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
Recognized Seller Listings
Chinese Large Aubergine, Purple, and Maroon Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain urn-form vase in a rich aubergine color overlayed with a barely visible blue base, creating highs and lows that add dimension to the finish and form.
Slight imperf...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Silver Bridge & Pavilion Card Case
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver card case, ca 1910. Rectangular with hinged push-button cover. Chased ornament on stippled ground. On recto, a blossoming prunus branch and birds with armorial ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Off-White Crackle Finish Teardrop Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese teardrop-shaped porcelain vase with an off-white crackle finish, a fluted opening and a hole in the base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Reticulated Octagonal Pink and Green Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain table lamp comprised of a porcelain vase with eight reticulated sides in green with pink porcelain edges and a motif of Chinese vases filled with flowers on each si...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Style Stoneware Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (20th cent) stoneware vase with multi-colored glaze and 3 figures in high relief.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Glass Picture of a Persian Warrior
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export glass picture of a Persian warrior,
The Chinese reverse glass picture depicts a Persian warrior seated on the back of a dappled horse riding at a trot, a shield slu...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese White and Blue Character and Floral Urn
Located in Queens, 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
Antique Chinese Alum Red Taishi Shaoshi Design Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese table lamp made from a porcelain vase mounted with wood and brass hardware as a lamp, with an alum red Taishi Shaoshi lion d...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Blue & White Rooster & Florals Design Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese table lamp made from a porcelain vase mounted with wood and brass hardware as a lamp, with blue roster and floral design aga...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Underwater Motif Porcelain Pots
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese porcelain pots in dark navy hues decorated with white underwater motifs capturing the silhouettes of fish and vegetation (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Face Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese wall plaque made from a bamboo root carved in the shape of a smiling face with a bamboo root fiber beard. (Companion pieces: NWL2543A-G).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Chinese White, Brown, and Red Floral Design Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese white porcelain vase decorated with incised and painted brown foliage and stems growing blooming red florals, and wrapped in geometric bands of blue, pink and yellow at the ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White, Brown, and Magenta Floral Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese white porcelain vase decorated with incised and painted brown foliage and stems accented by magenta, light blue and yellow florals, and bands of floral garland at the openin...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Multicolor Decoration Porcelain Watermelon Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) low, rounded porcelain vase, known as a watermelon jar, incised and painted with an array of decorations including floral arrangements in urns, bells, small...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue and Raised Rose Design Double Gourd Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese white and blue double-gourd porcelain vase decorated with bands of blue, framed iconography, and raised, pierced roses amid leaves wrapping the top and middle sections, and a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Patinated Bronze Tapered Leg Vessel
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinated bronze vessel carved with raised geometric and serpentine patterns, sitting atop three tapered legs and finished with two c-shap...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Pots
Located in Queens, NY
2 Asian Chinese-style (20th Century) blue and white porcelain jardinieres with scenes (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rose Quartz Toad
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese rose quartz figure of a toad standing on a teak base (20th Cent)
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Teak
Antique 1900s Chinese Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese silver vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection
This excep...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Export Silver Walking Stick Handle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver walking stick handle; an addition to our diverse range of Chinese dragon ornamented s...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Celadon Porcelain Table Lamp on a Teak Base
Located in Queens, NY
"Asian Chinese style (19th Century) celadon porcelain lamp with blue figural scene and mounted on a round teak base and filigree cover.
Ships without a shade"
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
Chinese White and Navy Blue Symbol Patterned Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large, off-white porcelain urn painted with a navy blue pattern featuring Buddhist symbols and other shapes with accented blue scrolled handles.
...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Teal Cylindrical Patterned Cloisonne Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese cylindrical table lamp made from a teal and gold-patterned cloisonne vase painted with floral arrangements and fruit bowls with a brown woode...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Vintage Mid-Century Chinese Wooden Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Mid-Century Chinese style wood lamp with fretwork design carving.
Ships without a shade
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Sage and Tonal Motif Tall Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese sage-colored porcelain vase decorated in an incised floral and swirling pattern that travels up the curves of the body to the concave neck, before the shape flares out once a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Black Painted Faux Bamboo and Gold Florals Fireplace Screen
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese painted black fireplace screen with a faux bamboo frame, accented in gold botanical designs centered on each side of the panel.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Yellow Barrel Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese porcelain table lamp in a pale yellow hue and barrel shape on a wooden base with brass hardware. (Available in gray: NWL2002)
Ships without a shade."
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Chinese Multi-Color Pattern Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese vases decorated with all-over swirling floral motifs intercepted by yellow patterned bands at the bottom and top of the base and striking blue designs wrapping concav...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
By Luen Wo
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver three piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea service...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Painted Clay Buddha Statue
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (early 20th Century, Republic of China) clay Buddha sculpture with painted details in red, green, and blue. (Similar sculptures: NWL2497, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Clay
Chinese 19th Century Hoop Back Horseshoe Folding Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (19th Century) wood horseshoe armchair with a foldable frame featuring a curved crest rail and shaped back splat and arms that protrude over the back posts with an ou...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Chinese Olive Porcelain Beaker Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th Century) ceramic vases with a deep green teadust glaze and beaker-shaped forms (mark on bottom, see photos) (PRICED AS PAIR).
