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Wonderful 19th Century Tibetan Beaded Head Piece
Located in Esbeek, NL
2nd part 19th c. Materials beads, turquoise, amber, metal, coral On metal foot Good condition
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tibetan Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Metal

Antique Gray Stone Head of Buddha on Steel Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Chinese gray stone head of Buddha with a beautiful patina. Mounted on heavy steel base. This
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tang Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Cut Steel

An Asian Pair of Buddha Stone Heads, Mixed Pair, Unmounted
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine pair of mixed Asian Buddha stone heads, The Buddha Heads are unmounted and have chisel marks
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Pair of Wonderful 19th Century Tibetan Beaded Head Pieces
Located in Esbeek, NL
2nd part 19th c. Colourful beaded head pieces Materials beads, turquoise, amber, metal, coral
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tibetan Decorative Objects

Materials

Turquoise, Amber, Coral, Metal

Mid-20th Century Carved Wooden Wayang Potehi Puppets Head Collection
Located in London, GB
crafted Wayang potehi puppet heads, Wayang potehi is a traditional puppet performance art from South China
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

Blue White Covered Tureen with Greek Key Design Tiger Head Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blue & White Covered Tureen with Greek Key Design & Tiger Head Handles, Chinese ca. 1780.
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Silver Four Seasons Panel Link Bracelet
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Mekkala, the three-headed elephant, a Chinese dragon and a bird. Beautifully ornate chased design, slide
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20th Century Chinese Link Bracelets

Materials

Silver

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Chinese bronze cloisonné vases with bird feet and bird head detail. Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Chinese Export Silver Three-Piece Tea Service, Antique, circa 1870
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
impressive embossed and chased decorated undulating, iconic Chinese dragon design; the head of the dragon is
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Silver

Tang Pottery Lokapala Head with Bird Headdress
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Lokapala Head with Vermilion Bird of the South Headdress, 618-906 CE
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Antique 19th Century Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Magnificent and Monumental Stone Head of Buddha
Located in Phoenix, AZ
particularly superb sandstone Buddha head from China's Tang Dynasty conveys wisdom and serenity - evidence of
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Large Ceramic Buddha Head or Bust with Real Gold Leaf, Asian Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good large head or bust statue or sculpture of Buddha, possibly Chinese or Japanese
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Early 20th Century East Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Wax Head attributed to Matsumoto Kisaburo
Located in London, GB
Antique Wax Head attributed to Matsumoto Kisaburo A rare museum example of a male wax China man
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Antique 1850s Japanese Early Victorian Busts

Materials

Natural Fiber

Bitossi Aldo Londi Horse head, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi for Bitossi 'Cinese' [Chinese] glaze large horse head in blue. Made as a lamp base
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Bitossi Aldo Londi Buddha Head, Italy, circa 1965
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An extremely rare version of Aldo Londi's Bitossi Buddha head with 'Cinese" [Chinese] glaze. A
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Monumental China Han Pottery Entertainer Ribbons and Flowers Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
black colors. Like many large-scale Chinese terracotta sculptures, the head is crafted separately and
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

A Ming Dynasty Archaeological Fragment of a Stone Head of a Warrior General
Located in Astoria, NY
A Ming Dynasty finely carved stone head of a Warrior General (possibly the protector, Guandi). The
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Chinese 13th century carved stone Kwan Yin Goddess of Mercy
Located in Yonkers, NY
Fine Chinese 13th century life size head of Kwan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. This is a rare early
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Stone

Circa 1780-1800 Tureen with Associated Stand, Blue Canton, Chinese Export
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 tureen with associated stand, Blue Canton, Chinese export. Boar's head handled
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

China Ancient Horse Groom 400 Year Old Sculpture Beautiful Glaze
Located in South Burlington, VT
, and white glazing- a genuine relic from from China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Head is removable. A
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Jade Pot, Incense Burner, Green Ade, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, cover and handles modeled as heads of Chinese dragons.   
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20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Jade

Antique Chinese Bronze Base Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind rare Chinese table lamp with double head and mahogany base, the lamp shade its
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Early 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period Underglazed Blue and White Porcelain Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese antique suantouping or 'garlic head' vase in under-glazed blue and white porcelain, created
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Solid Silver-Gilt Dragon Ruyi Sceptre, circa 1660
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
, fine engraved work, realistically modelled, removable dragon head revealing Chinese seal mark
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese 19th Century Baluster Vase Scene of the Heibai Wuchang
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
"Black and White Impermanence", are two Deities in Chinese folk religion in charge of escorting the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-19th Century Covered Ginger Jar, Chinese export, Qing
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century covered ginger jar, Chinese export, Qing dynasty. Head darkened crackle glaze
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Jars

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Chinese Dragon Finial
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese carved limestone dragon head finial. Pagoda Red Collection #: Z138
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

A Fine Antique Chinese Silver Gilt Filigree Enamel Footed and Lidded Vessel
Located in London, GB
dragon all raised on a three legs decorated with heads of a chinese lion dog. Genuine turquoise finial
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Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Enamel

