Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
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
Chinese White, Green, and Pink Floral and Rooster Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th century) white porcelain urn incised and painted with decorations of roosters amid blooming floral branches mixed with geometric patterned bands at the bo...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Navy Blue Ginger Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) ceramic ginger jar vase in navy blue with a brown earthenware opening.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese White and Blue Feather and Floral Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese porcelain urn painted with a blue and white floral background surrounding a center white oval with bold markings, dark blue feathers along the neck, and geometric patterned ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese White Porcelain Gall Bladder Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (Mid 20th Century) white porcelain gall bladder form vases, named for their resemblance to the shape of the organ, with bulbous bottoms and thin, delicate nec...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Character and Floral Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) ceramic urn with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters on 4 sides.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Black Glaze Pottery Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
Our wonderful collection of handmade old vintage Chinese hand made glazed pottery vase will make great accent pieces for any room of your house. It has some imperfection signs of age...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Chinese Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese Imari (18th cent) porcelain small vases with a scalloped top and scenes of figures and flowers. (small chip to 1 top) (priced as pa...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$3,350 / set
Chinese Enamelware Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
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. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese White and Floral Rounded Porcelain Watermelon Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) low, rounded porcelain vase known as a watermelon jar, painted with colorful, flourishing florals on one side and characters on the reverse.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Foo Dog Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) off-white porcelain urn decorated with blue foo dogs playing amid the clouds and accented in two pale blue scrolled ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Speckled Maroon Glazed Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese porcelain vase with a fluted opening and a speckled maroon finish that adds dimension to its rounded base, sitting atop an earthtone glazed foot.
Glaze chip at center."
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White Porcelain Peacock and Floral Design Fluted Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese white porcelain fluted vase with a tall, cylindrical form decorated in large scale dark blue leaves outlined in gold, amid green, yellow a...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Navy Blue Bird Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) off-white, porcelain urn with a navy blue bird amid florals and two blue scrolled handles along the neck.
Light wear, hairline cracks."
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Red Flower Design Hand-Painted Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Chinese red, globular porcelain vases hand-painted with butterflies over blooming white, pink-speckled florals. (PRICED AS Pair)
Irregularities in interior finish."
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Enameled Ginger Jar with Children at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Contrasted by a crisp white field, this oval jar is decorated in the famille rose style with a lively scene of young children playing in a courtyard garden. Under an overarching bamb...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Large Aubergine, Purple, and Maroon Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain urn-form vase in a rich aubergine color overlayed with a barely visible blue base, creating highs and lows that add dimension to the finish and form.
Slight imperf...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Floral Scrolling Design Ginger Jar Vases
Located in Queens, NY
3 Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) similar green ginger jars with floral scrolling designs surrounding circular, yellow, centered emblems, unglazed openings, and a hole in the ba...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Village Scene Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large white, porcelain urn depicting a blue scene of a village along the water, and finished with two dark blue scrolled handles along the neck.
...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Six-Sided Beige Crackled Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese six-sided, beige, crackled porcelain vase, crafted in a style typical of the Song Dynasty's official kiln during the Southern Song period and acc...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Black and Multicolor Floral Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese black porcelain vase decorated with an abundance of flowers varying in size, shape and color and two patterned bands around the to...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Blue Garden and Bird Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white and blue porcelain urn decorated with a bird amid a flowering garden, and accented in two navy scrolled handles along the neck.
Light wear...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Navy Vine Motif Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) off-white porcelain vase with an urn form decorated in a navy blue vine and floral motifs and bold characters on 4 sides.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Sky Blue Gourd Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (late 19th century) sky blue porcelain vase with a bulbous base and thin neck flanked by two lug ears at its top.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Blue Pastoral Scene Porcelain Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) small, porcelain jar depicting a blue pastoral scene on an off-white background with an unglazed rim.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Multicolor Decoration Porcelain Watermelon Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) low, rounded porcelain vase, known as a watermelon jar, incised and painted with an array of decorations including floral arrangements in urns, bells, small...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and Orange Fish Design Porcelain Sleeve Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (mid 20th century) sleeve-shaped porcelain vases decorated with orange fish swimming around blue backgrounds, inspired by patterns ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Orange Lidded Porcelain Jars
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) orange porcelain jars depicting white medallions with imagery of fish, seaweed and pastoral scenes and topped with wooden lids (date mark...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$2,100 / set
Chinese Faux Bamboo and Floral Motif Hat Stand Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese faux bamboo cylindrical porcelain vase, in a shape traditionally used as a hat stand in ancient China, decorated with a raised motif of a bird perched on a flowering branch.
