British Antique China

An extremely rare and most interesting mid-18th century Chinese open arm chair in the English style of the 1740s, of huang-huali and other timbers. The shaped top rail with scroll c...

Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by British potters ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, mak...

Chelsea was one of the very early adopters of porcelain in the British china industry. Founded in 1744 the Chelsea pottery was for about 40 years the leading maker of fine chinaware,...

A canopied, carved bed made in the Straits Chinese style. Settling along the major trade route that opened up between China and the Indian ocean in the 18th century, the so-called St...

Chelsea was one of the very early adopters of porcelain in the British china industry. Founded in 1744 the Chelsea pottery was for about 40 years the leading maker of fine chinaware,...

Neither of these stand out and the plates are entirely stable. Antique British china is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1800s, and this meant that china from that per...

Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by British potters ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, mak...

This service dates back to the early 1919s, just about when in the art deco style was being born. The Paragon China company was a British manufacturer of bone china from 1919 to 196...

The Derby Porcelain Works, now known as the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company, is a British manufacturer of fine bone china. The company has a long and rich history dating back to ...

Often furniture produced during this period combined British, Chinese and Japanese influence to produce items that satisfied a desire for the exotic.

Outstanding pair of octagonal fountains, made of porcelain from the British East India Company, Chinese porcelain for export.

This is a Chinese antique side table in rosewood and marble from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924.

There are lots of Chinese symbols to the base and two bronze shield plaques on top which read “1924 BRITISH Empire EXHIBITION CHINESE RESTURANT” The British Empire Exhibition, hel...

19th C. Anglo Chinese oil painting of a British ship of the China Trade period.

This Campaign style table comes in two parts; the upper features a square top with ribbed edges that is supported by two pairs of turned spindle struts connected to moulded humpback ...

A Chinese export brass mounted camphor wood campaign desk in 2 parts, the upper case with hinged top opening to a tooled leather writing surface beneath an arrangement of drawers an...

Beautiful example of a Welsh dresser or china hutch, sometimes known as a kitchen dresser or pewter cupboard. It's charming and functional with a sideboard surface on top of 3 drawer...

These two figures, male and female, are made for the British market. They wear traditional Chinese robes with elaborate original polychrome decoration.

19th Century Chinese Tung Chih Temple Jar Vase As Lamp On Custom Made Mahogany Base With A a Pink Silk Shade

Handsome large Chinese camphor wood trunk has a large Chinese locking plate and brass carrying handles. The interior is very clean and offers plenty of storage space. This attractive...

For a similar example but in black and white, see Christie's New York, Captains and Kilns: British Ceramics, Chinese Export and Maritime Art, January 21, 2003, Lot 230.  

Charming bamboo corner chair with ball finials. Could be English or Chinese made for export. Sides and bottom apron of the chair have decorative bamboo work and the seat is solid bam...

Through the interest of Sir George Leonard Staunton, to whose son he taught mathematics, he was attached on the first British embassy to China from 1792-94 as comptroller of the hous...

This style of border design–popular between 1780 and 1790–is seen in armorial wares produced for a wide market, including Spanish and British family arms. China, circa 1780. Dimens...

From the Folio Atlas accompanying Sir George Staunton's "An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China". Framed and glazed.  

Through the interest of Sir George Leonard Staunton, to whose son he taught mathematics, he was attached on the first British embassy to China from 1792-94 as comptroller of the ...

This is exactly the type of boat used in the Opium War by China against the British. The silver appears to be unmarked but acid tested shows a 900+ standard, Canton, it dates to t...

A similar design to the subject panels offered here grace the cover of Emile e Bruijn’s new book, Chinese Wallpaper in Britain and Ireland (Wilson, London, 2019) and were hung at Bel...

As British-Chinese relations stabilized towards the end of the 19th century, there was a revival of interest in chinoiserie.

This is exactly the type of boat used in the Opium War by China against the British. The silver appears to be unmarked but acid tested shows a 900+ standard, Canton, it dates to t...

During the British Colonial period, many Chinese immigrated to Burma from Guangdong Province to work for the British.

He became rich on the trade between China and the British Empire by the middle of the 19th century.

An exquisite, rare, and highly collectable 1920s Art Deco Trio tea cup, saucer and side plate with a bright sunshine yellow trim with a butterfly handle. Aynsley China was a British...

