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
Period: 20th Century
Large Pair Very Fine Chinese Blue & White Hawthorn Covered Jars 11" 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
Pair of very fine vintage Chinese export blue and white hawthorn ginger jars, finely decorated with reserve plum blossoms. The white porcelain biscuit is very fine. Comes with origin...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century, Chinese Large Wooden Carved Elaborate Imperial Dragon Ship
Located in Pomona, CA
This large model of imperial dragon ship was intricately and elaborately carved with brilliant lattice work and details on the display stand. It actual a royal palace built on the sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
2 Vintage Mottahedeh Lowestoft Reproduction Cachepot Vase Planters 8"
By Mottahedeh
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 20th century pair of Lowestoft reproduction planters / cachepots, produced by Mottahedeh. Features orange and gold scalloped rim, dou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qianlong Mark Dragon Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Dragon Motif Blue and White Porcelain Floor Vase, blue underglaze Qianlong mark to underside. 24.5" H x 1.5" Diameter.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porphyry
Large Chinese Natural Untreated Jadeite Foo Dog Lion Seal Stone Carving w Stand
Located in Richmond, CA
This modern Chinese jadeite seal stone, standing at an impressive 8 inches on its stand, is a remarkable piece of artistry, showcasing the exquisite craftsmanship associated with contemporary Chinese jade carving...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Jade Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent vintage Chinese Jade sculpture is all hand made and hand carved with corn and bitter melon. The corn has beautiful meanings such as a house full of gold and jade, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
Vintage Asian Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Stunning pair of glazed ceramic foo dogs. A chic deep green color with flashes of deep blue. Lots of intricate detail on the face and body. Areas of wear from age add to the effect. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
High Relief Carved Camphor Wood Trunk
Located in Fulton, CA
Highly carved camphor wood trunk / hope or blanket chest. Trees, figures and sail boat motif. Very nice original condition and finish. Brass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Near Pair of Chinese Glazed Terra Cotta Pedestals
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of vintage Chinese pedestals handcrafted in terracotta in classic form with open fretwork, decorated in soft floral colors on an alluring cobalt blue background.
From ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Export Five Panel Coromandel Screen Pagoda Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare Chinese export five panel lacquered coromandel double sided screen featuring figures amid a pagoda landscape. The panels have thick lacquer incised with colorful pigments that h...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Polychrome Harmony Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this large koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony and luck. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. Much of t...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Scholar Object Oxblood Porcelain Water Pot or Dropper - Kangxi Mark
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 20th century.
Chinese.
A porcelain oxblood red porcelain horseshoe water pot of bell shaped body. The deep red glaze has an underglaze cloud motif as photographed.
Kangxi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Blue White General Jar Baluster Vase Garniture w Stand
Located in Richmond, CA
This exquisite matching pair of antique Chinese export blue and white cloisonné covered general jars is a fine example of the intricate artistry and craftsmanship of traditional Chin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Ovoid Ginger Jar with Lid
Located in Doylestown, PA
Early 20th century Chinese Famille Noire porcelain ovoid ginger jar with lid.
Wonderful ovoid shape jar with nature themed design hand painted with large birds, flowers, koi fish, l...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Copper base cloisonné Fu Dogs made for Chinese export with gilded, mane, ears and accents. This pair from 1910s or earlier.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Copper
Stunning Asian Hardwood And Mother-of-pearl Inset Dining Table And Eight Chairs
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning set of south East Asian hardwood and mother-of-pearl inset extending dining table, and eight chairs en suite, 20th century; the table with cleated panel top decorated with birds and foliage, with conforming friezes and straight legs to in-turned feet; with two extra leaves; 78cm high, 213cm long extended, 112cm wide; the conforming chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century British Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare and unique Mid Century Chinese Export Partners Desk, Applied Bamboo over Hardwood. A partner's desk describes a desk in which two people...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Hardwood
Chinese Vintage Glazed Stoneware Pottery Planter Jardinaire
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely cream colored Chinese glazed ceramic planter with raised decoration.
