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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.

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Style: Chinese Export
Pair Chinese Export Famille Verte Biscuit Porcelain Foo Lions, mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and delightful matched pair of recumbent Chinese Export porcelain foo lions or foo dogs, famille verte enameled biscuit porcelain and carved hardwood stands, mid 20th cent...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Chinese Export Rose Medallion Cross Cut Corner Square Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Chinese Export Rose Medallion Cross Cut Corner Square Bowl  China, 1900s This antique Chinese Export Rose Medallion cross-cut corner square bowl, dating from the 1900s, is a...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th C. Chinese Hand Painted Silk 6-Panel Wallpaper Floor Screen Mounted As A Pr
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th or possibly late 18th century. An oversized Chinese 6 panel wallpaper screen mounted as a PAIR of 3 panel screens. Each nearly 8 foot tall panel has stunning hand laid...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk, Paint

18th Century Chinese Plate Blue & White Aster pattern, Qing Qianlong Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese porcelain circular deep plate or dish, made for the export (Canton) market, which we date towards the end of the first half of the 18th century, in the ea...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases are truly a product of exceptionally skilled artisans! Thrown on a larger scale, the graceful form of each porcelain urn is centuries if not ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Scholar Stone Caitao Rock on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Caitao type Chinese scholar stone presented on a carved confirming wood stand circa 1990s. Caitao, which means colored pottery in Chinese, was a newly discovered scholar stone type...
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1990s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Stone

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 ...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

A Diminutive Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Phoenix Birds, on Hardwood Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Diminutive Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Phoenix Birds, on Hardwood Stands China, 20th Century A Diminutive pair of Chinese sancai glazed phoenix ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain tea cup and saucer. With orange floral painted decoration on a cream porcelain ground. Simply a wonderful ...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Apothecary Bedside Cabinets
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful pair of Chinese table top apothecary cabinets in elm with tortoiseshell coloured and enamel decoration. The spacious over sailing molded tops beneath a configuration of...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm, Paint

Chinese Porcelain Plate 'B' Finely Hand Decorated, Qing Kangxi, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700. The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Camphorwood Campaign Chest - Late 19th Century Chinese Export R.B. Van Cleve, NY
Located in Soquel, CA
Camphorwood Campaign Chest - Late 19th Century Chinese Export Case (Medium) This hardwood chest has brass hardware, including handles. It has a brass plaque on the top that has been inscribed with the owner's name, R. B. Van Cleave...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Later 19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Pot
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 19th century Chinese export porcelain tea pot. Famille rose figural decoration featuring a lady of the court in a wheeled chair with attendants. Rarely found inner, inset tea i...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

A Famille Rose 'hunt scene' Punch Bowl Qianlong Period
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A refined and richly detailed Chinese export porcelain punch bowl, Qianlong period (1735–1795), Qing Dynasty. Decorated in the famille-rose palette, the exterior features two large l...
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1770s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases Gilt Foo Lion Handles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases with Gilt Foo Lion Handles China, Qing Dynasty, circa 1880 Dimensions: 7.75” high × 3” diameter × 2.5” base diameter A vibra...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Export Tray Table with Faux Bamboo Base
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this oval Chinese tray table dates from the 1940s. Table top is a removable oval tray with a faux bamboo outer rim. Base has decorative open work details and folds ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Cachepot
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Cachepot, Circa 1750-60   The very large Chinese Export porcelain cachepot is of cylindrical form with an ...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Incredible Pair of Solid Brass Reclining Stags with Impressive Antlers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An impressive pair of vintage solid brass opposing reclining stags having beautiful detailed casting and fabulous large antlers.
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Figures of Mythical Characters
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain large mythical figures, Probably of Shouxing, God of Longevity Circa 1775 The two Chinese Export figures stand on green shaped bases and although they a...
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1770s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Exquisite Chinese Export Carved Two Door Five Campaign Drawer Camphor Chest
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Exquisite Carved Chinese Export Two Door Camphor Chest With Etched Brass Lock Fitted With A Removable Glass Top. Open the two doors to reveal three long, and two short campaign ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

