Chinoiserie Nodders
19th C. Sitzendorf Meissen Style Seated Chinoiserie Nodder, Moving Head & Hands
By Sitzendorf
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century Sitzendorf Meissen-Style Seated Chinoiserie Nodder—Hand-Painted Porcelain
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$995
H 4 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Pair Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mid 20th Century, Italy
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Italian porcelain chinoiserie nodding head figures of a Chinese Mandarin couple
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$3,900
H 15.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Post Modern Chinoiserie Dry Bar Cabinet C. 1990s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A really fun Post Modern bar cabinet with a Chinoiserie nod that adds an uplifting air whether in
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Pair 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Style of Nodding Pagoda Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable
Category
Antique 1850s German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$48,500 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in
Chinoiserie German Porcelain Figure of a Nodder, Figure Seated Cross-Legged
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An antique German porcelain figure seated crossed-leg, "Nodder", dressed in an elaborately hand
Category
Antique 1890s German Rococo Revival Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$6,800
H 10 in W 10 in D 10.5 in
Rare C19th Pottery Nodding Figure
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
nodding head which is lead weighted inside to make his head rock, with a bottle and cup in his hands. All
Category
Antique 1850s English Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Paint
A Meissen Porcelain Pagoda Nodding Head Figure
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
developed the nodding pagoda figure around 1733 as part of the porcelain menagerie and chinoiserie
Category
Antique 1880s German Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 15.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures seated on Pillows
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures. Each figure is seated cross-legged
Category
Antique 1870s German Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$16,850 / set
H 15 in W 10 in D 9.5 in
Set of Mason’s Ironstone Dishes in “Mandarin” Pattern, Mid-20th Century
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A striking Mason’s Ironstone dish featuring the richly detailed “Mandarin” pattern—a nod to
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ironstone
$521 / set
H 2 in W 7 in D 5 in
Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Celadon Ceramic Table Lamp, 1950s
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
main element of the glaze palette can also be considered a nod to traditional Chinoiserie pottery
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
$2,500
H 26.75 in Dm 9.25 in
Vintage Boho Bronze Pedestal Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
heavy metal, molded to resemble clustered bamboo stalks—a sophisticated nod to Chinoiserie and Hollywood
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Faux Bamboo Rectangular Mirror with Carved Frame, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
frame offers a subtle nod to chinoiserie while maintaining a clean silhouette that works well in both
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Wall Mirrors
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Wood
$2,750
H 47.75 in W 34.25 in D 2 in
ZEUS Wallpaper - Tobacco
By House of Hackney
Located in New York, NY
A work of wallpaper art, the ZEUS print nods to traditional chinoiserie design. Capturing elegant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Wallpaper
Materials
Polyester
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet / Credenza in Mahogany and Walnut
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Culver City, CA
party is over, you’ll find solid brass handles on either side.
The ebonized mahogany inlay gives a nod
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
$11,200
H 29.25 in W 69 in D 18 in
The Gilded Garden: A Vintage French Provincial Indian Chain Stitch Masterpiece
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Dallas, TX
floral motifs, intertwined with subtle nods to chinoiserie, suggest an age when design was both an art
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian French Provincial Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,696 Sale Price
25% Off
W 109 in L 141 in
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Pair of Large Meissen Style Figures of Nodding Pagodas Late 19th century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Impress Your Guests with the very fine pair German bisque man and lady Chinoiserie seated cross
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players
Located in San Francisco, CA
head, having dropped his cards on the floor.
Painted pottery or plaster nodding-head chinoiserie
Category
Antique 1810s British Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Harem Dresser, Solid Walnut Wood Carved Dresser
By Mobilia
Located in Houston, TX
Grand in scale and beauty, the Harem dresser is a nod to chinoiserie motifs with intricate facade
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Dressers
Materials
Wood
German Porcelain Chinoiserie Nodder Figure of a Chinese Man by Dresden
By Dresden Figurine, Dresden Porcelain
Located in Houston, TX
Porcelain figure called a "Nodder" made and signed by Dresden depicting a seated Chinese man with a
Category
Vintage 1960s German Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of German Chinoiserie Porcelain Figures of Seated "Nodders"
Located in Essex, MA
Each with articulated heads, tongues and hands. Marked on reverse with a blue crossed X mark. Depicted as a seated man and woman in a variety of colors.
