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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
Antique pair of cloisonné enamel candlesticks, China 19th Century
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of antique cloisonné enamel candlesticks. They are featuring a red background and a dragon motif. Cloisonné is an ancient technique where metal s...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Vintage handsome hand carved male Figure with black pedestal.
By Alba China
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome handcrafted male figure standing on a black pedestal. This hand carved figure is uniquely carved into a ball. The sculpture is a man ...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Kang Xi Style Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Ground Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase. In the Kang Xi style. With blue decoration on a white ground. Having ogee variant cartouches of landscape scenes of...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 20th Century Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps with Birds of Paradise and Vines
Located in New York, NY
Lovely pair of vintage Chinese table lamps, crafted in porcelain sometime during the 20th century. Designed in a traditional ginger jar shap...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 20th Century Temple Jars with Dragons, Marked
Located in Lomita, CA
This distinctive pair of dragon temple jars is worth collecting. The blue pattern and design on black ground of dragons are characteristic of the jar...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

China 4 hongmu wood nesting tables early 20th century
Located in Miami, FL
Chine, 4 nesting tables in hongmu. Beginning XXe century Very interesting for end sofa tables , elegant and easy to use in any decoration style even minimalist design. - Table 1 - ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Plate
Located in Pomona, CA
This stunning Chinese hand carved cinnabar lacquered plate has Intricate lacquer carving arts of Chinese traditional Floral scene design, an original works of art in the tradition of...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Modern Asian-Style Square Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Asian-style square coffee table of reclaimed pine, a classic style inspired by the far east. This table is a square shape with horse hoof-style legs, a design that dates back to the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage famille Rose Porcelain plate with birds and flowers hand painted decor
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage famille Rose Porcelain plate with birds and flowers hand painted decorations. Antique famille Rose Medallion Chinese Export Porcelain by Hong horizons. Features highly detail...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colorful antique Chinese porcelain hat stand, depicting a group of women in a traditional Chinese setting, converted into an eleg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Linen, Rosewood

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A strong but silent 20th century Chinese white glazed porcelain ginger jar with a lid and straight sides. Perfect as is, or filled with flowers, branches, or any other myriad vices y...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Late Qing Dynasty Large Baluster Famille Rose "Hundred Antiques" Jar
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A late Qing Dynasty Chinese large Baluster Famille Rose "Hundred Antiques" Jar, A multitude of decorative objects and flowers in polychrome enamels and ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Chinese Carved Wood Robe Garment Display Rack Dragon Heads Black Red Paint
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a great looking wooden Chinese robe display rack painted classic smooth black with cinnabar red accents, including the wonderful carved drago...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large and Impressive Chinese Export Reverse Painting of Women in Exotic Setting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive Chinese reverse painting on glass depicting a group of traditionally garbed women in an exotic setting with mountains and foliage in the background. The subjec...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Glass, Paint

Antique Chinese Glazed Guardian Lion Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of large antique Chinese porcelain temple Guardian Lions - Foo Dogs. The near matching male and female pair of handcrafted arc...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Asian Hand Carved Screen with Mountains, Trees and Sea Gulls
Located in Lomita, CA
Sea, Sky and Birds populate the hand carving of this screen. The delicate open hand-carving on this screen is distinctive. This is a late 19th, early 20th century Chinese divider screen...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Beautifully Hand Painted/ Gilt Decorated Chinese Export Decorative Urn / Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Presenting a masterpiece of Chinese artistry, this beautifully hand-painted and gilt-decorated Chinese Export Decorative Urn/Vase is an extraordinary addition to any fine collection....
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Gold

