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19th Century Antique Chinese Tin Coconut Stacking Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese tin coconut stacking box with mark: LiuYiJi, diameter 8 cm, high 10.5
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Tin Toy Chinese MS 705 Trolley Bus Shanghai-Rare, 1950/1960
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
One of the absolute rarest antique Chinese toys made. Antique Red China Tin Toy clockwork. Chinese
Category

20th Century Chinese Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Tin Toy Car Mini Sedan MF152 Shanghai, 1950/1960
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
One of the absolute rarest antique Chinese toys made. This is a most unusually made antique toy
Category

20th Century Chinese Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Antique Chinese Inlay Tin Coconut Big Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese tin coconut big bowl with mark, diameter 8.5inch, high 3.5 inch.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Coconut

Antique Chinese Export Golden Tea Tin Lamp
Located in South Salem, NY
Unique table lamp made from repurposed Chinese Export tea tins, made in China circa 1870. This
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mao Cultural Revolution Portraits on Tin
Located in New York, NY
Two striking Mao cultural revolution portraits on tin. Great historical pieces. Priced
Category

Vintage 1960s Chinese Decorative Art

Materials

Tin

Georgian China Press Form Biscuit Tin Box by Huntley & Palmers, 1912, English
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Georgian china press form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, 1912, English. Faux Hepplewhite
Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Set of Mao Cultural Revolution Portraits on Tin
Located in New York, NY
A set of three small striking Mao cultural revolution portraits on tin. Great historical pieces
Category

Vintage 1960s Chinese Decorative Art

Materials

Tin

Teapot in painted tin with Chinese decorations. George III, late 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Teapot in painted tin with Chinese decorations. George III, late 18th Century. Very good
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Pitchers

Materials

Tin

Vintage Mechanical tin plated wind up Sparrow Bird toy - 1960's - China
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
China in the late 1960s, this sparrow toy features a lithographed tinplate bird with a clockwork
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal, Tin

20th Century Antique Tibetan Handcraft Copper Tin Container
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan container made from Tibetan copper and tin. It has hand crafted Tibetan
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Copper, Tin

20th Century Antique Tibetan Handcraft Copper Tin Container
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan container made from Tibetan copper and tin. It has hand crafted Tibetan
Category

20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Copper, Tin

Pair of Chinese Mahogany and Tin Hinged Painted Figural Tea Bins, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Chinese mahogany and tin hinged painted tea bins with gilt figural stenciling and
Category

Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century English Tin and Wood Storage Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th-century English imported storage box with hand-painted gilt Chinese character insignia
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Tin

Very decorative Burmese tea tin
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This very decorative tea tin was made for the Burmese market with text in Chinese, English and
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Steel

Antique Tin with Cranes Asian Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique tin in Asian style with cranes. This lithographic tin box with birds dates from the early
Category

Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Pair Tea Tin Lamps
Located in South Salem, NY
Unique table lamp made from repurposed Chinese Export tea tins, made in China circa 1870. This
Category

Antique 19th Century British Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair Tea Tin Lamps
Pair Tea Tin Lamps
H 22 in W 11 in D 11 in
19th Century China Trade Painting of Clipper Ship Tin Sing off Hong Kong
Located in London, GB
Anonymous Chinese Painter Clipper Ship Tin Sing of Hong Kong Oil on Canvas 25 X 32 inches
Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese Coconut tea pot - China - late 18th / early 19th - Qing - Asian Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
cap is also made of pewter. The coconut is decorated with imperial motifs. Chinese characters are
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

Chinoiserie Vignette of Soap Stone Carving Tin Tea Canister & Jade Grapes
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely chinoiserie vignette including a soap stone carving, a black tin tea canister comprised of
Category

20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Stone, Jade, Soapstone, Tin

Chinese tole tea tray, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Heavily patterned Chinese tole tea tray. The base of the tray is dominated by a gilt field pattern
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Tin

