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Chinese Nodding Figures

Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.
Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.

Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.

$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 15.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

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

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20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit
Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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A fine pair of 19th century German porcelain large hand painted Nodders
A fine pair of 19th century German porcelain large hand painted Nodders

A fine pair of 19th century German porcelain large hand painted Nodders

Located in Dallas, TX

A fine pair of late 19th century large German hand painted Chinese nodder figures . Elaborate hand

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Antique Late 19th Century German Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Nodding Figures, China Trade Papier Mache, Rare Chinese
Pair of Nodding Figures, China Trade Papier Mache, Rare Chinese

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

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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Extremely Rare Pair of George III Chinese Export Standing Nodding Head Figures
Extremely Rare Pair of George III Chinese Export Standing Nodding Head Figures

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

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Antique 1790s Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Nodding Figures
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Nodding Figures

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

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Chinese Nodding Head Famille Rose Figures
Pair of Chinese Nodding Head Famille Rose Figures

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Painted Clay Nodding Figures
Rare Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Painted Clay Nodding Figures

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.

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Antique 1810s Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Clay

Pair of Early 19th Century Terracotta Nodding Figures
Pair of Early 19th Century Terracotta Nodding Figures

Pair of Early 19th Century Terracotta Nodding Figures

Located in Edenbridge, Kent

Delightful pair of Chinese terracotta nodding figures beautifully decorated and in wonderful

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Object...

Materials

Terracotta

44'" tall Pair of Italian Pottery Chinoiserie Figures, circa 1950
44'" tall Pair of Italian Pottery Chinoiserie Figures, circa 1950

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

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Vintage 1950s Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

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Fabergé Silver Service

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$248,500 / set

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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Materials

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Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas

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By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine

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By Paul Sormani

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

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Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal

Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal

By Maison Baguès

Located in Paris, FR

Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.

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Materials

Crystal, Iron

Japanese Fortune Manekineko Lucky Cat Object 1980s Showa
Japanese Fortune Manekineko Lucky Cat Object 1980s Showa

Japanese Fortune Manekineko Lucky Cat Object 1980s Showa

Located in Paris, FR

This is a manekineko cat object. It is made with porcelain and it was made around 1980s in Showa era. Dimensions. 8 x 8.5 x H13 cm The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine ...

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

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Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships
Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships

Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A cased ship’s boardroom model of three sister ships, recorded on the label as ‘TSS Dublin’, ‘Edimburgo’ and ‘Mexico’ built and engined by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Comp...

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Vintage 1910s Scottish Models and Miniatures

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Tall Tiffany Studios Banded Dogwood Leaded Glass And Bronze Table Lamp
Tall Tiffany Studios Banded Dogwood Leaded Glass And Bronze Table Lamp

Tall Tiffany Studios Banded Dogwood Leaded Glass And Bronze Table Lamp

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Studios Banded Dogwood Leaded Glass and Bronze Art Nouveau Table Lamp. The bronze base is rare and exquisite in this example and is a wonderful marriage to this perfect Bande...

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Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
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By Grachev Brothers

Located in London, GB

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An Exceptional American Caldwell "Renaissance Style" Bronze and Enamel Humidor
An Exceptional American Caldwell "Renaissance Style" Bronze and Enamel Humidor

An Exceptional American Caldwell "Renaissance Style" Bronze and Enamel Humidor

By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An Exceptional American "Renaissance Style" Arts and Crafts Bronze, Enamel and Multi Gemstone Cigar Humidor by Edward F. Caldwell & Co. This remarkable cigar humidor, crafted by...

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Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet

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Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...

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Ormolu

The Dance Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century
The Dance Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century

The Dance Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century

Located in Jacksonville, FL

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Antique Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece
Antique Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece

Antique Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece

$41,189

H 28.3 in W 6.8 in D 20.7 in

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By Ludwig Neresheimer

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Materials

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Cutler & Girard, Sailing Ships, Inlaid Three-panel screen, Italy, 1902
Cutler & Girard, Sailing Ships, Inlaid Three-panel screen, Italy, 1902

Cutler & Girard, Sailing Ships, Inlaid Three-panel screen, Italy, 1902

By Cutler & Girard

Located in New York, NY

An Italian folding screen in the Liberty Style (the Italian equivalent of Art Nouveau) by the Florentine furniture makers Girard & Cutler who earned the Gold Medal during the Turin E...

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French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle box
French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle box

French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A highly detailed and most elegant French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle Marquetry cabinet/trunk. This impressive rectangular trunk is raised ...

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Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake

Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A fine presentation sword given to Lieutenant Charles Peake as a token of gratitude by the Men of His Ship when recommissioned for Foreign Service in 1821, the citation reading, the ...

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Metal

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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.