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: 19th Century
Chinese Low Chairs With Carved Back Panel, Late 19Th C., A-Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Classical 19th C. Low Chairs Backed with a carved back panel with armrest, in Burma Rosewood. These are called Opium chairs or meditation c...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century, Chinese Blue and White vase / lamp. 56cm (22") high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive, good quality late 19th Century Chinese export blue and white crackleware vase / lamp. Having wonderful hand painted scenes of soldiers on horseback and running holding...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Blue and White crackleware vases / lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Chinese export Blue and White crackleware vases / lamps.
Each with faux bronze mounts above and below the central blue and white hand painted...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese hardwood Alter table.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century Chinese hardwood Alter table, having inset panels to the top and scrolling ends, hand carved and pierced ribbon and scrolling foliate decoration to t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Bronze Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Chinese bronze end tables.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion / Canton Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Chinese Cantonese / rose medallion vase / lamp. Having gilded dog of faux handles and serpents, classical green ground decoration with inset painted ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Bowl
Located in Pomona, CA
This antique Chinese porcelain bowl is a rare find from the Qing Dynasty, featuring delicate blue and white patterns. Crafted from high-quality porcelain and pottery, this bowl is ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Canton Rose Medallion Vase Gilt Beast Ring Handles 19-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A large antique Chinese late Qing Canton famille rose medallion vase, decorated with reserved panels of court figures, and gilt gold beast and ring handles to shoulders.
circa 1900...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Wedding Chest.
Located in Nantwich, GB
A Chinese Qing Dynasty Ningbo red lacquered four door wedding cabinet from 19th century, with a huge brass butterfly on the front inlaid with semi precious stones.
Created in Eastern...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 20th century lacquered vanity box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century lacquered vanity box circa 1910.
Good quality Chinese export table top vanity box. Hand painted in a plum and black colour scheme in a lacquered finish.
Cube sh...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Table Lamp, 19th Century with Brass Mount, 19th Century Famille Rose
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp is a 19th century Famille rose vase lamp, it has been made in china circa 1880.
The mount is in brass, and the porcelain in hand painted.
USA PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE ...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Red Lacquered Wood Joint Stool
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Red lacquered square top stool on four legs joined by double box stretchers.
China, 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
2 Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls from the Ship Wrecked "Tek Sing"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In 1822 the Chinese Junk "Tek Sing" or true star sank in the south
China sea, where the ship and its cargo remained until salvaged in
1999. These antique blue...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Apothecary Cabinet with Drawers
Located in Pasadena, CA
A remarkable 19th century Chinese apothecary cabinet. With 24 drawers and 2 larger lower drawers. Each smaller drawer with Chinese script and brass pull handles.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fantastic Four (4) ARMCHAIRS Chinese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Four (4) ARMCHAIRS
Chinese, 19th Century,
in hardwood and marble.
Dim.: 96 x 59 x 44 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Tureen With Lid and Underplate
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare find! 19th century Chinese Export porcelain tureen with lid. Lid has a green porcelain top handle and side handles. Beautiful colors of green and white with green florals.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Export Porcelain Warming Dish With Lid
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare find! Large 19th century Chinese Export porcelain warming dish with lid. Lid has a green porcelain artichoke handle. Beautiful colors of green and white with green florals and t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th century provincial glazed pottery ginger jar
Located in London, GB
A pretty 19th century Chinese glazed pottery ginger jar with X marked to the base. Normal wear with imperfections to the glaze but in good original condition.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Green Peking Glass Lotus Form Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Jade Green Peking Glass Lotus Form Bowl on fitted velvet-lined gilt wood stand carved with pierced floral design. Vase: 4.5" H x 7.5" W x 4.75" D.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese Longquan Ge Yao Celadon Glazed Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Longquan Ge Yao Celadon Glazed Ceramic Vase, together with a carved hongmu stand. Vase: 8.25" H x 3.25" Diameter.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
19th Century Lacquered Box Black Octogonal Chinese Export Gilded Floral
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Immerse yourself in the allure of the 19th century with our exquisite lacquered box, a stunning testament to Chinese export craftsmanship. Crafted in an elegant octagonal shape and a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Chinese Qing Reverse Painted Mirror, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare early 19th century Chinese Qing Export Reverse Painting on mirror. Picture features Chinese man and woman sitting on a bank of river with a Chinese landscape scene in backgroun...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Chinese Painting on Scroll Paper, China 19th Century, Birds and Nature Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Chinese painting on paper, which is unrolled once hung on the wall. It is a painting that depicts birds in nature, in the style of the 18th c...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
FOUR-LEAF SCREEN Chinese 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
FOUR-LEAF SEPARE
Chinese 19th Century
with hardwood carvings, gilt and bronze hinges.
