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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9732

Nepalese Gilded Silver Chepu Pendant inlaid with Turquoise & other Stones

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
circa 18th century

height: 6.6cm, width: 9.3cm, weight: 58g

Sold

Provenance

Private collection, Madrid, Spain

9699

Superb Tibetan Gold, Silver & Turquoise Woman’s Belt Ornament (Ghanjen or Gyenzen)

Lhasa, Tibet
circa 18th century

width: 39.1cm, length: 24.6cm, weight: 413g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9701

Pair of Himalayan Shell Ear Ornaments

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India
19th century

external diameter: approximately 4.5cm, combined weight: 32g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9702

Rare Himalayan Brass Coil & Shell Pendant Necklace

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India
19th century

length of pendant: 13.1cm, width of pendant: 5.1cm, circumference of chain: 70cm, weight: 119g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

6130

Mongolian Ear or Temporal Ornaments with Silver, Coral, Turquoise & Peking Glass

Ordos Mongols, South Inner Mongolia
19th century

length: approximately 39.5cm, width: 4.4cm, combined weight: 258g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, Germany.

9640

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

Tibet
19th century

length: 46.7cm, width: 43cm, weight: 318g

Provenance

UK art market

9620

Sikkim or Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Silver Ga’u Box

Sikkim (Himalayan India) or Tibet
circa 18th century

height: 7cm, width: 5.6cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 77g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

9705

Himalayan Shell Pendant or Hair Ornament

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India
19th century

length: 8.8cm, width: 7.8cm, depth: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 77g

Provenance

Private collection, Scotland

9704

Himalayan Shell Hair Ornament (Dunkertsa)

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh
19th century

width: 7.4cm, length: 7.8cm, depth: approximately 3cm, weight: 97g

Reserved

Provenance

Private collection, Scotland

9703

Large & Superb Himalayan Shell Hair Ornament (Dunkertsa)

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh
19th century

length: 7.9cm, width: 9.7cm, depth: approximately 4.5cm, weight: 104g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9202

Rare Sikkim Parcel-Gilt Silver Ga’u Box

Gangtok, Sikkim, Himalayan India
18th-19th century

height: 10cm, width: 9.7cm, depth: 5.1cm, weight: 335g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9201

Rare Sikkim Parcel-Gilt Silver Ga’u Box

Gangtok, Sikkim, Himalayan India
18th-19th century

height: 10.2cm, width: 9.5cm, depth: 4.3cm, weight: 303g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9565

Nepalese Gem-Inset Gilded Silver Breast Plate (Suta or Konchi)

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
18th-19th century

width: 17.5cm across, weight: 249g

Provenance

Scottish art market

9598

Tibetan Hair Bead with Turquoise and Coral

Central Tibet
18th-19th century

length: 9cm, width: 5.5cm, depth: 1.6cm, weight: 71g

Provenance

private collection, Netherlands

9600

Large, Elaborate Tibetan Hair Bead with Silver, Gilt & Multiple Turquoise

Central Tibet
18th century

length: 10cm, width: 4.6cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 81g

Provenance

private collection, Netherlands

9599

Tibetan Woman’s Silver & Gold Head Ornament with Coral (Melong Pongu or Metok)

Derge and Chamdo, Eastern Tibet
19th-early 20th century

diameter: 4.9cm, depth: 2.2cm, weight: 28g

Provenance

private collection, Netherlands

9545

Chinese Warring States Gold and Turquoise-Inlaid Bronze Garment Hook

Northern China
Warring States period or Han Dynasty, 3rd or 2nd century BC

height: 8.4cm, width: 1.1cm, weight: 96g (not including display stand)

Provenance

private collection, London, UK; Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, 2019

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

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

Sold

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

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

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

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

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

Reserved

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