Qing Furniture
QING STYLE
The last imperial dynasty from 1644 to 1912 was a time of change in China, beginning with the invasion by Manchurian forces that ended the Ming dynasty and established the Shunzhi Emperor. The expansion of exportation and trade that had bolstered the arts during the Ming era continued, as Qing dynasty furniture involved the same attention to craftsmanship with expert construction techniques in hardwood pieces that were assembled with mortise and tenon joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design.
Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant with clean lines. Chairs of the period and other Ming furniture made an impression on Scandinavian modernist Hans Wegner and his streamlined seating, for example. Whereas Qing-style furniture is elaborate, with an increasing influence from the West leading to lavish carving inspired by the European Baroque and Rococo styles. And while many of the forms that define examples of the latter are common within classical Chinese furniture, such as curving and folding chairs as well as large screens, Qing designs are laden with ornamentation. Frequently, the carved motifs and inlaid designs in mother-of-pearl were auspicious, such as peonies for wealth or dragons for luck. Bats were symbols of happiness in the design of Qing furniture, with one of the characters in the word for bat, bianfu, being a homophone for fu, or “fortune.”
While several types of wood were used in the construction of Qing beds, tables, storage pieces and seating, today’s collectors know that the most prized were the rare rosewoods zitan and huanghuali. They were both sourced from Hainan, China’s largest island, and are marked by a rich luster that occurs naturally, without the application of lacquer or other decorative materials. Many of the most popular woods were imported from southeast Asia, adding to their value. Red sandalwood was also sought after for its durability and connection with Chinese medicine, with some chairs being made for health benefits.
Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Qing
Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in the mid-19th century, this striking red lacquer cabinet was likely part of a traditional wedding dowry, bestowed upon the groom by the bride's family filled with fine silk...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Lattice Canopy Bed, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed, or marriage bed, was the most important part of a bride's dowry and was the central feature of her personal quarters. Traditionally, beds were central to Chines...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen — Provenance: Perret Vibert, Paris
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants and Schola...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
$57,950 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique 16k Gold Chinese Qianlong Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark & Period
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle, Qianlong mark & period, 1736-1795, tests as 16k gold.
It is rare to find a cloisonné e...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Large Chinese Porcelain Underglaze Blue & White Meiping Vase in Qing Style 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
We are pleased to introduce this modern 20th-century Chinese porcelain blue and white Meiping vase, a splendid blend of expert craftsmanship and hand painting skills of the artisan a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Scholar's Stone / “Scholar's Rock” Lingbi (灵璧石), China, Qing Dynasty
Located in MOUGINS, FR
An exceptional scholar's rock lingbi (灵璧石), traditionally intended for Chinese scholars, on a very elaborate Qing period wooden base. It is presented with the larger end above the sm...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Stone
Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Jar Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Jar mounted as a lamp. Iron red foo dog decoration on jar. Mounted as a lamp in the 1960s-70s with wooden shaped base. Jar: 11" h, 8.5" dia. Some paint wear...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Gilt Black Lacquer Table 3 Drawer Desk 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique gilt-wood & black lacquer Chinese Export Qing dynasty table desk, circa 1850.
The table top is finely hand-painted to the top with a gilded landscape scene, depicting ...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Chinese Tongzhi Porcelain Teapot Marked And from the period (1861-1875)
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique Chinese porcelain teapot with fine hand-painted decoration, marked with a seal period mark of Tongzhi (1861-1875)
Perfect condition, no chips, cracks or other defects
Total ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Jiaqing period, 1796–1820 Four-Clawed Gold Couched Dragon Framed Art
Located in Louisville, KY
This pair of gold gilt framed 18th century four-clawed dragons are quite stunning in both artistic composition and technical execution. Created c. 1796, these elegant pieces were mas...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Giltwood
Chinese Silk Embroidered Panel, Qing, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese Qing Dynasty silk embroidered mirrored panel, 19th century.
Sight: 9 by 21 inches
frame: 10 ¼ by 22 ¼ inches
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Chinese Red Lacquer Canopy Bed with Footrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed, or marriage bed, was the most important part of a bride's dowry and was the central feature of her personal quarters. Traditionally, beds were central to Chines...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm, Reed
Pair 19th Century Cloisonné Vases
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century bronze cloisonné vases. These baluster form vessels feature an enameled body with all-over polychrome foliage motifs on a turquoise ground, with two dragon handl...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Bronze
$16,000 / set
Chinese Alter Cabinet / Table
Located in Fulton, CA
A Chinese alter cabinet in the Qing Dynasty style. 20th Century.
39.5 inches wide.
21 inches high.
16.5 inches deep.
