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.
Find a collection of antique Chinese Export tables, beds, cupboards, table lamps and more furniture on 1stDibs.
Style: Chinese Export
Color: Blue
Art Deco Blue Silk Rug with Asian Décor, Peking Blue
Located in Bochum, NRW
An excellent silk rug, Art Deco decor of stylized clouds and waves in beautiful shades of blue and ivory, also called Chi and Ruyi. Beautiful midcentury...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
PAIR OF GEESE On Chinese Ceramics, end 19th Century/beginning 20th
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF GEESE
On Chinese Ceramics, end 19th Century/beginning 20th
in shades of blue and white.
Dim.: (largest height) 48 cm.
good conditions
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase/Jar. Of baluster form this covered vase is truly exceptional in quality, condition and size. The body...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of blue-and-off-white Chinese ginger jar lamps have Chinese characters as decoration. Simple and Classic at the same time. The fixtur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Circa 1830-60 Chinese Export Blue Canton Platter
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830-60 Blue Canton large platter, Chinese export. Elongated octagonal form with incut corners. Well painted & fine condition.
13 7/8" x 10 7/8" x 1 3/8" h.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18/19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
This pair of 18th/19th Century Chinese Blue lamps is a beautiful and elegant example of Chinese porcelain craftsmanship. Powder blue became popular on porcelains in the Kangxi reign....
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Kraak period Plate or Dish Porcelain Blue and White, Ming Wanli, Ca 1610
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export Kraak porcelain blue and white Side Plate or Dish, which we date to the Ming, Wanli period,( 1573-1620 ), dating to the early 17th Century.
T...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Famille Rose Fish Bowl
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Very good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Rose fish bowl. Having a wonderful selection of raised, hand-painted vases, lanterns, furniture, ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mei Ping Oriental Translation Vase by Ben Owen III
By Ben Owen III
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1997 Mei Ping Oriental Translation blue glazed vase by Ben Owen III. Rippling copper through the glaze.
9" h., 5" dia.
Category
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Dragon Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese Export blue and white porcelain vase from the 20th century, with dragon motifs. Created in China during the 20th century, this blue and white porcelain vase features a nice...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Pale Blue Six-Sided Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period (20th Century) six-sided porcelain vase in pale blue, accented with lug ears along the neck (date mark on bottom).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Urns with Lilies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of Chinese blue and white urns crafted in porcelain in a classic form with removable lids and hand decorated with lilies and flowers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Collection of Three Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Tea Pots
Located in Sheffield, MA
Collection of 3 Chinese Export Porcelain blue & white tea pots. Treat yourself to a cup of tea or serve a guest with individual teapot or use them as dec...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Urns or Jars
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded urns with classic form featuring foo dog handles on top and hand decorated with an auspicious composition of fruit trees and birds in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese glazed porcelain vase in a celadon color with a bulbous form (date mark on bottom, see photos).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Lion & Peony Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protec...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Chinese Charger Depicting the Gods Fu Lu and Shou
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very large and impressive blue and white Chinese porcelain Charger depicting the Taoist concept of Good Fortune (Fu) Good Stable Income (Lu) and Long Life (Shou). Fu is on the righ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jars or Caddies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded rectangular tea caddies or jars hand decorated with pagodas and landscapes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Double Happiness Tea Caddies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Originally a wish for a happy marriage the double happiness symbol is iconic, here we present a pair of lidded tea caddies hand decorated with a floral background.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Phoenix Birds, Mid-20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good pair of mid-20th century Chinese export phoenix birds (Ho-Ho Birds). The opposing pair measures 16" in height and is highly decor...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
LARGE PLATE 19th Century Porcelain from China
Located in Madrid, ES
LARGE PLATE 19th Century
Porcelain from China,
painted in blue on cobalt blue,
with a large protruding, stylized dragon in the center.
Small chip.
Dia.: 50 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Famille Rose Hand Painted Figures, Circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese Export porcelain Plate which has been beautifully hand enamelled, over-glaze, in the Famille Rose palette with excellent detail, dating to Circa 1940.
The mai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue & White Spoon Tray with the Dutch Folly Fort
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain blue & white spoon tray with the Dutch folly fort,
circa 1775
The rare Chinese Export blue and white quatrefoil dish depicts the Dutch folly fort in the Canton River.
The porcelain dish is painted in underglaze blue with a diaper and flower-head design at the rim.
The central medallion depicts a landscape of the Pearl River and the city of Canton far in the distance. The center of the scene presents the Dutch folly fort-one of the old folly forts used as warehouses for Chinese products in the process of being exported to the West. Around the fort can be seen several boats probably transporting cargoes of teas and porcelain coming from inland China.
The forts were used by both Chinese and European traders, the Dutch folly fort being one of the most famous. This image is based on C. G. Ekeberg's engraving of 1773. In 1773 Captain Carl Gustav Ekeberg published his recollections of several trips to Canton in the service of the Swedish East India Company. This book was illustrated with several engravings based on his own drawings.
Dimensions: 7 1/4 inches wide x 5 inches deep
Reference: A tea bowl and saucer with this design is in the permanent collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
See the attached photo of the Dutch Folly Fort by George...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain After Maria Sybille Merian
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain blue and white porcelain plates,
After Maria Sybille Merian,
Pronk Workshop Design,
Dutch Market,
Circa 1740-45
A pair of blue and white plates with a design after Maria Sybille Merian, probably from the Pronk workshop. The Chinese export underglaze blue porcelain...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Pagoda Form Tea Caddies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of petite Chinese blue and white porcelain canisters or caddies with an elegant pagoda form hand decorated with floral and geometric designs ar...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain urns with a round fluid form and hand decorated with lovely floral designs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Chinese Fu Dog Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wonderful pair of vintage Chinese Foo dog statues converted into small table lamps. These dog lamps were the property of Valley Castle in Cornwall Connecticut.
