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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
Chinese Miniature Mottle Glazed Bottle Shaped Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality Chinese miniature vase decorated in mottled glazes dating from the latter 19th or 20th century. The stoneware vase stands raised on a narrow round foot and is of tall ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

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

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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

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Marble, Gold Leaf

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 ...
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese glazed porcelain vase in a celadon color with a bulbous form (date mark on bottom, see photos).    
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Vintage Baluster Vase, Oriental, Decorative, Ceramic, Vessel, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage baluster vase. An oriental, highly decorative ceramic vessel dating to the mid-20th century. Of Classic form and in good proport...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

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 Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Blue Dragon Design Porcelain Meiping Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th Century) white porcelain Meiping vase decorated in a dynamic blue dragon motif. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Oriental Red Pottery Vase with Lid in Antiqued Design
Located in Plainview, NY
Vintage Chinese Oriental Red Pottery Vase with Lid This exquisite vintage Chinese Oriental pottery vase is a striking example of bold craftsmanship and timeless design. The tall, el...
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20th Century Chinese Export Vases

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Pottery

Large 19th Century Cantonese / Rose Medallion Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive fine quality 19th century Chinese Canton / rose medallion vase, having the classical white and green foliate ground, gilded dog of faux handles to either side with ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Terracotta Urns / Vessels
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of urn shapped terracotta pots or vessels wiht glazed decorations, China, 1930s. Provincial rustic handmade terracotta wine jars or preserving pots. The taller one is covered by...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Earthenware, Terracotta, Clay

Large Pair of 19th Chinese Yellow and Green Ground Vases/ lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large, good quality pair of 19th century Chinese green and yellow ground vases, each with classical motif decoration, scrolling flowers, leaves an...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Tall Black Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese black glazed porcelain vase with a tall, slim shape and a white interior.   
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Vases with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille verte.” Named for a palette of o...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Realgar Peking Glass Baluster Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese Peking glass vase. Crafted to imitate realgar (雄黃), a mineral widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. With a polished p...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Glass

Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Cantonese vases / lamps. Each with classical green ground, wonderful exotic floral decoration, butterflies and birds. The vases can be co...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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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

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Bronze

Chinese Style Monumental Porcelain Floor Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19/20th Cent) monumental porcelain floor vase with orange, blue & white colors and floral decoration with scalloped top. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with a...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Yellow and Blue Floral Meiping Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (19th Century) yellow porcelain Meiping vase decorated with blue florals and geometric bands around the top and the base (mark on bottom, see photos). Condition: Goo...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Yellow Garlic-Mouthed Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) yellow porcelain vases with garlic-mouth forms (mark on bottom, see photos) (PRICED AS PAIR).
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

"TaoBao" Large White Porcelain Vase by Luce Raggi Italy / China Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Luce Raggi, TaoBao (online shopping), 2017 glazed porcelain 55 x 35 cm Hand painted vase depicting packages and prices related to online shopping on Taobao, the Chinese Amazon. On ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Large 19th Century Rose Medallion Vase or Lamp, Ormolu Mounted
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Chinese rose medallion / canton vase / lamp, having wonderful gilded ormolu scrolling foliate Rococo style mounts with putti seated on either side. The...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Ormolu

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...
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Gold

Huge Pair of Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots/Vases
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this pair of magnificent Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots. It shows very detailed hand craft works of cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional folks art like Buddhas flower...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Metal, Copper

Pair of Signed Large Early 19th Century Chinese Vases Ornate Designs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this decorative pair of early 19th century Chinese vases each signed to the base A very nice pa...
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1830s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Pottery

1920s Mille Fiori Chinese Export Parcel Gilt Monumental Rouleau Vase
Located in Lomita, CA
The profusion of bright flowers and the gold parcel gilt combine for a gorgeous Chinese export vase. This monumental piece requires a stand and it is ready for your favorite room or hallway. This is the ultimate pop of color for a living or office space. (It is like a bouquet of fresh flowers without the maintenance.) It is a vintage Chinese export polychrome glazed and parcel gilt "Bangchuiping" or rouleau vase. It was made in China, around 1920-30. This is one of the nicest auction pieces...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Chinese Enamaled Deep Blue Vase with Vegetal Motifs circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Decorative numbered vase hand-painted enameled. Deep blue cloisonné item decoration with gold enamel. On each side, a “bouquet of roses” decoration is framed in a medallion. Under t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Faience

Pr Faux Swedish Porphyry Ceramic Covered Vases w/ Sea Creatures Design in Relief
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large and extremely decorative Chinese export faux Swedish Porphyry ceramic covered vases with various sea creature designs in high relief. These are truly a gorgeous pair ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Chinese White, Brown, and Red Floral Design Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese white porcelain vase decorated with incised and painted brown foliage and stems growing blooming red florals, and wrapped in geometric bands of blue, pink and yellow at the ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

"Karaoke" Large White Porcelain Vase by Luce Raggi Italy / China Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Luce Raggi, Karaoke (another love song), 2017 glazed porcelain 70 x 25 cm Hand painted vase with typical female evening scenes of karaoke mania. Women who forget their sentimental ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Red Cloisonné Zodiac Vases, with Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese red cloisonné zodiac vases, with stands, each one with gilt brass phoenix bird ring handles, with 'cracked ice' and floating animal medalli...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Brass, Enamel

