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Period: 20th Century
Place of Origin: Chinese
Bronze Recumbent Horse Han Style with Gilded Saddle
Located in Somis, CA
A twentieth century Han dynasty style bronze recumbent horse with three legs tucked under the body and head slightly turned. The well incised mane gath...
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20th Century Han Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Mid Century Chinese Copper, Enamel & Gilt Horses
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of enamel, gilt and copper horses. Take a look at all our pictures to see the intricate detail and life like expressions - amazing colours too. Made in China in th...
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1960s Chinese Export Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Foo Lion Dog Green and Yellow Ceramic, circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
A single ceramic Lion Foo dog decorative object, circa early-20th century, 1930s, China. This Lion Foo Dog is green and yellow with dark brown accents and base. Piece and makes a great decorative object for a desk, shelf, library, cocktail table, etc. Dimensions: 5.75" Height. For agate dish...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Export Hardstone Horses and Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese export hardstone horses and stands, each one finely carved of a standing horse with one leg up, facing left and right. Removable from the associated lacquered stands....
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone, Lacquer

Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs Hand Carved Hardstone Good Colour and Detail, Ca 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dogs, sometimes called temple lions made of a hardstone, hand carved with fine detail and polished, dating to the mid 20th c...
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Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Large Bone Articulated Lobster
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty large articulated lobster sculpture or object of art crafted in carved bone with hinged antennae and flexible tail.
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20th Century Organic Modern Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone

Set of Four Chinese Mythological Gods in Beige Glazed Terracotta
Located in Marbella, ES
Set of four Chinese mythological gods in beige glazed terracotta.
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1990s Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Late 20th Century Porcelain Turqoise Cockatoos
Located in Schagen, NL
Wonderful pair of rare Chinese cockatoos which are resting on a deep purple log, feature beautiful Turquoise feathers and even small tongues. The two birds remain in very good condit...
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Late 20th Century Bohemian Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Carved Bone Turtle
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical turtle sculpture or object of art crafted in carved bone with an organic palette and amusing stylized form.
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone

1900s Chinese Cloisonne Leopards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th Century to 1900s Chinese cloisonne leopards. Finely detailed. Cast in bronze and brass with enamel. Supposedly owned by the Gucci family in Ne...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel

Heavy Hand Carved Rose Quartz Large Owl Sculpture/Figurine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a very detailed hand carved rose quartz heavy owl sculpture/figurine. It depicts different shades of pink. It is standing over what appears to be a branch of Cercis tree surr...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Rose Quartz

Beautiful Wooden Metal coated Tang-Style Horse, Vintage Asia, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful decorative horse statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Wooden horse coated with metal. Very decorative and nice to display ...
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1980s Folk Art Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Foo Dogs on Stands
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fierce pair of ceramic Chinese Foo dogs on stands depicted sitting. Made in a beautiful famille verte green with bright yellow accents. Large ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Asian Gilt Carved Wooden Emperor Horses - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic pair of vintage Asian Emperor horses. Beautiful carved wood with a gilt finish. Gorgeous all over patina from time. Flashes of the red paint ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gold

Pair Sandstone Horses Large Garden Animal Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of hand carved, large solid stone horse statues. The recumbent horses are crafted with two legs tucked under the body and tail flicked to o...
Category

20th Century Han Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Two Chinese Wood Lion Foo Dogs Incense Holder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two Chinese wood Foo Dogs Incense holder burners. Featuring a pair of highly detailed lion foo dogs, one male and one female which were thought to protect the home from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat. The Foo Dogs...
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Carved Wood and Gilt Finished Chinese Foo Dog Figurines or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of intricately hand carved and hand painted Foo dogs are believed to have made in the mid-20th century in the Imperial style. The dogs are composed of a softwood which have...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Softwood

