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Chinese Export Lighting

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 of Chinese Bronze Table Lamps in the Style of James Mont
Pair of Chinese Bronze Table Lamps in the Style of James Mont

Pair of Chinese Bronze Table Lamps in the Style of James Mont

By James Mont

Located in New York, NY

Impressive pair of Chinese bronze table lamps in the style of influential 20th Century American furniture designer James Mont. The lamps, crafted in oil rubbed bronze, resemble trad...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Famille Jaune Enameled Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
Chinese Famille Jaune Enameled Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp

Chinese Famille Jaune Enameled Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp

Located in Germantown, MD

A Chinese Famille Jaune Enameled Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp. Measures: 6" in width, 6" in depth and 29.5" in height to the of the finial.

Category

Early 20th Century American Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Art Deco Turquoise Craquelure Porcelain Vase Lamp
Chinese Art Deco Turquoise Craquelure Porcelain Vase Lamp

Chinese Art Deco Turquoise Craquelure Porcelain Vase Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Chinese Art Deco turquoise craquelure porcelain vase lamp with stylised foo dog handles. Original brass base and lamp cap.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890
Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890

Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890

Located in Norwood, NJ

19th century antique Chinese hand-carved and polished translucent rose quartz carving of a standing Guanyin with phoenix bird, mounted on a carved green quartz plinth. Mounted as a l...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Quartz, Bronze

Pair of Antique Chinese Champlevé or Cloisonné Lamps
Pair of Antique Chinese Champlevé or Cloisonné Lamps

Pair of Antique Chinese Champlevé or Cloisonné Lamps

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of antique Chinese champlevé or cloisonné lamps. Lovely pair of antique Chinese bronze champlevé or cloisonné table lamps. Offered champleve or cloisonne lamps are executed in a lovely floral pattern of beautiful shades including chartreuse, turquoise, pinks and whites. These lamps are in very good antique condition and have been newly wired to U.S. specifications. Champlevé is an enameling technique in the decorative arts, where troughs or cells are carved, etched, or cast into the surface of a metal object...

Category

1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair Yellow Porcelain Dragon Table Lamps
Pair Yellow Porcelain Dragon Table Lamps

Pair Yellow Porcelain Dragon Table Lamps

Located in Houston, TX

Pair carved porcelain gourd lamps with white shades. Intricately incised porcelain detailed with bold multi colored auspicious dragons, clouds and greek key over a bold yellow backgr...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Table Lamp, 19th Century with Brass Mount, 19th Century Famille Rose
Chinese Table Lamp, 19th Century with Brass Mount, 19th Century Famille Rose

Chinese Table Lamp, 19th Century with Brass Mount, 19th Century Famille Rose

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This table lamp is a 19th century Famille rose vase lamp, it has been made in china circa 1880. The mount is in brass, and the porcelain in hand painted. USA PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE ...

Category

1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamps

Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamps

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Pair of Chinese porcelain vases mounted as lamps. Square tapering vases with alternating panels with floral decorations on a white background. Mounted on mahogany colored bases. Wire...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Chinese Black and Floral Motif Table Lamp
Chinese Black and Floral Motif Table Lamp

Chinese Black and Floral Motif Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Chinese black ceramic table lamp made from baluster-shaped vases decorated with birds amid blooming florals in pinks, yellows, and blues, and wooden bases with brass hardware Ships ...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp
Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Located in Norwood, NJ

Chinese 19th century porcelain vase converted as a lamp. Hand painted with a bird amongst a fruit tree with fruit, branches and leaves. A celadon ground and decorated with applied fo...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese White Ginger Jar Lamps
Pair of Chinese White Ginger Jar Lamps

Pair of Chinese White Ginger Jar Lamps

Located in Chireno, TX

Pair of Chinese white ginger jar lamps: white glazed ginger jars, newly wired for use within the USA. Include linen coolie shades with rolled edges. Two ginger jar lamps are availabl...

