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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 Qing Dynasty Altar Cabinet
Located in Nantwich, GB
Antique, late 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty altar cabinet. This beautifully restored altar cabinet, originally used to place offerings for ancestral worship holds three frieze dr...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Brass

Red Lacquer Chinese Altar Console Table
Located in Madrid, ES
The console is from the Chinese Shandong province ca. 1860-80 (the Qing period) All original. Original red lacquer with natural age-related patina. Front side with profiled legs. Ta...
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1860s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Elm

Antique Chinese Rice Pit painting of a Boat Top Quality Canton, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Rice Pit painting of a Boat Top Quality Canton, 19th Century. Fabulous painting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type:...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Winter Landscape Painting, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a minimalist color palette, this Chinese scroll painting depicts an idyllic mountainside landscape in the middle of winter. The hangin...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Paper

Chinese Cup From The Qianlong Period, China Qing Dynasty
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Famille Rose porcelain cup, with floral decoration on the inside and three magnificent butterflies on the outside. Very good condition. Qianlong period
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Fine Chinese Porcelain Blue&White Dragon Phoenix Meiping Vase Stand Modern 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This Chinese blue and white Meiping vase is not only a masterful example of ceramic artistry but also a tribute to traditional craftsmanship. Meticulously hand-painted and exceptiona...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Late Qing Dynasty Ceramic Planters with Green Floral Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of late Qing Dynasty period ceramic planters from the early 20th century, with green and orange floral décor. This exquisite pair of late Qing Dynasty period ceramic planters,...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Ceramic

Chinese Famille Jaune Decorative Plate, Qing
Located in Doylestown, PA
A hand-painted Chinese decorative display plate in the Famille Jaune manner, from the Qing period circa 1900, depicting a pair of birds in a cherry blossom tree.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Scholar Free Standing Desk In Elm Wood
Located in Kastrup, DK
3 part Doctor's desk or Scholar desk in Jumu wood from the city of Suzhou in China, approx. 1900. Center tabletop made in one piece of wood, which has sh...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Metal

Chinese Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Village Scene, Mid-20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Chinese yellow soapstone carving from the mid-20th century is depicting a village scene, is a stunning piece of art with intricate details and cultural significance. Yellow soaps...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Folding Chinese Traveler's Hat Rack, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This folding hat rack displays the opulence of court fashion, where rank and status was expressed through fashion and its accouterments. During the Qing dynasty, wearing a hat was cu...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Village Scene, Mid-20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Chinese soapstone carving from the mid-20th century is depicting a village scene, is a stunning piece of art with intricate details and cultural significance. The carving showcas...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Antique Chinese Inside Painted Mini Snuff Bottle Shanshui Late 19-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese inside painted mini glass snuff bottle ( IPSB ), both sides delicately hand painted with shanshui scene circa: 1900, Late Qing to ROC period, late 19-20c
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Cut Glass

Chinese Center Table In Orange / Yellow Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese 19th century Qing Dynasty center table of attractive golden color lacquer with a beautiful age-related patina. From Shanxi Province 1840-1860
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Elm

Set of 2 Antique Chinese Qianlong Plate Peony Prunus Porcelain Qing Dynasty
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A nice pair plate. Qing Dynasty - Qing Period. 20-1-20-1-1 Symbolism: Prunus Symbol of Winter, corresponding to the month of January. One of the "Three...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Bencharong Bowl for the Thai Market, 18th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl for the Thai Market, 18th century. Bencharong enamel decoration with Buddhist imagery on a black background. This classic porcelain bowl form having a raised narrow foot rim and slightly everted mouth rim is richly decorated in bright polychrome enamels much favored by the nobility in eighteenth century Siam. This colorful style became known as “bencharong”, a term that derives from two Sanskrit words – panch (‘five’) and rong (‘colour’) and which relates to the number of colours used to decorate such porcelain. This bowl is decorated with typically Thai motifs. The sides are decorated with four Thepanom (Buddhist celestial beings) each wearing a broad necklace of petals and seated on a lotus within triangular cartouches that have a coral-red ground. Four Norasingh (mythical forest-dwelling semi-deity with a human head, torso, and arms but with the hind-quarters of a lion and the tail and hoofs of a deer) against black back grounds filled with flaming pink kranok motifs. This design is framed by two floral bands top and bottom and another double band on the interior mouth rim. The interior glazed in a soft turquoise green and remnants of a floral pattern roundel on center. Sets of porcelain such as this example were commissioned from the Jingdezhen kilns in China and exported to Thailand. 6-7/8 in. in diameter x 3-5/8 high (17.5 x 9cm) 16.7 oz. (475g.) Ayutthaya Period, 18th century. Provenance: German Private Collection. For similar examples see: William Warren & Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Arts and Crafts of Thailand, Chronicle Books, San Francisco 1994, p.33. Bonhams New York, Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art, 17 Sep. 2014, lot 180 With the following notes: Bencharong porcelains...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair Chinese Court Lady candlesticks, c. 1760, Qianlong.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine pair of Chinese porcelain candlestick figures, c. 1760, Qianlong Period. Modelled as Court Ladies, holding large lotus pods, wearing flowing robes, decorated in vibrant famill...
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1750s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Stool Woven Hyde Top
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Elm Wood Hide Woven Seat Stool. The top of this stool is woven with incredible detail creating a pattern of stars. The hide is cut into thick strands, incredibly str...
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1850s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Elm, Hide

