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
Pair of Chinese Pagoda Towers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of four tiered pagoda towers crafted in composition with a black lacquer finish decorated with gold painted floral designs, brass balconies, and bells.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Composition
$5,400 / set
Large Vintage Decorative Chinese Cloissone Vase with Imperial Dragon Handles
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large vintage cloissone vase is signed by an unknown maker, and originated from China dating to approximately 1980 and done in a Chinese Export st...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Bedside Cabinet with Carved Chinese Scenery
Located in Monrovia, CA
Antique Chinese Wooden Bedside Cabinet with Intricately Carved Chinese Scenery.
Beyond The Decorative Carvings The Carvings Can Therefore Be Enjoyed At Their Face Value For The Skill...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Green and Botanical Hand-Made Tole Lidded Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese hand-made, light green tole urn painted with branches, fruit, and a dark green band at the base and finished with a finial atop its lid.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fine Chinese Late 20th Century Carved Green Serpentine Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Chinese late 20th century finely carved green serpentine center table. The six-legged pedestal table entirely carved of green serpentine, with a pierced apron in a Cantonese design...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Serpentine
$28,950 Sale Price
76% Off
Chinese Taoist Han Elder Man Longevity God Porcelain Figurine
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain figurine with a long beard and raised forehead, clad in yellow and blue robes and holding a staff that symbolizes health ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Soapstone Buddhist Lions
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of soapstone Buddhist lions
Each finely carved seated on its haunches with a fierce expression,
modelled in mirror image seated on a rectangu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
$950 / set
Chinese Mauve Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese tall glazed porcelain vase in an elegant mauve shade (date mark on bottom, see photos).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Zee Sung Signed Chinese Export Antique Chased Silver Presentation Bowl & Stand
By Zee Sung
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This silver bowl was made by Zee Sung of China in approximately 1910 in the period Chinese Export style. The bowl is composed of silver with six stylized petal shaped panels done wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of Chinese Geometric Lattice Window Panels
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Near pair of wood Chinese window panels or grates featuring a geometric lattice design. Mortise and tenon joinery with parcel painted finish and C...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,000 / set
Two Ebony Black Chinese Tall Sculpture Stands
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add class and elegance with these highly stylish sculpture or plant stands in ebonized black. The sleek styling lends itself to be used in various styles of decor. Wonderful statemen...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,400 / set
3 Pc, Martha Washington "States" Place Service - Tiffany & Co Retailer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 3-piece Martha Washington "States" Place Service is a refined blend of antique English and French porcelain, inspired by the historically significant Chinese export serv...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th century Chinese Export Blue/ White Porcelain Large decorative Urn/ Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This 19th century Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Decorative Urn is a stunning example of fine craftsmanship and intricate artistry. The urn boasts beautiful hand-painted flo...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Garden Seat End Table in Beautiful Colors
Located in Hopewell, NJ
One of the prettiest Chinese garden seats ever with flowers, birds and tobacco leaves makes a lovely end table with 11.75 diameter top. The color palette of pinks, purple, orange, ...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese White and Blue Figurative Scene Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a white and blue baluster-shaped porcelain vase depicting a mother and children playing outside...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Chinese Gilt Foo Dogs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Asian Chinese style gilt carved foo dog figures holding a open design ball
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$1,500 / set
Large Chinese Export Punch Bowl in Mandarin Palette & Gilt Accents, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Chinese Export punch bowl in Mandarin Palette & Gilt Accents, ca. 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases Gilt Foo Lion Handles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases with Gilt Foo Lion Handles
China, Qing Dynasty, circa 1880
Dimensions: 7.75” high × 3” diameter × 2.5” base diameter
A vibra...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Vase 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Chinese vase. In porcelain from the first half of the 20th century. Good condition . Measures: 65 cm high.
