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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
Yuan Style Yuhuchunping 'Eight Daoist Emblems' Vase, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Extraordinary Yuan Dynasty style Yuhuchunping (pear shaped) ceramic vase - wheel thrown - large size - raised/molded decoration in underglaze blue and copper red featuring 'Eight Dao...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases will make a colorful addition to your decor. Using several shades of green combined with blue and a brick red, a scene of entertaining at the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Figural Asian Vase in Bronze Double Sided Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Figural Asian Vase in Bronze Double Sided Art pear shaped 11.5 h x 8.5 w x 4.25 d Preowned original vintage condition Refer to images
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Vases

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Bronze

Chinese Celadon Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vase. Vase features a ceramic glaze of pale green color with a white floral and fauna motif embossed throughout. Vase has slightly elongated neck with wide ...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

20th Century Painted Enameled Drilled Chinese Vase
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century Painted Enameled Drilled Chinese Vase. Measures 8" in diameter and 25" in height. Opening 4" in diameter.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Pair of Antique Chinese Court Genre Scene Design Porcelain Rouleau-Form Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain rouleau-form vases with central designs of a court scene with figures in conversation surrounded by colorful geometri...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Urn Shaped Orange Foo Dog Design Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain vase with an urn-shaped form and swirling orange foo dog designs on a grayish-beige background. Condition: Good; Wear consistent wit...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Speckled Maroon Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese porcelain vase with a fluted opening and a speckled maroon finish that adds dimension to its rounded base, sitting atop an earthtone glazed foot. Glaze chip at center."
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20th Century Chinese 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

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

Late 19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese export porcelain tall vase. Large scale, late Qing dynasty, famille rose double dragon handled vase. Shoulder dragons & large scenes of scholars. The reserv...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Oriental Possibly Samson Finely Hand Decorated Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made oriental styled porcelain vase hand painted with baskets containing flowers dating from the late 19th or early 20th century. The bulbous shaped vase stands on a narrow rounded foot and is hand decorated in coloured enamels with three panels containing a Chinese handled...
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Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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

Vase and Egg in Chinese Porcelain
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful Chinese porcelain set in Chinese art from the early 1900s. The set consists of a porcelain vase and egg and are beautifully hand painted, depi...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Vase and Egg in Chinese Porcelain
Vase and Egg in Chinese Porcelain
$238 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Bogu Pattern Lobed Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese (Early 20th Century) similar off-white lobed porcelain vases with red foo dog side ornaments and a pink and green traditional bogu pattern ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Oxblood Red Fluted Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese oxblood red vases with fluted necks, accentuated by figurative ears holding wooden rings, leading to bulbous lower halves, atop a small, round foot (priced as pair). ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Vase en porcelaine céladon décor oiseaux et fleur Chine XIX Siècle grande taille
Located in London, England
Très grand vase chinois du 19 IIème siècle couleur vert Céladon en porcelaine avec des décors de fleurs , arbres ,et d'animaux. Il comporte de l'usure du à son grand âge. Un atout m...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain, Celadon

19th Century Porcelain Famille Rose Brush Vase.
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful brush vase from the 19th century period. The use of these particular colors makes on this brush vase categorize to 'Famille Rose' decor. Allover in very good co...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Enamel

Late Qing Dynasty Large Baluster Famille Rose "Hundred Antiques" Jar
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A late Qing Dynasty Chinese large Baluster Famille Rose "Hundred Antiques" Jar, A multitude of decorative objects and flowers in polychrome enamels and ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain, Wood

Chinese White Green and Yellow Vegetal Winter Melon Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th century) winter melon-form porcelain vase decorated with an incised, white bottom half that grows into verdant abstracted vegetal and peacock shapes on th...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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

Very Large Impressive Trio Collection of 3 Blue & White Chinese Vases
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An antique collection of 3 very large blue and white Chinese vases, two are a pair but not exactly alike. Beautiful decoration and si...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Antique Pair of Chinese Dehua Porcelain Figures of Boys on Water Buffalos
Located in Brea, CA
A pair of antique Chinese measures: 8” x 8'' dehua porcelain figures of boys on water buffalos, republic period, 3'' see more pictures. buy from Bonham...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Mid-20th Century, Hexagonal, Baluster Vase, Chinese Ceramic Urn
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a midcentury hexagonal baluster vase, a 20th century, Chinese ceramic urn. Attractive Chinese baluster vase Profusely decorated from neck to base Free from any damage o...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

