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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

Materials

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

Materials

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

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.
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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
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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
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
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
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Antique 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Fabergé Silver Service
Fabergé Silver Service
$248,500 / set
H 10.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.38 in
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
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine and highly collectable Antique circa 1895 French Automaton Industrial Locomotive moving gilt ...
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Antique 1890s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
$101,607 Sale Price
50% Off
H 17.72 in W 18.71 in D 9.06 in
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream) Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite Chagall in Paris signed and...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood

L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
$372,000 Sale Price
56% Off
H 9 in W 16.2 in D 2 in
19th Century Italian Orientalist Masterpiece Painting "Four Women In The Harem"
By Rudolf Ernst
Located in Queens, NY
19th Century Italian Orientalist Masterpiece Painting "Four Women In The Harem" circa 1880, in the Circle of Rudolf Ernst. Oil on canvas. "The Oriental Opulence Unveiled: A Journey...
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19th Century Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late Bronze Age Sword
Located in London, GB
Saint Nazaire Sword, Late Bronze Age, circa 800-900 B.C. An exceptionally well preserved Bronze Age sword, with elegant, finely incised decorations, near perfect form and a wonder...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Late Bronze Age Sword
Late Bronze Age Sword
$75,000
H 27.96 in Dm 2.37 in
Original 17th Century Andrea Brustolon Hand Carved Italian Walnut Armchair
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 17th century attributed to Andrea Brustolon hand carved Italian walnut armchair with Cherubs throughout This chair is abso...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Original 17th Century Andrea Brustolon Hand Carved Italian Walnut Armchair
Original 17th Century Andrea Brustolon Hand Carved Italian Walnut Armchair
$11,380 Sale Price
30% Off
H 36.03 in W 28.15 in D 27.96 in
Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
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Antique 1880s Spanish Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Incredible English Mahogany Seven-Pedestal Dining Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Measuring over 30 feet in length, this tremendous and highly versatile English dining table is the greatest. It has the ability to transform to a multitude of sizes to fit any occasi...
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Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Extremely Large Exhibition Quality Antique Mahogany Mirror Back Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is an important example of British furniture and history having a large mirror plate placed within a quality acanthus carved and scrolled frame. It is surmounted by a decorative...
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Console Tables

Materials

Other

Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Center Tables

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Malachite, Silver

19th Century French musical automaton clock
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique mantel clock is constructed in ebonised wood by the renowned Parisian maker of automata, Xavier Tharin (French, active mid 19th Century). The clock face is set ont...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French musical automaton clock
19th Century French musical automaton clock
$24,385
H 21.26 in W 20.48 in D 7.09 in
Rococo Italian Bureau-Cabinet, Milan, circa 1760
Located in Milano, IT
Bureau-cabinet with fold-down writing desk Lombardy, third quarter of the 18th century Walnut with carved decoration and walnut-burl veneer; applied ebonized wood trim and cornice ...
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Antique 1750s Italian Rococo Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Rococo Italian Bureau-Cabinet, Milan, circa 1760
Rococo Italian Bureau-Cabinet, Milan, circa 1760
$118,217
H 103.94 in W 60.63 in D 22.45 in
Big Pair of Art Deco Floor Lamps, France, Materials: Wood and Alabaster, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 floor lamps Art Deco Exhibited at Original antique show ( Miami beach ) and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)". Materials: wood, alabaster and chrome France ...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Chrome

Tiffany Studios Leaded Art Glass Fiqural Window
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Museum quality Tiffany Stidios figural leaded art glass window depicts a young man tossing seeds from his sash into a feral field. Highly Executed with thick drapery and tiffany fu...
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Antique Early 19th Century North American Windows

Materials

Lead

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

Materials

Glass, Wood

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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.