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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 of Old Rough Chinese High Chairs
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
The original finish has been worn away through generations of use, leaving a soft, natural organic feel to the chairs. Rear legs have a piece added years ago due to wear: but I didn'...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Louis XVI style chinoiserie gilt-bronze mounted Chinese export famille rose porcelain vases. The ovoid hand painted porcelain body with dual scenes of a sword presenta...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Pair Chinese Carved Hardwood Metal Pedestals Stands Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair Chinese Carved Hardwood Metal Pedestals Stands Tables Chinese, 20th Century Height 97cm, width 40cm, depth 49cm This distinctive pair of Chinese pedestals, dating to the 20th...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

20th Century Vintage Chinese Country Style Console Table/Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful vintage console table has beautiful traditional Ming style simple country design. It features double open doors compartm...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Chinese famille rose floral and bird porcelain lamp. Pink, green and teal colors on a white background. Lamp sits on a carved wooden ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Bone Carved Elephant Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent antique Chinese bone carved elephant was 100% hand made and hand carved from OX bone. It has very detailed carving works on it. T...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique French Faience Chinoiserie Decorated Pierced Platters C.1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, circa 1880. Delve into the elegance of the late 19th century with these stunning antique French faience Chinoiserie decorated pierced platters, crafted circa 1880. Each plat...
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19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Cypress Wood Armoire, Wardrobe
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 80 1/2in H x 43in W x 24in D Door opening: 62 1/2in H x 36in W Inside cabinet above drawers shelf: 36in H x 36in W x 19in D inside cabinet under drawers shelf: 15in H x 37in...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Cypress

Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Flowers" with Wood Stands #10
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting two beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs depicting flowers with wood stands, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Chinese Lacquered Wood Table Stone Top with Carved Essay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese antique table from Northern China likely Shanxi Province circa late Qing dynasty to Republic period (late 19th century). The square for...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Stone

Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Jewelry Box, Cosmetic Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful antique Jewelry box was made from solid wood with original mirror and antique hardware on it. The top of the jewelry box c...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Wang Hing Sterling Silver Cherry Blossom Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Chinese export sterling silver bowl by Wang Hing & Co. with applied relief cherry blossom flowers on each side of the bowl where it transitions into the feet, casted and styliz...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tibetan Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A fine-quality antique Tibetan throw-size pictorial rug. Would make for a great wall hanging too Measures: 2'5" x 5'
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool

Late 19thC Carved Chinese Rosewood Side End Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Antique hand crafted Chinese rosewood side table with a red marble top. Carved fretwork with rosettes. In excellent antique condition with ...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Marble

Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Decorative Figure
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your collection with this exquisite Chinese porcelain figurine inspired by the illustrious Qing dynasty. Crafted in a stunning wucai style, the figurine depicts a distinguish...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

20th-Century Chinese Carved 8 Immortal Figures Wooden Panels -Wall Hanging set
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a set of 4 panels of Chinese open carved wooden panels. They were made from Camphor wood which has its unique fragrant and keep the bugs away, solid and sturdy. It features beautiful detailed open carved Chinese traditional...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Patinated Bronze Canister with Animal Figurine Lid
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinated bronze canister with a slight concave form etched in subtle patterns, sitting atop three paw-like...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th century Rose Medallion Chinese Export Covered Chamber Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare early Canton Chinese Export porcelain Rose Medallion bowl with lid. Features include outstanding intricately painted birds, flower...
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Early 1800s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

c1900 Chinese Export Silver Dragon Dish by Wang Hing
Located in Southampton, NJ
A c1900 90% silver Chinese Export Shallow Dragon Bowl by Wang Hing. The reticulated bowl is exportly cast, carved, engraved hammered and chased throughout. The bowl features a centra...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver

Chinoiserie Faux Bamboo Wall Mirror Black & Gold Finish Chinese Export, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie faux bamboo wall mirror black & gold finish of the period Chinese Export 1970. Mirror Glass Size: 23.25 x 44.25 inches. M-532-335
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Brass Handled Lamps with Shades, Pair
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of vintage brass lamps is stylized urns with handles. The bases are trimmed in black and the bottoms are lined with felt. The rect...
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Plate with Rare Central Peacock, ca. 1865
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Canton Famille Rose Plate, Qing Dynasty, Tongzhi Era, ca. 1865. The Central Roundel with a Polychrome Enameled Full Displaying Peacock, with an inner border to the cavetto of an al...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Mid Century Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jardiniere On Hardwood Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jardiniere On Hardwood Stand. Great vintage condition Measures 14.5" in. Diameter, 11.5" in top opening diameter, 16" in height on sta...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Set of Four Antique Chinese Chests, Lacquered Leather 'Vellum' and Wood
Located in Peabody, MA
A collection of Chinese chests from the late 19th and 20th century includes a vermillion lacquered elmwood chest on stand (at bottom), atop that a cedar wood chest in beetle red lacquer; and above: a pair of 19th century lacquered leather (vellum) linen chests of subtly varied hue. As displayed, measures 62" high. Individual s3295izes are: Dark vellum trunk...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Sterling Silver Chinese Cigarette 420 Business Card Holder with Repoussé Dragon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful hand crafted Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, that can also double as a 420 or business card holder. The silver is in great condition and is so brilliant it's difficult to...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Baluster Vase, Decorative, Oriental, Ceramic, Urn, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage baluster vase, a highly decorative, oriental ceramic urn dating to the mid 20th century. Of classic form and in good proportion ...
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Eternity Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain tea leaf jar is beautifully glazed in the blue-and-white manner, with hand-painted cobalt-blue decoration against a crisp white field. The porcelain jar has a rounded form and flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qianlong Mark Twin Handled Bronze Glazed Porcelain Censer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Very fine quality Chinese Qianlong mark twin handled porcelain censer decorated in deep red brown glazes with gilded highlights and probably dating fr...
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Red Lacquered Wood Joint Stool
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Red lacquered square top stool on four legs joined by double box stretchers. China, 19th century.  
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

20th Century Wooden Carved Eight Immortals Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
The Eight Immortals are the eight immortals in Taoism, representing eight different groups of people, men, women, old and young, poor, lowly, rich and noble. Since the Eight Immortals are mortals who have attained Taoism, their personalities are closer to those of the common people. Recently, they have become very important representatives of the immortals in Taoism. The Eight Immortals are Tieguai Li, Zhong Liquan, Lan Caihe, Zhang Guolao, He Xiangu, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu. They are well known in Chinese folks. Size: 11in H x 4in W x 3.5in D each Origin: China Circa: 1950's Material: Boxwood Condition: Original condition, hand made and hand carved, normal age wear. Disclaimer: Due to differences in monitor/screen settings, product colors may differ slightly between product photos...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Boxwood

Vintage Chinese Red and Gold Carved Handled Box
Located in Queens, NY
"Vintage Chinese red and gold painted decorative wooden box with a metal latch and band around the base and an ornately carved handle featuring a ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Hardwood Altar Table with Cloisonne inlay on top and legs
Located in Pomona, CA
This Museum Quality of Antique Chinese Hand carved Hardwood Alter Table was made in about 1900s from hardwood and have very detailed carving works of Chinese traditional artworks all...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Pair, Georgian Brighton Pavilion Carved Chinese Export Campaign Chairs
By Brighton Pavilion 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, likely Brighton Pavilion - Circa early 19th century. Offered is a very unique pair of Brighton Pavilion (attributed) campaign chairs. Featuring a fantastic faux bamboo cros...
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19th Century British Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Iron

Pair 19th Century Chinese stands with inset porcelain panels
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite pair of 19th-century Chinese hardwood stands is a stunning example of craftsmanship and artistry. Each stand features an inset Famille Rose porcelain panel, renowned f...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Pair of White and Blue Pattern Lidded Porcelain Ginger Jars
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese white and blue porcelain lidded ginger jars painted with floral and vine motifs, Greek key patterned bands at the openin...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White and Navy Blue Botanical Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white, porcelain urn decorated with a blue botanical scene of an oversized peony emerging from a marsh under a bird...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Export Qing Famille Rose Porcelain Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large Chinese Export Qing Famille Rose Porcelain Platter. White porcelain with birds, flowers, trees and landscape in beautiful reds, pink, green and...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Famille-Rose Porcelain Kwan Yin Statuary
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Famille-Rose Porcelain Kwan Yin Statuary. It shows very detailed hand carving works on it. It is all hand m...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Kang Xi Style Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Ground Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase. In the Kang Xi style. With blue decoration on a white ground. Having ogee variant cartouches of landscape scenes of...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Scholar Rock Yellow Taihu Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a tall Chinese Taihu scholar rock in an upright mushroom-cloud shape displayed on a custom wood stand. Well-balanced in form, the stone is of an uncommon deep yellow colo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Large Antique Chinese Export Turquoise Glazed Rooster
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Large Antique Chinese Export Turquoise Glazed Rooster is a fine example of traditional Chinese ceramic artistry, likely from the Qing Dynasty period or early 20th century. The f...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Finley Moulded Ebonized Plaster Brush Pot Bitong Imitating Carved Zitan
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Chinese finely moulded ebonized plaster Brush pot bitong imitating carved zitan 20th century Of cylindrical form, decorated with complex designs depicting Tang ladies entertain...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Samson Porcelain Jardiniere
Located in Essex, MA
Bright enamels with birds and prunus. Interior decorated with carp and pinwheel lotus design. Stylized cinnabar red dragon heads on each side. From a Montecito California estate.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Peking Scatter Rug, Blue Field, Beige Borders & Accents
Located in New York, NY
This attractive Peking scatter features a cerulean blue field uniformly adorned with seven paeonies, with attendant leaves and stems. Eggshell border with vases on stands, bonsai pla...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool

c. 1720 Kangxi or Yongzheng Period Porcelain Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1720 Kangxi or Yongzheng period porcelain tea caddy, Chinese. Elegant & profusely decorated blue & white porcelain with later tole cover. 8-sided, underglaze floral decoration ...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Asian Bronze Elephant Sculpture Statue 19th c.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Asian Bronze Elephant Sculpture Statue late 19th c. Asian Chinese antique cast bronze elephant sculpture. Ceremonial cast metal elephant with beautiful detailed carving on hi...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Two Chinese Turquoise Snuff Bottles
Located in Bradenton, FL
Two 19th century Chinese Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottles. Bottles are small in size and have have turquoise stoppers connected to long diminutive...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Other

Antique Mongolian Snuff Bottle Swivel Stopper Late 19th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Mongolian horn snuff bottle, finely crafted with a swivel stopper circa: 1900, Late 19th Century
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Organic Material

Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period China, Circa 1700 An exquisite Chinese Blue and White Spittoon from the Qing Dynasty's Kangxi Period, showcasing the fin...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Decorated Lacquer Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese lacquer decorated decorative box. This Stunning Chinese export hand decorated lacquered box is the perfect accessory for a coffee table or dressing table. Could be used for jewelry or important documents.
Category

1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery
Located in Pomona, CA
Originally purchased from Hong Kong, this Chinese antique embroidery presented in a museum quality. This textile was a roundel design likely from the center front of a noble woman's...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk

Green Chinese Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from an old Chinese rug predominantly in green. zipper closure and polyfill provided Measures: 16'' x 23''.
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Pair of 18/19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
This pair of 18th/19th Century Chinese Blue lamps is a beautiful and elegant example of Chinese porcelain craftsmanship. Powder blue became popular on porcelains in the Kangxi reign....
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Chinoiserie Hand Painted Porcelain Floor Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing vintage chinoiserie floor vase. Feature a hand painted design depicting Chinese situations through the body of the vase.
Category

1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Large Chinese Scholar Stone Rare Red Taihu Rock on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and dramatic Chinese Gongshi (known as meditation stone or spirit stone) from Taihu (Lake Tai) balanced on display stand. This scholar rock features a relatively red and poro...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Stone

Fine Republic Period Chinese Porcelain Vase Carved Yellow Ground Enamel Figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely enameled Chinese porcelain vase, likely dating to the Republic period (early to mid-20th century), exhibits a strong revivalist aesthetic referencing the Qianlong court s...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Small Antique Calligrapher's Quill Pot, Chinese, Soapstone, Carved, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique calligrapher's quill pot. A Chinese, rouge soapstone carved pen holder, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Intricate pierced detail accentuates...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Soapstone

Set of Five Petite Chinese Cloisonné Process Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
A decorative technique first adopted in China in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), cloisonné is achieved by outlining intricate patterns with thin strips of metal, which are then f...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Chinese Porcelain Mallet Form Vase in Aubergine or Eggplant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase. In a mallet or handbell shaped form (摇铃尊, yaolingzun) and decorated with a lovely aubergine or eggplant colored glaze throughout. The glaze t...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Framed Famille Rose Plaque of Birds with Prunus and Cherry
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Porcelain Framed Famille Rose Pair of Plaques of Birds with Prunus and Cherry Trees, 20th Century The beautiful large plaque, in a horizontal format, depicts a pair of birds...
Category

Mid-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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