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
Antique Chinese Carved Moss Agate Cups Qilin Handles Hardwood Stands Qing 18/19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine garniture pair of Chinese moss agate carved cups, sides flanked with Qilin handles, relief carved raised grain patterns to exterior of body, thin...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Agate
Chinese Blue Glass Overlay Globular Snuff Bottle Carved Buddhist Treasures 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A Chinese blue color Peking glass overlay snuff bottle in globular form, on pale white ground, hand carved and decorated with four Buddhist treasures , on a slightly raised footring,...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
$266 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Chinese Rectangular Elm Stool – Rustic Antique Solid Wood Design
Located in Milano, IT
This 20th-century Chinese rectangular elm stool is a beautifully crafted piece that captures the rustic charm of traditional Chinese furniture. Made from solid elm wood, it features ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Luohan Bed with Stepped Railing, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prior to the 10th century, Chinese society eschewed raised seats in favor of mats. The rising popularity of chairs and other forms of elevated seating led craftsmen to adapt traditional cabinetry techniques to create the versatile luohan bed...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th century hard wood marble center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 19th century Chinese hard wood marble inset table circa 1880.
Good quality hard wood Chinese table with a dark grey marble panel inset into the top. Marble has a great patina...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rosewood Chairs with Toile Medallion
Located in Doylestown, PA
Fine antique Chinese rosewood side or dining chairs with an upholstered Chinoiserie toile medallion, circa late 19th century. They feature a carved scrolling backrest with central fl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Upholstery
Chinese Export Porcelain Plate with Judgement of Paris Scene Circa 1750
Located in Katonah, NY
An 18th-century Chinese export porcelain plate showing the Judgment of Paris. The delicately painted figures derive from a painting by Jean Paul Rubens.
Made during the Qianlong Reign, circa 1750, the plate shows the goddesses Venus, Minerva, and Juno on one side and Paris on the other side. Charged by Jupiter to pick the most beautiful of the three, Paris selects Venus and awards her the golden apple. The scene shows Rubens' version of idealized feminine beauty.
The rim of the plate is decorated with a rose-red flower band.
Dimensions: 9 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $900
Background
This dish was made exclusively for the European market based on the well-known Greek story from Homer, in which Paris, the son of the King of Troy, had to choose between several Goddesses to decide which one of them was the most beautiful.
According to Greek and Roman mythology, picking Venus as the most beautiful of the three goddesses...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Qing Dynasty Light Elm Wood Stool
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Qing Dynasty light elm stool, dating back to circa 1910, is a captivating piece of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Crafted from solid light elm wood, it features a wa...
Category
1910s Chinese Vintage Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Chinese Export, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, Large Decorative Cloissone Enamel Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Export, Qing Dynasty Large Cloissone Enamel Bowl marked with the metal stamp of the Emperor Qianlong (1735-1795) on the bottom. This large and magnificent work features a ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Quail Design Globular Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (late 19th Century) white porcelain globular vases decorated with mirrored quail and chrysanthemum designs, symbolizing a safe home...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue And White Gilt Flowers Dishes, 18C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and beautifully decorated pair of 2 Qing period dishes with a scene of flowers. The painting quality is very nice.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$729 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 5 Antique Qianlong Period Chinese Porcelain Floral Tea Bowls with Dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Qianlong period set of cups and saucers. Fine potting and handpainting.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Blue & White
...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Charred Chinese Kitchen Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This humble stool from the mid-19th century balances simplicity of form with the inimitable beauty of a timeworn patina. The low stool is crafted of elm with traditional mortise-and-...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Porcelain Tobacco Leaf Amsterdams Bont, 1750 ca
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nicely decorated plate. What you see is a Jingdezhen made porcelain dish from around 1720-1730. Later decorated with a Rare type of decoration in Red, Blue...
Category
20th Century Qing Furniture
Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong/Jiaqing Baron of Itamaraty Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate, with an unusual combination of underglaze blue and overglaze enamels.
