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
18th C Chinese Porcelain Plate Blue
White Hand Painted, Qing Qianlong Ca 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain plate, dating to the second half of the 18th century, circa 1770, the Qing Qianlong dynasty.
This very good condition of this...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, Chinese Export Famille Jaune Imperial Dragon Platter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, early to mid 19th century.
An antique famille jaune platter decorated with 3 imperial dragons chasing the central pearl. A good quality ename...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Export Yongzheng Famille Rose Plates, circa 1730, China
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous pair of 18th century Chinese Export porcelain plates decorated in stunning famille rose enamels, Yongzheng Period, circa 1730, China.
The small plates decorated in bright and bold famille rose enamels, with pink dominating the color palette. The center of the plates featuring large floral sprays featuring magnolia and peony blossoms among other flowering plants. The rims of the plates with alternating half blossoms of pink magnolia and pink lotus against a dense diaper ground.
Gilt painted ribbons scroll around the rim and down the cavetto, holding peaches and Daosit emblems, including castanets, a flute, a drum, and a ruyi scepter...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pr Faux Swedish Porphyry Ceramic Covered Vases w/ Sea Creatures Design in Relief
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large and extremely decorative Chinese export faux Swedish Porphyry ceramic covered vases with various sea creature designs in high relief. These are truly a gorgeous pair ...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Famille Rose Hand Painted Figures, Circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese Export porcelain Plate which has been beautifully hand enamelled, over-glaze, in the Famille Rose palette with excellent detail, dating to Circa 1940.
The mai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Yellow Ceramic Bowl in Chinese Style
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super art pottery bowl in Chinese style.
Wonderful simplicity and color.
Factory mark of Bretby, England on the underside.
Free shipping
Category
1890s English Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Chinese Plate or Bowl Blue
White, Qing Qianlong Circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese porcelain circular deep plate or soup bowl made for the export (Canton) market, during the middle of the 18th century, Qing-Qianlong period.
The plate is well...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Baluster Vase, Oriental, Decorative, Ceramic, Vessel, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage baluster vase. An oriental, highly decorative ceramic vessel dating to the mid-20th century.
Of Classic form and in good proport...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Cider Jug with Cover, Early 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Rose Mandarin pattern porcelain cider jug with double or cross strap handles which are painted with delicate blossoms. There are cloud form ca...
Category
1810s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Yixing Zisha Teapot, Bamboo Handle
Flower Finial, Signed, China, 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Yixing Zisha teapot - featuring a bamboo form handle and spout with a chrysanthemum flower finial to the lid - impressed seal marks to the base an...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Fitzhugh Oval Platter and Mazarin
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export Blue Fitzhugh very large porcelain blue Fitzhugh oval platter and Mazarin,
Late 18th-early 19th century.
The remarkably large serving di...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th century Rose Medallion Chinese Export Covered Chamber Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare early Canton Chinese Export porcelain Rose Medallion bowl with lid. Features include outstanding intricately painted birds, flower...
Category
Early 1800s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Jian Ware Style Signed Haresfur Pottery Teabowl with Gilded Rim
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very impressive and stylish Chinese haresfur glazed pottery tea bowl in the Jian Ware style, signed to the base, and believe to date from the 20th century....
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Metal
Chinese Jian Ware Style Black Shagreen Pattern Pottery Teabowl with White Rim
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very impressive and stylish Chinese black shagreen pattern glazed pottery tea bowl in the Jian Ware style believed to date from the 20th century or possibl...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century rose medallion vase with a bulbous center section and a smaller flared out section on the bottom and a larger flared out section on the top The colors are vivid....
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qianlong Mark Twin Handled Bronze Glazed Porcelain Censer
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Very fine quality Chinese Qianlong mark twin handled porcelain censer decorated in deep red brown glazes with gilded highlights and probably dating fr...
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Chinese Porcelain Plate from the 18th and 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of six Chinese porcelain plates from the 18th to the 19th century. From an Imari plate, a plate of the India Company or a plate "Blanc Bleu", travel through the centuries and sty...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$651 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Verte Yellow Dragon Motif Mugs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th century Chinese Export Famille Verte yellow Dragon motif mugs, Each one decorated with a four toed dragon within a yellow floral background....
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Trio Of Vintage Bonsai Tree Planters, Chinese, Ceramic, Penjing, Jardiniere Pot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a trio of vintage Bonsai tree planters. A Chinese, ceramic decorative jardiniere pot, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Charming decorative finish to this useful ...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and Yellow Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Nashville, TN
A Classic Chinese underglaze ceramic lidded ginger jar with blue and yellow enamel painting depicting daisy chains, Lotus flowers and Dragon scenes. This is hallmarked for Jaiqing Dy...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Trumpet Vase, Chinese, Ceramic, Flower Sleeve, European Romantic Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage trumpet vase. A Chinese, ceramic flower sleeve in European romantic taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Appealing 18th century European decor to th...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Set of 6 Blue Canton Porcelain Rice or Soup bowls, Chinese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century group of 6 Blue Canton porcelain rice or soup bowls, Chinese export. Some hairlines & nicks. Fine, thin potting. 1 with hairline & chip; 2 with minor rim nick; 1 wit...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$172 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Large Chinese Ceramic Vase Early 20th Century Oxen
Figure
Located in Fulton, CA
Large scale Chinese ceramic vase measuring 22.5 inches tall. Decorated with oxen and figure with Chinese lettering. Dragon handles.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Canton Blue and White Plate, circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese export canton blue and white plate
circa 1820
Typically painted with a riverscape
showing arched bridge, willows and pagodas...
