Skip to main content

Chinese Helmet

Chinese Woven Bamboo Foot Soldier's Helmet, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
China’s Imperial Army. Used as a helmet, this object was produced in a way that would provide protection
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Bamboo

Terracotta Dancer in Military Helmet, Chinese Han Style
Located in Somis, CA
is the figure's facial expression. She is joyful. A pale blue military style helmet indicates her
Category

20th Century Chinese Han Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese Armorial Tea Bowl Porcelain Qianlong China ca 1775
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
helmet. Condition cup perfect, saucer star hairline and line from rim. Size 96 x 25mm D X H and 95 x
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Haughwout & Co. Silver Helmet Medallion 5-Piece 19th Century Tea Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
E. V. Haughwout & Co. silver soldered, mid-19th century 5-piece tea and coffee set in the Helmet
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

Circa 1830 Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Canton Gravy Boat
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 Blue Canton gravy boat, Chinese export porcelain. Helmet form; loop handle. Light blue
Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster Practice Skills Defend Motherland
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Chinese Communist propaganda poster - Practice your skills to defend the
Category

Vintage 1960s Chinese Posters

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese armorial export octagonal dinner plate, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese famille rose porcelain armorial plate mounted in a shadow box. The plate features a rounded
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Shadow Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Original Vintage Poster Destroy Invading Enemies China Propaganda Navy Torpedo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Chinese propaganda poster - Stand By To Annihilate Invading Enemies - featuring a
Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Posters

Materials

Paper

Small Vintage Oriental Warrior Bust, Chinese, Obsidian, Portrait Sculpture, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage Oriental warrior bust. A Chinese, hand-carved obsidian portrait sculpture
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Priests of Pallas Festival Kansas City Chinese Cloisonné Card Tray, 1906
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and scarce Chinese attributed Art Nouveau cloisonné card tray made for the Priests of
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Art Nouveau Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Chinese Export Mandarin Warrior Famille Rose Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Mandarin Warrior Famille Rose Vase, Now as a Lamp The porcelain vase, China circa
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Large 18th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Altar God of Guan Yu
Located in Atlanta, GA
was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Qing Dynasty Chinese Sancai Temple Guardian Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A large antique Chinese glazed Sancai pottery temple guardian figure, designed to ward off evil
Category

Antique 18th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata - Sino Japan Battle_of_Son.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. 20. Eight war correspondents are shown observing the Japanese assault on Chinese troops at Songhwan1
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Earthenware Guardians or Soldiers
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Chinese painted pottery guardian figures Tang dynasty Each molded in mirror image of the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta

Archaic Bronze Ding Warring States Period
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Bronze Archaistic Warring States Period Ding Pot. Circa 500 BCE A beautifully shaped
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Jars

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldiers
Located in Austin, TX
, dressed in form fitting, elaborate layered Armor with fitted helmets. The breastplates feature impressive
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Napoleon III Chinoserie French Lobed Basket In Hand-Decorated Papier-Maché
Located in Prato, Tuscany
. The technique of "papier-maché" (mixture of papers and natural glues) is known in China as far back as
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Lacquer

Materials

Paper

17th Century, Pair of Italian Ink Drawings on Paper with Studies for Grotesques
Located in IT
17th century, pair of ink drawings on paper with studies for grotesques, friezes and helmets
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Drawings

Materials

Paper

The large and interesting silver gilt trophy of Captain George
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
the coat of arms of the East India Company (a shield surmounted by a helmet, flanked by lion
Category

Antique 18th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver

Napoleon III Style French Sail Table In Papier Machè and Solid Wood
Located in Firenze, FI
China since 200 B.C. (Han dynasty), spreading then all over the East; papier maché was used to build
Category

Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Side Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
By Quezal
Located in NANTES, FR
head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped
Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
H 15.16 in Dm 6.11 in

Recent Sales

Tōkanmuri Kabuto Samurai Helmet in the Shape of a Court CAP
Located in Milano, IT
Tokanmuri kabuto Samurai helmet in the shape of a court cap Momoyama to early Edo Period
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Tōkanmuri Kabuto Samurai Helmet in the Shape of a Court CAP
Tōkanmuri Kabuto Samurai Helmet in the Shape of a Court CAP
Free Shipping
H 19.69 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Chinese Porcelain Shell Form Vessel, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Very rare Chinese libation vessel, naturalistically modelled as a helmet shell, standing on a
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Chinese Export Porcelain Salt-Cellar, Qianlong Period, '1736-1795'
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Chinese export porcelain salt-cellar, East India Company, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Glazed
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Dishes, Qianlong, 1736-1795
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Chinese export porcelain pair of octogonal plates, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). Produced ca. 1745
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Antique Ming Dynasty Iron Figure of Guandi
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Offered is this authentic Chinese antique Ming dynasty (1368-1644) iron figure depicting the deity
Category

Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Pair of Chinese Tang Dynasty Lokapala (Guardian Figures)
Located in Seattle, WA
A pair of Chinese earthenware Lokopala (T'ien-wang). These two Lokapala represent two of the four
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Pair of Chinese Tang Dynasty Lokapala (Guardian Figures)
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of large Chinese sancai-glazed earthenware figures of Lokopala (T'ien-wang). These two
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Large Pair of Chinese Painted Sculptures of Tomb Guardians
Located in Wilton, CT
Matched Pair of Painted Pottery Sculptural Figures of Tomb Guardians Wearing Helmets and Full Body
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Famille rose porcelain armorial plate, octagonal
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Famille rose porcelain armorial plate China, ca 1780 Of rounded octagonal form with
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Dinner Plates

Antique Sculpture of a 8th Century Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Guardian Official
Located in Los Angeles, CA
made. The figure is dressed in body armour with matching helmet. Measures: 24-1/2” high x 7-1/2” wide.  
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

8th Century Tang Dynasty Ceramic Figure of a Guardian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
figure standing on a base in warrior pose. Wearing a helmet and armor, with arms protruding sleeves with
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

English Armorial Plate, ‘Spero’ Arms of Douglas, Attributed to Wolfe & Co
By Wolfe & Co.
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Unusual English hexagonal plate, decorated in the Chinese Export manner with a central armorial
Category

Antique Early 1800s English George IV Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

"United Nations" Mines Marking Plate or Sign, Dated 1952 from the Korean War
By Fisher & Ludlow
Located in Werkendam, NL
force of the United Nations, led by the United States for the South and China fought for the North
Category

Vintage 1950s Korean Other Signs

Materials

Metal

Rare Dutch 17th Century Cabinet-on-Stand, A So-Called “Kraamkamerkast”
Located in Amsterdam, NL
crowned baronet helmet, flanked by acanthus tendrils. The ebony central part and frieze above the doors
Category

Antique 1670s Dutch Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Ebony, Rosewood, Oak

Chinese Canton Blue and White Porcelain Helmet Shaped Creamer
Located in Savannah, GA
This very fine Chinese Export hand decorated blue and white porcelain creamer is an unusual "helmet
Category

Antique 1820s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Ming Warrior Mountain Pattern Armour Manchu Helmet, Certified, TL Tested
Located in Sofia, BG
Ming Warrior 24 cms height, wearing Mountain pattern armour and a Manchu helmet with plume
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Antique Chinese Armorial Bowl Porcelain Qianlong China, ca 1775
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
" underneath a tower and helmet. Condition 2 hairlines. Size 139 x 65 mm D X H Period 18th Century Qing
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
A Chinese covered tureen with a delicately ribbed body and bail handles. Made for the Chinese
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Soup Tureens

A Pair of Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Dishes
Located in Katonah, NY
The coat of arms and helmet crest are those of de Heere of Middleburg and Dordrecht. "The (original
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Terracotta Warrior with Shield - Northern Wei Dynasty, China '386-557 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Standing terracotta warrior with traces in orange, green and white painting, wearing a helmet and
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Fine Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Iron Foo Dog Dragons
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine quality pair of late 19th-early 20th century Chinese iron foo dog dragons. Each dragon
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Belle Époque Andirons

Materials

Iron

Ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse & Archer Rider, 618 AD
Located in London, GB
A magnificent ancient Chinese pottery figure of an Archer on horseback, dating to the Tang dynasty
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Silver & Bronze Antique Buddhist Stupa Vajracharya Masters of Thunderbolt Crown
Located in GB
. Dimensions: Height 52cm floor to the top of the helmet, 43cm helmet only Width 22cm Depth 22cm
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

Asian Folding Table with Brass Tray and Carved Wood, circa 1890
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
pith helmet and his clothes, surely an officer), dragon, bats, flowers and symbols. Chinoiserie
Category

Antique 1890s Asian Chinese Export Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

Original Antique World War One Humoros Wap Map Of The World WWI Japan Caricature
Located in London, GB
spiked helmet crushing Belgium with its paw, Great Britain and France as soldiers firing cannons at them
Category

Vintage 1910s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Edo Period Samurai Suit
Located in New Orleans, LA
wool. This suit features a helmet bearing the crest of the Aoki clan, along with a neckplate comprised
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Copper, Steel, Iron

Edo Period Samurai Suit
Edo Period Samurai Suit
H 54 in W 27 in D 19 in
Oval Lobed Bowl Papier Maché Hand Decorated with Gilded Chinoiserie, France
Located in Prato, Tuscany
(pyrotechnics were in use in China as early as the year 1000); the technique of "paper maché" (a mixture of
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Lacquer

Materials

Paper

Napoleon III Pair of French Fans Chinoiserie
Located in Prato, Tuscany
represented two delightful scenes in a typical Chinese village with festive and smiling characters; everything
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Masks

Materials

Wood, Paper

Napoleon III Pair of French Fans Chinoiserie
Napoleon III Pair of French Fans Chinoiserie
H 16.15 in W 7.88 in L 16.15 in
Napoleon III Chinoserie French Basket With Hand-Decorated Papier-Maché Handle
Located in Prato, Tuscany
glues) is known in China as far back as 200 B.C. (Han dynasty), later spreading throughout the East
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Lacquer

