Chinese Export Tables
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
Baker Michael Taylor Far East Asian Burl Wood Square Occasional Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Baker Michael Taylor Far East Collection Asian Burl Wood Square Occasional Side Table. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 24" H x 26" W x 26" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Asian-Style White Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Asian-style white coffee table, a Classic style inspired by the far east. This table is a large square shape with horse hoof-style legs, a design that dates back to the 14th c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,509 / item
19th Century Tall Chinese Caved Hardwood Flower Stand Marble Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
A 19th century antique Chinese heavily carved hardwood octagon stand table with marble top insert, the inset marble top over carved hardwood apron with...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Four Chinese Rosewood Nested Tables
Located in London, GB
These beautiful tables were created in China in the early 20th century. They have been carved from rosewood. These ‘nested tables’ vary in their size, so th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$6,262 / set
Vintage Shanxi Province 6 Seat Elm Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province 6 Seat Elm Dining Table
This vintage elm dining table is from the south of China. It can seat up to 6 people. It has ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century antique Chinese Tea Table Lacquered with Porcelain inclusions
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese black lacquerd tea table with gilt highlights, circa 1930's.
Needs restauration in left side, but the design and style is precious because it reunites black lacquered with a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy table
This antique lm wood calligraphy table with original color and patina is from the Shanxi Province of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Altar Carved Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province elmwood altar carved ornate console table.
Gorgeous Chinese Qing dynasty style carved altar table constructed from Elmwoo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
Two Carved Wood, Marble and Onyx Chinese Tables
Located in London, GB
Two carved wood, marble and onyx Chinese tables
Chinese, Early 20th Century
Height 77cm, diameter 51cm
Intricately carved and elegantly formed, the two Chinese tables feature r...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble
$33,398 / set
Oriental Satin Walnut Low Table, Coffee Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oriental Satin walnut low table, coffee table
This is a very attractive piece, the table is in the style of an opium table, it has a carved border beneath the plate glass top
The...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Chinese Lattice Work Coffee Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A Chinese table produced around the 1900s from hardwood with great light colour with light carved details, lattice work top and new glass top, the table is in original condition with minor losses and wear has benefitted from a wax finish
Age: 1900
Style: Chinese Antiques
Origin: China
Material: Hardwood
Condition: Original
Restoration: new toughened glass...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquer Elm Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquer Elm Coffee Table
This Antique Shanxi Province coffee table is made of elm, and has red lacquer. The color and patina...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm, Lacquer
Vintage Shanxi Province Black Lacquer Wicker Rattan Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage shanxi province black lacquer wicker rattan altar table.
This vintage altar table features a single board flush floating panel with circul...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Chinese Elm Tall Tea / Side Table with Decorative Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Elm tall tea / side table with Decorative Feet
This Vintage tall tea table/side table ia made of elm and has unique decorative feet. This table has its original colo...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Vintage Chinese Hongmu Pair of Alter or Console Tables or Center Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Early 19th to 20th Century Chinese Hongmu pair of alter or console tables or center table. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will ha...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Elm Alter Table
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This 19th-century Chinese Elm Alter Table features dark elm wood with ornate carved legs and a distressed finish, giving it a warm, well-worn character. A classic piece with timeless...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Tall Chinese Carved Hardwood Flower Stands Table Marble-Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
A 19th century antique tall Chinese heavily carved hardwood circular stand table with rouge marble top insert, the inset marble top over carved hardwood apron with beaded trim, fancy...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Tall Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Tall Table
This Antique Shanxi Province Tall Table is made out of elm and has its original color and patina. It has a stun...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Vintage Shanxi Province Elmwood Long Narrow Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi province elmwood long narrow coffee table
This vintage Chinese elm carved coffee table has carved curved legs and stretchers. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
NEST OF THREE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 CHINESE CHINOISERIE SiDE TABLES HAND PAINTED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely nest of three original Chinese Chinoiserie green lacquered and hand painted nested tables
Pleas...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,616 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Inset Circular Carved Hardwood Pedestal
Located in London, GB
A Chinese cloisonné enamel inset circular carved hardwood pedestal
Chinese, early 20th century
Measures: Height 34cm, diameter 45cm
Made in China in the early twentieth century,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Rosewood 3-tier Corner Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Rosewood three-tier Corner Table in great vintage condition. Measures 22.5" in width, 22" in depth and stands 27" tall. Bottom tier clearance is 12 a...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Antique Hand Carved Shanxi Province Coffer Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Hand Carved Shanxi Province Coffer Sideboard With Drawers
The Antique Hand Carved Shanxi Province Coffer Sideboard With Drawers is a stunning vintage piece from the 1900s. C...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Large Chinese Style Lacquered Dining Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large dining or center table in black lacquered wood with gold-painted decorations on the apron and legs. Elaborately decorated table top, in slight relief.
