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.
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Style: Chinese Export
Chinese Hardwood
Hungmu
Tea Table, Late 19th Century / Early 20th Century
Located in Huntington, NY
Chinese hardwood (Hungmu) tea table, late 19th century / early 20th century
Top above carved panels with lower shelf.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Deer
Flower Tibetan Polychrome Painted Altar Cabinet Sideboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, highly decorative, Antique Tibetan, Polychrome painted Altar cabinet with drawers depicting Deers & Potted plants
This...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Hand-Painted Oil on Canvas Painting of Interior Scene w/ Emperor
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Export Exceptionally Hand-Painted Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting Musicians Playing Music for the Emperor while Seated on his Royal Throne. Beautifully executed with great d...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Asian Pine Etagere Display Cabinet
Located in Westfield, MA
Introducing a Vintage Asian Pine Etagere Display Cabinet, a captivating fusion of Eastern aesthetics and practical design. Crafted from sturdy pine wood, this etagere features multip...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large and Substantial Chinese Scholar Rock on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning upright Chinese scholar stone (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock) of significant weight and volume is gracefully balanced on the wood display stand....
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone
Large Chinese Export Rose Medallion Punch Bowl #2 with Birds
Figures
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large hand painted Chinese Export Rose Medallion bowl with several interior floral and figural panels around central smaller base panels with birds, flowers on a detailed bac...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Two PAIRs of Chinese Export Cups and Saucers egg-shell porcelain, Qing 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is Two PAIRS of Chinese export Cups and Saucers made from eggshell porcelain and hand painted in the very decorative Rose Medallion ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Patinated Bronze Canister with Animal Figurine Lid
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinated bronze canister with a slight concave form etched in subtle patterns, sitting atop three paw-like...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Chinoiserie Plaster Sculpture Chinese Figure under a Pine Tree
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large chinoiserie plaster sculpture
Chinese figure under a pine tree
Probably early 20th century.
Large, possibly unique sculpture of figure under a pine tree with a rock
for...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Chinese Export Silver Goblet
By Luen Wo
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export silver goblet with prunus decoration on a matte background, and the base and stem formed as prunus tree branch root. The body has a single round cartouche engraved "...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Carved Hardwood And Glass Tilt-Top Tea Table or Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful hand-carved Chinese Carved Hardwood And Glass Tilt-Top Tea Table or Side Table Measures 24" in diameter, 22" in height closed and 34" in height tilted.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
$1,496 Sale Price
25% Off
Exquiste Hand Painted Oriental Chinese Linen Trunk or Chest Very Decorative
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage beautifully decorated hand painted and lacquered Oriental trunk
A very good looking and well m...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
A decorative pair of carved gilt wood and lacquer Chinese Buddhist lions C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
A very pleasing and beautifully hand carved pair of Chinese Buddhist lions left and right handed and raised onto stepped rectangular plinths all carved from the same section of timbe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Set of Three-Framed Antique Chinese Textiles Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three antique textile fragments from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, professionally displayed in matching giltwood frames as a triptych. Originally they were embroidered panels from semi-formal skirt...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Silver Tea Cup and Saucer
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Tea Cup and Saucer made in Hong Kong around 1900. The cup embossed and chased with birds and bamboo against a matte background, ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Large V Shaped Venetian Wall Mirror in the Oriental Art Deco Style
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large V Shaped Venetian wall mirror in the Oriental Art Deco Style
This is a very unusual piece, the sides have a V shaped slant, the top is od...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Tall Chinese Caved Hardwood Flower Stand Marble Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
A 19th century antique Chinese heavily carved hardwood octagon stand table with marble top insert, the inset marble top over carved hardwood apron with...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Porcelain Charger
Located in Fulton, CA
Large 18 inch diameter Famille Rose Chinese porcelain charger . Chop mark on base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Indonesian Goddess in Gilded Metal Holding a Lotus Flower, 1920-1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Indonesian goddess in gilded metal holding a lotus flower, 1920-1940.
Measures: H 61cm, W 15cm, W 15cm.
