Chinese Export Furniture
CHINESE EXPORT STYLE
Expanded trade between Europe and East Asia, starting in the 16th century, led to a booming market for exported goods, particularly furniture. This was bolstered by the establishment of the Dutch and English East India Companies at the beginning of the 17th century. From folding screens and chairs to lacquer tables and silver, Chinese Export furniture was in demand and regularly copied and imitated, leading to styles like chinoiserie and Chinese Chippendale.
The expansion of exporting that had strengthened the arts during the Ming dynasty continued into the Qing dynasty era — Chinese designers made many furniture pieces specifically for export, resulting in distinctive designs that mixed traditional techniques with forms appealing to foreign buyers. For instance, cabinetmakers in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) were prolific in crafting hardwood furniture for export in European styles that involved the expert joinery techniques of Chinese furniture. Designs for Chinese Export porcelain, cabinets, decorative objects and other furniture were often more ornately adorned than they would be for a local audience, such as with mother-of-pearl overlays or surfaces featuring lavish pictorial scenes or gold on black motifs. Some were even commissioned by wealthy European families to be adorned with their coat of arms.
Because lacquer furniture was especially prized, and the resin used to create it was difficult to import as it would harden during the long voyage, artisans in China and Japan exported numerous lacquer pieces. Long before lacquer made its way to Japan, the Chinese treated the material differently. They used it to create smooth, glossy surfaces, but also for carving, an art that began in the 12th century and is exclusively Chinese. These pieces are called cinnabar lacquer after the powdered mercury sulfide (cinnabar) employed to produce their characteristic red hue. A popular form for export was a compact cabinet with drawers, usually displayed on a small table. Undecorated furniture built in Europe was also shipped to China to be lacquered. The international exchange of design would influence furniture into the 19th century and later, informing styles such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Chinese Export
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Covered Tureen and Platter, 19th Cenutry
Located in Austin, TX
A traditional and timeless Chinese Export "Canton" pattern blue and white porcelain tureen and cover with associated large platter, late 19th ce...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Framed Silk Embroidery Panel
Located in Pomona, CA
An antique Chinese silk embroidery in 3D framed. The museum quality display wall decor. There are numerous auspicious symbols and Bir...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
Large Antique Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Porcelain Platter 13.5"
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique Chinese Famille Rose Medallion platter, measuring 13.5 inches in diameter, showcases the intricate artistry and vibrant palette synonymous with Qing Dynasty ex...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Bowl
Located in Malibu, CA
Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Bowl.
Category
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Copper
Stunning Large 19th Century Rose Medallion Rimed Bowl/Basin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Large 19th Century Rose Medallion Rimmed Bowl/Basin
China, Circa 1860s
This stunning, large, 19th-century Rose Medallion rimmed bowl/basin, made in China circa the 1860s, ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Peacocks & Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Painting on Scroll Paper, China 19th Century, Birds and Nature Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Chinese painting on paper, which is unrolled once hung on the wall. It is a painting that depicts birds in nature, in the style of the 18th c...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1880
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and extremely rare last quarter 19th century Chinese export for the Anglo-Indian market reverse glass portrait painting of an opium-smoking maiden or young lady painted i...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
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...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose-Verte Plates Painted with A Flower Basket
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Plates Painted with Flower Baskets,
Yongzheng (1723-1735)
The pair of Chinese Export Yongzheng period "Rose-Verte" porcelain plates depict an o...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Red Lacquered and Ornate Asian Storage and Filing Cabinet on Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A Contemporary Red Lacquered and Ornate Asian Storage cabinet or Filing Cabinet on Stand. Inside Felt lined and stand top. Very good vintage condition. comes with removable filing ra...
Category
Early 17th Century Unknown Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Felt, Hardwood, Lacquer
Large Antique Rose Medallion Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain punch bowl.
In the Rose Medallion (Famille Rose) style.
The central cartouche of the bow...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain large Plate or Dish Celadon Famille Rose hand painted, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese Export, (Canton) large porcelain plate or dish, all hand painted with a light green celadon glaze, which we date to the early 19th century, circa 1820, of the Qing dynasty.
A feature of this plate is its size, having a large dinner plate diameter of nearly 10 inches, as the majority of plates of this type have a much smaller diameter .
The plate has a light green, Celadon ground glaze with beautifully hand painted decoration, in over-glaze poly-chrome enamels of the Famille-Rose palette, featuring a bird, butterflies, fruits and flowers.
The rim is hand painted in a café-au-lait light brown finish.
