Our catalogue > Chinese Antiques

Presented here are antique items produced in China, often for the overseas Chinese markets or for the Tibetan & other Himalayan markets.

All items are sourced from within the UK, often from old, colonial-era collections.

Also see our Chinese Export Silver page.

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8611

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    Fine, Brisé-style Chinese Silver-Gilt Filigree Fan

    Guangdong (Canton), China
    circa 1830

    length of arm: 21cm, width of arm: 2.5cm, width of unfolded fan: 35cm, weight: 185g

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    UK art matrket

    8715

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      Rare Mongolian Repoussed Copper Plaque of a Lokapala

      Mongolia
      18th century

      height: 33cm, width: 28.5cm, weight: 901g

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      private collection, UK

      8739

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        Chinese Carved Mother-of-Pearl Shell

        China
        19th century

        width: 20.6cm, length: 16cm, weight: 138g

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        UK art market

        7310

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          Chinese Court Gold & Pearl Hat or Headdress Ornament

          China
          18th-19th century

          height: 6.6cm, width: 5.5g, weight: 5.98g

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          UK art market

          8493

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            Tibetan Silver Yak Butter Lamp

            Tibet
            early 20th century

            height: approximately 20cm, width: 15cm, weight: 561g

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            UK art market

            7052

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              Rare Liao Dynasty Gilded Silver Belt or Horse-Harness Fitting

              North-eastern China & Inner Mongolia
              Liao Dynasty (10-12th century AD)

              length: 12.6cm, width: 5cm, depth: 1.2cm, weight: 60g

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              Roger Keverne, London, UK.

              7108

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                Chinese Export Silver Book-Shaped Snuff Box by Yao Jie

                China
                19th century

                length: 4.1cm, width: 2.7cm, depth: 1.3cm, weight: 27g

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                UK art market

                5315

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                  Embroidered Chinese Wall Hanging with Shou (寿) & other Daoist Deities

                  China, exported to the Straits Settlements
                  19th century

                  dimensions of backing material: 120cm x 84cm

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                  collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                  7098

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                    Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Indian (or Related) Engraved Silver Mounts

                    China & India or similar
                    Kangxi Dynasty, 17th-18th century

                    height: 9.6cm, width: 3.8cm, weight: 51g

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                    UK art market

                    6618

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                      Pair of Chinese Silver Marriage Bracelets

                      China
                      19th century

                      internal diameter: approximately 6.7 x 5.9cm, thickness: 1cm, eight: 79g

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                      UK art market

                      6412

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                        Victorian-Era Display Panel of Ancient Chinese Coins & Tokens

                        China
                        19th century

                        dimensions of frame: 58cm x 37.8cm

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                        private collection, UK; the coins are believed to have been collected in China in the 1870s

                        6796

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                          Fine, Chinese Silver-Gilt Bracelet with Large, Semi-Precious Stones

                          China
                          early 20th century

                          internal diameter: 5.9cm, total length: 17.5cm, height: 3.1cm, weight: 49g

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                          UK art market

                          6734

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                            Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Snuff Box with Silver Filigree & Enamel

                            Dutch Colonial - Batavia, Dutch East Indies, or China
                            18th century

                            width: 7.4cm, depth: 5cm, height: 3.1cm, weight: 56g

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                            UK art market

                            6236

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                              Chinese Export Silver Taza by Wang Hing

                              Maker: Wang Hing, China
                              circa 1875

                              height: 15.6cm, diameter: 13.4cm, weight: 271g

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                              private collection, UK

                              5846

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                                Five Chinese Enamelled Hanging Ornaments

                                China
                                circa 1850

                                lengths: 65cm-98cm

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                                UK art market

                                6243

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                                  Rare & Large Pair of Chinese Export Silver Bowls by Wang Hing

                                  Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                  circa 1890

                                  heights: 11cm, diameters: 24.5cm, weights: 1,083g & 1,087g

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                                  from an important private collection, UK.

                                  6114

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                                    Chinese Cloisonne & Gilt Vase Decorated with Taotie Motifs

                                    China
                                    18th-early 19th century

                                    height: 23.3cm, weight: 946g

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                                    acquired by the previous owner's father at Christie's London in the 1990s

                                    6231

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                                      Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Yok Sang

                                      Maker: Yok Sang, China
                                      circa 1895

                                      diameter: 22cm, height: 11cm, weight: 828g

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                                      private collection, UK

                                      6242

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                                        Japanese-style Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Wang Hing

                                        Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                        1890s

                                        diameter: 19.5cm, height: 13cm, weight: 730g

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                                        private collection, UK

                                        6230

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                                          Chinese Export Silver Centre Piece by Tuck Chang with original Carved Blackwood Stand

                                          Maker: Tuck Chang, Shanghai, China
                                          circa 1900

                                          height (with stand): 40cm, without stand: 32cm, diameter: 27cm, weight (without wooden stand): 1,428g

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                                          private collection, UK

                                          6235

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                                            Unusual & Fine Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Sunshing

                                            Maker: Sunshing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                            second half of the 19th century

                                            height: 12cm, diameter: 18.5cm, weight: 516g

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                                            private collection, UK

                                            6234

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                                              Chinese Export Silver Cigar Lighter by Wang Hing

                                              Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                              late 19th century

                                              height: 12cm, width: 8cm, weight: 204g

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                                              private collection, UK

                                              6220

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                                                Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly produced in Java, Indonesia
                                                circa 1900

