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
Mid Century Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jardiniere On Hardwood Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jardiniere On Hardwood Stand.
Great vintage condition
Measures 14.5" in. Diameter, 11.5" in top opening diameter, 16" in height on sta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Chinese Porcelain Charger
Located in Fulton, CA
Large 18 inch diameter Famille Rose Chinese porcelain charger . Chop mark on base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Silver Mug with Dragon Handle
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver mug, ca 1860. Straight and upward tapering sides with applied pictorial frieze on engraved and stippled ground: Scenes of social life with contemplative sages and chaste maidens amongst palm trees and pagodas. Pastoral exoticism enlivened with scaly, slithering dragon handle...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Celadon Blue And White Vase
Located in Norwood, NJ
A large antique 19th century Chinese floor vase having a celadon ground and blue and white underglaze decoration to the body. The underglaze decoration is of a Fenghuang (Phoenix) bi...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Oriental Style Centrepiece
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Oriental Style Centrepiece, of tri-form aspect, comprising an ovoid porcelain jar and cover with free-standing flowers and three projections each with a recumbent blanc ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th C.China Trade Painting on Mirror Portrait of Catharina van Braam Houckgeest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
China Trade Painting on Mirror Portrait of Catharina van Braam Houckgeest
This late 18th-century China Trade reverse glass painting on mirror depicts Catharina van Braam Houckgeest,...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Early 20th-Century Antique Chinese Carved Low Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
This lovely Chinese antique carved low coffee table was made from solid elm wood with natural finished. It has 2 drawers with antique hardware let you store your stuff in it. There a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese White Double Gourd Dragon Motif Porcelain Bottle
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese white, glazed porcelain double gourd bottle thought to bring peace, longevity and happiness to its owner, with a faint etched dragon motif.
Condition: Good; Wear consistent ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Chinese Burgundy and White Botanical Motif Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese porcelain burgundy vases decorated with white motifs capturing the silhouettes of birds amid nature, wrapping around their pear shaped forms (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Silver Box by Wang Hing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver dragon box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases
This fine antique C...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Bronze Champlevé Vase with Elephant Handles
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique bronze champlevé vase with double elephant handles, circa 1900s. The vase is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 7"W x 6...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vase. Decorated with birds, flowers, and figures of the era with gold figures on neck and gold trim. Chinese signature mar...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Qing Hand-Painted Porcelain Teapot and Cover with Shou Emblem
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese Qing porcelain teapot hand decorated in bright colored enamels and dating from the Early 20th century. The teapot of rounded cylindrical shape is incised and h...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
ViNTAGE CHINESE PEKING FORBIDDEN STITCH EMBROIDERY SILK THREAD MEIJI ERA SAMPLER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning Vintage Chinese Peking Forbidden Stitch Embroidery Silk Threaded Samplers
I have thr...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Porcelain Baluster Vase With Cobalt Blue Floral Decoration
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
Valuabl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1920s Antique Peking Designed Chinese Wool Rug Handmade In Blue
Located in Norwalk, CT
This elegant antique Peking Chinese wool rug features a navy blue field with a decorative border and vibrant color accents, showcasing a stunning classic Chinese motif.
This rug mea...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Other
Famille Noir Vase as Table Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very decorative Famille Noir vase with colorful flowers and leaves painted overall on a black background, situated on pierced rosewood base, electrified and converted to a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Small Carved Dragons And Phoenix Jade Plaque
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Chinese small jade plaque. It depicts an almost square carved jade plaque with several dragons and phoenixes.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
$2,068 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Chinese Carved Rosewood Pair Armchairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the timeless elegance of traditional Chinese craftsmanship with these exceptional hand-carved rosewood pair of armchairs. Created in the mid to late 20th century, these pi...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Rosewood
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 Celadon Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese glazed porcelain vase in a celadon color with a bulbous form (date mark on bottom, see photos).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Verte Yellow Dragon Motif Mugs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th century Chinese Export Famille Verte yellow Dragon motif mugs, Each one decorated with a four toed dragon within a yellow floral background....
