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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
Large Pair of Turquoise Chinese Export Figures of Seated Ducks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Pair of Turquoise Chinese Export Figures of Seated Ducks China, 1900s A good pair of Chinese Export Figures of Seated Ducks in a stunnin...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Chinese lacquer cabinet from the original Spago restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, currently being remodeled. Patinated bronze hardware.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Bronze

Pair Chinese Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair Chinese Arm Chairs with woven seats. Pegged construction. Some wear from age and use
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Wood

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

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Wood

Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP114
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

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Silk

Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Cranes on Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dazzling Chinese export lacquered four-panel coromandel screen featuring a flora and fauna waterscape with stylized cranes. The carved lacquer panels...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Chinese Rosewood Calligraphy Duan Inkstone with Brush and Dragon Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Chinese rosewood calligraphy duan inkstone with brush and dragon motif, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chip...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Stone

Pair of Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century pair of Chinese export porcelain rose medallion vases. Handsome with dragon mounted shoulders & foo lion handles. Fine identical decoration on all sides. Foo lion on...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Export Crackle Ware Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Famille Verte Chinese Export porcelain crackle ware vase lamps on carved hardwood square bases. Entirely hand decorated, each slightly different from the other. ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Ceramic, Hardwood

Early 20th Century Chinese 7 Panels Folding Screen, Room Divider
Located in Pomona, CA
This early 20th-century gorgeous seven-panel wooden folding screen adds a touch of classic Chinese elegance to any space. The deep, rich patina shows the beauty that only comes with ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Chinese Rosewood Open Carved Screen/Room Divider
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a set of 4 panels of Chinese antique double sides open carved wooden screen which can be used as the room section panels in ancient China that are put together to make into a screen. Screens have been known to grace the rooms of wealthy Chinese homes since ancient times. In those ancient days, screens were an indispensable item of furniture in all households. They were used to section off a portion of the room to provide additional privacy for the users for dinning, greeting guests, etc. These screens are often made into not only functional articles but are works of art too as with this 4-panels intricately open carved and hand-made wooden screen. These 4 panels are not only a piece of Chinese history but also a work of art! It will be a wonderful collectible item in you room. Look at the pictures, this high end quality of Antiques Chinese screen...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Rosewood

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Kangxi Blue Ginger Jar with Phoenix & Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain ginger jar. With a white ground and blue decoration. With a depiction of a Chinese phoenix (Fènghuáng, 鳳凰) amongst the clouds, along with de...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Decorative Vase / Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Presenting a magnificent pair of 19th century Chinese Export Imari porcelain decorative vases, perfect for collectors and admirers of fine Asian art. Each vase showcases the exquisit...
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
This tall Chinese silk embroidery depicts Asian figures and scenes of boats, bridges and Asian landscapes. Features red, green, salmon and whit...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Silk

Vintage Bronze Cloisonne Powder Box with Prunus - Unsigned - China - Mid-20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage bronze cloisonne lacquer powder box featuring Prunus blossoms - removeable lid - unsigned - China - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - n...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Six-Panel Double Sided Coromandel Asian Screen on Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
Six-panel double sided Coromandel Asian Screen on stand. Each panel seats in a removable custom wood stand / shoe. Brownish gold color on one side and nature on the other. The subje...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Set of Three Terra Cotta Warrior Figures - China - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Set of three decorative terra cotta warrior figures - featuring two standing and one kneeling statues - finished on all sides - all on plinth bases...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Export-Style Chinoiserie Gate-Leg Drop Leaf Tea Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese Export style tea table. Hand detailed japanned finish in unusual deep medium blue with polychrome overlay. Chinoiserie bell detailing. Double gate-leg drop leaf style. 17" L ...
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Early 20th Century British Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Japanese Satsuma Tea set, 21 pieces
Located in Pomona, CA
This Vintage Satsuma tea service set are hand painted richly decorated with a dense gilt & Thousand Flowers pattern. Comprising: Teapot, Sugar bowl...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Ceramic