Very good condition.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid 20th Century Vintage Chinese Carved Rosewood Living Room Chairs Set
Located in Pomona, CA
This set of gorgeous Chinese Rosewood Carved Living room Chairs have about 70 years history and still maintained its original condition, very smooth to touch, full of patina. They w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
$1,687 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Rosewood Flower Stands Marble-Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
A pair of antique Chinese hardwood stands 6 sides marble top insert, 2 pieces, the inset marble top over carved rosewood apron with dogw...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Chinese Hand-Woven Bamboo Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This rare and magnificent Vintage Chinese bamboo vase was 100% hand woven with bamboo strips. It has very exquisite bamboo weave honesty with detailed dragon carving on the side ears. It is truly an antique and collectible...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
$1,387 Sale Price
25% Off
Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Ancestor Portrait in Navy Dress
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated in a green chair and wearing an elaborate hat and blue dr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Paper
19 Century Antique Chinese Carved Shan Xi Console Table/Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful antique carved Shan Xi console table has beautiful traditional detailed deep/raised carving works on the front drawers panel and legs. This console table features 1 la...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,437 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair Rose Medallion Chinese vases / lamps, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair of good quality 19th Century Chinese Rose medallion porcelain vases / lamps. Each vase having the unusual pink colouring, bird handles to either side, and Lizards. The inset han...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Teal Nine-Peach Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese (Mid-20th Century) teal porcelain vases depicting a playful figurative scene of children at play in and around a peach tree and nine ripe peaches in total, symbolizin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$12,500 / set
Mid century ceramic umbrella stand 1950-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Ceramic umbrella stand A Hand-Painted Conversation Piece
This unique ceramic umbrella holder showcases a traditional Eastern scene, full of charm and craftsmanship. Both functional a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Silver Card Case
By Luen Wo
Located in London, GB
Chinese Export Card Case, circa 1885, embossed and chased with figural scenes on one side with a single vacant shield-shaped cartouche, and bamboo on the other side, both set against...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Large Carved Wood Hand Painted Elephant Side Table Plant Stand Shelf Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A decorative carved wood Elephant side table stool, hand painted in deep red paint, with decorative gilt and gem stones details. Most probably of Chinese origin, early part of the 2...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Wooden Lacquered Rectangular Chest with Hand Painted Figural Scenes
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese Mid-Century rectangular hinged chest with black metal latch and two side ring handles, lacquered and hand painted featuring three women and one girl in two outdoor courtyard ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Asian Chinese (19th Cent) Red & Gilt Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese (19th Cent) red and gilt lacquered side chairs with filigree sides and back (PRICED PER Pair) (matching table #032840)
ONLY 3 available
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Chinese Relief Amber Snuff Bottle
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage Chinese relief amber snuff bottle, circa 1970s. Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Resin
Mid 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Sewing Box, Jewelry Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This unique vintage Chinese sewing box is 100 percent hand made and hand painted with traditional Chinese painting on the side and lid of the box. It wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$363 Sale Price
25% Off
18/1900s Japanese Antique Solid Silver Tray, Handcrafted, Signed
Located in Skien, NO
Stunning antique tray in solid silver from ca. 1880s - 1930s. Handcrafted in Japan with beautiful hand-carved pattern. Signed by artist down to left. Silver stamp and studio stamp / ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
19th Century Carved Hardwood Chinese Etagere
Located in Norwood, NJ
An exquisite 19th-century Chinese hardwood display cabinet, masterfully carved and richly detailed throughout. Crafted during the late Qing Dynasty, this rare piece exemplifies the a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted FooDog Ginger Jar
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Antique Chinese Famille-Rose porcelain Ginger Jar was 100% hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Famille-Rose Porcelain. It has beautiful hand painted foo dog...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$708 Sale Price
38% Off
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Display Shelf
Located in Pomona, CA
This gorgeous Chinese antique carved display shelf is in the original condition, all hand carved and in it's original finish, from Shan Xi, China. It has two layers of display shelf ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$498 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Chinese Export Silver Dragon Card Case
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver card case, ca 1910. Rectangular. Chased ornament on stippled ground. On recto, a blossoming prunus branch with armorial cartouche (vacant). On verso, a fanged a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Rustic Antique Chinese Stool or Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Asian stool has a square top and a balanced form with timeless rustic appeal. Beautifully worn from a century of use, the aged wood pat...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Inspired Terracotta Pot