Category

2010s Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Pottery

Pair Of Samson Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair Of Samson Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair Of Samson Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Essex, MA

Baluster form finely painted in the Chinese style. Bronze bases. Two light sockets. From the A.B Dick Estate. Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Converted from vases to lamps.

Category

1750s French Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair Maitland Smith Chinese Export Style Porcelain Lamps.
Pair Maitland Smith Chinese Export Style Porcelain Lamps.

Pair Maitland Smith Chinese Export Style Porcelain Lamps.

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This handsome pair of hand painted Chinese porcelain lamps feature bird and flower motifs. Mounted on teakwood bases, the brass hardware is signed with the Maitland Smith logo.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Prunus Vase Lamp, circa 1900
Chinese Export Prunus Vase Lamp, circa 1900

Chinese Export Prunus Vase Lamp, circa 1900

Located in Lucenec, SK

A large Chinese blue and white porcelain prunus vase lamp, on wood base. No hairline, no restoration. The height of the vase is about 25cm. Traces of usage...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Chinese Lamp
Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Chinese Lamp

Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Chinese Lamp

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A porcelain ormolu-mounted Chinese export style vase Now mounted as a lamp Early 20th century, probably Samson The vase is in the form of a meiping In the Chinese export famil...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Large Scale Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Finish Lamp Great Verdigris Patina 24"W
Large Scale Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Finish Lamp Great Verdigris Patina 24"W

Large Scale Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Finish Lamp Great Verdigris Patina 24"W

Located in Atlanta, GA

Archaic Chinese Style Sculptural Bronze Finish Lamp, probably Chinese, circa 1980s. The lamp has a very sculptural form and a wonderful verdigris antiqued patina. The lamp measures a...

Category

1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal

A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp
A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp

A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A large late 19 Century Qing Era Chinese Nanking Porcelain Vase in famille verte crackle glaze decorated with intricate warrior and landscape scenes The vase would have been exported to France from Nanking China...

Category

Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp

19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 18th century style Chinese Famille verte vase / lamp. Having bold classical Chinese scenes of courtiers under pagoda buildings and in gardens playing games and on...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

Located in Morristown, NJ

20th c., a nice quality pair of blanc de chine vases mounted as table lamps. These are decorated with garden florals and figures in low relief. Decorative elements also include lion ...

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal

Porcelaine De Paris French Limoges Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps by Paul Hanson
Porcelaine De Paris French Limoges Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps by Paul Hanson

Porcelaine De Paris French Limoges Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps by Paul Hanson

Pair of vintage French Porcelain de Paris table lamps by Paul Hanson circa Mid 20th Century. These large and heavy pair of lamps are done with a French Chinoiserie design known as Fl...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Exotic Florals & Foo Dog Medallions
Pair Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Exotic Florals & Foo Dog Medallions

Pair Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Exotic Florals & Foo Dog Medallions

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Exotic Florals & Foo Dog Medallions, China, 20th Century  This striking pair of Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Lamps captures the t...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp

19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifully painted 19th Century Chinese vessel converted to lamp. Wooden base. Custom parchment shade is 10" high x 16" wide.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Enamel

1920s Fine Antique Chinese Carved Floor Lamp with Pagoda Shade
1920s Fine Antique Chinese Carved Floor Lamp with Pagoda Shade

1920s Fine Antique Chinese Carved Floor Lamp with Pagoda Shade

Located in Antwerp, BE

An early 20th century sculptural table lamp, hand-carved in wood, retaining its rare original tiered pagoda lampshade with printed textile and original fringe. A highly characterful and authentic piece with visible patina consistent with age. This early 20th century table lamp is distinguished by its sculptural presence and refined craftsmanship. The carved wooden base shows careful handwork and strong three-dimensional modelling, giving the lamp an almost architectural quality. The surface retains its original patina, enhancing the depth and character of the carving and confirming the lamp’s age and authenticity. The lamp is complemented by its original tiered pagoda lampshade, an increasingly rare survival. Constructed in multiple stepped layers, the shade is covered in printed textile decorated with stylized floral motifs. The layered silhouette creates a warm, atmospheric diffusion of light and adds a strong decorative rhythm to the overall composition. The shade is finished with its original fringe, which further emphasizes the sculptural outline when illuminated. Original lampshades of this complexity and scale are seldom preserved, as they were often replaced or discarded over time. The presence of the original pagoda shade...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue And White Ginger Jar As Lamp
Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue And White Ginger Jar As Lamp

Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue And White Ginger Jar As Lamp

Located in Norwood, NJ

Antique blue and white on celadon Chinese porcelain ginger jar converted as a lamp. Hand painted double happiness motif with floral decoration. Mounted on shaped rosewood base. 16" t...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Mid-19th century Chinese export porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp. Very good quality with foo lion handles; panel molded body with linen fold top. Perfection for this f...

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Chinese White Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp

Chinese White Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese style (19th Century) white porcelain ginger jar form lamp with foliate & bird details mounted on a round wood base. Ships wi...

Category

19th Century Unknown Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Fine Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases Oil Lamps
Fine Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases Oil Lamps

Fine Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases Oil Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine pair of Chinese Export, 19th century porcelain bottle vases mounted with French ormolu as oil lamps. The well potted ovoid light pale-green porcelain pear...

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Exceptional Sang de Boeuf Ox Blood Table Lamp, Decorative Handles
19th Century Exceptional Sang de Boeuf Ox Blood Table Lamp, Decorative Handles

19th Century Exceptional Sang de Boeuf Ox Blood Table Lamp, Decorative Handles

Located in Lomita, CA

The intricately carved handles, or ears of this oxblood lamp cause it to stand out from the field of other lamps of this type. This piece is a 19th century sang de boeuf "Oxblood", r...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Copper

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase / lamp
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase / lamp

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase / lamp

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality late 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose vase, having a yellow ground with floral decoration. An inset hand painted panel depicting exotic birds flowers and trees. C...

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Red & White Peking Glass Vases, Now as Lamps
Pair of Chinese Red & White Peking Glass Vases, Now as Lamps

Pair of Chinese Red & White Peking Glass Vases, Now as Lamps

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Chinese Red and White Peking Glass Vases, Now as Lamps  China 20th Century  This elegant pair of Chinese red and white Peking glass vases, now converted into lamps, beautifu...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Glass, Wood

Oriental Porcelain Famille Vert Cylinder Vase Mounted as a Lamp, 20th Century
Oriental Porcelain Famille Vert Cylinder Vase Mounted as a Lamp, 20th Century

Oriental Porcelain Famille Vert Cylinder Vase Mounted as a Lamp, 20th Century

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

An oriental porcelain Famille vert cylindrical Vase mounted as a lamp 20th century. Decorated with cartouches on both sides, with flowering branches, all on a yellow ground ...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cloisonné Double Dragon Table Lamp
Chinese Cloisonné Double Dragon Table Lamp

Chinese Cloisonné Double Dragon Table Lamp

Located in Bradenton, FL

A fine 1960’s Chinese cloisonné enameled table lamp, decorated with the auspicious and joyous double dragon motif. Two dragons in yellow and green contend for a Flaming Pearl set aga...

Category

1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Japanese, Copper, Lacquered Metal, Brass, Maruni Vase Table Lamps, Japan, 1960s
Japanese, Copper, Lacquered Metal, Brass, Maruni Vase Table Lamps, Japan, 1960s

Japanese, Copper, Lacquered Metal, Brass, Maruni Vase Table Lamps, Japan, 1960s

Located in Stamford, CT

Japanese, Copper, Lacquered Metal, Brass, Maruni Vase Table Lamps, Japan, 1960s Pair of lacquered deep red table lamps designed and produced in Japan in the middle of the 20th centu...

Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal

Chinese Gray Barrel Porcelain Table Lamp
Chinese Gray Barrel Porcelain Table Lamp

Chinese Gray Barrel Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

"Chinese porcelain table lamp in a light gray hue and barrel shape on a wooden base with brass hardware. (Available in yellow: NWL2003) Ships without a shade."

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

A Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Ginger Jars Mounted as Lamps
A Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Ginger Jars Mounted as Lamps

A Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Ginger Jars Mounted as Lamps

Located in New York, NY

A Fabulous Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Ginger Jars Mounted as Lamps. Each is of baluster form, with a domed lid and wide, slightly everted rim, mounted as table ...

Category

1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Gilt Brass Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp
Chinese Gilt Brass Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp

Chinese Gilt Brass Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp

Located in Bradenton, FL

Mid 20th Century Chinese Gilt Brass Mounted Celadon porcelain lamp with molded elephant ring handles and matching finial. Harp and finial included. Molded blue floral motif throughou...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890
Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890

Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890

Located in Norwood, NJ

19th century antique Chinese hand-carved and polished translucent rose quartz carving of a standing Guanyin with phoenix bird, mounted on a open work bronze plinth. Mounted as a lamp...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Sang De Boeuf, Ormolu Mounted Vase, by Rookwood 1936, Now as a Lamp, Dark Glaze
Sang De Boeuf, Ormolu Mounted Vase, by Rookwood 1936, Now as a Lamp, Dark Glaze

Sang De Boeuf, Ormolu Mounted Vase, by Rookwood 1936, Now as a Lamp, Dark Glaze

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Sang de Boeuf, Ormolu Mounted Vase, by Rookwood Pottery 1936, now as a Lamp, Light Glaze Beautiful glazed vase raised on four ormolu elegant paw feet, attributed to E.F. Caldwell (O...

Category

1930s American Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Ormolu

Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green Jadeite Quartz Lamp
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green Jadeite Quartz Lamp

Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green Jadeite Quartz Lamp

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A relatively large Chinese carved stone lamp mounted on a stepped brass and a carved wood base. The carved stone is often referred to as Jadeite or Quartz but is in fact from the flu...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Quartz

Huge Pair 1960s Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamps with Chinese style Peacock
Huge Pair 1960s Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamps with Chinese style Peacock

Huge Pair 1960s Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamps with Chinese style Peacock

Pair of monumental Japanese "Kutani Ware"" hand painted porcelain table lamps with Cerulean blue peacocks and flowers, circa Mid 20th Century. These amazing huge lamps are forty inch...

Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair of Chinese Ceramic Boudoir Lamps
Pair of Chinese Ceramic Boudoir Lamps

Pair of Chinese Ceramic Boudoir Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Diminutive Chinese vases mounted as lamps on decorative cast bronze bases. Both are in good working condition, one on off switch has been replac...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Table Lamps
Stunning Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Table Lamps

Stunning Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Table Lamps

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Handsome large pair of slightly different blue and white Chinese vase shaped antique table lamps having lovely decoration and wooden bases. Vases are 18.25 h One lamp is 32.5 h; the...

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

A 19th Century French Samson Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp
A 19th Century French Samson Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp

A 19th Century French Samson Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp

By Samson & Cie

Located in New York, NY

Conceived in the Chinese export style; the base of urn form on a sole base and with lions' masks applied to the side; profusely decorated with polychrome sprays and bearing an apocryphal armorial; fitted with a brass light socket...

Category

19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair Chinese Porcelain Dragon Vases fitted as Lamps
Pair Chinese Porcelain Dragon Vases fitted as Lamps

Pair Chinese Porcelain Dragon Vases fitted as Lamps

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a very large and stunning pair of late 19th century Chinese Pale Celadon Crackle Glazed Dragon and Flaming Pearl Vases that have been adapted to lamps with double socket fitt...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th century Chinese Rose medallion vases, each with gilded mythical serpent handles on either side, hand painted inset hand painted panels of exotic birds a...

