Qing Furniture
QING STYLE
The last imperial dynasty from 1644 to 1912 was a time of change in China, beginning with the invasion by Manchurian forces that ended the Ming dynasty and established the Shunzhi Emperor. The expansion of exportation and trade that had bolstered the arts during the Ming era continued, as Qing dynasty furniture involved the same attention to craftsmanship with expert construction techniques in hardwood pieces that were assembled with mortise and tenon joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design.
Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant with clean lines. Chairs of the period and other Ming furniture made an impression on Scandinavian modernist Hans Wegner and his streamlined seating, for example. Whereas Qing-style furniture is elaborate, with an increasing influence from the West leading to lavish carving inspired by the European Baroque and Rococo styles. And while many of the forms that define examples of the latter are common within classical Chinese furniture, such as curving and folding chairs as well as large screens, Qing designs are laden with ornamentation. Frequently, the carved motifs and inlaid designs in mother-of-pearl were auspicious, such as peonies for wealth or dragons for luck. Bats were symbols of happiness in the design of Qing furniture, with one of the characters in the word for bat, bianfu, being a homophone for fu, or “fortune.”
While several types of wood were used in the construction of Qing beds, tables, storage pieces and seating, today’s collectors know that the most prized were the rare rosewoods zitan and huanghuali. They were both sourced from Hainan, China’s largest island, and are marked by a rich luster that occurs naturally, without the application of lacquer or other decorative materials. Many of the most popular woods were imported from southeast Asia, adding to their value. Red sandalwood was also sought after for its durability and connection with Chinese medicine, with some chairs being made for health benefits.
Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Qing
Chinese Auspicious Gourd Carpenter Line, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Given the beauty and thoughtful design of traditional Chinese furniture, it’s no wonder that Qing-dynasty carpenter’s tools were accorded the same att...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Iron
Chinese Shou Shoe Carpenter Line, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Given the beauty and thoughtful design of traditional Chinese furniture, it’s no wonder that Qing-dynasty carpenter’s tools were accorded the same attention to detail. This remarkabl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Iron
Chinese Double Stretcher Wine Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A tradition dating back to the northern Song dynasty, wine tables have been used in China for centuries as a spot to converse, sip wine, and make...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Fine Plank Top Altar with Cloud Medallions, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant 19th century altar table is light and beautifully proportioned. It was masterfully designed with stretchers that appear to wrapar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Elm
19th Century White Porcelain Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
19th century white porcelain bowl from the Qing dynasty era in China. Note the irregular line to the edge of the bowl. Rust spots and firing imper...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Clay
Chinese Stone Shoemaker's Weight with Zhu Bajie, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved of stone, this object would have been used in a shoemaker’s shop to press down large pieces of leather. Doubling as a handle, the central figure depicts the curious figure of a man with pig-like facial features holding a rake. The figure is Zhu Bajie, a character from the Ming-dynasty novel “Journey to the West...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Stone Shoemaker's Weight with Mother, Cub, and Embroidered Ball
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a solid piece of stone, this weight was originally used by a Shoemaker to press down large pieces of leather. Surrounded by intricate scrollwork and peony blossoms, a gua...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Stone
Chinese Turn Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is unusual to see an early 20th century Chinese round stool with adjustable height. The artisan who created this inventive stool hand-carved the cylindrical center post for easy a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Wine Vessel with Shizi Lid, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic vessel was handcrafted in the Jiangxi region of China in the spirit of ancient temple jars. The style and glaze is reminiscent of Han dynasty burial vessels designed to ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Qing Dynasty Hongmu Armchairs
Located in London, GB
This pair of carved Chinese hongmu or rosewood armchairs date from the late Qing Dynasty, and combine extravagance and opulence with style and refinement. They are adorned with mytho...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved and vibrantly painted, this 19th century figure of a mythical spirit was once placed upon a traditional altar table to pay tribute to ancestors past. The figure is carved...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Marble Architectural Fragment Window
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Qing period (18th-19th century) marble window frame with subtle decoration of lotuses and vegetal patterns. These kind of small openings are often referr...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century Chinese Guardian Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This ancient stone guardian lion shizi was carved by hand out of a single block of limestone. The artisan beckoned the guardian out from the stone, manipulating the unyielding materi...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Robed Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand puppets, like this one from China’s Zhejiang region, have been a popular form of entertainment for centuries. In the late 19th early-20th century this tiny robed gentleman proba...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
19th Century Gilt Painted Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
19th century gilt painted wardrobe cabinet. A very special Qing dynasty wedding cabinet elaborately decorated with fine and exceptional gilt painting. The lacquer can be referred to ...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Framed Chinese Erotic Pillow Book, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully pai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Early 19th Century Chinese Hardwood, Lacquer and Jade Six-Panel Screen
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine mid-Qing Dynasty Chinese hardwood and lacquer six-panel screen, Jailing Period, circa 1800.
