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Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain and French Bronze Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of candelabra consisting of a pair of 18th century Chinese export vases mounted in 19th century French bronze in the Louis XVI style. The porcelains are very decorative and do...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Mid-century vintage Chinese export Blanc de chin vases/pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid-century vintage Chinese export Blanc de chin vases. These elegant vases are standing on classic black Chinese bases. The vases have a soft cream colored glaze a...
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1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Pottery

Pair of Chinese Red Lacquered Foo Dogs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) red lacquered carved figures of squatting foo dogs
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer

Pair Chinese Sang Du Boeuf vases / candelabra, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and decorative pair of 19th century Chinese Sang Du Bouf lidded vases each with wonderful gilded ormolu Rococo style scrolling foliate candelabra mounts. Batch 83...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Hand Painted Lucky Dragon Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Chinese porcelain hand painted dragon bowl, green and red dragon ware. Collectible hand painted Chinese porcelain lucky Dragon b...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental Cracked Chinese Oil Jar with Repairs
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Pottery

Chinese Jade Turtle Sculpture/Figure With Stand
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Chinese Jade Turtle Sculpture with stand. It depicts a heavy hand carved translucent light green jade turtle with a piece of silk in its mouth pulling a silk ball roll. The tu...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Jade

Monumental Cracked Chinese Oil Jar with Repairs
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Pottery

Chinese Daoist Monumental Snuff Bottle with Immortals, 1930-50
Located in Lomita, CA
A large Chinese glass snuff bottle decorated with the auspicious figures of Fu, Lu, and Shou, representing prosperity, rank, and longevity—a classical theme in Chinese decorative art...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Chinese Blue White Prunus Birds Jar/Vase Cover Earlier Qing Dynasty
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus' Jar/Vase & Cover Early Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) This impressive Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus' Jar/Vase and Cover, dating to the Early Qing Dynasty, is...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Celadon Vase, in a Green Color, Ceramic, Mid-20th Century, Made in China
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Green Celadon vase. This ceramic was made in China in the 20th century. It is small in size and has decorations in the manner of the Song period.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Celadon

Chinese Brass Vase with Dragon Relief, 20th Century, Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A vintage Chinese vase in brass. The decorations are handmade. Its signed by an unidentified maker to the base. It was made for export purposes d...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects

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Brass

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases, Satsuma, 1970 s.
Located in Praha, CZ
The vases are hand-decorated with painted scenes, figures in kimonos. In the background you can see landscapes, mountains, trees. The decoration is richly interwoven with gold color ...
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1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid 20th Century Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Fish Bawl/Planter
Located in Pomona, CA
This gorgeous vintage Chinese porcelain fish bowl having striking black background on the exterior decorated with elaborate floral,lotus and lotus pods as well as dragon flies and bu...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Tongzhi Floral Offering Bowl, Turquoise Glaze, 1800s
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th-century Chinese porcelain offering bowl from the Tongzhi period (1862–1874) used for ceremonial tributes. These bowls were typically placed before ancestral altars, filled wit...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Good Quality 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese / rose Medallion vases, each having the classical green ground with pink floral decoration, pierced blue handles to either ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Finely Cast 19th Century Bronze Vessel circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
A Chinese Finely Cast 19th century bronze vessel This bold and stylish Chinese shaped hexagonal vessel is heavily cast in solid bronze. It has a very pleasing shape which is enhan...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Stone Chinese Soldier Statue
Located in Queens, NY
Small stone statue of a Chinese soldier
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Pair of Chinese Blue White Porcelain Covered Jars with Figural Scenes
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese blue & white porcelain ovoid jars, painted with a mirrored figural scene consisting of a family and elder. Decorative lids cover the unglazed necks with a keyfret bor...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Mirror

Blue White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the jar is decorated with mountain-and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Two Chinese Qing Dynasty Porcelain Vases with Gilt Bronze Bases
Located in London, GB
These porcelain vases are exquisite pieces of antique Chinese decorative art. They were crafted in the late Qing dynasty, which lasted f...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Chinese Export Silver Dragon Bowls, Set of 3
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three Chinese export silver bowls. Tripod bowl has stylized bamboo legs and center medallion (no monogram). Featuring two repoussè dragons. T...
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1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid Century Rose Medallion Porcelain Enamel Vase
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Rose Medallion Porcelain Enamel Vase Measures 6 " in width, 6" in depth and 12" height
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Large Antique Chinese Cloisonné Champlevé Bronze Vase, China, circa 1890
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Large antique Chinese late 19th century Qing dynasty Cloisonné, Champlevé enameled bronze vase, circa 1890. The vase of archaic style and having...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Blue and White Floor Vase or Dramatic Center Piece
Located in Buchanan, MI
Monumental blue and white floor vase or dramatic center piece 30" tall, 12" wide. We also have a large evolving collection of blue and white. Great ce...
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Circa 1850 Chinese Export Papier Mache Footed Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1850 Chinese export papier mache footed tray. Exquisitely hand painted & gilded. Minor rubbing & darkening commensurate with age, material & use. 11 3/8" dia., 1.75" h. We are...
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1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Paint, Paper

Chinese Enamaled Deep Blue Vase with Vegetal Motifs circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Decorative numbered vase hand-painted enameled. Deep blue cloisonné item decoration with gold enamel. On each side, a “bouquet of roses” decoration is framed in a medallion. Under t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

