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Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Lion on Stand, 19th Century Carving Sculpture
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Figural Carving Sculpture
A well-executed, characterful and detailed study of a lion on a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Covered Altar Vases with Lavender Patina and Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of contemporary Chinese covered altar vases with lavender patina and guardian lions. Created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese 16th-17th Century Carved Stone Guardian Lion Sculptures
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese carved stone foo dog guardian lions from the 16-17th century. Very detailed.
The
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Statues
Materials
Lava
Pair of 19th-20th Century Chinese Silver Enamelled Foo Lions Marked on
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese temple lions. Foo (Fu) means prosperity and good fortune in Chinese. These guardian dogs, also
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
China Marble Sculpture of Lion Guardian, Perfect Indoor or Outdoor Protection
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a large sculpture of a marble lion, foo dog, or guardian, 19" high.
History:
Placing
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilt Bronze Lion
s Head Pulls
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Qing dynasty gilt bronze lion's head door knockers, circa 1900, with expressive faces and
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
Pair Chinese Porcelain Old Vintage Buddhist Kangxi Lions Foo Dogs Vintage
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair vintage Chinese export porcelain Kangxi style buddhist lions in three color glaze, circa 20th
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs Guardian Lions Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
of rusting
Antique foo dogs, also known as "Chinese guardian
lions," carry rich cultural significance
Category
Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive pair of large patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Perfect Antique Chinese Bleu de Hue Bowl Foo Lions Marked Qing Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Superb Antique Chinese Bleu de Hué Bowl – Foo Lions – Marked
This is a fine antique
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Perfect Antique Chinese Bleu de Hue Bowl Foo Lions Marked Qing Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Superb Antique Chinese Bleu de Hué Bowl – Foo Lions – Marked
This is a fine antique
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Carved Walnut Cherub Lions Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
of this bookcase. Notice the mythical creatures and cherubs and lions that adorn this spectacular
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Italian Carved Walnut Cherub Lions Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
of this bookcase. Notice the mythical creatures and cherubs and lions that adorn this spectacular
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Italian Carved Walnut Cherub Lions Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
of this bookcase. Notice the mythical creatures and cherubs and lions that adorn this spectacular
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Guardian Lions / Fo Dogs / Shizi, White Ceramic, China, Qing Era, 19th
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pair of Important Guardian Lions / Fo Dogs / Shizi in ceramic with cracked white enamel
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
A pair of 19th Century carved Foo temple dogs or Chinese guardian Lions
Located in London, GB
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo or Lion Dogs Good Detail, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes called temple
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Set of Two Glazed Porcelain Buddhist Lions, China, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
China, mid-20th century
Both seated on the hind legs on a rectangular section plinth, the right
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Buddhist Lions Figure Famille Verte 19th Century
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique pair Chinese porcelain famille verte Buddhist lions. Matched pair, one with globe, one with
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Garniture
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Figures of Guan Yin and Lion
Located in Queens, NY
A Monumental pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed pottery figures / sculptures of Guan Yin and Lion on
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Monumental Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Figures of Guan Yin and Lion
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Monumental pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed pottery figures / sculptures of Guan Yin and Lion on
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Lacquered and Gilded Wooden Box with Costumbrist Scenes and Lion
s Paws
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese lacquered and gilded wooden box with costumbrist scenes and lion's paws.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Small Vintage Oriental Lions, Chinese, Soapstone Carved Figure, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.8394
This is a pair of small vintage Oriental lions. A Chinese, soapstone carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Chinese Vintage Foo Dogs Guardian Lions on Bases with Sandstone Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage Chinese stone Foo Dogs guardian lions from the mid-20th century, with sandstone
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
2 Rare Antique Chinese Marble Foo Dog Guardian Lion Fu Temple Garden Statues
Located in Dayton, OH
previous owner from an important New York estate in the early 1980’s.
Known as Chinese guardian lions
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Northern Chinese Courtyard Door, Hu Tong Culture
Located in PARIS, FR
the right.
Unlike realistic Western lions, the Chinese lion is stylized to express the animal's
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Stone
Very Rare Pair of 18th Century Chinese Marble Temple Lion Guardians Foo Dogs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
of years to develop this look and feel
Chinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
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
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dogs or Guardian Lion Statues, Qing
Located in Bristol, GB
attention to detail throughout.
Depicting one male and one female guardian lion. The male holding a ball
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
China Pair Large Antique Hand-Carved Guardian Lions Dogs for Garden or Home
Located in South Burlington, VT
China- a nice pair of large antique hand-carved stone foo dog guardian lions carved about 100 years
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
large Chinese malachite carving of a deity sitting on top of a lion
Located in New York, NY
on fitted wooden base; 3in(D) x 8in(W) x 10.8in(H) are the overall dimensions of the malachite carving with the wooden base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Malachite
Pair of Qing Dynasty Carved and Gilded Chinese Foo Dog and Lion Statues
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
.
