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French 18th Century Baroque Hand Carved Gilt-wood Standing Lion On Curl
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous hand-carved wooden lion with its original weathered gilding. France circa 1750 Weathered
Category

Antique 18th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

Japanese Wood Carved Edo Temple Shinto Shrine Guardian Shishi Komainu Lion Dogs
Located in Studio City, CA
(or Jishi) protective lions. This pair left us a bit breathless when we first discovered them. The
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Guardian Lions Wood Carvings from a Temple Wall
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of 18th or 19th century Chinese wooden carvings from a temple wall, depicting guardian lions
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th c. Qing Dynasty Carved Blue Polychrome Wood Pack Saddle Element with Lions
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th century, Qing dynasty carved and polychrome painted wood horse or mule pack saddle element
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Wood Carving Japanese Antique Lion / 19th Century / Wabi-Sabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate. Introducing the sculptures of old Japanese lions. It is used for building materials such as
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Elm

17th C. pair of Italian wooden Lions
Located in Esbeek, NL
Circa 1600 Venice, Italy Beautifully carved Good condition, few age marks, few damages
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Japanese Wooden Temple Lion Figures
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of Japanese carved wooden temple figures in the form of lions seated in traditional pose
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Pair of Polychrome Wood Shinto Lion-Dogs, Komainu, from Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Vicki Shiba. 18th century pair of polychrome wood Shinto lion-dogs, Komainu, from Japan
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cypress, Paint

Japanese Edo Period Carved Wood Foo Lion Dogs, Komainu, Early 19th Century, Pair
Located in Austin, TX
A charmingly grotesque pair of Japanese mingei (folk) carved guardian lions, komainu, Edo Period
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cypress

Swiss Lion of Lucerne Relief Carving, 1900s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Fine lion wood carving relief depicting the Swiss deadly wounded lion of Luzerne. The original
Category

20th Century Swiss Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Swiss Lion of Lucerne Relief Carving Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Swiss lion of lucerne relief carving plaque. Wood appears to be Walnut - in very good original
Category

Antique 1890s Swiss Arts and Crafts Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Swiss Lion of Lucerne Relief Carving Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Swiss Lion of Lucerne relief carving plaque. good original condition. "The Lion Monument (German
Category

Antique 1890s Swiss Arts and Crafts Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

One of a Kind 1960s Bronze Lion Head Statue
Located in Delray Beach, FL
One of a kind lion head statue, made of heavy cast bronze mount on solid steel base. Beautiful
Category

Vintage 1960s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Bronze

Panther Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Puma Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson Sisal fiber wall sculpture Black Panther Head (# 1) Hand signed to verso Dated
Category

Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Tapestry, Wood

Pair of English Antique Carved Lion Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome and beautifully carved pair of matching English antique lion panels, circa 1870. Each
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Hand Carved Wooden African Lion Figurine Kenya, 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage hand carved wooden lion sculpture, hand carved statue, wood carving, African animal
Category

Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

17th/18th Century Italian Carved and Silvered Wooden Lion Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous hand-carved wooden lion with traces of its original silver. Italy circa 1650-1750
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

17th/ 18th Century Italian Carved And Silvered Wooden Lion Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous hand-carved wooden lion with traces of its original silver. Italy circa 1650-1750
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Late 18th Century French Giltwood Lion Head Ornaments
Located in Buisson, FR
Great couple of carved wooden gilded Empire lion heads France, circa 1800 Weathered Measures: H
Category

Antique Early 1800s French Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Polychrome Foo Lion Roof Ornament Heads
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful pair of Southeast Asian carved foo dog or foo lion roof ornament heads featuring a
Category

20th Century Southeast Asian Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paint, Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Winged Lion Supports in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in oak during the 1800s, this pair of French supports depict a monopodial winged lion
Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Giltwood Lion Head Medallions
Located in Buisson, FR
Great couple of carved giltwood Neoclassical lion head medallions France, circa 1780 Weathered
Category

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bronze Patinated Plaster Model of Lion after a Model by Bayre
Located in San Francisco, CA
A plaster cast model of a majestic lion after the original by Antoine Louis Barye, entitled "Lion
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

English 18th Century Primitive Oak Coat of Arms with Lions
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice and beautiful weathered oak coat of arms with traces of paint. Weathered, losses and old repairs. Oak on forged iron frame.   
Category

Antique 18th Century English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Red Foo Dogs or Lions Bookends or Decorative Objects
Located in New York, NY
A vintage pair/set of red lacquer foo dog or lion bookends/decorative objects. Relatively tall
Category

Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1960s Teakwood Lion Figurine by Gunnar Florning for Laurids Lonborg Denmark
By Laurids Lonborg
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The vintage 1960s teakwood lion toy brush figurine was designed by Gunnar Florning for Laurids
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak

Sterling Italian Winged Lion of St. Mark on Wooden Base Paper Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Winged Lion of St Mark on wooden base, the lion has been tested and is solid sliver, standing on
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Zinc Lion Head Wall Plaque from Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French lion head wall-mounted zinc and wood plaque from the early 20th century. This antique wall
Category

