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Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Asian Bronze Foo Dogs or Kylin Dragon, probably Tibetan, circa 1940s or earlier. They
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Vintage 1940s Tibetan Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
H 13 in W 13 in D 6 in
Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs or Kylin Dragon, probably Chinese, circa 1950s or earlier. They
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
H 23 in W 12.5 in D 12 in
Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo Dogs, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese bronze Foo dogs, 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair Bronze Foo Dogs, early 20th century
Located in South Salem, NY
A captivating duo of bronze Foo Dogs, dating back to the early 20th century, exudes timeless charm
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Early 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair Bronze Foo Dogs, early 20th century
Pair Bronze Foo Dogs, early 20th century
H 14.5 in W 7.5 in D 11.5 in
Vintage 1970s Neiman Marcus Japan Bronze Foo Dogs
By Neiman Marcus
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful pair of 1970s vintage bronze foo dogs by Neiman Marcus Japan. Guardian lions
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of 19TH Century Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A proper pair - right and left facing. The bronzes have expressive faces with protruding tongues
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of 19TH Century Bronze Foo Dogs
Pair of 19TH Century Bronze Foo Dogs
H 6.5 in W 7.5 in D 3.5 in
Pair Giant Bronze Foo Dogs Lions 63 Lb
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of extraordinary 26" wide, 63 lb, heavy cast bronze Foo Dog lions. Each modeled on its side
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20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Bronze

Pair of Enormous Bronze Foo Dogs with Inlays
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The impressively scaled foo dogs are a proper pair - one posed left , the other right. Both are
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Vintage 1960s Thai Statues

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Quartz, Stone, Bronze

Antique Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo Dogs Good Detail, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
900gm unpacked Overall a lovely pair of antique Chinese foo dogs with fine detail
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo Dogs good detail, Qing early 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
about 700gm unpacked Overall a lovely pair of antique Chinese Foo Dogs or Lion Dogs with fine detail
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Bronze, Metal, Brass

Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a nice pair of bronze Foo Dogs with a male and female with baby. They would look great in a
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Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Early 20th-C. Asian Bronze Food Dogs or Lions Figurines, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are a pair of early 20th century Chinese bronze foo dogs. They are a heavy casting and in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive pair of large patinated bronze Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor. Tibetan
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Mid-20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive pair of large bronze Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor. Tibetan snow lions
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Mid-20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Asian Bronze and Inlaid Glass Foo Dogs or Kylin Dragon, probably Chinese, circa 1950s or
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
H 17 in W 14 in D 6 in
Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs, circa 1950s. The pair are in good vintage condition with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs, circa 1930s. Excellent vintage condition with amazing
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Small Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of small patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs, circa 1950s. Excellent vintage condition with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs Guardian Lions Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of bronze Chinese foo dogs Great look to this pair which are a perfect left and right
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Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Pair of Bronze Singha Temple Lions, Foo Dogs.
Located in Stamford, CT
A magnificent pair of bronze Singha Temple Lions, a Thai mythical creature in the form of a lion
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Late 20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Chinese Bronzed Metal Buddhist Temple Foo Dogs Lions
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular pair of Chinese Buddhist guardian temple foo dogs or foo lions intricately crafted from
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal

Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs with Verdigris Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs with a verdigris finish, circa 1980s. The pair are in
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Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Bronze Chinese Cloisonne Table Lamp with Foo Guard Dogs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chinese cloisonne enamel on a bronze table lamp. Measures: 8" diameter x 20" tall.
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel

Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs / Guardian Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Ming Dynasty. Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs or Guardian
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Table Lamp Rosenthal Porcelain Bronze Mounted Foo Dogs Chinese Style
By Rosenthal
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
beautifully crafted Foo dogs at the base and finishes off in a multi-layered floral chrysanthemum shape at the
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Meiji Footed Censer with Figural Foo Dogs & Birds, 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji censer offers cast bronze construction with foo dog lid over bulbous
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Early 20th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