Category
1920s Asian Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,727 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Ching Dynasty Seated Famille Rose Figurines Designer Table Lamps
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Chinese Ching Dynasty seated famille rose figurines now designer table lamps. These lovely figures set freely on the lamp stands and have not bee...
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Asian Modernist / Chinese carved
hand painted two-panel screen , divider.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Asian Modernist / Chinese carved & hand painted two-panel screen , room divider.Signed by the artist,, Age approbate wear consistent with use and age.. Hand delivery avail to New Yo...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Doll, 19th century, handmade, from a famous collection in the U.K.
Located in Central England, GB
This superb large decorative doll like figure is a rare and well provenanced piece. it was once part of the collection of curiosities from the famous Jamaica Inn, Cornwall.
This sup...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Chinese Wucai Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Chinese Wucai Porcelain Vase Lamp with ebonized base.
Measures 6" in width, 6" in depth and 17" in height to the top of the bulb socket
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$656 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid 20th-Century Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a Famille Rose porcelain bowl, a distinctive type of Chinese porcelain known for its vibrant, opaque overglaze enamels.
Famille Rose, meaning "pink family," refers to a styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Blue and White crackleware vases / lamps, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Chinese blue and White crackleware vases / lamps. Each with bronzed scrolling impressed boaders and handles. The crackleware ground with scro...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Rare Chinese Export Solid Silver
Enamel Bowl, Wo Kwong circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century extremely rare Chinese export solid silver and enamel bowl, the sides are applied with shaded enamels, depicting bloomin...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Chinese White and Blue Dragon Motif Porcelain Floor Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese large white porcelain floor urn decorated with a blue dragon and cloud motifs and accented with dragon ornamentation around the opening.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Two Chinese Wood Lion Foo Dogs Incense Holder
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Two Chinese wood Foo Dogs Incense holder burners.
Featuring a pair of highly detailed lion foo dogs, one male and one female which were thought to protect the home from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat.
The Foo Dogs...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
EXQUISITE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1900 CHiNESE EXPORT CAMPHOR WOOD STEAMER LUGGAGE TRUNK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original circa 1900-1920 original Chinese Export Camphor wood and Iron steamer trunk with the original ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine pair Antique Chinese Export Orange Ground
24K Gilt Vases Turned to Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Orange Ground and 24K Gilt Decorated Vases later turned to Lamps. This is a truly beautiful pair of...
Category
1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Export Lacquer Side / work table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 19th Century Chinese Export lacquer work / side table. Having wonderful classical oriental scenes hand painted. The top hinged open to reveal a fitted inter...
Category
1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Large Qing-Dynasty Double Ancestral Portrait China, late 19th C. Guangxu Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Qing-Dynasty Double Ancestral Portrait
China, late 19th century (Guangxu period, c. 1880–1900)
Ink and mineral pigments on paper, mounted and framed under glass
Sight: 57 in H ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass, Lacquer, Paper
Pair of 18th Century Carved Demilunes
Located in San Marino, CA
Pair of 18th century carved demilunes. Show spectacular workmanship in construction. From Shanshi.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$8,400 / set
19th century Chinese Export Nanking Warming Plate
Located in Savannah, GA
According to the Victoria and Albert museum, a "Nanking warming plate is an antique warming plate, typically made of ceramic, that was used to ke...