Antique Chinese Shadow Agate Cameo Relief Carved Snuff Bottle Scholar Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A Chinese late Qing dynasty shadow agate snuff bottle, exquisitely carved to depict a scene of contemplative serenity. It features a scholar, thoughtfully seated on a rock, positione...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Agate

Large Chinese white Blanc-de-Chine Vase Porcelain reticulated, mid century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very fine quality Chinese Blanc-De-Chine Vase with a fine reticulated decoration, dating to the Mid 20th Century, Circa 1940. The vase is very well hand potted with a bea...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Radiating Yellow Buddhist Soapstone Carving, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The radiating yellow soapstone carving depicts a serene and spiritually evocative scene set in the elevated hills, capturing the essence of Buddhist monks in the 20th century. The so...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Framed Hand-Painted Parchment Painting of a Celestial Warrior with Silk Matting
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period hand-painted Celestial warrior on parchment with silk matting in custom frame. This Qing Dynasty period hand-painted depiction of a Celestial warrior is rich in...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Composition

Chinese Herbal Apothecary Chest And Bookcase, Late 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period late 19th century apothecary merchant's chest in Southern elm, also called Jumu wood. Originally used by a Chinese pharmacy to organize and store herbal...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Village Scene, Mid-20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The soapstone is characterized by a smooth and polished surface, with the choice of stone allowing for a nuanced exploration of color and form. The central focus of the scene is vill...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Pair of 19th century bamboo canework Chinese chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of Chinese export cane work chairs circa 1890. Good elegant examples of this Chinese craft. Made from thin cane which has been multi layered for...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Cane

19th Century Stone Buddha Shakyamuni Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful antique stone Buddha Shakyamuni. Seated in dhyana asana on a double lotus throne, hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a sanghati pleated end draped over his left shoulder and ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Stone

Asian Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Village Scene, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Chinese mustard soapstone carving from the mid-20th century, depicting a village scene centered around a tree, is a captivating piece of art with a distinct color palette and a f...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Monumental Chinese Buddhist Mountain Monastery Soapstone Carving, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Monumental Chinese Buddhist Mountain Monastery Soapstone Carving is a masterful work of art that encapsulates the grandeur and spiritual significance of Chinese Buddhist archite...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Asian Soapstone Carving Of Travelling Villagers, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The soapstone carving, with its smooth and polished surface, unfolds a scene of movement and journey across the warm, earthy tones of the stone. The composition centers around a grou...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Bamboo HeHe ErXian Group, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Chinese bamboo figural carving featuring the Taoist immortal twins of eternal youth, known as the HeHe ErXian, Qing dynasty, 19th century. F...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Bamboo

Asian Mustard-Yellow Soapstone Carving Depicting Village Scene, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The soapstone carving, with its smooth and polished mustard yellow surface, serves as a canvas for a scene that exudes life and detail. In the foreground, three villagers are expertl...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Chinese Red Lacquered Qing Dynasty 19th Century Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Chinoiserie Décor. Chinese Dry Bar Cabinet. This handcrafted two part Chinese Red Lacquered Qing Dynasty...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Wood

Asian Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Mountain Village Landscape, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The soapstone surface, in warm hues, serves as the canvas for an intricate landscape that stretches across the carving. Hills, meticulously carved with textured details, rise and fal...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Soapstone

Antique Chinese Amber Glass Inside Painted Mounted Snuff Bottle Qing Late 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese snuff bottle from the late Qing period, crafted from amber glass, showcases the mysterious and intricate art of inside ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Glass

Antique Chinese Bamboo Demilune Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Chinese bamboo demilune table with a 4 sided open geometric fretwork design and a demilune shaped red lacquer wooden top. Original condit...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Bamboo

Antique Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Qing Dynasty Chinese export twin canister tea caddy / decorative table box. circa 1860 Hand-crafted in China for the European market when rare and exotic oriental...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Pewter