There is an under-glaze, cobalt blue square seal mark, hand painted to the base.
Overall a very good large example of a beautiful Chinese hand painted plate...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Ceramic Tang San Cai (Tri Color)Horse
Located in Pomona, CA
A large vintage Tang style Sancai glazed terracotta horse. This exquisite piece features a striking green and brown color glazed finish, infusing it with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Faux Ivory Carved Earthquake Detector, Seismograph
Located in Pomona, CA
Chinese seismograph was invented by Zhang Heng in about Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the history, The seismograph has eight directions, which are east, south, west, north, south...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bone
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Plate
Located in Pomona, CA
This stunning Chinese hand carved cinnabar lacquered plate has Intricate lacquer carving arts of Chinese traditional archetecture and landscape design. It named The Sense of Tough, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
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 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
China 4 hongmu wood nesting tables early 20th century
Located in Miami, FL
Chine, 4 nesting tables in hongmu. Beginning XXe century
Very interesting for end sofa tables , elegant and easy to use in any decoration style even minimalist design.
- Table 1 - ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Oriental Ceramic Fish Bowl, Jardiniere or Planter On Rosewood Stand
Located in Plainview, NY
The Chinese ceramic fish bowl, jardiniere, or planter features a rich, multicolored palette that vividly brings to life intricate scenes of regal...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Pagoda Courtyard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Midcentury modern Chinese export six-panel lacquered coromandel screen depicting a walled courtyard with pagoda buildings and figures engaged in leisurely activities. The lacquered p...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
China Trade Watercolor Paintings of Chinese Sampans and Junks- A Set of Twelve
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade Watercolor Paintings of Chinese Sampans and Junks,
A Set of Twelve,
Circa 1850.
A superb set of twelve China Trade watercolors on pith paper mounted in contemporary egl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty / Tongzhi Porcelain Vase
Located in Darmstadt, DE
These very large, exquisitely decorated antique Chinese floor vases are impressive. The height is 108 cm! The vases have a red mark on the u...
Category
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Koi Fish Bowl Planter Jardiniere
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely vintage Mid-Century Chinese porcelain fish bowl planter or jardiniere, circa 1950. Maker's mark on reverse. Lovely soft colors with delicate roses, decorated with koi fish o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Copper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Cinnabar Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This vase was made during the Mid-20th Century in Beijing. It is very unique with intricate carving works of landscaping and characters. The workmanship is superb. It is very rare that there is no too much similar vases in existence, probably because it was too labour-intensive even for the court to mass produce.
Lacquer is the sap of a tree (Rhus vernicifera) that grows in East Asia. It was tapped, filtered and mixed with cinnabar to produce a red color. The lacquer worker...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Folding Screen/Room Divider with Cloisonne panels
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a set of 6 panels of Chinese vintage lacquered wooden screen which to be used as the room section panels in ancient China that are put ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Large Chinese Export Style Famille Rose Enameled Porcelain Charger, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A massive famille rose enameled Chinese export style charger, Continental, probably French, circa 1900.
The large dish painted in vibrant famille rose enamels in an overall pink ton...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Rare Pair of Blue & White Nanking 'Rice Grain' Cups & Saucers, Qianlong Marked
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Pair of Blue & White Nanking 'Rice Grain' Cups & Saucers, Qianlong Marked
China, 19th Century or Older, Possibly a Special Order
A truly rare and exquisite pair of Blue & White Nanking pattern 'Rice Grain' Cups & Saucers, dating back to the 19th century or possibly even earlier. These exceptional pieces of Chinese porcelain might even be a special order due to their unique features.
The cups and saucers...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Lacquered Wood Cabinet with Chinese Seenes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful two doors cabinet is made of black and red lacquered wood presenting Chinese sceens and decorations in gold tones. This is a French work. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Porcelain Chinese Export Rose Medallion Bowl
Located in Bradenton, FL
Traditional Chinese Rose Medallion large bowl with social scenes and nature motifs of butterflies, florals, and birds. A very nice larger size bowl! All hand painted with enamel and ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Moon Vase, Chinese Ceramic, Decorative Flower Urn, Victorian, Qing
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique moon vase. A Chinese, ceramic decorative flower urn with hand-painted decoration, dating to the Qing dynasty during the late Victor...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Engraved Chinese Brass Box with Carved Nephrite White Jade Lid
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Antique carved nephrite white jade from a ruyi, mounted to the hinged lid of a conforming brass box. The inside of the lid and outer surfaces are engraved with propitious symbols.
