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Pair of Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Mandarin Garniture Vases - Circa 1790
Located in New York, NY
detailed ornate foo dogs, adding an element of grandeur and whimsical charm to the overall presentation
Category
18th Century Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-1800s Oversized Palace Chinese Rug Museum Quality Large Chinese Rug 13x18
Located in New York, NY
lions or Imperial guardian lions, often miscalled "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
focal point, placed inside or outside, as a garden ornament, replacing your foo dogs, guardian lions
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain
French Ormolu Chinoiserie Centerpiece
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
acanthus rim. The two ends with a projected mask of Chinese Imperial lions or foo dogs, surmounted and
Category
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ormolu
$28,950 Sale Price
40% Off
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Queens, NY
includes a bridge with foo dogs stationed at each end, symbolizing protection and prosperity. Each
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Pair Of Chinese Hardstone Guardian Lions
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of hand carved Chinese Jade hardstone Foo Lions or Fu Dogs. This pair of Chinese spinach jade
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Jade
$3,550 / set
Rare Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher (A) in Bandana Ptn, Exhibition mark 1851
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
pitcher is well decorated with the chinoiserie influenced "BANDANA" pattern, showing Foo or Lion Dogs
Category
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ironstone
Rare Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher (B) in Bandana Ptn, Exhibition mark 1851
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
well decorated with the chinoiserie influenced "BANDANA" pattern, showing Foo or Lion Dogs among clouds
Category
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ironstone
$464 Sale Price
20% Off
Foo Dogs
Located in Morristown, NJ
Chinese Ceramic Foo Dogs early 20th century Fusan handwork ceramics. Chop marks on back Fusan
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic
$6,000 / set
19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Stonington, CT
A pair of foo dogs in teal / light blue-green and with brown highlights.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Carved Foo Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Chinese carved foo dogs.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
$2,500 / set
Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of hand carved Foo Dogs with a rounding red ball in each mouth of and polychromed. Will
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Fruitwood
$1,342 / set
Pair of 19th Century Foo Dogs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century Chinese carved wood and paper mache Foo Dogs.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
$2,400 / set
Large Pair Chinese Pottery Foo Dogs
Located in Kensington, MD
A fine and large pair of Chinese glazed pottery foo dogs circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic
$5,500 / set
Pair Very Old Garden Foo Dogs
Located in South Coast, CA
Beautifully modeled antique concrete garden Foo dogs, distressed and all the more charming and
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Foo Dogs
$695 / set
Antique Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Chinese foo dogs, the animals is decorated in yellow and green and mounted on pierced brown
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
$2,000 / set
Pair of Antique Foo Dogs, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
This pair of fantastic foo dogs are treasures. Dating late 18th-early 19th century, they have the
Category
19th Century Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
$1,800 / set
Hand Carved Chinese Stone Foo Dogs
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this stunning hand carved Chinese stone foo dogs. Hand carved with all the intricate
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Stone
19th Century Qing Dynasty Carved Temple Foo Dogs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of mid-19th century Qing dynasty carved walnut Shanxi temple foo dogs.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Walnut
$4,800 / set
19th Century Chinese Carved Wood Block Foo Dogs
Located in SOMIS, CA
This beautiful block features a pair of foo dogs playing with an "embroidered" money ball, a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Primitive Chest with Foo Dogs, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
furniture from that region. Here a pair of playful young foo dogs can be observed. Along with flowers, they
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Chinese Hand Carved Wood Foo Dogs, 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Up for you consideration is this intricate pair of hand carved wooden foo dogs. These dogs start on
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th-19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Polychrome Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 18th-19th century Chinese hand painted polychrome porcelain foo dogs. Unmarked.
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th-20th Century Chinese Amber Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs with Lids
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th-20th century Chinese amber glazed terracotta foo dogs with lids, unmarked.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Beautiful Large Pair of Foo Dogs Carved from Solid Wood Chinese Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large pair of foo dogs in the Chinese Style. Early 20th century or earlier. Carved from solid wood
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Rare pair of 18th century Antique Chinese Root Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
This is a rare and unusual pair of 18th century Chinese dogs of foo made from sections of root woot
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Foo Dogs on Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare pair of Kangxi style Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs on ormolu metal mounts. Both
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Metal
Antique Large Pair of Porcelain Polychrome Foo Dogs, Chinese, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Very fine large pair of polychrome glazed porcelain foo dogs, one female with pup the other male
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Late Qing Dynasty Carved Spruce-Wood Guardian Lions
Foo Dogs
Located in Bangkok, TH
A pair of 19th century, late Qing dynasty, Chinese guardian lions or "foo dogs" from Chaozhou
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Spruce
Pair of Asian Foo Dogs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative pair of Asian Foo lions in brown clay These are stamped and seem to have age but
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Antique Foo Dogs
$650 / set
Pair of 19TH Century Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A proper pair - right and left facing. The bronzes have expressive faces
with protruding tongues and are posed with paws raised to indicate
that they are at attention.
