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Chinese Export Ceramics

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.

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Style: Chinese Export
SEVEN Chinese Porcelain Serving Spoons All Hand Painted, 19th & 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a group of SEVEN individually different Chinese Export porcelain serving Spoons. Each spoon has similar nominal dimensions and they all have different hand painted decoration. They range in date from a beautiful Canton Famille Rose medallion spoon...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Qianlong Mark Twin Handled Bronze Glazed Porcelain Censer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Very fine quality Chinese Qianlong mark twin handled porcelain censer decorated in deep red brown glazes with gilded highlights and probably dating fr...
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Set of Six Small Antique Traditional Chinese Teacups
Located in Sheffield, MA
Drink tea in the traditional Chinese custom or add to your blue and white collection. This set of 6 blue and white cups are made of fine Chinese po...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Nanking Blue and White Porcelain Vintage 23 Piece Tea and Meal Service
Located in Lomita, CA
Dessert will appear extra delicious on this set of Nanking blue and white porcelain Chinese export assembled set with teapot and cups circa 1940. There is a wonderful mix of pieces for presentation: a raised circular pedestal plate...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Pillows
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte pillows, Rare to find a pair, each one decorated with figures in landscape, opposing, presents...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Ceramic Vases Early 20th Century
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese Ceramic vases early XX century Beautiful pieces for central decor of living room or main reception area. Beautiful blue and ocre colors with dragons and mytholgical birds. S...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Yixing Zisha Teapot, Bamboo Handle & Flower Finial, Signed, China, 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Yixing Zisha teapot - featuring a bamboo form handle and spout with a chrysanthemum flower finial to the lid - impressed seal marks to the base an...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

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 Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Export Anglo-Indian Market Elephant & Mahout Chargers, Pair, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A very fine and exceptionally rare pair of circa 1760 Qianlong period Chinese export for the Anglo-Indian market chargers of large size, the molded and scallop-shaped bodies painted with delicately enameled 'bianco-sopra-bianco' floral borders with polychrome lotus flowers and buds surrounding central cusped cartouches painted...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen with Lid & Underplate
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Chinese Export Famille rose tureen with lid & underplate.
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Jian Ware Style Signed Haresfur Pottery Teabowl with Gilded Rim
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very impressive and stylish Chinese haresfur glazed pottery tea bowl in the Jian Ware style, signed to the base, and believe to date from the 20th century....
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Metal

Rare Large Chinese Export Porcelain 'Table Bay' Cape of Good Hope Dish, C. 1740
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare large Chinese export porcelain 'Table Bay' dish Qianlong period, circa 1735-1750 Diam. 27.5 cm This version of the ‘Table Bay’ porcelain docu...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Painted Ceramic Plate Surreal Style by Toledian Artis Pablo Sanguino 1985
Located in BILBAO, ES
Ceramic plate with painting of a mans face in surreal mediterranean style by Toledian artis Pablo Sanguino Pablo Sanguino, born in 1949 in Puente del Arzobispo, belongs to a tradit...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Covered Tureen and Platter, 19th Cenutry
Located in Austin, TX
A traditional and timeless Chinese Export "Canton" pattern blue and white porcelain tureen and cover with associated large platter, late 19th ce...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export American Market, Blue & White 'Star' Boarder Armorial Platter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export American market, blue & white 'star' boarder armorial platters China for American Market, Circa 1790s A rare and unique example of...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Soup Plate Inspired by the Blue Family India Compagny, Mid 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice « Blanc Bleu » porcelain plate inspired the Compagnie des Indes from XIXth century. This porcelain soup plate represents exotic plant elements. Ornaments are visible on the sides of the plate. The arrival of porcelain in Europe was linked to the development of shipping and international trade. Porcelain was very popular in Europe because of its lightness and its durability. The import from China is linked to the lack of mastery of this technique by the Europeans. The French, Dutch and British East...
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1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Export Green 'Fitzhugh' Hot Water Platter- Tureen *
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Export Green 'Fitzhugh' Hot Water Platter- Tureen * China, Circa 1850 * Reference Chinese Export Porcelain, Standard pattern...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Famille Verte Porcelain Cabbage Leaf & Butterfly Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare porcelain Famille Verte cabbage leaf and butterfly pattern coffee or tea cup and saucer set, circa e...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

