Chinese Export Furniture
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
A Pair of Hand Painted Porcelain Fans With Wood Mats and Framed
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of Fan shaped porcelain plaques in fan form with delicate hand painted decoration, Republic period early 20th century. The Beautifully painted porcelain with hung my wood mat...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Tony
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant pair of hand carved Hung-Mu wood tables/stands with cloisonné tops. The tops with designs of carps, symbols, dragons and Phoenix birds, The hand carved bases with bats d...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Export Six Panel Carved Soapstone Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive 20th century Chinese export six-panel coromandel screen featuring a carved soapstone flora and fauna treed landscape screen. Each panel is 16 inches wide lacquered, and de...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Covered Jars with Floral Decoration & Calligraphy
Located in New York, NY
Chinese blue & white porcelain ovoid jar with calligraphic characters on the lid plus a double border, the body painted with a keyfret border surrounding the mouth, a foliate pattern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paint
Large Mottahedeh Dallas Museum of Art Chinese Export Carp Fish Platter 17"
By Mottahedeh
Located in Dayton, OH
Large porcelain serving platter; oval with scalloped edges, painted / gilded border around gilt flowers and a brightly colored carp / koi / gold fish. "Adaptation of Chinese Export P...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Pale Green Hardstone & Brass Lamp Finial - China - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage hand carved pale green hardstone and brass lamp finial - large size - featuring a Chinese 'junk boat' in profile carved with wan symbols signifying infinity - carved leaves t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique Rose Medallion Chinese Export Porcelain Platter or Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain small tray.
In the Rose Medallion (Famille Rose) style.
The central cartouche of the bowl depicts birds & foliage. The four external cartouc...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Polychrome Tea Bowl Cup & Saucer Plates
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese Export porcelain tea bowls / cups and saucers. One polychrome floral with a swags of roses and flowers, cup embellished with a wreath and birds around the initials JH...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Lidded and Footed Woven Wicker Basket with Handles
Located in New York, NY
Vintage woven wicker octagonal basket with fluted opening with inset circular lid above a wooden framed wicker body with two woven handles and embossed brass banding bearing a geomet...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chinese Celadon Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely, mellow 19th century celadon vase, electrified as table lamp. The entire surface exhibits flowers and foliage in relief.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Asian Ebonized Wood Pedestals Plant Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
A magnificent Pair Of Asian Chinese Ebonized Wood Pedestals Plant Stands, Display Stands in great vintage condition.
Measure 13" in diameter ...
Category
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
A Large Late 19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Punch Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
an exquisite large-scale / grand / monumental 23.25" diameter Chinese Export Rose Medallion porcelain punch bowl surrounded by cart...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Chestnut Baskets
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Chinese export porcelain chestnut baskets and underplates.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue.
Both plates and baskets are reticulated thro...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Sophisticated Rose Medallion Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a pair of exquisite baluster-form parcel gilt Rose Medallion vases, depicting traditional Chinese village scenes, complemented by birds, flowers and foliage. The lamps are ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Embroidered Textile Custom Pillow
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique Chinese embroidered textile made into a custom pillow. Antique pillow is made of Claremont champagne silk with bronze colored flat trim.
Sewn sh...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
Antique Chinese Lacquered Rattan Tiered Nesting Wedding Picnic Basket Box 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese tiered wedding basket / storage box featuring rectangular form with carved wood / bamboo / woven rattan, three storage compartments, lid and fixed handle, and floral ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Antique Chinese Rose Medallion Famille Rose Porcelain Charger
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning antique early 20th Century Chinese Export famille rose porcelain charger plate. Maker's mark on reverse. This lovely larger charger has gorgeous colors in the traditional ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Warmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain warming plate.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese vi...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Antique Blue & White Chinese Export Nanking Porcelain Saucers or Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 3 antique Chinese export porcelain plates.
In the Nanking pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue.
With a trellis-diaper border to the rim surrounded with spearheads ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Vases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of fine antique Chinese porcelain vases
In the Rose Medallion style.
With 4 gilt handles around the neck in the form of foo dogs and lizards.
The mouth/rim of the vase is f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Open Vegetable Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain open vegetable bowl or dish.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top of the l...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Old or Antique Celadon Chinese Porcelain Low Bowl with Clouds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese celadon porcelain bowl.
With white accents & highlights against a pale green celadon body.
The bowl has a slightly scalloped rim with a white border.
The p...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Five Panel Folding Screen Room Divider, China circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
A set of five large natural elm wood interior folding screen panels with checkered fretwork that allows light to pass through the upper section.
Solid, stable vintage condition and a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Warmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain warming plate.
In the Canton pattern.
In a raised octagonal form and decorated in underglaze blue.
T...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Round Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Serving
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain serving bowl or tray.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village. The background has houses...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Set Of Wall Panels, Chinese, Lacquer, Mother of Pearl, Oriental Display
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage set of decorative wall panels. A Chinese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl inlaid Oriental display panel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Striking colour ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Porcelain Mallet Form Vase in Aubergine or Eggplant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase.
In a mallet or handbell shaped form (摇铃尊, yaolingzun) and decorated with a lovely aubergine or eggplant colored glaze throughout.
The glaze t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Bud Vase or Miniature Cabinet Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export porcelain bud vase or miniature cabinet vase.
With a white porcelain ground and a faceted six-sided body.