Dim.: 186 x 164 cm
good condition
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
IMPORTANT COFFEE TABLE Chinese 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT COFFEE TABLE
Chinese 19th Century
in hardwood, with carvings.
Pink marble top.
Dim.: 76 x 100 x 55 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fantastic PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS Chinese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
Chinese, 19th Century
in hardwood,
with carvings and marble inserted.
Dim.: 88 x 64 x 46 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Important CONSOLE Chinese 19th Century in Hongmu Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important CONSOLE
Chinese 19th Century
in Hongmu wood, with carvings of birds and fruits. Pink marble top.
Dim.: 74 x 140 x 60 cm
Compare a zitan demi-lune form table, without the ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Armoire, Wardrobe With 100s Kids
Located in Pomona, CA
Very well constructed with two open doors and shelf, inside cabinet, wedding armoire with red lacquer 100's kids painting on the front and have coordinated antiqued hardware. This b...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Vase Blue & White Hand Painted 31cm, 19thC Qing Tongzhi
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful, fairly tall 31+cm, Chinese Export, blue and white porcelain Baluster Vase, which we date to the 19th century, Qing Tongzhi period, Circa 1870.
This is a well ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Set of 4 ARMCHAIRS, 2 CANAPES AND 2 TABLES 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SET of Chinese 4 ARMCHAIRS, 2 CANAPES AND 2 TABLES 19th Century
Chinese, in rosewood wood, with carvings, "dragons", from the beginning of the 19th century.
Dim.: (armchairs) 105 ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese Silver Repousse Dragon Handle Sauce Boat by Luen Wo
By Luen Wo
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese Export silver repousse sauce boat with dragon handles. Marked for Luen Wo.. Very fine decoration. 7 1/4" long, 4 " tall, 3 1/2", 7 oz weight.
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Four Figures Ancestral Portrait Painting
Located in New York, NY
Chinese School, Four Figures Ancestral Portrait Painting, Ink on Paper, depicting four seated women, all wearing robes and three hats with one donning a diadem crown, objects includi...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Chinese Export Nankin Blue & White Porcelain Tray
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Canton Nankin Blue & White Porcelain Tray,
Circa 1810-20
The oval large Chinese Nankin porcelain oval tray is decorated in underglaze blue and white with a riverscape...
Category
Early 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
After Qi Baishi Frogs Scroll Painting
Located in New York, NY
After Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957), Six Frogs, Scroll Painting, Ink on Paper, bearing two chop seal signatures left and lower right. Image: 37" H x 17" W; whole: 65" H x 22" W.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Vase in French Gilt Bronze Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
Qing Dynasty Blue And White Porcelain Vase In French Gilt Bronze Mount, Formerly Drilled as Lamp, Square Shape Square Shape.
20...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Box or Desk Accessory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely made and hand enameled box with its cover, possibly for a desk or dresser top. Divided on the inside and in very good shape. Lovely cartouches of classic Chinese scenes and ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Export Bud Vase Famille Rose Porcelain Hand Painted, Qing, Circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, decorative Chinese export, Imperial Canton, porcelain, Famille Rose, Small or Bud Vase which we date to the mid-19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1850.
The vase ha...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Red Leather, Brass and Camphor Wood Chinese Export Trunk
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful, antique (mid 1800s) Chinese red leather and brass over camphor wood export trade trunk offers ample storage and could be used as a coffee table or accent piece. It is a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Album Of Chinese Gouache Paintings On Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare Chinese Export School. 24 miniatures in watercolor and bodycolor on pith paper. Album of pith paintings depicting trades and professions. 19th century Chinese, bound with silk t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Celadon Ground Floor Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century.
A large Chinese floor vase having a celadon ground and blue and white underglaze decoration to the body. The underglaze decoration depicts high ranking office...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Planter or Fish Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century.