PAIR Chinese Export Large Tureens Porcelain Famille Rose Finely Hand Painted
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are an outstanding PAIR of Chinese Export Porcelain Large Lidded Tureens, beautifully hand painted. These high quality Tureens are very finely hand painted in great detail. The patterns show groups of ladies in different outdoor scenes on a verandah outside a house, both fishing and gazing into a large fish bowl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protect their elaborate hairstyles by elevating the head during slumber. This example dates to the early 20th century and is glazed in the blue-and-white style with rich, cobalt-blue color. The headrest is decorated on all sides with mythical fu lion dogs playing with ribbon-tied brocade balls, a motif that evokes the idiom "may you and your descendant achieve high rank." A powerful and benevolent guardian, the fu lion (shizi) is the perfect force to protect against nightmares and bad energy. A geometric meander trims the corners and small dragon-like bats frame coin...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Polychrome Rooster Form Covered Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese porcelain polychrome rooster form covered bowl. Very good detail and separation of colors. Heavy porcelain body. Mid-20th century.
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics

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Enamel

Mason’s Ironstone Chinese Ceramic Vase with Top and Flower Print
Located in BILBAO, ES
Mason’s Ironstone Chinese Ceramic Vase with Top and Flower Measures 25cm x20cm / 9,83 x 7,87 inches. PRADERA is a second generation of a family run bus...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Famille Rose 'Wu Shuang Pu' Platter
Located in Bradenton, FL
This rare Chinese porcelain platter is boldly decorated and to the top with heroic characters from the 'Wu Shuang Pu', the Table of Peerless Heroes, each ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Covered Teacups, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
Treat yourself and your guests to a cup of tea in the the traditional Chinese way, a teacup with a lid so your tea will not get cold. The 4 antique Chiense-export blue and white porcelain tea cups...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Set of 4 18th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Chargers in 2 Sizes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 4 18th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Chargers in 2 sizes. (smaller pair has some repairs) 15? Diameter / 12.5? Diameter.  
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Rare Chinese Pot with Lid 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
POT WITH LID Chinese 19th century, in cloisonné metal, decoration in shades of blue and polychrome with dragons and dragon-shaped handles in relief bronze. Wooden base. He...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Platter
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Chinese Export Famille Rose charger with pink lotus and other flowers. Painted in bright vivid colors of blues, reds and yellow accents.
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Export Punch Bowl, Painted & Gilt Decoration in Mandarin Palette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large & Very Fine Chinese Export Punch Bowl, with Painted & Gilt decoration in the Mandarin palette. Jingdezhen region, China ca. 1780.
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Rose Famille Decorated Chrysanthemum Motif Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Rose Famille decorated Chrysanthemum motif charger China, Circa 1850s A large and unique work with non typical continuous decoration. Of circular form with a wide decorated blue and white and gilt Chrysanthemum border, the center decorated with numerous scattered blue and gilt Prunus flowers, the center with vignette of pink Chrysanthemums...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Jian Ware Style Black Shagreen Pattern Pottery Teabowl with White Rim
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very impressive and stylish Chinese black shagreen pattern glazed pottery tea bowl in the Jian Ware style believed to date from the 20th century or possibl...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Pottery

Rare Two Cut Out Plates Chinese, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare Two Cut Out Plates. Chinese, 17th century in cloisonné enamelled metal, decorated with floral motifs with a reserve in the center with an oriental landscape representing fig...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Late 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Covered Tureen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant circa 1790 Nanking Chinese porcelain hand painted blue and white tureen in excellent condition, no repairs.
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

20th Century, Chinese Porcelain Plates
Located in Miami, FL
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Set of Six Chinese Porcelain Plate from the 18th and 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of six Chinese porcelain plates from the 18th to the 19th century. From an Imari plate, a plate of the India Company or a plate "Blanc Bleu", travel through the centuries and sty...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Lamp Table Celadon Vase with Lid Chinese Custom Shade
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Large, vintage, Chinese, Celadon vase with cover, upcycled into table lamp with custom made linen shade, 32” high Celadon ware has been prized for centuries for its beauty because...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Celadon, Porcelain

Antique Japanese Ceramic Vases Early 20th Century
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese Ceramic vases mid XX century with option for electricity and convert them in lamps. Beautiful pieces for central decor of living room or main reception area. Beautiful Cora...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Rose Porcelain Mandarin Saucer Dish, Early 19th Centuy
Located in Downingtown, PA
The sauce dish finely painted with Mandarin figures in the central well and flowers and butterflies on the border.  
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

