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Period: 1920s
Place of Origin: Asian
Set of 3 Hand-Carved Sandstone Roosters
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Set of 3 Hand-Carved Sandstone Roosters. China, circa 1920. For the Chinese, rooster symbolism is linked to good luck, wealth, and fortune. 8” H 11” W x 5” D (approximate dimensions...
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Chinese Rustic Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Pair of Vibrantly Colored Chinese Ceramic Roosters
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vibrantly Colored Chinese Ceramic Roosters. Crowing roosters perched on a log in very colorful plumage of yellow, green and purple.
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Chinese Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Striking Turquoise Pair of Chinese Porcelain Bluebirds
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of Chinese porcelain bluebirds having turquoise bodies and aubergine bases.
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Bronze Camel Sculpture
Located in Summerland, CA
Very decorative 18” tall bronze camel sculpture. Nicely patinated, side saddle with face mask on both sides. Probably made in China. C. 1920s.
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Chinese Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Incense Burner with Iron in 1920s Taisho Era
Located in Paris, FR
This incense burner was made in 1920s (Taisho era) in Japan. On the top, there is a Komainu (Lions that guard the entrance or the honden of sanctuaries). It can use as incense burne...
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Japanese Taisho Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Pair of Antique Anglo-Indian Etched and Polychrome Brass Peacock Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Antique Anglo-Indian etched and polychrome brass peacock figures. Stunning pair of Anglo-Indian etched and polychrome brass peacock figures or sculptures. These beautiful pe...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Casting Copper Tray with Sheeps by Houun Harada
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique item made in Japan in Taisho era around 1925s. Taisho era is between 1912 to 1926. This is made with casting copper by an artist Houun Harada. On the back side ...
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Japanese Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Antique Steel Elephant, Hand Made Elephant, India Arts & Craft, Decoration Piece
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
This steel Elephant is a stunning piece. This is an item you just want to own and place in your home, bar or shop. It is hand made in most probably India in the late 1920's. It used ...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Cut Steel

Japanese Bronze Okimono of a Carp, Taisho Period, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Japanese cast bronze okimono of a swimming carp, Taisho Period (1912 - 1926), early 20th century, Japan. The graceful fish portrayed realistically in motion, as if swimmi...
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Japanese Taisho Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Gilt Wood Komainu, Guardian Lions, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and mischievous pair of Japanese carved, gilt and painted komainu, often mistaken for foo dogs or foo lions, Showa Period, 1920's, Japan. The two komainu, or guardian lions, are portrayed seated upon their haunches, heads slightly turned. The two beasts are well carved, with wonderful musculature, flowing manes, and bushy tails. Their faces a mix of ferocious and comical. The eyes of reverse painted glass with gilt highlights. One is a true komainu, (lion-dog), with a horn on its head, and its mouth closed. The other is a shishi, (lion), with its mouth open, and no horn. The komainu sports a mane and tail pigmented blue with gilt highlights. The shishi sports a mane and tail pigmented green with gilt highlights. Both figures richly gilt in gold lacquer. Komainu are protective beings, similar to foo lions or foo dogs...
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Japanese Showa Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Cypress, Wood

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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Chinese Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
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Located in Chatham, ON
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in San Diego, CA
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Pair of Ceramic Bird Sculptures Blue Colored Animal Sculptures
Located in Miami, FL
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Japanese Eraly 20th Century Gilded Porcelain Sleeping Cat Sculpture, circa 1920
Located in Takarazuka, JP
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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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