Category
Antique 1750s German Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A 19th Century Meissen Chinoiserie of a Nodding Pagoda Figure
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Meissen Chinoiserie of a Nodding Pagoda Figure with Movable Head, Hand and Tongue
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Meissen Nodding Pagodas
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of late 19th century Meissen porcelain Nodding Pagodas, each with wonderful
Category
Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Antique 1790s Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
H 7.25 in W 8.25 in L 7.25 in
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Silver Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
ebonized molding sandwiching the silver gilt molding of incised foliate pattern. This nod to Chinoiserie
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Two Tier Side Tables in Walnut with Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
angled raised sides (a subtle nod to chinoiserie influence), while the top tier has raised sides perfect
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 22.5 in W 30 in D 21 in
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Nodding Sculpture of Court Ladies
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of court ladies with nodding heads, late Qing
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Nodding Head Figurines by Ernst Bohne Söhne
By Ernst Bohne Söhne
Located in London, GB
figures' heads nod, and their hands and tongues move. The pair are designed to surprise and delight all
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Delft Hand‑Painted Ceramic Chinoiserie Table Lamps, Tichelaar Makkum, 1950
By Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Dutch Delftware with a Chinoiserie twist. The hand-painted vases, created by master painters at the
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 17.33 in Dm 11.82 in
German Porcelain Chinoiserie Nodder
Located in New York, NY
German Porcelain chinoiserie Nodder, circa 19th century. Underglazed blue mark underneath. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dresden Nodding Figure, Germany, circa 1920
Located in Redding, CA
A wonderful German nodding figure, the chinoiserie subject is very popular and this piece is very
Category
Early 20th Century German Sculptures
Stainless Steel, Brass, and Oak Console Table Attributed to Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
steel inlay. The refined details and Classic silhouette give a nod to the chinoiserie style. It's narrow
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
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THE LAOCOON GROUP Bronze SCULPTURE by FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, Italy 1880-1890
By Fonderia Chiurazzi
Located in PARIS, FR
A patinated bronze sculpture reproduction of the Laocoon group by the Napolitan world famous Fonderia Chiurazzi, Italy 1880-1900.
Rediscovered in 1506 in Rome The Laocoon Group is b...
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$71,772
H 18.9 in W 10.63 in D 13.78 in
Exceptional Oval Dining Table at cost price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional oval dining room table in cut olive wood, concave pedestal in olive wood.
Unique piece from Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s French Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Olive
$7,177 Sale Price
40% Off
H 31.11 in W 110.24 in D 49.22 in
Pair of Pagoda Pier Mirrors
By John Linnell
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A design attributed to John Linnell. Each arched divided plate within shaped outer slips entwined with foliate branches and leaf scrolls. Each mirror is surmounted by a seated Chines...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Pier Mirrors and Console ...
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Schumacher by Miles Redd Brighton Pavilion Wallpaper Mural in Multi
By Schumacher, Miles Redd
Located in New York, NY
Based on a rare 18th-century document and created by one of Europe's premier engravers, this design comes in coordinating panels of fabric and wallpaper with a 12-foot repeat.
Pane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Wallpaper
Materials
Paper
$822 / item
H 144 in W 52.75 in D 0.01 in
"Tokyo-Pop" White or Black Monobloc Armchair Designed by T. Yoshioka for Driade
By Driade, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tokyo-Pop" is a white or black anthracite polyethylene monobloc iconic armchair, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka and manufactured by Driade.
