Chinese Nodding Figures
Two Meissen Porcelain Chinese Nodding Pagode Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
robes, decorated with colorful flowers. Characteristic of ‘pagode’ figures, the figures' heads nod, and
Category
Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rug & Kilim’s Tudor Style Flatweave Rug in Dark Teal with Gold Pictorial
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
, animal, and mythological figures in gold. This regal design has been inspired by a Tudor rug and tapestry
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.
By Mottahedeh
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.
A pair of Chinese
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 15.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Nodding Sculpture of Court Ladies
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of court ladies with nodding heads, late Qing
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mid 20th Century, Italy
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Italian porcelain chinoiserie nodding head figures of a Chinese Mandarin couple
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 15.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair 19th Century Meissen Nodding Pagodas
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
figures'' heads nod, and their hands and tongues move. The pair are designed to surprise and delight all
Category
Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit
Located in Leuven , BE
the China Exposition 1902 in Copenhagen.This group of Chinese polychromed-decorated nodding head
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Terracotta
H 31.89 in W 50.79 in D 31.5 in
Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mid 17th United Provinces' embassy to China in 1665, though the present figures seem to owe more to
Category
Antique 1810s British Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinoiserie Style Black Lacquered Jewlery Chest or Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
graceful women figures facing aha other. Upon opening these doors, a treasure trove awaits within—four
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of English Victorian 19th Century Red Lacquer Cellarettes with Chinoiseries
Located in Atlanta, GA
, showcases Chinese figures set within traditional landscapes, surrounded by fluttering birds and delicate
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Tôle
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 14.5 in
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"Amore E Odio" Design Vases Collection of 4 Pieces, Made in Italy, 2019
By Elica Studio
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
This collection is made by 4 beautiful...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 10.63 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Large Chinese Porcelain Jardiniere or Fish Bowl Hand Painted, Mid-20th Century
Located in Andernach, DE
Beautifully decorated Chinese Export porcelain Jardiniere (Cachepot) or Fish Bowl, hand decorated in a Famille-Rose pattern and dating to the mid-20th century.
The Pattern is also sl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Louis XVI style chinoiserie gilt-bronze mounted Chinese export famille rose porcelain vases. The ovoid hand painted porcelain body with dual scenes of a sword presenta...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ormolu
H 15 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
Antique Chinese Porcelain Yellow Ground Hu Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese porcelain vase of Hu form decorated with rich enamel colored flowers over yellow glazed ground, with elephant head handles to both sides of the neck, and a large m...
Category
20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Three Men in Tatters, " Surrealist Painting with Semi-Nude Figures by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Over his long career, John Lear liked to depict nude or half-nude male figures set in fantastic or exotic environments such as the circus, carnival, deserted beach, or Dali-esque set...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
H 18 in W 17 in D 0.75 in
‘the Pose’ Pastel and Watercolor Male Nude Fiona Macpherson
By Fiona MacPherson
Located in Montreal, QC
Pastel and watercolor on paper male nude; titled: “The Pose” signed by the artist lower right corner: Fiona MacPherson. Measure: Approximate 40” H x 30” W x 1.5” D.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Paintings
Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This vase is a traditional porcelain tulipiere from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. In the 17th century tulipiere were used to grow tulip bulbs indoors ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
18th-cebtury Bow Porcelain Chinoiserie Tankard
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bow porcelain Chinoiserie tankard,
Bow, London,
1760-1765.
The unusually painted polychrome Bow porcelain tankard depicts Chinoiserie figures sitting around a low table with a p...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Barware
Materials
Porcelain
"Up the Valley"
By Daniel Garber
Located in Lambertville, NJ
In an original Harer frame.
Illustrated in "Daniel Garber Catalogue Raisonne" Vol. II, pg. 271, and in book titled "Blue Chips", pg. 33
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Russian neoclassical style cut glass and gilt bronze vases
Russian, 20th century
Measures: Height 38cm, width 22cm, depth 14cm
Each vase has an ovoid ruby coloured cut g...
Category
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Eagle Perfume Lamp, Germany, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great looking perfume lamp in the shape of an eagle bird.
A perfume lamp of a porcelain eagle sculpture with glass eyes.
