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
Chinese Sky Blue Gourd Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (late 19th century) sky blue porcelain vase with a bulbous base and thin neck flanked by two lug ears at its top.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Off-White and Light Blue Vine Motif Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) off-white porcelain vase with an urn form decorated in a light blue, delicate vine and floral motifs and bold characters on 4 sides.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White Floral and Butterfly Patterned Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
3 Chinese white porcelain vases with pear-shaped forms decorated in butterflies above pink and orange florals growing from green leaves on one side with characters on the reverse. (P...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Yuan Style White and Blue Dragon Motif Porcelain Pot
Located in New York, NY
Chinese bulbous, white porcelain pot crafted in the Yuan Dynasty style, wrapped in a large scaled blue dragon on the body and decorative symbols ar...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Wooden Bar Cabinet with Shou Carvings
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese hardwood bar cabinet with a paneled exterior and brass-hinged top and doors that open to reveal ample storage for glassware, slide-out bottle trays, two drawers and S...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Elm Coffee Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
One of a pair of newly made elm tables, re-imagined from salvaged pieces of an antique bed. Could be paired with a similar piece (PB2186), though not an exact pair.
Category
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Camel Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a Bactrian camel, the main form of transport over the Silk Road, with its head tilted back and mouth open to the sky, we...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Tall Chinese Carved Rosewood Two Tiered Flower Stands Marble-Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
A 19th century antique Chinese carved rosewood two tiered flower stand table with rouge griotte marble top insert, the inset marble top over carved ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Style Porcelain Imari Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style porcelain table lamp with Imari style floral decoration on round wood base.
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Bronze Dragons Candlesticks Imperial Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Very decorative Chinese contemporary large bronze "Dragons" candlesticks; with relief design of dragons chasing pearls.
With a straight foot supporting a bell-shaped base surmounted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Late Qing Dynasty Large Baluster Famille Rose "Hundred Antiques" Jar
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A late Qing Dynasty Chinese large Baluster Famille Rose "Hundred Antiques" Jar, A multitude of decorative objects and flowers in polychrome enamels and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Vase and Wood Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Chinese wall plaque framing a bisected famille rose porcelain lidded vase, depicting trees and blooming florals, in wood with a decorative faux ba...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Vases with Water Lillies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white vases with classic form and hand decorated in an unusual modern style with a waterlily motif all around.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Off-White Cherry Blossom Tree and Bird Motif Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese off-white urn-shaped porcelain vases depicting groups of birds perched on flowering branches of cherry blossom trees and one bird flying above, positioned between two...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White Figurative Scene Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a white porcelain urn painted with a scene of children playing in orange, pink, and red, mounted on a brown wooden base and ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Chinese Floral Kilim Rug with English Country Cottage Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77809 vintage Chinese Floral Kilim rug with English Country cottage style 04'02 x 06'03. Cleverly composed and distinctively well-balanced, this hand-woven wool vintage Chinse floral...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Chinese White and Maroon Floral Motif Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese white porcelain vases decorated with dark maroon and pink floral motifs wrapping the bulbous forms, accented in blue, pink and brown patterned bands around the tops a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Chinese Rose medallion vases, each with gilded mythical serpent handles on either side, hand painted inset hand painted panels of exotic birds a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Floral Pattern Porcelain Jars
Located in New York, NY
5 Chinese white porcelain, open-mouthed jars decorated in an all-over pattern of florals and foliage in purple, orange and green, accented with gold lotus flowers (Priced each).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Punch Bowl, circa 1840
Located in Wells, ME
This Chinese export rose mandarin punch bowl was hand painted in the first half of the 19th century with overglaze enamels of pink, green, blue, ye...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Style Silver Heron and Turtle Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese-style (19th Century) silver 2 arm candelabra of heron standing on turtle with turquoise and rust enamel inlay. (PRICED AS PAIR)...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
19th Century Chinese Canton Export Lacquered Giltwood Tea Caddy on Shishi Feet
Located in Haarlem, NL
Clover or quartreform shaped mid-19th century Chinese canton export tea caddy in gold lacquered wood on a black background.