...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Deer and Floral Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large porcelain urn with blue spotted deer amid florals on an off-white background and two navy scrolled hand...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rust Agate Elephant Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese rust agate tapered urn with carved elephant handles having rings and scroll & floral carving in relief with a finial top with filigree sides. (modern base 1¬O" high).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Stone
Chinese White and Blue Lily Pad and Floral Design Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white and blue porcelain urn decorated with a lily pad and floral motif, and accented in two navy scrolled handles along the neck.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Pink, Blue and Yellow Bogu Pattern Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) white porcelain urn painted with pink, light blue, and yellow bogu pattern - a traditional decorative theme that employs items like bronzeware, p...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Green Vegetal Winter Melon Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) winter melon-form porcelain vase decorated with an incised, white bottom half that grows into verdant abstracted vegetal and peacock shapes on th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Tonal Patterned Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese off-white porcelain vase with a pear shape carved in a tonal, scrolling botanical pattern (date mark on bottom, see photos).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White, Brown, and Magenta Floral Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese white porcelain vase decorated with incised and painted brown foliage and stems accented by magenta, light blue and yellow florals, and bands of floral garland at the openin...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Chinese Rose medallion vases, each with gilded mythical serpent handles on either side, hand painted inset hand painted panels of exotic birds a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Black and Green Leaf Glazed Porcelain Globular Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (17th Century-style) black glazed porcelain globular vase decorated with a green leaf on the front and back.
Category
17th Century Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Beige Carved Floral Pattern Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese beige porcelain vase crafted in the style of the Song Dynasty with a thin fluted neck leading to a bulbous bottom decorated in an incised floral pattern.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese White Peacock and Floral Design Urn-Shaped Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese white porcelain vases with urn-shaped forms decorated in large scale dark blue leaves outlined in gold, amid green, yellow and pink foliage and flora topped with blue...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Eight Treasure Gooseneck Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The eight treasures of a scholar, which celebrate study and success, are hidden among the many symbols on this gooseneck jar, double lozenges for victory, a pearl for granting wishes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Vase in Crystal from the 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chinoiserie vase in crystal from the 20th century.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Porcelain Armorial Urns by Naples Capodimonte 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of hand painted porcelain with armorial cartouches on the fronts and bouquets of flowers on the backs. The shapely form with cobalt and hand gilt decoration, marked with the N...
Category
1880s European Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Peony Fantail Vases, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Resplendent with lush florals and brilliant color, this pair of porcelain vases combines stencil work with hand-painted foliage in a decorative style popular during the first two decades of the 20th century. The stenciled petals and blooms of the peonies, symbols of love and affection, create a graphic pattern of soft, modulated color, while the painted stems and small flowers punctuate the design with sharp detail. Innovative in decoration, the vases are firmly rooted in China’s time-honored ceramic tradition with their Classic fantail contours and butterfly handles.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,980 / set
Chinese Enameled Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
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. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid 20th Century Enameled Copper Vases with Floral
Geisha Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vases on stands are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from China and dating to approximately 1960 and done in a period Chinese Export style. The vases are compos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of 19th Century Famille Rose Beaker Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large pair of beautifully hand-enameled. No cracks, breaks or repairs.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
$5,950 / set
Pair of Silvered Metal Vases, Asia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Silvered Metal Vases, Asia, early 20th century. Decorated with dragons and birds.
Measures H: 31. 5, W: 23 cm, D: 16 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$2,235 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century Blue
White Large Chinese Vase
Located in North Salem, NY
19th century large Chinese blue & white hand painted vase.
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$712 Sale Price
25% Off
Near Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases Decorated with Dragons
Located in New York, NY
Of typical form, stenciled with stylized clouds and "pencilled" with dragons. Unmarked. Covers absent.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases will make a colorful addition to your decor. Using several shades of green combined with blue and a brick red, a scene of entertaining at the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,450 / set
Pair of Chinese 19th Century Crackel Ware Vases / lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A stylish pair of Chinese 19th century crackle ware vases / lamps, each with fretted handles and gilded ormolu bases and rims.
We can convert to lamps if required.
G7560/15 CEKZ
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Quing Dynasty Silver Chinese Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Quing dynasty silver Chinese vases, 1800s.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
$3,600 / set
19th Century Bronze Mounted Rose Medallion Lidded Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century rose medallion covered urns with beautifully cast dore bronze French mountings. In excellent condition. Lids are not removable.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gu-Form Pink Porcelain Family Vases, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small gu-form porcelain vases decorated with pink family enamels on a yellow background with green interlaces. Decoration of white background cartouches with pink dahlias.
Geometric...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
"Massage" Large White Porcelain Vase by Luce Raggi, Italy / China Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Luce Raggi, Massage (food porn), 2017 glazed porcelain 65 x 25 cm
Hand-painted vase representing police men, seductive women and amused saints, all dedicated to
their passion fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$6,327 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Good Quality Large Chinese Lidded Jars / PAIR
Located in Dallas, TX
a large pair of Chinese vases, very good quality, each with female figures as finials, seated next to garden seats, and foo lion mask hand...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$34,000 / set
Pair of Chinese Export Silver Vases - Made by Wang Hing circa 1900, Dragons
Located in London, London
Made circa 1900 by Wang Hing, this handsome pair of Antique Chinese Export silver vases, are of traditional form, decorated with a dragon motif. Each vase measures 7.25"(18.5cm) tall...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
19th Century Hand Painted Cantonese Vase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century hand painted Cantonese vase in the Famille Rose style. The baluster-shaped body with brightly painted panels depicts interior sc...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Mottahedeh, Ben Owen III, CANTON FAMILLE ROSE, and Capo Di Monte. 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 vases and vessels 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 $1,497.
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