Ming Guardian
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Guardian Ming Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
. He is likely one of the four heavenly kings, the protective guardians widely worshiped in China. This
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Ming Dynasty Stone Guardian Statue, China, 17th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ming Dynasty stone foo dog from the revered Beijing Summer Palace, dating back to the end of the
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Ming Dynasty Period Male Foo Dog Guardian Lion Hand-Carved Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty period (1368 - 1644) hand-carved stone Foo Dog guardian lion sculpture
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$6,500
H 20 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Antique Pair of Late Ming Dynasty Silk Road Carved Stone Guardian Lions
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare pair of large Chinese carved stone foo dog guardian lions. Originated from a house of a
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Statues
Materials
Stone
$16,438
H 37.01 in W 13.78 in D 31.5 in
Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs / Guardian Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Ming Dynasty.
Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs or Guardian
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,596 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 4 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
1960s Mother Guardian Foo Dog Pair
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Exceptionally avant garde style approaching surrealist, bulging eyes and rich hued glazes; extremely rare to find as a pair, meant to be tile-roof finials.
Breath taking and large ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Ming Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Recent Sales
Ming Dynasty Chinese Gilt Bronze Guardian Figures
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A pair of Chinese gilt and polychrome bronze Buddhist guardians (Tienhuang) of the North and the
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Temple Guardian Head Composed of 17th Century Ming Porcelain Shards, Thailand
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and highly decorative Thai temple guardian head composed of Chinese blue and white Ming
Category
Antique 17th Century Thai Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Stucco, Terracotta
H 12.25 in W 8.25 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Chinese 16th-17th Century Carved Stone Guardian Lion Sculptures
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese carved stone foo dog guardian lions from the 16-17th century. Very detailed.
The
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Statues
Materials
Lava
H 20.08 in W 33.47 in D 15.36 in
Chinese Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Guardian Lion, late 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese sancai glazed tilework celestial guardian lion, late Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair Chinese Stucco Dvarapala Guardian Heads, Yuan to Ming Dynasty, 14th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A powerfully sculpted pair of Chinese stucco heads of guardian figures, called lokapalas, Yuan to
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Stucco
H 17.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Pair of Chinese Stone Guardian Foo Lions
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fierce pair of Chinese molded stone guardian foo lions or foo dogs. Each with expressive faces
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Fine Pair of Bronze Guardian Foo Lions
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine pair of dark patinated bronze male and female guardian Foo Lions. Both with fierce and
Category
20th Century Asian Ming Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage/Antique Chinese Porcelain Glazed Foo Dogs Temple Guardians
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a pair of vintage or antique Chinese Food Dog figures. Features two dogs with their mouths open in slightly different manners. In good condition with some slight crazing a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Weathered Ming Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and interesting carved lacquered and wood guardian figure made in China about 1700 AD
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Ming dynasty Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Carved and polychrome wood "seated" statue on a custom steel stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Fine Antique Wood Guardian Figure Head Ming Dynasty
Located in London, GB
South East Asian Chinese antique wood guardian figure head
The face with glaring eyes and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
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Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
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The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
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Materials
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Amsterdam School Expressionist Chandelier, Netherlands, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A striking Dutch Art Deco chandelier from the 1920s, crafted in the expressive Amsterdam School style. This piece features hand-carved fruitwood paired with ebonized accents, delicat...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silk, Art Glass, Fruitwood, Wood
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Pair Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Copper base cloisonné Fu Dogs made for Chinese export with gilded, mane, ears and accents. This pair from 1910s or earlier.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This vase is a traditional porcelain tulipiere from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. In the 17th century tulipiere were used to grow tulip bulbs indoors ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Foo Lions, Near Pair, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming near pair of Chinese green glazed foo lion joss stick holders, late 19th century, China.
The delightful foo lions, also referred to as foo dogs, crafted as joss (incens...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stoneware
$1,750 / set
H 10 in W 4 in D 5 in
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Sofas
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile.
Our lovely antique Chinese glazed pottery or porcelain roof tile depicts a warrior riding on a Phoenix bird. This piece is signed and ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$116,485
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Celadon Glazed Lotus Charger, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese celadon glazed shallow dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, mid 18th century, China.
Beautifully glazed, with a carved decoration of a group of lotus, leaves, stalks and ...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hokkien Style Ceramic Roof Tile Fragment, Nicely Mounted
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Chinese Hokkien style polychrome ceramic roof tile fragment of a warrior on a dragon with metal spear, nicely mounted to a custom solid acrylic stand. Probably dates to the ea...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,250
H 15.25 in W 14.5 in D 5.25 in
Harvey Probber American Mid-Century Green Velvet Round Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century large round sofa with a low curved partial backrest and emerald green velvet upholstery with a button tufted removable seat cushion, resting on five short brass ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal, Brass
Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This Forsyth mushroom pouf ottoman was created and designed by the Forsyth design team. Each ottoman is handcrafted in Saint Louis. A cute decorative piece for any room adding textur...
Category
2010s American Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Zebra Hide
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV.
A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
A truly ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Court Lady
Located in Austin, TX
Painted pottery figure of an opulent Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simply draped robe from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Her beauty is illuminated by the ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Acrylic
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