Condition: Good; Wea...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Terra Cotta Pitcher
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Japanese Meiji period (19/20th Century) red and black glazed terra cotta pitcher with figures of scholars in high relief (signed Sumida Gawa).
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chinese Blue & White Rooster & Florals Design Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese table lamp made from a 19th century porcelain vase mounted with wood and brass hardware as a lamp, with blue roster and flor...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Burgundy and White Botanical Motif Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese porcelain burgundy vases decorated with white motifs capturing the silhouettes of birds amid nature, wrapping around their pear shaped forms (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Hardwood Pedestal Stands
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese (18/19th Cent) hardwood pedestal stands with celadon jade bats inserted into a carved apron under top with a box form stretcher.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
Framed Pink and Green Painted Panel Depicting a Chinese Landscape
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese partially distressed painted panel in green and pink against a crackle beige background depicting a landscape wtih trees ad architecture inside a floral border.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Pair of Antique Chinese Urn Shaped Flowering Fruit Tree Design Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain vases with urn forms and a design depicting flowering fruit trees in brown, pink and green against an off-white backg...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Woman and Horse Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a woman dressed in gray and red robes sitting atop a blue and green saddle, on a horse that is standing on a square base...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese White Double Gourd Dragon Motif Porcelain Bottle
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese white, glazed porcelain double gourd bottle thought to bring peace, longevity and happiness to its owner, with a faint etched dragon motif.
Condition: Good; Wear consistent ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Chinese White Porcelain Famille Rose Lidded Jars
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese white porcelain famille rose jars painted with verdant trees inhabitated by insects growing up and across the fronts and charac...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Orange Foo Dog Patterned Porcelain Lidded Ginger Jars
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain lidded ginger jars with a pattern featuring swirling orange foo dogs against a gray-beige background. (PRICED AS PAIR...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Bronze Fluted Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinaed bronze urn with ram head ornamentation below the fluted mouth, raised geometric patterns wrapping the body and a tapered circular...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Turquoise Ceramic Vase as Lamp
Located in New York, NY
With craquelure finish, exaggerated long neck and silvered wood base. Height to top of vase is 24".
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Export Silver Bamboo Mug
By Khe Cheong
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver mug, ca 1850. Straight and upward tapering sides applied with leafing bamboo on stippled ground. Branch-form handle and rims. Applied rondel engraved with single-letter monogram in buckled belt. On underside is engraved “H. J. T. / 1855”. Interior gilt washed. Chinese mark...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Green and Cherry Blossom Cloissone Bowl
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Chinese green cloisonne bowl with cherry blossoms and birds on the interior and exterior, and a yellow and blue pattern around the rim.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Chinese Monumental Imari-Style Lidded Light Orange Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese monumental, lidded porcelain floor vase celebrating Japanese Imari ware in both palette and design, featuring natural scenes of birds and flowering trees set against a light-...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Gold Wooden Buddha Statues
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese gold, carved wooden Buddha figures seated atop floral and red platform bases (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Rust Agate Carved Teapot with Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese rust agate tea pot with filigree handle and carved relief with a floral and scroll design. Damages to ring top-all pieces accounted.(modern base 1¬O" high).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Chinese Lacquered Carved Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th century) red lacquer and gilt trimmed wall carving with filigree & carved panels with scenes with figures.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Navy Blue Ginger Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) ceramic ginger jar vase in navy blue with a brown earthenware opening.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Patinated Bronze Lidded Pot
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a bronze footed pot with three shaped legs, two bracket-shaped handles, a circular lid with a centered circular embellishment, a raised geometric pa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal
Continental Porcelain Soup Tureen
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (19th Century) (Chinese Export) soup tureen with cover on an associated oval tray, both decorated with birds and a 3-masted ship.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Camels with Musicians Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of two camels carrying a band of five musicians - four seated with instruments, and one central figure standing to sing. Th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Antique Chinese Black Glazed Phoenix-Tail Form Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain phoenix tail-form vases with black glazed exteriors and white interiors (PRICED AS PAIR)
Condition: Good; Wear consi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Chinese Imari Style Porcelain Plates
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Chinese Export Imari style porcelain plates with red, white, and blue designs (PRICED AS SET)
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Monumental Imari-Style Figurative Scene Lidded Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese monumental lidded floor vase celebrating Japanese Imari ware in both palette and design, featuring medallions with figurative scenes agains...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Red Flower Design Hand-Painted Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Chinese red, globular porcelain vases hand-painted with butterflies over blooming white, pink-speckled florals. (PRICED AS Pair)
Irregularities in interior finish."
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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