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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
Early-20th Century Chinese Hand made Cloisonne Dragon Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent, exquisite and rare large Chinese Cloisonne incense Burner has gold gilt dragon on the top of the lid and three gilt ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Metal

Chinese Qin Dynasty Style Life-Size Kneeling Terracotta Soldier Statue
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese Qin Dynasty-style (20th Century) life-size terracotta soldier statue kneeling on a rectangular base. (Head is removable)(Companion piece: NW...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Terracotta

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné War Horse Sculptures on Mahogany Base - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné War Horse Sculptures on Mahogany Base - Pair Exquisite Set of 2 vintage Chinese Cloisonne' war horse sculptures on maho...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese Jun Ware Blue Red Hares Fur Glazed Art Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish good quality Chinese Jun Ware pottery bowl decorated with blue over red hares fur glazes and dating from the latter 19th or 20th century. The well potted bowl stands r...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Model of Chinese Beauty Pink Rose Quartz Goddess Quan Yin Hand Carved Figurine
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisitely hand made and hand carved pink rose quartz figurine of the goddess Quan Yin. She is depicted holding a festoon of lotus blossoms and ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Rose Quartz

1920s Chinese Export Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases. This exceptional an...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver

Pair Of Antique Side Chairs, Oriental, Lacquered, Elbow Seats, Cane, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique side chairs. An Oriental, lacquered elbow seat with cane squabs, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Attractive and well-proportioned, these chairs ...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Cane, Lacquer

Chinese Export Jar Late Ming Provincial Hand Painted celadon glaze, 17th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese Export provincial ceramic jar hand painted in a slate grey- blue colour, with a light stone grey celadon glaze and dating to the mid 17th century, Late Ming period,...
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Mid-17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Pottery Rose Medallion Bottle Vase, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Chinese Rose Medallion bottle vase. It is beautifully hand painted and features scenic medallions flanked by floral decoration. Additional information: Materials: Cerami...
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Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture

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Ceramic

Chinoiserie Red Gold Painted Lacquer 4 Panel Screen With Black Gold Border
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
just in this very good looking vintage Chinese painted screen. made in Hong Kong, early 20th C. This Chinoiserie Red & Gold Painted LacquerScreen With Black & Gold Border. has four p...
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1920s Hong Kong Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Vintage Chinese Style Blue and White Monkey Candlestick Holder
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Vintage Chinese style blue and white monkey with two candlestick holders (PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

EXQUISITE ANTIQUE CHINESE COPPER SiLVER CABOCHON LID MEIJI DYNASTY DRAGON POT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite Meiji Dynasty Copper pot with Silver dragons and Cabochons to the top A very good...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver, Copper

Chinese Hand-Cut Tessellated Bone Veneered Geese, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Pair of Chinese Tessellated Bone Veneered Geese Sculptures with hand-cut bone veneer arranged in overlapping feather-like scales. Each goose features a gracefully elongated neck an...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bone

Pair of Chinese Bronze Deity Figures, 20th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Chinese bronze figures of deities standing on dragons. The two sculptures were made in the 20th century. They represent the Tao gods Lu Xing and Fu Xin...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage Famille Rose Porcelain Vase - Six Character Mark - China - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Qing Republic period hand painted famille rose and gilt decorated porcelain vase - calligraphy panel to the back side - over-all floral decoration on a gilt ground - yellow a...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Kangxi Large Rare Porcelain Blue White Aster Pattern Dish, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A huge, rare, and authentic Chinese Kangxi porcelain plate or shallow dish from the early Kangxi period of the 17th century, hand-decorated with flowers on the underside of the rim a...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Botanical Soup Tureen Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain European Flower Botanical Soup Tureen & Cover, Circa 1780 The Chinese Export porcelain tureen and cover are well painted with large European bouquets of ...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Jar with Lid
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Vintage Chinese porcelain jar. It was hand made and hand paint with beautiful Chinese traditional folks art on it. You can see from the pictures that it has ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Late 19th Century Rose Medallion Chinese Export Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Rose Medallion Chinese Export bowl from the late 19th century. Surrounded by classical oriental scenes around the outside and within the ce...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT HARDWOOD MOTHER OF PEARL CIRCA 1920 s TABLE CHAIRS SET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely lovely antique Chinese Export Circa 1920-1940 Rosewood with ornate Bird & Flowers Mother of ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture

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Hardwood

19th Century Architectural Model of a Chinese Temple
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Meticulously carved and gilded architectural model of a Chinese temple makes a fascinating work of art.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Jar decorated with Panels of Chinese Figures
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Canton Temple Jar, American Market, Daoguang, First Quarter 19th Century A handsome Chinese Export Canton Large Temple Jar, produced for the American ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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

Chinese Floral Porcelain Planter with Wooden Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain planter painted with florals and greenery over a black ground on the exterior and fish amidst seaweed along the interior. The pot sits atop a 5-footed wooden stand ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional 20th century Chinese export six panel coromandel screen featuring a busy idyllic courtyard scene with a dramatic gilt background. The screen has six panels lacquered and ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pearlescent Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring an idyllic seascape with beauties. The background is comprised of pearlescent crystal sand that shines like glitter ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Blue and White Porcelain Chinese Export Charger with Mountains, Pagoda
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a rare blue and white porcelain charger/plate that is 12 inches in diameter. The backdrop is detailed with a pagoda, a footbridge, mountains and a whimsical blue willow tree....
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Chinese Export Style Green Embossed Gourd Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love the color! This is a pair of mid-century Chinese Export style gourd lamps .They have dual sockets and adjustable stems. The bases and caps are brass, and the bodies are a rais...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand, Early 20 Century #6
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting the faces of the Chinese traditional opera theme with a wood stand, early 20 century.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Blue Fitzhugh Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Tray Warmer Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain warming dish and lid. In the Fitzhugh pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue. With a trellis-diaper and spear-head dumbell border to both th...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Vase Hand Painted
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Chinese porcelain ornamental oriental vase dating from the early 1900s. The vase is entirely hand painted, depicting flowers and birds. The vintage Chinese porcelain vase...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Early-Mid 20th Century Chinese Red Gilt Coffee Table Trunk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early-mid 20th century Chinese red & gilt coffee table trunk on custom iron stand. Parchment leather applied to wood - various losses & scuffs commen...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Iron

Pair Antique Cloissone Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Cloissone vases is an extraordinary example of the breed, displaying its well-preserved, rich coloration and exhibiting a large format d...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair of Chinese Export Canton Rose Vases Provenance: Paul Vandekar
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of Chinese export vases in the Canton Rose Medallion pattern and palette. Provenance: Earle D. Vandekar, London.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Lowestoft Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Make-Do Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export porcelain teapot. With pink painted floral decoration throughout. The original spout has been replaced with a ma...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Export Silver Cigarette Case
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver cigarette case, ca 1910. Curved and rectangular with push tab. On cover engraved tail-chasing dragon—all talons and horns and scaly serpentine body. Back plain....
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Silver

Mid-20th Century, Chinese Large Wooden Carved Elaborate Imperial Dragon Ship
Located in Pomona, CA
This large model of imperial dragon ship was intricately and elaborately carved with brilliant lattice work and details on the display stand. It actual a royal palace built on the sh...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand embroidered Jacket, Gua Zi
Located in Pomona, CA
This Black Silk Chinese Traditional Jacket, also called Gua Zi in Chinese folks, with Colorful Hand Embroidery of Butterflies and floral all over the Jacket. This beautiful jacket u...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Silk

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Vase with Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese Export porcelain vase. With an off-white ground decorated with painted flowers throughout (chrysanthemums & daisies?) The rim with a light orange border, and both ri...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Blue White Porcelain Vase
Located in North Salem, NY
19th century Chinese hand painted Blue & White porcelain vase with interesting symmetrical pattern.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Ceramic Boudoir Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive Chinese vases mounted as lamps on decorative cast bronze bases. Both are in good working condition, one on off switch has been replac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