                                                height: 97cm, width: 89cm

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                                                Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                6221

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                                                  Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                  Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
                                                  early 20th century

                                                  height: 92cm, width: 104cm

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                                                  Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                  6238

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                                                    Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Luen Wo

                                                    Maker: Luen Wo, Shanghai, China
                                                    late 19th century

                                                    diameter: 26cm, height: 15cm, weight: 1.437kg

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                                                    private collection, UK

                                                    6218

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                                                      Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                      Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly commissioned from China
                                                      early to mid-20th century

                                                      height: 93cm, width: 95.5cm

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                                                      Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                      5638

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                                                        Rare Chinese Yixing Teapot with Vietnamese Pierced Silver Mounts

                                                        Jiangsu, China & Vietnam
                                                        19th century

                                                        length: 20cm, height: 15cm

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                                                        UK art market

                                                        5288

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                                                          Chinese Export Silver Calling Card Case by Wang Hing

                                                          Guangdong (Canton), or Hong Kong, China
                                                          late 19th-early 20th centuries

                                                          length: 9.7cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 92g

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                                                          from the estate of Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                                          5671

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                                                            Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Flask with Indian (or Similar) Engraved Silver Mounts

                                                            China & India or similar
                                                            Kangxi Dynasty, 17th-18th century

                                                            height: 9.6cm, weight: 66.8g

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                                                            Provenance

                                                            private collection, UK

                                                            5126

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                                                              Chinese Gilded-Silver Opium Storage Box

                                                              China
                                                              19th century

                                                              height: 9cm, width: 3.6cm, weight: 110g

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                                                              Provenance

                                                              UK art market

                                                              4667

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                                                                Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls

                                                                China
                                                                circa 1920

                                                                height: 45cm, total weight: 863g

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                                                                UK art market

                                                                4541

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                                                                  Champleve Enamelled & Gilded Bronze Stupa with Jataka Tales

                                                                  China
                                                                  Ming Dynasty, circa 15th century

                                                                  height: 20.2cm, width: 10cm, weight: 1,254g

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                                                                  private collection of Maurice Collis (1889-1973); thereafter by descent.

                                                                  4373

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                                                                    Four Burgaute Lacquered Scholar’s Cups Inlaid with Abalone Nacre & Silver

                                                                    China
                                                                    early 18th century

                                                                    height: 4.8cm, diameter: 10.5cm, typical weight per cup: 75g

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                                                                    UK art market

                                                                    1563

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                                                                      Eastern Han Terracotta Funerary Tile (Huaxiangzhuan) of an Elephant and Elephant Tamer

                                                                      China
                                                                      Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD

                                                                      size: 18cm x 18cm

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                                                                      UK art market

                                                                      1813

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                                                                        Large, Chinese-Export Carved Mother-of-Pearl Snuff Box Depicting Napoleon’s Tomb, with Silver Mounts

                                                                        Canton, China
                                                                        circa 1820

                                                                        diameter: 9.2cm, thickness: 3cm, weight: 277g

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                                                                        UK art market

                                                                        1944

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                                                                          Straits Chinese ‘Brown & Gold’ Ancestral Shrine Cabinet

                                                                          Straits Chinese community, Straits Settlements (Malacca, Penang, Singapore)
                                                                          19th century

                                                                          height: 81cm, width: 70cm, depth: 47cm

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                                                                          UK art market

                                                                          2445

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                                                                            Sino-Tibetan Cloisonné and Silver Eating Bowl

                                                                            Chinese made for the Tibet Market
                                                                            18th-19th century

                                                                            height: 4.7cm, diameter: 11.5cm

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                                                                            UK art market

                                                                            2491

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                                                                              Liao Dynasty Gilded Silver Dragon Fish-Shaped Earrings

                                                                              China
                                                                              Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

                                                                              width: 3.5cm, height: 3.5cm combined weight: 11g

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                                                                              private collection, UK

                                                                              2492

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                                                                                Liao Dynasty Gold Pendant Earrings

                                                                                China
                                                                                Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

                                                                                height: 5.3cm, combined weight: 9g

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                                                                                private collection, UK

                                                                                2496

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                                                                                  Pair of Fine, Engraved Liao Gilded-Silver Bracelets

                                                                                  China
                                                                                  Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

                                                                                  diameter at widest point: 6.5cm, combined weight: 66g

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                                                                                  private collection, UK

                                                                                  3255

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                                                                                    Pair of Chinese Qing Silver Pendants

                                                                                    Southern China
                                                                                    19th-20th century

                                                                                    length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 9g

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                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                    3254

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                                                                                      Pair of Qing Chinese Silver Earrings

                                                                                      Southern China
                                                                                      19th-20th century

                                                                                      length: 3.6cm, combined weight: 17g

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                                                                                      UK art market

                                                                                      4021

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                                                                                        Carved & Polychrome Image of Chu-sheng Niang-niang (the Goddess who Registers Births), Fuzhou Chinese, early 20th century

                                                                                        Hokkien, Teochiu & Fuzhou Chinese Communities in Southeast Asia & China
                                                                                        early 20th century

                                                                                        height: 27cm, width: 14cm

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                                                                                        Private Collection, Keith Stevens, UK.

                                                                                        4416

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                                                                                          Kendi with Green-Glazed Chinese Earthenware & Engraved Brass Mounts

                                                                                          Java, Indonesia
                                                                                          19th century

                                                                                          height: 21cm, width 24cm

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                                                                                          private collection, UK.