Chinese Export Furniture

Pair Chinese Carved Hardwood Metal Pedestals Stands Tables Chinese, 20th Century Height 97cm, width 40cm, depth 49cm This distinctive pair of Chinese pedestals, dating to the 20th...

2 Chinese carved wooden statues of civil officers wearing white robes detailed with red trim and a tassel belt at the waist (Priced each).  

Turn-of-the-century Chinese export silver picture frame. Oval window in shaped surround with scrolls and flower heads at top, and leaves, stars, flowers, and heart cartouche vacant o...

Chinese white porcelain fluted vase with a tall, cylindrical form decorated in large scale dark blue leaves outlined in gold, amid green, yellow a...

"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) table lamp made from an off-white and blue stoneware vase with carved floral bands, two small decorative handles, and a scene depicting two women...

"Chinese porcelain table lamp in a light gray hue and barrel shape on a wooden base with brass hardware. (Available in yellow: NWL2003) Ships without a shade."

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...

Antique Chinese (17th Century-style) black glazed porcelain globular vase decorated with a green leaf on the front and back.   

Of typical form, stenciled with stylized clouds and "pencilled" with dragons. Unmarked. Covers absent.

This exquisite Chinese folding screen has been crafted from wood, and fitted with Fine reverse glass paintings. The screen is composed of six wooden panels. These panels are subdivid...

Antique Chinese (19th Century) horseshoe-back wooden folding armchair with a rush seat, sloped, carved back and footrest.

This display table is a refined work crafted in the 19th century of the Chinese Qing dynasty. It would serve as a beautiful ornament upon which to display plants, urns or other decor...

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Pair of Large Dishes, Circa 1735–1750 This fine pair of Chinese export porcelain dishes dates from the late Yongzheng to early Qianlong period...

The Ningxia region in northern China is generally accepted as being one of the first regions to actively weave carpets in that country. This has been attributed to shared cultural li...

These porcelain vases are exquisite pieces of antique Chinese decorative art. They were crafted in the late Qing dynasty, which lasted f...

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, and crafted with its traditional tri-color...

Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Dish, Arms of Pole, Qianlong, Circa 1745 Circa 1745 Armorial porcelain with a story you can read ...

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

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

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

Vintage Chinese tole and iron decorative potted flower sculpture with white flowers connected to a green multi-leaf stalk, mounted in a square yellow and blue metal base pot with sca...

Chinese Export Silver Biscuit Box circa 1890, of barrel shape with plain pull-off lid. This extremely unusual box, which could equally be used for ice as well as biscuits (but not at...

This pair of blue and white Chinese porcelain parrots was made during the Qing dynasty circa 1870. Above all, it is the relationship between the two birds that makes this pair so cha...

Chinese Export Famille Rose Silver-Shape Sauce Boats, Pair, Qianlong Circa 1765 This pair of Chinese Export porcelain sauce boats follows a European silver model: an oval spreading ...

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

Asian Chinese style (20th Century) black coromandel 4 fold (16\" each panel) screens with scene of people on one side and flowers & birds on reverse. (PRICED EACH).

Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Verte Large Flower Basket Dish, Kangxi Period, Circa 1700–1710 This large Chinese export porcelain dish is painted in the famille verte palette with...

Asian Chinese style white porcelain standing figure of woman standing on clouds, possibly and alter figure.  

Small stone statue of a Chinese soldier

Chinese Carved Hardstone Rhodonite Frog Toad Sculpture Figure Model Wood Base Chinese, 20th Century Height 10cm, width 20cm, depth 13cm This delicate 20th century Chinese carving h...

Asian Chinese rust agate plate with a carved crayfish and shells in relief and a crayfish carved handle.  

Vintage Chinese dark green tole, two-tiered server with a black metal frame holding two oval shelves decorated in a garland border of gold leaves with red...

Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinated bronze wine goblet with a fluted, conical form carved in intricate designs running up the surface, intercepted by two indented b...

Asian Chinese-style (19th Century) mahogany and bevelled glass wall mirror with a carved frame with scroll design and filigree pediment top with carved dragons.

Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Floral Vases Wood Stands Chinese, 20th Century Vases: Height 78cm, diameter 36cm Bases: Height 15cm, diameter 38cm Overall: Height 93cm, diameter 38c...

Asian Chinese (Qing Dynasty 18/19th Century) 4 panel screen with a (restored) maroon lacquered background and finely decorated scene of figures and palace in a black lacquered frame.

Chinese export silver covered Kiddush goblet, 19th century. Round cup on a stem mounted to a flat circular foot. Stepped domed cover with bird finial. ...

"Chinese Qin Dynasty-style (20th Century) life-size terracotta soldier statue standing with hands clasped on a rectangular base. (Head is removable)...

Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) cloisonné multicolored enamel vase with dragon motif.

Two carved wood, marble and onyx Chinese tables Chinese, Early 20th Century Height 77cm, diameter 51cm Intricately carved and elegantly formed, the two Chinese tables feature r...

PAIR of Chinese export style polychrome glazed porcelain figures of roosters (20th Century)

Early 20th Century large decalcomania vase lamp of baluster form depicting oriental figures, birds, butterflies and foliate detail set against g...

Vintage Chinese rectangular tole serving tray with a painted gold design of a figures in a monestary courtyard on a black background surrounded by a shallow lip with rounded corners....