Large Pair of Bronze Lionized Shih Tzus Foo Dogs 20th Century Asian Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and impressive pair of bronze lionized Shih Tzus - also known as Fu (Foo) dogs. The pair
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Mid-20th Century Asian Metalwork

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Bronze

19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs as Lamps
Located in East Hampton, NY
Petit pair of green ceramic foo dogs as lamps.....newly rewired and fitted with bronze hardware.
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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Cloisonne Scrolling Lotus & Lion Censer and Cover Enameled Body Foo Dogs
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
, all reserved on a bright yellow ground. Amazing foo dog or foo lion handles and lid cover. Signature
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Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair 19th Century Bronze Fu Dogs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
breeds has led to them being referred to as ‘fu dogs’ (or ‘foo dogs’) in English.
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Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair 19th Century Bronze Fu Dogs
Pair 19th Century Bronze Fu Dogs
H 13 in W 7.5 in D 16 in
Pair of Antique Bronze Foo Dog Door Knockers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese Foo Dogs are symbolic, protective statues, designed and sold in pairs. This enduring
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Doors and Gates

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Bronze

Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Foo Dog Sculptures with Bronze Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
Vintage lost wax cast bronze foo dog sculptures from the mid 20th century. We currently have three
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Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Patinated Bronze Foo Dog Lion Group Censer
Located in Forney, TX
. Late 19th century, Japan, exceptionally executed, the group consisting of four shishi foo dogs
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Bronze

Large Antique Japanese Bronze Koro or Incense Burner
Located in Stamford, CT
base. Three legs topped with horned and other demons standing on upside down foo dogs. Elephant heads
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

A Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Censer
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Meiji censer rising on three stylized Foo Dogs feet with Frog form handles. Censer
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

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Bronze

Pair of Black Bronze Japanese Candleholders Incense Burner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
period Japanese heavy black bronze candlesticks incense burner, censer decorated with Foo dogs, dragon
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks

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Bronze

19th Century Burmese Jewel Inlaid Bronze Temple Guardian
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce, high-quality antique Burmese jewel inlaid solid bronze chinthe sculpture. Dating to
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

2 Monumental Cast Bronze Verdigris Outdoor Lion Statues Entry Guardians Pair 44"
Located in Dayton, OH
or Foo Dog (fu dogs) has stood guard, with mystic powers to protect, in front of temples, imperial
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Early 20th Century Statues

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Bronze

Hollywood Regency James Mont Style Bronze Chinese-Style Table Lamp
By James Mont
Located in Van Nuys, CA
with a Chinese motif featuring cranes, foo dogs, and a floral design. along the center. The lamp is
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Vintage 1950s Table Lamps

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Bronze

Two Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
gilt bronze feet which take the form of Chinese Imperial lions (or foo dogs).
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Chinese 19th-20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Jardinière 'Planter'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Imperial lions or foo dogs with paw-feet, Cantonese style handles and fitted with a pierced gilt-bronze
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...

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Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
as karashishi, or simply shishi in Japan, in the west they are commonly referred to as foo dogs or
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pr French Chinoiserie Silvered & Dore Bronze Mounted Honey Alabaster Vases/Lamps
By Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
bronze in the form of majestic foo dogs; they are seen holding up a flower and vine round base. The vases
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Antique 1890s French Chinoiserie Vases

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Alabaster, Bronze

Pair of Massive Phyllis Morris Bronze Dragons Holding Female Nudes
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy and extremely patinated 51" tall 36" long seated dragons, or foo dogs with colored mica
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20th Century American Statues

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Concrete

Rococo Chinosoiserie Style Three-Piece Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scrolled Rococo style gilt bronze double pedestal base mounted with turquoise glazed porcelain Foo dogs and
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Early 20th Century French Mantel Clocks

