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
Recognized Seller Listings
Chinese Off-White and Blue Vine Lidded Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) lidded porcelain ginger jar with a dark blue vine and floral motif against a white ground, and bold blue characters on 4 sides.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain large rose medallion vases,
Circa 1850-65
The early rose medallion/rose mandarin porce...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Cream Floral and Bird Motif Round Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese cream porcelain vase decorated with softly rendered pink florals blooming from green leaves alongside an orange bird on one side, and character script on the reverse.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Framed 19th Century Chinese Landscape of House by a River
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese landscape painting with house by a river framed in black and red lacquer (19th Century).
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Porcelain Figure of Woman Standing on Clouds
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style white porcelain standing figure of woman standing on clouds, possibly and alter figure.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Carved Horseshoe-Back Folding Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (19th Century) horseshoe-back wooden folding armchair with a rush seat, sloped, carved back and footrest.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Orange and Gold Crane Design Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a round, orange, luster porcelain, lidded vase decorated with a gold crane design on one side and...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chinese Green Glazed Porcelain Parrot Statue
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese glazed porcelain statue of a green parrot with a gray beak and talons perched atop matching green grasses.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Orange Foo Dog Design Winter Melon Porcelain Jar
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) white porcelain vase with an elongated, rounded winter melon form decorated in an orange foo dog on one side and ch...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Guangzhou Dog Hunt Scene Conjoined Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) Guangzhou painted export porcelain vase with a conjoined form depicting a richly colored dog hunt scene between gold-patterned bands.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Dragon Motif Porcelain Floor Urn
Located in New York, NY
Chinese large white porcelain floor urn decorated with a blue dragon and cloud motifs and accented with dragon ornamentation around the opening.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Reticulated White Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese-style white filigree porcelain table lamp with floral design and black round base.
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Lacquered Carved Wall Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese style (19th century) red lacquered and decorated carved vertical wall plaques of ladies (Priced as pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Porcelain Filigree Garden Seat
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style (19/20th Cent) beige and aqua porcelain filigree garden seat / pedestal.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon-Glazed Molded 'Fish' Brush Pot
Located in New York, NY
The cylindrical body molded with overlapping waves and applied with leaping carp; the underside bearing a molded apocryphal Daoguang seal mark.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Celadon, Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Genre Scene Panel
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style oil painting portrait on canvas of figural chinoiserie scene of man holding bird with bowing servant framed by gold leaf painted fretwork (Similar to 058969)
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Gold
Chinese Green Floral Scrolling Design Ginger Jar Vases
Located in New York, NY
3 antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) similar green ginger jars with floral scrolling designs surrounding circular, yellow, centered emblems, unglazed openings, and a hole in the ba...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Black Nature Scene Motif Lidded Vases
Located in New York, NY
4 Chinese similar black porcelain vases painted with natural scenes depicting ducks amid florals and lily pads and geometric patterned bands at the tops and bases with finial-topped ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Navy Blue Bird Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) off-white, porcelain urn with a navy blue bird amid florals and two blue scrolled handles along the neck.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Orange and White Dragon Motif Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a round, luster porcelain vase with an orange and gold hexagonal patterned ground against two white cartouches depicting dra...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Antique Chinese Orange and Gold Floral Round Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) round table lamps made from orange, luster porcelain vases with gold floral designs, mounted on brown wooden bases with patinated brass h...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Longgui Dragon Turtle Sculpture
Located in New York, 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 Fire Screen Made of Burlwood with a Silk Inset
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese-style (19th Century) root fire screen with beige silk embroidered panel.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Meiji Terra Cotta Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Asian Japanese Meiji period (19/20th Century) red and black glazed terra cotta pitcher with figures of scholars in high relief (signed Sumida Gawa).
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Style Stoneware Vase
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style (20th cent) stoneware vase with multi-colored glaze and 3 figures in high relief.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italian-Market Chinese Export Armorial PorcelaDish for the Marchesi di Sorbello
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Coat-of-Arms on this Chinese Export armorial are for the Marchesi di Sorbello from a service ordered by Uguccione III Bourbon del Monte, 12th Marquis Regent of Sorbello (1737-1816).
He was the son of Guiseppe I (1690-1747) a successful and important diplomat for the King of Sardinia...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Peach Altar Tribute Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Chinese porcelain sculpture of ripe, red peaches - symbolizing immortality - each crafted with great detail, stacked high in a green dish as an abundant tri...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Filigree Carved Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th century) red and gold painted filigree carved horizontal wall plaque.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Gold
Chinese Black Painted Faux Bamboo and Gold Florals Fireplace Screen
Located in New York, NY
Chinese painted black fireplace screen with a faux bamboo frame, accented in gold botanical designs centered on each side of the panel.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain After Maria Sybille Merian
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain blue and white porcelain plates,
After Maria Sybille Merian,
Pronk Workshop Design,
Dutch Market,
Circa 1740-45
A pair of blue and white plates with a design after Maria Sybille Merian, probably from the Pronk workshop. The Chinese export underglaze blue porcelain...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Pots with Stands
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese (19/20th century) blue and multi-colored cloisonnv small rectangular cachepots. (priced as pair).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Chinese Yellow and Cherry Blossom Design Porcelain Sleeve Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese yellow porcelain sleeve vase with cherry blossom branches and birds in a pale neutral palette, wrapping all four sides and growing up t...