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Hongmu Stands Pedestals / Plant Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
A Stunning slender Pair of mid 20th century Chinese Hongmu Stands Pedestals / Plant Stands. Measures 12.5" in width, 12.5" in depth and stand 36...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
20th Century Chinese Gilt carved Wooden Tang Horse Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
Chinese Gilt Polychrome Wooden Carved Tang Dynasty Style Horse Sculpture. Featured nicely hand carved and hand painted with gilt highlighted on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Chinese Coffee Table with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully hand-carved coffee table features a marble inset top with mother-of-pearl inlay decoration. These tables are popular due to their beautiful aesthetic, craftsmanship,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Chinese Altar Console: Timeless Elegance Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the timeless elegance and exceptional artisanship of our early 20th-century Chinese altar console, meticulously revived by our dedicated craftsmen. Originating from a rich h...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Scholar Object Oxblood Porcelain Bowl - Kangxi Mark
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Scholar Object Oxblood Porcelain Bowl - Kangxi Mark.
A porcelain bowl in oxblood glaze with a Kangxi type mark to underside.
Approx: 3...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Monumental Chinese Rose Medallion Palace Vases
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional pair of polychrome Chinese Rose Medallion palace vases of monumental size with flared decorated lips, several different carto...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Antique Chinese Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Palace Urns Vases 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare pair of two monumental antique Chinese Qing Dynasty palace urns or temple vases, circa 1900s. Made of porcelain featuring chinoiserie Canton Famille Rose and medallion design w...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty Lacquered Six-Panel Screen
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Chinese hand-painted and lacquered Coromandel 6-Panel Room Divider/Screen dating back to the late Qing dynasty.
A truly stunning example , each panel is created using gesso before b...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Ovoid Ginger Jar with Lid
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Chinese Famille Noire porcelain ginger jar with lid, c. 1920-30s.
Impressive ovoid shape jar hand painted with vibrant colors on matte black glaze. Each side features a pict...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Mallet-shaped Blue and White Decorated Porcelain Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with cylindrical neck above a tapering body adorned overall with lappet and scrollwork perimeter bands and chevron decoration; raised on wooden bases
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair, Antique Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Figural Cabinet Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 20th century.
A pair of blue and white scalloped bowls with figural scenes to interior and surrounded by foliate motifs.
Marked to underside.
Approx: 5.875"
A pair of blue and white scalloped bowls with figural scenes to interior and surrounded by foliate motifs.
Marked to underside.
Approx: 5.875"
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Blue & White Temple Jar Lamps
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair blue and white temple jars converted to lamps in the style of the Chinese period of the 18th Century depicting stylised figurative decoration and geometric patterns. The pair si...
Category
Early 20th Century Irish Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Hawk or Falcon
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout near life size Chinese cloisonne or enamel on copper bird of prey ambitiously decorated in a feather motif and presented on a wood base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chinese Export Lacquered Four Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen decorated on both sides. The screen features a pavilion landscape on one side and a floral and fauna landscape on th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of early 20th large Chinese Cantonese vase lamps
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of early 20th large Chinese Cantonese vase lamps circa 1910.
Beautifully hand painted in green, pink and orange on a white background. These are a left and right pair and have ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Bamboo and Rattan Pair of Chairs and Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive three piece set of Chinese Export furniture having a pair of armchairs and matching stand handcrafted with bamboo, bent bamboo and rattan, featuring bone finials, pegged c...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Export Qing Dynasty Porcelain Figural Story Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, late Qing Dynasty.
A good quality antique porcelain vase depicting two women picking flowers under a colorful tree. Lion head handles and story marked to verso.
Ap...
A good quality antique porcelain vase depicting two women picking flowers under a colorful tree. Lion head handles and story marked to verso.
