Temple Guards

Pair of Sandstone Temple Guards not very old. To protect your garden.

Beautifully Carved,Painted and Gilded Temple Ornament

Brass and lucite coffee table with glass tops. It consists out of 4 brass chinese temple gard lion sculptures each mounted on a double column. Very eye catching coffee table. 1970...

A pair of hand carved rosewood foo dogs or temple guards. The eyes, and teeth are painted.

Exceptional carved caryatid pilasters columns depicting temple guards (?) with hoods, raised and gilded in older restoration.

This kind of antiquity served as a spiritual guard to temples, and were typically situated at the entrance.

These statues can be found guarding temples throughout Thailand. Shows some wear because of age but overall in great condition.

Both real and figurative, shizi were used to guard temples from harmful spirits. Well worn by time, the history of this proud and serene stone sculpture is evident in the character a...

The Chinese sculptors modelled lion statues after native dogs for guarding their temples and palaces, as nobody in ancient China had ever seen a lion.

Vintage statue in gilt bronze metal of Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancing statue sculpture. Vintage Handcrafted Gilded Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancer Dancing statue sculpture.

This charming oil depicts a British guard at the doorway to a golden temple near the coast.

The first type, born during the Edo period, is called sando komainu, the second and much older type is jinnai komainu, These creatures can also be found at Buddhist temples and nobil...

Foo Dogs also known as Guardian Lions symbolize prosperity, success, and guardianship, placed at the entrances of palaces temples and homes to guard and protect.

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

The original statue was most likely destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, when Red Guards raided temples and monasteries, destroying religious statues and texts in order to d...

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

There is a finely detailed foo dog which is a mythical creature who guards the temple. There is an ordinary domestic dog to represent that character from the Chinese zodiac.

These lion-like creatures were often placed at the entrances of palaces, temples, and homes to guard and protect. Foo dogs are almost always shown in pairs, with one male and one fe...

But I mean very early because around the 9th century they began appearing outside guarding temples. Most Lion Dogs come in pairs. One male and one female.

DOB; and karajishi, the mythic lions that guard Japanese Buddhist temples, that visitors entered through a replica of a sanmon (sacred gate).

Ca. 1940 Chinese temple guard carving with original painted finish.

Perfectly weathered large wood sculpture of a temple Guard. Part of one of the finest Chinese antique sculpture collection in the US.

Temple guards, Thailand, circa end of 19 century.

Pair of mid to late 19th Century Indian carved temple guards.

A ferocious carved wooden dog, probably intended as a temple guard.

Once, large models of animals stood guard in the temples entrances but smaller models were then adopted for homes  to assure the owners of good fortune to come.

These lion-like creatures were often placed at the entrances of palaces, temples, and homes to guard and protect. Foo dogs are almost always shown in pairs, with one male and one fem...

Their knowledge was second hand because, although dogs abound the world over, lions have never been native to the orient (2) Foo Dogs are the ancient sacred dogs of Asia who guard B...

Their knowledge was second hand because, although dogs abound the world over, lions have never been native to the orient (2) Foo Dogs are the ancient sacred dogs of Asia who guard B...

Rare pair of large Chinese carved stone foo dog guardian lions. Originated from a house of a mandarin (a public official in the Chinese Empire), located on The Silk Road. Here they ...

A near pair of antique Southeast Asian Burmese jeweled parcel gilt wooden temple guardian figure carvings. circa 1900 Hand carved in Burma (present day Myanmar) in the late 19th / e...

Grand and imposing, these monumental lion sculptures offer protection to all those who stand before them. Dated to the mid-19th century, the majestic pair is sculpted of carved wood ...

These finely carved pair of Indian dolls are known as Marapachi Bommais, which literally translates to ‘wooden dolls’. Marapachi Bommais dolls are an important part of South Indian c...

A pair of Chinese sculpted and polychromed temple guardian lions architectural wood carvings. Born in China during the 18th or 19th century, each of this pair of temple carvings depi...

A very nice pair of vintage Chinese hand carved hard wood foo dogs or bookends which I believe are made from elm, rosewood or another type of hardwood, circa 1950s. The dogs have gla...

Foo Dogs, or Guardian Lions, are a Chinese symbol of protection, often placed at entrances to ward off evil spirits and attract luck and wealth. This antique wooden pair, with gilt d...

Pair Of 19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs On Stands. Stunning large pair of antique Chinese beautifully hand decorated glazed ceramic foo dogs or foo lions. This lovely pair of Chinese e...

Meissen nicest rare scent bottle en miniature Please note: Abundantly painted with Watteau scenes! Manufactory: Meissen Dating: made during first half of 19th century (circa 18...

Sterling silver oval vegetable dish in Renaissance style. The bottom of the vegetable dish is smooth, while on the edge a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf mo...

Pair of antique continental porcelain and bronze candlesticks. circa 1890. Height 9" width: 9". Height measured without the lighting fixture.

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

The iconic American Deco Frankl 'Skyscraper' mantel clock. Polished silver over brass with black bakelite base. This rare 'top of line' deco item retains the original bevelled glass ...

Italian 19th century oil on canvas titled "The Violin Music Professor" depicting a mid-19th century music-room scene of an elder man, the music professor, holding his violin, hat and...

A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...

French Empire-style mahogany and bronze and gilt trimmed queen size bed with swan design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails). (19th Century reproduction of Josephine Bonaparte's ...

A Belle Époque French buffet a deux corps in a medium, brown-colored walnut. This very beautiful Renaissance-style buffet features exceptional carvings of urns, flowers & foliage tha...

Erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig; Privatdruck, from the Catalogue ...

Original antique travel poster for Monaco Monte Carlo by the notable Czech illustrator, graphic artist and painter Alphonse Mucha (Alfons Maria Mucha; 1860-1939) featuring a stunning...

French Louis XV style (19th Century) carved gilt 3 fold screen with blue silk embroidered panels and cornucopia design.