain vases and covers. Dating from the third quarter of the 1700s, and originating in the Jingdezhen region of China, near the important China Trad...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Covered Ginger Jar Vases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Covered Ginger Jar Vases. Each with colorful floral decoration. The covers both have an acorn shaped bronze finials. Both on original carved hardwoo...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
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...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Chinese Export Blanc de Chine Prunus & Bird Motif Relief Vase, Bulbous
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Blanc de Chine Prunus & Bird Motif Relief Vase, Bulbous
China, 20th Century, Incised honorific Jiaqing four-character mark
Enhance your interior with this exquisit...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blanc de Chine Prunus & Bird Motif Relief Vase, Slender
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Blanc de Chine Prunus & Bird Motif Relief Vase, Slender
China, 20th Century, Incised honorific Jiaqing four-character mark
Enhance your interior with this exquisit...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
True pair of antique Chinese cloisonne vases decorated in an unusual composition depicting flowers in a stand against an alluring blue field with geometric borders.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Metal
Chinese Green Glazed Lotus Motif Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese green glazed lotus motif vase, with three handles.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Towers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Chinese blue and white crafted in four pieces each with sixteen openings and hand decorated with floral and landscape designs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Hand-Woven Bamboo Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This rare and magnificent Vintage Chinese bamboo vase was 100% hand woven with bamboo strips. It has very exquisite bamboo weave honesty with detailed dragon carving on the side ears. It is truly an antique and collectible...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Bamboo
Pair Of Cerulean Blue Chinese Porcelain Hat Stands / Wig Stands
Located in Free Union, VA
A beautiful pair of polychrome porcelain cylinders, with bright enameled zoomorphic and foliate decoration in orange, rose, green and yellow on a striking and rare patterned ground c...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Painted / Gilt Gold Decorated Imari Porcelain Vase / Foo Dog Side Handle
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transport yourself to the opulence of the 19th century with this exquisite Hand-Painted and Gilt Gold Decorated Imari Porcelain Vase, featuring a captivating foo dog side handle. Met...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Gold
Chinese Flambè Glazed Hu Vase With Elephant Head Handles
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th century Chinese Flambè Hu vase with elephant handles. Beautifully fired with shades of purple and blue throughout. Mouth of vase is 4" in diameter. Possibly from the Repub...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese ceramic blue and white glazed and part molded and engraved vase, the rim with geometric etching, the neck with bronzed punts and blue and white decoration, the shoulder in lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Gold
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain Enamel Figural Crane and Deer Vase - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain Enamel Figural Crane and Deer Vase - a Pair. Item features a removable carved wooden base, crane birds, deer, and flowers throughout, large impres...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Brass
Japanese Enameled Bronze Vase. 20th C
Located in New York, NY
Japanese cloisonne enameled bronze vase in the Chinese style with four sides, and rabbit handles, the sides enameled in imitation of Shang period examples.
Dimensions: 14.25" H x 7....
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of opaline glass lantern vases (1925-1930)
Located in Oostende, BE
The design of this pair of vases refers to Chinese lampions and are made using the technique of moulded pressed glass.
Category
1920s French Vintage Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Early 20th Century Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Vases
Located in Pomona, CA
This Pair of magnificent Chinese Cloisonné Vases are the perfect decor pieces. with beautiful three dragons playing fire ball design, it is a majestically hand crafted work of art th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Metal
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, p...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hand Painted Blue And White Porcelain Dragon Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese Export blue and white porcelain dragon vase. Beautiful hand-painted vase with blue dragons on white background and an elong...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of large Chinese blue vases , converted into lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Chinese blue vases , mid to late nineteenth century, converted into lamps, with enamel decorations of birds courting among flowering sh...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Square Fantail Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
Made for serving food and spirits, this narrow wine table once gathered together convivial imbibers who engaged in group toasts and lively conversation. Dated to the 19th century, th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Vase Blue & White Hand Painted 34cm tall Mid 19thC Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful, fairly tall 34+cm, Chinese Export, blue and white porcelain double gourd vase, which we date to the mid 19th century, Qing period.
This is a well hand potted pi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Koi Fish Form Vases
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese export porcelain vases in the form of Koi fishes, both male and female, each with Chinese seal marks to bottom in overglaze iron red.
Dimensions: 12" H x 8.5" W x 4....
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Pair of Mandarin Chinese Vases 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mandarin Chinese Vases 19th century
perfect condition
without hairs or restorations
original state
45cm x 27cm
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase/Jar. Of baluster form this covered vase is truly exceptional in quality, condition and size. The body...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Turquoise Pattern Sang de Boeuf Tall 19th Century Vase
Located in Lomita, CA
The color and formation on this vase is stunning. A 19th century Chinese Sang de Boeuf blue and red toned vase. The Sang de boeuf vase features a rich, deep red glaze that ranges fro...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Sang de Boeuf Oxblood Turquoise Vases with Copper Rings
Located in Lomita, CA
This wonderful sang de boeuf offering in deep red and turquoise travels as a pair. One of the most memorable features of the vases would be the intricate design of the ears with a co...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Copper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Cinnabar Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This vase was made during the Mid-20th Century in Beijing. It is very unique with intricate carving works of landscaping and characters. The workmanship is superb. It is very rare t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Rare Sang de Boeuf, Oxblood Gourd Vase with Ears, Copper Rings
Located in Lomita, CA
From the antique brass oxidized copper rings that hang from the ears, to the gourd shape and body, this is a wonderful example of a highly collectible sang de boeuf, oxblood vase.
