Handling Sessions
Each year the Society offers a number of very popular handling sessions, where members are able to hold and examine objects from private collections, auction houses and museums. These sessions are intended for connoisseurs and novices alike and offer our members a rare opportunity to handle and discuss important objects up close while trading knowledge with experts.
Information about these sessions is initially shared via our regular members’ email updates. Numbers are always limited and booking is essential. Please look out for notifications to be sure of securing your place.
Upcoming Handling Sessions
Handling Session Chiswick Auctions: The Santos Collection of Early Ceramics
Handling Session Chiswick Auctions: The Santos Collection of Early Ceramics ...
Handling Session of Song Dynasty Qingbai Ware with Professor Brian M. Salzberg
Handling Session of Song Dynasty Qingbai Ware with Professor Brian M. Salzberg ...
Tour of Leighton House with Melanie Gibson
Date: Thursday 23 April 2026, 10am-11am Location: Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Rd, London, W14 8LZ We are pleased to offer OCS members a special guided tour of The Arab Hall: Past and Present with Dr Melanie Gibson. This event accompanies Dr Gibson’s OCS lecture, Frederic Leighton – A Victorian Traveller and Collector in the […] ...
Previous Handling Sessions
The Peter and Mary White collection of Chinese Art: Part III – Handling Session hosted by Bonhams
ExpiredHandling Session hosted by Bonhams. ...
The Peter and Mary White collection of Chinese Art: Part II – Handling Session hosted by Bonhams
ExpiredHandling Session hosted by Bonhams. ...
Handling Session of Yaozhou Wares with Professor Brian M. Salzberg
ExpiredDate: Saturday 13th of December 2025, 2pm Location: Philadelphia, USA – Details will be provided to successful participants by 1 Dec 2025 We are delighted to offer a special event for OCS members in the USA. OCS Council Member Professor Brian M. Salzberg will host an exclusive handling session of Yaozhou wares at his private […] ...
Handling Session #2 @ The British Museum: 12pm – SOLD OUT
Expired1935 Revisited: Handling objects from the International Exhibition of Chinese Art Step back to 1935, when London hosted the landmark International Exhibition of Chinese Art, bringing together masterpieces and participants from across the globe. This handling session offers you a unique opportunity to examine a selection of objects that once featured in that historic event. […] ...
Handling Session #1 @ The British Museum: 10:30 am – SOLD OUT
Expired1935 Revisited: Handling Objects From the International Exhibition of Chinese Art Step back to 1935, when London hosted the landmark International Exhibition of Chinese Art, bringing together masterpieces and participants from across the globe. This handling session offers you a unique opportunity to examine a selection of objects that once featured in that historic event. […] ...
Priestley & Ferraro: Three Decades in Chinese Art (1994-2025)
ExpiredHandling Session hosted by Bonhams. ...
A Life in Ceramics: The Peter and Mary White Collection of Chinese Art
ExpiredHandling Session hosted by Bonhams. ...
Handling Session at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge – SOLD OUT
ExpiredChinese and Korean Celadon-glazed Ceramics from the 10th to the 13th Centuries Friday 10th October: 11:30am – 1pm Join Dr. James Lin, Senior Curator Chinese Art at the Fitzwilliam Museum, for an intimate handling session featuring ceramics from the Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection. Booking Information Price: £10 On Sale Date: Monday, 15 September, 7pm How to […] ...
Handling Session hosted by Bonhams
ExpiredHandling Session hosted by Bonhams. ...
Handling Session hosted by Bonhams
ExpiredHandling Session hosted by Bonhams. ...
Handling Session hosted by Dreweatts
ExpiredDate: Thursday 8th May Time: 4pm-5pm Location: Dreweatts, 16-17 Pall Mall St James’s London, SW1Y 5LU Registration closes: Monday 5th May, 5pm Limited to 10 Participants Click here to register your interest This is an expression of interest ONLY. Successful applicants will be contacted via email on or after Tuesday 6th May. Dreweatts invites OCS […] ...
Handling Session hosted by Roseberys
ExpiredRoseberys has kindly offered members the chance to handle items from their forthcoming sales on a UK private collection of Chinese art which include imperial porcelain bowls dating from Qianlong to Xianfeng. Among the objects in the handling session are:- • A wucai ‘dragon and phoenix’ bowl, Qianlong • A large yellow ground ‘floral’ bowl, […] ...