The hardwood frame inset with black lacquer panels. One side features an over...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Coral, Jade
Eight-Panel Folding Screen in the Chinese Taste
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very decorative and colorful eight-panel folding chinoiserie themed folding screen with engraved multi-figural designs, at the entrance of a royal palace, as seen from a side angle a...
Category
20th Century Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Pearl of Wisdom Valance, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This architectural valance from the 19th century is beautifully carved in multiple dimensions with lotus, flora, and fruits on the vine and centered with a pearl of wisdom. It beauti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Hardwood Reclining Immortal Figure, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique lacquered hard wood figure of a reclining immortal. He is resting on a basket and with a miniature fisherman presenting him a large fish. The figures are disproportionate ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Ornate Chinese Lacquer Display Tables, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The perfect way to call attention to a plant, special vase or piece of art, these tall display tables date from 1850 during the Qing dynasty. Made of oak, the tables are expertly detailed with elaborate hoof feet and recessed base and tabletop. A stunning combination of red and black lacquer draws attention to the tables’ architectural richness. Made from tree sap...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century, China Burl Wood Top with Contemporary Repoussé Brass Base Table
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A one of a kind table consisting of an antique burl wood top from the 19th century circa late Ching dynasty and a contemporary Robert Kuo hand repo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Carved Walnut Armchairs 'Fushouyi'
Located in Austin, TX
A good pair of Chinese carved walnut wood (hetao mu) armchairs.
The back features two facing stylized dragons around a central shou (longevity) medallion below a scrolled crest r...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A Late 19th Century Chinese Cut-Glass Peking Vase with Decorative Floral Motif
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese cut-glass Peking vase, produced circa 1890's, within the later part of the Qing dynasty period (1644-1912), with stylized globe handles and decor...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Antique Chinese Celadon Green Jade Carving, Triple Vase, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
An extremely finely carved antique Chinese Qing dynasty, Celadon green triple vase/brush washer with an Imperial Dragon from behind attacking a bird in fro...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Jade
China Important Carved Stone "Penjing" Garden Table, Qing Dynasty ‘1644-1911’
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a carved antique stone Penjing or painting form garden table, middle Qing dynasty (1644-1911), limestone, three pieces
Dimensions: 34 inches high and 55 inches long and 16 in...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Limestone
18th Century Chinese Walnut Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A very large, striking and classically designed 18th century Chinese altar table. This is a very unusual piece that is over 200 years old. It is constructed out of rarely seen and tr...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Four-Panel Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The Qing-dynasty cabinetmaker who designed this handsome two-door cabinet was a master of their craft, and elevated the joinery to a new artistic level. This monumental Chinese cabin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
China 18th Century Chinese Decoration Element in Lacquered and Gilded Wood
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Interesting element probably coming from a lacquered and gilded wood furniture or panel representing a tripod - shaped vase with curved legs with...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Wood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
A “one of a kind” kang table - otherwise known as either a low table or a chair-level bed- with solid elmwood tabletop and plum feet. The table is originally from Shanxi, China.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Period Carved Lohan Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Chinese Qing period carved Lohan figure in draped robes. Very finely carved heavy dark rosewood. The aged surface patina with tight gra...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Fine Qing Dynasty Four Piece Silver Coffee and Tea Service by K.W
By Kwan Wo
Located in London, GB
Kwan Wo, Chinese, active from 1875.
The handles and spouts modelled as bamboo shoots, decorated overall with dragons and clouds in relief, marked 'K.W'.
Total weight 1474.18gr, cof...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars Converted into Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain Ginger Jars converted into table lamps with wood bases. The pair is beautifully painted with delicate images of flowers and green leaves.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chest with Thick Red Original Lacquer, Late 18th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chest with thick red original lacquer and very charming patina.
"Shanxi" China 1780-1820.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Carved Agate Urn Set on a French Gilt Base
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine Chinese urn carving from the early 19th century has been in the late 19th century placed on a carved wood base that has been gilded creating a dramatic foil for the carving...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Agate
Gilt Bronze Figure of Xi-Wang-Mu, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Kingdom
Located in Torino, IT
The queen mother of the west is cast in a seated position with her hands held before her chest holding a "gui". She is dressed in long-sleeved robes. Her face is framed by an elabora...
Category
1790s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese New Year Antique Wealth God Caishen Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
Our 34 inch tall Chinese Caishen's name is often invoked during Chinese New Year celebrations!