Category
1810s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Peking Glass Bird
Floral Vase, Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Peking Glass Bird and Floral Vase, Signed
China, 20th century
A magnificent 20th-century Chinese Peking Glass Vase is a true testament to exquisite craftsmanship. This stu...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Armchairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare pair of 19th century Chinese hardwood armchairs, each with inset blue and white porcelain panels, depicting a ferry crossing a lake. C...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
$6,606 / item
Antique Chinese Export Blue
White Canton Porcelain Tankard or Coffee Cup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain tankard or handled mug.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue with a mountainous Chinese village with houses, mountains, folia...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Watercolors of Exotic Fruit on Pith Paper- A Set of Eight
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Chine trade watercolors are of fine quality and depict various exotic fruits including pineapples, lychees, finger citrus and orange amongst others. Now framed with a thin gilt f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
LARGE DECORATIVE VINTAGE MiD CENTURY HAND CARVED CHINESE LION FOO DOG STATUE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, vintage hand carved Chinese Foo Lion Dog statue with original pa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Silver Card Case
By Luen Wo
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Silver Card Case embossed and chased with figural scenes of Chinese scholars among bamboo and pine trees on a matte background.The card case...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Export Silver Bowl
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export silver bowl circa 1890, with later blue glass liner. The bowl is pierced with wonderfully detailed chrysanthemum decoration...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Decorative Figure
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your collection with this exquisite Chinese porcelain figurine inspired by the illustrious Qing dynasty. Crafted in a stunning wucai style, the figurine depicts a distinguish...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Hand Painted Chinese Export Trunk with European Landscape Scenes, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual and larger size Chinese Export leather trunk with a beautifully hand painted European pastoral scenes in the Barbizon style, pa...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Leather
Chinese Rust Agate Carved Bowl and Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese rust agate bowl with carved spotted blow fish in relief on inside and outside with a scalloped base. (modern base 1¾" high)
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Marble
Amazing Pair of " Pink Family" Hexagonal Porcelain Vases, China, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Pair of " Pink Family" Hexagonal Porcelain Vases with Gilt bronze mount.
China 19th century
Dimension
37x26 cm
very good c...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Carved Hardwood Metal Pedestals Stands Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair Chinese Carved Hardwood Metal Pedestals Stands Tables
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 97cm, width 40cm, depth 49cm
This distinctive pair of Chinese pedestals, dating to the 20th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Late 19th Century Set of 12 French Porcelain Plates by Edmé Samson
By Edmé Samson
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-late 19th century set of 12 porcelain plates, Edme Samson, French. A rare set in "Chinese Export" design. Molded form & famille rose decoration of the mid-18th century style. Eac...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Asian Chinese Style Carved Mahogany Dragon Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese-style (19th Century) mahogany and bevelled glass wall mirror with a carved frame with scroll design and filigree pediment top with carved dragons.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$8,680 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C. Chinese Canton Enamel Gilt Bronze Mounted Hand-Warmer w/ Double Handle
Located in New York, NY
An Antique 19th Century Chinese Canton Enamel Gilt Bronze Mounted Hand-Warmer With Double Handle
A rectangular Canton enamel hand-warmer with rounded corners, featuring a hinged dou...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
A Cizhou Yuhuchunping, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This piece has a flared neck and a globular body, typical of the forms seen in Cizhou ware. The body is decorated with freely drawn floral motifs and abstract patterns, which may inc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion, Canton Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of 19th Century Chinese cantonese, rose medallion vases or lamps. Having panels of classical oriental scenes, also flowers, birds and butterflies amongst a green b...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Brown Chinese Art Deco Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug, hand-knotted wool with a brown field. This rug has a navy blue frame and multi-color accents in an all-over, Classic Chinese floral design.
T...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
$10,000 / item
ZHANG YIZHI LARGE 117 X 98CM OIL ON CANVAS PAINTED PORTRAiT OF A SEATED LADY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Zhang Yizhi portrait of the Seated Lady in traditional Chinese dress
Please note the shipping fee li...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Canvas
The Laughing Buddha Statue, Budai
Located in Milano, IT
Immerse yourself in the world of serenity and abundance with this exquisite Budai, the Laughing Buddha statue. Crafted from a uniquely patterned green material, this statue captures the spirit of Budai, a beloved figure in Buddhist culture known for his joyful demeanor and generous nature.
Budai, often identified with the historical Chinese monk...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
$767 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Marble Lions from the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Chinese Marble Lions from the XIX century
Elegant lions of the Quing Dynasty carved in white marble with chisel. They are in good conditio...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Marble
Chinese Export Silver Goblet
Located in London, GB
A Chinese silver goblet profusely decorated with chased, richly defined chrysanthemum against a matte background and is supported by two intertwi...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
A very fine 19th century French Cloissone 11and gilt bronze centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Orientalist period Cloissone and bronze centerpiece.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair, Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Rooster Decorated Dinner Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain plates showcases intricate hand-painted designs, featuring a rooster and garden scene surrounded by a richly decorated border. T...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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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