Chinese Export Table Lamps
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
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A Good Pair of Chinese Export-style Floral Decorated Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each of shapely baluster form with flaring neck above a bulbous body with a flared foot; hand-painted overall with iron-red floral and foliate vines and clusters with flying birds on...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Blue and White crackle ware vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Chinese 19th Century Blue and White crackleware vase / lamp. Having a classical scene of a mother and child speaking to a traveller, a pair of ring drop bronzed handles in the mout...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon Bottle Vases Mounted Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese celadon glazed ceramic porcelain bottle vases mounted as lamps, the vessels with incised scrolling floral decoration and ruyi borders, mounted with gilt brass on hard...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Celadon
Pair Chinese 19th Century Crackleware Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive good quality pair of late 19th century Chinese crackleware vases, each with a white ground and bronzed boarder, motif and foliate decoration, circa 1890.
Batch 7...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Jars Made into Wired Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese Export blue and white porcelain jars with hand-painted Pagoda landscape scenes and newly mounted as table lamps on lucite bases. Created in China each of this pair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Good Quality 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese / rose Medallion vases, each having the classical green ground with pink floral decoration, pierced blue handles to either ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Lamp Table Oriental White Red Flowers 1920s, China
Located in New York, NY
Lamp table oriental white red flowers 1920s, China. A table lamp in white porcelain with red floral pattern. Measures: H with shade 29”, H without shade 20”, diameter of foot 6”.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 19th century parcel gilt and ebonized tea canister mounted as table lamps with original finish. Measures 34" in height to the tip of the finial. Canister is 18" tall. Newer l...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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 depic...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Painted Vintage Chinese Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the allure of our authentic vintage Chinese table lamp, intricately crafted from top-quality ceramic and perfectly functioning. This ...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Jars Made into Wired Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese Export blue and white porcelain jars with hand-painted Pagoda landscape scenes and newly mounted as table lamps on lucite bases. Created in China each of this pair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of Rose Medallion 19th Century Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion / Cantonese vases / lamps. Each having classical Chinese scenes of people in gardens and on verandas...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Oriental Porcelain Celadon Glazed Painted Vase Mounted as a Lamp 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An oriental porcelain
Celadon-Glazed painted
Vase mounted as a lamp
20th century.
Of meiping form painted
with flowering branches of peonies
and poem inscription,
on turned wood stand...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Celadon
Pair 19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare pair decorated with court figures engaged in leisurely pursuits, on carved wood bases. Bright vivid and colorfully hand painted motif. Please note shade is not included.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Celadon, Porcelain
Pair Chinese Blue and White Crackle Ware Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair late 19th century Chinese blue and white crackle ware vases, each with hand painted scenes of Doves sitting among flowers and foliage set b...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Italian 'Blanc De Chine' Figural Lamps
By Capodimonte
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of large Italian “BLANC DE CHINE”
Figural lamps
By D. Poloviato for Capodimonte
Mid 20th century.
Both modelled in white-glazed ceramic in continental chinoiserie style, wearing chinese robes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style (20th Century) porcelain ginger jar cylindrical form lamp in red, green & yellow on a white field.
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamps in the Chinese Export Style
Located in Essex, MA
Large scale. Now lamps with domed cover and baluster form body with bronze mounted cover and base. Decorated with aubergine, yellows and greens in the oriental taste. Dick collection...
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1760s French Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Mid-Century Style Decoupage Table Lamps with Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of table lamps crafted in glass in a classic form featuring a reverse decoupage technique with birds, bugs and berries presented in brass hardware.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair Samson Style Armorial Lamps
By Edmé Samson
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant pair of French porcelain Samson style Armorial decorated table lamps. These are marked "Made in France" on the underside attributing ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Cloisonné Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely pair of cloisonné turquoise lamps painted overall with colorful figures and images, situated on pierced rosewood bases, 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Style Turquoise Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of table lamps crafted in porcelain in a classic asian form with an alluring blue glaze and presented on lucite bases.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Lucite
Pair of Chinese Famile Verte and Coral Tall Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous pair of Chinese Famile verte and coral tall table lamps.
Mid 20th century circa 1960-80.
These are Chinese export in the Famile Verte pattern famous in Canton Region of China.
Beautiful detail with Courtesan’s in landscape/garden scenes. Green, white, yellow and unusual purples.
The top sections and the bases plinths are coral in color and we believe are a type of cinnabar.
Each has a slightly different polished coral finial.
Fully working and in very good condition with no chips or cracks.
These are a very desirable and imposing pair of lamps !
Provenance: From a Quality Dallas Private Collection.
Condition: Very Good.
Dimensions: 37 inches Tall with a shade diameter of 20 inches.
Famille jaune, noire, rose, verte are terms used in the West to classify Chinese porcelain of the Qing dynasty by the dominant colour of its enamel palette. These wares were initially grouped under the French names of famille verte (“green family”), and famille rose (pink family) by Albert Jacquemart in 1862. The other terms famille jaune (yellow) and famille noire (black) may have been introduced later by dealers or collectors and they are generally considered subcategories of famille verte.[1][2]Famille verte porcelain was produced mainly during the Kangxi era, while famille rose porcelain was popular in the 18th and 19th century. Much of the Chinese production was Jingdezhen porcelain, and a large proportion were made for export to the West, but some of the finest were made for the Imperial court.
