Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
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
Antique Chinese Rug with Geometric Patterns Allover - Green Blue Khakis
Located in New York, NY
Antique mid-century rug in amazing condition, inquire with any and all questions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Yellow and Blue Carpet
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (late 19th century) high pile carpet with a yellow field and blue and ochre details. (11 3/4' x 17 1/3')
Rug is in antique condition...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Tapestry
Antique Chinese Embroidery Textile 8" x 8"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Embroidery, Origin: China, Circa: Late 19th Century
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Magnificent Rare And Collectible Antique Chinese Silk Rug 6' x 9'
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Rare And Collectible Antique Chinese Silk Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Antique China Rug, Circa Date: 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Carpet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pioneered by Walter Nichols, an American in China whose workshops were active from 1924 into the 1930s, Chinese Art Deco carpets represent a real high point in the history of 20th Ce...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Blue Chinese Square Rug, Unique Dragon Design, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
The cerulean blue field displays four writhing semi-profile scaly corner dragons and a matching central creature, full-face, above layered and pointed mountains at the cardinal point...
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1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Gold Antique Chinese Rug. Size: 2 ft 1 in x 2 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Small Scatter square size gold antique Chinese rug, country of origin: China, circa early 19th century. Size: 2 ft 1 in x 2 ft 6 in (0.63 m x 0.76 m).
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Floral Antique Chinee Rug
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th Century Chinese rug with a floral design in cream, blue, yellow and brown
Measures: 8'11'' x 11'5''.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Sweet 19th Century Chinese Peking 'Double Happiness' Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet petite 19th century Chinese Peking rug with a simple "double happiness' character woven in dark indigo in the center and with Fu characters in each corner. The double happine...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Denim Blue Chinese Rug with Tone on Tone Scrolling Leaf Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A highly refined antique Chinese carpet, distinguished by a subtle tone on tone pattern of scrolling leafs in sky blue on a denim blue background, reminiscent of the most sophisticat...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 19th Century Geometric Chinese Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid 19th Century Geometric Chinese Accent Size Rug
Measures: 3'7'' x 5'11''.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chinese Silk Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple but beautiful hand woven Chinese silk rug depicting a central medallion of a phoenix resting on the branch of cherry tree with a blossom on the...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Antique Chinese Rug, Tan and Blue Oriental Handmade Wool Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
China has a long tradition of carpets and the original ones, probably used as merchandise, are dated at over 2000 years ago. The art of knotting carpets was however, introduced somewhere around the 15th century in China.
The patterns on some of the older Chinese carpets...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,879 Sale Price
20% Off
White Blue Chinese Rug
Located in New York, NY
Floral vintage Chinese rug in shades of creamy white and blue.
Measures: 5'1'' x 8'1''.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,500
Antique Ningxia Chinese Rug with Medallion Design 2'5 x 5'8
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 2'5 x 5'8
Antique Ningxia Chinese Rug with Medallion Design 2'5 x 5'8
Keivan Woven Arts/ Rug/ A24-0607, country of origin / type: China / Ningxia , circa 1880
This charmi...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese Peking rug with a large round central floral medallion flanked by two blossoming peonies on a beau...
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Chinese Art Deco Purple Area Rug
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese Art Deco rug with a pale purple background and floral decoration (possibly NICHOLS).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Chinese Rug. Size: 9 ft 1 in x 11 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Room Size Chinese Blue and White Antique Peking Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: China Rug, Circa Date: 1900. Size: 9 ft 1 in x 11 ft 6 in (2.77 m x 3.51 m)
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Chinese Rug. 2 ft 3 in x 4 ft 3 in
Located in New York, NY
Charming And Artistic Blue Background With White Patterns Antique Pomegranate Design Chinese Rug, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: 1900 – This is a small scatter size rug that’s...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Chinese Rug. 2 ft 1 in x 4 ft 3 in
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Ivory Background Antique Chinese Rug, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: 1900 – This gorgeous antique Chinese rug from 1900 will make an excellent addition to an Asian th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large Antique 20th Century Chinese Oriental Silk Rug Cream Green Lotus Flowers
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A very attractive and large Chinese silk rug with central floral motif and stylised linked chain lattice in subtle colours depicting lotus flowers, symbols of wealth and foliage on a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$3,923 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Rug. Size: 8 ft 10 in x 11 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese rug, Origin: China, circa early 20th century – Size: 8 ft 10 in x 11 ft 6 in (2.69 m x 3.51 m)
This gorgeous ivory and blue rug was created in the early 20th centu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Chinese Peking Rug in Royal Blue and Golden Camel Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Chinese Peking Rug in Royal Blue and Goldish Camel. Keivan Woven Arts/ rug/ 11-20311, Type/ Pecking, Country of Origin/ China, Circa 1890. Excellent Condition.
