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Chinese Lion Head

Late 19th Century Chinese Etched Brass Jardiniere with Lion Heads
Late 19th Century Chinese Etched Brass Jardiniere with Lion Heads

Late 19th Century Chinese Etched Brass Jardiniere with Lion Heads

Located in Germantown, MD

A late 19th Century Chinese Etched Brass Jardiniere with lion heads and measuring 14" in width, 11

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Brass

Fine Carved Tiger Oak Lion Feet & Head Curved Glass China Cabinet c1880s MINT!
Fine Carved Tiger Oak Lion Feet & Head Curved Glass China Cabinet c1880s MINT!

Fine Carved Tiger Oak Lion Feet & Head Curved Glass China Cabinet c1880s MINT!

By R.J. Horner & Co.

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Fine Carved Tiger Oak Lion Feet & Head Curved Glass China Cabinet c1880s MINT!

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Antique 19th Century American Regency Revival Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Oak

Etched Nickel Over Brass Lion's Head Vessel Table Lamp
Etched Nickel Over Brass Lion's Head Vessel Table Lamp

Etched Nickel Over Brass Lion's Head Vessel Table Lamp

$1,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 39.75 in W 13 in D 6.5 in

Etched Nickel Over Brass Lion's Head Vessel Table Lamp

Located in Chicago, IL

lions head rosette. Carved mahogany wood base. Sold sans shade.

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of James Mont Asian Modern Brass Lamps
Pair of James Mont Asian Modern Brass Lamps

Pair of James Mont Asian Modern Brass Lamps

$2,850 / set

H 23.5 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in

Pair of James Mont Asian Modern Brass Lamps

By The Marbro Lamp Company, Chapman Manufacturing Company, James Mont

Located in Houston, TX

lamps feature Chinese characters, Greek keys and lion heads handles. This great pair of midcentury brass

Category

Vintage 1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Regency Tole Chestnut Urn
Regency Tole Chestnut Urn

Regency Tole Chestnut Urn

$1,750

H 12 in W 6.5 in D 4.75 in

Regency Tole Chestnut Urn

Located in Pasadena, CA

decorated in Chinese motifs with lion head and ring side handles. The painted decoration, which remains in

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Urns

Materials

Brass, Tin

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Paul Frankl Chinese deco cabinet brown saltzman
Paul Frankl Chinese deco cabinet brown saltzman

Paul Frankl Chinese deco cabinet brown saltzman

Unavailable

H 33 in W 66 in D 21 in

Paul Frankl Chinese deco cabinet brown saltzman

By Paul Frankl

Located in Los Angeles, CA

with a chinese lion head handle). the doors and the sides are giltwood(ridged) and the top and

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Vintage 1950s American Cabinets

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Modern Credenza Hand-Cut Walnut Chevron Detail & Lion Head Hardware, Black Case
Modern Credenza Hand-Cut Walnut Chevron Detail & Lion Head Hardware, Black Case

Modern Credenza Hand-Cut Walnut Chevron Detail & Lion Head Hardware, Black Case

By Modshop

Located in Compton, CA

walnut chevron detail and matte black lacquer case finish with lion head hardware. Dimensions: 84" W x

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Plant Stand Side Table Lion Claw Bronzes Dragon Chinoiserie Baroque Mahogany
Plant Stand Side Table Lion Claw Bronzes Dragon Chinoiserie Baroque Mahogany

Plant Stand Side Table Lion Claw Bronzes Dragon Chinoiserie Baroque Mahogany

Located in Ettlingen, DE

Medaillons of bronzes of lions heads Sculpted Chinese symbols Stable, ready to use.   

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilt Bronze Lion's Head Pulls
Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilt Bronze Lion's Head Pulls

Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilt Bronze Lion's Head Pulls

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese Qing dynasty gilt bronze lion's head door knockers, circa 1900, with expressive faces and

Category

Early 20th Century Qing Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Black Vases with Lions Head Sides, China, Contemporary
Pair of Black Vases with Lions Head Sides, China, Contemporary

Pair of Black Vases with Lions Head Sides, China, Contemporary

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary Chinese pair of black (dirty) vases. All-over textural horizontal lines and lions

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases

Materials

Terracotta

French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Jardiniere w/ Lions Heads
French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Jardiniere w/ Lions Heads

French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Jardiniere w/ Lions Heads

Located in New York, NY

/Champagne Bucket with Ormolu Lion’s Head Mask Handles. The jardiniere is of large size, with a broad flaring