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

Pair of, Vintage Decorative Vases, Oriental, Ceramic, Baluster Urn, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative vases. An Oriental, ceramic baluster urn with painted detail, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990. Attractive vases with good detail ...
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Late 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

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;...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Group of Batavia-ware Urns & Covers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Group of Five Famille rose & Batavia-ware Chocolate-colored Urns & Covers 1750s The Chinese Export porcelain circular jards and covers are painted with a chocolate Batavia-ware ground with leaf-shaped panels of famille rose flowers-mostly of peonies. Dimensions: Largest: 7 1/2 inches high x 7 1/2 inches diameter; Second largest: 7 1/4 inches x 6 1/2 inches diameter; Third largest: 5 1/2 inches high x 5 inches diameter; Pair of smaller jars...
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1750s Chinese Antique 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

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

Chinese White and Blue Character Lidded Ginger Jar Vases
Located in Queens, NY
3 antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) similar ceramic ginger jars with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters and geometric patterned bands leading to brown rustic...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Purple Glazed Porcelain Pear Shaped Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) purple glazed ceramic vase with a pear-shaped form, a gold rim along the mouth, foo dog ornamentation along the neck, and a bright teal blue inter...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Jingdezhen Tri-Color Phoenix-Tail Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) porcelain phoenix tail vase with a Jingdezhen style tri-color overglaze with a deep green, swirl-patterned ground and pale pink, yellow and blue ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Unusual Chinese Longshan Black Pottery Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Unusual Chinese Longshan Black pottery vase Late 20th century. Finely handcrafted in relief in archaic style with figures and inscriptions...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Pottery

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
36% Off
Vtg Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Figural Orange Moon Flask Vase with Dragons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Famille rose porcelain figural orange moon flask vase with dragons. Item features twin dragon handles, gold gilt details, figural "geisha g...
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Late 20th Century 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

Oriental Flower Vase, Decorative, Ceramic, Butterflies, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an oriental flower vase, a decorative ceramic piece featuring butterflies dating to the 20th century. Of Classic form with broad shoulder In good condition throughout, fr...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Chinese Famille Verte Hat Stand with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his cap while it wasn't being worn. The hat stand is decorated in the fa...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese White and Multicolor Floral and Vine Motif Meiping Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese white porcelain vase with a Meiping form decorated in swirling green vines interspersed with colorful florals. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Floral Lidded Ginger Jar Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (late 19th century) similar ceramic ginger jars with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters and geometric patterned bands leading to brown ...
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19th 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 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

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

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Chinese Black Glazed Phoenix-Tail Form Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain phoenix tail-form vases with black glazed exteriors and white interiors (PRICED AS PAIR) Condition: Good; Wear consi...
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19th Century Chinese Antique 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

Antique Chinese Celadon Blue And White Vase
Located in Norwood, NJ
A large antique 19th century Chinese floor vase having a celadon ground and blue and white underglaze decoration to the body. The underglaze decoration is of foliage, stems with ber...
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Late 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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Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta

Pair of Chinese Off-White Cherry Blossom Tree and Bird Motif Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese off-white urn-shaped porcelain vases depicting groups of birds perched on flowering branches of cherry blossom trees and one bird flying above, positioned between two...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

1950s Pair Of Chinese Hand Made Cloisonné Enamel Vases On Carved Hardwood Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1950s Pair Of Hand Made Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases On Hardwood Stands in mint condition. Come with original box. No imperfections whatsoever. Measure 5" in diameter and stand 1...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Brass

Pair of Chinese Multi-Color Pattern Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese vases decorated with all-over swirling floral motifs intercepted by yellow patterned bands at the bottom and top of the base and striking blue designs wrapping concav...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Pomegranate Red Glazed Meiping Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain Meiping vase with a robust pomegranate red glaze.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Doucai Double Ear Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese (early 20th Century) porcelain double ear vases decorated using Doucai techniques - a process combining underglaze and overglaze decoration - and handles referred to ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export 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

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Double Gourd Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases having a double gourd form, hand decorated with pagoda landscapes.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Petite Famille Rose 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

Majestic Chinese Ding Vessel Hand Carved Decorative Ritual Tripod
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Ancient Chinese Vessel Hand Carved Decorative Ritual Tripod Style Ding pot decorative vase vessel 11.63 w x 7.75 h x 4.25 d Preowned original vintage unrestored Refer to images listed.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Dark Brown Glaze Pottery Urn/Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
Our wonderful collection of handmade old vintage Chinese hand made glazed pottery vase will make great accent pieces for any room of your house. It has some imperfection signs of age...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

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

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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