Decorated with palace scenes...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Chinese Export Finely Carved Soapstone Scholars/ Tea Pot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export finely carved soapstone scholars/ tea pot
With deeply carved floral and vine relief, unmarked
With hardwood stand.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Luen Wo Signed Antique Ladies Sterling Silver Chinese Export Belt
By Luen Wo
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sterling silver ladies belt was made by Luen Wo of Shanghai China in circa 1900 in the period Chinese Export style. The belt is done with indi...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Ningxia Square Little Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare square little Chinese Ningxia carpet, simple and elegant for everywhere.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese White and Blue Foo Dog and Serpent Design Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th century) white porcelain urn decorated with blue foo dogs, clouds, and serpents, and accented in two pale blue scrolled handle...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Umber Floral Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese white porcelain vase decorated with an umber and pink floral motif wrapping the bulbous form, accented in blue and yellow patterned bands around the top and base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Oriental Art by A & J Speelman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A & J Speelman: Oriental Art.
by A & J Speelman.
Published by London: A. & J. Speelman,, 1990
First edition, 62 color plates & text sheets.
Early C...
Category
Late 20th Century English Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Chinese Blue and Orange Fish Design Lidded Porcelain Jars
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese (Mid 20th Century) lidded porcelain jars with orange fish swimming on blue, sponged backgrounds, inspired by patterns from the Ming Dynasty...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Continental Porcelain Soup Tureen
Located in New York, NY
Continental (19th Century) (Chinese Export) soup tureen with cover on an associated oval tray, both decorated with birds and a 3-masted ship.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Navy Blue Patterned Handled Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white porcelain urn painted with a blue pattern featuring urns, furniture, and florals with blue scrolled handles on the neck.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ming Dynasty Porcelain Shou Lau Figure
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese (Ming Dynasty-Circa 1500) blue & green porcelain Shou Lau seated figure with oversize head (symbolism of longevity & luck) on a base suppo...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Huren Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a Huren (northern tribesmen) man dressed in red robes and a prominent hat, with one fist raised in the air.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Rider and Horse Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terracotta tomb figure of a girl in a red garment holding an object riding a dark brown horse, standing on a textured base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese White and Blue Vine Design Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) white porcelain urn decorated with an all-over blue vine and flower patterned ground, surrounding spaced bold, blue characters.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Dragon Motif Silver Picture Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese export dragon motif silver plate picture frame. Newly replaced. New low glare clear glass. Original burgundy leather easel back. Opening ...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Chinese White and Blue Floral Decorative Plates
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain decorative plate painted with thin blue double lines surrounding a floral garland along the rim, opening to a wider floral and swirling vine ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Pair Canton Enamel Vases, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of late 19th century Chinese Canton enamel vases, each with wonderful pastel colours, with a powder blue ground exotic flora...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Export Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Teacaddy with Pewter Tea Boxes
Located in Wells, ME
Chinese export lacquered hand painted octagonal chinoiserie teacaddy , black with gold decoration. The interior has two hand engraved pewter tea boxes, each with double lids to keep ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog Split Vase Wooden Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) wall plaque framing a bisected porcelain lidded jar painted with orange foo dogs and characters in wood with a decorative faux bamboo edge.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese White and Pink, Blue and Yellow Bogu Pattern Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) white porcelain urn painted with pink, light blue, and yellow bogu pattern - a traditional decorative theme that employs items like bronzeware, p...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Light Green and White Cartouche Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th century) bulbous porcelain urn with a large white cartouche depicting a basket of botanicals on each side against a light green background patterned with ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large One-of-a-Kind Chinese Rosewood Table Mirror with Foo Dogs & Lattice Work
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible large one-of-a-kind Chinese rosewood table mirror with foo dogs & lattice work, circa 1920s. This mirror is gorgeous! It is in very good vintage condition and measures 31....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Rosewood
Chinese Qing Hand-Painted Porcelain Teapot and Cover with Shou Emblem
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese Qing porcelain teapot hand decorated in bright colored enamels and dating from the Early 20th century. The teapot of rounded cylindrical shape is incised and h...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century, Hexagonal, Baluster Vase, Chinese Ceramic Urn
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a midcentury hexagonal baluster vase, a 20th century, Chinese ceramic urn.