This is a large and unusual antique hand carved limestone Wealth God Caishen- coming from an old New England collection
Hand Made and Hand Carved
Measurements: 34 inches high and 15 inches wide,
Period: late Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century.
This god grasps a silver sycee (an ancient form of silver wealth).
Provenance: Coming from an old New England collection and originally acquired from a Shanghai private collection decades ago.
History of China's Wealth God Caishen:
Caishen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations!
Caishen (simplified Chinese: 财神; traditional Chinese: 財神; literally: "God of Wealth") is the Chinese god...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Dragon Scale Table Set with Square Stools, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century tea table and set of four stools were carved of a fine hardwood with a tight grain and beautiful, warm coloring. The detailed style of carving on the legs and...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Bronze Foo Dog Lamps
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A wonderful set of mid-19th century polished bronze foo dog lamps which I used to be incense burners. Bronze was originally gilded and traces of the red bole are visible on the bases...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Pair of 19th Century Canton Enamel Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and quite rare pair of antique 19th century canton enameled single light candle/ pricket sticks, on a pair of fine original carved hardwood stands.
Canton China, 19th ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful 18th century panel door cabinet, three carved drawers with nail head studs, across the top, Shanxi China, circa 1790. Having a 200 year old beautiful patina that is outs...
Category
1750s Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Cap Jars, circa 1825
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of large early 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain cap jars. The jars retaining the original lids with guardian lions. Landscape motif decorations of good detail compl...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Late Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer and Burl Wood Cabinet with Accordion Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
Late Qing dynasty black lacquer and burl wood Chinese Hebei cabinet of unusual (lower and wider) proportions with accordion doors from the 19th ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Fine Hardwood Wall Mirror with Original Glass, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s rare to find an antique Chinese mirror that still bears its original glass. Crafted in northern China during the Republic Period (1912-1949...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Boxwood, Mirror, Hardwood
18th Century Chinese Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
18th century large Chinese raised lacquer cabinet. This cabinet has a wonderful patina that only comes from time and old style craftsmanship lacquer application. A paper or cloth cov...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Large 19th Century Porcelain Charger, Signed Malaysian Export
Located in Pasadena, CA
A large porcelain charger marked made in China for the Malaysian Market in the 19th century. The center of this charger is printed in a circul...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Painting Table In Cypress Wood
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Chinese cypress painting table with an unusual, very clean design and a beautiful, soft patina that begs to be stroked. Antique Chinese tables made of cypress wood...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Large Cabinet in Peachwood
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cabinet in Peach wood with beautiful grains.
A pair of doors with metal hardware.
Features double bi-fold doors and three drawers.
Inside cabinet shelves.
...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Metal
A Pair Of Rare And Fine Ceramic San-cai Guardian Lions
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair rare and fine ceramic with san-cai guardian lions, lively modeled with intricate details, lively modeled, beautiful colors.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lobed pot...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Four Chinese Carved Elm Lattice Door Panels
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing set of four Chinese carved elm door panels. Featuring an open fretwork geometric lattice panel window measuring 17 by 37.5 inches high. The massive door panels are 2.5 inches thick constructed with mortise and tenon joinery. The fronts are decorated with recessed panels and have a lighter finish. The panels have hardware and adjustable feet to attach the doors into a screen. The radiant grain wood is showcased with rich finishes and contrasting shades. Rare to find four matching panels...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Blue and White Spoon, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A delicate example of the time-honored practice of blue-and-white ceramics, this 19th-century porcelain soup spoon was likely used as an everyday ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese 'Famille Rose' Ginger Jar in Blue and Pink
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vintage Chinese ginger jar—a bright and colorful modern 'Famille Rose' iteration, crafted in China towards the latter end of the 20th century, specifically during the 1980s.
Decorat...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Mid-19th Century Pair of Chinese Covered Jars
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century pair of pink ground covered jars, Chinese. Qing dynasty. Rotund, squat form. Cartouche reserves of a processional featuring a mother & child with boys attending, rid...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown-green slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lob...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Round Woven Chinese Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With interlaced reeds that shimmer in the light, this 19th-century Chinese box celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The lidded box is crafted of densely woven ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Qing Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Doves 'Birds', Ric.00035
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of porcelain doves. China. early 20th century. Famille rose glaze. Measure: 7.25in high.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked inside and out with a dark brown glaze, this Chinese terra cotta kitchen jar dates to the early 20th-century. As evidenced by the glazed interior, this wide-mouth jar was use...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Qing furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Qing 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, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Qing 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 Wang Hing & Co., Satsuma, Copeland Spode, and Cornelis Pronk. 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 $38 and tops out at $188,800 while the average work can sell for $2,474.
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