This animal statue, animal light, bird lamp dates from the...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
"Blackbird", Rare Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Jean Luce, Dinanderie
By Jean Luce
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant and sophisticated, this bronze blackbird -- inset with a second metal, probably silver -- was designed by Jean Luce, one of France's master designers in the Art Deco period. ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Blue Bird Bell Sculpture by Edouard Marcel Sandoz Cubist, French
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco bronze blue bird bell sculpture by Edouard Marcel Sandoz. Bronze cubist bird figurine, circa 1920, finished in original dark brown/copper patinated bronze. Signed on the sid...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 8 in W 4 in D 4 in
"Gathering Fruit", Vividly-Hued Art Deco Painting with Nudes by Schulte
By Antoinette Schulte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Antoinette Schulte, a widely-respected artist in New York, who exhibited and taught widely, this painting depicts male and female nudes sheltered by the boughs of a tree h...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nude Painting
By S. Moriniere
Located in Nashville, TN
Nude male painting. Signed S. Moriniere, 1896. Oil on stretched canvas.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
English Jasperware Blue Wedgwood Vases w/ Neoclassical Subjects on Plinths, Pair
By John Flaxman
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite and quite rare pair of 19th century English, Staffordshire, Jasperware blue ground Wedgwood vases with neoclassical subjects on rounded plinths, stylistically attributed...
Category
Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic
H 19.25 in Dm 8.25 in
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Pair of Nodding Figures, China Trade Papier Mache, Rare Chinese
Located in Vero Beach, FL
These two figures, male and female, are made for the British market. They wear traditional Chinese
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Lacquer
Extremely Rare Pair of George III Chinese Export Standing Nodding Head Figures
Located in New York, NY
An extremely rare pair of George III chinoiserie or Chinese export standing Nodding Head Figures
Category
Antique 1790s Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
H 7.25 in W 8.25 in L 7.25 in
Chinese Export Style Porcelain Nodding Head Mandarins by Mottahedeh, Italy, Pair
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
heads attached to weighted poles to facilitate movement. The porcelain figures feature great
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
H 15 in W 5 in D 5.5 in
Meissen Porcelain Nodder
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the legendary Meissen, this charming porcelain nodder takes the form of an Asian woman
Category
Antique 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of Porcelain Famille Rose "Nodding" Court Ladies
Located in Austin, TX
A large pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of court ladies with nodding heads.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Nodding Figures
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of Chinese terracotta nodding figures depicting a courtier and his wife.
Made in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Meissen Nodder
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the legendary Meissen, this charming porcelain nodder takes the form of an Asian woman
Category
Antique 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Nodding Head Figurines by Ernst Bohne Söhne
By Ernst Bohne Söhne
Located in London, GB
figures' heads nod, and their hands and tongues move. The pair are designed to surprise and delight all
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Chinoiserie Candelabra Attributed to Samson, Early 20th Century
By Samson & Cie
Located in Austin, TX
matched pair of Chinese Export style famille rose enameled porcelain court ladies by Samson. The figures
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Candelabras
Materials
Metal
H 13.5 in W 10.75 in D 4 in
Pair of Chinese Nodding Head Famille Rose Figures
By G. None
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of Chinese nodding head Famille rose porcelain court figures on bases in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Painted Clay Nodding Figures
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Rare pair of early 19th century Chinese painted clay nodding figures.
Category
Antique 1810s Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Clay
Pair of Early 19th Century Terracotta Nodding Figures
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
Delightful pair of Chinese terracotta nodding figures beautifully decorated and in wonderful
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Object...
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Chinese Plaster Chinoiserre Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Antique pair large Chinoiserre nodding figures of a Chinese couple on faux marble painted bases
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood
44'" tall Pair of Italian Pottery Chinoiserie Figures, circa 1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
figures refer back to large Chinese & European nodders (figures) that where status symbols during the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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Chinese Nodding Figures For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of Chinese nodding figures for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese nodding figures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and brass. Chinese nodding figures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese nodding figures bearing modern or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made Chinese nodding figures over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, Mottahedeh and Rug & Kilim are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Chinese Nodding Figures?
Chinese nodding figures can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $8,000, while the lowest priced sells for $1,400 and the highest can go for as much as $121,752.
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