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Early 20th C. Polychrome Decorated Indonesian Standing Figures
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of early 20th C. carved wood and polychrome decorated Indonesian standing figures in mirror
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

PAIR OF INDIAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMED WOODEN FIGURES
Located in San Francisco, CA
AN EXOTIC COMPANION PAIR OF INDIAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMED WOODEN FIGURES OF STANDING MUSICIANS.Each
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Decorative Objects

Pair of Carved Wood and Polychrome Indian Figures
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Late 19th C or early 20th C pair of carved wood with painted finish figures on modern bases.
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Two polychromed wood standing figures of Guanyin-
Located in San Francisco, CA
One figure holding a vase in her right hand and the other raising her left hand as they stand on rock-shaped plinths, the surfaces showing layers of paint and gesso; each now attache...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Table Lamps

Pair of Polychrome Decorated Terracotta Figures of Bull Dogs
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attractive pair of polychrome decorated terracotta figures of standing bull dogs
Category

Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Pair of Polychrome Parcel Gilt Figures of Venetian Courtesans
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pair of Late 17th to early 18th c. Polychrome and Parcel Gold and Silver Gilt Figures of Venetian
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Polychrome Chinese Porcelain Seated Figures of a Man and Woman
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lovely polychrome porcelain Chinese seated figures of a man and a woman. These figures have lovely
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Group of Six North Italian Polychrome-Decorated Chinoiserie Wooden Figures
Located in London, GB
carrying a long fish. All the figures are standing on small wooden pedestals with floral decorations around
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Very Large Pair of Chinese Carved and Polychrome Bone Emperor Empress Figures
Located in Miami, FL
Very large pair of Chinese carved and polychrome bone Emperor and Empress figures; each standing
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures

Materials

Bone

Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Wood Figures of Putti
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 18th century Italian carved and polychrome wood figures of Putti with papier mâché loin
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Antique 18th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Art Deco Bronze Figures of Pheasants
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Finely cast and polychromed Austrian bronzes of generous proportions.
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian More Furniture and Collectibles

Pr Late 17th Century Papier Mache Figures
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Late 17th century gilt and polychrome papier mache figures of two maidens
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved Figures
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese polychrome wood carved figures in the style of Kuan Yin, circa mid-20th century.    
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Greek lekythos with palmettes
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
polychrome figures on white-ground. Fragmentary examples (and X-ray photography) reveal that some had a
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Exceptional Pair Carved Fanciful Figures
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wood carved and polychrome painted male and female figures in formal southern dress. Elegant
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Objects

Rare Pair of Peruvian Votive Figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
polychrome on wood and plaster figures
Category

Antique 19th Century Peruvian Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paint

A Pair of Vintage Charming Chinoiserie Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of Vintage Hand-painted, Polychrome Chinoiserie Figures on Stands
Category

20th Century American Decorative Objects

Large Late 19th Century Mandali Processional Figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two large carved and polychrome painted Indian processional figures - Punjab, circa 1900. Sold
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Sculptures

Ancient Russian icon, gold background, polychrome, 19th century.
Located in Monza, IT
Ancient Russian icon, gold background, polychrome, 19th century. Russian icon, figures (angels
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Louis XVI Paintings

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th century Italian Carved Wood figures
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 18th century carved wood polychrome female figures.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of 18th Century Italian carved figures mounted as lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of 18th Century carved wood polychrome female figures mounted as lamps. Shades are not
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of Late 19th/Early 20th Century Chinese Glazed Clay Court Figures
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A charming pair of late 19th/early 20th century Chinese glazed pottery and polychrome decorated
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

The Seated Hounds
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of polychrome painted terra cotta figures of seated Hounds.
Category

20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Pair of Carved Italian Satyr Architectural Elements
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mounted on antique iron lab stands. Carved and polychromed male hoofed figures.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Statues

The Boston Terriers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Polychrome painted terra-cotta figures of Boston Terriers with individual characteristics.
Category

20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Thai Temple Figurines
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Thai Golden Painted and Polychromed Pair of Temple Figures
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Decorative Objects

Pair of 18th Century Oriental Figural Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 18th Century Chinese polychromed pottery figures made into lamps probably in the 1920's
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Silk

Antique Tibetan Thangka Mandala
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elaborate Tibetan hand painted polychrome thangka mandala with numerous figures and meditative
Category

