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Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Redwood Dragon and Lion Foo Dogs Armchair circa 1870
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
lacquered dragon and Lion Foo dog throne armchair
A really rare an expertly hand-carved piece, the detail
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Elm
Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dogs or Guardian Lion Statues, Qing
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique wood carving figures depicting Shishu.
Exquisitely carved by a skilled hand with beautiful attention to detail throughout.
Depicting one male and one female guardian lion. ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Stone Chinese Guardian Foo / Fu Dogs
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
About
Chinese pair of stone guardian foo dogs/guardian lions
Referred to as “Foo Dogs” or “Fu
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
A Pair of Monumental and Colorful Temple Dogs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A large and impressive pair of Foo dogs featuring striking colorful glazes. The dogs sit on fixed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Pair of Ming Fu Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
, statue, sculpture, Fu dogs, Foo dogs, wood
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Elm
$5,980
A Pair Of 19th Century Chinese Lions Dogs
Located in Katonah, NY
turquoise base. In Chinese tradition foo dogs (lion dogs) were the guardians of the temple or home.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Antique Brass Foo Dog Statues - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Brass Foo Dogs Statues - Pair
Chinese guardian lion, also known as a "Foo Dog" in the West
Category
19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Brass
$3,750 / set
A Pair of Carved Rosewood Foo Lions
Located in Austin, TX
A charming pair of carved rosewood foo lions (aka foo dogs) set atop decorative carved columns
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Nazmiyal Antique 17th Century Chinese Fu Dogs Rug. 6 ft 5 in x 10 ft 5 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique 17th century Chinese Fu / Foo dogs rug, country of origin: China, date circa mid
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Mid-17th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wool
Asian Exotic Wood Table with Decorated Inset Panel
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Exotic wood Asian coffee table with decorated inset panel featuring foo dogs.
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Famille Rose Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Pair of " Famille Rose Vases With Foo Dogs And Dragons Hand Painted
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Large Kutani Vase
Located in Essex, MA
Decorated overall with foo dogs, dragons and lattice design on an orange ground.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic
$3,200
Circa 1850 Limestone Column with Chinese Foo Dog
Located in Dallas, TX
of steel and holds the column upright. The Foo Dogs, also known as the Chinese guardian lions, are
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Limestone
A Pair of Famille Jaune et Verte Foo Lions
Located in Austin, TX
A large pair of porcelain foo lions or foo dogs decorated in a pleasing combination of green and
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Chinese Qing Silver Plated Bronze Foo Dog Table Lamps
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese late Qing dynasty pair of table lamps with silver plated bronze foo dogs or foo dragons
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Qing Dynasty Chinese Foo Dog Totems
Located in New Orleans, LA
Symbolic of the Chinese concept of yin and yang, this pair of polychrome foo dogs represent totems
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic
$12,850 / set
Pair of Highly Carved Chinese Stone Column Bases
Located in Chicago, IL
Playfully protective, foo dogs walk the perimeter of these elaborately carved limestone column
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Limestone
$18,800 / set
Pair of Japanese Bronze Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
animal decorations, including fish, foo dogs and roosters.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of famille rose vases with people in center panels, gold dragons at collar and Foo dogs as
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Pair Of Hand Carved Wood Polychromatic FooDogs
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large and heavy pair of hand carved wood Foo Dogs from a temple or a house large door
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
$7,500 / set
Large Chinese Vase as Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
blues, reds, greens and yellows.
Foo dogs at neck.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Chinese Carved Stone Bases
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of stone column bases carved with figures of Foo Dogs, people and birds. Would make a great
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Stone
Pair of Green Chinese Jars with Lids
Located in Dallas, TX
bats and birds, Foo dogs with rings at base of neck
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large Gorgeous Celadon Green English 19th Century Porcelain Bowl
Located in Hopewell, NJ
foo dogs, vases with flowers, round white medallions and a striking celadon green background. Marked
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19th Century English Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Imari Porcelain and Silvered Bronze Covered Bowl Centerpieces
Located in New York, NY
Unusual pair of Imari porcelain and silvered bronze covered bowl centerpieces with seated foo dogs
Category
19th Century Antique Foo Dogs
Antique Ning Hsia Mat
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming Ning Hsia mat probably used for sitting, decorated with flowers and foo dogs, and a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wool
$7,500
Massive Pair of of Blue
White Hand Painted Temple Jars
Located in Bellport, NY
fish, water lilies and plants. Removable lids with well-detailed foo dogs in center top.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Foo Dogs
Antique Tibetan Foo Dog Box Hand Painted
Located in Somis, CA
One of our most adorable foo dogs among our limited antique 19th century foo dog box collection
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo or Lion Dogs Good Detail, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
about 1 Kg unpacked
Overall a lovely pair of antique very decorative Chinese foo or Lion dogs with fine
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Grand, 19th Century Metal Pagodas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bells and Foo dogs at the bases. Acquired from a garden designed by legendary designer, Tony Duquette.
