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Chinese Export Vases

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 Ceramic Vase with Blue China Decorations from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Chinese ceramic vase with China blue decorations, made in the 1950s Ø 18 cm h 18 cm Chinese ceramics are some of the most renowned and admired works of art in the world, with a his...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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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...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Chinese Green Glazed Lotus Motif Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese green glazed lotus motif vase, with three handles.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Vase chinois en émail cloisonné sur cuivre décor floral 1950/60
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Grand vase des années 1950/60 provenant de Chine, en émaux cloisonnés sur cuivre avec un beau décor de fleurs. Le cerclage au col est en laiton doré , permet un beau contraste avec l...
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1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Other, Brass

Antique Apple Green Chinese Crackle Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Apple Green Chinese Crackle Vase.
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Antique Canton 'Famille Rose' Porcelain Vase, Unsigned, China, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Antique 'famille rose' (also referred to as 'rose medallion') porcelain vase - hand painted with enamels of a courtyard scene - floral and foliate borders - gilt decorated applied fi...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

A 1970s Traditional Blue and White Ceramic Chinese Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A blue and white ceramic vase hand-crafted and painted in China in the second part of 20th century, it's in original condition with normal signs of age. Blue and white ceramics have ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

1960s Chinese Cloisonné Vase Turquoise Enamel Inlay Chrysanthemum & Butterflies
Located in Andernach, DE
Expressive and intricately detailed Cloisonné bowl of medium size in turquoise, lapis blue, yellow & green. The metal filigree in brass beautifully detailed with butterflies, chrysan...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Brass, Enamel, Copper

1950s Pair Of Chinese Hand Made Cloisonné Enamel Vases On Carved Hardwood Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1950s Pair Of Hand Made Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases On Hardwood Stands in mint condition. Come with original box. No imperfections whatsoever. Measure 5" in diameter and stand 1...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Brass

Pair of Chinese hand painted blue and white vases, Circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
Pair of Chinese Hand Painted Blue and White Vases, Circa 1930 An impressive and unusual pair of Chinese porcelain vases made to a traditional shape with a raised foot and bulbous shaped body narrowing to a flared neck. The vases have four panels of different decoration separated by three pairs of circular raised mouldings which run around their circumference. The blue and white hand painted decoration has been very well done. Around the neck there is a continuous painted leaf boarder, below the two central panels have a trailing leaf and flower design and around the lower section there is a water and...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné - Vase, Beaker and Owl Ornament - Blue Toned
Located in Glasgow, GB
This vintage Chinese cloisonné collection features a trio of miniature blue ornaments, with each exuding its own unique charm and delicate design....
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Brass, Enamel

Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Antique Cloisonne Vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Peony, Magpie and floral a...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Metal, Copper

Chinese Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vases, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Sang de Boeuf Glazed Porcelain Baluster Form Vases. 22" H x 12" Diameter.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Towers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Chinese blue and white crafted in four pieces each with sixteen openings and hand decorated with floral and landscape designs.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Qianlong Mark Dragon Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Dragon Motif Blue and White Porcelain Floor Vase, blue underglaze Qianlong mark to underside. 24.5" H x 1.5" Diameter.
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20th Century Chinese Export Vases

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Porphyry

Pair of Chinese Red and White Porcelain Jars or Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Chinese porcelain jars handcrafted in classic form and hand decorated in red and white floral designs.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Green and White Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful pair of Chinese porcelain vases with classic form and hand decorated in green and white floral designs.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Oxblood Glazed Porcelain Rouleau Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Oxblood Glazed Porcelain Rouleau Vase, blue underglaze six character mark to underside, drill hole to bottom. 12.5" H x 4.75" diameter.
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20th Century Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Blue and White Chinese Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Contrasted by a crisp white field, this small porcelain vase is decorated in the timeless blue-and-white style with bold brushwork and deep cobalt-blue color. The gracefully curved f...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Cloisonné Vase with Lid Flower Decoration China circa 1950
Located in Milan, Italy
Chinese lidded vase in cloisonne and gilt bronze enamel, probably from the first half of the 20th century. The domed lid with finial in the shape of a seated Buddhist lion overlooks ...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Bronze

