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.
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Style: Chinese Export
19th century provincial glazed pottery ginger jar
Located in London, GB
A pretty 19th century Chinese glazed pottery ginger jar with X marked to the base. Normal wear with imperfections to the glaze but in good original condition.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20 Century Antique Carved Bronze 3 Generations of Buddha Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
Three generations of Buddha represents Past, Present and Future three generations of Buddha. They are Dipamkara Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha and Maitreya Buddha. They wer hand made from ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Chinese Export Porcelain Warming Dish With Lid
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare find! Large 19th century Chinese Export porcelain warming dish with lid. Lid has a green porcelain artichoke handle. Beautiful colors of green and white with green florals and t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Peking Glass Lotus Form Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Jade Green Peking Glass Lotus Form Bowl on fitted velvet-lined gilt wood stand carved with pierced floral design. Vase: 4.5" H x 7.5" W x 4.75" D.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chinese Export Porcelain Lotus Leaf-Shaped Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Lotus Leaf Shaped Dish,
Circa 1765
The large Chinese Export “famille rose” porcelain saucer dish is made in the form of a lotus leaf with the rim and border...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Fish Bowl, Planter
Located in Pomona, CA
Very large Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl. It is hand made and hand painted porcelain fish pot with a thick bull nose ring on the top. A beautiful hand p...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
ViNTAGE CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY DEPICTING PANDAS HAVING FUN IN FOREST
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely super decorative vintage Chinese Silk Tapestry Depicting Pandas having fun in the forest
A very...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
Chinese Longquan Ge Yao Celadon Glazed Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Longquan Ge Yao Celadon Glazed Ceramic Vase, together with a carved hongmu stand. Vase: 8.25" H x 3.25" Diameter.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Massive Pair of Mid Century Silvered Bronze & Enameled Tang Style Horses
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Pair of Mid Century Silvered Bronze and Enameled Tang Style Horses, Style of Tony Duquette
Late 20th Century
Presenting an exceptional find: a pair of Mid Century Silvered B...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
IMPORTANT COFFEE TABLE Chinese 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT COFFEE TABLE
Chinese 19th Century
in hardwood, with carvings.
Pink marble top.
Dim.: 76 x 100 x 55 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Two Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain HeHe Groups Kangxi Period
Located in Dallas, TX
A Pair of Chinese famille verte laughing twins 'HeHe Erxian' biscuit group, Kangxi (1662-1722), the two boys with jovial expressions and seated upon an openwork rock-base studded wit...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Neutral Quite Decorative Beautiful Antique Chinese Design Rug 13'10" x 15'11"
Located in New York, NY
Calming Neutral and Quite Decorative Beautiful Antique Chinese Design Rug, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: Early 20th Century
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Blue and White Brush Pot with Birds and Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Magnificent Rare And Collectible Antique Chinese Silk Rug 6' x 9'
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Rare And Collectible Antique Chinese Silk Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Antique China Rug, Circa Date: 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silk
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 underglaze decoration depicts high ranking office...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Reverse Painted Mirror, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare early 19th century Chinese Qing Export Reverse Painting on mirror. Picture features Chinese man and woman sitting on a bank of river with a Chinese landscape scene in backgroun...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
LARGE DECORATIVE VINTAGE MiD CENTURY HAND CARVED CHINESE LION FOO DOG STATUE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, vintage hand carved Chinese Foo Lion Dog statue with original pa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Style Wooden Painted Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Style Wooden Painted Lamps.
29.75H
Category
20th Century American Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fantastic PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS Chinese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
Chinese, 19th Century
in hardwood,
with carvings and marble inserted.
Dim.: 88 x 64 x 46 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Important CONSOLE Chinese 19th Century in Hongmu Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important CONSOLE
Chinese 19th Century
in Hongmu wood, with carvings of birds and fruits. Pink marble top.
Dim.: 74 x 140 x 60 cm
Compare a zitan demi-lune form table, without the ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Thangka, Avalokitshvara, Kuan Yin
Located in Pomona, CA
Tibetan Thangka, Kuan yin (Avalokitshvara), finely painted with colored inks on silk. It is all hand painted with Tibetan natural mineral color painting material which can last for a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Fantastic Four (4) ARMCHAIRS Chinese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Four (4) ARMCHAIRS
Chinese, 19th Century,
in hardwood and marble.
Dim.: 96 x 59 x 44 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
FOUR-LEAF SCREEN Chinese 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
FOUR-LEAF SEPARE
Chinese 19th Century
with hardwood carvings, gilt and bronze hinges.
Dim.: 186 x 164 cm
good condition
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cylindrical Picture Jasper Tower on Wood Stand More Views Vintage Cyli
Located in Pomona, CA
As a nurturing and protective stone, the picture jasper meaning helps to bring you comfort, alleviating any fear, stress or anxiety you may be feeling. It’stimulates the root chakr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone
Room Size Antique Art Deco Chinese Wool Rug Handmade, Floral Design In Purple
Located in Norwalk, CT
This stunning hand-knotted wool rug features a purple field with a navy blue border and multicolored accents, all arranged in a beautiful Chinese floral pattern.