Measures: 8' x 9'10
Crafted with Zen like simplicity, this beautiful antique Chinese rug from the late 19th century possesses a unique medallion design. The strikingly beautiful golden camel medallion is inhabited by an elegant array of blossoms, fruit and butterflies. The mid blue color field is held in place by a simple border containing a gorgeous display of loosely entwined Asian flowers...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Peking Chinese Carpet
Located in Closter, NJ
In the 1860s an organized carpet industry was established under imperial patronage in Peking. These carpets tended to have tighter and finer weaves than their Ningxia counterparts, often having knot qualities up to 100 knots per square inch. Most antique...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Antique Western Chinese Rug 11'6" X16'2"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Western Chinese Antique Carpet in Ivory/Taupe Background and Blue Border.
Measures: 11'9 x 16'2
A unlikely design, this mid 19th century rug was woven in western China also r...
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1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Decorative Transitional Ottoman Runner with a Chinese Motif
Located in New York, NY
This Ottoman runner is handknotted with 100% wool and natural dyes. It features a Chinese motif with soft curvatures and a muted color palette.
Custom sizes and colors available. Ru...
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2010s Turkish Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Monochromatic Antique Chinese Oval Rug with Striation, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
This essentially monochrome, borderless, undecorated elliptical rug has a speckled grey/black pattern constantly varying throughout. The abrash/striation goes end to end and side to ...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chinese Carpet, Tan and Blue Carpet, Handmade Wool Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
China has a long tradition of carpets and the original ones, probably used as merchandise, are dated at over 2000 years ago. The art of knotting carpets was however, introduced somewhere around the 15th century in China.
The patterns on some of the older Chinese carpets...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$7,199 Sale Price
20% Off
Pekingese Rug #162
Located in Ravenna, IT
The carpet is of Chinese origin, and is characteristic of the oriental manufacturing style of the late Qing Dynasty, produced in the city of Beijing, one of the largest centers of te...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$9,856
307CM X 181CM LIBERTY'S ViNTAGE SILK ROAD 100% WOOL PILE HAND MADE CHINESE RUG
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1940's Silk Road 100% wool pile rug hand made in China and bought from Liberty's L...
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,307 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug. 5 ft 10 in x 11 ft 3 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Ningxia Shabby Chic Rug, Country Of Origin: China, Size: 5 ft 10 in x 11 ft 3 in (1.78 m x 3.43 m), Circa Date: 19th century
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Ivory Cloud Band Background Chinese Rug. 9 ft x 11 ft 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Oval Antique Ivory Cloud Band Background Chinese Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: China Rug, Circa date: 1920. Size: 9 ft x 11 ft 7 in (2.74 m x 3.53 m)
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18th Century Antique Chinese Kansu Rug. 6 ft 7 in x 15 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 18th Century Antique Chinese Kansu Gallery Size Rug, Country Of Origin: China, Circa Date: 18th Century. Size: 6 ft 7 in x 15 ft 6 in (2.01 m x 4.72 m)
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Chinese Oriental Carpet. 8 ft 3 in x 14 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Rug, Origin: China, Circa: Early 20th Century - Size: 8 ft 3 in x 14 ft 2 in (2.51 m x 4.32 m)
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Handwoven Luxury Chinese Wool Black Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Traditional Handwoven Luxury Chinese Wool Black Rug
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Antique Chinese Multi
Located in Secaucus, NJ
This elegantly hand woven rug is from China and woven from the finest wools to create a soft and luxurious piece that will work well in so many different settings. Size: 9' X 11'-7"
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Tibetan Vintage Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Simply elegant vintage Tibetan carpet, beige color with three medallions: a quiet rug for a quiet room.
nr. 812.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,443
Chinese Export rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export rugs and carpets 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 rugs and carpets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, asian art and furniture, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export rugs and carpets 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 rugs and carpets, popular names associated with this style include Djoharian Design, Gianni Versace, and Liberty of London. 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 rugs and carpets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $56,000 while the average work can sell for $4,800.