Fu dogs are actual...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Chinese Porcelain Pair of Ginger Jars Decorations in Cobalt Blue
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Ancient and rare Chinese ginger jars with lid...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Character Lidded Ginger Jar Vases
Located in New York, NY
3 antique Chinese (Late 19th century) similar ceramic ginger jars with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters and geometric patterned bands leading to brown rustic...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Vine Motif Lidded Porcelain Ginger Jars
Located in New York, NY
3 similar antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) lidded porcelain ginger jars with dark blue vine and floral motifs against white backgrounds, Greek key patterns around the necks, and ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Enameled Copper Bowl
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chinese enameled copper bowl
Republican Period 1912-1949
Perfect condition with natural wear
Without restorations.
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Two Chinese Export Porcelain Plates, Early 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Two Chinese Export porcelain plates, Early 19th Century. Hand-painted polychrome floral designs with detailed borders.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Floral Lidded Ginger Jar Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (late 19th century) similar ceramic ginger jars with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters and geometric patterned bands leading to brown ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain Pot
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (19th Century) glazed porcelain pot in a celadon color with a rounded form (date mark on bottom, see photos).
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Character and Floral Lidded Ginger Jar
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (late 19th century) lidded ceramic ginger jar urn with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters on 4 sides.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Fitzhugh Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain blue fitzhugh sauce tureens, covers and stands,
circa 1780-1810
The pair of Chinese export porcelain sauce tureens, covers a...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Four Terra Cotta Garden Seats with a Blue Glaze, Priced Per Pair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking group of four large scale garden seats crafted in terra cotta in a traditional form, featuring a glorious blue glaze with a crackle finish. One with an old repair, as seen i...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Blue Grey Pottery Table Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative over-size stunning blue and white Asian style ginger jar lamp featuring a blue and white body with Chinese characters and decorative fish details. Including blue Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Lidded Temple Jars/Urns
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century blue and white temple jars, Chinese or Urns. Each 19 inch large and impressive Urn with a full original lid, measures 15 in High without the lid. The pair signed...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Glazed Hawks, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful pair of Chinese export turquoise glazed porcelain models of hawks, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, China.
The fierce birds of prey are well modeled and portrayed perch...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Floral and Character Design Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) porcelain urn decorated with a blue geometric floral pattern surrounding a centered emblem with dark blue characters, a Greek key band around the...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Dragon Motif Silver Picture Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese export dragon motif silver plate picture frame. Newly replaced. New low glare clear glass. Original burgundy leather easel back. Opening ...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Chinese Navy Glazed Porcelain Parrot Statue
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese glazed porcelain statue of a navy blue parrot with a brown beak and talons perched atop green grasses.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Blue Chinese Rug. 8 ft 2 in x 9 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Room Size Antique Blue Chinese Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Chinese Rug, Circa date: 1920. Size: 8 ft 2 in x 9 ft 8 in (2.49 m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese Celadon and Tonal Pattern Porcelain Pot
Located in New York, NY
Chinese celadon, porcelain pot decorated with a raised, tonal botanical and dragon design wrapping the entirety of its bulbous form and accented with foo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Character and Floral Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) ceramic urn with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters on 4 sides.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 20th century Chinese Peking rug with a central floral medallion against a dark abrash indigo background, and surrounded by a wide stylized lotus and scrolling vine patter...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese White and Blue Feather and Floral Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Chinese porcelain urn painted with a blue and white floral background surrounding a center white oval with bold markings, dark blue feathers along the neck, and geometric patterned b...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Light Blue Vine Motif Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) off-white porcelain vase with an urn form decorated in a light blue, delicate vine and floral motifs and bold characters on 4 sides.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Sky Blue Gourd Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (late 19th century) sky blue porcelain vase with a bulbous base and thin neck flanked by two lug ears at its top.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Blue Double-Gourd Porcelain Vase with Gold Rim
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Qing Dynasty Style (20th Century) blue porcelain double-gourd vase with a raised vine and pear pattern that symbolizes a traditional blessing for longevity and abundance, and...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Extra Large Chinese Canton Blue and White Oval Platter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extra large Chinese Canton blue and white oval platter. 20.5" X 18" Good depth of 2.25" circa 1900. Very good antique condition.
An exce...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Light Blue Crackled Finish Porcelain Beaker Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese (20th Century) light blue porcelain vase with a beaker shape and crackled finish.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese White and Blue Peaches Decorative Plates
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain decorative plates painted with thin blue double lines surrounding floral garlands along the rims, opening to wider florals and swirling vine ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Pale Green and Pink Blossom Lidded Jars
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese pale green lidded jars decorated with lily pads and pink lotus blossoms on one side of their round forms and extending up to the lids,...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Blue and White Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1930s Chinese Vase is made of ceramic with a white and blue finish. Adorning the vase are floral patterns and Chinese characters. This vase is sturdy, stunning, and ready to dec...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Chinese Blue and White Dragon Vase
Located in Pasadena, CA
Fine porcelain Chinese mid-20th century blue and white traditional gourd shaped vase, featuring a large four-clawed dragon. Beautiful cloud motif ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
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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