A thick glass top protec...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Tables
Vintage Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Hand Painted Low Asian Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Hand Painted Low Asian Side Table. Item features nice low form, carved and hand painted scenes with women, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Hardwood Carved Pedestal Table with Marble Inlaid Top, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Chinese pedestal table. Striking Chinese design from the 1920s. hand carved "Hongmu" wood (Chinese hardwood) base with original multicolored marble inlaid top. T...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$1,112 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Stand
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese hardwood stand, having an inset marble top with three carved mythical Dolphin like creature supports, u...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Antique Chinese Wood Stands Pedestal Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of tall Chinese pedestal stands circa 19th century the late Qing dynasty. These types of stands were traditionally used to display vases ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Shanxi Province Opium Bed Elm and Rattan Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Ming Dynasty Elm and Rattan Coffee Table
The woven rattan top is reinforced with solid elm wood backing for durability and strength. It’s in original color a...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Sofa Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm sofa table
This Antique Shanxi Province Elm sofa table has its original color and patina. This piece would be great in any...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Antique China Trade Desk
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Antique China Trade desk
A fine China Trade desk in padouk with well-carved ebony hairy paw feet and ebony and bone inlay; recessed military handles ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Padouk
$8,140
19th Century Anglo-Chinese Carved Teak and Inlaid Stand, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Anglo-Chinese carved teak and inlaid stand, circa 1880
From the China Trade, clipper ship, period. Very in vogue and exotic decor popular in Europe and America in the late 19th century. Ornately carved and inlaid decoration. Boxwood and bone inlays on the top and legs. A "tour de force" Chinese pavilion...
Category
1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Bone, Boxwood, Teak
Pair of Chinese 19th Century Hardwood Stands
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese hardwood stands. Each having inset marble tops, carved grape vines to the frieze, two shelves beneath an...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$4,870 / set
Vintage Chinese Relief Carved Ho ho Bird Glass Top Display Black Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Relief Carved Ho ho Bird Glass Top Display Black Coffee Table. Item features a solid wood frame, black and gold painted finish, finely r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
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 Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Three Piece Nesting Tables
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transform your space with these exquisite 19th-century Chinoiserie lacquered nesting tables, crafted specifically for the discerning export market. Each table boasts intricate exteri...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Asian Center Table With Decorative Pearl Inlay and Stone Top
Located in Trenton, NJ
This decorative round center table combines timeless beauty with functional versatility. The polished grey marble inset top is framed by dark hardwood, offering an elegant contrast o...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century Chinese Export Style Famille Rose Garden Seat / Side Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Chinese Export style colorful famille rose garden seat or side table. It depicts Chinese pastoral scenes on each panel. The top is 10.5” in diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Stand
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality Chinese hardwood hexagona; inset marble-topped stand. Having well carved foliate and floral carving to the frieze, raised on six ornately carved legs, united by a carv...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Shanxi Province Pierced Apron Elm Side Table - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province pierced apron elm side table - pair.
A rare pair of elm side tables from the Shanxi Province of China. These side tables have a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Vintage Chinese Black Elmwood Coffee Table with Carved Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese black elmwood coffee table with carved legs.