...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Assembled set of 6 Blue Canton Small Rice or Soup Bowls, Chinese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century assembled set of 6 Blue Canton small rice or soup bowls, Chinese export. Porcelain. 3 hairlines; minute chips & firing flaws.
3 3/4" dia., 2" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$153 Sale Price / set
36% Off
19th Century Chinese Rose Famille Decorated Chrysanthemum Motif Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Rose Famille decorated Chrysanthemum motif charger
China, Circa 1850s
A large and unique work with non typical continuous decoration. Of circular form with a wide decorated blue and white and gilt Chrysanthemum border, the center decorated with numerous scattered blue and gilt Prunus flowers, the center with vignette of pink Chrysanthemums...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$996 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Fine Lively Modeled Porcelain Dogs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of lively modeled porcelain dogs, Fine details and colors.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Famille Rose Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl or Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine small Chinese export porcelain bowl.
With famille rose decoration, blue underglaze cells, and a scalloped edge.
It was likely made for either the American or Europe...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Quatrefoil Rose Mandarin Footed Fruit Bowl*, Circa 1850
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Quatrefoil Rose Mandarin Footed Fruit Bowl*, Circa 1850
China, circa 1850s
* Reference
Chinese Export Porcelain, Standard patte...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of, Vintage Decorative Vases, Oriental, Ceramic, Baluster Urn, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative vases. An Oriental, ceramic baluster urn with painted detail, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Attractive vases with good detail
...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Porcelain Soup Tureen
Located in Essex, MA
With domed cover with gilt lemon finial on a conforming base with two handles.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Polychrome Charger Plate
Located in Miami, FL
20th century polychrome charger plate.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen with Lid
Underplate
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Chinese Export Famille rose tureen with lid & underplate.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blue and White Leaf Shaped Dish, Qianlong, Mid 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Chinese Export blue and white decorated porcelain leaf-shaped dish or charger, Qianlong Period, mid 18th century, circa 1760, China.
The dish or charger of intriguing leaf-shaped form, with serated edges, and set upon a short foot. The shape seemingly based on a Meissen design.
The porcelain decorated with a courting scene of a couple in a garden setting. They are surrounded by flowering bushes and trees. Butterflies draw nectar from the flowers, while dragonflies flit above. In the foreground are a pair of very plump quail.
Decorated in underglaze blue enamel on a white ground, the blue and white decoration actually is based an Kakiemon pattern of the same period.
So in short, we have a Chinese porcelain piece based on a German Meissen form...
Category
1760s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Yi Feng Studio Blue and White Porcelain Tea Cups Nautical Hand Painted Theme
Located in Lomita, CA
This little mid-century trio of tea cups is collectible and full of charm. There is a beautiful glaze over the blue and white ceramic hand painted design. The cups are in excellent condition. The three Chinese or Japanese export blue and white porcelain tea cups...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-19th Century Chinese Blue Canton Covered Coffee Pot
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Blue Canton covered coffee pot, Chinese. Charmingly decorated with lake & tea house scenes.
7.25" h., 6.75" x 4.5".
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Yongzheng Chinese Export Style Famille Rose Large Charger, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large Yongzheng style Chinese porcelain charger decorated in beautiful famille rose enamels of pinks, blues, greens and yellows, 20th century, China.
Painted in the Chinese expor...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Oriental 3 Paneled Ceramic Tile Wall Art With Gilt Frame
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 10in W: 26in D: 3/4in Tiles - H: 7 in W: 7 1/4in
These framed Oriental ceramic tiles will be a unique addition to your home! If you look at the photos provided, you c...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Set of Six Small Antique Traditional Chinese Teacups
Located in Sheffield, MA
Drink tea in the traditional Chinese custom or add to your blue and white collection. This set of 6 blue and white cups are made of fine Chinese po...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Gilt Green Glazed Teapot, c. 1900
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 Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Assembled Set of 10 Porcelain Salt Dishes, Chinese Export
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century assembled set of 10 porcelain salt dishes, Chinese export. Blue Canton, blue & white. Chips on a few.
2 3/4" avg. dia., 7/8" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$192 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Vintage Chinese Tray in Ceramic Hand Painted
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage Chinese ceramic tray dating from the early 1900s, also useful as a pocket emptier or centerpiece.
The vintage Chinese tray is entirely ha...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,724 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Famille Rose Jar with Children Playing, c. 1900
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Original Chinese Ceramic Planters Early XX Century with Bases
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Chinese ceramic planters early XX century with bases.
Beautiful pieces for central decor planters for living room or main receptions.
Measure...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Painted Ceramic Plate Surreal Style by Toledian Artis Pablo Sanguino 1985
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Ceramic plate with painting of a mans face in surreal mediterranean style
by Toledian artis Pablo Sanguino
Pablo Sanguino, born in 1949 in Puente del Arzobispo, belongs to a tradit...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Three 18th Century Chinese Export Plates
Located in Buchanan, MI
Set of three Chinese export plates with floral decoration. Three 18th century Chinese exprort plates.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$2,400 / set
Set of Four Petite Japanese Blue
White Inban Dishes
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite Japanese dishes are patterned with a bright, cobalt blue design of flowers and leaves, arranged to form a large, five-petal plum or cherry blossom. A type of porcelain w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture, decorative objects 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, Bretby Ceramics, and Meissen Porcelain. 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 $31,179 while the average work can sell for $1,339.
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