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Blue Lion Foo Dog

Blue Foo Lion Dog Decorative Object, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A single Lion Foo dog ceramic decorative object, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, China. This Lion
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Ceramic

Turquoise Blue Foo Lion Dog Decorative Object, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A single Lion Foo dog ceramic decorative object, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, China. This Lion
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Size Male Guardian Lion Foo Dog in Turquoise Blue Glazed Porcelain Algora Porcelains Designed
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Qing Red Lacquer Foo Dog Lion Vases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty lacquerware vases or urns featuring foo dog or
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Vintage Chinese Fu Dog Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wonderful pair of vintage Chinese Foo dog statues converted into small table lamps. These dog
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of Vintage Chinese Fu Dog Lamp
Pair of Vintage Chinese Fu Dog Lamp
H 16.75 in W 6 in D 4.5 in
Pair of Japanese Gilt Wood Komainu, Guardian Lions, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
foo dogs or foo lions, Showa Period, 1920's, Japan. The two komainu, or guardian lions, are
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Glass, Cypress, Wood

Blue and White Delft Large Lidded Baluster Vase
By Delft
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
, dish-shaped lid is topped with a hand-painted 'foo dog', or Imperial Chinese guardian lion, and four
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20th Century Dutch Vases

Materials

Earthenware

French Ceramic Mantel Clock with Chinese Decoration
Located in Norwich, GB
glazed decoration and lions head ‘carrying’ handles surmounted by a Foo dog resting his foot on a lattice
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Antique 1880s French Other Mantel Clocks

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Ceramic

Chinese Qing Cloisonné Bronze Opium Caddy Set
Located in Toledo, OH
blue enamel interior, foo dog lion handle. Intricate floral design of blue, white, red and yellow.
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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French Ceramic Mantel Clock with Chinese Decoration
Located in Norwich, GB
glazed decoration and lions head ‘carrying’ handles surmounted by a Foo dog resting his foot on a lattice
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Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

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Ceramic

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Japanese Imari plate, circa 1880. 55cm (21.5") diameter
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th Century Japanese Imari porcelain charger, depicting Geisha girls being carried along by exotic mythical dragons and birds among reeds and flowers. Batch 76 N/H
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Large 19th Century Japanese Blue and White Jardiniere.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large Japanese Blue and White porcelain jardiniere, having wonderful traditional motif decoration to the top and bottom. With hand painted exotic flowers and foliage around. Raised...
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Art Deco Style Black Panther Sculpture by Max Le Verrier on Stepped Marble Base
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Panther sculpture named “Jungle” on a stepped marble base. Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Verrier” (1891-1973) Art Deco s...
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2010s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Mid-Century Massive Chinese Export Hand Painted Porcelain Fish Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
This massive and colorful vintage fishbowl was created in China, circa 1970. Round in shape, this elegant exotic porcelain planter features two large hand painted medallions with Chi...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Royal Haeger Ceramic Black Panther Sculpture
By Royal Haeger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Awesome Mid-Century Modern Royal Haeger style ceramic black panther sculpture. Beautiful vintage condition with no cracks, chips, or crazing found. circa 1950s-1960s. This beast is a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Pair of Chinese Red and White Porcelain Jars or Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Chinese porcelain jars handcrafted in classic form and hand decorated in red and white floral designs.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese antique white porcelain vase/1818-1900/”Iwatani ware”/rare sake bottle
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a white porcelain sake bottle made at the end of the Edo period. The name of this pottery is Iwayaki. The Yako was built in Hikino-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. (...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases

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Antique Chinese Shiwan/Shekwan Mud Man Figurine Scholar c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese hand made mud man figurine, finely crafted and hand painted, of a standing elderly scholar dressed in a blue robe, holding a large lobed gourd in the palm of one hand...
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City of Angels Book by Firooz Zahedi and Jennifer Ash Rudick
By Jennifer Ash
Located in New York, NY
City of Angels Houses and Gardens of Los Angeles By: Firooz Zahedi and Jennifer Ash Rudick Los Angeles’s dramatic setting, Mediterranean climate, and outdoor lifestyle have long att...
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Large Japanese Kutani Jardiniere on Hardwood Stand
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this large Meiji Period (1868-1912), Kutani Jardiniere vibrantly decorated in famile verte coloured enamels,...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Meissen Rococo Style Gardener Group, 'Apple Harvest', by Kaendler, Germany, 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborately crafted porcelain group from the 19th century: A couple of gardeners and two boys harvesting apples, dressed in rural Rococo robes with fine decorations, a boy standing ...
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Antique 1850s German Rococo Porcelain

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Chinese Black and White Antique Pottery Vase/ Ming Dynasty /14th-15th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a sake bottle made in China during the Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th century. The place is a kiln called "Cizhou ware", which is about 400 to 500 km south of Beijing, and it is ba...
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Chinese Blue and White Perpetual Harmony Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a brilliant blue finish, the ja...
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Foo Dogs Blue and White Ginger Jars Pair Vintage Large Urns Palm Beach Oriental
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing pair of oversized blue and white foo dog top oriental ginger jars with lids. No chips or breaks.
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

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19th Century Chinese Famille Jaune Porcelain Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional Chinese Famille Jaune porcelain vase in baluster form with beautiful botanical depictions along with dragon figures all around and other mythical creatures surrounding th...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Vases

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Foo Dogs Chinese Sancai Architectural Roof Tiles
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Foo Dogs Chinese sancai architectural roof tiles in green and mustard / orange shades. Antique Chinese lion guardians (also known as "Foo Dog") statues are frequently seen in Chines...
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Ceramic Chinese Guardian Foo Dogs
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this magnificent pair of guardian foo lions. Beautifully crafted ceramic fired with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic Chinese Guardian Foo Dogs
Ceramic Chinese Guardian Foo Dogs
H 5.25 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
Vintage Ceramic Blue Foo Dog/Lion Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage ceramic blue foo dog/lion table lamp. No shade, distressed look with great patina.  
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

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Pair of Modern Large Chinese Blue and White Covered Jars with Foo Dog Finials
Located in Austin, TX
surmounted by cobalt blue glazed foo lions.
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Early 2000s Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Pair of Antique Imari Ginger Jars W Foo Dog Lids
Located in Atlanta, GA
intense iron red, red-orange, rich cobalt blue, hints of green, and gilded accents. They have a ginger
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain

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Armature Lamp Featuring a Chinese Foo Dog by William Haines
By William Billy Haines
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Sophisticated table lamp featuring a ceramic Chinese guardian lion, (known in the west as a foot or
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Large Chinese Qing Porcelain Blue & White Vase w/ Foo Dogs Playing w taichi ball
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome and large Chinese porcelain vase with foo dog handles, with blue underglaze and
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain

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Vintage Chinese Lidded Porcelain Calligraphy Ginger Jar Temple Urn Vase Fu Dog
Located in Dayton, OH
. Features a body covered in calligraphy with gold accents and figural foo dog or lion finial lid.
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Porcelain

Dutch Delft Blue & White Chinoiserie Garniture of Vases
Located in Downingtown, PA
decorated with stylized leaves. The cover similarly painted. The finial with a raised white foo dog or lion
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Antique 1760s Dutch Georgian Vases

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Pair of Blue and White Jars Made in England circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
blue with gilt highlights. Each vase has a pierced cover. The covers are surmounted by foo dog finials
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Antique 1820s English Regency Jars

