Chinese Export Furniture

This fine Chinese export porcelain plate was made at the renowned kilns of Jingdezhen during the Qianlong period (1736–1795) of the Qing Dynasty, most likely between circa 1760 and 1...

Chinese export porcelain plate made at the renowned kilns of Jingdezhen during the Qianlong period (1736–1795), under the Qing Dynasty, and probably dating from circa 1760–1775. The ...

A 19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Panel Inlaid Hardwood Cabinet. This marvelous piece showcases a harmonious fusion of artistry and craftsmanship, exuding timeless elegance and allure...

Vibrant Prosperity: A Famille Verte 'Flower Basket' Dish from the Kangxi Golden Age This magnificent Chinese Export porcelain dish, dating to the height of the Kangxi Period (c. 1700-1710), is a resplendent example of the famed famille verte (green family) palette. This enameling technique, characterized by its brilliant, translucent greens, yellows, and blues, reached its zenith under the patronage of the Kangxi Emperor, ushering in a golden age of ceramic production at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen (Guest and Gray). Auspicious Symbolism and Design Mastery The dish is a feast of intricate design and rich symbolism, centered on an openwork beribboned basket of peony and lotus flowers. The flower basket motif is highly auspicious in Chinese art, being one of the attributes of the Daoist Immortal Lan Caihe, and symbolizes longevity and good fortune (Sotheby's, Lot 657, 2015). This meaning is powerfully reinforced by the inclusion of a central shou character (寿) in the basket, the Chinese ideograph for Longevity, a core wish in Chinese culture for a long, healthy, and prosperous life (Metropolitan Museum of Art). The presence of the shou character, often incorporated into designs for Imperial birthday celebrations during this era, underscores the dish's grand and celebratory intent. The radial design radiates outward with petal-shaped reserves in the cavetto, each containing detailed flowering plants issuing from rockwork, all set against a signature pale-green stippled ground (Dizi). The border completes the composition with an ornate pattern of green trellis-work punctuated by iron-red flower heads, alternating with oval panels containing various Precious Objects (Ba Gu), further emphasizing wealth and good fortune. This large dish, at over 14 inches in diameter, was one of the exquisite items commissioned for the European export market, particularly by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), where its vibrant colors and complex iconography were highly prized by wealthy clientele (Guest and Gray). The reverse, painted in underglaze blue with delicate floral sprays, maintains a link to the more traditional Chinese aesthetic. This piece is a tangible embodiment of the technical sophistication and artistic brilliance that made Kangxi famille verte porcelain...

A beautifully rendered blanc-de-chine porcelain figural lamp depicting the revered Chinese goddess Guanyin, dating to the 1940s. The sculpture features graceful drapery, serene expre...

Elegant Chinese export porcelain soup plate, produced at the renowned Jingdezhen manufactories during the Qianlong period (1736–1795) of the Qing dynasty and most likely dating from ...

Antique Shanxi province cabinet with hand carving on lower apron. This cabinet has 4 shelves, 2 drawers, and 2 doors. With original patina and hand carved design on lower apon.  

A sculptural pair of Chinese pewter candlesticks of floral form, each designed as a tall, tapering stem rising from a lobed base and encircled by dynamically modeled writhing dragons...

Vintage Chinese black elmwood coffee table with carved legs. This vintage elm low coffee table has been lacquered with a unique slate / black c...

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. ...

Antique Shanxi province original hand painted elmwood sideboard This Antique Sideboard from the Shanxi Province of China has its original paintings ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Circa 1920 Kut Hing Chinese Pewter & Mahogany carved and embossed jewellery trinket box ...

A very pleasing and beautifully hand carved pair of Chinese Buddhist lions left and right handed and raised onto stepped rectangular plinths all carved from the same section of timbe...

Very good Chinese export sewing table with removable trays and bone sewing tools/spools. Remarkable condition original lacquer work chinoiserie table with...

A monumental and unusual pair of antique 19th century Japanese porcelain poly-chrome lacquered vases. Each is beautifully designed with...

Important and rare silver figures of eight immortals Yangqinghe Jiuji marks, Late Qing dynasty. Each hollow figure portraying one of the immortals in an animated pose, with highly detailed facial features, four pierced with apertures for the insertion of facial hair, clad in finely chased robes, all but two with their characteristic attributes, their bases bearing either two seal marks reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu and Zhe'ning Hu Qiusheng zao, or three marks in regular script reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu, Shang and Sheng zuo, original hand-carved wood stands. Measures: 11 1/4in (28.5cm) high (tallest one). The earliest records of the silver atelier known as Yangqinghe date to 1775 in Shanghai...

Very fine quality Post War Chinese export; large centerpiece presentation hand painted porcelain punch bowl in the Famille Rose pattern featuring Rose Medallion design with four orna...

In a wood box, a set of serving Dish in porcelain. there are Hand painted, with a mark underneath. Some have a small chip, see detailed pictures. It has been made in China 19th centu...

A monumental Chinese cast iron bath tub, also highly decorative as a substantial jardinière or garden planter, likely Qing dynasty or later, of deep elongated rounded-rectangular for...

A 10th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. A snow landscape with people and houses in snow.

Brushed with pastel enamels in the famille rose style, this petite Chinese bowl dates to the late 19th century and is decorated with a charming design of butterflies and flowers. Lik...

Beautiful hand-carved Chinese Carved Hardwood And Glass Tilt-Top Tea Table or Side Table Measures 24" in diameter, 22" in height closed and 34" in height tilted.