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Chinese White Famille Rose Pear-Shaped Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of similar Antique Chinese (early 20th Century) famille rose porcelain vases with pear-shaped forms decorated with pink and yellow florals, lily pads, cranes, and gold rims on o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Celadon Ground Porcelain Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese export porcelain vase, celadon ground. Late Qing dynasty. Blue & white on celadon ground with double foo lion handles. Decorated on the front with auspiciou...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Amber Guanyin Sculpture
Located in Mérida, YU
Vitntage Cherry Amber Resin Sculpture.
Very good condition. Beautiful glowing red color.
Amazing detailed work.
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Resin
Early 20th Century Chinese Tri Color Glazed Ceramic Dragon Roof Tile
Located in Pomona, CA
This Vintage Chinese Ceramic roof tile is 100% hand made and hand carved of Chinese traditional dragon design. It was used on top edges of building roof. Look at the pictures, there ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 18th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Chargers in 2 Sizes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 4 18th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Chargers in 2 sizes. (smaller pair has some repairs) 15? Diameter / 12.5? Diameter.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century South East Asian Etched Bronze Planter Jardiniere
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century South East Asian Etched and patinated Bronze Planter.
Measures 14" in diameter, 35" in depth and stands 12 " in height.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Blue & White Chinese Export Nanking Porcelain Gravy Boat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain gravy boat.
In the Nanking pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue.
With a trellis-diaper border to the interior rim surrounded with spearhe...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Two Chinese Turquoise Snuff Bottles
Located in Bradenton, FL
Two 19th century Chinese Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottles. Bottles are small in size and have have turquoise stoppers connected to long diminutive...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Other
Vintage Art Deco Handmade Blue Chinese Wool Rug with Medallion Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Chinese art Deco wool rug hand-knotted wool rug with a navy blue field. This Piece has a red frame and multicolor accents in a gorgeous traditi...
Category
1950s Tibetan Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Collection of 4 Chinese Export Tea Caddies, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A collection of 4 China-export tea caddies in porcelain and faience, mid to late 18th century, museum de-accession, one retaining its original ceramic lid and another with a silver c...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Faience, Porcelain
Pair of Antique Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style Bottle Vases
By Samson & Cie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Chinese export style bottle vases.
By the Samson et Cie Porcelain Manufactory.
With chinoiserie decorated cartouches to all sides, a light brown (almost cafe au...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Plate with Rare Central Peacock, ca. 1865
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Canton Famille Rose Plate, Qing Dynasty, Tongzhi Era, ca. 1865.
The Central Roundel with a Polychrome Enameled Full Displaying Peacock, with an inner border to the cavetto of an al...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Chinese Carved Gilt Wood & Polychrome Decorated Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique Chinese figure, carved from wood and adorned with gilding and polychrome decoration, showcases the exceptional artistry of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. L...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Asian Hare's Fur Glaze Tea Bowl - Unsigned - China - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Asian Hare's fur glaze tea bowl - small size - unsigned - China - 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no cracks - no chips - no repairs - non glazed areas as inten...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
A 10th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. A snow landscape with people and houses in snow.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese Parcel Gilt, Ebonized and Decorated Wood Wall Hanging Plaque
Located in Germantown, MD
Chinese Parcel Gilt, Ebonized and Decorated Wood Wall Hanging Plaque.
Measures 15" in width and 35" in height.
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous pair of early 20th century hardstone Chinese figural lamps. The finials are jade and come with the original silk shades. They measure 12 1/2 inches high with the base and 11...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone
$1,250 / set
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Hongxian Marked Story Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Hongxian mark circa 1915-1916.
An antique famille rose porcelain story bowl marked with 4 character Hongxian stamp.
A...
An antique famille rose porcelain story bowl marked with 4 character Hongxian stamp.
