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Chinese Export Ceramics

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.

Find a collection of antique Chinese Export tables, beds, cupboards, table lamps and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Chinese Export
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Mandarin Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain plate. In the Rose Mandarin style. Depicting an Imperial court scene. The man on the right is either a servant/government official come to v...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Anglo-Indian Market Elephant Mahout Chargers, Pair, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A very fine and exceptionally rare pair of circa 1760 Qianlong period Chinese export for the Anglo-Indian market chargers of large size, the molded and scallop-shaped bodies painted with delicately enameled 'bianco-sopra-bianco' floral borders with polychrome lotus flowers and buds surrounding central cusped cartouches painted...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Mallet Form Vase in Aubergine or Eggplant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase. In a mallet or handbell shaped form (摇铃尊, yaolingzun) and decorated with a lovely aubergine or eggplant colored glaze throughout. The glaze t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Opposing Pair of Eighteen Inch Vintage Turquoise Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of large-sized Chinese export (18 inches tall) pottery foo dogs, each having a rich cerulean glaze. Stock ID: D4039
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit Peach Box, Rare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare China, Late Qing period 1890-1910 In two parts, realistically modeled enameled and painted in the form of a ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases with Censers, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Sage Porcelain Man Statue Wall Hanging
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 19th century Chinese sage made of heavy Porcelain. Man draped in traditional robe holding a large walking stick in one hand and a lotus flower in the other. Features superb col...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Armorial Cachepots in the Chinese Export Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of large-scale armorial cachepots in the Chinese export style on bronze bases.
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Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue White Chinese Export Canton Porcelain Wine Beaker or Cup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export porcelain wine cup. In the Canton pattern. With a white ground decorated in underglaze blue. The exterior of the cup depicts Chinese buildings and plants. ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Six VOC Chinese Export Style Blue and White Porcelain Chargers, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Six Japanese export style blue and white porcelain chargers, 20th century, China or Japan. The blue and white porcelain chargers decorated in the kraak style, and emblazoned with the VOC logo for the Dutch East India Trade Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie). The brilliant blue and white porcelain painted with a traditional pattern of long tailed birds and flowers, with the addition of a pair of pomegranates. The backs undecorated. Based on the original Japanese Arita ware...
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20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 18th Century Chinese Meissen Famille Verte Porcelain Plates
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of famille verte porcelain plates, the left made in China during the Kangxi period (r. 1662–1722) and the right a copy by Meissen made circa 1740. Chinese porcelain has alw...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

2 Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls from the Ship Wrecked "Tek Sing"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In 1822 the Chinese Junk "Tek Sing" or true star sank in the south China sea, where the ship and its cargo remained until salvaged in 1999. These antique blue...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Chinese or Thai Roof Tiles
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a highly decorative pair of antique Chinese or Thai Roof Tiles. The tiles are glazed in a gorgeous shade of mustard-yellow and are in very good original condition. They are m...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Cement

