Nodding Head

A Meissen Porcelain articulated nodding head pagoda figure. 20th century, blue crossed swords mark on the neck, numbered 67827, painter 126D, body marked with crossed swords, numb...

Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy. A pair of Chinese export style nodding head figures of Mandarins from the collection of Mildrded and Raf...

A 19th century Meissen porcelain nodding head figure modeled as a seated pagoda figure, with head and hands articulated by internal counterweights.

A fine pair of Italian porcelain chinoiserie nodding head figures of a Chinese Mandarin couple, made for the Marbo Lamp Company, circa 1960's, Inlay.

A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures. Each figure is seated cross-legged on a vibrant magenta base with gilded scroll feet, designed with articulated heads,...

The Diorama was in a private collection for more than 20 years and is said to have been exposed at the China Exposition 1902 in Copenhagen.This group of Chinese polychromed-decorate...

A 19th Century Sitzendorf Meissen-Style Seated Chinoiserie Nodder—Hand-Painted Porcelain—Articulated Head & Hands This exquisite 19th-century Sitzendorf Meissen-style Chinoiserie no...

Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture no. 24 Signed, 1976. Nodding head. C.6 Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913.

A brilliant example of Neoclassical painting from the 1820s or 30s, this depiction of a fully nude Bacchus figure, his head encircled by a wreath woven with grapes and grapevines, hi...

A really novel cold painted bronze of a nodding boy smoking a cigar, I'm told these were used as trade stimulators often selling matches, just the slightest breeze or movement gets h...

19th Century carved and painted wood figure of a troubadour or minstrel wearing a hat and long coat with his trousers tucked into knee-high boots and having a violin under one arm wi...

A rare, important and most charming French carousel amusement ride by important Parisian craftsmen Limonaire Frères / Limonaire Brothers (France; 1839-1932) Hand-crafted in Paris, F...

Armrests feature camel-head terminals, nodding to the Empire periods fascination with Egyptian motifs, and gracefully curve downwards past the upholstered seat to gilt hoof feet.

The delicate rendering highlights the distinctive textures of the grasses: the soft feathery plumes of Stipa pennata, the bold striped leaves of Ribbon Grass, and the charming, noddi...

Delightful Art Deco Oriental stand, ideal for afternoon fancies, display or planter use Two-tier arrangement with etched brass plates, presenting a radiant golden tonality Upper tier...

These figures still have their original mechanisms in place, the metal rods extended from their backs, once pulled raise both hands and one figure moves his head in a nodding motion,...

The classical motifs are further enhanced by the stately ram's head handles, a nod to the Neoclassical influence pervasive during the era.

There is also a rope that is pulled by the store owner to nod the pigs head in thanks. It item is a real survivor and an impressive example of early advertising.

Musical automaton picture clock by Xavier Tharin, c. 1860 Paris, hand-colored lithographed scene depicting a Mediterranean harbor scene with abbey, fountain, viaduct and watchtower ...

The body of the brush washer is adorned with archaic decorations of relief carvings and ruyi heads, a nod to the rich heritage of ancient Chinese art.

He told me that when he nodded his head I should hide in there and not come out until he came to get me.

He told me that when he nodded his head I should hide in there and not come out until he came to get me.

Another young man and woman seated at the table are casting sly glances at the other guests, or perhaps the wedding couple themselves, and nodding their heads together in gossip. Beh...