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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
Opposing Pair of Eighteen Inch Vintage Turquoise Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of large-sized Chinese export (18 inches tall) pottery foo dogs, each having a rich cerulean glaze. Stock ID: D4039
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Chinese Carved Celadon Jade Guardian Lions ROC Early 20th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
This exquisite pair of celadon jade guardian lions hails from the early Republic of China period, a testament to the era's craftsmanship. The lions are intricately carved from high-q...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Jade

Mid Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Punch Bowl on Wood Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Punch Bowl on Wood Stand Great vintage condition. No cracks, chips or repairs. Measures 14.125" in diameter and 8" tall on wood stand. 6.5...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Wood, Paint

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Soap Box Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This charming rectangular porcelain soap box with lid is a fine example of Chinese Famille Verte ware from the Qing Dynasty, dating to the 19th century. The hand-painted decoration f...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Large Pair of Chinese Export Sancai Glazed Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Pair of Chinese Export Sancai Glazed Foo Dogs China, 20th Century An exquisite, large-scale Sancai glazed pair of Foo Dogs, featuring elaborately decorated Foo Dogs with rema...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Mandarin Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain plate. In the Rose Mandarin style. Depicting an Imperial court scene. The man on the right is either a servant/government official come to v...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

18thC Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Qianlong circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795. The bowl is beautifully decorated with two panels of figure sce...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl Famille Rose Hand Painted C-1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite 18th-century Chinese export porcelain bowl was hand-painted during the Qianlong era, circa 1770, using colored enamels in the Famille Rose palette. Pink peonies in ful...
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1770s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Lidded Temple Jar Converted Lamp
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Lidded Temple Jar Converted Lamp Striking 19th century Chinese porcelain baluster Temple jar with white background against overglazed Wucai p...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Rare Vintage Pair Symbolic Longevity Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Pair -first we have seen Unusual find. One pair (2) "Longevity" calligraphy lanterns in the form of human effigies A fine and rare matching pair (2) of large 12 inch tall Chinese export hand cast lanterns with attractive longevity and mystical "human effigy...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Iron

Massive Chinese Cloisonne Bulbous Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A spectacular massive Chinese cloisonne vase, circa early 1900s. The vase has a bulbous baluster form with lobed sides decorated with foliage and flowers amongst a black geometric pa...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Late 19th-C. Hand Painted Chinese Ancestral Portraits Un Water Gilt Frames - S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of late 19th century hand painted ancestral portraits depicting a wealthy couple in fabulous robes. I love the muted tones of the paint. The water gilt frames highlight...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Pair Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Copper base cloisonné Fu Dogs made for Chinese export with gilded, mane, ears and accents. This pair from 1910s or earlier.
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Large Chinese Export Dish or Plate Porcelain Blue & White 17 inch dia, Ca 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white large Dish or Plate, marked to the base with the Qing, Kangxi mark( 1662-1722) but dating to the Kangxi reviv...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese "Giant" Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand #Ja1
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a very large and beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg with intricated patterns made by hand seating on a wood stand, early 20 century. It's measured about 17" x 10" with...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Porcelain Blanc de Chine Guanyin statue, China circa 1900 - 51cm
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A porcelain Blanc de Chine Guanyin statue standing on a fine lotus flowers and leaves decoration ; China circa 1900. This is a tall piece to place on a large mantel or a commode, the...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Export Monochrome Vase, in Iron Red
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Export monochrome vase, in iron red Measure: Opening is 6.5"x 4".
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Patriarch Matriarch Ancestral Portraits
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stately pair of Chinese export ancestor portraits depicting a patriarch and matriarch of high ranking official status. Both depicted sitting and wearing decorated robes and hats. Mou...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Chinese Export Coromandel Lacquer and Gilt Six Fold Screen
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Export Coromandel lacquer and gilt six fold screen. Exceptional and rare six panel intaglio lacquer carving from the mid-20th century. It depi...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Chinese Cabinet with Small Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1950s small Chinese cabinet has four small drawers at the top, chow style feet and an open storage compartment with two hinged drawers. ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid 20th Century Chinese Lidded Ginger Jars Vases
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of vintage Chinese Kangxi style handmade ceramic lidded ginger jars hand painted in vibrant cobalt blue and white. These fabulous jars are decorated with flower pots in...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Late Qing Period Traditional Blue and White Ceramic Chinese Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is a 19th-century traditional Chinese blue and white ceramic vase, a fine example of classic Qing Dynasty-style porcelain craftsmanship.Traditional blue cobalt underglaze on a w...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Chinese Table Lamps with Silk Pagoda Shades
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bronze Chinese table lamps with silk pagoda shades Pair of large bronze table lamps with feline decor handles. Wooden foot, silk fabric scre...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Chinese Floor Vase in the Style of the Qing Dynasty
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This large Chinese porcelain floor vase is crafted in the style of the Qing dynasty and was made in the 20th century. The impressive height of 108 cm (42.5 inches) and the richly det...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Botanical Soup Tureen & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain European Flower Botanical Soup Tureen & Cover, Circa 1780 The Chinese Export porcelain tureen and cover are well painted with large European bouquets of ...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Platter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Qing Dynasty style under-glazed platter featuring a basket of flowers Beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain with varying shades of cobalt blue Excellent condition.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Blue & White Chinese Export Orchid Pot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming blue & white Chinese export porcelain orchid pot.
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Chinese Table and Eight Chairs in Traditional Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superior quality dining suite from the midcentury of Classic Chinese design, comprising of a table and eight chairs in the traditional taste. Mellow in color with good g...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