Sharing with you this interesting and vividly painted dish, most probably from a...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,677 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Elm Stool – Rustic Antique Solid Wood Accent Piece
Located in Milano, IT
This 19th-century Chinese elm stool is a charming example of traditional craftsmanship, showcasing the natural beauty and durability of solid elm wood. With its rustic appearance, wa...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Lidded Kamcheng SE Asia market B
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very colorful in the taste of South East Asia, Bencharong porcelain style, 18th-19th century.
Condition:
? Overall condition; very good condit...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,366 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Deep Dish Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Qianlong, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated serving dish. Qianlong period. Lovely balance.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Blue & White
Region of Origin:...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19C French Edme Samson Porcelain Famille Rose dish with Cat and LAdies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice and richly decorated plate/dish from the Edme Samson factory. Made after example of Yongzheng/Qianlong period Chinese porcelain.
Condition
Perfect. Size 23.5x2.8CM Diamet...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,768 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Large Chinese Porcelain Water Basket Swatow Style Dragons, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Water Basket/Crrier. White and blue. 19C in the style of Swatow ware. Nice scene of dragons.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,369 Sale Price
20% Off
One Chinese Black Lacquer Rectangular Lidded Jewelry box, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
One Chinese Black Lacquer Rectangular Lidded Jewelry box, Late 19th Century
Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
Dimensions: Width: 37cm Height: 10.5cm Depth: 20.5cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Bamboo Cloth Teapot with Arched Handle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Rice Grain Chinese Porcelain Plate in Blue and White Landscape, ca 1800
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Plate ca 1800 Rice Grain Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Landscape. A very nicely decorated plate.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / C...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Bowl 1757-1760 A SAILOR'S FAREWELL AND HOMECOMING
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice example of 18th c export porcelain
A SAILOR'S FAREWELL AND HOMECOMING PUNCHBOWL
QIANLONG PERIOD (1735-96)
The farewell embrace on one side, a British vessel nearby, on th...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,780 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Serpentine Relief Carved Dragon Covered Vase ROC c.1920s
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese ROC period early 20th Century hand carved serpentine stone covered bottle vase, finely plotted and carved with a high relief stylized dragon wrapped around the should...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Serpentine
Chinese Cloud-Form Hat Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Out of context, this carved wood hat stand has a curious, octopus-like appearance. Carved with cloud-form flourishes, the folding hat stand displays th...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
$272 Sale Price
29% Off
Late Qing Dynasty Small Side Table with Pillar Strut Motifs and Scrolling Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period side table with pierced apron, pillar strut motifs, straight legs and scrolling feet. Echoing the artistic mastery of the late Qing Dynasty, this exquisite side table is a testament to China's rich heritage and intricate craftsmanship. This wooden table is adorned with a beautifully pierced apron that seamlessly captures the essence of traditional Chinese motifs. The pillar strut motifs not only offer an aesthetic delight but also infuse the piece with structural integrity, reflecting the balance between beauty and function that the Qing artisans championed.
Supporting the table are straight legs that culminate in scrolling feet, reminiscent of ancient scrolls...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late Qing Dynasty Rattan Tiered Lunch Box with Carved Handle and Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique late Qing Dynasty period rattan two-tiered nested lunch box from the early 20th century, with calligraphy and carved handle. Born during the early years of the 20th centur...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Chinese Round Peking Pictorial Rug, 04'00 x 03'09
Located in Dallas, TX
78979 Vintage Chinese Round Peking Pictorial Rug, 04'00 x 03'09. This exquisite hand-knotted wool vintage Chinese round Peking pictorial rug is a captivating example of traditional C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate in Blue and White Kangxi Period, 17/18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Kangxi Period with mark and flower basket
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome
Region of Origin:...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$391 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Glazed Porcelain Roof Tile of a Warrior Figure, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese glazed porcelain roof tile of a warrior. The manufacture of glazed tiles was standardized in the Ming Dynasty and during the Qing Dynasty into the Republican Era, glazed tile...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Box with Old Man and Children Design, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative stationary box decorated with "Raden" work with mother of pearl shell shining in seven colors. Raden work using mother of pearl shell shining in seven...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Shell, Wood
Qing Dynasty, Chinese Antique Porcelain / Rice Bowl with Lid, 19th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A bowl from the Qing dynasty of China (around the 19th century).