Chinese Bai Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Glazed Ceramic Chinese Tiles, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of glazed ceramic Chinese tiles. China, early 20th century. With pair of marble, wood and gold leaf bases. France, early 20th century. Dimension...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Unusual Pair of Large Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose 1000 Butterfly Vases
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of large Chinese export canton famille rose thousand butterfly porcelain vases. The vase has a very unusual shape and was most pro...
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1840s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Small Chinese Export Cloisonné Lidded Box decorated with peaches, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese Export cloisonné lidded box which we date to the 20th century, Circa 1930. The box has a cylindrical shape, with its original lid and is all beauti...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Canton Porcelain Famille Rose Qianlong Tureen 18 Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Imposing Hand Painted Chinese Export Porcelain Twin Handle Enameled Soup Tureen or Centerpiece of large proportions and traditional form, made during last quarter of the Eighteent...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Cloisonne Vases, a Pair, Early to Mid 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cloisonne vases, a pair - early to mid 20th century Gorgeous motif of cherry blossoms in blue and birds agains a lovely cream background Measures: 3" diameter at the base x 6" ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Large Chinese Famille Verte Vase, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Large Chinese Famille Verte 19th century. Colorfully enameled with elegant gathering of the literati in the rock garden, The neck applied with twin gilded mythical beast ha...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Patinated Bronze Incense Burner Box wit Lion Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative solid bronze incense burner box with lid . circa 1970's can be used as a trinket box . Nice patina.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Silversmith, Lidded Jar / Box Richly Decorated in Relief, Approx. 1900
Located in København, Copenhagen
Chinese silversmith. Lidded jar richly decorated in relief with flowers and ornaments. China approx. 1900. Stamped with Chinese characters. In excellent condition with traces of u...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Chinese Famille Vert Blue-Ground Planter with Multiple Landscape Cartooges
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and quite large 19th century famille vert blue-ground planter with gorgeous landscape cartooges and floral scenes. This planter is exquisitely hand painted with elaborate...
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1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Painted Clay Buddha Statue
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (early 20th Century, Republic of China) clay Buddha sculpture with painted details in red, green, and blue. (Similar sculptures: NWL2497, ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Pair of Chinese Canton / Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion vases, each with wonderful bold pinks, blues and green coloring, exotic bird handles on either side, lizards circling ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Serving Bowl, English, Ceramic, Fruit Dish, Oriental Taste, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique serving bowl, an English ceramic fruit dish with Oriental taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. With dazzling colour and striking dragon motif, this...
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1920s British Vintage Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese White and Cherry Blossom Branch Porcelain Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of similar Chinese white porcelain urns depicting small yellow birds in cherry blossom branches on the fronts, and characters on the rever...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Hexagonal Cast Brass Tea Caddy
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese hexagonal cast brass tea caddy, early 20th century. Each rectangular side with a shou symbol surrounded by five stylized bats on blue enamel ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Ginger Jar with Chrysanthemums and Butterfly
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a cloisonné ginger jar, a type of decorative enamelware. Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metal objects, where thin metal wires are soldered to a metal surfac...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Fisherman, , circa 1900, Republic period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
We have a Chinese wooden sculpture. A fisherman who is carrying a fish. The teeth and the eyes are made of glass and, for the eyes, they are p...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Pair of Chinese Hand Painted Planters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finley hand-painted with butterfly and bird motif. No cracks or breaks. From a fine estate in Beverly Hills.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases Gilt Foo Lion Handles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases with Gilt Foo Lion Handles China, Qing Dynasty, circa 1880 Dimensions: 7.75” high × 3” diameter × 2.5” base diameter A vibra...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Pair of 19th Chinese Yellow and Green Ground Vases/ lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large, good quality pair of 19th century Chinese green and yellow ground vases, each with classical motif decoration, scrolling flowers, leaves an...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Floral Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase for Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Chinese floral Cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase for Islamic Market. Chinese, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 20cm, diameter 23cm This beaut...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Chinese Foo Dogs sculptures are often placed in pairs at the entrances of temples, palaces, and homes to serve as powerful protectors, believed to ward off evil spirits and bring pro...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Antique Cloisonne Vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Peony, Magpie and floral a...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Copper

Pair of 1930s Vintage Bronze Jug Vase Urns with Little Cherub Angles Nice Find
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original pair of 1930s bronze jug vases with cherubs A good looking and well made pair, the Cherubs have t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Ormolu Bowl Produced for Export to Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Antique Chinese ormolu bowl produced for export to Islamic Market Chinese, early 20th century Measures: Height 13cm, width 31cm, depth 22cm This ch...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

A Pair of Late 18th-Early 19th Century Chinese Lidded Jars
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of late 18th-early 19th century Chinese beautifully painted famille rose lidded jars. Very impressive with iron straps to secure and lock the lids. Jars are raised on 5" woode...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Lidded Bottle Vase, Early 19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Early 19th century rose mandarin lidded bottle vase, typically decorated in the 'Rose Medallion' pattern. Two panels depicting Chinese garden and interior scenes and two panels with ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage leather clad hand painted Chinese dresser box.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage hand painted leather clad dresser box. This dresser box was handmade in Canton China. This box has two small drawers at the front and a lid that opens up and presen...
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1990s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Chinese Crackle Glaze Ceramic Vase - Unsigned - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century Chinese crackle glaze ceramic vase - tall slender size - unsigned - mid 20th century. Good vintage condition - old repair/glaze chip to the base rim - no cracks - signs ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Mixed Blue White Porcelain Covered Bowls with Bird Decoration
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of similar Chinese blue & white porcelain covered bowls featuring identical painted bird medallions. The larger bowl was fired in a stippled, textured glaze with a more flattene...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Fir

Chinese Gilt Bronze Buddha Figure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Gilt Bronze Buddha Figure 7 7/8 H X 3 3/8 D
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Export decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, 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 decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Hung Chong Co., Mottahedeh, 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $68 and tops out at $216,780 while the average work can sell for $1,500.