This exceptional 19th-century Chinese export porcelain fish bowl or planter. Crafted with unparalleled skill and adorned with intricate geometric borders, its...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique 19th Century Chinese Red Cinnabar Lacquer Floral Pedestal c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite 19th Century Chinese red lacquer pedestal table. Crafted in a square shape with gracefully curved legs that merge seamlessly with the base, it captivates all who encount...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
A Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Butterfly Plate, ca. 1860, Rare Design.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Very Rare Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Plate, Mid-Nineteenth Century, with a central large butterfly, its wings forming four roundels, the front wings with a pair of birds am...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi Mark Porcelain Ginger Jars, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Ginger Jars, with mystical creature motif, cobalt blue overglaze Kangxi six character mark in double circle to underside, on carved wo...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Large Pair of Antique Rose Medallion / Cantonese Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of bulbous shaped 19th century Chinese rose medallion/ vases / lamps.
Having wonderful bold colours, the scenes depicting classical interior scenes, gilded ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Chinese Hand Painted Silk 6-Panel Wallpaper Floor Screen Mounted As A Pr
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th or possibly late 18th century.
An oversized Chinese 6 panel wallpaper screen mounted as a PAIR of 3 panel screens. Each nearly 8 foot tall panel has stunning hand laid...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paint
Chinese Export Silver Cup
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Cup with dragon handles, and with birds and bamboo chased and embossed around the body. The cup is supported by a further dragon atop a base of waves. With a ...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Flow Blue and White Transferware Ironstone Platter Dish w Chinese Dragon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Flow Blue and White Transferware Ironstone Large Platter Dish with Chinese Dragon. Circa 1800s. Measurements: 2" H x 20" W x 16" D..
Category
Early 1800s Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Assembled Set of 10 Porcelain Salt Dishes, Chinese Export
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century assembled set of 10 porcelain salt dishes, Chinese export. Blue Canton, blue & white. Chips on a few.
2 3/4" avg. dia., 7/8" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Chinese Boar's Tusk with Carved Peaches on a Carved Hardwood Stand
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chinese carved boar's tusk on carved hardwood stand. The tusk carved along the inner curve with conforming openwork peach branches with leaves and peaches and extending to two men re...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Chinese Export Silver Hot & Spicy Dragon Mustard Pots
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese export silver mustard pots, ca 1890. Each: Cylindrical with fixed and entwined ratan-style handle; cover chained with inset and engraved diaper top. Applied wraparoun...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Very Good Quality Large Chinese Lidded Jars / PAIR
Located in Dallas, TX
a large pair of Chinese vases, very good quality, each with female figures as finials, seated next to garden seats, and foo lion mask hand...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Famille Rose 19th Century Hexagon Chinese Export Ginger Jar
Located in Lomita, CA
Color and shape make this 19th century Chinese export ginger jar a standout. It is hexagonal with parcel gilt from the late 19th century according to our appraiser. The colors are br...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Assembled set of 6 Blue Canton Small Rice or Soup Bowls, Chinese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century assembled set of 6 Blue Canton small rice or soup bowls, Chinese export. Porcelain. 3 hairlines; minute chips & firing flaws.
3 3/4" dia., 2" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Stunning Antique Chinese Gold Gilt Painted Paper Mache Large Serving Dinner Tray
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite circa 1880 Chinese Dragon Paper Mache dinner serving tray
A lovely decorative piece, base...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Set of 6 Blue Canton Porcelain Rice or Soup bowls, Chinese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century group of 6 Blue Canton porcelain rice or soup bowls, Chinese export. Some hairlines & nicks. Fine, thin potting. 1 with hairline & chip; 2 with minor rim nick; 1 wit...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Circa 1800-1830 Group of 6 Blue Canton Porcelain Low Bowls, Chinese Export
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1800-1830 group of 6 Blue Canton porcelain low bowls, Chinese export. Ideal for fruits & desserts. Fine, thin potting. Rim nick or nicks to all but one; two with hairlines.
5 3...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Very large carved and gilt wood Buddha, Burma 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Very large statue of Buddha (1.22 m), on its pedestal, seated in Bhumisparsa mùdra, or gesture of taking the earth as witness.
Buddha calls upon the goddess of the earth to bear witn...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
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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