Chinese white porcelain vase with a bulbous body decorated in blue koi, cranes, clouds and vegetation, surrounding a central raised, pierced rose bush on each side. The thin neck fea...

Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style bulbous form verdigis bronze ritual wine vessel with an archaistic raised banded pattern, a domed lid with four zoomorphic-shaped loops, two decorat...

Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style verdigis bronze ritual urn with raised archaistic patterns wrapping its form and accented with small rings on two sides beneath the opening. Charact...

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque, Long-Tailed Bird on Flowering Peach China, Probably Jingdezhen, 20th Century This upright famille rose porcelain plaque is painted with an ex...

Collection of Five Chinese Export 'Batavia-ware' and Famille Rose Jars and Covers Qianlong Period, China, Circa 1750s This handsome collection of five graduated covered jars is a magnificent and rare example of mid-18th-century Chinese Export porcelain, illustrating the highly successful fusion of Chinese ceramic technology and European market demand during the height of the global trade era. ________________________________________ Description and Aesthetic Medium: Porcelain with underglaze brown glaze and overglaze Famille Rose enamels. Period: Qianlong (1736–1795). Origin: Jingdezhen kilns, China, made for the European export market. The collection comprises two large, two medium, and one small jar, intended to be displayed together as a garniture—a decorative set prized for mantelpieces and cabinets in opulent European interiors. • The 'Batavia' Ground: Each piece is characterized by a luxurious, deep chocolate-brown glaze covering the exterior, a distinctive aesthetic known historically as "Batavia-ware" or descriptively as café au lait. This rich, monochrome ground was achieved by bathing the porcelain in an iron-rich slip before glazing and firing. • The Famille Rose Reserves: The dark ground provides a dramatic backdrop for finely painted, leaf-shaped reserves (panels). These panels are adorned with exquisite floral sprays executed in the vibrant Famille Rose palette (meaning "pink family"), which was introduced to China from Europe in the early 18th century. The opaque enamels—dominated by the rose-pink created from colloidal gold—allow for subtle shading and realism, brilliantly depicting the peony (mudan), the Chinese flower of wealth, nobility, and honor. • The Covers: The domed covers maintain this contrast, with a high, lustrous brown glaze broken by Famille Rose floral sprays that echo the motifs on the body. ________________________________________ Historical Context: Global Trade and Naming The name "Batavia-ware" is a crucial historical reference, even though the porcelain was manufactured in the kilns of Jingdezhen. 1. The Dutch East India Company (VOC): Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia) served as the fortified administrative and trading headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Asia. 2. The Trade Route: Porcelain destined for the European market was collected from various Chinese ports and then centrally transshipped through Batavia. This particular style became famously associated with that major transit port among Western collectors, hence the name, which links the sophisticated manufacturing of China to the powerful trade infrastructure of the Dutch. 3. 18th-Century Opulence: Garnitures like this were highly desirable statements of wealth and worldliness in 18th-century Europe. Their acquisition signified participation in the exotic, global market and a cosmopolitan taste capable of appreciating the high technical and artistic quality of Chinese porcelain. The successful combination of the deep, rich brown glaze—which evokes a feeling of luxurious Eastern lacquer or polished wood—with the delicate, luminous European-inspired Famille Rose palette represents a brilliant convergence of East-West artistic demands at the height of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign. ________________________________________ Dimensions Largest Jar: 7 1/2 inches high x 7 1/2 inches diameter; Second Jar: 7 1/4 inches high x 6 1/2 inches diameter; Third Jar: 5 1/2 inches high x 5 inches diameter; Pair of Smaller Jars...

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...

Botanical Bounty: A Masterful Set of Six Still Lifes by Sunqua, Sunqua, Canton, Mid-19th Century This exceptional set of six China Trade pith paper painting...

Three piece Chinese famille rose fine quality porcelain ensemble set portraying a seated empress, flanked by a pair of attendants. The empress is seated in the typical Qing dynasty s...

Two round inlaid hardwood Chinese tables Chinese, Early 20th Century Height 77cm, diameter 51cm The main body of these superb Chinese tables has been crafted from hardwood, and ...

Set of 5 Asian Chinese Canton-style (19th Century) porcelain plates with figures and floral design (PRICED AS SET) Minor chips to edge

This 18th-century Chinese export blue and white porcelain dish was hand-painted in underglaze blue, circa 1780. The whimsical central scene depicts two stylized deer beneath a bloomi...

Chinese Export Porcelain Imari Rouge de Fer Large Punch Bowl, Circa 1735–1750 This large Chinese Export porcelain punch bowl is painted in the Imari palette of underglaze blue, iron...

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Wine Cooler or Cachepot, Large, Qianlong Period, Circa 1750–1760 This Chinese export porcelain famille rose cachepot...

Asian Chinese (Ming Dynasty-Circa 1500) blue & green porcelain Shou Lau seated figure with oversize head (symbolism of longevity & luck) on a base suppo...

PAIR of Asian Chinese style (19th Century) red and gold lacquered pilaster panels with woven scene and filigree carved top (PRICED AS PAIR).

This trio of beautiful Chinese export dishes is decorated in the Famille Rose style. It features purple peonies, orange lilies, and a variety of other flowers. In Chinese culture, pe...

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a man dressed in dark gray robes, with one fist raised in the air, sitting atop a red saddle, on a horse that is painted...