Chinese tole tea tray, 1800's
Chinese tole tea tray, 1800's
H 1 in W 19.5 in D 14.5 in
Mid-Century Tin Chinoiserie Magazine Racks and Matching Waste Bin by Worcester
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Mid-century tin worcester ware chinoiserie magazine racks and matching waste bin. Offered for
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Porcelain Ming Transitional China Plate Zhangzhou Verte
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nicely decorated plate. Ming period. South Chinese Ming ZHangzhou Swatow. Scene of boat on a
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Silver Bowl
Located in London, GB
A Chinese silver bowl of lobed round form with applied decoration depicting various flowers and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Chinese Export Silver Bowl
Chinese Export Silver Bowl
H 1.97 in Dm 5.79 in
Early 18th Century Dutch Tin-Glazed Earthenware Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
18th century tin-glazed earthenware Passover plate, Delft, the Netherlands. Decorated with a
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Religious Items

Materials

Earthenware

Dutch Delft Chinoiserie Faïence Tin-Glazed Floral Cobalt Blue Charger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Dutch delft, tin-glazed earthenware deep charger, inspired by Chinese export
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Art Nouveau Vase
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Chinese Art Nouveau vase in stucco with tin liner and floral decoration, circa 1900.
Category

20th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Stucco

Chinese Art Nouveau Vase
Chinese Art Nouveau Vase
H 18 in Dm 10.5 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Tole Tea Cannister With Lid
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 20th Century Chinese Export toleware tea cannister with lid. This tea tin features Chinese
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Antique Lowestoft Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Make-Do Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export porcelain teapot. With pink painted floral decoration throughout. The
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Blue Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Yaogangxian Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
expanse of a tungsten-tin (W-Sn) deposit in the Hunan Province of China. Although the deposit has been
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Large Chinese Export Punchbowl with Staple Repairs, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable large Chinese export blue and white punchbowl painted with a floral and brocade design
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Iron

Chinese 18th Century Qianlong Ormolu Mounted Lamps
Located in Newark, England
From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this pair of Chinese 18th century Qianlong
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Table Lamps

Materials

Jade, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Chinese 18th Century Qianlong Ormolu Mounted Lamps
Chinese 18th Century Qianlong Ormolu Mounted Lamps
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H 28 in W 7.8 in D 5.3 in
Vintage Chinese Faience Duck Sculpture with Blue Oriental Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese faience duck sculpture with blue oriental accents. Faience is tin-glazed pottery on a
Category

20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Faience

Ai Weiwei, Pequi Tree - Limited Edition Sculpture, Chinese Contemporary Art
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Hamburg, DE
mortal to eternal, as an element of proof and as a monument. Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) Pequi Tree
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Dutch Delftware Figural Earthenware Ewer Vase in Chinese Transitional Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Decorated in different shades of blue on a white tin glaze in Chinese Transitional style with figures in a
Category

Antique 17th Century European Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Unusual Dutch Delftware Figural Earthenware Vases in Chinese Transitional Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
different in blue on a white tin glaze in Chinese Transitional style with figures in a mountainous landscape
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Spring Mountain 1978 Modern Chinese WC Sumi Painting blue green contemporary
By Kan Tai-Keung
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
sketching with his uncle Han May-Tin. Later he took a Chinese ink painting course from Lui Shou-kwan and an
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

19th Century Chinoiserie Export Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Chinese export tole tea canister, mounted as a table lamp. A large general store tin
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Kadi" is the name of this rare Chinese themed vintage German made mechanical toy; depicting two
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Regency Tole Chestnut Urn
Located in Pasadena, CA
decorated in Chinese motifs with lion head and ring side handles. The painted decoration, which remains in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Urns

Materials

Brass, Tin

Regency Tole Chestnut Urn
Regency Tole Chestnut Urn
H 12 in W 6.5 in D 4.75 in
French Tole Cachepot by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
different colors. Two versions: one with a Chinese scene, the other with a vegetal decoration motif, typical
Category

2010s Italian Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Tin

Brighton Pavilion Style Chinoiserie Decorated Tole & Crystal Chandelier
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
& green) painted tin body, scrolled iron arms leading into cut bobeche which support faux wax candle
Category