Ap...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique circa 1900 Chinese Very Large Earthenware Dragon Planter Plant Egg Pot
By Satsuma
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Chinese glazed ceramic egg cup. This brown glazed stoneware urn displays vibrant turquoise tones within. Large egg planter currently being used as ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Chinese Handmade Low Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
This lovely Chinese carved low coffee table was hand made from elm wood with carving works and Hand painted lacquer painting of floral pattern on the table. Look at the pictures, the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Brass & Turquoise Glass Beads Cloisonné Style Rhinoceros -S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of two brass rhinos with a cloisonné style glass bead bodies. They are purported to be Tibetan. The horns are wood. The set has some lite age wear.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Rosewood Pedestal Table/Plant Stand
Located in Pomona, CA
This Gorgeous Antique Chinese carved Rosewood Pedestal Table/Plant Stand was hand made from solid Rosewood with traditional carving works design of dragon symbols on the shoulder of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Large Chinese Export Dish or Plate Porcelain Blue & White, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white large Dish or Plate, marked to the base with the Qing, Kangxi mark( 1662-1722) but dating to the Kangxi reviv...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Oxblood Glazed Porcelain Rouleau Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Oxblood Glazed Porcelain Rouleau Vase, blue underglaze six character mark to underside, drill hole to bottom. 12.5" H x 4.75" diameter.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Model of Chinese Beauty Pink Rose Quartz Goddess Quan Yin Hand Carved Figurine
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisitely hand made and hand carved pink rose quartz figurine of the goddess Quan Yin. She is depicted holding a festoon of lotus blossoms and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rose Quartz
Bronze Asian Lamps Style of James Mont Pair
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite pair of bronze Asian lamps. These lamps are well designed, heavy and would look extra special in an Asian inspired room. James Mont styl...
Category
1940s Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th century carved Chinese hard wood floor lamp
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century carved Chinese hard wood floor lamp circa 1920.
Carved in heavy hardwood. Carved dragons head forming the outlet for the light fitment, long stem leading down to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Peachbloom Oxblood Porcelain Amphora Style Vase - Kangxi Mark
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese. A porcelain peachbloom oxblood porcelain vase with fitted base.
Kangxi type mark to underside.
Approx: 8.25" H X 2.5" W.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Cloisonné Vase with Lid Flower Decoration China circa 1950
Located in Milan, Italy
Chinese lidded vase in cloisonne and gilt bronze enamel, probably from the first half of the 20th century. The domed lid with finial in the shape of a seated Buddhist lion overlooks ...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Blue and White Brush Pot with Fish & Flora
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This stonewa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artisanal koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony and luck. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The f...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
A Good Pair of Chinese Export-style Floral Decorated Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each of shapely baluster form with flaring neck above a bulbous body with a flared foot; hand-painted overall with iron-red floral and foliate vines and clusters with flying birds on...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning 20thC Chinese Export Solid Silver Filigree Gem Set Cup & Cover c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning mid-20th Century rare Chinese solid silver-gilt filigree cup & cover, the cup is richly gilded and applies with jade and amethyst cabochons stones. The cup stands proudly on...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold Plate, Silver
A highly decorative pair of Chinese pottery Buddhist lions circa 1900.
Located in Central England, GB
An unusual pair of 19th century Chinese hand painted and richly glazed pottery seated Buddhist lions. They are each raised onto a stepped plinth with gilt character marks on the fron...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs.
Stunning pair of antique Chinese hand decorated glazed terracotta foo dogs or foo lions. This beautiful pair of Chinese foo dogs are execu...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Wang Jida "Lion" Bronze Sculpture, 1988
Located in New York, NY
Wang Jida (Chinese, b. 1935), "Lion", Burnished and Patinated Bronze, signed "WJ" to rear left foot, and marked "c RFA 1988 / CRF / 41/300". Approx. 7.5" H x 9" L x 3.5" W.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Carved Rose Quartz and Jade Immortal Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
An immortal figure carved from rose quartz with a jade or nephrite base. Comes in export box. Unmarked.
Approx: 3.375" H x 2.25" W x .875" D.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
Mid Century Monumental Chinese Calligraphy Vases, A Pair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Mid-20th century Monumental brown, white and red glazed ceramic hand painted calligraphy floor vase.
Interior finished in white.
Signed in red by artist on body, no base marks. Pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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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