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Pair of 19th C. Tibetan Carved Wood & Polychromed Foo/ Guardian /Temple Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and enchanting pair of 19th Century Tibetan carved wood & polychromed foo/guardian/temple
Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs from China, circa 1950s. Great detail
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Massive Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of massive mid-century polychrome glazed "famile jaune et verte" porcelain foo dogs
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Large Pair of Porcelain Polychrome Foo Dogs, Chinese, circa 1900
Located in Torino, IT
Fine large pair of polychrome glazed "Famille Jaune et Verte" porcelain foo dogs, one female with
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Large Pair of Porcelain Polychrome Foo Dogs, Chinese, circa 1900
Located in Torino, IT
Fine large pair of polychrome glazed "Famille Jaune et Verte" porcelain foo dogs, one female with
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Polychrome Incense Censer Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic pair of mid-century Chinese ceramic polychrome incense censer foo dogs, circa 1970s
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Delft Vases Polychrome Covered Baluster Vases With Foo Cats - a pair
By AK Dutch Delftware, Royal Delft, Delft
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
flowering border, on top a foo Cat finial. The vases are made in the 18th century Dutch Delftware style
Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Export Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid century hand decorated porcelain foo dogs featuring a cinnabar ground accented with
Category

20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Export Porcelain Foo Dogs
Japanese Export Porcelain Foo Dogs
H 7.5 in W 5.25 in D 7 in
Antique Asian Carved Foo Dog Lion Architectural Corbels, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
detailing, similarly styled pair, modeled as guardian foo lion, depicted with outstretched arched body
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Chinese Export Famille Verte Foo Dog Joss Stick 'Candlestick'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Chinese Export Famille Verte Foo Dog Joss Stick (Candlestick) China, circa 1850 A
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Candlesticks

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Massive 20th Century Oriental Ceramic Foo Dogs or Temple Lions
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
known as Foo Dogs. Decorated in the Majolica style bright green and yellow toned overglaze polychrome
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Paint

Monumental Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dog Lion Temple Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing style foo dog or foo lion temple sculpture intricately hand-crafted from
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain 'Kutani' Foo Dogs
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A pair of fine quality Japanese Kutani foo dogs in rich polychrome enamels over porcelain. The pair
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Important Japanese Meiji Satsuma Covered Urn with Foo Dog
Located in Vero Beach, FL
polychrome enamel painted scholars and Logan scenes. A majestic and detailed Foo dog is placed on the top of
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Cloisonne Scrolling Lotus & Lion Censer and Cover Enameled Body Foo Dogs
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Cloisonne 'Scrolling Lotus & Lion Censer and cover. Body is enameled with polychrome floral scrolls
Category

Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Polychrome Bronze Avalokiteshvara Buddha Statues
Located in Somis, CA
tiaras with festooned bands supporting seated figures of Amitabha Buddhas. Beautifully adorned foo dog
Category

20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Rare Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Charger with Dancing Foo Dogs
Located in New York, NY
polychrome image of Foo dogs surrounded by a blossoming flower pattern on white ground made in the Cloisonne
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tableware

Materials

Brass

Rare and Important Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Export Foo Dogs
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare and important pair of early 20th century Chinese Export polychrome ceramic foo dogs. Both in
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Scale Pair of Antique Majolica Ceramic Glazed Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Pair of Antique Majolica Ceramic Glazed Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs These oversized
Category

20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Canton Famille Rose Large Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Ca. 1840
Located in Banner Elk, NC
scalloped rim, the neck and shoulders with applied paired confronting Foo lions and cubs forming the handles
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Canton Famille Rose Mandarin Vase, Fluted Body and Castellated Top, Ca. 1840
Located in Banner Elk, NC
with applied paired confronting Foo lions and cubs forming the handles, the polychrome decorated body
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Chinese Sancai Temple Guardian Figure
Located in Forney, TX
spirits and protect the owners tumb. Hand crafted, exceptional quality, deep rich polychrome color, the
Category

Antique 18th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Jeune Footed Dish, ca. 1870
Located in Banner Elk, NC
-1874). The five-lobed dish decorated with a male foo lion glazed in rose among a swath of green-glazed
Category

Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Nankin Porcelain Vase
Located in Ixelles, BE
polychrome porcelain was initially made in white at Nanjing and later dispatched to Canton for intricate
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Late 19th Century Cantonese Famille Rose Vases in Porcelain
Located in Ixelles, BE
blend of traditional Chinese symbolism and Western tastes. The polychrome enameling technique used in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
focal point, placed inside or outside, as a garden ornament, replacing your foo dogs, guardian lions
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Palace Size Floor Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
polychrome enameled surface, several figural scholar windows and gilt decorated foo dog handles. Unmarked to
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Antique Lamp Vase Chinese Porcelain Qing Period Cantonese with Ideograms
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Chinese porcelain vase decorated in polychrome colors. With salamander and foo dog
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Satsuma Earthenware Meiji Period Vases
Located in London, GB
nature-inspired motifs surrounded by several geometric polychrome patterns. Both vases are topped by a
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Pottery