Early 20th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Zinc

Pair of Large Anglo-Indian Carved Lions Couchant on Molded Bases, circa 1920
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of Anglo-Indian carved wood lions dating to the early 20th century feature two lions
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hand-Carved and Painted Folky Wooden Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
condition is very good with minor chips off of the wood but no cracks. This mean beast has a amazing patina
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand-carved Teak Lion Figure – 19th Century – South Asian Origin
Located in Bilzen, BE
A finely hand-carved lion ornament, crafted from solid teak wood, dating to the early-to-mid 19th
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Lion Mask Engraving Edo Period/1750-1868/Shrine Festival
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
'' is an imaginary animal that deifies a lion.) It is thought that materials such as cypress are used
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japan Antique Big Ryukyu Lion Guardian Beast Dog koma-inu, 1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Handsome handcrafted sculpture over 150 years old and in
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique small wooden lion carving / 1800s / Edo-Meiji period/ Wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese antique small wooden lion sculpture/1800s/Edo-Meiji period/Wabi-sabi This is a wooden
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Signed Hand Carved Netsuke Lion Dog Shi Shi, Boxwood Gem
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our Japanese Acquisitions Travels A boxwood gem, signed Classic shi- shi foo dog lion
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Folk Art Hand Carved Figural Seated Lion Handled Cane or Walking Stick
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
circa 1900. The handle is a hand carved rendering of a seated male lion, and quite detailed from all
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique wood burl sculpture, lion dog display stand wabi sabi art piece
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tree root display stand (Dai), made from antique wood burl, which looks like a lion dog / Komainu
Category

20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Burl

Italian Desk or Table Lamp with Carved Wood Lion Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Decorative and highly stylish antique table lamp on a marble base. This rare and impressive lion
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Striking Coromandel Wood Box with a Hand Carved Ebonized Sea Lion Sculpture 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
coromandel box is truly stylish and remarkable. However, the ebonized sea lion sculpture on top is what
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cocobolo, Wood, Glass

Pair of Antique Salvaged Architectural Carved Wooden Lion Sculptures or Brackets
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique carved hardwood seated lions are unsigned, but presumed to have been done in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Practical Size Hand Carved Antique Elm Library Stairs / Steps w. Lion Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
practical size, the beautiful design, the quality posture of the hand carved lions, the good condition, the
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Ladders

Materials

Wood, Elm

French Stool Dagobert Curule seat - panther - Renaissance - Empire France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
style - France early XIXth century. The lion head wood sculpture is in the Haute Epoque / Louis XIII
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Renaissance Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Monumental Lion of Lucerne Wood Carved Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Never seen before in this size, this monumental wood carving of the famous Lion of Lucerne depicts
Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese lion shishi Wood sculpture
Located in MILANO, IT
An unusual wood okimono of a karashishi with tama finely carved. Signed under the tama.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Male Lion- Contemporary sculpture, Carved Jacaranda wood, 21st Century
By Friday Jibu
Located in Johannesburg, South Africa
Born in 1974, Friday currently lives in Dedza in Mua, Malawi, an area renowned for its wood carving
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Carved Wood Lions
Located in Denver, CO
A pair of small carved wood lions painted with gold. Larger versions of these lions would be temple
Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Lion Carved in Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lion carved in wood.
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Plaster Lion Head Sculpture on Wood Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
This is an expressive 19th century plaster lion head sculpture mounted on a beautiful turned wood
Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Pair of Gilded Lions Sculptures
Located in Southampton, NY
A pair of beautifully hand-carved hardwood gilded lions with scroll details.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Regency Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Carved Wood Lion Dog
Located in Seattle, WA
A fine Japanese architectural carving in the form of a shishi, or lion dog. Carved from the exposed
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Staffordshire Figure of the Medici Lion
By Enoch Wood Sons
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early Staffordshire figure of the Medici Lion, well modeled with an expressive face and bared teeth
Category

Antique 19th Century British Figurative Sculptures

ZINC LION ON WOOD BASE
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A full bodied zinc Lion mounted on a natural wood base.
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Zinc

Forest Hart Bronze Sculpture of Lions
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Forest Hart bronze sculpture of lions "Courtship Tabletop" Measures: 19" H x 18" L x 12" D
Category

20th Century Unknown Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Carved Wood Lion Wall Shelf
Located in Summerland, CA
Dramatic solid wood carved lion wall shelf. Stained dark sculptural head. Fierce looking with open
Category

Vintage 1950s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Lion Figure Bookends or Wall Brackets
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of heavily carved wood lions in walnut stain color. Varied uses such as bookends or wall
Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Lion on Wood Base circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved Lion on Wood Base Circa 1940 France
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th century Antique Carved Wood Lion
Located in London, GB
18th century Italian Lion hand carved in wood of good size and proportions. This piece would have
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Animal Sculptures

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Lion Wood Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of lion wood sculpture for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every item from our selection of lion wood sculpture was constructed with great care. There are 106 variations of the antique or vintage choice in our collection of lion wood sculpture you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an object in our assortment of lion wood sculpture — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right option in this array of lion wood sculpture, those designed in Folk Art, Baroque and Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made piece of lion wood sculpture over the years, but those crafted by A. Fagotto, Bottega Gualverio Michelangeli and Staffordshire are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Lion Wood Sculpture?

Prices for a piece of lion wood sculpture start at $128 and top out at $22,189 with the average selling for $1,812.
Questions About Lion Wood Sculpture
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.