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 19th century Pair of Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Savannah, GA
Extraordinary pair of fine glazed porcelain Foo dogs came to us out of an estate here in Savannah, Georgia, belonging to an old general that long ago brought them from Thailand. Used...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$27,500 / set
Chinese Warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp Qing Dynasty famille Verte 19th Century
Located in Den Haag, NL
Porcelain Chinese warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp. Qing Dynastie famille Verte, Approx late 19th Century
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk, Porcelain
Pair of 19th century black lacquered Chinese compound cabinets
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century black lacquered Chinese compound cabinets circa 1840.
Fine pair of Qing-dynasty compound cabinets, in the Ming style. Complete in their original blackened matt...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
Large Pair of Blue and White Chinese Double Gourd Vases
Located in Norton, MA
Large pair of blue and white Chinese double gourd vases decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Qing dynasty cabinet with original well preserved decorations.
Red base lacquer with polychrome decorations, black lacquer on the sides.
Top...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,767 Sale Price
40% Off
Chinese Red Lacquer Qing Style Cabinet, 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
A unique Chinese Cabinet in Red Lacquer and gilt finish with beautiful butterfly hardware. This cabinet appears to be 20th century but does have attributes of a 19th Century piece th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Mid 19th Century Qing Dynasty Kang / Low Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese kang table from China mid-19th century.
This low table is crafted in lacquered elm wood. It features a rectangular framed top and solid floating panel.
In original conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Antique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Spoon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Spoon.
A deftly modeled fine porcelain spoon with unusual scalloped edge and crisp d...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Copper Opium Tray with Celestial Dragon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Copper
Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Serving Lidded Tureen
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Lidded Serving Tureen, 19th century, length 11 inches.
In very good condition with no cracks, chips, or repairs.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Monochrome Copper Red Ceramic Jars, Late Qing, Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
These two covered jars exemplify the quiet strength of Chinese monochrome copper-red ware. Each has a rounded, quietly solid form that provides a broad, uninterrupted surface for the...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Coffee Table with Chow Legs and Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elmwood coffee table from the 19th century, with chow legs and carved apron. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty (1636–1912), this low table, which...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique 18/19th c Kangxi Marked Qing period Chinese porcelain Bowl Figures China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous quality blue and white porcelain, very thinly potted. Kangxi mark at the base but probably of later Qing Period
Great Figural Scene
Beautiful piece.
Condition
2 clean line...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,267 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Celadon Jade Ruyi Brush Wash Hand Carved Hydra Handles Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine antique Chinese hand carved jade brush wash, in ruyi head form, sides flanked by 2 climbing hydras, and bottom carved with three raised circles fee...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Jade
Chinese Qing Famille Rose Porcelain Trencher Salt
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and delightful antique Chinese Qing famille rose porcelain trencher salt dating from the 18th century. The salt stands raised on a shaped r...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hammered & Engraved Brass Jardinière Planter, Late 19th Century
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 19th century, Qing style Chinese hammered and engraved brass jardinière planter. Heavy duty and weigh about 10lbs. Measures 13" wide, 9.5...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Lovely 17/18C Dehua Blanc de Chine Guanyin Statue China Chinese made into a lamp
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely and large example with nice details. Made into a lamp.
We didn't test if it works.
Condition
with restorations, all pictured. Size: statue 45CM high approx. , total height ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Free shipping
Qing dynasty
Stunning statement piece in any room
2 tier floating pagoda birdcage
Highly carved and detailed
Dragons, flowers, fish...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,800 Sale Price
55% Off
Antique Chinese Qianlong Period Famille Rose Bowl Qing Lowestoft, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated bowl. Dating to around 1730/1740
8-10-19-2-1
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome
Region of Origin: Ch...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$449 Sale Price
24% Off
19th Century Chinese Apothecary Medicine Cabinet with 45 Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful Chinese apothecary medicine chests dating to circa 1840-1860 from the Shanxi province, China.
45 drawers and original lacquer. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Metal
18th Century Granite Stone Bowl Mortar Planter 9 lb
Located in Somis, CA
From Northern China comes a piece of great antiquity. The exceptionally large 18th century bowl of natural granite, hand cut and carved, in conical form with a round base. Of gray wh...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Granite
Antique Blue White Chinese Porcelain Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period Dragon Vase 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A very large & rare antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Rouleau dragon vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), the vase dating to the late 1600s.
The vase of slightly tapere...
Category
1680s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Red Lacquered Qing Dynasty 19th Century Cabinet with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered cabinet from the 19th century, with chinoiserie décor. Created in China during the Qing dynasty, this cabinet captures our attention with ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Chinese Carved Wooden Face Mask, ca 1900-1940
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ca 1900-1940 Fine Chinese Carved Wooden Face Mask China.
