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Gilt Wood Foo Dogs

A Pair of Hand Carved Gilt Wood Chinese Export Foo Dogs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand carved pair of male and female Chinese foo dogs, circa 1850. Each with original gilt with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Giltwood

Pair of Large Vintage Chinese Hand Carved Gold Giltwood Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful pair of large vintage Chinese hand carved wood foo dogs painted a deep red with a heavy
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Pair of Carved Wood and Gilt Finished Chinese Foo Dog Figurines or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
considerable detail and painted in a deep red with heavy gilt accents. This pair of Foo dogs originate from
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Softwood

Vintage Pair Chinese Gilt Carved Wood Foo Dog / Guardian Lions Figurines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here are a pair vintage Chinese gilt and carved wood Foo Dog/Guardian Lions figurines
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Giltwood

Pair of Japanese Gilt Wood Komainu, Guardian Lions, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
foo dogs or foo lions, Showa Period, 1920's, Japan. The two komainu, or guardian lions, are
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Glass, Cypress, Wood

Charming carved gilt-wood Chinese export mirror frame watch-stand with Europeans
Located in Amsterdam, NL
are carved, holding vases with a large flower, standing on Chinese Foo-dogs.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wall Mirrors

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Giltwood

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
as karashishi, or simply shishi in Japan, in the west they are commonly referred to as foo dogs or
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Red Lacquered Chinese Blanket Chest with Gilt Motifs and Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
a mark. The façade showcases two foo dogs guardian lions surrounding a bow-tied sphere. Scrolling
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20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

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Iron

Chinese Red Lacquered Blanket Chest with Gilt Motifs and Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
striking interior lined with yellow fabric, accented with a mark. The façade showcases foo dogs guardian
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20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

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Iron

19th Century Chinese Canton Export Lacquered Giltwood Tea Caddy on Shishi Feet
Located in Haarlem, NL
caddy is raised on four lacquered and gilt carved imperial guardian lions, lion dogs or foo dogs also
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

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Pewter

Chinese Antique Carved "Long Life" Wedding Marriage Chest, 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
finished with brass ornaments and scroll handles. Celebration foo dogs appear and are carved on top. Each
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Brass

Pair Very Large Chinese or Japanese Carved Wooden Fu Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair highly stylized large Chinese or Japanese carved wooden guardian lions (fu lions or foo dogs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Javanese Red and Giltwood Temple Doors
Located in New York, NY
having a head centered by 2 foo dogs with floral carved doors and frame (PRICED AS Pair).
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Antique Late 18th Century Javanese Tibetan Doors and Gates

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Wood

19th Century SE Asian Highly Carved Wooden and Gilded Floor/Wall Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
God reclining. The base section is flanked on either side by a pair of glorious 'Foo Dogs' or
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Antique Mid-19th Century Cambodian Folk Art Furniture

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Gold Leaf

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Chinese Vintage Porcelain Cache-Pot Planter with Blue and White Landscape
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage porcelain cache-pot planter from the mid 20th century with hand-painted blue and white décor depicting landscapes, architectures and figures in boats patterns. Crea...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Porcelain

Cast Iron Foo Dog Sculpture
Located in Asheville, NC
This cast iron piece features a statuary male Chinese guardian Lion (Foo Dog) proudly balancing both hands atop an embroidered ball, representing supremacy over the world. A traditio...
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20th Century Chinese Metalwork

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Iron

Cast Iron Foo Dog Sculpture
Cast Iron Foo Dog Sculpture
H 10 in W 12 in D 5 in
Pair of Midcentury Japanese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of vintage, red lacquered wood carved foo dogs from Japan. Excellent condition and patina; make a fun decor item in any room!
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Wood

19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining We present you this piece of furniture with three drawers at the bottom, a drop front, and a narrow drawer und...
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires

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Mahogany, Baize

Pair Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Copper base cloisonné Fu Dogs made for Chinese export with gilded, mane, ears and accents. This pair from 1910s or earlier.
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

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Copper

Pair Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Pair Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
H 14.75 in W 12.5 in D 7 in
Monumental Chinese Serpentine Jade Carved Pagoda Censer, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Chinese serpentine jade carved pagoda censer, early 20th century. A masterfully carved Chinese serpentine pagoda censer. The base of the tripod censer is set upon lion-he...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Serpentine

Pair of 1950s Carved Soapstone Foo Dogs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved soapstone Foo dogs each one uniquely different.
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Vintage 1950s Animal Sculptures

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Soapstone

Rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie Incense Burner Vase and Cover
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie incense burner vase and cover, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800, blue cross swords and star mark, Pressnummer 58 A Museum Qua...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of European Foo Dog Statues with their Original Green Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European pair of Foo Dogs from the mid-20th century. This vintage pair of guardian lions from Europe, created of cast-stone, feature each dog in side-sitting position with expressi...
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Mid-20th Century European Animal Sculptures

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Cast Stone

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquered wood box with lid from Japan circa 19th century Meiji Period. The finely decorated box was used to store paper slips and small documents on the desk. It is overall finish...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

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Wood, Lacquer

Haberdasher's Triple Cheval Dressing Mirror
Located in Peekskill, NY
These early commercial Cheval mirrors are very hard to come by. I like them best when they have the ornate cast iron swivel outriggers. They look great and function even better. It h...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Empire Revival Floor Mirrors and Full...