Chinese Porcelain Floral Umbrella Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (20th Century) porcelain cylindrical shaped umbrella stand with dark blue, purple and green decoration of birds and flowers
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Figural Pillow or Headrest, Qianlong?
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese wooden head rest. Carved in the form of a recumbent or resting man. Decorated in polychrome decoration. The body painted in a silver tone with his hair and eyes in black with red undertones. There is further scroll work painted in stylized clouds and sun to the red and green. There appears to be a carved ruyi in between the feet. Simply a wonderful carved Chinese head...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Chinese Han Dynasty Style Pottery Stylized Foo Dog Joss/ Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Han Dynasty Style Pottery Stylized Foo Dog Joss/ Candlestick China, 20th Century An impressive piece of Chinese artistry—a large, 20th-century copy of the Han Dynast...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Antique Mongolian Snuff Bottle Swivel Stopper Late 19th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Mongolian horn snuff bottle, finely crafted with a swivel stopper circa: 1900, Late 19th Century
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Organic Material

19th Century Hand-Carved Mahogany Chinese Export Humidor
Located in Lomita, CA
A "remarkable" hand carved mahogany humidor box according to the appraiser has detailed carving of junk boats and temples, and recalls Victoria Harbor ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Patinated Bronze Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinated bronze vase with a bulbous body decorated in raised geometric pattern bands, sitting atop a circular base, and accented with two...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Tibetan Bronze Standing Gilt Bronze Buddha Offering Protection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tibetan bronze standing gilt bronze buddha offering protection China, 20th century A fine example, the Buddha standing on lotus base with the "no fear" abhaya mudra, the figure is ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Export Rose Medallion Pierced Fruit Basket and Undertray 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Chinese Export Rose Medallion fruit basket and undertray exemplify the artistry and craftsmanship of traditional Chinese porcelain. The pierced fruit bask...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Ornate Pair of Meticulously Carved Wooden End Tables
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of impressively carved solid wood end tables having the shape of garden stools, with dolphins, birds, flora and fauna. Beautiful grain on top which is 9” diameter
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Silver Cocktail Shaker
Located in London, GB
Chinese Silver Cocktail Shaker, of traditional form with a matte backgound around most of the body, a plain circular space for any requ...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver

Antique Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style Reticulated Fruit Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique reticulated porcelain fruit bowl. By Edmé Samson et Cie. With a reticulated rim and decorated throughout with painted flowers in ye...
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Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle
Located in Vienna, AT
Very decorative, hand painted, Chinese snuff bottle, made from porcelain, circa 1940s. The bottle has a narrow neck with a cone shaped stopper. The main decoration is hand painted.
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1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Celadon Balluster Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese celadon colored vases with baluster shapes, accented at the necks with scrolled ears, each sitting atop a round foot (PRICED AS PAIR).
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Of Chinese Famille Rose Plaques Depicting Immortals In Rosewood Frames
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful Pair Of Chinese Famille Rose hand painted porcelain Plaques Depicting Immortals In Rosewood Frames. Measure 14.5" in width and 14.5" in height.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Rosewood, Paint

Pair Of Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Butterfly Serving / Shrimp Dishes
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare pair of antique Chinese export porcelain butterfly serving/shrimp dish. Unique pair of dishes that include large gilt rim and trim on plates decorated with butterflies in green,...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Canton Rose Medallion Vase Gilt Beast Ring Handles 19-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A large antique Chinese late Qing Canton famille rose medallion vase, decorated with reserved panels of court figures, and gilt gold beast and ring handles to shoulders. circa 1900...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colourful antique Chinese porcelain vase, depicting a traditional Chinese scene with exotic birds and landscape, converted into an elegant table lamp with a fine linen shad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Linen, Hardwood

Chinese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Chinese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Wu Shuang Pu Famille Rose Bowl
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Wu Shang Pu porcelain oval bowl. Character scenes in green, red, rust and blue on white background. DIMENSIONS: 8.5”W x 6.5'D x 2.5"H in diameter
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Crackle Glazed Porcelain Lamps with Wooden Base and Lampshades
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces. This exceptional pair ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Guardian Lions in Original Condition
Located in Kramfors, SE
Chinese guardian lions in original condition. The lions are made from wood and were handmade sometime during the 19th century in China. The guard...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

