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Pair of Lidded Melon Shaped Chinese Export Butterfly Pattern Jars
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
These are a colorful and detailed pair of Chinese Canton export butterfly pattern lidded melon
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese 19th Century Bleu de Hue Plate Vietnamese Market Butterflies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A top quality blue and white porcelain deep dish, decorated with different flowers and butterflys
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Export Sacred Butterfly and Famille Rose Basket Stand
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Chinese export sacred butterfly and famille rose basket & stand, Circa 1820 This Chinese
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Baskets

Materials

Porcelain

Famille Rose Bowl with Bird Butterfly Decoration, Chinese Export ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Famille Rose Bowl with Bird & Butterfly Decoration, Chinese Export ca. 1780
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Antique 1780s Chinese Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Qing Cabbage Leaf and Butterfly Ginger Jars
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of Chinese Qing cabbage leaf pattern and butterfly decorated ginger jars. Made in a
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20th Century Chinese Qing Jars

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Kangxi Chinese Lait Famille Verte Tea Set Bird Butterfly, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
flowers. Both marked at the base. Rare set! Chinese café au lait porcelain is a type of Chinese porcelain
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Butterfly Bulb Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
bloom exactly at the new year as a sign of good fortune. Formed in the shape of a butterfly, a symbol of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Vintage Japanese Kutani Style Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage Japanese Kutani style vase from the mid-20th century, with floral and butterfly
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Sacred Bird and Butterfly Pattern Porcelain Covered Soup Tureen
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Chinese export sacred bird and butterfly pattern soup tureen is decorated overall in a
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Antique 1830s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Butterfly Plate, ca. 1860, Rare Design.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Very Rare Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Plate, Mid-Nineteenth Century, with a central large
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase with Butterflies Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese porcelain bottle vase hand-painted with gilt accents and a polychrome butterfly design
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20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Jar, Magpie and Butterfly
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful 20th century Chinese blue and white ginger jar depicting a magpie resting on the rock
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Birds/Butterflies Miniature Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
with birds, butterflies, flowers, and fruit. . Simply a wonderful miniature Chinese porcelain teapot
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Butterfly Pattern, Qing Early 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese porcelain Plate, beautifully hand decorated and made for the Chinese Export
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Enameled Fish Bowl/Planter W/ Butterflies
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Enameled Fish Bowl/Planter With Butterflies Presented is an
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Small Chinese Export Porcelain Box Hinged Lid Hand Painted Butterflies
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a small Chinese Export porcelain decorative box with a hinged lid and hand painted
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese "Rose Medallion" Porcelain Plate with Butterflies, Ca 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese "Famille Rose" or "Rose Medallion" Porcelain plate with butterflies, circa 1880
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large, RARE, Chinese Porcelain TRAY, Butterfly pattern, Canton, Qing, Mid 19thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a superb piece of Chinese Porcelain. It is both useful and very attractive. Chinese
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Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 16" Chinese Canton Famille Rose Butterflies Birds Porcelain Charger 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique 19th century Chinese Canton Qing dynasty Porcelain charger, circa 1880. The
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Two Chinese Plates, Porcelain, Celadon, Birds and Butterflies, Qing, circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are two 19th century Chinese export, (Canton) plates or dishes of the same style, type of
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate Celadon Glaze Hand-Painted butterflies, Qing Circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good 19th century Chinese Export, (Canton) Plate or Dish, which we date to the early
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Plates in the Cabbage and Butterfly Pattern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese export porcelain plates in the "Cabbage & Butterfly" pattern. The fine porcelain is
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

18thC Chinese Porcelain Plate Blue and White Bird Butterfly, Qing, circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain plate, dating to the second half
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Turquoise Butterfly Covered Jewelry Box 19/20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A wonderful antique Chinese famille rose fencai porcelain covered jewelry box, finely decorated
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Artisan Boxes and Cases

Materials

Gold

Pair of Indigo Blue Chinese Butterfly Vases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of Chinese Indigo blue vases featuring a butterfly motif decoration. Finished in a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Butterfly Ginger Jars
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese ginger jars with lids in a butterfly motif.
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20th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Sacred Bird and Butterfly Centerpiece and Covered Vegetable Dish
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive Chinese export sacred bird and butterfly pattern centerpiece decorated overall in
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Famille Verte Porcelain Cabbage Leaf Butterfly Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare porcelain Famille Verte cabbage leaf and butterfly pattern coffee or tea
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Large 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Black Butterfly Punch Bowl
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular example of a Chinese Export black butterfly punch bowl with central foliate round
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Vintage Japanese Kutani Style Vases with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Yonkers, NY
butterfly decor. Created in China during the midcentury period, each of this pair of Kutani style vases
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Unusual Chinese Vintage Flaring Vase with Flowers and Butterfly Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An unusual vintage Chinese porcelain vase from the mid 20th century with flaring lines, square
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Butterfly Ceramic Signed Vases, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of antique Chinese Famille rose porcelain vases feature block form bases with flared mouth
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20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Set of 5 Chinese Export Plates, Blue and White, Boy with Butterfly, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a set of 5 plates made in the 19th century in China for export to the West. They were
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Chinese Qing Dynasty Rose Famille Vase Asian Chinoiserie Bird Butterfly
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Gilt gold green in the negative spaces, then colorful scenes and borders all on white porcelain
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Vintage 1950s Macanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Guangxu Famille Rose Butterfly Vase with Turned Rosewood Base, Later Lamp
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
base that complements the porcelain’s palette and adds warmth and refinement. Such butterfly vases are
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Rosewood