19thc Chinese Export Rose Medallion Punch Bowl Large Size
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely large size Chinese Export Rose Medallion punch bowl was hand painted in the first half of the 19th century with overglaze enamels of pink, green, blue, gold and yellow ov...
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1840s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

36 Piece Set of Lenox Presidential Collection Hancock Platinum China Dishes
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A 36 piece set of Lenox Presidential Collection Hancock Platinum China. This gorgeous collection of china dishes feature a subtle off white beige coloration with black, white, and ch...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Large Archaic Bronze Chinese Table Lamp in the Style of James Mont
Located in San Diego, CA
Large archaic bronze Chinese table lamp in the style of James Mont, circa early 1900s. This lamp is a show stopper! Beyond impressive - true statement piece in every sense. The soli...
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Early 20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

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Bronze

Chinese Export Lacquered Six Panel Coromandel Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered patina Chinese export lacquered coromandel screen with six double sided panels. The screen features a mountain landscape on one si...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Lacquered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring carved hardstone and soapstone decoration. The screen depicts a group of beauties in colorful flowing robes. The parcel-gilt landscape is decorated with two large carved stone trees...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Soapstone, Brass

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...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Brass

Antique Cherry Amber Resin Confucius Sculpture
Located in Mérida, YU
Vitntage Cherry Amber resin made Sculpture. Very good condition. Beautiful glowing red color.
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

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Resin

Mid-20th Century Chinese Massive Oval Carved Coffee Table With 6 Nesting Stools
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful Teak wood Coffee Table has a lot of Chinese traditional massive carving works of Chinese Characters and traditional Chinese Architecture design on the top. This coffee...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Teak

19th Century Chinese Rosewood Octagonal Box With Brass Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Chinese rosewood box with brass hinges, hasp and decorative mounts. Of unusual octagonal form, I've never seen one like it. The edges...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Brass

Chinese Powder Blue Jardiniere, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite 19th-century Chinese powder blue jardiniere showcases a stunning cobalt blue glaze, intricately embellished with gilded decoration. ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pearlescent Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring an idyllic seascape with beauties. The background is comprised of pearlescent crystal sand that shines like glitter ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

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...
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Large Chinese Export Hand Painted Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Large Chinese export hand painted rose medallion porcelain bowl, circa early 1950s. This gorgeous bowl has a wonderful traditional design and is in v...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain Quail Boxes, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite pair of Chinese Export famille verte biscuit porcelain "Nesting Quail" boxes with fitted hardwood stands, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The delightful pair of b...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pastel Beauties
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring a courtyard scene of beauties engaged in leisurely activities. The lacquered panels are incised and painted in soft pas...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Kangxi period Plate porcelain Finely Hand Decorated, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700. The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Dragon Vases
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent pair of Chinese Antique Cloisonné Vases is the perfect decor pieces. With beautiful two dragons playing design, it is a majest...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper

Beautiful Cinnabar Red Chinese Carved Wood Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Chinese carved wood cinnabar table lamp 1950’s 27” H to finial x 6.5” W x 5.75” D Shade 10” H x 13” Diameter
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Chinese Modern Style Cabinet Credenza by Baker Milling Road Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular two part cabinet by Baker Furniture as part of their Millertown Road collection. The cabinet consists of a large upper case, that features two center doors which open to...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Chinese Export Famille Rose Canton Orange Ground Vases or Urns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Chinese export porcelain vases. In the Rose Canton or Famille Rose style. Decorated throughout with numerous cartouches of flowers and birds in a variety of ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a rather stunning Chinese porcelain vase made for export to the West in the early 20th century. The vase has been mounted on a heavy brass base. The porcelain is painted wit...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Huge Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Rose Medallion Floor Vase With Lid
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Rose Medallion Tall floor vases/Huge Ginger Jar also know as "Export Porcelain" vase was hand made and hand painted in about 1950 - 1960s with gilt foo dog ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Table Gong With Dragon Stand
Located in Pomona, CA
This antique Chinese table gong is hanging on a carved wood stand. It features beautiful carved fretwork on the bottom and detailed carving work of decorated dragons on the top of th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Peach, White and Blue Dragon Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain vase crafted in the style of the Yuan Dynasty depicting a raised and glazed blue and white dragon against a matte, peach colored ground, and decorated with geometri...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Six-Panel Silver Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel folding coromandel screen depicting flora and fauna. Constructed from lacquered wooden panels hand carved and painted. Features a rare silver leaf...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass, Silver Leaf