7 Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Armorial Federal Porcelain China
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of seven late 18th to early 19th century Chinese Export (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) porcelain pieces in an American federal style with blue and gold motifs and armorial crest c...
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Late 18th Century Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Original Chinese Ceramic Planters Early XX Century with Bases
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese ceramic planters early XX century with bases. Beautiful pieces for central decor planters for living room or main receptions. Measure...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique Famille Rose Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl or Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine small Chinese export porcelain bowl. With famille rose decoration, blue underglaze cells, and a scalloped edge. It was likely made for either the American or Europe...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Ceramic Teapot Elephant shape Celadon Glaze, Mid 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese handcrafted ceramic teapot with an elephant shape and a celadon glaze, which we date to the 20th century, circa 1930s. The Teapot is handcrafted of a heavy ceram...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Verte Yellow Dragon Motif Mugs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th century Chinese Export Famille Verte yellow Dragon motif mugs, Each one decorated with a four toed dragon within a yellow floral background....
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Large Glazed Tang-Style Terracotta Ewer
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning large Chinese glazed terracotta dragon-form ewer. The Double Dragons are cast in fine detail. The ewer derives its inspiration fro...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Terracotta

Large Chinese Ceramic Vase Early 20th Century Oxen & Figure
Located in Fulton, CA
Large scale Chinese ceramic vase measuring 22.5 inches tall. Decorated with oxen and figure with Chinese lettering. Dragon handles.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Tray in Ceramic Hand Painted
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage Chinese ceramic tray dating from the early 1900s, also useful as a pocket emptier or centerpiece. The vintage Chinese tray is entirely ha...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Export Porcelain Handleless Tea Bowl and Saucer, Chinese Imari Pattern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late eighteenth century Chinese Export Porcelain handleless tea bowl and saucer referred to as "Chinese Imari". Hand decorated in iron red, underg...
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1790s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Enamel

Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase, Canton, circa 1900
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese export porcelain rose medallion vase, 23in, Canton, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Famille Rose Hand Painted Figures, Circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese Export porcelain Plate which has been beautifully hand enamelled, over-glaze, in the Famille Rose palette with excellent detail, dating to Circa 1940. The mai...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

20th Chinese Export Platter
Located in Miami, FL
20th Chinese Export platter.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

18th C Chinese Export Famille Rose Tea Pot, in the French Taste
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Chinese Export Famille rose tea pot, in the French taste, of typical form the drum shape with twisted strap handles, and straight angled s...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and Yellow Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Nashville, TN
A Classic Chinese underglaze ceramic lidded ginger jar with blue and yellow enamel painting depicting daisy chains, Lotus flowers and Dragon scenes. This is hallmarked for Jaiqing Dy...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Blue and White Leaf Shaped Dish, Qianlong, Mid 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Chinese Export blue and white decorated porcelain leaf-shaped dish or charger, Qianlong Period, mid 18th century, circa 1760, China. The dish or charger of intriguing leaf-shaped form, with serated edges, and set upon a short foot. The shape seemingly based on a Meissen design. The porcelain decorated with a courting scene of a couple in a garden setting. They are surrounded by flowering bushes and trees. Butterflies draw nectar from the flowers, while dragonflies flit above. In the foreground are a pair of very plump quail. Decorated in underglaze blue enamel on a white ground, the blue and white decoration actually is based an Kakiemon pattern of the same period. So in short, we have a Chinese porcelain piece based on a German Meissen form...
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1760s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Canton Blue and White Plate, circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese export canton blue and white plate circa 1820 Typically painted with a riverscape showing arched bridge, willows and pagodas... ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique Chinese Blue and White Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1930s Chinese Vase is made of ceramic with a white and blue finish. Adorning the vase are floral patterns and Chinese characters. This vase is sturdy, stunning, and ready to dec...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Gilt Green Glazed Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Punch Bowl, circa 1840
Located in Wells, ME
This Chinese export rose mandarin punch bowl was hand painted in the first half of the 19th century with overglaze enamels of pink, green, blue, ye...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Charger or Platter
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very rare to find a true pair of Famille rose porcelain chargers. Look closely, there is a left hand view and right hand view. Scene depicts an important arrival complete with entour...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Two Chinese Porcelain Kangxi 'Pelgrom' Armorial Chargers, circa 1710
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of very large Chinese armorial export blue and white porcelain 'Pelgrom' chargers Kangxi period, circa 1710 The two chargers, decorated in...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export ceramics 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 ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export ceramics 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 ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Bretby Ceramics, and Meissen Porcelain. 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 ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $31,179 while the average work can sell for $1,339.

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