Chinese Mandarin Palette tankard / mug in polychrome enamels, c. 1815
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Mandarin Palette mug in polychrome enamels with gilt highlights and twisted strap handle. The exterior is handsomely painted in the famille rose colors of a continuous courtly scene ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Vintage Chinese Red Lacquer Table Cabinets.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Vintage Chinese Red Lacquer Table Cabinets. Beautiful pair of matching red lacquer diminutive Chinese storage table cabinets. Created...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Grand Chinese Export Eight Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Chinese export eight panel coromandel double sided screen depicting Han Palace on the front side. The screen features heavily lacquered panels incised with color pigments an...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

A Beautiful Set of Four China Trade Watercolors of Chinese Junks
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful set of four Chinese watercolor / gouaches of Junks and Sampans done by Chinese artists for the increasing western trade who were traveling during the late 18th C. to mid ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paint, Paper, Wood

Chinese Export Style Gilt & Black Lacquer Decorated Table or Fire Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese export style lacquered table or fire screen exemplifies the refined artistry of Chinese craftsmanship, featuring an intricate gilt-painted scene set against a deep black...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Style Screen Ancient Bridge
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 20th century Chinese export four-panel folding coromandel style screen crafted from thick lacquered wood panels. The screen depicts a painting of an ancient Chinese bridge in a ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Important CONSOLE With Mirror Chinese 19th Century in Hongmu Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important CONSOLE WITH MIRROR Chinese 19th Century in Hongmu wood, with carvings of birds and fruits. Pink marble top. Dim: Dimensions: 219 x 132 x 54 cm Compare a zitan demi-lune ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Peking Carpet with Traditional Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79078 Antique Chinese Peking Rug, 06'03 x 09'01. This exquisite one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug is a stunning representation of Chinese artistry and cultu...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Korean Thousand Cranes Moon Jar
Located in New York, NY
Impressive hand made Thousand Cranes Moon Vase, in perfect, undamaged condition. The vase features an allover pattern repeat of cranes in flight executed in classic Celadon glaze. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Korean Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Canton Cache Pot & Stand
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Canton Cache Pot & Stand, 1820-1840 The large hexagonal-shaped Chinese Export porcelain cache pot has six panels with different scenes from Chinese ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Chinese Export Canton Porcelain Plate
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a plate from china, it has been made late 19th century, very nice colors, green, orange blue. It is a canton plate.
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Window Panel/Wall Arts
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Qing Dynasty period large carved elm wood interior window panel from the late 19th century, with fretwork design, Created in China during the Qing Dynasty in the later y...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese octagonal Imari export plate, c. 1740-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export porcelain octagonal plate decorated in the Chinese Imari taste. The plate is decorated in cobalt underglaze blue and oxide red with gilt highlights. The asymmetrical d...
Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Four Panel Lacquered Coromandel Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Doylestown, PA
Chinese export smaller scale four-panel lacquered dressing screen room divider with hand-painted decoration on both sides. One side depicts a charming continuous pavilion scene with...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal

Old or Antique Chinese Export Famille Rose Plate with Basket of Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Chinese export porcelain plate In the Famille Rose style. Decorated throughout with enamel floral decoration in primarily pink against a white ground. ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Large Palace Style Vintage Blue and White Chinese Urns
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
A very important vintage pair of oriental porcelain vases, each of urn form and decorated with floral and architectural designs in hues of blue on a white ground. The neck with oppo...
Category

1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ladies Silk Jacket, c. 1890
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese navy blue Silk Short Jacket with Floral Embroidery. The jacket is front buttoned with black piping and buttons and wide sleeves. The applied round collar band is black silk e...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood

Chinese Porcelain Plate or Bowl Qing Kangxi Mark and Period, Ca 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate or Bowl from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, fully marked to the base with the Kang...
Category

Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp With Foo Dogs on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Chinese Familie Rose Style Porcelain Vase Table Lamp. This ceramic urn has been converted into a table lamp an old wooden circular base and later refitted on a square fr...
Category

1880s Italian Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Lucite, Wood

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Punch Bowl
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Punch Bowl, Circa 1765-75 A large Chinese export porcelain punch bowl, distinguished by its vibrant famille rose enamel decoration. The e...
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1770s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Canton 'Famille Rose' Porcelain Vase, Unsigned, China, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Antique 'famille rose' (also referred to as 'rose medallion') porcelain vase - hand painted with enamels of a courtyard scene - floral and foliate borders - gilt decorated applied fi...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Asian Brass Mounted Rosewood and Felt Lined Jewelry Box
Located in Germantown, MD
This is a Chinese jewelry box that is made out of rosewood with beautiful Chinoiserie brass trim. It is a nice heavy box that measures 12”W x 8”L x 6”H. The top layer inside holds 5 ...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorated Red Frame Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A fine Chinoiserie decorated hanging wall mirror. Measures 20" in width and 36" in height
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paint

Antique Lowestoft Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Make-Do Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export porcelain teapot. With pink painted floral decoration throughout. The original spout has been replaced with a ma...
Category

18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver

Original Japanese Woodblock Print by Japanese Artist 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rare, original 19th century woodblock print. Beautiful Edo period print from the original publisher. Quality framed with conservation glass in an black painted frame. Red Blue Gree...
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paper

19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Bowl & Hardwood Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Bowl & Hardwood Stand China, circa 1880s, Later carved hardwood stand 20th Century Of good size, bright and colorful, hand painted and en...
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Duck Tureen on Carved Wood Stand
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large Chinese porcelain duck tureen. Beautifully detailed features and hand painted glazes. Uncommon pale purple glaze with vibrant yellows and greens at the feathers. Blue interio...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Chinese Export Eight-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated grand scale Chinese export Eight-panel Coromandel screen featuring different hand painted Chinese scene on each side. One side depicting an hand painted and parcel gilded court scenes. The reverse features a Chinese landscape scene. The screen measures 96 inches...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Jar decorated with Panels of Chinese Figures
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Canton Temple Jar, American Market, Daoguang, First Quarter 19th Century A handsome Chinese Export Canton Large Temple Jar, produced for the American ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique 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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