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

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Vintage Gilt Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Seated Buddha/Luohan Ex-Lorin Marsh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Chinese porcelain statue. In the form of a Luohan or Arhat with a famille verte robe and gilt body. The reverse ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Hand Painted Foo Dog Kirin with Sword in Mouth
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Foo Dog was crafted in China. Its made of porcelain and is hand painted. The Foo Dog has a sword in it s mouth. It has gold accents.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

LACQUERED ANTiQUE CHINESE EXPORT CIRCA 1920 COMPOUND CABINET CUPBOARD DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine circa 1920-1940 Antique Chinese Export hand carved compound cupboard with twin internal drawe...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Selfish porcelain jug with floral decoration, Compagnie des Indes, 18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant and refined, this small porcelain jug is a rare 18th-century piece, made for the European market by Chinese manufacturers working for the East India Company. It is distingui...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Chinese Wooden Scenic Design Carved Hinge Top Box
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century Chinese carved wooden box featuring an elaborate scenic design with a hinged top and brass closure hardware. (Stamped HUNG HOP CHEST CO. HONG...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Hand Painted Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar - China - Mid 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage porcelain ginger jar with lid - famille rose decoration with hand painted scenic panels to the front and back - turquoise bands to the top and bottom of the jar - unsigned - ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

American Market Chinese Export Eagle Armorial Porcelain Oval Reticulated Tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Market Chinese Export Eagle Armorial Porcelain Oval Reticulated Tray China, 19th Century  This exquisite 19th-century Chinese Export Eagle Armorial Porcelain Oval Reticulat...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen with Lid Underplate
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Chinese Export Famille rose tureen with lid & underplate.
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Lidded Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style verdigis bronze ritual wine vessel with raised archaistic patterns, accented with two rings and topped with a lid bearing three bird-form finials.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Samson Famille Rose Style Ormolu Mounted Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Samson porcelain, Famille Rose style porcelain lidded vase / lamp. Having wonderful colorful classical oriental motif, floral and foliate decora...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Decorative Elbow Chair, Oriental, Hall, Fireside, Dragon Seat, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative elbow chair, an Oriental, relief carved mahogany fireside or hall seat, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1950. Fine vintage statement piece wit...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Samson Porcelain Famille Rose Style Lidded Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Famille Rose style porcelain lidded vase / lamp. Having wonderful colorful floral and motif decoration with scenes of vases with exotic flowers....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Silver

Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Elephant Garden Stools - a Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a pair of blue and white chinoiserie ceramic elephant garden stools or plant stands. They are often used as accent tables or decorative pieces for both indoor and outdoor spa...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Side Table Hand Carved, 1920/30
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Chinese side table. Black base hand carved with colored flowers. On top a painted bird, some wear on the top of the table. Probably bin damaged by a flower pot.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Martaban Jar Olive Glaze and Hand Painted, 19th century
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful example of an antique Chinese Martaban style jar from the 19th century. Terracotta with an olive hand applied glaze. In the glaze is also ha...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass Empress Dowager Cixi 1st Half of 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A CHINESE REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS OF Empress Dowager Cixi 1st Half of 20th Century. Fine painting on glass of Empress Cixi seating on a throne in or...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Glass

Chinese Carved / Lacquered Sofa circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative late 19th century Chinese sofa with hand carved decoration to the back rest, a slated foot rest and drawers beneath the seat. Having a ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Six Cantonese Blue White Teacups with Saucers 19thC Early 20thC
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous blue & white Cantonese teacups with Saucers. Late 19thC to early 20thC is the time period. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear. No cracks or chips. Priced and s...
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1910s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bronze Vase with Bird Design
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (19th Cent) bronze vase with birds in relief.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Oriental Ginger Jar, Large, Polychrome Ceramic, Mid-Late 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage oriental ginger jar, a large, brightly decorated polychrome ceramic with lid, dating to the mid-late 20th century. Of Classic ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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 ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Stand
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese hardwood stand, having an inset marble top with three carved mythical Dolphin like creature supports, u...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Canton covered porcelain entree dish, c. 1820-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A square Canton porcelain covered entree dish with dimpled corners. The decoration is in cobalt underglaze blue with a willow tea house pattern. The dish has a flaring rim with an in...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19 Century Antique Chinese Carved Shan Xi Console Table/Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful antique carved Shan Xi console table has beautiful traditional detailed deep/raised carving works on the front drawers panel and legs. This console table features 1 la...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Large Hand Painted Ceramic Chinese Vases, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large pair of contemporary Chinese hand painted ceramic vases. Decorated in front with trailing weeping willows in yellow and little birds in blue and orange. In the back, vases ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

8" Soapstone Foo Dog Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This sculpture is carved from soapstone. It depicts a Foo Dog mounted on a soapstone base.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Red Leather, Brass and Camphor Wood Chinese Export Trunk
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful, antique (mid 1800s) Chinese red leather and brass over camphor wood export trade trunk offers ample storage and could be used as a coffee table or accent piece. It is a ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

New Contemporary Green Chinese Art Deco Carpet, 07 10 x 09 11
Located in Dallas, TX
30922 New Modern Green Chinese Art Deco Rug with Maximalist Style, 07'10 x 09'11. Emanating maximalism with incredible detail and lavish texture, this Chinese Art Deco style rug is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool

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

Materials

Ceramic

Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Cantonese vases / lamps. Each with classical green ground, wonderful exotic floral decoration, butterflies and birds. The vases can be co...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Terracotta Urns / Vessels
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of urn shapped terracotta pots or vessels wiht glazed decorations, China, 1930s. Provincial rustic handmade terracotta wine jars or preserving pots. The taller one is covered by...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta, Clay

Antique Chinese Export Blue White Canton Porcelain Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain bowl. In the Canton pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue with a mountainous Chinese village with houses, mountains, foliage, and a river an...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Beautiful Chinese Lacquered Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful black lacquered Oriental style coffee table having gold detailed landscape embellishments. The legs are wonderfully shaped with Chinese flair. RR
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy table This antique lm wood calligraphy table with original color and patina is from the Shanxi Province of ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Ebonized Base Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Table Lamp with Ebonized Base Measures 6" in width, 6" in depth and 19" in height to the top of the bulb socket and 27" in height to the top of the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Canton Famille Rose Large Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Ca. 1840
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A large Canton Famille rose baluster vase, of baluster form, with a tall waisted neck, an everted scalloped rim, the neck and shoulders with applied paired confronting Foo lions and ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Gracie Lacquer Waterfall Table with Antique Chinese panels on Top
Located in New York, NY
Asian inspired waterfall shape coffee table with graceful open shapes on each leg. The table was constructed by Gracie, c. 1990, but the inset panels in the top are Chinese export p...
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Chinese Chinoiserie Bergere Side Chairs Hand Painted Lacquered Finish
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of circa 1880-1900 Chinese Export Bergère side chairs with hand painted and lacquered finish...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Chinese Jadeite Pair of Brush Pots on Stands, Qing Dynasty
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Chinese jadeite hand carved brush pots o the stands, mid 19th century. Each brush pot 3 1/8" x 2 7/8" X 5/16" and comes on 1" wooden carved st...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Jade

1892-1904 Chinese Elder Figure With Staff
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1892-1904 large Chinese mud man figure, an elder with staff in flowing green & yellow robe. Stamped "China". Apparent losses to feet, but possibly from kil...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Decorative Wall Plate of Spring
Located in Milano, IT
Round plate made of bronze and cloisonné enamel designed in China in the 20th century. This plate is made of bronze and cloisonné enamel, a goldsmith technique originally applied to...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Hardwood Melon Shape Garden Seat Side Table with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Chinese curved melon shape hardwood garden stool or side table with mother of pearl inlay. Beautiful floral tree and bird motif inlaid top, with floral sprays at top of curved wood b...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Chinese Export Silver Ship Centerpiece
Located in New Orleans, LA
This delightful and exceptionally rare steamboat centerpiece exemplifies the remarkable artistry of Chinese export silver. Chinese silver pieces are renowned for their exceptional qu...
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver

Pair Sitting Blanc de Chine Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early 20th white porcelain fu dogs.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Centre Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 19th century Chinese hardwood centre table. Having an inset rouge marble top with brass inlay to the cr...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Marble

Old or Antique Chinese Mallet Form Prunus or Hawthorne Pattern Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese porcelain vase. In the mallet form. Painted with blue underglaze decoration in the Hawthorne pattern with prune sprigs and a brushstroke background. Simply wonderfu...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#09
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting floral patterns. A white base tone and colorful floral all around, from the 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Peking Chinese Carpet
Located in Closter, NJ
In the 1860s an organized carpet industry was established under imperial patronage in Peking. These carpets tended to have tighter and finer weaves than their Ningxia counterparts, o...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases, Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This richly decorated pair of porcelain vases exemplifies the ornate style of Chinese export wares from the late Qing dynasty, likely produced in the final quarter of the 19th centur...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Watercolor Painting on Paper - Signed - Unframed - China - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage watercolor painting on paper - good quality and composition - signed with a multi character stamp in red - mounted with adhesive tape to a two color/double bevel edged matte ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paint, Paper

Large Antique Blue White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Fish Platter or Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large fine antique Chinese export porcelain serving tray. In the Canton pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue. Depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top of the lid and ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Chinese Figurative Mid Century Watercolor Landscapes
Located in Lomita, CA
These are two paintings depicting figures in a natural landscape setting among trees and other garden settings. The palette is pastel mixed with neutral tones. Based on the hairstyle...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paint

Hand Carved Green Stone Small Chinese Foo-Dogs Sculptures/Figurines
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of hand carved green stone Chinese Foo-Dog sculptures/figurines. They depict a pair of foo-dogs seated in a rectangular shaped base with a carpet. They are supported b...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Stone

Chinese Export Oriental Heavily Carved Camphor Wood Chest of Drawers Part Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made Chinese Export, circa 1900-1920 Camphor wood chest of drawers which is part of a set Please note the delivery fee listed is...
Category

1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of canton rose medallion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of canton style famille rose porcelain vases. Chinese late 19 th century Crafted in china in the late nineteenth century for the export market, these fine porcelain vases with ormolu...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Rose medallion vases / lamps. Each with wonderful bold classical Cantonese birds, flower, butterflies in Green, white and pink, inset hand painted panels depicting exotic birds and scenes of various courtiers, scholars, women and children. Mounted on carved gilt wood stands. We can convert the vases to lamps...
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Late 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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