Pair Chinese 19th Century Blue and White lidded vases.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Chinese Blue and White lidded vases, Foo dog finials to the lids, wonderful hand painted scenes of mountains, lakes and pagoda buildings, boa...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Mid Century Monumental Chinese Calligraphy Vases, A Pair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Mid-20th century Monumental brown, white and red glazed ceramic hand painted calligraphy floor vase. Interior finished in white. Signed in red by artist on body, no base marks. Pie...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Pastel Toned Famille Rose Vases - Mismatched Pair
Located in Glasgow, GB
Embrace the charm of these small, mismatched Chinese porcelain vases, likely crafted in the 1980s. While the maker remains unknown, as the vases are unstamped, their allure is unmist...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese 19th Century Blue and White crackleware vases / lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Chinese export Blue and White crackleware vases / lamps. Each with faux bronze mounts above and below the central blue and white hand painted...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Pair Chinese Export Porcelain Vases and Covers, c. 1775
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Chinese Export porcelain vases and covers. Dating from the third quarter of the 1700s, and originating in the Jingdezhen region of China, near the important China Trad...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Cloisonne Vase on Stand with Floral Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice Chinese cloisonne vase on stand with floral motif, circa 1970s. The vase is in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 5.75"D x 11.75"H on a beautiful dark blue...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Brass, Enamel

Chinese Blue and White Eight Treasure Gooseneck Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The eight treasures of a scholar, which celebrate study and success, are hidden among the many symbols on this gooseneck jar, double lozenges for victory, a pearl for granting wishes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Medard de Noblat "Amadeus" Porcelain Vases, 2
Located in New York, NY
Medard de Noblat Limoges France near pair of porcelain shouldered vases in the "Amadeus" pattern, each marked to underside. 9.75" H x 6" diameter. Provenance: Property from an Upper ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Floor Vases
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this pair of rare and magnificent Chinese Antique famille rose porcelain vases. They were hand made and hand paint. It has hand ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Blue & White Bottle Vase Porcelain hand painted, Circa 1950s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an elegant porcelain Chinese export porcelain Bottle Vase raised on a low foot, all hand painted in a blue and white dragon pattern, which we date to the mid 20th century, ci...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Vintage Japanese Takenaka Copper Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful Copper vase was made by famous metal ware company Takenaka Bronze Works. I was hand made of bronze with detailed carving works on it and has ma...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Vases

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Copper

Large Chinese Canton Famille Verte Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese Canton famille verte ormolu mounted porcelain vase Chinese, 19th Century Height 107cm, diameter 37cm This magnificent Chinese vase from Canton is decorated in the so-c...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Ormolu

Hand Painted Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Ceramic Vase, 1970s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A sizeable Chinese Famille Rose Medallion vase. This vase is hand-painted with the traditional Chinese Rose Medallion motif, incorporating red, pink, and green hues along with gold, ...
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1970s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Enamel

19th Century Blue & White Large Chinese Vase
Located in North Salem, NY
19th century large Chinese blue & white hand painted vase.
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Blue & White Porcelain Vase
Located in North Salem, NY
19th century Chinese hand painted Blue & White porcelain vase with interesting symmetrical pattern.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese pair of vase porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent pair of chinese porcelain vases ,19 century pair of vase with curved base and shoulder fit in porcelain with enamel decoration in circular cartridges on the pance the bl...
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19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Sang de Boeuf Oxblood Turquoise Vases with Copper Rings
Located in Lomita, CA
This wonderful sang de boeuf offering in deep red and turquoise travels as a pair. One of the most memorable features of the vases would be the intricate design of the ears with a co...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Copper

Chinese Porcelain Baluster Vase With Cobalt Blue Floral Decoration
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Valuabl...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Pink background Cloisonné "Hundred Antiques" Pattern vase & Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th century Chinese export Pink background Cloisonné "Hundred Antiques" Pattern vase & carved hardwood Stand Indulge in the allure of Chinese craftsmanship with this exquisite 2...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Bronze

