Temple Guards

Pair of Sandstone Temple Guards not very old. To protect your garden.

Beautifully Carved,Painted and Gilded Temple Ornament

Brass and lucite coffee table with glass tops. It consists out of 4 brass chinese temple gard lion sculptures each mounted on a double column. Very eye catching coffee table. 1970...

A pair of hand carved rosewood foo dogs or temple guards. The eyes, and teeth are painted.

Exceptional carved caryatid pilasters columns depicting temple guards (?) with hoods, raised and gilded in older restoration.

This kind of antiquity served as a spiritual guard to temples, and were typically situated at the entrance.

These statues can be found guarding temples throughout Thailand. Shows some wear because of age but overall in great condition.

Both real and figurative, shizi were used to guard temples from harmful spirits. Well worn by time, the history of this proud and serene stone sculpture is evident in the character a...

The Chinese sculptors modelled lion statues after native dogs for guarding their temples and palaces, as nobody in ancient China had ever seen a lion.

Vintage statue in gilt bronze metal of Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancing statue sculpture. Vintage Handcrafted Gilded Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancer Dancing statue sculpture.

This charming oil depicts a British guard at the doorway to a golden temple near the coast.

The first type, born during the Edo period, is called sando komainu, the second and much older type is jinnai komainu, These creatures can also be found at Buddhist temples and nobil...

Foo Dogs also known as Guardian Lions symbolize prosperity, success, and guardianship, placed at the entrances of palaces temples and homes to guard and protect.

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

The original statue was most likely destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, when Red Guards raided temples and monasteries, destroying religious statues and texts in order to d...

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

There is a finely detailed foo dog which is a mythical creature who guards the temple. There is an ordinary domestic dog to represent that character from the Chinese zodiac.

These lion-like creatures were often placed at the entrances of palaces, temples, and homes to guard and protect. Foo dogs are almost always shown in pairs, with one male and one fe...

But I mean very early because around the 9th century they began appearing outside guarding temples. Most Lion Dogs come in pairs. One male and one female.

DOB; and karajishi, the mythic lions that guard Japanese Buddhist temples, that visitors entered through a replica of a sanmon (sacred gate).

Ca. 1940 Chinese temple guard carving with original painted finish.

Perfectly weathered large wood sculpture of a temple Guard. Part of one of the finest Chinese antique sculpture collection in the US.

Temple guards, Thailand, circa end of 19 century.

Pair of mid to late 19th Century Indian carved temple guards.

A ferocious carved wooden dog, probably intended as a temple guard.

Once, large models of animals stood guard in the temples entrances but smaller models were then adopted for homes  to assure the owners of good fortune to come.

These lion-like creatures were often placed at the entrances of palaces, temples, and homes to guard and protect. Foo dogs are almost always shown in pairs, with one male and one fem...

Their knowledge was second hand because, although dogs abound the world over, lions have never been native to the orient (2) Foo Dogs are the ancient sacred dogs of Asia who guard B...

Their knowledge was second hand because, although dogs abound the world over, lions have never been native to the orient (2) Foo Dogs are the ancient sacred dogs of Asia who guard B...

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Marble Top Oriental Plant Stand Side Table with Butterfly and Foo Dog Carvings. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H x 18.5" W x 18.5" D.

Spanish or Italian 17th century bis chest. Chest structure in solid walnut, entirely hand-carved. Exceptional craftsmanship. Very naive vintage conduction with a nice patina on the...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

Lacquered wooden side table decorated with enameled, hand-painted ceramic leaves hand-crafted by the French artist Véronique Rivemale with a tabletop made of polished, forest green M...

A fine Han dynasty polychrome painted terracotta horse and rider. The warrior is dressed in orange and black on a black horse. Measures: Height 14 inches (35 cm) Width 12.5 inche...

Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...

A magnificent pair of bronze Singha Temple Lions, a Thai mythical creature in the form of a lion that has been a big part of Thai history guarding the entrances to the many Buddhist ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

Artistic chandelier 6 arms in amethyst-green-pink Murano glass, flowers in pink vitreous paste Rosae Rosarum by Multiforme. Three of our Timeless collections have taken inspiration f...

Pair of Indian hand carved and painted wood male and female chairs. This were purchased in India in the 1970’s. In beautiful original condition. Measurements: 21.5” Deep, 21” Wide, ...

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...