Large Heavy Chinese Cast Gilt Bronze Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large and heavy Chinese gilt bronze squat form jardiniere / planter. Amazing details with foo lion handles with rings, center band of relief chrysanthemums and other floral decoratio...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Porcelain Pomegranate Red Glazed Meiping Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain Meiping vase with a robust pomegranate red glaze.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Paintings on Pith Paper
Located in Stamford, CT
A very unusual and intriguing rare set of six 19th century Chinese gouaches depicting scenes of corporal punishment, and in one, execution. Painted...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Paper

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

18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Cachepot
Located in Downingtown, PA
Monumental Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Cachepot or Wine Cooler This magnificent Chinese Export porcelain cachepot or wine cooler, dati...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Massive Carved Camphor Wood Compound Cabinet, Wardrobe
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 96in H x 47in W x 21 3/4in D Door opening: top: 21 1/2in H x 42 1/2in W Lower cabinet: 43 1/2in H x 42 1/2in W Origin: China Circa: 1900 Material: Camphor wood Condition:...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Nightstands in red lacquer and hand painted ornaments, China 1800s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of antique nightstands, apothecaries or side tables in red/coral lacquer. These ornate, temple-style cabinets, often dating to the 19th or early ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Chinese Carved Jade Necklace, Ring Earring Set in 14 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This necklace, ring and earring set is signed by an unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Chinese Export style...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Jade, Gold

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th Century Famille Rose Porcelain Planter. Planter is decorated with a continuous figural family scene of a man, woman, child and elder. All are dressed in traditional garmen...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Lacquered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring carved hardstone and soapstone decoration. The screen depicts a group of beauties in colorful flowing robes. The parcel-gilt landscape is decorated with two large carved stone trees...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Soapstone, Brass

Large 20th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Add a touch of traditional Chinese artistry to your space with this large 20th Century Chinese export Porcelain Decorative Piece. This striking piece features a classic bottle shape ...
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20th Century Asian Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Black Enamel Cloisonné Chrysanthemum Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese black enamel cloisonné and brass ginger jar vase with chrysanthemum flowers, dogwood flowers and a butterfly and beautiful rich colors. Hand crafted on solid brass.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Mid Century Chinese Style Teak Bird Cage
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Chinese Style Teak Bird Cage Measures 18" in width x 18" in depth x 34" in height.
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Teak

Large 18th Century Chinese Imari Porcelain Plate, Kangxi Period
Located in Bilzen, BE
18th century Chinese porcelain plate, Kangxi period with Imari decoration in good condition. Apocryphal Kangxi mark, 18th century period. Perfect condition Diameter 35.3 cm, height 4...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique circa 1900 Chinese Very Large Earthenware Dragon Planter Plant Egg Pot
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Chinese glazed ceramic egg cup. This brown glazed stoneware urn displays vibrant turquoise tones within. Large egg planter currently being used as ...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Rare Vintage Pair Symbolic Longevity Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Pair -first we have seen Unusual find. One pair (2) "Longevity" calligraphy lanterns in the form of human effigies A fine and rare matching pair (2) of large 12 inch tall Chinese export hand cast lanterns with attractive longevity and mystical "human effigy...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique 1800s Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver three piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection This exceptional antique tea set/service, in Chinese Export Silver consists of a teapot, cream jug and covered sugar bowl. Each piece of this tea service has a circular compressed rounded form. The surface of each piece is embellished with fine and impressive applied bamboo stalk, chrysanthemum and iris designs. The upper collet style rim of each piece is plain and unembellished. The teapot and sugar bowl are fitted with the original covers surmounted with cast silver finials modelled in the form of a bamboo stalk; the cover to the teapot is hinged. Each cover is embellished with an applied splay of bamboo leaves. This Chinese silver teapot...
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

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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