Vintage 1940s Tibetan Tapestries

Materials

Gold

Pair of 18th Century Chinese Imari Vases
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of 18th century Chinese square vases with shaped necks polychrome decorated with
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 18th century continental figural carvings
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A pair of carved and polychromed wood allegorical figures of women ( spring and summer?)on faux
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Italian Santos Group of the Holy Family
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small polychromed wooden saint figures with finely detailed faces. Note: The
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Folk Art Religious Items

A 19th Century English Decalcomania Vase
Located in New York, NY
decorated all over with polychrome chinoiserie figures, flowers, birds and insects, with a bronzed metal
Category

Antique 19th Century English Vases

George III Style Chinoiserie Decorated Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
; polychrome chinoiserie decorated overall with figures, some carrying sunshades and others in carriages, and
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Lacquered Low Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese black lacquered low table with carved and pierced aprons decorated with polychrome
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

ITALIAN BAROQUE TABLE W/ CHINOISERIE AND FAUX PIETRA DURA
Located in San Francisco, CA
A RARE AND FANCIFUL ITALIAN BAROQUE POLYCHROMED SCAGLIOLA TOP WITH CHINOISERIE FIGURES AND FAUX
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian End Tables

Very Fine red papier mache chinoiserie tray on stand, c.1840
Located in New York, NY
Very Fine English red papier mache tray in the manner of Henry Clay,with polychrome and gilt
Category

Antique 19th Century Tray Tables

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché

Pair of Egyptian Revival Table Lamps from the Estate of Diana Vreeland
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of polychromed table lamps of Egyptian figures in the blackamoor style. Possibly French or
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Egyptian Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Fine 18th century leather five fold screen by Gilps c.1760
By Mr. Gilps
Located in New York, NY
polychrome decoration having chinoiserie figures at various pursuits, the central pagoda flanked by a bridge
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Screens and Room Dividers

A Rare Chinese Export Bone Pagoda
Located in New York, NY
intricately carved gateway that encloses a group of polychrome painted figures, some carrying ceremonial fans
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Cocktail Table by Philip Kelvin Laverne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in San Diego, CA
patina to acid-etched bronze with polychrome details. The minimal figures and focus towards natural
Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

18th Century Faience Medallion
By Angelo Minghetti
Located in Lisbon, PT
Azeitão, Polychromed medallion with relief figures, enamelled Italian faience, from the 18th century. Rare
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

Painted Blanket Chest Signed 1848
Located in Carmel, CA
Polychrome blanket chest inscribed, Kat and Ana, Anno, 1848. Green and red base with polychrome
Category

Antique 1840s Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Polychrome Chinese Porcelain Seated Figures of a Man and Woman as Lamps
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lovely polychrome porcelain Chinese seated figures of a man and woman as lamps. These figures have
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Emperor and Empress Mud Figures, Pair
Located in Richmond, VA
Exquisite pair of antique Chinese mud figure statues of a seated emperor and empress. Embossed on the bottom; maker unknown. Beautifully hand-painted with detailed facial features.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Porcelain Lamps of Male and Female Chinese Figures, 20th Century
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of newly-wired Chinese polychrome porcelain lamps from figures depicting a man and woman in
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Blackamoor Coffee Table, circa 1950
By Continental Art Company
Located in Fulton, CA
Kidney shaped glass top coffee table with two polychrome Nubian figures. Original painted surface
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Plaster, Wood

Continental Tole Tray on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Continental tole tray on stand of rectangular handled form, tray decorated with polychrome
Category

20th Century Unknown Tray Tables

Materials

Tôle

Santo de Palos
Located in Mexico City, DF
Beautifully carved & polychromed Virgen Maria. These half figures are known as Santos de Palo for
Category

Antique 19th Century Mexican Religious Items

19th Century Minton Majolica Neoclassical Turquoise Blue Jardinière Snakes
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
figures in the polychrome architectural style of ancient Greece. Semper designed works at all scales, from
Category

Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Earthenware

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Polychrome Figures For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of polychrome figures for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique polychrome figures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and porcelain. There are all kinds of polychrome figures available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of polychrome figures to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Baroque, folk art and mid-century modern polychrome figures are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made polychrome figures over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne and Alcyone Ceramics of Marostica are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Polychrome Figures?

Prices for polychrome figures start at $131 and top out at $892,500 with the average selling for $3,692.