Our catalogue > Himalayan & Chinese Jewellery

Antique jewellery from Tibet, Bhutan, Ladakh, and Mongolia is shown here.

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

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9463

Nepalese Gilded & Gold Vishnu Pendant set with Semi-Precious Stones

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
18th-19th century

length: 7.3cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 58g

Provenance

UK art marjet

9518

Ladakh Twelve-Strand Coral, Turquoise & Silver Bead Necklace (Ultik)

Ladakh, Himalayan India
19th century

circumference: 57cm, length of central band: 6.2cm, weight: 314g

Provenance

UK art market

9462

Nepalese Gilded & Gold Vishnu Pendant set with Pearls & Semi-Precious Stones

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
18th-19th century

length (including the fringe of gilded disks): 12.5cm, width: approximately 6cm, weight: 46g

Provenance

UK art market

8884

Mongolian Silver Necklace with Enamelled Silver, Turquoise & Coral Beads & Grooming Accessories

Mongolia
19th century

circumference: approximately 89cm, width of the central pendant: approximately 11cm, weight: 191g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8562

Nepalese Gold & Gilt Amulet Box showing the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha, & set with Rubies & other Precious Stones

Nepal
19th-early 20th century

width: 8.2cm, length: 7.9cm, depth: 2cm, weight: 128g

Provenance

UK art market

4404

Gilded Silver Butterfly Ornament set with Turquoise

Nepal or Eastern Tibet
18th-19th century

height: 5cm. width: 5.3cm, weight: 19.4g

Provenance

UK art market

7040

Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box with Silver, Gold & Coral

Central Tibet, probably Lhasa
19th century

length: 8.3cm, width: 5.6cm, depth: 4.1cm, weight: 86g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6844

Tibetan Silver Filigree Ga’u Box set with Turquoise, & a Bone Bead Necklace

Western Tibet
late 19th century

length (of ga'u box): 10.6cm, width: 6.6cm, depth: 2.1cm, circumference of necklace: 105cm, overall weight: 158g

Provenance

Scottish art market

6918

Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pin (Koma) Set

Bhutan
circa 1900

diameter of the cloak fasteners (widest): 6cm, overall length: 56cm, weight: 88g

Provenance

private European collection

6919

Pair of Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pins (Koma)

Bhutan
circa 1900

diameter (widest): 6.4cm, combined weight: 80g

Provenance

private European collection

6922

Bhutanese Silver & Turquoise Bracelet

Bhutan
early 20th century

external diameter (widest): 7.6cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 61g

Provenance

private European collection

6796

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

Provenance

UK art market

6618

Pair of Chinese Silver Marriage Bracelets

China
19th century

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

Provenance

UK art market

3255

Pair of Chinese Qing Silver Pendants

Southern China
19th-20th century

length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 9g

Provenance

UK art market

3254

Pair of Qing Chinese Silver Earrings

Southern China
19th-20th century

length: 3.6cm, combined weight: 17g

Provenance

UK art market

2491

Liao Dynasty Gilded Silver Dragon Fish-Shaped Earrings

China
Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

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

Provenance

private collection, UK

2492

Liao Dynasty Gold Pendant Earrings

China
Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

height: 5.3cm, combined weight: 9g

Provenance

private collection, UK

2496

Pair of Fine, Engraved Liao Gilded-Silver Bracelets

China
Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

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

Provenance

private collection, UK

6703

Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box

Central Tibet
19th century

length: 6.2cm, height: 6.3cm, depth: 4.9cm, weight: 71g

Provenance

UK art market

6453

Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Silver ‘Saddle’ Ring set with Turquoise (Tagam or Ga Tshi-ko)

Central & Eastern Tibet
19th-20th century

weight: 13g, US ring size: 7-8, UK ring size: P-Q

Provenance

UK art market

4036

Chinese Silver Filigree & Jade Hinged Bracelet

China
circa 1900

internal diameter: 5.6cm, height: 2.1cm, weight: 46.25g

Provenance

UK art market

5774

Tibetan Silver & Turquoise Woman’s Belt Ornament & Matching Silver Chain (Ghanjen or Gyenzen)

Tibet
19th century

length: 46cm, height: 28cm, length of chain: 126cm, overall weight: 603g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

5808

Large Silver Ga’u Box set with Turquoise & Coral

Eastern Tibet, probably Labrang area
early 20th century

length: 15cm, height: 15.3cm, thickness: 2.8cm, weight: 254g

Provenance

UK art market

5807

Large Tibetan Silver Ga’u Box set with Turquoise & Coral

Eastern Tibet, probably Labrang area
early 20th century

length: 16.5cm, width: 12.7cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 292g

Provenance

UK art market

5659

Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box

Central Tibet
19th century

width: 6.3cm, height: 8cm, thickness: 3.3cm

Provenance

UK art market

3527

Nepalese Pair of Woman’s Gold Earrings (Chepti Sun)

Nepal
mid-19th century

diameters: 6cm, combined weight: 22.7g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

2753

Pair of Gold & Coral Ear Ornaments (Godwari or Mendog Kogde)

Sherpa People, Nepal-Tibet
19th century

diameter: 7cm (each), combined weight: 37g

Provenance

UK art market

4195

Pair of Woman’s Silver & Turquoise Earrings

Central Tibet
19th century

heights: 5cm, diameter of hoops: 3.2cm, combined weight: 59g

Provenance

UK art market

3846

Tibetan Silver Filigree Ga’u Box with Turquoise & Coral

Western Tibet
late 19th century

height: 10.4cm, width: 9cm, weight: 69g

Provenance

UK art market

3012

Fine Tibetan Gold & Silver Ga’u

Tibet
late 19th century

height: 15cm, width: 12cm, thickness: 5.5cm

Provenance

UK art market

2637

Tibetan Silver, Coral & Turquoise Earrings (Along)