This vintage elm low coffee table has been lacquered with a unique slate / black c...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Pair 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Stands
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Chinese hardwood stands, having inset Rouge marble tops, carved flower and foliate decoration with birds. Each raised on ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$3,061 / set
Vintage Shanxi Province Elmwood Side Table Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province elmwood side table / desk
This vintage Chinese side table / desk has four elegantly shaped legs with open friezes o...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Chinese Rosewood Dining Table & Four Chairs with Etched Decorative Brass Plaques
Located in London, GB
A rare late 19th-century Chinese export square dining table with four matching corner chairs that stow nicely away underneath. The base with four outer legs and a central leg is unit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Two Round Inlaid Hardwood Chinese Tables
Located in London, GB
Two round inlaid hardwood Chinese tables
Chinese, Early 20th Century
Height 77cm, diameter 51cm
The main body of these superb Chinese tables has been crafted from hardwood, and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Marble
$33,398 / set
Chinese Carved Hardwood Plant Stand / Pedestal with Marble Top Insert
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Chinese carved hardwood plant stand / pedestal with white marble top insert, circa 1980s. There are two stands available, but they are priced separately. The stands are i...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Marble
Chinese Garden Seat End Table in Beautiful Colors
Located in Hopewell, NJ
One of the prettiest Chinese garden seats ever with flowers, birds and tobacco leaves makes a lovely end table with 11.75 diameter top. The color palette of pinks, purple, orange, ...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century English Bamboo Square Occasional Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century. English. Bird and flower lacquered panel. Hand painted.
Category
19th Century English Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Paint
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Centre Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 19th century Chinese hardwood centre table. Having an inset rouge marble top with brass inlay to the cr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Marble
18th Century Ming Style Altar Table
Located in San Marino, CA
A 17th-18th century Ming-style small altar table. Elmwood with scroll ends from Shanshi.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
Mid 20th Century Asian Elmwood Three-Drawer Altar / Console Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Elmwood Three-Drawer Altar Table. Solid Elm, yet light weigh.
Measures 37.75" in width, 19.5" in depth and 33.25" in height.
Very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Elm
Rosewood Antique Chinese Export Alter Table with Hand Carving
Located in Lomita, CA
The warmth and patina of the antique rosewood and the intricate hand carving makes this altar table irresistible. The silhouette
A vintage Chinese export carved rosewood altar or co...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$1,638 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Occasional Table, Victorian, Chinese Elm, Octagonal, Coffee, Moorish
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique occasional table. An English, Chinese elm octagonal coffee or lamp table in strong Moorish taste and dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850.
Burnt red hues ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
20th-C. Chinese Export Imari Style Blue and Orange Garden Seats / Tables, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are lovely. They are a pair of late 20th century Imari or Chinese Export style garden seats or side tables. They have vibrant hand painted blue and Orange hues on a white backg...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Hardwood Chinese Tea Table
Located in Huntington, NY
Hardwood Chinese tea table.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Elm Demi-Lune Marble Insert Console Demi-lune Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Chinese Elm Demi-Lune Marble Insert Console Table. Two tiered construction, top with a white marble insert.
Dimensions
33ʺW × 16ʺD × 33ʺH
Category
1920s Vintage Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Marble
20th Century Chinese Qing Hongmu Side Table Ornate Floral
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very early 20th century Hognmu petite stand/side/accent table, ornate but understated, blackened hardwood, possibly rosewood. Overall slightly askew but fully functional and level t...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Side Table Amboyna 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Chinese amboyna occasional table
Circa 1900
This table stands upon turned legs with carved feet
Having typical chinese carved and pierced decoration
The top of the table having wonde...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Carved Nest of Chinese Tables Depicting Scenes of Noblemen Dragon Boat Flowers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning nest of highly carved tables depicting Chinese noblemen, boats and floral scenes
I have never q...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
$1,461 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Glazed Terra Cotta Pedestals or Stands
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early 20th century Chinese glazed terra cotta pedestals or stands. These stunning antique Chinese pedestals are executed in an interestin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Export tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, asian art and furniture, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export tables 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include George Zee, Henredon, John Widdicomb, and Susanne Hollis. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $295 and tops out at $54,000 while the average work can sell for $2,543.
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