C...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade, Brass
Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Medallion Garden Seat, ca. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Chinese export porcelain canton famille rose garden seat, of circular form, the polychrome enameled surface with alternating scrolled medall...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Oriental Hand Carved Rosewood Corner Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful Chinese export oriental corner chair. The chair is finely hand-carved of quality rosewood with shiny lacquer finish and is made using...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
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...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Samson Chinese Export Style Armorial Porcelain Plates Set of Four
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century French Samson Chinese Export Style Armorial Porcelain Plates, Set of Four. Plates feature multi colors of blue, gold, pink on a white backgro...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock
Located in Riverdale, NY
Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock from the 1940's on hand carved wood stand. Delicately constructed of vermeil sterling with colorf...
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Chinese Watercolor and Ink Landscape of Senjojiki Cirque, Near Nagoya
Located in Lomita, CA
The detail of this mountainous landscape of an area that is akin to the Alps in Japan is stunning. It is a watercolor and ink depiction of Senjojiki Cirque which is at the top of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
Pair Mottahedeh Old English Lowestoft Lidded Orange Urns
By Mottahedeh
Located in Norwalk, CT
Elegant, hand painted orange and gilt decoration enhances the classical urn form of this pair. Details include removable lids with foo dog finials. Mottahedeh is the recognized lead...
Category
1990s Portuguese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Qing Emperor King Figures set
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Blue and White Qing Emperor King figures set were hand made with famous Blue and White porcelain. Each statue has beautiful detailed carving works and shows ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Italian Terracotta Foo Dog Garden Seats, a Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a facing pair of midcentury Italian glazed terracotta foo dog garden seats in very good condition. They are a rare find! They are unmarked and i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Secretary/Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful carved secretary/writing desk is traditional simply design with three drawers on the front and lattice foot rest on the bottom. Both si...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
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 ...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Chinese Brass Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Brass Foo Dogs.
Offered is a well detailed pair of Chinese brass foo dogs that date from the 1920's.
This great pair of foo dogs would work as a coffee table accessor...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional palatial quality pair of 19th century Chinese cloisonné Fu dogs featuring gold gilding over copper.
Chinese cloisonné o...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Export Rose Wood, Brass Koi Lock Box
Located in New York, NY
Exotic Rose Wood keepsake, document box with a heay brass koi lock with red tasseled key. Box lined in paper with chinese characters.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique Traditional Indonesian Gong and bonang
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary piece of art from Southeast Asia exudes an ancient charm that transcends time, telling stories of distant traditions and cultures. Dating back to the late 19th century, this work is a testament to the skill and dedication of the artisans of that era, who infused life and soul into every detail.
The gong, the undisputed protagonist of this composition, is made of copper and features a dark patina that accentuates its antique and mystical character. This aged surface, which softens its original shine, adds depth and mystery, almost whispering the stories and rituals for which it was used.
Supporting the gong is a solid wooden structure, painted in a lacquered red that, despite the marks of time, retains a timeless beauty. The traces of wear reveal layers of underlying color, giving the piece a lived-in and authentic charm, as if it had witnessed countless ceremonies and sacred moments.
Alongside the main gong, two small gongs...
Category
Early 19th Century Indonesian Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Chinese Republic Period Cloisonne Mounted Brass Casket
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Chinese Republic period cloisonne mounted brass casket or box dating from around 1920-30. The heavily made quality casket is of rectangular shape with a hinged cove...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Export Yellow Floral Beijing Enamel Round Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Yellow Floral Beijing Enamel Round Box
China, 20th Century
A stunning example of 20th-century Beijing Enamel, this domed circular box ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Copper
Large Antique Coromandel or Kuancai Lacquer Screen Six Panel Chinese Export
Located in Richmond, London
A superbly decorative six-panel lacquered 'Coromandel' screen, exquisitely carved and hand-painted with oriental figures, flowers and exotic beasts on a dark brown background, in the traditional 17th century manner.
China, Canton, Qing dynasty, late 19th – early 20th century.
Why we like it
We like its impressive proportions which make it perfect for a feature wall, and the exquisite quality of decoration. The subtlety of colours lends a 'soft' look to the piece. The central motif depicts a scene set in the gardens of a Han dynasty palace, while the outer borders are decorated with the “one hundred antiques” motif interspersed with floral arrangements. In this regard, the present screen not only conveys auspicious meanings but also demonstrate the owner’s fine scholarly taste.
