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Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Birds/Butterflies Miniature Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain teapot
In a Famille Rose pattern.
Decorated throughout
Category
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
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
Category
Antique 1830s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Centerpieces
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Centerpieces
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Chinese Cloisonné Vase, White Background and Butterflies
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Chinese cloisonné vase, white background and butterflies, enameled with numerous butterflies
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects
Located in Queens, NY
A set of eight Chinese rice paper paintings of butterflies and insects,
19th century, in giltwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 16" Chinese Canton Famille Rose Butterflies Birds Porcelain Charger 1880
Located in Portland, OR
quality Chinese export porcelain from the 19th century, the quality of the decoration is outstanding, size
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Mirrored Design White Cloisonné Vases Multicolored Floral and Butterfly
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful pair of 20th century vases in white with multicolored floral and butterfly mirrored
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Korean Choson Etched Brass Butterfly Candle Stands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century Korean, Choson brass candlesticks with etched decoration and butterfly
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Famille Verte Porcelain Cabbage Leaf
Butterfly Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer
Located in New York, NY
cup and saucer set, circa early 20th century, Chinese Export. Porcelain is covered in a leaf and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Green and Gold Umbrella Stand Holder with Flowers and Butterflies, ca. 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A Kelly green umbrella stand holder with flowers and butterflies, finished with gold detail, ca
Category
Vintage 1980s Hong Kong Chinese Export Umbrella Stands
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Six Chinese Export Butterfly Watercolors
Located in New York, NY
This set of six Chinese watercolors of butterflies and other insects was created for the European
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
Chinese Export Watercolor of a Butterfly and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
This Chinese Qing Dynasty watercolor of a butterfly and flowers is painted on delicate pith paper
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese George III Porcelain
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Mother of Pearl Butterfly Wine Label
Whiskey
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
An early 19th century Chinese Export Mother of Pearl Wine Label made in the form of a butterfly and
Category
Antique 1830s Chinese Barware
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Mother-of-Pearl Butterfly Wine Label
Rum
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
An early 19th century Chinese Export mother-of-pearl wine label made in the form of a butterfly and
Category
Antique 1840s Chinese Other Tableware
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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
Category
Vintage 1950s German Chinese Export Porcelain
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
Category
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
Pair of Chinese Rose and Green Floral Painted Lamps with Butterflies
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Chinese lamps with shades of rose and green flowers and leaves.
Small butterflies are
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Antique Kwan Wo Style Chinese Silver and Shell Butterfly Sweetmeat Caviar Dish
By Kwan Wo
Located in Atlanta, GA
per se” (A. Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th edition 2015, page 418.)." Please visit
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Kwan Wo Style Chinese Silver and Shell Butterfly Sweetmeat Caviar Dish
By Kwan Wo
Located in Atlanta, GA
per se” (A. Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th edition 2015, page 418.)." Please visit
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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.
Category
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Chinese Jardinières with Butterflies and Flowers
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of large, Chinese, jardinières with colorful butterflies and flowers on a white background
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
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
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Brass
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Famille Rose Cabbage Leaf and Butterfly Bowl
Located in Sarasota, FL
This wonderful bowl is hand painted marked orange stamp Made in China circa 1920 It is from the
Category
Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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Chinese Export Butterfly For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese export butterfly you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Chinese export butterfly for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese export butterfly — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese export butterfly, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese export butterfly over the years, but those crafted by Meissen Porcelain are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Chinese Export Butterfly?
A Chinese export butterfly can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,141, while the lowest priced sells for $199 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.
A Close Look at Chinese-export Furniture
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.
Find a collection of antique Chinese Export tables, beds, cupboards, table lamps and more furniture on 1stDibs.
Questions About Chinese Export Butterfly
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To 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.
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