Chinese Foo Dog Hardwood Hand Carved and Signed, Qing circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese hardwood foo dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the late Qing period, circa 1900. The piece is hand carved as a fierce dog or lion sat on a...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Incredible Pair of Solid Brass Reclining Stags with Impressive Antlers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An impressive pair of vintage solid brass opposing reclining stags having beautiful detailed casting and fabulous large antlers.
Category

1940s Chinese Export Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Chinese Wicker Camel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Chinese smiling camel caught in mid strut, ambitiously crafted in wicker with wood highlights. From the noted Shanghai Collection.
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wicker

Pair of Chinese Qilin Figures 20th Century in Sancai Glazed Ceramic
Located in London, GB
Pair of Qilin 20th century Chinese figures, sancai glazed ceramic. Sancai is a vibrant Chinese slip glaze in predominantly three colours aubergine, amber, green, and white. The Qili...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ceramic Spotted Cat Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, w...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th-C. Asian Bronze Food Dogs or Lions Figurines, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are a pair of early 20th century Chinese bronze foo dogs. They are a heavy casting and in very good condition.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Hand Carved Spinach Jade Phoenix Bird Figures with Wood Stands
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of lovely late 19th / early 20th century hand carved had phoenix bird sculptures with original custom wood bases. The spinach jade is a deep rich jade green without stands mea...
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Early 1900s Antique Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Chinese Multicolor Glazed Porcelain Pheasant Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Mid 20th Century) porcelain sculpture of a pheasant with colorful, gold-outlined plumes perched on a rocky formation of green and brown.  
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cinnabar Elephant
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful decorative elephant figure in red cinnabar. We believe this item is Chinese export, circa 1970s, the elephant shows some loss to the red finish on the top of the hind end, ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Lacquer

Early 20th Century Terracotta Horse
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous terra cotta statue dating back to the 1900s. Origin; China.
Category

20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

SanCai Glazed Figure of a Camel Chinese Tang Dynasty Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Sancai glazed blue pottery figure of a camel Chinese Tang Dynasty manner. A wonderful large Chinese Tang-style glazed pottery figure of a camel carrying goods. Made from tr...
Category

1950s Tang Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Marvelous Pair of Hand Forged Iron Rooster Sculptures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous pair of vintage hand forged black iron rooster sculptures having terrific details and crowing poses.
Category

1930s Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Chinese Soapstone Pig Sculpture on Carved Wood Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Chinese soapstone pig with piglets sculpture on carved wood base, circa 1950s. The piece has wonderful color and detail and is in very good condi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Vintage Carved Horn Figure, Chinese, Decorative, Lizard Ornament, Art Deco, 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage carved horn figure. A Chinese, Oxen horn decorative lizard ornament, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940 Delightfully carved with prominent form Disp...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Horn

Chinese Wicker Capybara Animal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese wicker capybara box from the Shanghai collection with carved wood highlights and removable lid.
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wicker

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Birds or Quails
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of life size Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper birds decorated with elaborate floral designs, having brass crests, beaks, and feet and removable wings.
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Pair of Chinese Shiwan Guangdong Red Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese red porcelain foo dogs with spirited expressions, detailing, and shiwan town in guangdong forms- home to one of the most famous folk kilns during the ming and qing dy...
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Wicker Rooster
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese rooster expertly crafted with an ambitious weaving technique using bamboo and bamboo wicker with carved wood highlights, from the noted Shanghai ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wicker

Art Deco Period Champlevé Bird Ashtray or Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Chinese Art Deco period champlevé enamel and bronze bird ashtray or sculpture, circa 1920s-1930s, China. Dimensions: 2.63" Depth x 3.25" Width...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Antique Chinese Multi-Colored Cloisonne Rooster Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of early 20th century Chinese cloisonne rooster sculptures with red, white, blue, green, and yellow enamels standing on circular cloisonne bases...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pair of Soapstone Buddhist Lions
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of soapstone Buddhist lions Each finely carved seated on its haunches with a fierce expression, modelled in mirror image seated on a rectangu...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Chinese Wicker Puppy Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Chinese puppy box from the Shanghai collection ambitiously crafted in bamboo wicker with carved wood feet and tail.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wicker