An exquisite, rare, and highly collectible 1920s Tea set with a bright sunshine yellow trim with a butterfly handle. Aynsley China was a British producer of fine bone china, table...

A black lacquered pedestal/stand in elm wood, with red root stone top, cabriole legs and base stretcher, Beijing, 19th century.

A blackwood demilune console or table with a marble inset top, Shanghai, 18th century. Bold scrolled carving on apron and legs.

Rawson, Jessica, ed. The British Museum of Chinese Art, London: 1992, esp. 202-3. 5. see footnote 3, above.

Collins' career in the British Consular Service in China and Eastern Tibet between 1920s and 1930s, and thence by descent in the Collins family.

With mark: Real Iron-Stone China (and British Crown icon). Note: Museum repair to the lid.

Provenance: Sir James Matheson, a founding member of Jardine Matheson, the Hong Kong based trading company which began shipping tea from China to Great Britain in 1834. He bought the...

Having survived the devastating war in China he returns triumphantly on the British war ship which is pulled into the harbour by one of the new steam-powered tugs.

This large and epic battle scene commemorates one of the most unusual actions of the Napoleonic Wars. The British Honourable East India Company’s China Fleet of merchant vessels left...

An enormous range of bamboo furniture was available in Britain in the 19th century. The manufacturers combined British, Chinese and Japanese elements to produce items that satisfied ...

Nice pair of large 19th century ironstone blue and white floor vases made in Staffordshire, Britain in the Chinese style. Trailing foliage with birds on each.

Impressive 19th century campaign chest with seven drawers handcrafted in camphor wood and featuring a pullout desk with nooks, drawers and a leather writing surface.

Large map of the East Indies, British Colonies. A superb, large-scale map of British India, the Chinese Empire, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo.

A lovely grouping of 6 volumes relating to the histories of England, France and China by various authors. Published in New York and London by G.P. Putnam's Sons (N.Y.) and T. Fisher ...

A set of 12 original steel engravings with color, "Scenes of China," 1843 by the English artist Thomas Allom, 1804-1872. All matted together in a giltwood frame. Various locations an...

A beautiful and unique antique late 1800s or early 1900s British Colonial women's travel trunk. Handcrafted out of an Asian hardwood from the British colonies in China or India.

The count of 188 pieces is good antique china with some minor flaws. This set includes an additional 39 pieces of chipped or cracked pieces that might be useful on display or restore...

Gorgeous estate 6 strand freshwater pearl choker necklace features a rectangular antique Chinese mother of pearl gambling chip, bezel set in 14 karat yellow gold and fastened with an...

Just in, This spectatorial late 19th century Chinese Bamboo Altar Console in the well known Brighton Pavilion Fretwork style. This antique Chinese bamboo altar table has everted end...

This brass bound Campaign style trunk was made in China for the British export market, most likely for a general traveling through the colonial era.

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

An English 19th-century campaign chest in two parts with removable feet in teak. The chest has two short drawers, a deep second draw below, and two long drawers to the bottom half. ...

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

This tall chest of drawers features a dark green patinated finish adorned with a delicate array of colorful butterflies, each detailed with subtle shading to enhance their lifelike a...

Good 19th C English camphor wood military campaign chest. 1860. Reference: 8365 Dimensions 38.5 inches (98 cms) Wide 18.5 inches (47 cms) Deep 43.5 inches (110 cms) High

Handsome 19th century campaign chest secretary handcrafted in mahogany in a two-piece construction featuring a pull-out leather top secretary desk with nooks and drawers, three stora...

Transporting antique campaign chest crafted in mahogany with dramatic wood grains, brass inlays and hardware, and featuring a foldout writing desk having tooled green leather. Repute...

We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, George III circa 1760-1765, Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda top dining chairs with the original embroidered seat p...

English solid mahogany campaign chest, in two parts, all fitted with brass hardware, the top drawer fitted with a secretaire featuring a multitude of compartments.

Campaign chest of drawers handmade in England in the early 1800s using mahogany. The chest is made in two sections pegged together, which at the time was done to easily move the ches...

A FINE CHINESE EXPORT BRASS-BOUND CAMPAIGN CHEST Probably Chinese Export for the British market, circa 1840-70, possibly composed of recycled parts well-figured hardwood floating ...

Unusually large with a rectangular top with brass edge which continues throughout the whole case. Two drawers over three long drawers all with brass inlay and recessed handles, origi...