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Chinese Export Furniture

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
Mid-20th Century Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century pair of Chinese export porcelain vases mounted as lamps. Blue & celadon decorated with trailing peonies & attractive lappet borders. Vases 8" h. Mounted with brass c...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Horseshoe Armchairs, 1890s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Chinese Horseshoe Armchairs, 1890s. Set of 2. Also known as roundback chairs this wonderful matching pair of large and elegant Chinese chairs features horseshoe shaped armre...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

20th Century Chinese Elaborate Gilt Cloisonné Foo Dog Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th Century Chinese Elaborate Gilt Cloisonné Foo Dog Censor A stunning 20th Century Chinese Elaborate Gilt Cloisonné Foo Dog Censor, a masterwork of later craftsmanship. This exqu...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal

Buddha statuette in green jade
Located in Milano, IT
Dive into the serene world of spiritual art with this exquisite jade Buddha statue, dating back to the mid-20th century. Carved from the finest jade...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Jade

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 Furniture

Materials

Jade

Pair of Antique Foo Dogs
By Francis Valdemar von Platen Hallermund
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese foo dogs, which I believe are book ends. I am not sure of the time period but they definitely have some age to them.. I am almost completely convinced that these are ...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Marble

1930s Antique Chinese Brass Lotus Table Lamp, Hollywood Regency
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Under stated beauty, made in China, c.1930s. Nice heavy antique lamp from a wonderfully old multi-generational estate. Included is the original worn octagonal lampshade.
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1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

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 Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Companion Pair of Chinoiserie Style Painted Cabinets
Located in Atlanta, GA
Your 19th-century Chinese Chinoiserie-style painted cabinets are a stunning example of traditional craftsmanship and artistic elegance. The cabinets' exterior is adorned with intrica...
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1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Horse with Rider Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a rider wearing robes and a red sash sitting on a horse that is painted in blue dots and a red bridle, with its head bow...
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20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Patinated Bronze Footed Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinated bronze urn carved with raised geometric patterned bands wrapping its form, sitting atop a round foot, and fitted with two curved...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal

Chinese Peach, White and Blue Dragon Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain vase crafted in the style of the Yuan Dynasty depicting a raised and glazed blue and white dragon against a matte, peach colored ground, and decorated with geometri...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Bamboo and Rattan Pair of Chairs and Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive three piece set of Chinese Export furniture having a pair of armchairs and matching stand handcrafted with bamboo, bent bamboo and rattan, featuring bone finials, pegged c...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Bamboo

Chinese White and Blue Octagonal Porcelain Pot
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese white and blue porcelain octagonal pot painted with a unique figurative vignette in each panel beneath a floral design leading up to the opening. Condition: Good; Wear consi...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Six Panel Cloisonné Soapstone Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Chinese export six-panel lacquer coromandel screen featuring a blue and white cloisonné style border decorated with scholars objects,...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Soapstone, Brass

Chinese Scholar Rock Chrysanthemum Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
An extraordinary specimen created by nature millions of years ago, this large and stunning Chinese black chrysanthemum stone features white crystalline mineral (calcite and chalcedon...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century Chinese Rosewood Dragon Altar Table/Entry Console
Located in Pomona, CA
his carved Altar table from China was made from solid Rosewood in about 1900 - 1940's and still maintained very good condition. This table has beautiful open carving works of two dragons playing fire balls...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Rosewood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Piece Shrine Cabinet
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Asian Wing Dynasty altar piece or shitine. Made of hardwood, probably huanghuali. Decorated with carved symbols of bats.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP111
Located in Pomona, CA
Originally purchased from Hong Kong, this Chinese antique embroidery presented in a museum quality. This textile was a roundel design likely from the center front of a noble woman's...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk

Black Lacquer and Rosewood Cabinet with Soapstone and Bone Inlay
Located in Lomita, CA
This cabinet makes a dramatic statement in black lacquer with rich rosewood trim and brass pulls. But the whimsical figural bone inlay carvings are what makes this most memorable. Th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

19th C. Chinese Paper Machiere Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century lidded box made from paper-machiere.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paper

2 Pairs of Antique Chinese Orange and White Design Porcelain Ginger Jars
Located in Queens, NY
2 PAIRS of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain ginger jars with intricate orange and white designs and matching lids. (PRICED PER PAIR) Condition: Good; Wear co...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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 Furniture

Materials

Cement

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 Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Pillows
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte pillows, Rare to find a pair, each one decorated with figures in landscape, opposing, presents...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Pillows
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Pillows
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Green Jade Cow and Feeding Calf Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This sculpture depicts a mother Cow feeding her young. The piece is sculpted out of Jade.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Jade

Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Floral Vases Wood Stands
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Floral Vases Wood Stands Chinese, 20th Century Vases: Height 78cm, diameter 36cm Bases: Height 15cm, diameter 38cm Overall: Height 93cm, diameter 38c...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Painted Screen
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a singular piece, a framed vintage Chinese gilt and inkwash miniature six-fold paper screen, that was possibly a salesman's sample, and it is beautiful. This is from the la...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Chinese Lacquer Box Sea Shell Shape
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage Chinese handcrafted lacquer wood handpainted jewelry box in a shape of sea shells clam.
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Lidded Temple Jars/Urns
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 19th century blue and white temple jars, Chinese or Urns. Each 19 inch large and impressive Urn with a full original lid, measures 15 in High without the lid. The pair signed...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Fine Near Pair of Georgian Padouk Fretwork Gallery Tables
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine near pair of George II period padouk fretwork gallery tea tables, the pierced laminated galleries with trellis designs over shaped single bo...
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1760s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Padouk