History
The term 'Coromandel', which is used to describe this particular type of lacquer technique (kuancai), is rather misleading. In the 18th century it was used commercially to indicate the place from which these objects were shipped to England through the East India Companies, and had no reference to China, the place of their origin. Similarly, Chinese painted wallpaper was often called 'India paper' in historic documants.
The kuancai lacquer technique, literally meaning “cut out colour” and found almost exclusively on screens, emerged in the 16th century to serve the domestic market. The iconographic elements were carved through the built-up coats of dark lacquer and filled with pigments and gold. Seventeenth century examples usually consisted of twelve panels, and were often employed in entrance halls or as room dividers or windscreens for gardens and terraces. They were often commissioned as gifts and depicted court scenes, episodes from the world of the immortals, panoramic or landscape views and auspicious symbols. This type of lacquerware was flourishing during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) and saw a revival in the 19th century.
Stylistically the present screen may be compared with the twelve-panel lacquer screen from the Kangxi period in the Victoria and Albert Museum illustrated by W. De Kesel and G. Dhont in Coromandel Lacquer Screens, ill. 23, pps 36-37.
Such luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called chinoiserie in Europe. In the 20th century, Coromandel screens still remained a staple in the European interior design. Coco Chanel had a collection of 32 rare Coromandel screens, which she proudly displayed in her home at 31 Rue Cambom, Paris. She one...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Small Chinese Export Cloisonné Lidded Box decorated with peaches, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese Export cloisonné lidded box which we date to the 20th century, Circa 1930.
The box has a cylindrical shape, with its original lid and is all beauti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th century carved Chinese hard wood floor lamp
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century carved Chinese hard wood floor lamp circa 1920.
Carved in heavy hardwood. Carved dragons head forming the outlet for the light fitment, long stem leading down to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Plate
Located in Pomona, CA
This stunning Chinese hand carved cinnabar lacquered plate has Intricate lacquer carving arts of Chinese traditional Floral scene design, an original works of art in the tradition of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Antique 39 Drawers Apothecary Medicine Herbal Cabinet
Located in Pomona, CA
Size : 84 1/2 in H x 43 1/2 in W x 23 in D.
Top display : 17 in H x 32 1/2 in W x 22 in D.
Drawer : small : 4 1/2 in W x 4 in W x 14 1/2 in D.
large : 4 3/4 in H x 10 3/4 in W x 1...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Carved Altar/Buddha House/Shrine
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 43in H x 38in W x 18 1/2in D
two door opening: 20in H x 8 1/2in W
four door opening: 20in H x 17in W
Origin: Shan Xi, China
Circa: 1900 - 1920
Material: Wood
Condition: Solid wood construction, sturdy, hand carved, well balanced. Normal age wear
This gorgeous Antique Chinese Carved Altar/Buddha Shine is 100% hand made and hand carved from Cypress wood. It has over 150 years history and made in imitation of a real Buddhist temple, even has a scaled down version of the real roof. It has beautiful hand carving works of Chinese traditional folks art, Buddhist floral on the door panels and top. There are 6 panels door on the front that can be opened/removed by two, four or even all six panels let you pray Buddha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Cypress
20th Century, Chinese Porcelain Plates
Located in Miami, FL
20th century, Chinese porcelain plates
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Kuancai Ten Panel Coromandel Screen Mythical Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing Chinese export Kuancai ten-panel coromandel screen featuring a mythical flora and fauna landscape. Made in the 17th century style that was so loved and collected by Coco Chan...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Phoenix & Peony Jars, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
PAIR of Large Chinese Foo Dogs Gilded Metal with good detail, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good Large pair of Chinese foo or lion dogs on plinth's, sometimes called temple lions made of metal and hand gilded with fine detail, all in the Ming style but dating to the early 20th century, Circa 1920s period.
These are an unusually large pair of Chinese Export Foo Dogs, nearly 12 inches tall, with an unpacked weight of over 2Kg each.
These pair of Foo Dogs are modelled in the Ming style, sat on rectangular plinths with a brocade ball under one raised foot. These pieces are very well detailed, then hand gilded. The plinth's have detailed motifs moulded into the central panels with border detail along their upper and lower edges, with black felt to their bases.
Overall an impressive and very decorative Large PAIR of foo dogs...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal
Enchanting Pictorial Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Floral motif Pictorial mid 20th century Tibetan rug
Measures: 3'1" x 5'1".
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this round tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair, Chinese Export Canton Style Blue & White Garden Stools
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 20th century.
A pair of Chinese export style porcelain garden stools. Each stool is decorated in blue and white underglaze porcelain with Traditional Canton pagoda scenes, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
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