16.5" D Chinese Gold Trim Charger with Bird Scene
Located in Pasadena, TX
this Is a large size charger. I t was made in China in the later half of the 20th century. It depicts a scene of of 3 perching birds. the backgrou8nd has a nice patina crackling. The...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Oriental Flower Vase, Decorative, Ceramic, Butterflies, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an oriental flower vase, a decorative ceramic piece featuring butterflies dating to the 20th century. Of Classic form with broad shoulder In good condition throughout, fr...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

RARE TEAPOT WITH PORCELAIN LID Yongzheng period (1723-1735) Qing Dynasty
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE TEAPOT WITH PORCELAIN LID Yongzheng period (1723-1735) Qing dynasty Chinese export porcelain (from the India Company), Yongzheng period (1723-1735) Qing dynasty. Polychrome and...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Late 18th Century Antique Dragon Design Chinese Rug 11 9 X 7 3
Located in Los Angeles, US
Early 19th Century Antique Dragon Design Chinese Rug 11'9'' X 7'3'', Handmade and Hand-knotted with dragon design Y & B B
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool

Chinese Han Dynasty Style Patinated Bronze Footed and Lidded Pot
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style copy of a patinated bronze lidded pot etched with a subtle, all-over geometric pattern, sitting atop three feet, fitted with two handles and topped ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Blue Chinese Peking Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Chinese Peking hand knotted wool rug with a blue field, orange frame, and multi-color accents in an all-over Classic Chinese floral design. This rug measure: 9' ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool

Antique Blue Chinese Peking Wool Rug
Antique Blue Chinese Peking Wool Rug
$6,000 Sale Price
25% Off
20C Chinese Soapstone Polished Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20C Chinese soapstone polished bowl. Made in China in the early 20th century circa 1930. This is a medium sized jade green an...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Soapstone

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain Enamel Figural Crane and Deer Vase - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain Enamel Figural Crane and Deer Vase - a Pair. Item features a removable carved wooden base, crane birds, deer, and flowers throughout, large impres...
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese White Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th Century) white porcelain ginger jar form lamp with foliate & bird details mounted on a round wood base. Ships wi...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue and white baluster jar was made in the Jiangxi region of China. The landscape scenes hand painted by feathery brushstrokes are richly evocative and bring to mind ancient Ch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

East Asian Porcelain Warming Bowl
Located in Queens, NY
East Asian porcelain warming bowl with two spouts, decorated with figures, showing an antique repair to the bottom
Category

20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Carved Jade Old Man with Child Figurine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small jade Asian old man with a child figure. It depicts a carved orange jade old man holding a child. The small sculpture is standing over a gilt ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Jade, Metal

Antique Chinese Enameled Ceramic Platter, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Chinese enameled ceramic platter. Beautifully hand painted with superb detail throughout. Very good condition. Dimensions 18" diameter x 2" high. No chips. ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Antique Chinese Black Glazed Phoenix-Tail Form Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain phoenix tail-form vases with black glazed exteriors and white interiors (PRICED AS PAIR) Condition: Good; Wear consi...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Urn Garden Motif Plates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Urn & Garden Motif Plates, Each plate profusely decorated with two urns amongst a garden with scholars objects.        
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Silver Blossoming Branch 4-Part Glass Decanter
Located in New York, NY
Chinese silver-mounted glass decanter, ca 1900. Ovoid bowl and cylindrical neck; interior partitioned forming four compartments. Blossoming branch cage. Neck rings and collar with fl...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Charger, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese famille rose Porcelain charger 20th century. The center enamelled with two birds on a flowering peony branch the rim with further floral cartouches on yellow scrol...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Shanxi Province Ming Dynasty Elm and Rattan Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Ming Dynasty Elm and Rattan Coffee Table
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-Style Lidded Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style bulbous form verdigis bronze ritual wine vessel with an archaistic raised banded pattern, a domed lid with four zoomorphic-shaped loops, two decorat...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Sweet 19th Century Chinese Peking Double Happiness Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet petite 19th century Chinese Peking rug with a simple "double happiness' character woven in dark indigo in the center and with Fu characters in each corner. The double happine...
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wool

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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