A...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair, Chinese Export 'Yonge' Armorial Porcelain Plates Yongzhen Circa 1731
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Export Porcelain Armorial Soup Plates
China, c. 1731
Centering the arms of Yonge, enclosed by the motto of the order of the Bath, flanked by a boar and griffon, surmounted by...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Red Leather Trunk on Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Chinese red lacquered leather trunk mounted on a custom iron base. Trunk show evidence of were and there is color loss.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-executed Chinese export reverse painting on glass depicting an elaborate interior scene with many figures engaged in various domestic activities. This is a finely drawn compos...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass, Paint
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Bronze Vase 19th Century Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
The cloisonné enamel bronze vase is mounted in table lamp.
The quality of the piece is very interesting as an object by itself.
The shape is unu...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Carved Brass Vase with Elephant Handles, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
An elegant brass vase, hand-crafted in Japan, Early to Mid 20th Century. Finished in dark brown with a mottled patina, probably achieved through a technique like Murashido.
The bod...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Yellow and Blue Floral Meiping Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (19th Century) yellow porcelain Meiping vase decorated with blue florals and geometric bands around the top and the base (mark on bottom, see photos).
Condition: Goo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Chestnut Baskets
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Chinese export porcelain chestnut baskets and underplates.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue.
Both plates and baskets are reticulated thro...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hetian Jade Archers Ring
Located in Bradenton, FL
Nicely colored jade Chinese archer ring that feel oh-so-soft, heavy and cold to the touch. Jade archer rings with very soft hand polished finish that ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
Chinese Black Leather & Brass Camphor Wood Trunk, 1820-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
China trade brass bound black leather covered camphor wood trunk. The top and case are framed by brass corner mounts and brass tacking with a reserve of brass tacking on the center o...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,000 Sale Price
42% Off
Chinese Ancestral Portrait, Gouache on Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Ancestral Portrait of a man and woman. Portrait shows a man and a woman, each in patterned and richly colored robes. This Chinese portraitur...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Portrait Painting
Located in Savannah, GA
A verre eglomise Chinese export portrait painting, circa 1900.
15 inches wide by 19 inches tall; 1 ½ inches deep
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique Peking Burgundy Chinese Handmade Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A beautiful antique Peking Chinese hand-knotted wool rug with a burgundy field. This rug has a frame of red and multi-color accents in a gorgeous all-over Chinese floral design.
...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique Chinese Earthenware Jar with Blue Characters
Located in Queens, 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
Tibetan Buddhist Handcrafted handheld Spinning Prayer wheel
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan copper handheld spinning Prayer Wheel. It has detailed handcrafted Tibetan traditional design with decorative beads inlay. Was used in daily pray. Look at...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Copper
$269 Sale Price
31% Off
Chinese Export Silver Vinaigrette by Canton Retailer Cutshing
By Cutshing
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver vinaigrette. Rectangular with hinged cover. Scenes of indigenous life in low relief. Interior gilt with hinged grill; engraved presentation on cover: “E. E. W. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Large Chinoiserie Faux Cinnabar Lacquer Vase Lamp
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large Chinoiserie faux
Cinnabar lacquer vase lamp
Mid 20th century.
Baluster-shaped vase cast in plaster in great detail
Shaped panels depic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pottery
20th-C. Chinese Export Imari Style Blue and Orange Garden Seats / Tables, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are lovely. They are a pair of late 20th century Imari or Chinese Export style garden seats or side tables. They have vibrant hand painted blue and Orange hues on a white backg...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Chinese Export Tea Box Octagonal Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s.
Antique Chinoiserie black lacquer box with numerous figures and gilt detail.
Asian Chinese blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Chinese Porcelain Filigree Garden Seat
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19/20th Cent) beige and aqua porcelain filigree garden seat / pedestal.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Sing Fat Chinese Export Silver Dragon Placecard or Business Card Holders
By Sing Fat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique silver figural card holders.
By Sing Fat, a highly regarded Chinese silversmith active in both Shanghai & Canton ca. 1880 - 1940.
Each holder in the form of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
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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