Mid-20th Century American Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Iron, Tin

English Regency Style Toleware Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Chinese scenes. Made in the traditional tole method of lacquer tinplate. Conic shade Included. Available
Category

2010s Italian Regency Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle, Tin

Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Plate Antique Blue White 17th c
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
a Silver ot Tin repair. Measures: 148mm x 27mm Period 17th century. A very nice antique
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Selection of Asian Influenced Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
: 1) Guan Yin lamp. It measures 42"H x 14"W. 2) Chinese brass abacus lamp. It measures 33"H x 12"W. 3
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Tin

Unusual Dutch Delftware Earthenware Kraak Charger 'Lion of Juda', 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Earthenware dish on footring. flat rim. Decorated in different shades of blue on a white tin glaze
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Votive Plaque with Walking Buddha in Sukhothai Style and Silvered Seated Buddha
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
relief from a metal alloy of tin and lead with an iron like surface of a deep brown color mounted on a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Thai Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Blue and White Delft Punch Bowl Hand Painted Mid 18th Century Netherlands
Located in Katonah, NY
foot. The Dutch potters learned this shape from Chinese porcelain bowls, which the Dutch East India
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Decorative Bowls

Materials

Delft

Large 19th Century Rococo French Faience Soup Tureen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
reproduce the aesthetics of Chinese porcelains in the West. The tin glaze created a pure white surface on
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Soup Tureens

Materials

Faience

Eugenio Patterino Italian Sculptures Chinoiserie Mid Century Terracotta - a pair
By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Chinoiserie man and woman in a Chinese 1950s outfit Made Of tin glazed earthenware / terracotta Very colourful
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Pequi Tree
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Ai Weiwei Pequi Tree Miniature, 2021 Tin 12 3/5 × 3 1/10 in 32 × 8 cm Edition of 250 The "Pequi
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pequi Tree
H 12.6 in W 1.97 in
Temperley London Black Crystal Wide Trousers Size L
By Temperley London
Located in London, GB
London designer resale item. Details Tin model Black Viscose Wide leg trousers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Wide Leg Pants

Pair of Chinoiserie Delft plates. England C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of plates painted with a pagoda in a garden after a contemporary Chinese model. English
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Delft plate - Ship in sail off the coast. Glasgow C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
tin-glazed earthenware in the 16th century, inspired by Chinese porcelain. Scottish Delftware, however
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Scottish Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Blue and White Chinoiserie Dish Delft, circa 1680 Oriental Garden Landscape
By Delft
Located in ROSSUM, GE
purple outlining on a light blue-coloured tin-glaze. The Chinese figure carries a guzheng, a Chinese
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Early 18th Century Blue and White Dutch Delft Clobbered Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
emulate the Chinese blue and white pieces. Delft, or tin-glazed earthenware, was the Netherlands's
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Vases

Materials

Delft, Pottery

Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands, circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
primarily in Delft. The pottery makers in Delft began producing tin glazed earthenware in Chinese porcelain
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

Antique George IV Gonçalo Alves & Amboyna Marquetry Tea Caddy C1825 19th Century
Located in London, GB
used to store tea. The word is believed to be derived from catty, the Chinese pound. The earliest
Category

Antique 1820s George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Amboyna

Unusual Dutch Delftware Earthenware Kraak Charger 'Lion of Juda'
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Earthenware dish on footring. flat rim. Decorated in different shades of blue on a white tin glaze
Category

Antique 17th Century European Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Dutch Delft Charger 18th Century Polychrome Colors Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
introduced tin-glazed pottery painted in polychrome colors into the Netherlands. The defining characteristics
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

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China Tin For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic China tin available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, tin and wood, every China tin was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer China tin, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A China tin, designed in the Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made China tin over the years, but those crafted by Frederick Cooper and Robert Kuo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a China Tin?

Prices for a China tin start at $150 and top out at $20,608 with the average selling for $1,250.