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Oak

20C Chinese Soapstone Foo Dog Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20C Chinese soapstone foo dog carving. Made in China in the early 20th century circa 1930. This is a small green and brown soapstone carving in relief with ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Soapstone

Antique Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Japanese pink lustre-glazed porcelain vase bird and floral decoration mounted as lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 8" Diameter of base: 3.75".
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Wood

Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Tibetan Thangka with polychrome pigments on cloth, circa mid to late 19th century. It depicts Yamantaka, also known as Vajrabhairava, who is a wrathful manifestation of Ma...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

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Textile

Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs Hand Carved Hardstone Good Colour and Detail, Ca 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dogs, sometimes called temple lions made of a hardstone, hand carved with fine detail and polished, dating to the mid 20th c...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Stone

Massive Hand Carved Monkey Pod Exotic Hardwood Lovers Embrace Coffee Table
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Masterfully hand carved from what must have been a colossal solid piece of monkey pod hardwood. This nude figural sculpture weighs around 250 lbs. Although our photos are an adequate...
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Late 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

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19th Century Chinese Carved Wood Block Foo Dogs
Located in SOMIS, CA
This beautiful block features a pair of foo dogs playing with an "embroidered" money ball, a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Wood

A Pair of 19th century hardwood Chinese Mythical Beasts/Dogs of Foo on Stands
Located in GB
This pair of very large Chinese carved hardwood studies of mythical beasts /dogs of foo each lying
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Hardwood

Chinese Red Wedding Chest with Crown, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
layers of carved animals, blessing gods, flowers, clouds, foo dogs, dragons, all meticulously carved with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

A Pair of Chinese Gilt Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual pair of Chinese foo dogs. Both elaborately carved and richly gilt. An abundance of cubs
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

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Giltwood

Pair of Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of Japanese Shinto guardian lion dogs, called" komainu", in carved, gilded and polychromed
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Pair of Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
H 13.25 in W 12 in D 6.75 in
Antique Carved Chinese Qing Surround in Gilded Wood w Foo Dogs, Birds & Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
wood with gilding, depicting foo dogs & birds that include ibis & starlings perched on branches with
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Pair of Very Impressive and Massive Carved Wood Foo Dogs, circa 1920
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of male and female foo dogs having solid wood and square pegged construction. Well carved and
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Wood

Massive 19th Century Polychrome Hand-Carved Giltwood Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible pair of poly-chrome hand carved gilt wood Chinese foo dogs, circa late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Rare Pair of Chinese Mythical Beasts/Dogs of Foo on Stands, circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
carved hard wood studies of mythical beasts /dogs of foo each lying down with one paw resting on a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Hardwood

Gilt Foo Dog Lamps in the Manner of Tony Duquette, circa 1940s
By Tony Duquette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of gilt Foo dog lamps, in the manner of Tony Duquette, circa 1940s. The foo dogs themselves
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Vintage 1940s Thai Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Qing Dynasty Carved and Gilded Chinese Foo Dog and Lion Statues
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 18th century elaborately-carved Chinese foo dog statues in gilded wood, mounted
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
predominately orange and green wise men in landscape. Gilt dragon and foo dogs at shoulders. Silk shade trimmed
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Silk, Wood

Large Art Deco Chinese Style Carved Open-Work Wooden Relief Screen Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
screen sculpture, ca. 1920. The top of circular shape centered with two carved gilt wood peacocks sitting
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

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Giltwood

Pair of Large Chinese Gilt Temple Foo Dogs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive pair of well carved Foo dogs or lion statues in the manner and scale of temple carvings
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Lacquer

Large Carved Wood Foo Dog Lion Statues
Located in Rochester, NY
Large and impressive true pair of carved wood food lion dogs in beautifully aged original gilded
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
Located in NYC, NY
The cabinet is profusely decorated throughout with Chinese Foo dogs and birds within foliage, as
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
H 59.5 in W 57.5 in D 27.5 in
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Chinese Wooden Armoire with Hand-Carved Gilt Panels
Located in Yonkers, NY
wall, birds among trees, two foo dogs playing with a ball, and an exchange between sword-carrying men
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Lacquered and Giltwood Guardian Lions on Pedestals, a Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Chinese post-Qing period lacquered and gilt wood guardian lions—commonly known as “Foo
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Superb Pair of Antique Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Southfield, MI
Fantastic pair of circa 1860 provencial Qing Dynasty foo dogs rendered in polychrome hand carved
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Statues

Opium Bed
Located in San Francisco, CA
paintings of figures in pavillions. The bed stands on four carved and painted foo dogs. The back rail
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Daybeds

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Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Opium Bed
Opium Bed
H 37.5 in W 82 in D 52 in
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Gilt Wood Foo Dogs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of gilt wood foo dogs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique gilt wood foo dogs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and softwood. There are all kinds of gilt wood foo dogs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. folk art and mid-century modern gilt wood foo dogs are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Gilt Wood Foo Dogs?

Prices for gilt wood foo dogs start at $1,190 and top out at $38,000 with the average selling for $2,908.