Pair of Antique Chinese Urn Shaped Flowering Fruit Tree Design Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain vases with urn forms and a design depicting flowering fruit trees in brown, pink and green against an off-white backg...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Brass Vase with Dragon Relief, 20th Century, Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A vintage Chinese vase in brass. The decorations are handmade. Its signed by an unidentified maker to the base. It was made for export purposes d...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Brass

Chinese Famille Verte Floor Vase On Stand
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large and colorful Famille Verte floor vas on stand with panels of scholars and children in teaching and contemplation. Applied Foo dog handles on neck. Vase height 23.5" Stand heigh...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Yixing Hexagonal Vase with Painted Floral & Vine Designs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Chinese Yixing hexagonal red clay vase with hand painted floral and trailing vine designs dating from the first half of the 20th c...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Terracotta

Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vase Republic Period (1912-1949) Finely enameled with two ladies in conversation at the table in a garden setting. ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Pottery

Antique Chinese Porcelain Insect Vase with Red Leaves
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Chinese porcelain insect vase with red leaves. It is a large example and measures 16.5" tall and features well painted winged insects on red leaves...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style vase crafted with the traditional tri-color glaze, or Sancai, utilizing brown, green and off-white, and with a glazed ochre...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Dragon Motif Porcelain Meiping Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese white porcelain Meiping vase decorated in a swirling blue dragon motif. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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

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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

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Figurative Scene Porcelain Winter Melon Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th century) winter melon form white porcelain vase decorated with a gathering of women and children in a pastoral setting and characters on the reverse side....
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases, Satsuma, 1970's.
Located in Praha, CZ
The vases are hand-decorated with painted scenes, figures in kimonos. In the background you can see landscapes, mountains, trees. The decoration is richly interwoven with gold color ...
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1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Late 19th Century Chinese Export Celadon Ground Porcelain Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese export porcelain vase, celadon ground. Late Qing dynasty. Blue & white on celadon ground with double foo lion handles. Decorated on the front with auspiciou...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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

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Copper

Japanese Imari Porcelain Trumpet Neck Floor Vase, 1930, Samourai
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Japanese Imari floor vase offer porcelain construction with each vessel having ruffled rim, hand painted allover floral enamel decoration and...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Diminutively scaled Chinese blue & white porcelain vase, c. 1680
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese provincial porcelain trumpet form vase on a flaring foot. This diminutively scaled vase is decorated fully in the round in cobalt under glaze blue with blooming peony bough and a magpie fluttering on a branch. This vignette bears auspicious symbols for beauty, wealth and joy. The peony is the queen of all flowers in China and it symbolizes wealth and beauty. The magpie is a harbinger of happiness, thus its name "bird of happiness." There is a tiny ding on the flared mouth rim and also on the foot ring. The dark spots of various sizes represent ashes that landed on the glaze in the firing process which supports the age of the vase when all porcelain objects were stacked high and fired in a wood kiln. On the underside is a double cobalt ring...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Large 20th Century Famille Verte Porcelain Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Add a touch of traditional Chinese artistry to your space with this large 20th Century Famille Verte Porcelain Decorative Piece. This striking piece features a classic bottle shape a...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Moon Flask Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (early 20th Century) blue and white porcelain moon flask vases depicting centered dragon motifs surrounded by floral and vine designs, and topped with two blu...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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

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Porcelain

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

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Copper

Chinese Celadon and Blue Peacock Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) celadon, round porcelain vase with a small mouth opening, painted with a blue peacock and floral blossoms.  
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Black & Gilt Brass Fish Scale Cloisonné Vases, with Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Black & Gilt Brass Fish Scale Cloisonné Vases, with Stands  China, circa 1980s This elegant pair of Chinese black and gilt brass ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Brass, Copper

Pair of Chinese Monumental Imari-Style Blue Porcelain Urns
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese monumental blue and gold floral porcelain vases celebrating Japanese Imari ware in both palette and design, with a central figurative scene of women in a garden flank...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Comport Sang-de-boeuf mottled red , Ca 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese Export Comport on a footed base, with a monochrome ox blood red "Sang-de-boeuf" glaze, with a beautiful mottled glaze, which we date to the mid 20th...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of mid 20th century Chinese cloisonné over ceramic vases. This fun and whimsical pair depicts carp fish in a water scene with possible lotus leaf or lily pad and other water cre...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases
$4,080 Sale Price / set
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Pair of Antique Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style Bottle Vases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Chinese export style bottle vases. By the Samson et Cie Porcelain Manufactory. With chinoiserie decorated cartouches to all sides, a light brown (almost cafe au...
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Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain Pot
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (19th Century) glazed porcelain pot in a celadon color with a rounded form (date mark on bottom, see photos).
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

1960 Pair Porcelain Blue and White Pho Dogs Chinese Export Giant Jars Vases
Located in Brescia, IT
This pair of elegant and fine giant jars in porcelain, has its origin in the extremely East part of the Chinese continent, probably from Japan. The entire surface is decorated with the relief of white flowers, the peonia flowers, symbol of authority, power and wealth. On the surface, are present many drawings in blue of the Pho dogs...
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1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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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 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 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 Ben Owen III, CANTON FAMILLE ROSE, Capo Di Monte, and Europa Antiques. 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 $175 and tops out at $45,000 while the average work can sell for $1,725.

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