This rug measures 6...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
After Qi Baishi Frogs Scroll Painting
Located in New York, NY
After Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957), Six Frogs, Scroll Painting, Ink on Paper, bearing two chop seal signatures left and lower right. Image: 37" H x 17" W; whole: 65" H x 22" W.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Chinese Bamboo Forest Landscape Ink on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Chinese School, Bamboo Forest Landscape Scene, Ink on Paper, circa 19th century, with calligraphy and artist's chop seal signature upper left, gilt wood frame. Image: 57" H x 15.25" ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Chinese Four Figures Ancestral Portrait Painting
Located in New York, NY
Chinese School, Four Figures Ancestral Portrait Painting, Ink on Paper, depicting four seated women, all wearing robes and three hats with one donning a diadem crown, objects includi...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Classic Vintage Bamboo Corner Chair, British Colonial Decor, Bohemian Seating
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming bamboo corner chair with ball finials. Could be English or Chinese made for export. Sides and bottom apron of the chair have decorative bamboo work and the seat is solid bam...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Multicolor Porcelain Pheasant Statue
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Mid 20th Century) glazed porcelain statue of a pheasant with colorful, gold-outlined plumes perched on a rocky formation of green and brown. (Smaller version availab...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Geo III Chinese Export Occasional Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare C18th Chinese export occasional table, of elegant design and constructed of exotic hardwoods including Padouk. The oval tilt top with blonde wood crossbanded edge and repeat...
Category
1780s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Padouk
Circa 1780-1800 Chinese Export Blue Canton Covered Posset Pot
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 covered posset pot, Blue Canton, Chinese export. Double entwined handled. Porcelain. Very good condition & decoration. While the earliest pots had a spout, this form ...
Category
1780s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Bonzai Styled Flowering Fruit Tree Sculpture with Cloisonne Pot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sizable sculpture is unsigned with respect to the artist, but presumed to have originated from China and date to the Early Republic Period in approximately 1920. The sculpture i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal
Pair of Soapstone Chinese Scholar Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A fabulous vintage pair of soapstone Chinese scholar bookends, circa 1980s. The bookends depict two Chinese scholars and are beautifully sculpted;. the set is in very good vintage co...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
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 Furniture
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Silver Repousse Dragon Handle Sauce Boat by Luen Wo
By Luen Wo
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese Export silver repousse sauce boat with dragon handles. Marked for Luen Wo.. Very fine decoration. 7 1/4" long, 4 " tall, 3 1/2", 7 oz weight.
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Export Silver Beaker, circ 1890's
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese export repousse beaker, circ 1890. Wieght 3.3 oz., 4 3/8" tall
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Chinese Raised Carved Glazed Ceramic Jar with lid.
Located in Pomona, CA
With detailed raised hand carved Feng Shui Pattern all over, this peacock green glazed ceramic jar is very unique. It is a perfect decorative element in any house. The pictures say...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair, Sampson French Porcelain Famille Rose Medallion Pallet Porcelain Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Samson & Cie was operated by four generations in Paris and Montreauil-sous-Bois from 1845 to 1979/1980. It was first established by Edme Samson (Paris 1810 – 1891) at 7, Rue Vendôme ...
Category
20th Century French Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Bowl
Located in Pomona, CA
This antique Chinese porcelain bowl is a rare find from the Qing Dynasty, featuring delicate blue and white patterns. Crafted from high-quality porcelain and pottery, this bowl is ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
BATTLE SCENE AND HUNTING SCENE Late 18th Century Chinese
Located in Madrid, ES
BATTLE SCENE AND HUNTING SCENE Late 18th Century Chinese
Chinese paintings, from the 18th century, on paper. Framed.
Small defects.
Dim.: 177 x 162 cm
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Brass Buddha with child Incense 1940s China
Located in Den Haag, NL
Chinese Buddha with child . The child is a insert ,can be removed .
The holes are for incense ,i think . strange combination .Do you
now more than me . Solid Brass .
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Peking Blue Chinese Carpet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Peking blue Chinese textile floor covering. Great addition to your interiors and rooms. Perfect size for a bathroom!
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique pair of Chinese reverse painted pictures, the Emperor and Empress C 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A very decorative rich and colourful pair of pictures are hand painted in reverse on panes of glass. This is a very difficult and highly skilled process where the finest detailing ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Glass
Jade Happy Buddha
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a carved Jade figure of a sitting Happy Buddha. He is sitting over a rectangular marble base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Jade
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 Furniture
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Attr. to Gabriel Viardot - Japanese Vitrine / Cabinet
Located in Beaune, FR
Lovely little Japanese-style vitrine in carved wood in the style of Gabriel VIARDOT. Vitrine in the upper part and shelves in the lower part. This small piece of furniture is in good...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair Large Martaban Storage Jars
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a great pair of large late 19th/early 20th century Martaban storage jars. The jars are decorated with flaming dragons with Greek Key borders. Both of these jars are in very g...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Clay
Chinese Elmwood and Brass Credenza or Sideboard, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
A handsome Chinese credenza or cabinet made of elmwood with brass hardware. This Asian sideboard has beautiful amber tones with mortise and tenon joints. The cabinet is functional wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a traditional style of Chinese antique raise carved/relief Camphor chest/trunk from China. It was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Export Hardwood Drum Stools or Drink Tables
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of Chinese export ming style drum tabouret form stools or drink tables. Hand-crafted from rich Hongnmu hardwood with a dark finish that showcases the lovely woodgrains....
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Album Of Chinese Gouache Paintings On Paper
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare Chinese Export School. 24 miniatures in watercolor and bodycolor on pith paper. Album of pith paintings depicting trades and professions. 19th century Chinese, bound with silk t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Imari Pavilion Pattern Blue and White Tea Set c 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Re
Located in seoul, KR
The "Imari Pavilion pattern" refers to a decoration pattern found on porcelains made during this period, influenced by Japanese Imari ware. Imari porcelain, produced in the Arita reg...
Category
1720s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Wood Trunk on Stand Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Wood Trunk on Paint Decorated Stand. Overall Dimensions: 18" x 32" x 24" (45.7 x 81.3 x 61 cm.)
Provenance: From the Estate of Baroness Adel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Handmade Chinese Garden Stool
Located in Vienna, AT
Midcentury chinese porcelain garden seat, partly pierced and decorated in colours and transfer printing with dragon,
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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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