While often called foo dogs in the west, they are traditionally known in Chinese as Shi (Lion), and as
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Brass Foo Lions
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of large brass Foo Lions on stands
the male with his paw on a ball
the female on a lion
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Metalwork
$1,850
Cast Iron Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
a cross between a Fu Dog and a Lion.
Pagoda Red Collection #: GDG056
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
$15,800
Temple Lion Jade Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese jade archaic style "Temple lion" sculpture.
Jade, probably 18th Century.
5 x 20 cm.
Good
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Large Green Foo Lions
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of large green Foo Lions, turquoise with dark blue, white, and yellow. The male has his paw
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
$4,900
Carved wooden statuette of Guandi God of war
dog lion of Fo - China Ming 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
are most often seated at the threshold of the temple. They are also called the lions of Fô
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Figural Carved Rosewood Marble Top Table with Lions C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Category
Early 20th Century Asian End Tables
Materials
Marble
French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Jardiniere w/ Lions Heads
Located in New York, NY
A Massive French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Jardiniere/Planter/Centerpiece
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ormolu
English Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Lion Paw China Display Cabinet Empire
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage English Chippendale style solid mahogany carved china cabinet or cupboard. Drawing
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage Ceramic Pair of Guardian Chinese Dragon, Foo Dog Lion, 1970s
Located in Bastogne, BE
, or Chinese guardian lions, are fun accents for any coffee table or bookcase. Each piece was
Category
Vintage 1970s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Large Carved Fu Lions
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful large pair of mid-20th century carved hardwood fu-lions crafted in the Qing
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$3,500 / set
Antique Victorian Oak Wood Curved Glass Carved Lion Paw Feet China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Oak Wood Curved Glass Carved Lion Paw Feet China Cabinet. Item features curved
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
Narrow French Brittany Lion Carved Oak Court Cupboard China Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Category
Antique 1870s French French Provincial Vitrines
Materials
Oak
Antique Oversized RJ Horner Figural Carved Oak China Cabinet with Lions C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized RJ Horner Figural Carved Oak China Cabinet with Lions, Fruit, Stylized Acanthus and Paw Feet C1900
Category
20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Glass
19the Century Stone Shanxi Lion
Located in Singapore, SG
An antique stone lion with a charming expression from Shanxi province, China, estimated to be 150
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
A Pair of Marble Foo Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
The large pair of marble Chinese Fu Lions exemplifies traditional Chinese craftsmanship and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$7,600 / set
Monumental Granite Buddhist Imperial Guardian Lions
Located in Dallas, TX
The lions are always created in pairs with the male playing with a ball and the female with a cub
Category
Chinese Statues
Pair of 19th Century Ceramic Sculptures in the Form of Chinese Shishi Lions
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of 19th Century White Ceramic Sculptures in the Form of Chinese Shishi (石獅) Lions.
Category
Antique 19th Century Statues
Materials
Ceramic
Cream Marble Carved Lion Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Recumbent sculpture of a roaring lion carved in a beautiful cream color.
Marble.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Tall Lion Markers
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 19th century carved limestone markers with Fu dog finials and carved characters on the front of each piece.
Characters read "this is a beautiful place with beautifu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
$18,000
17th Century Carved Stone Lion Protector
Located in Chicago, IL
of limestone. It was discovered in the Shanxi region of China and is believed to represent a seated
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Multi-Color Guardian Lions
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully Decorated and Painted Pair of Multi-Color Chinese Guardian Lions with Underglaze of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Wang Jida "Lion" Bronze Sculpture, 1988
Located in Astoria, NY
Wang Jida (Chinese, b. 1935), "Lion", Burnished and Patinated Bronze, signed "WJ" to rear left foot
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Impressive, 1950s Large Pottery Seated Lion
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Impressive, 1950s large pottery seated lion handsome lion in green/mustard glazed colors. Superb
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Clay
A Pair of Dragon Lions "Kylin"
Located in Katonah, NY
The Kylin is a mythical hooved Chinese creature known throughout various East Asian cultures. It is
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Large Brass Door Knockers, Asian Lion Motif
Located in Somis, CA
ancient mythical animals with a high level of artistic expression. The featured lions are believed to be
Category
2010s Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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There is a range of Chinese lions for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese lions was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, ceramic and metal. Find 177 antique and vintage Chinese lions at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Chinese lions have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese lions are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Chinese lions have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Modshop and Ren Hui are consistently popular.
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Questions About Chinese Lions
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese guardian lions are called shishi or stone lions. In English, they are colloquially referred to as lion dogs or foo dogs. Shishi are typically made out of stone. On 1stDibs, find your own stone lions from top sellers around the world.
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