Chinese Gourd Shaped Porcelain Dragon Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Gourd Shaped Porcelain Dragon Vase in rich colors of red, blue, green and yellow on a white background. Features multicolored dragons with f...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides of the jar are deco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Old or Antique Chinese Export Famille Rose Plate with Basket of Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Chinese export porcelain plate In the Famille Rose style. Decorated throughout with enamel floral decoration in primarily pink against a white ground. ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue and White Chinese Teapot
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique fine bone porcelain blue and white Chinese teapot has a long spout with hand painted scenic design. Enjoy a cup of tea served in this an...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Quatrefoil Bowl, Ca. 1850
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Chinese export Rose Medallion bowl with central medallion surrounded by four butterflies. The interior scalloped border with florals and green scrolls on a gilt background. T...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lotus Ginger Jars
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded ginger jars hand decorated with lotus leaves and flowers.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Monkey, Likely Qing Dynasty w/ Paperwork
Located in Atlanta, GA
Please note the paperwork in photographs. Previously sold by Morland House who claimed Chien Lung Period Circa 1780. We belive this is later. Chinese Export Porcelain Figural Monke...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Set of 4 Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Jaune Duck Models
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Chinese Export famille jaune porcelain duck-form brush rests, dating to the late 19th to early 20th century, modeled in the form of recumbent ducks rendered with softly...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Blue White Prunus Ginger Jar 5" Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese late Qing dynasty blue and white ginger jar, reserve decorated in underglaze blue and white, with blooming prunus branches on underglaze blue wash ground, and double ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Of Chinese Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs. This unusual pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic foo dogs are of cream and black color with illegible...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period China, Circa 1700 An exquisite Chinese Blue and White Spittoon from the Qing Dynasty's Kangxi Period, showcasing the fin...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Pair of Blanc De Chine Porcelain Guanyin Statues, China, circa 1950
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine vintage pair of 'Blanc de Chine' porcelain Guanyin statues - each figure holding an applied flower and standing on a lotus leaf and decorative stan...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Old Round Blue White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Covered Tureen/Vegetable
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain covered tureen or vegetable dish. In the Canton pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue. Depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top o...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

18th C Chinese Export Famille Rose Tea Pot, in the French Taste
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Chinese Export Famille rose tea pot, in the French taste, of typical form the drum shape with twisted strap handles, and straight angled s...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue White Crab Plate, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this vintage porcelain plate charms with expressive cobalt-blue decoration, loosely brushed against a blue-grey field. The pl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century, Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Platter 13.5"
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain platter exemplifies the fine craftsmanship and vibrant artistry characteristic of Qing dynasty export porcelain. Measurin...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Wu Shuang Pu Platter
Located in Bradenton, FL
This rare Chinese porcelain platter is boldly decorated and to the top with heroic characters from the 'Wu Shuang Pu', the Table of Peerless Heroes, each ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Celadon-Glazed Molded Fish Brush Pot
Located in New York, NY
The cylindrical body molded with overlapping waves and applied with leaping carp; the underside bearing a molded apocryphal Daoguang seal mark.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Celadon, Porcelain

Early 20th century vintage hand painted Chinese export vase with stand
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century hand painted Chinese export vase with stand. This vase is hand painted in beautiful tones of mustard yellow, cream and gold. The vase comes with a black...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Late 19th C. Qing Guangxu Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Dragon Ewer and Fish Dish
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vibrant pair of Qing Dynasty turquoise-glazed porcelain vessels including a molded ewer and a shallow dish, each rendered in brilliant peacock-green glaze with pronounced craquelur...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Blue and White Ceramic Vase with Rampaging Dragon
Located in Lomita, CA
The 21st-century blue and white ceramic vase, adorned with a motif featuring three dragons playing in clouds, represents a modern interpretation of traditional Chinese ceramic artis...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Red on White Longevity Teacup
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 both practical and decorative. This fine ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Charger or Platter
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very rare to find a true pair of Famille rose porcelain chargers. Look closely, there is a left hand view and right hand view. Scene depicts an important arrival complete with entour...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Blue&White Porcelain Double Happiness Ginger Jar Vase c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white ginger jar, hand painted with two double happiness characters on scrolling foliage background with large peony blossoms in cobalt blue. ...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried a...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century, Chinese Export Famille Rose Medallion Centerpiece Bowl 15.75"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century. A fine quality antique Chinese famille rose medallion wash basin or centerpiece bowl. The center has a vivid immortal courtyard scene surrounded by a greek key border and 4 matching windows to the interior edge. The border adorned with butterflies, bird and floral motifs all enameled over a celadon base...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Pair Of 19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs On Stands
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs On Stands. Stunning large pair of antique Chinese beautifully hand decorated glazed ceramic foo dog...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Porcelain Wucai Vase W/ Rosewood Jade 19th C., Or Earlier In Display
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century or earlier. An early Chinese porcelain vase polychrome decorated with a green, red and blue foo dog surrounded by foliate detailing. Accompanied with a rosewoo...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Jade

