Chinese Export Ceramics
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 Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain Quail Boxes, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite pair of Chinese Export famille verte biscuit porcelain "Nesting Quail" boxes with fitted hardwood stands, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The delightful pair of b...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
19thc Chinese Export Rose Medallion Punch Bowl Large Size
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely large size Chinese Export Rose Medallion punch bowl was hand painted in the first half of the 19th century with overglaze enamels of pink, green, blue, gold and yellow ov...
Category
1840s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Bud Vase Famille Rose Porcelain Hand Painted, Qing, Circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, decorative Chinese export, Imperial Canton, porcelain, Famille Rose, Small or Bud Vase which we date to the mid-19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1850.
The vase ha...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Fish Bowl with One Hundred Cranes
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides of the jar are deco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Miniature Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain vase.
With a baluster form.
In the Rose Medallion style.
Simply a wonderful Chinese Export Rose Medallion porcelain vase...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Botanical Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner with an allover pattern of botanical motifs. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
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 ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 20th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vases
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of 20th-century Chinese Export Famille Rose hexagonal baluster form vases featuring elegant lion handles. These vases embody the intricate artistry of Chinese porcelain crafts...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19thc Chinese Export Scalloped Rose Medallion Set of Ten Dessert or Bread Plates
Located in Savannah, GA
This very rare set of ten Chinese export Rose Medallion bread or small dessert plates were hand painted in the first half of the 19th century with overglaze enamels of pink, green, b...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A superb Chinese export famille rose porcelain VOC teapot and pattipan saucer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
China, circa 1730
Porcelain decorated in rose-pink, yellow and soft blue- green enamels, on a shield a lion rampant crowned, holding in his left paw a bunch of seven arrows symbolis...
Category
1730s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Large Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Serving Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain serving tray.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village. The background has houses, a moun...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Export porcelain Can/Mug Depicting Archery, As Found*
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Can/Mug Depicting Archery, As Found*
A rare and unusual subject in Chinese export porcelain. This large-handled can or mug depicts a front vign...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Rose Mandarin Chinese Export Porcelain Moon Flask
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain moon flask.
In the Rose Mandarin pattern (with a very green palette bordering on Famille Verde).
With a flattened circular body having two cartouches to either side with medieval warfare scenes of men & horses.
With two applied figural dragon gilt porcelain handles to either shoulder.
The body is gilt throughout with extensive painted pink and green floral devices. There are also white cartouches with flowers to the body, foot, and neck.
Simply a wonderful antique Chinese moon flask...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese porcelain vase with Floral decorations
Located in Milano, IT
Explore the artistry and elegance of traditional Chinese craftsmanship with this stunning porcelain vase. Adorned with intricate floral decorations, this piece showcases the meticulo...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Lotus Motif Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese green glazed lotus motif vase, with three handles.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Shrimp Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain shrimp bowl.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village. The bac...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
2 Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls from the Ship Wrecked "Tek Sing"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In 1822 the Chinese Junk "Tek Sing" or true star sank in the south
China sea, where the ship and its cargo remained until salvaged in
1999. These antique blue...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese "Seikai Karakusa" Handmade 40cm plate
By Arita
Located in Shibuya City, JP
Hand-drawn. The kiln name Jingdezhen refers to the top ceramic producing city in northeast Jiangxi Province, China.
The Seikai karausa (Qinghai tangcao), a motif featuring a creepin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Old Round Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Covered Tureen/Vegetable
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain covered tureen or vegetable dish.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue.
Depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top o...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Chinese Export Large Charger, Late Kangxi Period, circa 1700
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite Chinese late Kangxi period (1661 - 1722) blue and white porcelain charger of large size made for export to Europe, of circular form with raised convex central roundel pa...
Category
1690s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Jar with Birds and Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Blue and White, 17th Century Ming Export
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted Chinese Export porcelain bowl, which we date to the 17th century, Ming Dynasty.
The bowl is fairly thickly potted with a fairly high, slightly undercut foot and an everted rim.
The bowl is decorated inside and outside, in varying shades of under-glaze cobalt blue with various symbols and designs separated by curvy lined panels...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Tall Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Pagoda
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this pair of tall Blue and White porcelain pagoda towers each crafted with six hand decorated separate pieces.
These are in separated ...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Export Eggshell Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese Export porcelain vase.
In a baluster form.
Decorated with a painted scene of two men and two women in traditional Chinese garb. In the background are trees and a roc...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Chinese Export Porcelain Celadon Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 antique Chinese porcelain celadon plates.
Each with a raised depictions of birds, bugs, and butterflies surrounded by pink, orange, and green foliage against a celad...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Celadon
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Kangxi Blue Ginger Jar with Phoenix & Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain ginger jar.
With a white ground and blue decoration.
With a depiction of a Chinese phoenix (Fènghuáng, 鳳凰) amongst the clouds, along with de...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Vintage Chinese Green and Gold Jardinière, Fish Bowl or Planter
Located in Plainview, NY
A large vintage late 20th century Chinese Export porcelain jardinière, fish bowl or planter with interior enameled design of fish. The large jardinière features a beautiful geometric...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Chinese Terra Cotta Garden Seats with Elephants and Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of vintage Chinese garden seats with rare decorative appeal hand decorated with elephants on an alluring red background and f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain
In the Rose Medallion (Famille Rose) style.