A late 19th century (circa 1890s) Chinese copper...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Chinese White and Blue Porcelain Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This 19th century blue and white porcelain vase is a classical Chinese vase. The vase features hand painted intricate traditional chinese floral and landscapes in shades of blue on a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Mid 20th Century Chinese Hand Paint Porcelain Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese porcelain vases was hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Porcelain. It has hand painted Chinese traditional folks arts of "Fu Shou Yan nian, Fu Gui R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
EARLY 20TH CENTURY HAND CARVED SOAP STONE VASE WiTH FLORAL SCENE
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this lovely early 20th-century Chinese hand-carved soapstone vase.
This is a unique item of a Chinese hand carved vase...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Enameled Brass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese enameled brass vase, likely for the Persian Market, with allover floral design in Qajar style, the baluster form vase enameled in white, rust, and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Huge Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Rose Medallion Floor Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Rose Medallion Tall floor vases also know as "Export Porcelain" vase was hand made and hand painted in about 1950 - 1960s with gilt foo dog handles and dragons to neck and shoulder. The vase body is decorated with hand painted courtly figures, floral. This Huge floor vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Mei Ping Oriental Translation Vase by Ben Owen III
By Ben Owen III
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1997 Mei Ping Oriental Translation blue glazed vase by Ben Owen III. Rippling copper through the glaze.
9" h., 5" dia.
Category
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Crane, Pine...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Copper
Chinese Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vase & Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Set of two Chinese porcelain centerpieces comprising (1) one red and beige vase with French Louis XVI style ormolu mounts and (1) one red and beige bowl with French Louis XV style or...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Phoenix Bird Vase with Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Phoenix Bird Vase with Handles
Offered for sale is a Chinese blue and white porcelain vase with handles. The vase is decorated with a Phoenix bird...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Yellow Glazed Porcelain Chinese Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A perfect conditions yellow glazed porcelain vase manufactured in China in the early 20th century. It showcases exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail. The vibrant yellow gl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Decorative Flower Vase, Chinese, Ceramic, Stem Sleeve, Art Deco Revival
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative flower vase. A Chinese, ceramic stem sleeve in Art Deco revival taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Decorative Stem Vase, Chinese, Ceramic, Flower Sleeve, Art Deco Revival
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative stem vase. A Chinese, ceramic flower sleeve in Art Deco revival taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Presents beautifully with appealing decor and colour
Displaying a desirable aged patina and free of marks
Classic stem vase form with crisp white ceramic
Attractive foliate bouquets to centre with blue and red hues
Distinctive banners to neck and base present a variety of scenes and pattern motif
This is a distinctive vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Phoenix Bird Vases with Handles, Artist Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese Blue and White Phoenix Bird Vases with Handles, Artist Signed
Offered for sale is a fine pair of Chinese blue and white hand-painted, artist-signed two-handled vases depi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Qing Dynasty Guangxu Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Milano, IT
Porcelain vase, polychrome Chinese decoration with characters and ideograms. This vase was created at the end of the 19th century, made entirely of durable white porcelain, with deco...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Old or Antique Chinese Baluster Form Prunus or Hawthorne Pattern Vases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine complementary pair of Chinese porcelain vases.
In the baluster form.
Painted with blue underglaze decoration in the Hawthorne pattern with prunus sprigs and a brushstrok...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Vase on a Base
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Vase on a Base
Offered for sale is a vintage 20th Century blue and white Chinese por...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Vase China Attr. Qing Dynasty Guangxu
Located in Milano, IT
Porcelain vase, Chinese polychrome decoration with characters and ideograms. This vase was created at the end of the 19th century, entirely made of durable white porcelain, with deco...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Phoenix Bird Vase on Carved Stand
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Phoenix Bird Vase on Carved Stand
Offered for sale is a blue and white Chinese porcelain vase with floral...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Export Blue & White Bottle Vase Porcelain hand painted, Circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an elegant porcelain Chinese export porcelain Bottle Vase raised on a low foot, all hand painted in a blue and white pattern, which we date to the early 20th century, circa 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Miniature Rose Mandarin Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique miniature Chinese Export vase.
In the Rose Mandarin style.
In a vasiform shape with a narrow neck. Decorated throughout with pink flowers along with a bird and a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Greyish Celadon Glazed Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A simple and elegant well shaped Celadon vase manufactured in China in the late 19th century, the vase is covered overall with a crackled grey celadon glaze. The glaze it's smooth an...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Celadon
Antique Chinese Porcelain Vase of Celebrating People
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 probably inside the...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Rose Medallion Bottle Vase and Cover, Late 19th C, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese Export Rose Medallion large porcelain bottle vase and cover, mid to late 19th century, China.
The porcelain vase of typical bottle form, with a rounded globular ...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Vase with Nature and Flowers
Located in Milano, IT
Porcelain vase, polychrome Chinese decoration with characters and ideograms. This vase was created at the end of the 19th century, made entirely of durable white porcelain, with deco...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century White and Blue Ceramic Chinese Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This 19th century white and blue ceramic Chinese vase is a classical vase. The vase features hand painted intricate traditional chinese landscapes in shades of blue on a white backgr...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Miniature Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase.
With a baluster form.
In the Rose Medallion style.
Simply a wonderful Chinese Export Rose Meda...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export vases 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 created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decor, 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 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, popular names associated with this style include CANTON FAMILLE ROSE, Capo Di Monte, Jingfa, and Maitland Smith. 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 differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at £41 and tops out at £353,139 while the average work can sell for £1,383.
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