Antique Print with a View of a Fish Market in Guangzhou 'Canton', China, 1856
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled ‘Fish Market Canton‘. View of a fish market in Guangzhou (Canton), China.
Paper
Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Palace Vases, a Pair Circa 1840-60
Located in Downingtown, PA
Decorated in the workshops of Canton (Guangzhou) for the Western market, a pair of this scale, finely painted on a clean white ground rather than the crowded green scrollwork of late...
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Bottle-form Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Downingtown, PA
Produced in the workshops of Canton (Guangzhou) specifically for the Western market — principally American and British — the ware takes its name from the characteristic medallion of ...
Porcelain
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H 5 in W 7 in D 3.5 in
Rare Chinese Export Helmet Pitcher American Eagle Armorial, For American Market
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Chinese Export Helmet Pitcher with American Eagle Armorial, China for the American Market, Circa 1780–1800 This rare and historically significant Chinese export helmet pitcher ...
Porcelain
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H 16.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.25 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Five-piece Famille Rose Garniture of Vases
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Craftsmanship for Western Taste: These vases were produced in the kilns of Jingdezhen and then decorated in the Famille Rose palette in the port of Canton (Guangzhou) for the...
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Vases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of fine antique Chinese porcelain vases In the Rose Medallion style. With 4 gilt handles around the neck in the form of foo dogs and lizards. The mouth/rim of the vase is f...
Porcelain
Rare Pair of 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare and fine quality large pair of 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose vases, each with wonderful pink petal decoration to the tops, exotic floral decoration to the necks with flowe...
Porcelain
$3,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 26.5 in Dm 13 in
Monumental Pair Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Vases 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of Monumental antique Chinese late Qing dynasty period Famille Rose Porcelain vases. The vases of baluster form with applied handles modeled as dragons, each vase is ver...
Porcelain
Pair of Large Canton Style Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Canton style famille rose Chinese porcelain vases. Qing Dynasty, late 19th century Measures: height 65cm, diameter 25cm Crafted from porcelain and executed in the ...
Porcelain
Large Pair Chinese Cantonese / Rose Medallion Vases, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An imposing and very good quality pair of Cantonese / rose medallion vase. Each having wonderful bold colors, the inset hand painted panels depicting interior scenes of courtiers and...
Porcelain
$6,105 / set
H 25.2 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Pair of Good Quality 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese / rose Medallion vases, each having the classical green ground with pink floral decoration, pierced blue handles to either ...
Porcelain
$38,800 / set
H 20.5 in Dm 9 in
Pair 19th C. French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Vases/Pot-Pouries, with Daoist Emblem Cartouches. Each vase is made of famille verte porc...
Bronze
Pair Of 19th Century Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Bridgeport, CT
These are antique Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases, often referred to as Rose Medallion. They feature hand-painted enamel courtyard scenes with figures, surrounded by floral and...
Enamel
$7,999 / set
H 24 in Dm 8 in
Pair 19th C. Large Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion "Famille Rose" Vases
Located in Solebury, PA
A pair of large Chinese export porcelain rose medallion, or famille rose, vases are notable for their impressive scale and finely detailed decoration. Famille rose, specifically the ...
Porcelain
$6,338Sale Price / set|24% Off
H 15 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Louis XVI style chinoiserie gilt-bronze mounted Chinese export famille rose porcelain vases. The ovoid hand painted porcelain body with dual scenes of a sword presenta...
Ormolu
Pair of Large Canton Style Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Canton style Chinese porcelain vases Chinese, early 20th century Measures: Height 123cm, diameter 42cm These large and impressive Chinese famille jaune porcelain v...
Porcelain
Chinese 567 Porcelain, Matching Pair Famille Rose Vases
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese 567 Porcelain, Matching Pair Famille Rose Vases Depicting Birds and Flowers with Poems describing the beautiful springtime, breezing day with birds singing, and flower bloss...
