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Snow Lion

Rare Tibetan Buddhist Ancient Temple Snow Lion Architectural Ornament
Located in Forney, TX
nirmanakaya Buddha forms. The lion in India art is represented in Tibetan Buddhist art as the Snow Lion. The
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive pair of large patinated bronze Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor. Tibetan
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Mid-20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
$3,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 23 in W 12 in D 18 in
Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive pair of large bronze Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor. Tibetan snow lions
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Mid-20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Framed Tibetan Woven Silk Kesi Panel of Kirtimukha
Located in Atlanta, GA
appears like a mask of a snow-lion, which provide guardianship and protection often on threshold of an
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles

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Silk

19th/20th C. Repoussé Silver Box Mythical Guardian Figure, Tibet or South India
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, possibly representing a snow lion, makara, or yali—beings revered for their protective and auspicious
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Burmese Jewel Inlaid Bronze Temple Guardian
Located in Forney, TX
Dogs, Japanese Komainu, Tibetan Snow Lion, and similar to the legendary Chimera creatures known as the
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Samarkand (Khotan) Silk Rug
Located in New York, NY
stylized dragons or snow lions—each rendered in saturated shades of cerulean, golden maize, jade, and coral
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Early 20th Century East Turkestani Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Decorative Lion
By Tariel Chekurishvili
Located in Sofia, BG
"Decorative Lion" is a Mixed Media Brass wood engraved panel by Maestro Tariel Chekurishvili. Dear
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1990s Other Art Style Mixed Media

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Brass

Decorative Lion
Decorative Lion
$16,162
H 32.68 in W 48.43 in D 1.58 in

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Rare Tibetan Yak Saddle Rug
Located in Hudson, NY
This rare Tibetan saddle rug features images of Snow Lions. It was reserved for a high lama
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Vintage 1930s Tibetan Textiles

Rare Tibetan Yak Saddle Rug
Rare Tibetan Yak Saddle Rug
H 48 in W 60 in D 0.5 in
Chinese Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
animal bone gesso. The cabinet features four dragons, two snow lions, traditional offerings and a rare
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Cabinets

Chinese Cabinet
Chinese Cabinet
H 28 in W 52 in D 12 in
Impressive Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive pair of large patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Group of Brass Filigree Animal Figures with Stone Inlays Himalayan Region
Located in Atlanta, GA
gem stone inlays. The group consists of two dragons, three snow lions and one rhino. All with detailed
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Late 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

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Multi-gemstone, Brass

Framed Tibetan Thangka Vaisravana Jambhala
Located in Atlanta, GA
"god of wealth" among the worshipers. The central figure is a White Jambhala riding a snow lion. In his
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles

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Fabric, Wood

Set of Six Tibetan Offering Paintings, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
directions: a celestial dragon, a kingly snow lion, and the mythical winged lord of the birds Garuda, with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Tibetan Painted Door
Located in New York, NY
jewels of Buddhism and bells of song. Two snow lions the emblem of Tibet (standing on lotus flower
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Antique 1890s Tibetan Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Fir, Lacquer

Tibetan Painted Door
Tibetan Painted Door
H 54 in W 37 in D 4 in
Antique Tibetan Double Snow Lion Rug
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique Tibetan double snow lion rug. Measures: 1'10" x 2'8" (56 x 81 cm), Tibet, circa 1900.
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20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Textiles

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Double Snow Lion Rug
Antique Tibetan Double Snow Lion Rug
H 0.25 in W 22 in D 32 in
A 16th -17th Century Tibetan Gilt Repousse Head of a Snow Lion
Located in Austin, TX
A copper repousse head of a Tibetan snow lion. In Tibetan mythology, the snow lion is a creature
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Tibetan Sculptures

Antique Tibetan Dragon Oriental Rug, AS IS
Located in Evanston, IL
tigers, and mythical snow lions share the spotlight with celestial clouds, lotus blossoms, and Buddhist
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Aspen Grove, Large Scale Beautiful Landscape Snow Scene
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
Salon de la Jeune Peinture. Novoa constructed a dream-like Naive new jungle where the lion lies down
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Mythical Snow Lion Carving
Located in San Francisco, CA
One of a pair of Japanese Snow Lions in carved wood with glass eyes. The back covered in a jeweled
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Glass, Paint

Large Mythical Snow Lion Carving
Large Mythical Snow Lion Carving
H 20 in W 29 in D 18 in
Large Japanese Carved Snow Lion
Located in San Francisco, CA
One of a pair of Japanese Snow Lions in carved wood with glass eyes. The back covered in a jeweled
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Glass

Large Japanese Carved Snow Lion
Large Japanese Carved Snow Lion
H 20 in W 29 in D 18 in
Collection of 18th Century Tibetan Bronze Snow Lions
Located in Norwalk, CT
An assembled collection of 10 Tibetan Bronze and a few Repousse 18th century Snow Lions
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Sculptures

Large Pair of Japanese Carved Snow Lions
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of 19th century, Meiji period, Japanese snow lions in carved wood with glass eyes. The back
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Casein, Glass, Wood