The long sides respectively have a painted old man a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Soup Tureen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain soup tureen.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top of the lid and the long ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Crackle Glaze Ceramic Vase - Unsigned - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century Chinese crackle glaze ceramic vase - tall slender size - unsigned - mid 20th century.
Good vintage condition - old repair/glaze chip to the base rim - no cracks - signs ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Miniature Sauce Tureen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain sauce tureen or miniature tureen.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top of ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19thc Chinese Export Famille Rose Plate
Located in Savannah, GA
This gorgeous Chinese Export Famille Rose plate was made for the Boston Market in the early part of the 19th century. The enameled detail is incredi...
Category
1820s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of beautiful apple green Chinese porcelain lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of beautiful and elegant apple green 19th century Chinese porcelain vases, later mounted on bronze bases in the 1960’s. Shades are included but not new so there some minor mar...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Rose Medallion Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain punch bowl.
In the Rose Medallion (Famille Rose) style.
The central cartouche of the bow...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Miniature Sauce Tureen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain sauce tureen or miniature tureen.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountai...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Old or Antique Chinese Mallet Form Prunus or Hawthorne Pattern Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese porcelain vase.
In the mallet form.
Painted with blue underglaze decoration in the Hawthorne pattern with prune sprigs and a brushstroke background.
Simply wonderfu...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful and Fine Antique Chinese Textile 3'2" x 3'7"
Located in New York, NY
Finely Woven Antique Chinese Textile, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: Late 19th Century
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
Antique Blue Fitzhugh Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Tray Warmer & Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain warming dish and lid.
In the Fitzhugh pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue.
With a trellis-diaper and spear-head dumbell border to both th...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Asian Style Wicker and Brass Blanket Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-Century Asian Style Wicker and Brass Blanket Chest. Measures 32" in width, 16" in depth and 16" in height closed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
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, o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pair of Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Covered Tureens
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Chinese export porcelain covered tureens.
Each decorated in underglaze blue.
Both the body and the lid with a mountainous landscape scene with pagodas, trees...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Faceted Barrel Shaped Garden Seats Family Rose
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique chinese porcelain faceted Barrel shaped garden seats family rose scenes of people note that scenes are a mirror image of each other, circa 1850. China.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Fine Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass, Circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of 19th century Chinese Export reverse glass paintings depicting scenes of nobles at leisure in a palace that is open to beautiful gardens, original frame, inspired by English...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
Antique Chinese Embroidery Textile 8" x 8"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Embroidery, Origin: China, Circa: Late 19th Century
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
Large Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Fish Platter or Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large fine antique Chinese export porcelain serving tray.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue.
Depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top of the lid and ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloisonné Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Chinese cloisonné low vase. Blanc de chine fish scale design with cloud collar. Blue interior & bottom. Good overall condition.
4 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Pigskin Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese export pigskin box now on custom made stand as a side table. Early 20th century. Foo dogs, birds, flower & auspicious symbols. 15 1/2" w., 9 1/2" d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Animal Skin
Chinese Famille Rose Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Famille Rose vases, very similar / near pair, note different foo lion mask handles (one gilt, one orange) and slight height difference, orange, pink, and green color palette ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Chinese Elm Quanyi Horseshoe Back Armchair
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
This stunning 19th century Chinese Quanyi armchair showcases the exceptional craftsmanship and distinctive design of the period. Crafted from warm, honey-brown elm, the chair’s super...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
19thc Chinese Export Scalloped Rose Medallion Set of Ten Dessert or Bread Plates
Located in Savannah, GA
This very rare set of ten Chinese export Rose Medallion bread or small dessert plates were hand painted in the first half of the 19th century with overglaze enamels of pink, green, b...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Famille Rose Floral Porcelain China
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of seven late 18th century Chinese Export (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) porcelain serving pieces with hand painted floral and swags. Features tea / coffee cups, small plate, sou...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Hat Stand Vase with Chrysanthemums and Birds
Located in Canton, MA
20th Century Chinese hat stand vase with chrysanthemums and birds. Tall cylindrical vase, used to display a man’s hat. Hand painted design with birds, flowers ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Miniature Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase.
With a baluster form.
In the Rose Medallion style.
Simply a wonderful Chinese Export Rose Medallion porcelain vase...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of Lacquered Chinese Northern Elm Yoke Back ‘Officials Hat’ Chairs
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A Pair of early 20th Century Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
These elegantly crafted chairs feature a graceful, harmonious design rooted in the classic aesthetics of tradi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
PAIR OF ANTIQUE CIRCA 1900 CHINESE EXPORT CHINOISERIE DRAGON FOLDING SHELVEs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original Chinese Export gilt and lacquered folding shelves with Chinoiserie Dragon pai...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
Located in Denton, TX
Mid century Asian style Chess board with carved wood chess pieces and drawer for storage. This would be great on the floor with two big pillows.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Walnut
Buddha statuette in green jade
Located in Milano, IT
Dive into the serene world of spiritual art with this exquisite jade Buddha statue, dating back to the mid-20th century. Carved from the finest jade...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
Circa 1915 Pair of Chinese Export Butterfly Plates
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1915 pair of Chinese Export butterfly plates. Colorfully painted in overglaze enamels - "thousand butterfly" borders. Brought back from ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Wang Hing & Co., Luen Wo, and Hung Chong & Co.. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $216,780 while the average work can sell for $1,998.
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