Large pair 19th Century Rose medallion vases on stands.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive good quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Cantonese / Rose medallion vases on stands. Each with classical green ground, inset hand painted panels depicting various ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Pair of Large Polychromed Vases by the designer Kenzo Takada (1939-2020)
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
EXTREMELY DECORATIV! Pair of LARGE VASES BY THE FAMOUS JAPANESE DESIGNER KENZO TAKADA. Square section with flared circular neck, in imitation of Chinese vases Famille noir porcelai...
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Early 2000s Japanese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Tall Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase Sapphire Blue 6 Char Mk, Late 19thC Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful, highly decorative Tall Chinese bottle vase with a monochrome or single glaze colour of a fine sapphire-blue, which we date to the late 19th century, Qing period . This Chinese Export vase is well potted on a fairly tall foot, having a globular body, with a long cylindrical stick neck. On close inspection the glaze has a beautiful finely speckled texture, the depth of colour draining from the top rim where it is slightly lighter to a darker shade at the foot where the glaze thickens. The foot rim is well hand cut with an orange coloured iron oxide ring just above the foot rim and below the glaze, where the air hit the porcelain in the kiln. This is a heavy vase weighing about 2.75 Kg unpacked. The blue is a superb shade of dark sapphire / steel /dark sky blue colour. The inner neck area and centre of the base are also glazed. The base carries a hand painted six figure apocryphal Qing Kangxi ( 1662 to 1722) mark but this piece dates to the late 19th Century, in the later part of the Qing Dynasty. These single colour monochrome vases are often small with heights of about 7 or 8 inches but this is a much larger piece measuring well over 14 inches in height. Its elegant form, reminiscent of the traditional Guanyin vases...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Enormous Pair of Blanc de Chine Asian Floor Vases with Striking Scale
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive in scale, gigantic pair of blanc de chine Asian porcelain floor vases or urns. Top opening 8" diameter
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1960s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Hand Painted Blue And White Porcelain Dragon Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese Export blue and white porcelain dragon vase. Beautiful hand-painted vase with blue dragons on white background and an elong...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Blanc de Chine Prunus & Bird Motif Relief Vase, Bulbous
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Blanc de Chine Prunus & Bird Motif Relief Vase, Bulbous China, 20th Century, Incised honorific Jiaqing four-character mark Enhance your interior with this exquisit...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
The enamel vases in this pair are of ‘garlic head’ form, each sitting on a four-leg, four scrolled foot wooden stand. The vases are of tripartite form. Each vase features a flared neck, an ovoid body, and a pinched stem, and each includes four gilt bronze (ormolu) medallions fashioned into reticulated cloud scroll patterns. Glimpsed through the reticulated medallions of each vase is a smaller, nestled vase, similarly decorated to the external shell. The body of each vase presents a rich blue enamel ground onto which cloisonné enamel motifs, bounded within gold enamel wire, are worked. The motifs are traditional, ranging from lotus scrolls and lotus flowers to ruyi heads, and are executed in a bold green, red, yellow, and pink palette. Upon the neck of each vase are mounted two gilt bronze elephant...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
True pair of antique Chinese cloisonne vases decorated in an unusual composition depicting flowers in a stand against an alluring blue ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Metal

Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Square Fantail Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
Made for serving food and spirits, this narrow wine table once gathered together convivial imbibers who engaged in group toasts and lively conversation. Dated to the 19th century, th...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Wood, Lacquer

Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Cinnabar Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This vase was made during the Mid-20th Century in Beijing. It is very unique with intricate carving works of landscaping and characters. The workmanship is superb. It is very rare t...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Lacquer

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...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Ormolu

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain Enamel Figural Crane and Deer Vase - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain Enamel Figural Crane and Deer Vase - a Pair. Item features a removable carved wooden base, crane birds, deer, and flowers throughout, large impres...
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vases

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Brass

Pair of Antique Chinese Café Au Lait Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Chinese café au leit porcelain and ormolu vases Porcelain: Chinese, 18th Century Ormolu: French, Late 19th Century Height 33cm, width 23cm, depth 18cm The porcela...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Ormolu

20th Century Chinese Hand-Woven Bamboo Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This rare and magnificent Vintage Chinese bamboo vase was 100% hand woven with bamboo strips. It has very exquisite bamboo weave honesty with detailed dragon carving on the side ears. It is truly an antique and collectible...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Bamboo

Pair Of Cerulean Blue Chinese Porcelain Hat Stands / Wig Stands
Located in Free Union, VA
A beautiful pair of polychrome porcelain cylinders, with bright enameled zoomorphic and foliate decoration in orange, rose, green and yellow on a striking and rare patterned ground c...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Hand Painted / Gilt Gold Decorated Imari Porcelain Vase / Foo Dog Side Handle
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transport yourself to the opulence of the 19th century with this exquisite Hand-Painted and Gilt Gold Decorated Imari Porcelain Vase, featuring a captivating foo dog side handle. Met...
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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Export Vases

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Gold

Chinese Flambè Glazed Hu Vase With Elephant Head Handles
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th century Chinese Flambè Hu vase with elephant handles. Beautifully fired with shades of purple and blue throughout. Mouth of vase is 4" i...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese ceramic blue and white glazed and part molded and engraved vase, the rim with geometric etching, the neck with bronzed punts and blue and white decoration, the shoulder in lo...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Export vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export vases 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 vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, 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 vases 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 vases, popular names associated with this style include Ben Owen III, CANTON FAMILLE ROSE, Capo Di Monte, and Europa Antiques. 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 vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $175 and tops out at $45,000 while the average work can sell for $1,725.

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