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Antique Chinese Art Deco Style Accent Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
chartreuse accents gives the piece a great deal of spirit and exuberance. This wonderful antique Chinese rug
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Chinese Wooden Spirit House
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese painted & gilt wood spirit house. Pagoda style Buddhist altar shrine
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Houses: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
For more than fifty years, Robert A.M. Stern Architects has designed extraordinary houses and
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2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Houses: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Houses: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
H 12 in W 10 in D 1.2 in
Vintage Old Light House Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Nautical Delight Beams Safe Harbor At Night To All Sailors This unusual "Light house" themed
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

A Pair Of Nautical Light House Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pair (2) in bronze and green- beaming night light for safe harbor These unusual "Light house
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Ceramic Ox Bow Tomb Votive Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese green glazed ceramic votive chair. Ming Dynasty 1368 A.D.–1644 A.D. Originally
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Antique Early 1600s Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Ming Dynasty Chinese Earthenware Horse Sculpture Míngqì Tomb Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 600 year old (approx) Chinese pottery Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) large glazed earthenware
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Earthenware

Impressive Terracotta Funerary Procession - Ming Dynasty, China '1368-1644 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Eastern Han Dynasty Terracotta Barn Workshop, China '206BC - 220AD' Ex-Museum
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
towers and palaces. Because very few ancient Chinese buildings have survived intact, these models, along
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Porcelain Chocolate Tea Pot
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique late 18th to early 19th century Chinese Export (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) floral
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Eastern Han Dynasty Terracotta Model of a Paper Mill , China '206BC - 220AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
the most elaborate towers and palaces. Because very few ancient Chinese buildings have survived intact
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Tall Massive Old Light House Lantern Hand Painted Red and White
Located in South Burlington, VT
Light house lovers delight- first we've seen- complete with attached entry house, tall 18 Inch
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Tall Old Light House Lantern Hand Painted Red, White, and Blue
Located in South Burlington, VT
SEE THIS AND OUR GARDEN ART EXHIBITION IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND UNTIL OCTOBER 10, 2022 Light house
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Magnificent Court Attendants in Terracotta - Ming Dynasty, China 1368-1644 AD TL
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

6 Elegant Ming Dynasty Court Attendants in Glazed Terracotta, China 1368-1644 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
plinth, some with orifices in their hands, where spirit objects were placed to comfort or satisfy the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Fanghu Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD Chinese Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel Jug & Cover
Located in GB
quality original Chinese bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, Fanghu Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD with Taotie
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Jim Rose Two-Door Chinese Coins Quilt Cupboard, Functional Art Steel Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
shelf inside the cabinet. This piece is available as pictured. Jim Rose Two Door Chinese Coin Quilt
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Cupboards

Materials

Steel

Texas Made/Texas Modern
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
A compelling survey of Texas houses that draw both on the heritage of pioneer ranches and on the
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2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Texas Made/Texas Modern
Texas Made/Texas Modern
H 10 in W 8 in D 1 in
Antique Pair of Late Ming Dynasty Silk Road Carved Stone Guardian Lions
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare pair of large Chinese carved stone foo dog guardian lions. Originated from a house of a
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Statues

Materials

Stone

Born to Party, Forced to Work, 21st Century Hospitality by Bronson van Wyck
Located in New York City, NY
intimate celebrations What defines a truly great party? Most of all: generosity of spirit. In his
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Superb Set of 5 Elegant Court Attendants, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Cestita Batería by Miguel Milá for Santa & Cole
By Miguel Milà, Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; depicting Chinese shadows in the garden, or emanating light from any corner. The lamp aligns with the spirit
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Opal

PAiR OF HERMES KELLY WICKER & BROWN LEATHER PICNIC CHAMPAGNE BUCKETS PART SUITE
By Hermès
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this custom made pair of
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20th Century French Art Deco Barware

Materials

Leather, Wicker

PAIR OF HERMES PARIS KELLY WICKER & BROWN LEATHER PICNIC WiNE COOLERS PART SUITE
By Hermès
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this once in a lifetime
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20th Century French Art Deco Wine Coolers

Materials

Leather, Wicker

PAIR OF HERMES KELLY WICKER & BROWN LEATHER PiCNIC PITCHER JUGS PART OF SUITE
By Hermès
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this once in a lifetime
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20th Century French Art Deco Pitchers

Materials

Leather, Wicker

Bronze Floor Lamp - Great Heron - Faubourg Parisien - XXth Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
suburb designer in the spirit of the greatest houses such as Bagues or Jansen. Period: 20th century
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

12st Century Abstract Unique Sculpture Orchid by Cynthia Sah
By Cynthia Sah
Located in Paris, FR
marble seems to manifest a captivating spirit. Her sculptures reflect the Chinese philosophy of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Framed Japanese Antique Embroidery Sennin Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
pictorial in which Tekkai Sennin intertwines with a slithering dragon in the air and releases swirl spirit
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Giltwood, Silk

12st Century Abstract Unique Sculpture Orchid by Cynthia Sah
By Cynthia Sah
Located in Paris, FR
marble seems to manifest a captivating spirit. Her sculptures reflect the Chinese philosophy of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret & Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese « zen » spirit, the cabinet stands on four legs joined by an engraved stretcher. The great
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Napoleon III Vase in Porcelain of Paris Mounted in Gilt Bronze with Espagnolette
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional monumental vase in porcelain of Paris, conceived in the spirit of the Sèvres
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Bronze

Greg Wyatt, Modern, Massive Bronze Sculpture, 1996 Olympics, Women Athletes
By Greg Wyatt
Located in Stamford, CT
Center, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia * "So of the Arts", "Baryshnikov/Spirit of Dance
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1990s American Modern Statues

