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Chinese Nodding Figures

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

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Porcelain

Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.
Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.
$1,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 15.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
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 Models and Miniatures

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Terracotta

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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

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Porcelain

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

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Lacquer, Paper

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
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
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

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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.
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Antique 1810s Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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

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Terracotta

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

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Pottery

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Christ Salvator Mundi Paint Oil on copper 16/17th Century Flemish school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antique painting depicting the Face of Christ as Salvator Mundi Flemish painter, 16th-17th century Oil on copper 22 x 18 cm./ framed 42 x 39 cm. An intense image of the face of Chr...
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16th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

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 ...
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
$1,090 / item
H 42.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Vintage Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Pagoda Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian Chinese Chippendale Style carved giltwood pagoda mirror. Vintage Chinese Chippendale style carved gilt wood pagoda mirror. This large Chinese Chippendale mirror is th...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chinese Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Pagoda Mirror
Vintage Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Pagoda Mirror
$4,250 Sale Price
27% Off
H 58.25 in W 29.5 in D 1.18 in
Pair of Large Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Jardinieres, Urns, Planters
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Measuring 25 inches wide with their handles, this weathered pair of large French cast iron garden urns, or planters from the late nineteenth century features a scalloped egg and dart...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres

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Iron

Antique French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Young Fisher Boy by Carpeaux
By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Susse Freres
Located in London, GB
This beautiful patinated bronze sculpture was designed by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, and cast by the Susse Frères foundry. The work portrays a young Neapolitan fisherboy, who sits on a ...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Young Fisher Boy by Carpeaux
Antique French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Young Fisher Boy by Carpeaux
$22,517 Sale Price
30% Off
H 25.99 in W 11.42 in D 12.6 in
Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
This tall Chinese silk embroidery depicts Asian figures and scenes of boats, bridges and Asian landscapes. Features red, green, salmon and white colors on a beautiful serene blue bac...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tapestries

Materials

Silk

Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed
Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed
$2,900
H 78 in W 35 in D 0.5 in
Fine Dehua, Blanc de Chine, Quan Yin Porcelain Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Blanc de chine porcelain seated figure of Quan Yin. Qing dynasty. Kangxi period.
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Large 19th Century Carved Giltwood Georgian Chinese Chippendale Style Mirror
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous Chinese Chippendale style carved giltwood overmantle mirror 19th Century Scarse horizontal configuration and excellent quality of carving. The design centered by a pagoda cr...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Mantel Mirrors and Fire...

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Carved Giltwood 'Chinese Chippendale' Style Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A Pair of George III Style Chinese Chippendale Mirrors Entirely of carved and gilded wood, the shaped mirrored plates housed in asymmetrical Rococo frames with carved scrolls, leafy...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Rare Walnut Copper and Parchment Side Chair by Carlo Bugatti.
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare carved walnut side chair by Carlo Bugatti upholstered with parchment and inlaid with pewter details and mounted with hammered copper decoration. Beauty & Mischief: The Design Al...
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Aesthetic Movement Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Blanc-de-Chine Dehua Figures of Guanyin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Pair Of Blanc - De - Chine Dehua  Figures Of Guanyin Early 20th century Each figure is modelled standing in flowing robes upon a lotus leaf decorated stand, holding a fl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Adolf Constantin Baumgartner Stoiloff Oil on Board Cossacks Warriors on Horsback
By Adolf Constantin Baumgartner-Stoiloff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adolf Constantin Baumgartner Stoiloff (Austrian/Russian, 1850-1924) a fine oil on board "Charging Cossack Warriors on Horseback" within an ornate giltwood frame, circa 1890 Born in ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Pair of Regency Tole "Brighton Pavillion" Figural Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Now lamps with wood bases, each depicting an Asian figure in painted costume dress.
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Antique 1820s English Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

English Porcelain Botanical Dinner Service, Coalport, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Comprising pair of sauce tureens on stands, pair of shell dishes, 4 oval dishes, 4 rectangular dishes, 18 plates. Inscribed in gilt with botanical identification.
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Antique 1840s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Jars Table Lamps, Wired for the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese Export blue and white porcelain jars with hand-painted Pagoda landscape scenes and newly mounted as table lamps on lucite bases. Created in China each of this pair ...
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2010s Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

An Exceptional American Caldwell "Renaissance Style" Bronze and Enamel Humidor
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Queens, 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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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Bronze, Enamel

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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.