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Alexandre Reza Dreams of Yesterday Realities of To-Day Book by Arlette Seta 1985
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Alexandre Reza: Dreams of Yesterday Realities of To-day is a book about the life and work of Alexandre Reza, a Paris-based jeweler known for his diverse and rare collection of precio...
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Late 20th Century French Baroque Books

Materials

Paper

Rock Crystal Obelisk, 10.5" Pair
Located in New York, NY
Rock Crystal Obelisk, 10.5" Pair: Add a touch of natural elegance to your decor with this stunning pair of rock crystal obelisks, each standing at a height of 10.5 inches. The obeli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Obelisks

Materials

Rock Crystal

Rock Crystal Obelisk, 10.5" Pair
Rock Crystal Obelisk, 10.5" Pair
On Hold
$1,500
H 10.25 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Collection of Tibetan Money
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional collection of Tibetan Money, exchange currency in shell all of them with little holes to adjust them to a belt or object to hold them together, all of them are parts of...
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Vintage 1920s Tibetan Tribal Art

Materials

Shell

Collection of Tibetan Money
Collection of Tibetan Money
$299
H 6.7 in W 1.97 in D 1.19 in
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti Ottoman voided silk velvet wall covering. Silk velvet cut designs, light browns, yellow, cream and blue, the panel co...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tapestries

Materials

Silk

Single Orrefors Crystal Flush Mount Designed by Carl Fagerlund, Sweden, 1970
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in Bronx, NY
Very well kept Swedish Orrefors flush mount from the 1970s by Carl Fagerlund, A brass frame with a bottom glass plate hold by a shiny round flat brass disc in the middle surrounded b...
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Multifaceted Rock Crystal Box by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved multifaceted rock crystal box with cover. Polish brass decoration.created by Phoenix Gallery.
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rock Crystal

Multifaceted Rock Crystal Box by Phoenix
Multifaceted Rock Crystal Box by Phoenix
$3,400
H 4 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Large Tibetan Painted Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large size of Tibetan Box with painted foo lion playing and chasing ball. Original painted motif
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Tibetan Painted Box
Large Tibetan Painted Box
$480
H 16 in W 22.5 in D 15.5 in
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Malachite Obelisks
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Russian neoclassical style obelisks of malachite. Square, tapered shafts on a raised panel stepped base. Great color to malachite. One obelisk has a slight 'lean' to the up...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Natural Specimens

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Stone, Malachite

Antique Tibetan Thangka
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique Tibetan Thangka painted with horse rider in Mountain View Outside brown fabric with dragons style pattern Overall size: 27' height. 23" width Image sizez: 13.3" height. 13...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Antique Tibetan Thangka
Antique Tibetan Thangka
$950 Sale Price
26% Off
H 27 in W 23 in D 1 in
Tibetan Leather Painted Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Tibetan painted leather storage trunk, 18th century, Tibet. Of smaller size, the softwood construction of the trunk covered by a richly tanned yak leather. The central p...
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Antique Late 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Tibetan Leather Painted Trunk
Tibetan Leather Painted Trunk
$4,800
H 15.5 in W 29.25 in D 12.5 in
1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique Kiri Tansu medicine chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tall apothecary chest, medicine chest of drawers - "Kusuri dansu" in Japanese - is a new finds from Hyogo pref., Japan. . Product of late Edo era (1780s-1868), estimate from the styl...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique Kiri Tansu medicine chest of drawers wabi sabi
1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique Kiri Tansu medicine chest of drawers wabi sabi
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
H 35.08 in W 36.03 in D 8.27 in
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Cabinet / Bookcase
Located in Charleston, SC
19th Century Swedish Cabinet / Bookcase / Vitrine with Glass Fronted Doors fronted doors in classic Gustavian style. Upper library section has molded cornice with dental trim and thr...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets

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Glass, Wood, Paint

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The older man can be identified as the historical figure Takenouchi no Sukune...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
$6,500 / set
H 14.5 in W 17 in D 10 in
Dutch Industrial Pine Apothecary / Workshop Cabinet, circa 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This workshop cabinet was made from pine in the Netherlands circa 1930s and it was used in a workshop for dentist equipment. It features many drawers with black knobs. The interior d...
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer. It has been used in stores since the Edo period in the Tohoku region, and it is estimated that it was made around the Meiji period. The material is ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Copper Bathtub
Located in Round Top, TX
A fabulous later 19th century bathtub from the South of France. Wonderfully constructed from heavy gauge copper and raised on its wooden platform. Terrific not only as a bathtub, but...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Copper

French 19th Century Copper Bathtub
French 19th Century Copper Bathtub
$4,250
H 28.88 in W 63.25 in D 25.88 in
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Snow Lion For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact snow lion you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many contemporary, Impressionist and Photorealist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect snow lion may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right snow lion for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, blue and brown. There have been many interesting snow lion examples over the years, but those made by David Yarrow, Hédy Gobaa, Randal Ford, Gered Mankowitz and Charles Valton are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, fabric and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Snow Lion?

The average selling price for a snow lion we offer is $3,398, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $49,500 for the highest priced.