Porcelain
$401Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.2 in Dm 4 in
Antique Canton Porcelain Vase, Rose Medallion, Qing Dynasty, 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese export, Canton porcelain, rose medallion Vase which we date to the 19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1840. The vase has a baluster shape with a f...
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Vases, Early 20th Century, Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases are truly a product of exceptionally skilled artisans! Thrown on a larger scale, the graceful form of each porcelain urn is centuries if not ...
Porcelain
Chinese Wucai Porcelain Vase Medallion Dragon Double Gourd Urn
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Decorative Chinese porcelain vase in the traditional wucai style Of elegant double gourd form with a narrow red glazed neck Profusely decorated with dragons phoenix birds flowers and...
Porcelain
$5,400 / set
H 23.75 in W 13 in D 13 in
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Urns, Late 19th Century, Pair
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) famille rose similar porcelain white urns depicting fowl nestled amid an abundance of flowering branches, accented with foo dog scrolled h...
Porcelain
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$170,188
H 45.28 in W 56.3 in D 17.33 in
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
By Giuseppe Anzani
Located in Meda, MB
This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
$2,201 / item
H 28.35 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
"Ca'Favretto" Murano Glass Mirror in Venetian Style, by Fratelli Tosi Murano
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Murano glass mirror in Venetian Style, mirror made to a design by Fratelli Tosi, entirely handmade according to the techniques of our ancestors. Mirror composed of a crystal frame o...
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
$37,500 / set
H 37 in W 63 in D 23 in
Beautiful Late 19th Century Five-Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Parlor Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style 5 Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry Parlor Set Comprising of a settee and four armchairs. Each with an oval upholstered back co...
Fabric, Giltwood
Calle Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Classic octagonal Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on the elements of the bands, it is assembled with numerous floral elements in gol...
Glass
$3,198Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.25 in Dm 2.01 in
QING DYNASTY 18-19th Century Kangxi Antique Chinese Peach Bloom Porcelain Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Qing dynasty peach bloom porcelain vase. This is an antique 18-19th-century Chinese Porcelain vase created during the Qing Dynasty circa 1800. It has been crafted during the...
Ceramic, Wood
Chinese Peach Bloom Water Pot
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb pair of Chinese Peach Bloom water pots or jugs. These small vessels were used to hold water for mixing ink. The Peach Bloom glaze is a mottled, copper-based glaze, o...
Porcelain
$92,000
H 90.56 in W 40.56 in D 23.23 in
An English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Cabinet, 18th Century Description: The upper section with a breakfront arched pedimental cornice flanked by a pair of urn finials, over...
Wood
$7,200
H 64.5 in W 38.5 in D 24.5 in
Italian Baroque‑Style Green Chinoiserie Lacquer Bar Cabinet. 20th Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking cabinet‑on‑stand in the Baroque revival manner, lavishly decorated in green‑ground Chinoiserie lacquer. The double doors are painted with romantic landscapes—roosters, son...
Wood
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Square Form Vases
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine Pair of Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose "Wu Shuang Pu" Rectangular Vases, each with an inscription. Rectangular vases were less common and were considered an elegant variation fr...
Porcelain
$33,917
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
$29,990
H 43.31 in W 20.48 in D 16.93 in
An Important Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: A dignified portrayal of the bodhisattva, resplendent with blue-black pigment detailing t...
Wood
Chinese Porcelain Solifleur Vase, Qing-Style Prunus Design, Circa 1900
Located in Glasgow, GB
This small Chinese porcelain solifleur vase dates to around the 1900s and is executed in a Qing-style blue and white palette. The vase is decorated with the prunus cracked ice patter...
Enamel
$4,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 28 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Fish Tail Lamps on Gilt Bases.
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Fish Tail Lamps on Gilt Bases. 20th Century.
Porcelain
Fine pair 19th Century Rose Medallion lidded vases.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This stunning pair of 20-inch Chinese Rose Medallion lidded vases epitomizes the elegance of 19th-century craftsmanship. Each vase features intricate scenes depicting courtly life an...
Porcelain
Swiss alp escabelle A 102
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A102
Wood
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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