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Chinese Export Temple Vase and Lid porcelain Blue & White Hand Painted, 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
shape and complete with its original lid. The vase has a good baluster shape with four foo dog/ lion
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Vintage XL Delft Vase Royal Delft Covered Jar Blue White Delftware Chinoiserie
By Royal Delft, Delft, AK Dutch Delftware
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
colors, blue camaieu. All over floral decoration with peacock birds and on top a foo dog - Lion finial
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Group of Large Dutch Delft Jars and Vases 18th-19th and 20th Centuries
Located in Katonah, NY
Dutch Delft jar made circa 1790- 1800 foo dog finial, 14" tall x 6" across widest point x 4" across base
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Pair of Blue and White Foo Dog or Lion Sculptures or Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A vintage pair of blue and white foo dog or lion sculptures, decorative objects, or bookends. Both
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Chinese Dragon Foo Dog Lion Perfume Bottle, Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing figural perfume bottle, made in China, probably circa 1950s. Blue, red and white colored
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Folk Art Animal Sculptures

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Qing Dynasty Chinese Ceramic Foo Dog Lions Incense Holders, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
century, finely sculpted and detailed ceramic earthenware, modeled as fierce foo dogs / guardian lions
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Antique Early 19th Century Asian Qing Ceramics

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Vintage Chinese Porcelain Turquoise Foo Dog Figurines - a Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
. Therefore, people also call them in Foo Dog means bring you peace and lucky. This beautiful pair of unique
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

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China Antique Pair hand painted hand glazed garden blue ceramic Foo Dog Guardian
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, an antique pair foo dog lions hand painted and hand glazed in brilliant five color blue
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog, Hand Enamelled Polychrome, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese porcelain foo dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the late
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Herend Lidded Vase Foo Dog Chinese Style Vintage Made 1900
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
, the vase's lid is topped with a so-said foo dog which is a Chinese or Imperial guardian lion: They are
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Pair of Vintage Figures of Chinese Export Turquoise Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in London, GB
, foo dogs. In Chinese they are simply called "Shi", which means "lion". Statues of guardian lions have
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars with Foo Dogs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large pair of Chinese blue and white ginger jars featuring painted foo dogs or lions amid whimsical
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Pair of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Foo Dogs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating pair of Chinese foo dogs or foo lions depicted as a male and female finished in a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs, Porcelain, Hand Enamelled, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Chinese porcelain foo dogs, sometimes called temple lions. They are a
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Porcelain

Vintage Midcentury Pr Japanese Komainu Lion Dogs Ceramic Turquoise Green Glaze
Located in Topeka, KS
pair of made in Japan Komainu or Lion Dogs from the 1950-1960s. No, they are not Foo Dogs from China
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19th Century Chinese Blue and White Vase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
characters amidst a busy background of leafy floral scrolls. The neck is flanked by pairs of foo dog or foo
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Monumental Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar or temple jar. Features hand-painted foo
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Chinese Export Early 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Dragons
Located in Atlanta, GA
foo dog finial. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this blue and white vase
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Chinese Export Porcelain Temple Vase and Lid Blue and White Hand Painted, 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
four foo dog/ lion dog mask handles at the shoulders and complete with its original lid which has
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Tureen and Lid and Stand Japan Basket Pattern, C 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
handles either side with the lid having a foo dog /lion handle to the top. The stand or base plate is
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Pair Antique Chinese Sancai Architectural Roof Tiles
Located in Forney, TX
decorate your home or office, or even outdoors in place of guardian foo dog lions, or as a fun and fanciful
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Early 20th Century Porcelain Chinese Sculpture Foo Dog
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Small porcelain Foo dog, light blue color. Chinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional
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Pair of Red and Blue Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
square pierced plinths. Chinese Foo dogs are creatures with bodies that are comprised of half-lion, half
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Pair Delft Ginger Jars/Covered Vases
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Delft blue and white ginger jars/vases with lids, traditional lion foo dog finials
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Pair of Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
are comprised of half-lion, half-dog, representing strength and protection.
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Blue Lion Foo Dog For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the blue lion foo dog you’re looking for. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and cypress, every blue lion foo dog was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect blue lion foo dog — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available.

How Much is a Blue Lion Foo Dog?

Prices for a blue lion foo dog can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $17,911, while the average can fetch as much as $3,813.
Questions About Blue Lion Foo Dog
  • 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.