Materials

Enamel

Antique Large Pair of Porcelain Polychrome Foo Dogs, Chinese, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Very fine large pair of polychrome glazed porcelain foo dogs, one female with pup the other male
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 18th-19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Polychrome Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 18th-19th century Chinese hand painted polychrome porcelain foo dogs. Unmarked.
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Carved Foo Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Chinese carved foo dogs.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Carved Foo Dogs
19th Century Chinese Carved Foo Dogs
H 9.5 in W 10 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of hand carved Foo Dogs with a rounding red ball in each mouth of and polychromed. Will
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs
Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs
H 9.75 in W 6.5 in D 4 in
Hollywood Regency Ceramic Foo Dog
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking Hollywood Regency sculptural ceramic foo dog, circa 1940s-1950s. This highly decorative
Category

Vintage 1950s Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Hollywood Regency Ceramic Foo Dog
Hollywood Regency Ceramic Foo Dog
H 16 in W 20 in D 11 in
Ten-Piece Ashworth Porcelain Cabaret Set
Located in New York, NY
A 10 piece Ashworth porcelain cabaret set with polychrome decoration of foo dogs & gilt brocade on
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Antique 19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Ming Glazed Terracotta Architectural Sculpture of a Dragon Fish
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
instead reflect an agglomeration of features in the same way that “foo dogs” resemble lions; it possesses
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Carved Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th Century Chinese carved polychrome Foo Dogs.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Very Fine Pair of Foo Dogs
Located in North Miami, FL
Delicate hand-painting on these very fine polychrome Foo Dogs from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Very Fine Pair of Foo Dogs
Very Fine Pair of Foo Dogs
H 12 in W 5 in D 5 in
Qing Dynasty Chinese Foo Dog Totems
Located in New Orleans, LA
Symbolic of the Chinese concept of yin and yang, this pair of polychrome foo dogs represent totems
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Qing Dynasty Chinese Foo Dog Totems
Qing Dynasty Chinese Foo Dog Totems
H 8 in W 3.75 in D 2.5 in
Pair Polychrome Porcelain Foo Dog Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Multicolored porcelain Chinese foo dogs mounted as lamps, with new custom silk shades and original
Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Polychrome Porcelain Foo Dog Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Multicolored porcelain Chinese foo dogs mounted as lamps, with new custom silk shades and original
Category

20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Export Polychrome Ceramic Foo Dogs with Egg & Spinach Glaze
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Kangxi Style Polychrome Ceramic Foo Dogs With Egg and Spinach Glazed Decor. Qing
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Great Pair of Polychrome Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Charleston, SC
Great pair of polychrome carved wood foo dogs. Original paint and surface, great size.
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese Polychrome Ceramic Glaze Foo Dogs - a Pair
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Vintage Pair of Ceramic Glaze Polychrome Chinese foo dog sculptures. Features a color palette of
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Polychrome Porcelain Chinese Foo Dog Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Multicolored green, yellow, blue and brown porcelain Chinese foo dogs table lamps, with new custom
Category

Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Royal Delft De Porceleyne Fles Polychrome Ginger Jar Vase Foo Lion Dog
By Royal Delft
Located in Dayton, OH
Royal Delft De Porceleyne Fles lidded jar. Hand painted with flowers and figural fu dog lid. Marked along underside.  
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Jars

Materials

Porcelain

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
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

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
Pair of Dutch Delft Polychrome Vases
By Three Bells Factory
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of Dutch Delft polychrome vases painted in the traditional Kashmir palette of cobalt blue
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Vases

Materials

Delft

Chinese Foo Lion Corbel, Carved and Painted Poplar Wood, Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and playful Chinese foo lion or foo dog corbel of carved and polychromed poplar wood
Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood, Poplar

Antique Japanese Polychrome Wood or Composition Nio Guardian Figure 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Nio guardian figure offers polychromed carved wood or composition construction
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

19th Century Garniture of Three Polychrome Delft Vases
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century garniture of three polychrome glazed delft vases, all with faceted ribbed
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pair of 17th Century Delft Polychrome Faience Jars
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 17th century Delft faience polychrome painted tin glazed ginger jars with octagonal urn
Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Jars

Materials

Faience

Pair of polychrome wooden Foodogs, Qilin, China 19th century
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Pair of decorative antique Chinese handcarved polychrome wooden guardian lions (also called Foodogs
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Dutch Delft Vases Painted in the Polychrome Kashmir Palette
Located in Katonah, NY
songbirds in a garden, and vases on the garden terrace, the cover topped by a traditional foo dog finial.
Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Rococo Jars

Materials

Delft

Dutch Delft Vases Cashmere Palette Polychrome Delft Tin Glazed Edme Samson Paris
By Royal Delft, AK Dutch Delftware, Edmé Samson, Delft
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Edme Samson Dutch Delftware. A garniture of three antique polychrome Reeded Ovoid Vases and Covers
Category

Antique 19th Century Baroque Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Delft

19th Century Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Palace Size Baluster Form Vase
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Chinese porcelain polychrome rose medallion palace size baluster form vase with multiple
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Qing Warrior Elephant Glazed Ceramic Incense Burner Pair
Located in Forney, TX
elephant, polychrome decorated, rising on integral openwork plinth stand, each with partial remnants of red
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

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Polychrome Foo For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the polychrome foo you’re looking for. A polychrome foo — often made from ceramic, porcelain and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer polychrome foo, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right polychrome foo, those designed in mid-century modern, Baroque and folk art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made polychrome foo over the years, but those crafted by Delft, Edmé Samson and Royal Delft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Polychrome Foo?

A polychrome foo can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,200, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.