Attractive Chinese baluster vase
Profusely decorated from neck to base
Free from any damage o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Carved Chinese Etagere
Located in Norwood, NJ
Finest quality Chinese hardwood etagere with multiple levels, door and draw. Carved with all bamboo elements.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Faux Bamboo Square Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
19th century style square cocktail table with a carved faux bamboo edge to the entire frame, a brushed and textured veneered top, and four bold ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Tomb Guardian
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb guardian figure seen in its typical stance of one foot higher than the other as it rests on an anima...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Chinese Lamp
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A porcelain ormolu-mounted
Chinese export style vase
Now mounted as a lamp
Early 20th century, probably Samson
The vase is in the form of a meiping
In the Chinese export famil...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Carved Wooden Wall Plaque Depicting Riders on Horseback
Located in New York, NY
Chinese carved wooden wall panel depicting two riders on horseback attempting to capture a wild horse from its herd in a rectangular wooden frame.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Export Silver and Cherry Wood Vases
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Chinese export silver and cherry wood based vases; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
These impressive antique Chinese export silver vases have a tapering cylindrical rounded form with a waisted neck.
The surface of each vase is embellished with fine and impressive applied bamboo stalk ornamentation, all on a matte background.
The plain waisted upper portion of each vase is fitted with a pair of tiered fingerpieces.
Each Chinese silver vase is fitted to the original cherry wood base; the vases are fitted with an internal silver dowel pin which provides a concealed attachment to the plinth, securing to the underside with a screw fitment.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of these impressive antique vases include:
Maker's mark: GW (Gem Wo)
Character mark: Untraced
These exceptional vases have been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as sterling silver (925, 925/1000).
Condition:
These antique Chinese vases are an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The applied decoration is all very sharp.
The Chinese hallmarks struck to the underside of each base are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of these fine examples of antique Chinese silverware...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Off-White Crackle Finish Teardrop Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese teardrop-shaped porcelain vase with an off-white crackle finish, a fluted opening and a hole in the base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Chinese Butterfly Large Soup Tureen in the Schmetterling Pattern
Located in Boston, MA
I am proud to offer you this rare Meissen Chinese butterfly soup tureen. The tureen is painted in the Kakiemon style with a central Chinese butterfly on ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
"TaoBao" Large White Porcelain Vase by Luce Raggi Italy / China Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Luce Raggi, TaoBao (online shopping), 2017 glazed porcelain 55 x 35 cm
Hand painted vase depicting packages and prices related to online shopping on Taobao, the Chinese Amazon. On ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Rose Medallion and Genre Scene Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese (20th century) porcelain candlesticks featuring an upper design of flowers, butterflies, and leaves, and a bottom design of rose medallions and a genre scene of peopl...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Chinese Watercolours on Pith Paper Depicting Artisans Canton, 1835
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
Many export paintings were known for their skillful treatment of subject and brilliancy of color; these paintings are no exception. These types of export paintings were highly regarded Chinese mementos of life in Canton during the 19th century and were created to capture of the atmosphere of that particular region. The subjects varied from colorfully costumed women...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Chinese Black and Floral Motif Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese black ceramic table lamps made from baluster-shaped vases decorated with birds amid blooming florals in pinks, yellows and blues, and wooden bases.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese White and Blue Feather and Floral Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Chinese porcelain urn painted with a blue and white floral background surrounding a center white oval with bold markings, dark blue feathers along the neck, and geometric patterned b...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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