Pair of Vintage Chinese Red and Gilt Buddhistic Lions
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Regal pair of carved wooden Chinese red painted and gilt Buddhistic lions. Each lion is seated atop a cloth draped plinth, with one paw atop a brocade ball. The lion is a symbol of s...
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1920s Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental Chinese Carved Serpentine Mountain Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental and impressive Chinese carved serpentine sculpture depicting a continuous forest landscape with a cave, richly carved with all manner of f...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Serpentine, Marble

Pair of Chinese Mid-Century White Porcelain Chickens
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (mid 20th century) white porcelain chickens, detailed with tonal feathers and red features and sculpted perched on rocks (pr...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Rat / Rodent Carving / Sculpture in Rosewood
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool mid-century rat / rodent carving / sculpture in rosewood, circa 1970s. The piece measures 2.5" W x 2" D x 4.75" H and is well carved with a wonderful dark grain in the wo...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Rosewood

Chinese Wicker Kitten Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful Chinese wicker kitten box from the noted Shanghai collection with a woven reed construction, carved wood legs, ears, nose and painted highlig...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Reed

Pair of Hand Carved Green Soapstone Bookends with Pheasant imagery Chinoiserie
Located in San Diego, CA
Finely carved vintage soapstone bookends. Figures of pheasants beautifully and gracefully carved in these bookends present imagery that moves with th...
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1960s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Chinese Cloisonné Bird on a Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine Chinese parrot or bird expertly decorated with enamel on brass presented on a custom wood perch and lucite stand.
Category

1930s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper elephants decorated with symbolic biomorphic designs on an alluring blue background.  
Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carved Stone Tang Horses
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of carved stone Tang horses, early 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Chinese Brown and White Cat Headrest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, w...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Wicker Seal Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century Wicker Seal or Sea Lion with a tight and intricate woven construction. Having glass eyes and a carved wood removal lid that opens to reveal secret storage. This Seal bear...
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Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wicker

Chinese Foo Dog Hitching Post Sculpture in Solid Granite, Early 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Solid carved granite Chinese foo dog sculpture. Late 19th-early 20th century antique stone carving. It once served as a hitching post for horses...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cats
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper cats in a familiar stalking pose decorated with symbolic biomorphic designs over an alluring blue background.
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20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Beautiful Carved Rose Quartz Sculptures
Located in Milan, Italy
Beautiful carved rose quartz sculptures with wooden base produced in China. Italian private collection. The dimensions are H 16 cm x W 10 cm x D 8 cm - H ...
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20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Rose Quartz

Pair of Chinese Bamboo Root Carved Peacock Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of similar Chinese peacock sculptures carved from the roots of bamboo, utilizing the main section of the root for the bodies, and the "root hair" ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Pair of Republic Period Copper and Cloisonne Chinese Monkeys
Located in Hudson, NY
These lovely large-scale figures are dressed in richly patterned blue cloisonne vests and hold a peach in yellow cloisonne enamels, circa 1920-1930. The bodies of the monkeys are repousse copper with many fine details worked from the inside and outside of the form making them charming and very expressive. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may have been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damaged which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable, it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read and agree to the 1st dibs user agreement...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Tigers
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning pair of late 20th century life-size Chinese cloisonné tigers from the Baron Estate. In Chinese symbolism, these tigers represents the ma...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Black Bronze Censer in Beast Form
Located in Somis, CA
A unique beast form incense burner in an ancient design. The beast's head makes the lid while its 4 legs and paws stabilize the pot. Romantic, exotic scrolls decorate the body. Open ...
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20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Chinese Glazed Terra Cotta Birds or Parakeets
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of Chinese parakeets or budgies crafted in terra cotta, decorated, glazed and perched on tree trunks with flowers. Signed with chop marks on the bottoms.
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

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