Pair of 19th Century Sang de Boeuf Oxblood Turquoise Vases with Copper Rings
Located in Lomita, CA
This wonderful sang de boeuf offering in bordeaux and turquoise travels as a pair. One of the most memorable features of the vases would be the intricate design of the ears with a co...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Porcelain Ginger Jar Form Floral / Botanical Table Lamps Att. Chelsea House-Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely pair of porcelain ginger jar form hand painted table lamps attributed to Chelsea House. The vase portion is 12 inches in height. They rest on gilt Asian footed...
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

19th Century Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Chinese lacquer cabinet from the original Spago restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, currently being remodeled. Patinated bronze hardware.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Three Chinese Ancient Warriors Panels
Located in Bradenton, FL
Three Hand-Painted Panels of Chinese Warriors. The paintings feature Chinese warriors in full costume of the era in vivid colors of red, green, yellow, and orange on a beige backgro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paper

Rare Pair Antique Ironstone Mason s Ashworth Chinoiserie Large Dinner Plates
Located in New York, NY
Rare early pair of antique Mason's Ashworth Ironstone Chinoiserie pattern hand enameled and transfer decorated large dinner plates 19th Century Vibrant, joyful colors of orange, mul...
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19th Century English Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ironstone

Early 20th Century Bronze Buddha Sculpture, Japan, around 1920
Located in Berlin, DE
This captivating bronze Buddha sculpture, originating from Thailand around 1920, embodies the spiritual serenity of the early 20th century. The standing figure is meticulously crafte...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Cast Bronze Floor Lamp with Neolithic Chinese Motif
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century cast bronze floor lamp with neolithic Chinese motif 13" diameter at the base x 74" high The wiring needs to be updated (please see images) This is truly an exception cast bronze lamp. The Chinese motifs around the base also have a strong resemblance to Mayan motifs...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Boy in the Window pattern Punch Bowl
Located in Huntington, NY
Boy in the Window pattern Punch Bowl punch bowl, circa 1800, printed and painted with the 'Boy in the window' pattern in Chinese export Famille Rose style, script mark in blue , 11....
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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 Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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 Furniture

Materials

Pottery

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 Furniture

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 Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

James Mont Style Chair Asian Chair
Located in Alpha, NJ
This chair is in good condition. Occasional faint scuffs to wood finish and few areas of very faint discoloration to fabric. Otherwise, chair presents well.
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20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Medallion Garden Seat, ca. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Chinese export porcelain canton famille rose garden seat, of circular form, the polychrome enameled surface with alternating scrolled medall...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ceramic Garden Stool with Lucky Coins
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous vintage mid century Chinese export pink ceramic hand-painted garden seat with gold lucky coins pierced cut-out on top and on the sides. Colorful stool hand-painted in flowe...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose “Wu Shuang ” Quadrangular Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Famille-rose 'wu shuang ' quadrangular vase A pair of Chinese Famille Rose “Wu Shuang Pu” quadrangular vases 20th Century, Of typical form decorated with various characters from th...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Four Antique Chinese Chests, Lacquered Leather Vellum and Wood
Located in Peabody, MA
A collection of Chinese chests from the late 19th and 20th century includes a vermillion lacquered elmwood chest on stand (at bottom), atop that a cedar wood chest in beetle red lacquer; and above: a pair of 19th century lacquered leather (vellum) linen chests of subtly varied hue. As displayed, measures 62" high. Individual s3295izes are: Dark vellum trunk...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Chinese Rose Medallion Famille Rose Porcelain Charger
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning antique early 20th Century Chinese Export famille rose porcelain charger plate. Maker's mark on reverse. This lovely larger charger has gorgeous colors in the traditional ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Bronze Kwan Yin Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Hand-crafted Bronze Kwan Yin Statuary. It is made of bronze with very detailed hand-crafting works on it. It is the statue of Kwan Yin sitting on a Dragon ab...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Chinese Oriental Fretwork Carved Hardwood Altar Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Oriental Fretwork Carved Hardwood Altar Console Table. Item Circa Mid to Late 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H x 32" H (to surface) x 53" W x 15" D.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Mid 20th Century Chinese Bamboo Bird Cage
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful bird cage is made from bamboo strip with wonderful carving works at bottom. The even distribution of each bar around the cage and the precise of each joining point sho...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage Dried Flower Vase, Chinese, Handpainted, Decorative, Chinoiserie, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage dried flower vase. A Chinese, waxed paper over board decorative drum vase, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Striking col...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paper

Chinese Export Reticulated Rose Medallion Porcelain Pottery Nut Serving Bowl
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early Chinese Export rose medallion reticulated serving bowl. I believe it to be an antique but have added thorough photos for the buyer’s perusal. The piece is unmarked....
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Dragon Rug Wool Silk Carpet with Chinese Imperial Kansu Design Hand Knotted
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Dragon Rug Wool Silk Carpet with Chinese Imperial Kansu Design Hand Knotted 6 x 4 ft - 180 x 120 cm. A beautiful contemporary dragon design rug, han...
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2010s Nepalese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

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 Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Mid 20th Century Tibetan Handcrafted Bronze Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
Handcrafted Tibetan Buddhist Incense Burner/Holder, made of brass, often used in spiritual practices like meditation and rituals. This burner ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers and Bird" with Wood Stand #7
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting flowers and bird with a wood stand, early 20 century.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Framed Antique Embroidery Chinese Textile Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A piece of beautiful antique textile fragments from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, artistically displayed in a giltwood frame with co...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Fine and Rare Pair of Large Rose Medallion Lidded Vases, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion or Cantonese lidded vases, each with female figures as finials and handles to the sides. Having the classical gr...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export furniture 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 furniture 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 furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Wang Hing Co., Luen Wo, and Hung Chong Co.. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $216,780 while the average work can sell for $1,998.

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