Presenting two beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs depicting flowers with wood stands, early 20th century.

19th Century Pair of China Trade Portraits of an American Sailor and His Wife, circa 1890s, two oil on canvas half length portraits of a young American Navy seaman (identified by his...

An unusual pair of late 19th Century Chinese blue and white ginger jar lamps. Each with hand painted motif decoration to the gro...

Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy table This antique lm wood calligraphy table with original color and patina is from the Shanxi Province of ...

Pair antique 18th century Chinese export famille rose porcelain tobacco leaf plates with shaped edges. Exceptional quality and detail. Excellent co...

Antique Shanxi Province Elm sofa table This Antique Shanxi Province Elm sofa table has its original color and patina. This piece would be great in any...

Pair of antique Chinese hardwood flower stands rouge marble top insert, 20th century. Measures: H 18”, D 20”.

IMPORTANT COFFEE TABLE Chinese 19th Century in hardwood, with carvings. Pink marble top. Dim.: 76 x 100 x 55 cm good conditions

Vintage Chinese Elm display cabinets / bookcases These elm sliding glass cabinets that have a brown lacquer finish has 6 drawers and 3 shelves. Can be used as display cabinets or g...

Set of Three Late 18th or Early 19th Century Chinese Export "Green Fitzhugh" Porcelain Plates. Plates are each decorated in a palette of green enamel on a white porcelain background,...

A rare pair of Chinese export silver mugs/tankards, each with figural Court scenes, bamboo, and dragon handles. They have the mark for Hoaching of Canton, circa 1860, and the Chinese...

A Pair of Antique 20th Century Chinese Gilt Copper Elephant Form Censers with Jade Rings and Inset with Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sandstone, and Turquoise. These gilt-bronze/copper censer...

A striking pair of Chinese guardian lions, also known as Fu Dogs, rendered in a vibrant turquoise glaze with a softly mottled surface. Each figure is modeled in the traditional manne...

Large Chinese Export Famille Verte peach motif box, Republic period, exquisite all over decoration with peaches, trees and flowers. Unmarked.

In these matching pair of male and female lion/foo dogs with curling mane and bulging eyes, the female holding its cub beneath one paw; the male with an embroidered ball. Each wears ...

A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain ginger jar. In the Canton pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue with a mountainous Chinese village with houses, mountains, foliage, and a ri...

A set of eight Chinese export gouache watercolors C.1790 - 1820 Unattributed, possibly PuQua. Some on laid paper others on woven paper. Each beautifully illustrate the Chinese worke...

This very fine example of Chinese silver filigree artwork has been beautifully hand-made with intricate detail in the form of a large four-winged butterfly with curly antennae. The ...

Meticulously carved and gilded architectural model of a Chinese temple makes a fascinating work of art.

A Chinese export silver bowl circa 1890, with later blue glass liner. The bowl is pierced and has wonderfully detailed chrysanthemum decorat...

A very good quality large pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion or Cantonese lidded vases, each with female figures as finials and handles to the sides. Having the classical gr...

Rare early antique Mason's Ashworth Ironstone Chinoiserie pattern hand enameled and transfer decorated large serving platter 19th Century Vibrant, joyful colors of orange, mulberry, ...

Chinese Export Silver Biscuit Box circa 1890, of quatrefoil form. The front and back panels are embossed and chased with court and battle scenes, and the two side panels with bamboo....

An Extremely Attractive And Relatively Unusual 19th Century Chinese Export, Oriental Hardwood, Two Tier Lamp Table Retaining Good Colour Throughout With Attractive Carved Decoration ...

Here is a great looking wooden Chinese robe display rack painted classic smooth black with cinnabar red accents, including the wonderful carved drago...

Antique Shanxi province winged elmwood sideboard This elmwood winged sideboard with original brown lacquer and patina has 4 drawers, 4 shelves, and ...

A Chinese ware sheep head cup.

Chinese Hand-painted Porcelain Bowl. Bowl features freehand cobalt-blue brushwork, characterized by the expressive, fluid linework that Jingdezhen artisans favored in the late Qing p...

For your consideration, antique Chinese hand-carved wood sculpture depicts Shou Xing (also known as Shou Lao), the traditional Chinese God of Longevity. Easily recognized by his prom...

Gorgeous 20th C. Vintage/Antique Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Roll-Top Desk! Roll-Top Desk, Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Lacquer, Vintage / Antique, 1900's, 20...

Lovely Asian Rose Medallion Andrea by Sadek vase composed of hand crafted porcelain with hand painted details, made in China. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintag...

Antique Shanxi Province red lacquered elm storage cabinet with drawers This Elmwood Storage Cabinet has 2 doors, 2 shelves, and 9 drawers...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of antique Chinese Export table top vanity mirror cabinets circa 1900 A good looking and well made pairing, most likely used ...

19th century Anglo-Chinese carved teak and inlaid stand, circa 1880 From the China Trade, clipper ship, period. Very in vogue and exotic decor popular in Europe and America in the late 19th century. Ornately carved and inlaid decoration. Boxwood and bone inlays on the top and legs. A "tour de force" Chinese pavilion...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of three, Chinese Rosewood, Military Campaign style bookcases...

Striking vintage Asian bonsai or object display stand featuring a beautifully figured dark wood top surrounded by a contrasting reddish-brown hardwood frame. The central panel exhibi...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden table reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, th...

A lovely example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this antique plate from the early 20th century is hand-painted with an idyllic vista of mountains and water, a genre of painting...