Meissen Chinese Butterfly or Schmetterling Pattern Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
I am proud to offer you this famous and rare Meissen Chinese butterfly dinner service. Each piece
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Vintage 1950s German Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate, (Sybilla Merian), Floral and Butterfly
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in San Francisco, CA
The enameled scroll and foliate border centering a blue and gilded verge with iris butterfly and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese George III Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Dish ‘Butterflies’, C. 1850. Qing Dynasty
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Chinese porcelain dish, c. 1850, Qing Dynasty. The dish exuberantly painted in vivid famille rose
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Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Orange Peel Porcelain Vases with Butterflies
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of Chinese porcelain orange peel porcelain vases with butterflies. Republic period, 20th
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Cuspidor, Famille Rose Butterflies, Qianlong, Period 1736-1795
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Chinese porcelain cuspidor, circa 1730, Qianlong Period. The squared form vessel, with canted
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Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Large Chinese Porcelain Famille Butterfly Center Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 20th century large Chinese export famille butterfly shallow bowl with gold edge. Hand-painted
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold

Porcelain Creme Lamp w/ Birds, Flowers, and Butterflies in Blue
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain Creme lamp with birds, flowers, and butterflies in blue
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Hermes Style Chinese Export Porcelain Butterfly Ashtray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export porcelain butterfly motif with 22-karat gold detail Hermes style ashtray.
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20th Century Chinese Porcelain

Materials

Gold

Midcentury Chinese Porcelain Famille Hand Painted Butterfly Oval Platter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-20th century Chinese export Famille Rose hand painted glazed finish porcelain oval platter with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Famille Porcelain Hand-Painted "Butterfly" Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Chinese Export Famille hand-painted porcelain butterfly motif hexagon lamp. Features a
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Gold, Brass

Large Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Urn with Butterfly Motif
Located in Washington, DC
Charming blue and white porcelain urn hand-painted with butterflies, punctuated by medallions with
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Chinese Porcelain Famille Hand Painted Butterfly Center Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-20th century Chinese Export Porcelain famille large butterfly motif center bowl. This one of a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Important Chinese Cobalt Blue Vase with Butterflies and Lizards Decoration
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A remarkable Chinese cobalt blue stick neck vase featuring decoration of butterflies and lizards
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Early 20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Thousand Butterfly Plate
Located in Wilson, NC
This plate is marked made in China, which dates it after 1919.
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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Chinese Butterfly Porcelain For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of Chinese butterfly porcelain you’re looking for. An item from our selection of Chinese butterfly porcelain — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of Chinese butterfly porcelain — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An object in our assortment of Chinese butterfly porcelain made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of Chinese butterfly porcelain that is appealing in its simplicity, but Meissen Porcelain and John Aynsley produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinese Butterfly Porcelain?

A piece of Chinese butterfly porcelain can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,006, while the lowest priced sells for $199 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.
Questions About Chinese Butterfly Porcelain
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese Canton porcelain is a type of decorative hand-painted ceramic ware produced during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries in China. Its name comes from the region where it originated. You will sometimes see it referred to as Cantonese porcelain. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Chinese Canton porcelain.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 15, 2020

    Chinese porcelain can usually be dated by form and decoration. However, copies and forgeries abound, so you should have an expert such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum examine your porcelain to accurately date it.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese porcelain pillow is a type of ceramic object produced by Chinese artisans. They normally have highly decorative rectangular designs and feature curved tops. Historically, they functioned as headrests, but today they normally serve purely as decorations. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Chinese porcelain ware.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    True porcelain ware was developed in the 11th century at the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China. These early porcelains of the Song and Yuan dynasties are known as Qingbai or Yingqing ware, defined by a light blue-grey glaze. Later forms of Chinese porcelain include blue and white underglaze ware, Celadon ware, Jun ware, Famille Verte ware, Wucai (Five Color) ware, and Dehua ware, also known as Blanc de Chine.

    Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
    In China, porcelain is referred to a "cíqì" 瓷器.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify Chinese export porcelain, first look for a mark. Most pieces made after 1891 feature a maker's mark that you can research using authoritative online resources. Identifying older porcelain ware is more difficult. A licensed appraiser can provide assistance. You'll find a range of expertly vetted Chinese export porcelain on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    You can sell old Chinese porcelain in a few ways. You can advertise the piece locally or work with an antique shop or auction house. There are also reputable online platforms available for selling online. Shop a collection of Chinese porcelain on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese blue and white porcelain is the most common type of decorated porcelain. Its name in Chinese is qinghua. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique and modern Chinese blue and white porcelain from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese Kangxi porcelain was popular because of its particular blue colorings. The blue was made using cobalt ore which was imported from Persia. As cobalt ore was a scarce ingredient, the rarity made the porcelain items highly sought after. Shop a collection of Chinese Kangxi porcelain from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 21, 2020

    For thousands of years, China’s court-sponsored porcelain industry has been at the forefront of technical innovation and aesthetic refinement. Exquisite finishes and precision of form gave China an international reputation for fine ceramic wares. Age, shape, glaze, motif, and reign mark are all factors contributing to the value of a ceramic piece, indicative of the maker and the dynastic reign under which the object was created.

  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    To identify Chinese porcelain marks, consult trusted online resources. Most markings on Chinese porcelain consist of four to six characters, and the last two often represent when a piece was produced. Since there is a lot of variation in the markings, looking at images shared on trustworthy websites is the best way to make an identification. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of Chinese porcelain.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    The best way to know is to take it to an expert, such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Chinese blue and white porcelain is called qinghua, pronounced “CHING-hwa.” Artisans first began producing the porcelain during the Tang and Song dynasties ranging from 609 to 1279. However, the techniques the pottery is most well known for weren't developed until the subsequent Ming era, which lasted until 1644. You'll find a collection of Chinese porcelain on 1stDibs.