German Porcelain Chinoiserie Nodder Figure of a Chinese Man by Dresden
By Dresden Porcelain, Dresden Figurine
Located in Houston, TX
Porcelain figure called a "Nodder" made and signed by Dresden depicting a seated Chinese man with a
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Vintage 1960s German Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Temple Guardian Head Composed of 17th Century Ming Porcelain Shards, Thailand
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and highly decorative Thai temple guardian head composed of Chinese blue and white Ming
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Antique 17th Century Thai Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Stucco, Terracotta

Large 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Bowl French Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Mount
Located in Berlin, DE
the shape of Chinese Fu dog heads. The rim of the bowl is decorated with an elaborate bronze mount in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

"Hu Die" and "Ruan Lingyu" by Ma Yanling
Located in Chicago, IL
a forced relationship with Dai Li (the head of China’s secret police), Hu Die escaped to Canada
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Elephant Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
1970s Gampel Stoll Chinese Chippendale elephant head console table. Vintage elephant head's made by
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Chippendale Console Tables

"Hu Die" by Ma Yanling
Located in Chicago, IL
relationship with Dai Li (the head of China’s secret police), Hu Die escaped to Canada where she died of
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21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

19th Century Finely Carved Oak Pixiu Form Jardinière Stand
Located in Staffordshire, GB
creature which brings wealth to people. They are fierce creatures. They have the head of a Chinese
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Antique Early 19th Century French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Oriental Nodding Porcelain Figurine, after 18th Century Models from Meissen
Located in Madrid, ES
that they did in China. The movement in the head and hands and the decorative motifs and forms they
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20th Century European Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

French Chinoiserie Style Gilt Bronze and Faience Jardinière
By Theodore Deck
Located in London, GB
chinoiserie manner, the ‘Persian blue’ faience bowl—attributed to Théodore Deck—moulded with wonderful Chinese
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jar...

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Original Antique World War One Humoros Wap Map Of The World WWI Japan Caricature
Located in London, GB
each other, Romania holding a cross, Greece and China watching with their heads on their hands, Japan
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

"Cozy #109, " Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
personified cat bundled up in a traditional Chinese Tiger head hat and blue coat, holding a small turtle while
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2010s Other Art Style Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Wood Panel, Color Pencil

"Cozy #108, " Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
personified cat bundled up in a traditional orange Chinese Tiger head hat and brown coat, holding a small leaf
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2010s Other Art Style Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Wood Panel, Color Pencil

Chinese Eternal Prosperity Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
” and “wealth.” In China, heads of cabbage can still be seen displayed outside homes as a bow to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Buddha Head
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese Buddha head, wood carved, with original reddish lacquer colour. China 1700-1800. Good and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Chinese Stone Shakyamuni Buddha Head
Located in Chicago, IL
With closed eyes and a gentle expression, this large stone Buddha head brings calm and serenity to
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Ming Xian Spear Head
Located in Chicago, IL
northern China during this period. Sleek, powerful, and wonderfully graphic, we let the spearhead speak for
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

Chinese Blanc De Chine Head of Buddha
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blanc De Chine Head of Buddha China 20th Century A fine Chinese Blanc De Chine Head of
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Zodiac Porcelain Head Sculptures
Located in Greenwich, CT
This Chinese zodiac porcelain head sculpture set is made to resemble the animals of the Chinese
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2010s Dutch Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Zodiac Porcelain Head Sculptures
Located in Greenwich, CT
This Chinese zodiac porcelain head sculpture set is made to resemble the animals of the Chinese
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2010s Dutch Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Gilt Metal Buddha Head
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a Chinese antique gilt metal Buddha head from Shan Xi, China. This Buddha Head is made from
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Chinese Furrowed Stone Well Head, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental stone disc is actually a Qing-dynasty well head from China's Hebei province. Hand
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Garden Ornaments

Materials

Granite, Steel

Ancient Chinese Song Dynasty Head of a Lohan Buddha
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally well modelled Chinese song dynasty sculpture of a lohan, dating to around 960 AD
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Stone Buddha Head Statue
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese antique carved stone Shakyamuni Buddha Head. It shows very
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Statues

Materials

Stone

Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse Head Sculpture, 202 BC
Located in London, GB
A powerfully sculpted ancient Chinese Han Dynasty horse head, of beautiful angular style and dating
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Chinese Carved Limestone Luohan Head, Yuan Dynasty, 1271 - 1368
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved and expressive limestone head of a luohan, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), China. Luohan
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Busts

Materials

Limestone

Early 20th Century Chinese Buddha Carved Stone Head, around 1920
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Early 20th Century Chinese Buddha Stone Head made around 1920. This chinese carved head
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

One Chinese Sang De Boeuf Deer Head Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Chinese porcelain sang de boeuf vases, the necks with superb stylised stags heads
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Head of Court Lady with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery head of court lady. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 Size: Height
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Chinese Snuff Bottle porcelain Celadon with Elephant Head Handles
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, with a gourd shape and unusual elephant
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Bottles

Materials

Porcelain

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Chinese Heads For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Chinese heads is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese heads was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, wood and metal. There are 143 antique and vintage Chinese heads for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Chinese heads have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese heads made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made Chinese heads over the years, but those made by Modshop, Herend and Studio MVW are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Chinese Heads?

Prices for Chinese heads can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, Chinese heads begin at $100 and can go as high as $70,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,433.