Category
20th Century Chinese 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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Chinese Celadon Scalloped Pots
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese celadon colored pots with scalloped tops and detached base trays framing tonal, raised carvings of cranes in natural settings (priced as pair).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Silver Serving Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Japanese silver serving bowl; an addition to our Asian silverware collection.
This exceptional Japanese silver serving bowl has a plain circular rounded form onto a plain circular swept, spreading foot.
The body of this antique silver bowl is embellished with impressive engraved traditional oriental chrysanthemum floral and foliate designs.
The decoration to the body incorporates gilded ornamentation to the centre of the flowers.
NOTE: We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his confirmation of origin of this exceptional antique piece.
Condition
This antique Asian silver bowl is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
This antique silver serving bowl has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition.
The engraved decoration is all very crisp.
Th hallmarks struck to the underside of the bowl are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique Asian bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Tall Black Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese black glazed porcelain vase with a tall, slim shape and a white interior.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Navy Blue Ginger Jar
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) ceramic ginger jar vase in navy blue with a brown earthenware opening.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese High-Gloss Black Lidded Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
4 Chinese black porcelain vases with high-gloss finishes and finial-topped lids (priced each).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Chinese Hardwood Buffalo & Boys with Bone Flutes
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century pair of dark hardwood water buffalo with inset glass eyes. These finely carved and highly detailed figures have carved boy figures sitting on their backs holding bone flutes...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Earthenware Jar with Blue Characters
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th century) small, earthenware jar with blue characters running down the center framed by thin stripes circling the top and base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Floral Islamic Style Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase
Located in London, GB
Chinese Floral Islamic style Cloisonné enamel and Ormolu vase
Chinese, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 14cm, diameter 14cm
This beautiful bowl is a superb example of Chine...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Chinese Export Style Porcelain Duck Tureen
Located in New York, NY
In the form of a sitting duck after 18th century models and in two parts; decorated profusely in aqua, orange, and cobalt blue with gilt highlights.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rust Agate Carved Teapot with Stand
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese rust agate tea pot with filigree handle and carved relief with a floral and scroll design. Damages to ring top-all pieces accounted.(modern base 1¬O" high).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Chinese Faux Bamboo and Floral Motif Hat Stand Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese faux bamboo cylindrical porcelain vase, in a shape traditionally used as a hat stand in ancient China, decorated with a raised motif of a bird perched on a flowering branch.
...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Panel Art Depicting Birds and Branches in Raised Mother of Pearl Pieces
Located in New York, NY
Chinese panel art featuring a raised bird perched on a flowering tree branch detailed in pieces of mother of pearl against a burgundy and brown floral bordered background in a carved...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Fitzhugh Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain blue fitzhugh sauce tureens, covers and stands,
circa 1780-1810
The pair of Chinese export porcelain sauce tureens, covers a...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Chinese Glass Painted Scene of a Family Gathering Fruit
Located in New York, NY
Chinese (18th/19th century) framed glass back painting depicting a family gathering fruit beneath two trees surrounded by birds and butterflies in a wooden frame with decorative meta...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese White and Floral Column Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese white porcelain table lamp made from a column-shaped vase painted with a crane alongside a blooming pink peony, a wooden base, and brass hardware.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chinese White and Blue Character and Floral Ginger Jar Vases
Located in New York, NY
3 antique Chinese (early 20th century) similar porcelain ginger jars with blue floral designs around bold, centered characters and geometric bands leading to unglazed rims (jars vary...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Blue Vine Character Porcelain Urn Vases
Located in New York, NY
4 similar antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) off-white ceramic vases with urn forms decorated in light blue, delicate vine and floral motifs and bold characters on 4 sides (jars va...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Framed Vintage Chinese Pen and Ink Ancestor Portrait in Red
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated and wearing an elaborate hat and red dress, on a beige ba...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Enamel Plate Made for the American Market
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export Porcelain blue enamel plate made for the American Market,
circa 1785.
The small Chinese Export American-market plate has a central roundel in brown depicting an, ...
Category
1780s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese White and Cherry Blossom Branch Porcelain Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of similar Chinese white porcelain urns depicting small yellow birds in cherry blossom branches on the fronts, and characters on the rever...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Brown and Gold Tole Serving Tray with Lake Scene
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese brown and gold tole serving tray featuring a lake scene with trees, bridges, boats, and fishermen.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chinese Blue and Orange Fish Design Round Lidded Porcelain Jars
Located in New York, 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
Chinese Rust Agate Carved Plate with Sea Motif
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese rust agate plate with a carved crayfish and shells in relief and a crayfish carved handle.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Chinese White and Blue Character and Floral Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) ceramic urn with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters on 4 sides.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase, Canton, circa 1900
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese export porcelain rose medallion vase, 23in, Canton, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique 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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