Additional information:
Material: Wood
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
China Dynasty Period: Qing (1661 - 1912)...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other househ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Soap Stone Carving #2
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese Soap Stone Carving depicting two vases and flowers, good condition
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Stone
19th Century Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table with Distressed Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar console table from the 19th century, with carved apron, humpback stretchers, straight cylindrical legs and distressed dark brown / red lacquer. Th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Tapered Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
19th century painted tapered Chinese cabinet. Having elaborate panels with gilt painting and raised moldings. Warm red lacquer adorned with black lacquer and gilt painting. Framing the panels recessed into the molding are remnants of crushed seashell used...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Cypress, Fir
$2,880 Sale Price
37% Off
Qing Dynasty Coffee Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period walnut wood coffee table from the 19th century
Square top with waisted apron atop a black lacquered frame and horse hoof l...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Qing Style Cloisonné Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early large 20th century bronze Qing style cloisonné center table. Thisl large form table features extraordinary workmanship with stunningly rare Impe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Petite Chinese Opium Tool Charm, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A small Chinese chatelaine tool set strung with a single brass spoon. Suspended from one's clothing at the shoulder, back, or waist, a tool set such as this was used for a variety of...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Chinese Hand Carved Dragon Altar Table or Rosewood Entry Table
Located in Miami, FL
Large Chinese Hand Carved Dragon Altar Table or Rosewood Entry Table
Constructed in the Late 19th -Early 20th Century in the Gansu region of China, the artisan who crafted this cons...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
$2,415 Sale Price
31% Off
Chinese Qing Dynasty Small Bronze Tripod Censer
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Qing Dynasty Small Bronze Tripod Censer
Small bronze censer from the Qing Dynasty 1644-1912, standing on three cabriole legs. Twin handles depict mythical creatures’ heads. ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Dish China Figural Mandarin Rose Qianlong Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice example of 18th century Mandarin ware. Dating to around 1740.
Absolutely top quality scene of the emperor and Falcon Hunt.
The pictures show a round...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,253 Sale Price
59% Off
Qing Dynasty Two-Door Cabinet with Hand-Painted Décor and Original Black Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing dynasty two-door elmwood cabinet from the 19th century, with original black lacquer and hand-painted decor. Created during the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century, this exquisite...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Antique Small Square Side Table with Rattan Insert and Humpback Stretcher
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period small square shaped side table from the early 20th century with rattan insert at the top, humpback stretchers on all sides and cylindrical legs. Imbue your...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Cabinet on Stand
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese Qing dynasty cabinet with original chinoiserie decorations rasied on later stand.
Cabinet elaborately decorated with flowers paint...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Qing Dynasty Black Lacquered Demilune Console Tables Ore Center table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of decorative Chinese Qing dynasty half-round console tables, also known as demilune tables.
These tables can be used individually or combined to form a circular center table....
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinese Carved Amethyst Peach Pendant 14K Gold Natural Pearl Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely carved antique Chinese amethyst peach amulet pendant on 14K yellow gold, natural pearl and faceted amethyst long chain necklace
19th Centu...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Amethyst, Gold
Late Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Document Box with Gilt Floral Scrolling Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
This antique Chinese red lacquer document box, dating to the late Qing dynasty (19th to early 20th century), exudes timeless elegance and functionality. Crafted from softwood, the bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Softwood
17-18th c Beautiful porcelain Vase with Dragons decor and kintsugi repair
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful polychrome porcelain vase with stunning Dragons decor and unique Kintsugi repair.
Overall good condition with some kiln bottom crack and unique kintsugi gold repair, add...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Medicine Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
Medicine Chest in original black lacquer. Shanxi province, China.
Dating back from the late 18th Century.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Metal
$3,826 Sale Price
25% Off
Fine Art Japanese Vase Arita, Artist Fujii Shumei Winter Landscape Born, 1936
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece with matching storage box.
A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei
Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii's specialty is the technique ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,698 Sale Price
45% Off
Chinese Monochrome Cornflower Blue Spill Vase with Crystalline Glaze, circa 1970
Located in Glasgow, GB
A tall, cylindrical Chinese monochrome porcelain vase, made in the 1970s and finished in a refined cornflower blue glaze. The simple vertical form, often described as a spill vase, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Spittoon Dross Box with Buddhist Symbols, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Cabinet with Eight Doors and Four Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty red cabinet from the 19th century, with oval hand painted medallions and hand carved motifs. Created during the 19th century, this Qing Dynasty red cabinet fea...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Qing furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing 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, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing 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 Wang Hing & Co., Satsuma, Copeland Spode, and Cornelis Pronk. 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 $38 and tops out at $188,800 while the average work can sell for $2,474.
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