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Porcelain

Qing Style Cloisonné Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
symbolism including happiness characters, foo dogs for protection, clouds for celestial mobility of the gods
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Garniture Clock Set
Located in Palm Beach, FL
doré' mounts. (Turquoise foo dogs Chinese export; turquoise flowers and ormolu mounts French)
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Garniture Clock Set
Louis XV Style Garniture Clock Set
H 7.5 in W 17 in D 5 in
Pair of Kerosene Lamps with Birds in Chinese Style
Located in Paris, FR
patina. Each oil lamp rests on four legs toppd by a Foo dog. Foo Dogs or Chinese guardian lions are a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Chinese Blue and White crackle ware vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
and child speaking to a traveller, a pair of ring drop bronzed handles in the mouths of Foo Dogs
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Chinese Carved Stone Garden Guardian Lion
Located in Sheffield, MA
centuries. Still a very handsome sculptural specimen made from carved stone, it is known as Foo Dogs or Fu
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Archaistic Statues

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Stone

Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain & French Ormolu Chinoiserie Centerpiece
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
acanthus rim. The two ends with a projected mask of Chinese Imperial lions or foo dogs, surmounted and
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ormolu

Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs / Book Ends
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive pair of patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs / book ends, circa 1930s. Excellent vintage
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Bronze 19th Century Foo Dogs
Located in Bedford, NY
Can be used both outdoor and indoor. One is right facing and the other is left facing. Bronze is
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Early 20th Century Chinese Statues

Pair of Large Bronze Sculptures of Foo Dogs Dragons Phylactery Beasts
Located in LAS VEGAS, NV
Pair of large bronze Chinese foo dragons. Measures 33.5" to the top of its head.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Pair of Extra Large Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs Keiloon Fu Temple Statue
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning pair of bronze Chinese foo dogs. Large pair at almost four feet tall. In ancient Chinese
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1990s Animal Sculptures

Pair of Extra Large Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs Keiloon Fu Temple Statue, China
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning pair of bronze Chinese foo dogs. Large pair at almost four feet tall. In ancient Chinese
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Statues

18th Century Bronze Foo Dog Censer
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid-Qing dynasty rare and very meticulously cast in bronze incense burner depicting a Chines
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Other Metalwork

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Bronze

19th Century Tibetan Foo Dog Candle-stands
Located in Hudson, NY
guardians, lions, or “foo dogs”. At the top of the candle-stands, near the pricket, sits a frog on a lily
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Antique Late 19th Century Candlesticks

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Metal

Large Japanese Bronze Koro (incense burner)
Located in Woodbury, CT
. Three legs topped with horned and other demons standing on upside down foo dogs. Elephant heads on the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

Antique Chinese EX-LARGE Bronze Incense Burner w/ dragon handles
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese EX-LARHE Bronze incense burner with Foo dogs on lid, also pierced three feet to the bottom
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

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Bronze

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Bronze Foo Dogs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of bronze foo dogs available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique bronze foo dogs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bronze, metal and amethyst. Bronze foo dogs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Bronze foo dogs bearing Hollywood Regency or Louis XVI hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made bronze foo dogs over the years, but those made by The Marbro Lamp Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Bronze Foo Dogs?

Prices for bronze foo dogs start at $250 and top out at $25,000 with the average selling for $1,934.
Questions About Bronze Foo Dogs
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Traditional foo dogs, also known as fu dogs and lion dogs, are made from stone. Foo dogs are traditional Chinese ornaments believed to be guardians of the home, with pairs being displayed at the entrances. Shop a wide selection of authentic foo dogs through 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, foo dogs are lions. Foo dogs are believed to be Chinese guardian lions and are typically made of stone. Foo dogs are often displayed in pairs outside of entrances to act as guardians for the home. Shop a selection of foo dogs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What the meaning of foo dog artwork is largely comes down to personal interpretation. Traditionally, the figures, also called guardian lions, represent protection, success, wealth and good fortune. Because they originate from China, the lion-dog hybrid creatures sometimes symbolize Chinese culture. On 1stDibs, find a variety of foo dog artwork.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese foo dogs are called “shishi” in China, which translates to “stone lion”. Shishi were traditionally placed in pairs outside of palaces, offices, temples and bridges to protect the home from evil spirits. Browse a selection of antique foo dog sculptures on 1stDibs.