Tibet
late 19th century-early 20th century

height: 8.5cm, combined weight: 70g

Provenance

UK art market

2744

Nepalese Silver Hollow Kalli Anklets

Newar People, Nepal
early 20th century

exterior diameter: 13.5cm, interior diameter: 9.5cm, weight: 260g

Provenance

UK art market

9317

Mongolian Unusual Coral & Silver Double-Band Bracelet

Mongolia
19th century

outer diameter: 7.2cm, inner diameter: 6.2cm, weight: 28g

Provenance

private collection, US.

9379

Tibetan Large Round Silver Ga’u set with Turquoise

Western Tibet
19th century

diameter: approximately 12cm, depth: 3.7cm, weight: 250g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9378

Large Tibetan Silver Ga’u set with Turquoise & Coral (with Display Stand)

Western Tibet
19th century

length: 12.4cm, width: 9.2cm, depth: 2.5cm, weight: 158g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9381

Large, Tibetan Silver & Turquoise Hair Bead Pendant (with Display Stand)

Central Tibet
18th-19th century

length: 13.5cm, width: 6.8cm, thickness: 2.9cm, weight: 133g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9380

Tibetan Large Silver Ga’u with Turquoise (& Display Stand)

Western Tibet
19th-early 20th century

height: 15.6cm, width: 10.4cm, depth: 3.6cm, weight: 277g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9315

Nepalese Long Silver Necklace (Jantar)

Tamang people, Nepal
19th century

circumference: approximately 84cm, length of pendant: 10.6cm, weight: 537g

Provenance

private collection, US

9009

Woman’s Pair of Turquoise & Silver Ear Ornaments (Akor)

Lhasa, Tibet
19th century or earlier

length: 11.8cm, combined weight: 88g

Provenance

UK art market

9258

Tibetan Bone, Trade Bead & Chank Shell Mala or Rosary Beads (Sin-‘phen)

Tibet
18th-19th century

circumference: approximately 62cm, diameter of main chank shell bead: 1.8cm, weight: 119g

Provenance

private collection, London.

9143

Rare Tibetan or Nepalese Silver & Copper Ga’u Showing Ganesh (Ganapati)

Nepal or Tibet
18th century

height: 11.3cm, width: 11.1cm, depth: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 309g

Provenance

private collection, London.

9151

Tibetan Deity Tokcha, probably Padmapani

Tibet
circa 12th-13th century

height: 6cm, width: 5.3cm, weight: 65g

Provenance

UK art market

9152

Tibetan Deity Tokcha, probably Damchen Garwai Nakpo

Tibet
circa 15th century

height: 5.6cm, width: 4.8cm, weight: 35g

Provenance

UK art market

9154

Two Tibetan Zodiac Tokchas & One Other

Tibet
circa 17th century

length: 5.2cm, 6.7cm and 7.1cm, combined weight: 176g

Provenance

UK art market

8982

Pair of Tibetan Coral, Turquoise & Silver Ear Ornaments

Eastern Tibet
18th-19th century

length: 14.9cm, combined weight: 113g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9044

Tibetan Buddhist Mala Rosary Beads

Tibet
18th-19th century

circumference: approximately 45cm, width of disks: 1.5cm, weight: 126g

Provenance

private collection, London

8853

Fine Tibetan Lotus-form Silver & Coral Ga’u Box

Tibet
19th century or earlier

length: 10.8cm, diameter: 9cm, depth: 1.7cm, weight: 130g

Provenance

UK art market

4148

Tibetan Gilded Clasp set with Turquoise & Coral

Central Tibet
19th century

length: 8.3cm, width: 4cm, weight: 50g

Provenance

private collection, London

8428

Tibetan Woman’s Silver Amulet Box (Ga’u) with Gold & Turquoise

Lhasa, Tibet
late 19th century

length: 10.8cm, width: 11.3cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 98g

Provenance

private collection, London.

8854

Tibetan Silver & Coral Amulet Box (Ga’u)

Tibet
19th century

length: 12cm, diameter: 9.3cm, depth (including coral): 3.2cm, weight: 172g

Provenance

UK art market

8858

Tibetan Turquoise Amulet Box (Ga’u)

Lhasa, Tibet
19th century

width: 9.2cm, length: 9.2cm, depth: 1.6cm, weight: 63g

Provenance

UK art market

8856

Tibetan Round Amulet Box (Ga’u)

Tibet
19th century

length: 8cm, diameter: 7cm, depth: 3.5cm, weight: 87g

Provenance

UK art market

8857

Tibetan Silver & Coral Amulet Box (Ga’u)

Tibet
19th century

width: 7cm, length: 6cm, depth (including coral): 4cm, weight: 104g

Provenance

UK art market

8859

Fine, Tibetan Round Amulet Box (Ga’u)

Eastern Tibet
19th century

width: 7.8cm, diameter: 7cm, depth: 2.6cm, weight: 99g

Provenance

UK art market

8471

Tibetan Woman’s Silver Amulet Case (Ga’u)

Tibet
early 20th century

length: 7.6cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: approximately 2.9cm, weight: 47g

Provenance

UK art market