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Carved Teak Asian Stand
Vintage Carved Teak Asian Stand

Vintage Carved Teak Asian Stand

Located in Toledo, OH

Vintage carved teak Asian stand. Circa 1920s. Intricately carved Chinese stand of flowers and lion

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Chippendale Side Tables

Materials

Soapstone

A 16th -17th Century Tibetan Gilt Repousse Head of a Snow Lion
A 16th -17th Century Tibetan Gilt Repousse Head of a Snow Lion

A 16th -17th Century Tibetan Gilt Repousse Head of a Snow Lion

Located in Austin, TX

A copper repousse head of a Tibetan snow lion. In Tibetan mythology, the snow lion is a creature

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Tibetan Sculptures

Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark
Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark

Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark

Located in Portland, OR

clouds. The censer with a pair of handles modeled as the heads of Chinese lions, raised on a flared foot

Category

Antique 1780s Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Maitland Smith Decorative Asian Motif Urns, 20th Century
Pair of Maitland Smith Decorative Asian Motif Urns, 20th Century

Pair of Maitland Smith Decorative Asian Motif Urns, 20th Century

By Maitland Smith

Located in Savannah, GA

Large pair of Maitland Smith Decorative Asian Motif urns with lion head handles. Chinese porcelain

Category

20th Century Philippine Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Credenza Hand-Cut Walnut Chevron Detail & Lion Head Hardware, White Case
Modern Credenza Hand-Cut Walnut Chevron Detail & Lion Head Hardware, White Case

Modern Credenza Hand-Cut Walnut Chevron Detail & Lion Head Hardware, White Case

By Modshop

Located in Compton, CA

walnut chevron detail and white lacquer case finish with lion head hardware. Dimensions: 84" W x 18" D

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Chippendale Lion Head Dining/Entry Table Claw Feet in Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Lion Head Dining/Entry Table Claw Feet in Mahogany

Chinese Chippendale Lion Head Dining/Entry Table Claw Feet in Mahogany

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Jupiter, FL

Chinese Chippendale style mahogany lions head claw feet pedestal dining table. Item features solid

Category

20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Tables

Materials

Cut Glass, Mahogany

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Grand Scale Mahogany Custom Bookcase with Leaded Glass Sliding Doors

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Edwardian Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet

Edwardian Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet

$2,240Sale Price|30% Off

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Located in Huntington, NY

Edwardian Mahogany Cabinet with Inlaid panel at cresting over 2 glassed doors revealing 2 shelves, over 2 panels concealing a lower shelf. With 1 key.

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines

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Antique 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Regency Revival Display China Hutch 1890

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Large Solid Oak French Louis XV Style Breakfront Bookcase Vitrine, circa 1980
Large Solid Oak French Louis XV Style Breakfront Bookcase Vitrine, circa 1980

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Located in Swedesboro, NJ

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA

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Art Deco Spectacular Clove Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Art Deco Spectacular Clove Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s

Art Deco Spectacular Clove Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s

Located in Devon, England

Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display vitrine cabinet. Very unusual shape of which we haven't had before. This cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your ...

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Quality antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid display cabinet

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Located in Ipswich, GB

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Located in Tarry Town, NY

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$10,865

H 97 in W 62 in D 20 in

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Located in Bedfordshire, GB

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19th century Chinese carved hardwood glazed display cabinet
19th century Chinese carved hardwood glazed display cabinet

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Located in Debenham, Suffolk

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Located in Lichtenberg, AT

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Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Mahogany Vitrine Display Cabinet

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Mahogany Vitrine Display Cabinet

$3,380Sale Price|65% Off

H 84 in W 48 in D 18 in

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Mahogany Vitrine Display Cabinet

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

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Display cabinet, France, circa 1870.
Display cabinet, France, circa 1870.

Display cabinet, France, circa 1870.

$4,342

H 68.9 in W 49.22 in D 18.9 in

Display cabinet, France, circa 1870.

Located in Chorzów, PL

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Antique American Empire Victorian Oak Wood Bowed Glass China Cabinet Curio

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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,859Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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Chinese Lion Head For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese lion head for your home. Each Chinese lion head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and porcelain. Find 72 options for an antique or vintage Chinese lion head now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese lion head — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese lion head, those designed in modern, Georgian and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Chinese lion head that is appealing in its simplicity, but Modshop, James Mont and Charles Aldridge & Henry Green produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinese Lion Head?

Prices for a Chinese lion head start at $40 and top out at $372,337 with the average selling for $3,360.