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Off-White Floral and Bamboo Design Table Lamps
Pair of Chinese Off-White Floral and Bamboo Design Table Lamps

Pair of Chinese Off-White Floral and Bamboo Design Table Lamps

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Chinese porcelain table lamps made from off-white, urn-shaped vases decorated with a winding natural scene of flowers and bamboo growing from behind a decorative gate mounted...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Chinese Pink Floral and Bird Design Table Lamp
Chinese Pink Floral and Bird Design Table Lamp

Chinese Pink Floral and Bird Design Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

"Chinese pink ceramic table lamp made from a baluster-shaped vase decorated with colorful birds, florals and koi on a wooden base with brass hardware. Vase is cracked near the socke...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Chinese Black Glazed Porcelain Lamp With Gilt Metal Mounts
Chinese Black Glazed Porcelain Lamp With Gilt Metal Mounts

Chinese Black Glazed Porcelain Lamp With Gilt Metal Mounts

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This handsome Chinese black porcelain vase is mounted with gilt metal fittings.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Mid Century Modern Chinese Abacus Table Lamp, circa 1960
Mid Century Modern Chinese Abacus Table Lamp, circa 1960

Mid Century Modern Chinese Abacus Table Lamp, circa 1960

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Chinese abacus table lamp in hardwood with an ebonized counting frame and brass accents. Used for centuries in the Near East. This particular lamp is...

Category

1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair 19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Pair 19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Lamps

Pair 19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Lamps

Located in Bradenton, FL

Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Hand-Painted Porcelain Lamps. Each lamp features a proportioned porcelain body, transitioning from a faceted base to a rounded shoulder and neck. The su...

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp

Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp

Located in Bradenton, FL

This is a rather stunning Chinese porcelain vase made for export to the West in the early 20th century. The vase has been mounted on a heavy brass base. The porcelain is painted wit...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Rose Medallion Canton Baluster Vase  circa 1800 Mounted as a Table Lamp
Rose Medallion Canton Baluster Vase  circa 1800 Mounted as a Table Lamp

Rose Medallion Canton Baluster Vase circa 1800 Mounted as a Table Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Rose Medallion Chinese Export Canton baluster vase circa 1800 mounted as a table lamp wired for the USA. This exquisite Rose Medallion Chinese Export baluster vase from circa 1800 ...

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Chinese White And Gray Porcelain Table Lamp
Chinese White And Gray Porcelain Table Lamp

Chinese White And Gray Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese style (20th Century) white and grey trimmed porcelain table lamp with floral design on black wood base. Ships without a shade

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Vintage Mid-Century Chinese Wooden Lamp
Vintage Mid-Century Chinese Wooden Lamp

Vintage Mid-Century Chinese Wooden Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Vintage Mid-Century Chinese style wood lamp with fretwork design carving. Ships without a shade

Category

20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Wood

Chinese White Floral Patterned Porcelain Table Lamp
Chinese White Floral Patterned Porcelain Table Lamp

Chinese White Floral Patterned Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

"Chinese white ceramic table lamp made from a bulbous vase decorated with colorful florals, mounted on a wooden base and fitted with brass hardwa...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Vintage Chinese Gold and Green Tole Palm Tree Table Lamps
Pair of Vintage Chinese Gold and Green Tole Palm Tree Table Lamps

Pair of Vintage Chinese Gold and Green Tole Palm Tree Table Lamps

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Vintage Chinese tole table lamps in the shape of palm trees, painted with golden leaves and green trunks, resting on octagonal bases and mounted with brass hardware. (PRICED ...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, 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 lighting 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 lighting, popular names associated with this style include The Marbro Lamp Company, CANTON FAMILLE ROSE, Capodimonte, and Chapman Manufacturing Company. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $200 and tops out at $24,680 while the average work can sell for $2,406.