Famille verte (????, Kangxi wucai...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Chinese Cloisonné Vases / Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of late 19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel vases / lamps. Each having wonderful turquoise ground and exotic flowers, with gilded ormolu mounts.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Chinese Republic Era Ornately Hand-Painted Vase or Table Lamp Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique and intricately hand-painted vase is signed on the base, but we were unable to identify the maker, but originates from China and dates to approximately 1920 and done in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking 19th century Chinese power blue vase / lamp with French gilded ormolu mounts to the top and plinth base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Chinese Blue Tole Palm Tree and Man Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese light blue tole table lamps depicting a man holding a fan sitting in the shade of a palm tree. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vases / Lamps, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of late 19th century Chinese Celadon porcelain two handled vases, each with embossed classical motif decoration. Mounted on faux Sienna marble plinths and wire...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Blue and White Ginger Jars Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in London, by appointment only
A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars and covers, now mounted as table lamps, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue over white with flowers and foliage in the details....
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual Ceramic Collage Lamp
Located in London, GB
A most unusual table lamp, the body made up from a collage of broken porcelain fragments, mostly late eighteenth century Chinese Export.
Dimensions...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Off-White Floral Porcelain Urn Table Lamps Mounted on Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese porcelain table lamp urn-shaped vases decorated with a pastoral scene of flowers and bamboo growing from behind a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White Foliage Motif Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese off-white porcelain table lamp made from a baluster-shaped vase decorated with a motif of beige foliage punctuated by red florals and two colorful geometric bands, a wooden b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Pink Cherry Blossom Tree Motif Table Lamp Mounted on a Wooden Base
Located in New York, NY
Chinese off-white porcelain table lamp made from a bulbous vase with a budding green and pink cherry blossom tree growing up its form, a wooden base, and brass hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Classic Blue and White Ginger Jar Table Lamp by Chapman
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic blue and white ginger jar table lamp by Chapman. Lamp depicts Asian scenery and has a black base. Finial is a matte black...
Category
1990s North American Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative 19th century Chinese blue and white vase or lamp, having a white ground with blue hand painted scenes of exo...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Green Botanical Table Lamp on Wooden Base
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Chinese table lamp made from a vase painted with an intricate green motif of flora and dragon flies and a wooden base.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Table Lamp Oriental Colors 19th Century, China
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp oriental colors 19th century, China. A table lamp made during the 19th century in China. Multicolored with gilded details.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Verte vase or lamp. Having wonderful hand painted inset panels to the green ground, depicting birds, flowers and various plants. Tape...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Celedon Porcelain Vases / Lamps, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Chinese Celadon porcelain vases / lamps, each with raised decoration depicting birds and blossom trees. Mounted on gilded wooden bases.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Brass Handled Lamps with Shades, Pair
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of vintage brass lamps is stylized urns with handles. The bases are trimmed in black and the bottoms are lined with felt. The rect...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Porcelain Vase Custom Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Japanese vase newly custom mounted as a lamp. Painted in a Chinese style with multicolored floral and bird motifs against a vibrant pink background now custom mounted as lamp...
Category
1910s Japanese Vintage Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Silk, Lucite
Blue and White Chrysanthemum Vase, Now a Fine Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very lovely and great quality Chinese porcelain lamp. Signature not available due to
conversion to lamp- however the lamp was owned by a great Oriental Art Collector,
who resided i...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Bronze Vase 19th Century Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
The cloisonné enamel bronze vase is mounted in table lamp.
The quality of the piece is very interesting as an object by itself.
The shape is unu...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Asian Pictorial Blue and White, With 8 Figures, Table Lamp
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An Asian pictorial blue and white table lamp, the lamp is done in a typical blue on white background, there are eight different figures around the baluster shaped base, there are bat...
Category
Early 20th Century Central Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue & Orange Colour Chinese Lamps Hand Decorated with Court Scenes
Located in London, GB
Pair of baluster form lamps, hand decorated with court scenes in polychrome on wood bases.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Pair of Chinese Baluster Form Lamps
Located in London, GB
Fine pair of baluster form lamps hand decorated in polychromes with court scenes, fitted with Rococo gilt bronze bases.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Small 19th Century Chinese Export Urn Converted to a Modern Lamp
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small 19th century Chinese export urn converted to a lamp.
Measures: 19” H 5.5” W 4” D.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A tall mid-19th century crackle glazed porcelain baluster vase, with blue and café au lait decoration.
Late Qing dynasty
Dimensions refer to vase excluding shade and electrical...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export table lamps 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 table lamps 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 table lamps 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 table lamps, popular names associated with this style include The Marbro Lamp Company, Capodimonte, Chapman Manufacturing Company, and Imari 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 table lamps 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 $2,400.
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