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Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.
Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.

Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.

$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 15.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

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

Pair Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mid 20th Century, Italy
Pair Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mid 20th Century, Italy

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

A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures seated on Pillows
A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures seated on Pillows

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

Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit
Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit

Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit

Located in Leuven , BE

figures date from the 19th C. Some have nodding heads and are portraits of individuals, and others served

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Style of Nodding Pagoda Figures
Pair 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Style of Nodding Pagoda Figures

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

Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin
Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin

Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin

Located in Nantucket, MA

waistcoat pocket, the other arm extended with his hand out, palm up. The figures head nods when touched

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Black Forest Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Abalone, Gesso, Pine, Paint

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The Beatles, Fabulous Four as head nodding figures
The Beatles, Fabulous Four as head nodding figures

The Beatles, Fabulous Four as head nodding figures

Unavailable

H 7.09 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in

The Beatles, Fabulous Four as head nodding figures

Located in Berlin, DE

from the mid 60´s these smart head banging collectors items with great patina can move their

Category

Vintage 1960s British Models and Miniatures

Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players
Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players

Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players

Unavailable

H 10 in W 12.5 in D 6.5 in

Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players

Located in San Francisco, CA

traditional dress and with nodding heads seated at a circular table with cards also strewn across the

Category

Antique 1810s British Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Extremely Rare Pair of George III Chinese Export Standing Nodding Head Figures
Extremely Rare Pair of George III Chinese Export Standing Nodding Head Figures

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

Pair of Nodding Figures, China Trade Papier Mache, Rare Chinese
Pair of Nodding Figures, China Trade Papier Mache, Rare Chinese

Pair of Nodding Figures, China Trade Papier Mache, Rare Chinese

Located in Vero Beach, FL

majority of nodding head figures was imported into England from Canton from the late 18th century into the

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Pair 19th Century Meissen Nodding Pagodas
Pair 19th Century Meissen Nodding Pagodas

Pair 19th Century Meissen Nodding Pagodas

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H 7.09 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in

Pair 19th Century Meissen Nodding Pagodas

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Brighton, Sussex

figures'' heads nod, and their hands and tongues move. The pair are designed to surprise and delight all

Category

Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Nodding Head Figurines by Ernst Bohne Söhne
Pair of Porcelain Nodding Head Figurines by Ernst Bohne Söhne

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

Pair of Chinese Nodding Head Famille Rose Figures
Pair of Chinese Nodding Head Famille Rose Figures

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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Nodding Head Figures For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of nodding head figures for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, all nodding head figures available were constructed with great care. Nodding head figures have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of nodding head figures to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Rococo nodding head figures are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made nodding head figures over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain and The Marbro Lamp Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Nodding Head Figures?

Nodding head figures can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,475, while the lowest priced sells for $993 and the highest can go for as much as $48,500.