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This Vintage Chinese-inspired terracotta pot features a rich brown finish adorned with intricate gold decorative motifs, including phoenixes and stylized patterns reminiscent of trad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Cloisonné Vase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Cloisonné vase richly decorated with bright Oriental patterning, chrysanthemum flowers, and birds. Topped with a gold rim, and featuring a bright blue interior, two sides are flanked with golden lion...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Asian Foo-Dog Statues On Pedestal - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Asian Sculpted Resin Pedestal Mounted Foo-Dog Statues - Pair
This pair of foo dog sculptures would be a distinctive accent piece in your space. Their neutral white coloring ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,845 / set
Chinese Rose Porcelain Mandarin Saucer Dish, Early 19th Centuy
Located in Downingtown, PA
The sauce dish finely painted with Mandarin figures in the central well and flowers and butterflies on the border.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Platter
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Chinese Export Famille Rose charger with pink lotus and other flowers. Painted in bright vivid colors of blues, reds and yellow accents.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Double Happiness Spice 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 jar has a rounded form with a slight taper and is topped by a flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain vases.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Three 18th Century Chinese Export Plates
Located in Buchanan, MI
Set of three Chinese export plates with floral decoration. Three 18th century Chinese exprort plates.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,400 / set
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Carved Hardwood Stand
Located in Pomona, CA
VERY RARE, MARVELOUS, ANTIQUE Chinese Hardwood carved dragon stands. Extraordinary angular hardwood table stand raised on parallelogram base. PROVENANCE: From a private collector in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Shan xi Console Table/Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 33 1/2in H x 44 1/2in W x 19 1/4in D
Drawer: Large: 5 3/4in H x 27in W x 15inD
Small: 6in H x 12in W x 15in D
Origin: Shan Xi, China
Circa: 1850 - 1900
Material: Elm wood...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
$1,790 Sale Price
36% Off
Chinese Green and Orange Lu Xing Wealth and Prosperity Deific Porcelain Figurine
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) glazed porcelain statue of Lu Xing, one of the deities of the three stars considered essential in Chinese astrology, each...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Asian Chinese (19/20th Cent) green and yellow small porcelain reclining foo dog figures
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,500 / set
Pair of Canary Yellow Porcelain Vases as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each of square tapering form mounted on a turned gilt base, fitted with adjustable brass rod and two-light sockets, height of vase is 15.5".
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800 / set
Pair of Red Asian Cinnabar Boxes with Lid and Blue Lacquer Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of lovely Boxes in the style of Cinnabar. Intricately Carved small boxes with a removable lid, revealing a blue lacquer inside. Perfectly suited for decorative purposes or ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large Sung De Beouf Floor Vases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of early to mid 20th Century Chinese porcelain Sung de Beouf bulbous beaker floor vases. The red glazed porcelain with whit at the top edge, in a bulbous form with flared beak...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,950 / set
Chinese Blue and Orange Fish Design Round Lidded Porcelain Jars
Located in Queens, NY
4 antique Chinese (Mid 20th Century) similar porcelain vases with orange fish swimming around blue backgrounds - some displaying sponged effects - inspired...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Longgui Dragon Turtle Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese carved wooden sculpture of a Longgui or (dragon turtle) holding a coin in its mouth on an ornately carved wooden base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Silver Cocktail Shaker
Located in London, GB
Chinese Export Silver Cocktail Shaker, circa 1925, embossed and chased with dragon decoration Retailed by Hung Chong, and made by Sheng (声).
There is a bold single dragon, with prot...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Altar Table/Sofa Table/Console More Views
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique Carved Altar table from China was made in late 19th century and still maintained very good condition. It shows the traditional style of Northern China's cultural. This Chinese antique altar table was made from solid wood with raised carving works of traditional Chinese folks arts design of "Qin, Qi, Shu, Hua" and twig-wrapped patterns on the front and open carved Bats on the legs. Very heavy, solid and sturdy. From the pictures, you can see that there are some of the age wear but still shows your beautiful patina. It is truly a wonderful collection item. Don't miss it.
Size: 35in H x 86.5in W x 15.5in D
Origin: China
Circa: 1850 - 1900
Material: Wood
Condition: Original finish, solid wood construction, hand carved, very heavy, sturdy, normal age wear.
Disclaimer: Due to differences in monitor/screen settings, product colors may differ slightly between product photos...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,662 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese White and Blue Vine Motif Lidded Porcelain Ginger Jars
Located in Queens, NY
3 similar antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) lidded porcelain ginger jars with dark blue vine and floral motifs against white backgrounds, Greek key patterns around the necks, and ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Carved Wood and Parcel Gilt Swans
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of 19th century Chinese swan garnitures or sculptures hand carved in hardwood with an ebonized and gilt finish.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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.