The central cartouche of the bowl depicts a flor...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Bai Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Longquan Style Celadon Conical Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
A Longquan style celadon conical bowl with crackled glaze.
7 inches wide by 2 ¼ inches tall
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Porcelain Vase Blue & White Hand Painted 31cm, 19thC Qing Tongzhi
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful, fairly tall 31+cm, Chinese Export, blue and white porcelain Baluster Vase, which we date to the 19th century, Qing Tongzhi period, Circa 1870.
This is a well ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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 children playing outsi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Vase in French Gilt Bronze Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
Qing Dynasty Blue And White Porcelain Vase In French Gilt Bronze Mount, Formerly Drilled as Lamp, Square Shape Square Shape.
20...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Celadon Ground Floor Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century.
A large Chinese floor vase having a celadon ground and blue and white underglaze decoration to the body. The underglaz...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Planter or Fish Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century.
This exceptional 19th-century Chinese export porcelain fish bowl or planter. Crafted with unparalleled skill and adorned with intricate geometric borders, its...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Pair, Chinese Export Figural Blue & White Hongxian Porcelain Vases C. 1915
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Hongxian period circa 1915.
A pair of Chinese export porcelain vases in a blue and white floral motif surrounding two figural emperor windows. Marked with wax seal and Hon...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs.
A large pair of Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs dating from the first half of the 20th c...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Rose Medallion Garden Seat
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain garden seat, painted with panels depicting interior scenes of birds and flowers.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique large circular Chinese Republican period hand painted framed panel
Located in Central England, GB
This superb very large Chinese Republican period porcelain panel depicts a detailed underwater aquatic scene which is illuminated with golden sunlight. It shows numerous shubunkin go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
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 Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Shiwan/Shekwan Mud Man Figurine Scholar c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese hand made mud man figurine, finely crafted and hand painted, of a standing elderly scholar dressed in a blue robe, holding a large lo...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Chinese Imperial Yellow Bowl Egg Shell Porcelain 5 clawed Dragons 20th Century
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting an exquisite piece of Chinese craftsmanship: the Imperial Yellow Bowl, crafted from delicate eggshell porcelain in the 20th century. Adorned with intricate depictions of e...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs.
This unusual pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic foo dogs are of cream and black
color with illegible...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A large Chinese famille noire porcelain vase and original hardwood stand.
Located in Central England, GB
This most decorative large Chinese famille noire vase or possibly a walking stick stand dates to circa 1930 and it is richly decorated over a black enamel background (noire) with thi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Large Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Medallion Platter, Vivid Enamels, Canton c. 1870
Located in Bradenton, FL
Extra large 18 inch Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Medallion platter, Canton c. 1870, polychrome enameled glazes on a hard-paste porcelain body, with 'orange peel' or ju-pi texture, the c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Export Famille Rose Canton Orange Ground Vases or Urns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Chinese export porcelain vases.
In the Rose Canton or Famille Rose style.
Decorated throughout with numerous cartouches of flowers and birds in a variety of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Jardinières 100 Antique Pattern, Late Qing
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Jardinières 100 Antique Pattern, Late Qing Period
Circa 1900 Marked
A magnificent pair of Chinese Ex...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Coffee Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain coffee cup & saucer.
In a puce or purple Rose Mandarin variant.
Decorated in polychrome enamels with puce colored cells and embellishments throughout.
Depicting a scene with a woman and two children in a courtyard setting. (Perhaps a mother and her children...)
Simply a wonderful Chinese porcelain cup and...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Table Lantern (SINGLE ITEM)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of very fine Chinese butterfly decorated table lanterns, 20th century.
In the tradition of marriage lanterns.
Composed of four parts each. Finely enameled decorated borders wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Two Small Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Buddha & God of Longevity Figures 5/6/7
Located in Richmond, CA
Two small vintage Chinese famille rose porcelain figures of (1) a sitting Budai (or Hotai) Buddha and (2) a standing God of Longevity presenting a large peach
Size H: 3.25" (tallest...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Fencai Porcelain Figure Playful Sitting Child/Boy c.1926 ROC
Located in Richmond, CA
Near antique Chinese famille rose porcelain figurine of a playful, smiling child in a sitting pose, hands holding a golden object likely a instrument, bottom with impressed markings:...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
China, Early 20th Century
A Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots, originating from China in the...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Chinese Blue Glazed Garden Seats
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of mid century Chinese garden seats handcrafted in terracotta in a hexagon form with a bamboo and floral motif under an alluring cobalt blue glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Coral Red Lions Foo Dog Calligraphy Hat Stand Vase Qing c.1911
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese late Qing dynasty early 20th century porcelain hat stand vase, reticulated with quatrefoils to the round cylindrical body, hand painted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Famille Rose Porcelain Dancing Court Lady - China - Circa 1930
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage famille rose porcelain dancing court lady - hand painted - indistinct impressed marks to the interior of the base - China - circa 1930.
Excel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export ceramics 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 ceramics 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 ceramics 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 ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Imari Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain, and Samson & Cie. 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 ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $76,572 while the average work can sell for $1,495.
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