An outstandin...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
$1,400 / set
Pair of Bronze 19th Century Foo Dogs
Located in Bedford, NY
Can be used both outdoor and indoor. One is right facing and the other is left facing. Bronze is cast and hand chased. Made in 1900
in China. Originally used at the entrance to a Te...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
$11,500 / set
Pair of Chinese Carved Hardstone Seal Chop Foo Dogs, circa 1900
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of foo dog seal chops. Chinese hardstone carved with Buddhist monks in forest scene in base
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Stone
Antique Chinese Altar with Foo Dog Posts
Located in SOMIS, CA
Beautiful 19th century Chinese open altar features four hand-carved foo dogs on the posts. The foo
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Chinese Antique Wood Blocks, Carved Foo Dog
Located in SOMIS, CA
This pair of extraordinary foo dogs were carved from single wood blocks. The depiction of the foo
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
$1,550 / set
Two Chinese Porcelain Blanc de Chine Fo Dogs
Located in
s-Hertogenbosch, NL
These animals are Foo dogs, half lion half dog. They are animals representing strength and
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
$14,834 / set
Pair of Porcelain Lucky Dogs, Qing Dynasty
Located in Sarasota, FL
A wonderful PAIR OF LUCKY DOGS (foo dogs) porcelain, from the Qing Dynasty standing on an attached
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Gold
Ningxia Seat Cover
Located in San Francisco, CA
Four Foo dogs chase a ball amid four borders consisting of the
holy mountain rising from a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Tibetan Foo Dog Candle-stands
Located in Hudson, NY
guardians, lions, or “foo dogs”. At the top of the candle-stands, near the pricket, sits a frog on a lily
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Metal
$2,100 / set
Ten-Piece Ashworth Porcelain Cabaret Set
Located in New York, NY
A 10 piece Ashworth porcelain cabaret set with polychrome decoration of foo dogs & gilt brocade on
Category
19th Century British Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
$750 / set
19th Century Bronze Chinese Baluster Lamp with Temple Lions
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A magnificently chased and decorated baluster face with guardian temple lions (i.e. shi, or foo
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Large Chinese Style Cloissonie Charger
Located in Woodbury, CT
motifs of clouds, foo dogs and dragons, in varying colors, centered by a darker blue foo dog. Though
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Copper
Large Japanese Bronze Koro (incense burner)
Located in Woodbury, CT
. Three legs topped with horned and other demons standing on upside down foo dogs. Elephant heads on the
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese EX-LARGE Bronze Incense Burner w/ dragon handles
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese EX-LARHE Bronze incense burner with Foo dogs on lid, also pierced three feet to the bottom
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Sculpture of Thai Foo Dog or Lion Guardian, Glass Jewel Deco
Located in Werkendam, NL
believed these Foo Dogs had the power to warding off evil and bringing prosperity.
Sculptured in wood with
Category
19th Century Thai Other Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Large Oriental Carved Arm Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
This Impressively carved chair is decorated with Foo Dogs, Fish, Flora and Fauna. The heavily
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large, Dark Patinated Bronze Japanese Vases, Previously Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
fish (carp) and plants. Four foo dogs support the whole from the base on which they stand.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Export Vases and Covers, Kanxi Revival, 19th-20th Century
Located in Geelong, Victoria
neck and on lid, the finials modelled as foo dogs. Four character mark, Kanxi revival, 19th century
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Qing Dynasty Period, Circa 1900
Located in Harrogate, GB
late 1800s or early 1900s period and is adorned with motifs of plants and flowers. Two foo dogs serve
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Pair of Chinese Ceramic Buddhistic Lions
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of large fierce-looking and colorful Chinese Ming style pottery Buddhistic lions or foo dogs
Category
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Pottery
Ancient Chinese Sculpture, 17th-18th Century
Located in Vigevano, IT
dragons, a figure represented only near emperor and his most important official. The feet rest on two foo
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Chinese Red Wedding Chest with Crown, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
layers of carved animals, blessing gods, flowers, clouds, foo dogs, dragons, all meticulously carved with
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Carved Panel with Gold Leaf and Mother-of-Pearl
Located in SOMIS, CA
exquisite, finely detailing facial features and environment. Hand-painted, gilded foo dogs and flowers
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Wedding Basket, Substantial, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
stand bring blessings of good health. Four foo dogs proudly crown the basket, guarding the treasures
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Iron
A Pair of 19th century hardwood Chinese Mythical Beasts/Dogs of Foo on Stands
Located in GB
This pair of very large Chinese carved hardwood studies of mythical beasts /dogs of foo each lying
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Hardwood
Ming Glazed Terracotta Architectural Sculpture of a Dragon Fish
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
instead reflect an agglomeration of features in the same way that “foo dogs” resemble lions; it possesses
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Pair of large Chinese “Foo Dogs” in gilded ceramic material on painted wooden bases, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
$3,600
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There is a range of antique foo dogs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique foo dogs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and wood. Antique foo dogs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique foo dogs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art, Hollywood Regency and Mid-Century Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Foo Dogs?
Antique foo dogs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,800, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $135,000.
Questions About Antique Foo Dogs
- What is the meaning of foo dogs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What the meaning of foo dog artwork is largely comes down to personal interpretation. Traditionally, the figures, also called guardian lions, represent protection, success, wealth and good fortune. Because they originate from China, the lion-dog hybrid creatures sometimes symbolize Chinese culture. On 1stDibs, find a variety of foo dog artwork.
- Is a foo dog a lion?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, foo dogs are lions. Foo dogs are believed to be Chinese guardian lions and are typically made of stone. Foo dogs are often displayed in pairs outside of entrances to act as guardians for the home. Shop a selection of foo dogs on 1stDibs.
- What are foo dogs made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Traditional foo dogs, also known as fu dogs and lion dogs, are made from stone. Foo dogs are traditional Chinese ornaments believed to be guardians of the home, with pairs being displayed at the entrances. Shop a wide selection of authentic foo dogs through 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese foo dogs are called “shishi” in China, which translates to “stone lion”. Shishi were traditionally placed in pairs outside of palaces, offices, temples and bridges to protect the home from evil spirits. Browse a selection of antique foo dog sculptures on 1stDibs.
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