Brass Clad Chest in the manner of Sarreid, LTD, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A handsome Brass Clad Asian style chest of drawers in the manner of Sarreid, LTD. This distinctive brass chest would add a touch of glamou...
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1980s Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Porcelain Taoist Immortal Figures, Eight Immortals and the Leader
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Taoist Immortal Figures, Eight Immortals and Shou Laou, Late 18th-early 19th century The Chinese Export porcelain figures each represent a different Taoist...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Elegant Vintage Chinese Garden Stool
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very pretty elegant ceramic garden stool end table with slightly more delicate look than most and lovely colors against a white background.
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1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Export Porcelain Lotus Leaf-Shaped Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Lotus Leaf Shaped Dish, Circa 1765 The large Chinese Export “famille rose” porcelain saucer dish is made in the form of a lotus leaf with the rim and border...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

China Trade Watercolor Pictures of Junks & Sampans, Set of Five
Located in Downingtown, PA
China trade watercolor pictures of junks & sampans, Set of Five, Circa 1850 The Chinese watercolor paintings on pith paper each depict a diffe...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paper

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...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Pair of Early 20th Century Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Panels
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Early 20th Century Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Panels, Feature a stitched rendering of a immortals enveloped with flowers and a l...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood

Vintage Chinese Fu Lu Shou Feng Shui Trio Gods Figurines Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful vintage set of three porcelain statues features the Chinese deities Fu, Lu, Shou, commonly known as the Fu Lu Shou gods in folks Chinese. Each statue represents a diff...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qin Dynasty Style Life-Size Terracotta Soldier Statue
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese Qin Dynasty-style (20th Century) life-size terracotta soldier statue standing with hands clasped on a rectangular base. (Head is removable)...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Pair, Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Vases with Gilt Dragon Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined and visually dynamic pair of Chinese export porcelain vases, dating to the mid-19th century Qing Dynasty, executed in the celebrated Rose Medallion palette. Each baluster-f...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Scale Faux Bronze Chinese Style Urn / Garden Statue
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an interesting large scale faux bronze dual handled urn. It has Chinese or even Tibetan styling. It is unmarked and in very good condition. It works well indoors or in a gard...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Resin

Chinese Storage Vessel, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
These are impressive black glazed Chinese Late Qing Stoneware Storage Jars that would be at home in an Axel Vervoordt-style designed space. Both Jars are hand thrown with a thick bla...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Carved Jadeite Guanyin with Cat, Mounted as a Lamp, Circa 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Carved Jadeite Guanyin with Cat, Mounted as a Lamp on French Bronze Base with Longevity Finial, Circa 1920, Two pieces of Jadeite, the Lamp (co...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Table Lamp, Chinese, Porcelaine, Hand Painted, in a Vase Shape, China circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase, table lamp, in Porcelain. It has been made in china, Circa 1880. The decorative pattern are Birds, and leaves. USA PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE FURNISHED FOR FREE TO THE US BUYERS S...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Mid Century Chinese Large Cinnabar Vase
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consisderation is this Mid Century Chinese Large Cinnabar Vase. Measures 7" in width, 7" in depth and 13" in height
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Pair Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Standing Foo Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and attractive pair of Chinese turquoise glazed dogs of foo figures dating from the first half of the 20th century. The stylish pair hollow biscuit porcelain figures are model...
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Early 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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