White version only is available in quick s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,215 / item
H 29.7 in W 33.8 in D 30.7 in
Knotted Cherry Jewelry Box Designed by Nika Zupanc for Ghidini, 1961
By Nika Zupanc, Ghidini 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jewelry box in casted polished brass designed by Nika Zupanc.
Smaller ring holder is also available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
MidCentury Green Color and Brass Dry Bar Credenze Buffet Sideboard, 1980
Located in Roma, Lazio
One-of-a-kind sideboard for its originality and choice of materials. Simple but refined design, stunning color, it will enrich and enhance the space in which you place it. Note the r...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
$4,186
H 31.11 in W 46.46 in D 16.93 in
Gucci Sterling Chainlink Picture Frame, Circa 1980
By Gucci
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gucci Sterling Chainlink Picture Frame, Circa 1980
Gucci, Made in Italy, Sterling, .925
An exquisite Gucci sterling silver chainlink picture frame, made in Italy circa 1980. This d...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tah-Chee, Cherokee Chief: 19th C. Folio Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
By McKenney & Hall
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithographic portrait of a Native American entitled "Tah-Chee, A Cherokee Chief", from McKenney and Hall's 'History of the I...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
McKenney & HallTah-Chee, Cherokee Chief: 19th C. Folio Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph, 1838
$2,220 Sale Price
20% Off
H 19.75 in W 14 in
"Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion" Herbert Haseltine, 1927 Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Haseltine
Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion, 1927
Signed left side: © HASELTINE / MCMXXVII
Bronze, dark brown patina, parcel gilding
10 1/2 inches high. x 11 1/2 inch...
Category
1920s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$35,000
H 10.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Iron
$2,195 / set
H 18.5 in Dm 18 in
Wagen Bed in Fiberglass and Palisander Wood Veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Bed Wagen for children room.
Made with fiberglass with outside with chrome-plated finishes.
With palisander wood veneer inside and withseveral storage
compartments for a bed, a tv, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Chrome
$105,265 Sale Price
20% Off
H 86.62 in W 157.49 in D 72.84 in
GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CRISTO MORTO ATTR. G DELLA PORTA, ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Located in Milan, IT
Circle of Guglielmo Della Porta
(Porlezza, 1515 circa – Rome 1577)
CRISTO MORTO, Italy, mid 16th Century
Gilt bronze
54 x 48 cm
21 1/4 x 19 in
Provenance:
M. Barbagli Private Collec...
Category
16th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$62,202
H 21.26 in W 22.84 in
Andre Cabinet by DeMuro Das in Ivory Carta and Metal Handle in Bronze Finish
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Andre cabinet or sideboard by DeMuro Das is sheathed in our matte Ivory Carta, a paper-based veneer that is reminiscent of parchment in its appearance and application. The glossy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
$9,125 / item
H 32 in W 35.5 in D 13 in
Hector Pagoda Grand Scale Palace Mirrors
By John Linnell
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of grand scale pier mirrors after a design attributed to John Linnell. Each arched divided plate within shaped outer slips entwined with foliate branches and leaf scrolls. Eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chinese Chippendale Pier Mirrors a...
Materials
Mahogany
Scandinavian Porcelain Bing & Grøndahl Coffee Espresso Cup Saucer, Set of 6
By Bing & Grøndahl
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of six (6) Scandinavian Danish Copenhagen Porcelain coffee espresso or tea demitasse cups and saucers with bird design, by Bing & Grondahl, circa early to mid-20th ce...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$625 / set
H 3 in Dm 4.63 in
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Chinoiserie Nodders For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of chinoiserie nodders is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct chinoiserie nodders — often made from ceramic, porcelain and gold — can elevate any home. Chinoiserie nodders have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Chinoiserie nodders have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Dresden Figurine, Dresden Porcelain and Ernst Bohne Söhne are consistently popular.
How Much are Chinoiserie Nodders?
Prices for chinoiserie nodders can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, chinoiserie nodders begin at $1,250 and can go as high as $68,000, while the average can fetch as much as $8,500.
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