Chinese Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Village Scene, Mid-20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Chinese soapstone carving from the mid-20th century is depicting a village scene, is a stunning piece of art with intricate details and cultural significance. The carving showcas...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Soapstone

Square Coffee Table with Humpback Stretcher and Horse Hoof Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period square shaped coffee table from the early 20th century with humpback stretchers and horse hoof legs. This late Qing Dynasty period ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood

Antique Chinese Composite Amber Carved Beast Taotie Snuff Bottle Qing Late 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A late Qing period Chinese snuff bottle, crafted from composite amber. This bottle is adorned with meticulously carved beast and ring taotie motifs on its shoulders, and slightly rai...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Organic Material

Chinese Brass and Lacquered Wood Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese Brass and Lacquered Wood Box, simple wood box with a brass edgings and front lock plate, wood section covered in a dark lacquer, hinged top lid, front with large rectangular ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Chinese Hand Painted Ceramic Vases, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The pair of Chinese hand-painted porcelain vases are exquisite examples of traditional Chinese artistry, capturing scenes of daily life and celebrating the rich cultural heritage of ...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Set of Three Chinese Quadrilobe Lattice Courtyard Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The sweeping elegance of these 19th-century courtyard doors, with their intricate lattice panels, hides the mathematical brilliance required to create them. The wax-finished, knotty ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Fir

Antique Chinese Dragon Wedding Basket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Dragon Wedding Basket, bamboo, rattan, wood and brass, 19th century. A 3-tier round form with magnificently carved bamboo overh...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Bamboo

Fine Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Vase Bow Knot Gilt Gold Ribbon ROC Early 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine Chinese porcelain vase in "Gan Lan" (olive) form, wrapped in a coral red bow knot ribbon carved in relief, hand decorated in real gilt gold with flying bats and clouds. The vase is finely painted in famille rose with chrysanthemum flowers on celadon ground. The top of the vase is adorn with a gilt gold mouth ring, and has an apocryphal six character Qianlong mark to base in underglaze blue. This is a very good example of top level early 20c Chinese porcelain craftsmanship, with close attention paid to replicating details of the imperial Qing...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the r...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle Cobalt Blue Relief 5 Claw Dragons Mid-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, finely decorated with two scaly slithering cobalt blue five claw dragons contesting a flaming pearl, carved in relief above a border of cras...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Porcelain

Circa 1880 Chinese Carved Wardrobe Cabinet, Qing Dynasty
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 Chinese carved wardrobe cabinet, Qing dynasty. Red stain on panelled sides. Extensively carved front. Perhaps for a marriage gift. Note the mythical figures on the roof an...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Wood

Dark Lacquer Chinese Floor Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
This tall rectangular mirror features a simple wooden frame with a rich, brown-red lacquer finish. Lightly crackled and textured from years of use, we love this Chinese floor mirror ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Mirror, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Huge Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
From China, comes this large 22 inch diameter round hand-carved mill stone from the 19th century or earlier period. This was likely a grinding base stone for a large oil pressing too...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Limestone

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Hardwood Tea Stand
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century Chinese carved hardwood tea stand w/ lightly lacquered top. Overall nicely aged original color patina. Look at all pictures and read condition report in comment section.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Wood

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Rattan, Wood

Chinese Cypress Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar console table. The altar table is crafted of cypress wood, a a type of wood with a warm tint and beautiful...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Cypress

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Fretwork Screen with Carved Scrolling Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden screen from the 19th century with fretwork motifs, carved scrolling foliage pierced in the upper section and objects carved in low-relief at the ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Wooden Demilune Table with Carved Mythical Creatures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period wooden demilune table from the 19th century with carved apron and mythical creatures on the legs. This Qing Dynasty period wooden demilune table, hailing from t...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Wood

Antique Chinese Mini Low Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique mini stool features a beautiful age related patina and lacquered finish. It was crafted entirely using wooden joints and remains sturdy and robust a fantastic piece to u...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood, Elm

Early 20th Century Kitchen God Deity Statue
Located in Singapore, SG
A handsome wooden figure of the Kitchen God (灶神 in Chinese, pronounced zào shén), the Chinese name can also be translated into Stove God. He is a popular a...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Sandalwood

Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A monumental hand painted Chinese work depicting 11 male and female multi-generational ancestral figures. The portrait with one male in black attire and 3 men in black attire with bl...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture

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Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Antique Fine Indigo Blue Chinese Geometric Design Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely knotted antique Chinese rug in excellent condition, distinguished by a tone-on-tone Indigo blue palette and by a geometric pattern based on an infinite repeat, honeycom...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wool

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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