It is a simple red and green painting.
I feel very kind and cute.
Also, when you remove the lid, you can see the g...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Cantonese Basket Pierced Birds Butterflies Flowers, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Superb antique Chinese porcelain Dish/Plate from the late qing period.
Painted in cantonese style with a fantastic pierced/ajour rim.
The painting is of very high quality.
Additio...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Cantonese Blue White Ajour Plate Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese dish, painted in the blue and white. Decorated with landscape scene. Nice and rather unusual ajour/open work border.
In nice
Additional infor...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Robed Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand puppets, like this one from China’s Zhejiang region, have been a popular form of entertainment for centuries. In the late 19th early-20th century this tiny robed gentleman proba...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
$258 Sale Price
29% Off
Chinese Carved Coral Figure of Shou Lao, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderfully Chinese carved coral branch in the form of Shou Lao, also called Shouxing, the Chinese god of longevity, Republic period, early ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Coral
Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi/Yongzheng Blue White Porridge Plates
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated SET of 2dishes in Blue and white, Kangxi/Yongzheng Period. Decorated with flowers and trees.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of ...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$912 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Three Blue and White Teapots from Ca Mau Ship, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng E
Located in seoul, KR
The pieces are adorned with intricate motifs and scenes that may represent traditional Chinese landscapes, daily life, or historical tales.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
P...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,112 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Stone Fu Lion Guardians
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th century carved limestone Fu dogs with sinister smiles and furled brows once guarded the entrance to one of provincial China's grand homes. One peers up and the othe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Porcelain Caddy with an erotic scene
Yongzheng Qianlong period
Fantastic and highly detailed decoration in Grisaille/Encre de Chine
Chickens having intercourse.
Beautiful piece for collectors. Museum Example.
Encre de Chine
The use of black enamel in imitation of drawings or prints was first developed at the end of the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) and the Yongzheng reign (1723-1730). Chinese porcelains decorated in ink colour became popular in Europe around 1740, and until about 1790 continental clients continued to order them, especially for armorials, because the ink-colour process so readily duplicated the engraved bookplates supplied to the decorators as source materials. The technique may have been developed first for use on glass in the 1660s in Germany, where it was called schwarzlot. Eighteenth-century shipping records sometimes may have referenced it as pencilled ware because it was executed with a thin brush called a pencil. Albert Jacquemart dubbel it encre-de-Chine. Another name Jesuit ware was used still...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Asian Carved Foo Dog Lion Architectural Corbels, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) antique Chinese architectural elements with beautifully aged patina. circa 1900
Most impressive large scale, likely sculptural corbels from a Buddhist temple or imperial palace, late 19th / early 20th century, each intricately hand carved with very fine detailing, similarly styled pair, modeled as guardian foo lion, depicted with outstretched arched body, mouth ajar, clutching floral ball, having elaborate openwork carvings, with scattered remnants of original polychrome paint remaining.
The highly decorative architectural salvaged ornamental building elements presented on custom made hand carved wooden sculpture stands...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Qing Dinasty Mid-20th Century Fine Enameled Vase China Export
Located in Brescia, IT
This Qing vase is very decorative for its colorful enamel and very trendy in an elegant room.