South East Asian Hancrafted Bone Marquetry Rosewood Drop Leaf Serving / Tea Cart
Located in Germantown, MD
A South East Asian Hancrafted Bone Inlay Rosewood Drop Leaf two tier rolling Serving Trolley Measures 33" in width, 18.5" in depth closed and 32.5" in depth open. Lower tier cleramce...
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Late 20th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bone, Rosewood

Chinese Export Porcelain Oval Famille Rose Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Chinese Export porcelain dish in the famille rose palette is painted on the border with meandering vines and flowers which surrounds a central panel decorated with vases and pots of flowers...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest, Jewellery Casket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oriental carved camphor wood chest, jewellery casket. This beautiful carved chest is made from camphor wood, for those of you who...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Oversized and Exceptional Large Chinese Export Rose Medallion Punch Bowl
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional oversized hand painted Chinese Export Rose Medallion punch bowl with several interior floral and figural panels around central smaller base panels with birds, flowers...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Canton Vintage Enamel Gilt Dark-Green-Ground Jardinières
Located in Lomita, CA
The gilt design and gold trim details as well as the deep green ground make this set of Canton Chinese jardinieres unique. This lovely pair of estate sale jardinieres has scenes on b...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Export Four-Panel Red Lacquer Screen, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese export four-panel red lacquer screen, circa 1900. 65 inches wide (as pictured) 71 ½ inches tall by 1 inch deep
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tall Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vase Fighting Dragons Flaming Pearl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Magnificent hand-crafted Chinese Cloisonné vase, very tall with facing Dragons, from a time capsule estate in Washington D.C. 14 1/2 Inches tall and so highly detailed it is sure to...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

pair Chinese Black Night stands 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice great looking Cabinets . Black color ,comes with chrome armature . Ideal Night stands .or beside your sofa .
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1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Cast Bronze Buddha Head
Located in Branford, CT
Cast bronze Buddha head. On a carved wooden pedestal. Circa 1890. H 13-3/4" W 4-1/8" D 3-1/2" including base.
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Late 19th Century Thai Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Set of Chinese Side Tables With Drawers Made In Polished Dark Wood From 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
The set of Chinese side tables with drawers, crafted from polished dark wood and dating back to the 1880s, is a captivating blend of e...
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1880s Unknown Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Black Leather Gilded Chest on Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Chinese black leather gilded chest on stand: circa 1840-1869. Set into later stand. Beautifully shaped steel handles and fittings. Leather surface gilded and lacquered with tradition...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Chinese cloisonné and carved hardstone bonsai tree, Prunus circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This small jewel like tree is Chinese and dates to circa 1920. It represents a flowering Prunus bonsai tree. The tree is displayed in a shallow rectangular planter made from gilt br...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Agate, Enamel

Antique Tibetan Painted Leather And Iron Chest or Trunk
Located in Bradenton, FL
AntiqueTibetan chest, beautifully aged painted leather with original iron hardware. Chest has a spacious wooden interior, offering a large amount of storage. Outside features polychrome painted dragons and Asian...
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18th Century Tibetan Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Vase
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chinese Qing Dynasty Vase Circa 1900 Origin China Decoration with traditional scenes (1644 - 1911) Glazed and enamelled technique Blue and white colour Po...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Elmwood and Brass Credenza or Sideboard, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
A handsome Chinese credenza or cabinet made of elmwood with brass hardware. This Asian sideboard has beautiful amber tones with mortise and tenon joints. The cabinet is functional wi...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese export ornately carved marble topped pedestal
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a Chinese export ornately carved marble topped pedestal. This pedestal has four ornately carved legs with beautifully carved botanical elements around the apron and base. The...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair Of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs. A large pair of Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs dating from the first half of the 20th c...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Lot of Four Chinese Cloisonne Vases & Teapot, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of four chinese cloisonne vases and teapot 20th century. From left: Baluster-shaped black ground vase with flowering prunus emerging from a rock, ruyi band around flaring ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Silver Gilt Dragon Snuff Box Wang Hing 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Chinese Qing dynasty silver dragon snuff box by Luen Hing (Shanghai) and retailed by Wang Hing & Co, Canton, circa 1900, the box mos...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg with Wood Stand, Early 20 Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Presenting a cute Chinese cloisonné enamel egg with wood Stand, early 20 century. The Height is including the Height Stand.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Chinese Carved Altar Cabinet, Coffee Table, TV Stand
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique Chinese Altar Cabinet is from the early 20th century, handcrafted from northern China area. The intricate carvings of traditional Chinese design decorate the front of th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Elephant Form Porcelain Garden Seats
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Chinese Elephant Form Porcelain Hand-Painted Garden Seats. These garden seats are hand-painted with intricate details and showcase Chinese motifs including florals and geom...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Hand-Painted Pictures of Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Richmond, London
A set of eight exquisite hand-painted guaches of exotic flowers and butterflies, early 20th century. Why we like them Exquisitely hand-painted ...
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paper, Paint

Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Medallion Reticulated Rim Plates, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Chinese Export or Canton porcelain plates in the Rose Medallion style, circa 1820. Dating to the later period of the Qing Dynasty, the plates are hand-enameled in a com...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cobalt Blue and Gold Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) cobalt blue porcelain vase decorated with a variety of gold patterns including koi, vines, botanicals, and a Greek key band around the neck. Som...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Lapis Lazuli Carved Group of Figures Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large heavy Chinese lapis lazuli well carved in details group of figures sculpture.`It depicts two young ladies very well dressed in southern and northern dynasty clothes with traditional Chinese hair...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Magnificent mid-century vintage pair of majolica pottery dragons
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage magnificent pair of large majolica pottery dragons. This pair of Chinese export dragons have a magnificent majolica glaze to the surface with deep tones...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Pottery

20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Blue and White porcelain Ginger Jar was hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Blue and White P...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cloisonne Covered Chicken Boxes
Located in Pasadena, CA
These are two very detailed cloisonne boxes in the form of nesting chickens. The principal color of one box is a pale green; the second box is a traditional Chinese turquoise. The li...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Chinese Hardwood Carved Pedestal Table with Marble Inlaid Top, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Chinese pedestal table. Striking Chinese design from the 1920s. hand carved "Hongmu" wood (Chinese hardwood) base with original multicolored marble inlaid top. T...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese 19th Century Scalloped Imari Porcelain Dish or Charger
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Japanese Dish or Charger, made in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century. With beautiful colors in red blue and white. The Item is in good condition.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Cabinet, Buffet Table, Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Antique Altar Cabinet/Buffet Table was made from solid Elm wood with red lacquered finish and beautiful open carving works on both s...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

c. 1840-60 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Cartouche Shaped Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1840-60 Chinese lacquer on wood work or letter box. Cartouche shaped. The entire exterior is decorated with each curved & shaped panel decorated with a gilt scene within a cart...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

A large pair of boldly decorated Chinese cloisonné vases circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative pair of good-quality large-scale Chinese cloisonné enamel vases is most unusual. They have ornate decoration in rich, bright colours on a red background. They...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Large Late 19th Century Rose Medallion Chinese Export Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Rose Medallion Chinese Export bowl from the late 19th century. Surrounded by classical oriental scenes around the outside and within the ce...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Ear-20th Century Chinese Hardwood Folding Screen/Room Divider with Jade inlay
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a set of 6 panels of Chinese antique hand carved wooden screen which can be used as the room section panels in ancient China that are put together to make into a screen. Scre...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Post Qing Dynasty Cinnabar Ginger Jar & Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Post Qing Dynasty Cinnabar ginger jar & stand Exquisite high relief carved continuous landscape motif, complete with hardwood stand. Unmarked. T...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Cloisonne' Incense Burner - Censor - with Cover
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Chinese cloisonné' enamel tripod incense burner and cover. Item is raised on three legs, each covered with lion mask. Beautiful lotus scroll in colors of rich blues, pinks, whites, and greens. Inside is solid turquoise...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

IMPORTANT FEMALE FIGURE WITH SWING HEAD Qing Dynasty Yongzheng period (1723-1735
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT FEMALE FIGURE WITH SWING HEAD Qing Dynasty Yongzheng period (1723-1735) In export china, Qing Dynasty Yongzheng period (1723-1735) with articulated head, polychrome and gi...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Polychrome and Lacquer Door Panels
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese style (late 19th/early 20th Century) red painted doors inset with pierced & relief carved polychrome lacquered panels (PRICED AS Pair).
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

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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