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19th Century Unknown Antique Foo Dogs
19th Century Chinese Painted Porcelain Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
fronts and necks along with Chinese characters at sides and tops, foo dogs with rings "handles" at base
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19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Chinese Dragon Chair in Elaborately Carved Rosewood
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
rosewood with carved phoenix on back splat, chi dragons on arms & foo dogs on feet. China, c. 1800's
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Rosewood, Upholstery
Pair of 18th Century Stone Temple Lion Sculptures
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese carved stone guardian lions (foo dogs).
Originates from Shanxi Province, 18th
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18th Century Asian Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Stone
Pair of Chinese Guardian Lions, Brown Glazed Ceramic, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of small Chinese guardian lions or Foo Dogs made of dark brown glazed ceramic. The lions have
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted Porcelain Figural
Footed Censer c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Satsuma censer offers porcelain construction with hand painted figures, foo
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Early 20th Century Asian Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Japanese Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th Centuy Japanese vases with Foo Dogs on lids. The body with design of fabric wrapped
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19th Century Japanese Antique Foo Dogs
$10,000
Circa 1860s Pair of Imari Covered Vases, Japanese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
rim chip to one. Both with tail tip losses on foo dogs.
8.5" h., 4" dia.
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1860s Victorian Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
predominately orange and green wise men in landscape. Gilt dragon and foo dogs at shoulders.
Silk shade trimmed
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain, Silk, Wood
Pair of Antique Imari Ginger Jars W Foo Dog Lids
Located in Atlanta, GA
or foo dogs.
The main design is a framed decorative panel on the front and back of each jar
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
$2,950 / set
Large 19th C. Chinese Celadon-Ground Slip-Decorated Vase W/ Foo Dog Handles
Located in New York, NY
. The sides are decorated with foo dog handles and the body has a few foo dogs resting between the neck
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Dutch Delft Polychrome Vases
By Three Bells Factory
Located in Katonah, NY
form of foo dogs.
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Delft
Silvered Bronze-Mounted Chinese Spinach Jade Portico Mantle Clock, Yamanaka
Co
Located in New York, NY
Silvered bronze-mounted Chinese, spinach jade portico mantel cock with Foo dogs. Retailed by
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Early 20th Century American Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Jade, Silver
Pair of Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Rare Wisteria Plates, 1690-1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
floral scene and the border also has small Foo dogs/Qilin. Unmarked at the base.
Additional information
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17th Century Japanese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Bronze Foo Dog with fine detail, Qing early 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
dog has an excellent patina with great depth of colour to the bronze metal.
Notes: Foo dogs are
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Bronze
Qing Dynasty Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog Vase, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This baluster vase (22.5 tall) is decorated with classic iron red Foo dogs (lions). One big Foo dog
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1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Foo Dog Porcelain Table Lamps in Iron Red
Located in Astoria, NY
Classic iron red foo dogs / lions. Each vase has one large foo dog on the front of the vase surrounded by
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Foo Lions, Near Pair, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
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The delightful foo lions, also referred to as foo dogs, crafted as joss (incense) stick holders, with
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Stoneware
19th c. Famille Rose (Chinese Canton Export) Large Vase
Located in Austin, TX
. The vase with gilded handles in the form of lion dogs (foo dogs) holding red balls. The body of the
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19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Large Vase
Located in Downingtown, PA
auspicious symbol motifs. The gilt handles are in the form of double gilt foo dogs. There are applied
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Qing Dynasty Carved and Gilded Chinese Foo Dog and Lion Statues
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
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While often called foo dogs in the west, they are traditionally known in Chinese as Shi (Lion), and as
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
2 Rare Antique Chinese Marble Foo Dog Guardian Lion Fu Temple Garden Statues
Located in Dayton, OH
Two monumental antique Chines Chinese foo dogs, circa last quarter 19th century. Made of white
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Marble
Pair Large19th Chinese Porcleain Vases
Located in Hudson, NY
looking group of Foo Dogs. Yet note the pups that frolick at their feet. Done in a left and right this
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Palace Size Baluster Form Vase
Located in Milford, NH
panels of figures, birds, and flowers, along with applied foo dogs and serpents around the neck, and
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Lion Protector Jar, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
of a mythical fu lion. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, fu lions are believed to be benevolent
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Porcelain
Silk Road Region Antique Blanket Chest, with Folk Art Paintings
Located in Somis, CA
visible. A pair of young foo dogs are the main feature, they symbolize good fortune and security. Birds
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19th Century Chinese Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Wood
Pair Chinoiserie Black and Gold Lacquered End Tables Painted Mythical Animals
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
abstract depiction of mythical animals such as magical turles, foo dogs and cranes. The chinoiserie is the
Category
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Walnut
Large Art Deco Chinese Style Carved Open-Work Wooden Relief Screen Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
goddess Guan Yin. ... In this sense, the peacock resembles protection and holiness.
Foo dogs are actually
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Foo Dogs
Materials
Giltwood
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Antique Foo Dogs For Sale on 1stDibs
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 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.
- 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.
- 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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