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Platter
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Chinese Export Famille Rose charger with pink lotus and other flowers. Painted in bright vivid colors of blues, reds and yellow accents.
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Dragon Meiping Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white porcelain has inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. Made in Beijing, this contem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Hongxian Marked Story Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Hongxian mark circa 1915-1916.
An antique famille rose porcelain story bowl marked with 4 character Hongxian stamp.
A...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Old Chinese Republic Period Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Republic Period Chinese porcelain vase. In a baluster form. Decorated with a painted scene of two women and three boys in traditional Chinese costume. In the background are ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese cloisonné and mixed carved hardstone flowering bonsai tree.
Located in Central England, GB
This small beautiful jewel like piece of Chinese fine art is a very pleasing ornamental bonsai tree. The tree stands in a brightly coloured cloisonne enamelled shallow pot which is ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Agate, Jade, Quartz

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Pots with Pagodas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded pots with cat handles, hand decorated all around with pagoda motifs on the front and back.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Nine 19th Century Chinese Export Spinach and Egg Bowls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine and rare set of five "egg and spinach" Chinese export porcelain bowls. Painted in a Tang Sancai or "Tiger Skin" technique used in the Kangxi perio...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Glass

Chinese Blue and White Perpetual Harmony Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a brilliant blue finish, the ja...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Qing Dynasty Porcelain Figural Story Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, late Qing Dynasty.
A good quality antique porcelain vase depicting two women picking flowers under a colorful tree. Lion head handles and story marked to verso.
Ap...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Pagoda Tower
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty Chinese blue and white porcelain tower crafted in seven stackable pieces in dramatic pagoda form and hand decorated in floral and geometric designs.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Large Sung De Beouf Floor Vases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of early to mid 20th Century Chinese porcelain Sung de Beouf bulbous beaker floor vases. The red glazed porcelain with whit at the top edge, in a bulbous form with flared beak...
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20th Century Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A large pair of boldly decorated Chinese cloisonné vases circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative pair of good-quality large-scale Chinese cloisonné enamel vases is most unusual. They have ornate decoration in rich, bright colours on a red background. They...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Large Antique Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Elaborately Hand-Painted Bowl or Basin
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial bowl or basin is signed by and unknown artist and originates from China, dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Chinese Export style. The...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

1700s Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plate
Located in Skien, NO
A stunning rustic antique blue and white porcelain plate, handcrafted in China during the early 1700s, featuring beautiful hand-painted underglazed decoration. In good antique condi...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Cup Saucer Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain cup & saucer pair. In a Famille Rose pattern. Decorated through with birds, butterflies, and flowers. Gilt to the rims of both and to the footrim of the cup. With a gilt 'EES' monogram to each. Simply a wonderful Chinese porcelain cup...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate Blue And White From The Blue Family, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice « Blanc Bleu » porcelain plate dating from XIX th century. Blue and white porcelain soup plate. White and blue plate with a couple of peacocks flying through plants and flowers. This porcelain is characteristic of the blue family. The arrival of porcelain in Europe was linked to the development of shipping and international trade. Porcelain was very popular in Europe because of its lightness and its durability. The import from China is linked to the lack of mastery of this technique by the Europeans. The French, Dutch and British East India...
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1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Famille Rose Pheasant With Ormolu Mounts, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese export famille rose enameled porcelain model of a pheasant mounted on an ormolu stand. The elegant bird is portrayed perched on a ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ormolu

Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Covered Tureen and Platter, 19th Cenutry
Located in Austin, TX
A traditional and timeless Chinese Export "Canton" pattern blue and white porcelain tureen and cover with associated large platter, late 19th ce...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Spode “Tabacco Leaf” Punch Bowl after Chinese Export Design, England, ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spode “Tabacco Leaf” Punch bowl after Chinese Export design, England ca. 1820.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export ceramics 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 ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export ceramics 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 ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Imari Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain, and Samson Cie. 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 ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $76,572 while the average work can sell for $1,495.

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