It’s handmade with the antique technique called ‘cloisonné ‘, when the enameled drawings...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Cantonese Enamel Table Lamp Vase Yellow Green
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb and quite early example of JUST ONE Chinese Hand painted Canton enamel tall ovoid form Vase of octagonal outline now converted to an Electric Table Lamp, raised on six ormolu ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century footed plate is decorated in the blue-and-white style with a pattern of stamped geometric and curvilinear motifs. At the center of the plate is a starburst meda...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
#3 Antique Chinese Porcelain 18th C Kangxi/Yongzheng Blue White Set Dinner
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated SET of 3 dishes
Flower scene.
Condition
no hairlines, no restorations, just some minimal frits/fleebites to rim. Size 22.4x2.7CM DiameterxHeight
Period
18th...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$904 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese White Brass Coal Chopsticks, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of white brass chopsticks for moving burning coals in a hibachi or hand-warmer. Such chopsticks were also used to safely touch opium pipe bowls or tools that had been heated b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carved Chinese Soapstone Water Dropper
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A carved Chinese soapstone water dropper, boat shaped receptacle with spout and handle, carved with trailing floral stems and a domed cover with a bird f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
China Century Old Dream Stone "Landscape Paintings" with Original Frames, Pair
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find
Impressive wall display of two (2) Chinese dream stone "Landscape Paintings" with original period frames these wonderful
round natura...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Qing Furniture
Materials
Stone
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 Large Antique Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Imari Dinner Plates, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large Size and Lovely and high Quality Kangxi dinner set in Imari palette. The plates all depict a Floral design in the border and part of central plate.
Additional information:
Mat...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Sancai Meiping Mounted Lighter mid 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A small antique late Qing to early Republic Chinese porcelain meiping vase, ingeniously converted into a functional butane table lighter. The intricat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Snuff Bottles
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box finely painted to the lid and sides with typical Chinese scenes, the base painted with a leafy gourd. The lid is mounted in gilt bron...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Large Antique Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain Dish Plate Flowers, Ca 1690
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
We were lucky enough to acquire this very nicely painted dish with a beautifully reverse painted scene of flowers.
Period: Kangxi
Mark: Artemesia Leaf
Additional information:
Mater...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,100 Sale Price
20% Off
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Porcelain Iron Red Dragon Snuff Bottle Jade Stopper 20th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, with a four claw dragon in clouds in iron red to each side, and two character red Qianlong mark to bottom
weight: 38 Grams
circa: early to mid 20t...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Framed Chinese Embroidered and Appliqued Silk Collar Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk collar from China dated to late Qing Dynasty circa 19th century. Known as Yunjian (Cloud Shoulder or Cloud Collar), this multi-lobed textile piece was a detachable collar worn around the shoulders as part of the traditional Chinese garment accessory. With its origin dated back to the Han Dynasty and being used until the end of Qing Dynasty, the form evolves with time, but much of the ornamentation and fundamental symbolism remains the same.
This striking example features a two-tiered design with eight lobes on each circle, all of which are variations of the shape of auspicious "ruyi", which represents the head of Lingzhi mushroom, a symbol of longevity. The inner lobes were made with appliqued patchwork of colorful silk. The outer lobes feature elaborate embroidery of assortment of colorful flowers, scrolling ribbons and butterfly, using mostly long and short satin stitches. The borders and outlines of the designs were lineated with metallic threads buddled in chain stitches. Small black pearls were used to link the piece together and most of them still remain.
In Qing Dynasty, the silk collar with high quality was worn by noble or aristocratic women. The red color and the lotus boy symbol indicate that it was most likely part of the fashion accouterment worn during wedding ceremony.
The collar is beautifully float mounted within a double conforming mat in a giltwood frame and wood backing. A stunningly presented period piece with story to tell.
Reference: For a collection of Chinese embroidered collars...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Late Qing Carved Soapstone Jar Shaped Brush Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A well carved Chinese soapstone brush pot of jar shape believed to date from the latter Qing dynasty and probably around 1900. The brush wa...
Category
Early 1900s Asian Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Plates Famille Rose Made Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of lovely Chinese porcelain plates were hand painted in the Famille Rose style in the mid-18th century. The center of each plate is painted in delicate colored enamels and ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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.