Materials

Paper

Napoleon III Style French Sail Table in Papier Machè
Located in Prato, Tuscany
1880 and 1883. The technique of "papier maché" (mixture of paper and natural glues) is known in China
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Paper

Derby Porcelain Figure of Minerva with Owl, Rococo Ca 1765
By Derby
Located in London, GB
colourful dress and covered by a lavish cape. She wears sandals and a crested helmet. In her right hand she
Category

Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Figure of Minerva with Owl, Rococo Ca 1765
Derby Porcelain Figure of Minerva with Owl, Rococo Ca 1765
Free Shipping
H 10.6 in Dm 5 in L 10.6 in
Derby Porcelain Figures of Mars and Minerva, Rococo, circa 1765
By Derby
Located in London, GB
version Mars is represented as a centurion in a cloak and chain armour, a crested helmet, a thonged kilt
Category

Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Derby Porcelain Figures of Mars and Venus, Rococo, 1759-1769
By Derby
Located in London, GB
Mars is represented as a centurion in a cloak and chain armour, a crested helmet, a thonged kilt and
Category

Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japan Rare Matching Pair Old Nautical Diving Helmet Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare pair Unusual Nautical find - only one pair- "Diving Helmet" lanterns- first we have seen
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Lanterns

Materials

Iron

Rare Antique Chinese Porcelain Charger Jiaqing Napoleon Soldier Armorial, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese Export porcelain plate with a commemoration to a Napoleonic soldier. "Souvenir d'un Fils
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Northern Ch'i Dynasty Painted Pottery Warrior Guardians
Located in Torino, IT
A wonderful and rare pair of ancient Chinese Northern Ch'i dynasty (550-577 AD.) Polychrome
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Lokapala Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese, Tang Dynasty 618 AD to 906 AD Pottery Lokapala Figires Two painted earthenware Lokapala
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Tall Antique Hawaiian Chief Ali'i Wood Tiki Sculpture 1900 FREE SHIPPING
Located in South Burlington, VT
with traditional helmet, circa 1900. Fine old dark patina from appropriate great age. We have not seen
Category

Antique 1890s American Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Rare Find Japanese Antique Boy's Day Samurai Festival Set in Original Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
assembled. Quality: The helmet 'Cap' is bronze and the inside lining is hand-stitched. The detailed neck
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Important Ancient Japanese Carved Wood Buddhist Guardian Figure, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
An important ancient Japanese carved wood Buddhist Devine Guardian figure with a helmet adorned
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Napoleon III Chinoserie Style French Rectangular Box in Papier-maché
Located in Prato, Tuscany
(Chinese New Year or Spring Festival) festivities and placing them in a basket under the tree, two seated
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Napoleon III Style Rectangular French Chinoserie Tray
Located in Prato, Tuscany
mixture of paper and natural glues) has been known in China since 200 BC. (Han dynasty), then spreading
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie More Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Art Nouveau Table Lamp signed Quezal
By Quezal
Located in NANTES, FR
rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of
Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Nouveau Table Lamp signed Quezal
Art Nouveau Table Lamp signed Quezal
H 19.49 in W 11.23 in D 9.26 in
Chinese Palace Guard's Helmet
Located in Washington, DC
Interesting steel and leather Chinese Guard's Helmet sitting atop of a circular bamboo base
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Steel

Chinese Palace Guard's Helmet
Chinese Palace Guard's Helmet
H 15 in W 9 in D 7.5 in
PAIR OF CHINESE POLYCHROMED EQUESTRIAN FIGURES
Located in San Francisco, CA
A DRAMATIC PAIR OF CHINESE POLYCHROMED RED POTTERY EQUESTRIAN FIGURES WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARMS AND
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Chinese Tang Dynasty Ceramic Figure of a Lokapala
Located in Seattle, WA
A Chinese earthenware burial Lokapala (Ch: hushizhe). The Lokapala represent one of the four
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Export Creamer With the Arms of the State of New York
Located in Great Barrington, MA
York State ordered dinner ware from the Chinese through merchants as many wealthy Americans throughout
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Rare Oriental Porcelain Armorial Punch Bowl
Located in Kensington, MD
Lion and Helmet insignia / armorial crest. Rim base View Our Complete Collection
Category

Chinese Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

8th Century Tang Dynasty Guardian Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, animal head ornaments, and elaborate helmet were once completely polychromed with red, pink, green, blue
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Statue of Lokapala
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Standing figure of warrior guardian wearing helmet and torso armor with heads of beast on shoulders
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Pottery

Statue of Lokapala
Statue of Lokapala
H 23.25 in W 8 in D 7.5 in
Samurai Armor with Eboshi-Nari Kabuto Tachi-dō tōsei Gusoku, 17th-18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
scales) and kirituske-kozane. The odoshi (lacing) in white silk. Helmet The kabuto is a
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Chinese Helmet", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Chinese Helmet For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese helmet you’re looking for. A Chinese helmet — often made from ceramic, porcelain and paper — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a Chinese helmet, we have 18 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese helmet — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese helmet, those designed in Art Nouveau and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese helmet over the years, but those crafted by Tang Dynasty are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chinese Helmet?

A Chinese helmet can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,081, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $32,000.