Materials

Bronze

Fine Important Lady De Rothschild Hermes Paris Farming Wicker Chrome Picnic Set
By Hermès
Located in GB
has been finely woven and houses perfectly polished chrome cases, the handles are hand stitched and
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20th Century French Country Barware

Materials

Chrome

Functional Art Chair / Throne "Left at the End of the Corridor" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
wandering spirit, he seeks a protective balance in a hostile world. It is his constant questioning: what
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Functional Art Chair / Stool "Plaster Whip" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
wandering spirit, he seeks a protective balance in a hostile world. It is his constant questioning: what
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2010s European Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plaster

Functional art Floor Lamp "Open Eyes" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
time. A wandering spirit, he seeks a protective balance in a hostile world. It is his constant
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Functional art Throne / Chair "Black Caterpillar" by Lionel Jadot, 2020
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
reality. Its material is made of dilated time. A wandering spirit, he seeks a protective balance in a
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2010s European Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Functional Art Chair / Throne "'Spring Swab" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
time. A wandering spirit, he seeks a protective balance in a hostile world. It is his constant
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2010s Belgian International Style Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Untitled, 1981, Sam Francis Monotype
By Sam Francis
Located in Newport Beach, CA
and monotypes, housed in major museum collections and institutions around the world. Regarded as one
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Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Untitled, 1981, Sam Francis Monotype
Untitled, 1981, Sam Francis Monotype
H 37.75 in W 33 in D 2 in
Chinese Spirit House
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Chinese spirit house.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Architectural Models

Materials

Wood

Chinese Spirit House
Chinese Spirit House
H 56 in W 42 in D 32 in
Chinese Spirit House
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Fine architectual example of 19th century chinese architecture, original paint remains over
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese Spirit House
Chinese Spirit House
H 2 in W 3 in D 1 in
Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Spirit House
Located in Chicago, IL
Structures like this were intended to offer shelter for protective spirits. “Spirit houses” as they
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Spirit House
Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Spirit House
H 34.26 in W 31.11 in D 18.9 in
Chinese Spirit Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
with a shrine such as this cabinet from 1900, which may have housed a Buddha or ancestral figure. With
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Spirit Cabinet
Chinese Spirit Cabinet
H 37.25 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
Japan Natural Stone Spirit Lantern Hand-Carved Natural Boulders
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a very nice sized stone -Spirit- lantern carved from natural boulders and ideally suited for
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Showa Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

19th Century Chinese Folk Landscape Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
and technique of ancient Chinese landscape paintings in his own whimsical way. The scene has a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Elm

Rare Pair of Natural Stone Spirit Lanterns Hand-Carved from Natural Boulders
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's an unusual opportunity to acquire a pair (2) of very nice sized stone -Spirit- lanterns
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Showa Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Japanese Pair Vintage Mountain House Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Kusaya or Minka house design with jointed roof line and Japanese enigmatic "X" open work fire panels- the
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Old Pair Town House Architectural Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
, or metal. Like many other elements of Japanese traditional architecture, it originated in China. In
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century, Chinese Mottled Black Cat Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, cloaked in a
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Late 19th Century Chinese Black Glazed Cat Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, cloaked in a
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Han Dynasty Terracotta Model of Farm Stead with Pig, China '206BC - 220AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
and palaces. Because very few ancient Chinese buildings have survived intact, these models, along with
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Japan Tea House Bronze Birds & Dragonflies Garden Lantern, 100 Yrs Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
traditional architecture, it originated in China. In Japan, to¯ro¯ were originally used only in Buddhist
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Harden Solid Cherry Queen Anne Breakfront China Display Cabinet 1958
By Harden Furniture 1
Located in Dayton, OH
section is centered by three dovetailed drawers that are flanked by outer cabinets for china storage
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Vintage 1950s Queen Anne Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Cherry

Texas Made/Texas Modern
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
A compelling survey of Texas houses that draw both on the heritage of pioneer ranches and on the
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Texas Made/Texas Modern
Texas Made/Texas Modern
H 10 in W 8 in D 1 in
Texas Made/Texas Modern
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
A compelling survey of Texas houses that draw both on the heritage of pioneer ranches and on the
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Texas Made/Texas Modern
Texas Made/Texas Modern
H 10 in W 8 in L 10 in
Tibetan Copper Bronze Lama Buddha
Located in Dallas, TX
strategic alliances with neighboring powers, he married princesses from Nepal and China: Bh?ku?i and
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Vintage 1980s Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Tibetan Copper Bronze Lama Buddha
Tibetan Copper Bronze Lama Buddha
H 9 in W 7 in D 4.75 in
George II Gainsborough Library Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
The creative spirit of Thomas Chippendale is embodied in this exceptional, antique George II period
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

George II Gainsborough Library Armchair
George II Gainsborough Library Armchair
H 37 in W 28.25 in D 30 in
Japanese Old Lantern Wind Chime
Located in South Burlington, VT
mountain minka farm house that may be suspended in your favourite indoor or outdoor space. This is one
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Old Lantern Wind Chime
Located in South Burlington, VT
mountain minka farm house that may be suspended in your favourite indoor or outdoor space. This is one
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Large Old Lantern and Wind Chime
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese mountain minka farm house that may be suspended in your favorite indoor or outdoor space. This
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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Chinese Spirit House For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese spirit house for your home. Each Chinese spirit house for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and iron. Find 100 options for an antique or vintage Chinese spirit house now, or shop our selection of 19 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese spirit house — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Chinese spirit house is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Lionel Jadot, Phaidon and Cynthia Sah each produced at least one beautiful Chinese spirit house that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Spirit House?

Prices for a Chinese spirit house can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $38 and can go as high as $375,000, while the average can fetch as much as $940.