Foo Dogs Chinese Sancai Architectural Roof Tiles

A 19c naive oil painting on a thin wooden panel of a young girl in an architectural and wooded landscape in a black painted frame with gilt slip. A regency period portrait...

An unusual pair of Art Noveau candlesticks modelled as frogs climbing lotus flowers on a black circular marble base. In good condition with wear appropriate for its age, circa 1890, ...

Regency leather studded traveling case by Chapple & Sons of Cheapside London with studded brass initials ( I * M ) This compact Regency trunk is constru...

A very substantial Indian dowry chest in teak and rosewood, very decorative metal repoussé work featuring peacocks, extremely rare to find the origi...

Beautiful African rustic folk carving of a woman, probably mid-century, hardwood, the nose has been rubbed many times for good luck!

A stylish pair of Japanese vases of the Meiji period with egret handle dual tone decoration. Some tiny indentations and slight rubbing to extremities. Condition commensurate wi...

19th century Chinese Sancai roof tile. This piece is hand glazed and the painted tile is of pottery, depicting a warrior riding a large mythical drago...

Large Pair of Chinese Export Sancai Glazed Foo Dogs China, 20th Century An exquisite, large-scale Sancai glazed pair of Foo Dogs, featuring elaborately decorated Foo Dogs with rema...

A pair of Qing dynasty (1636–1912) Sancai glazed ceramic figural roof tiles with rich beautifully aged patina! Dating to the 19th century, wonderfully hand-crafted and painted, sculptural form depicting stylized fish, rising on terracotta clay arched imbrex barrel roof tile. Dimensions: (approx) Each; 13" High, 4.5" Wide, 9" Deep; 8.6lbs total Condition: Great original antique condition with heavy patina over the whole. Significant crazing - craquelure throughout that can only be acquired over long periods of time. Wear consistent with age. We have not cleaned them, leaving them as original, and retaining as much antique character as possible. If you would like them cleaned and polished please let us know after ordering them. History: The Fish, ? (yú) figure is believed to be a symbol of good fortune and longevity. The Fish is one of the several natural or mythical creatures such as Foo Dogs - Guardian Lions that adorn roof edges of Chinese religious temples, official buildings and important structures. Brightly hand painted and glazed ceramic roof tiles...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period glazed terracotta turquoise Sancai temple roof tile with raised relief and flower motif. This exquisite Qing Dynasty period Sancai roof tile...

A massive Chinese famille noire porcelain charger, finely hand decorated in sancai with a center medallion and a band of foo-dogs in vines and foliage, very well executed to emulate ...

Low fired ceramic Chinese "Ming" style pair matching Foo Dogs with beautiful cracked and dripped glazed four color finish. This beautiful couple Foo Dogs is visibly handmade because the prints of the fingers the artist are visible in the earthenware. These Foo Dogs makes displayed in your place a great...