Sold for:
$1,700
$1,700
Chinese, early 19th century. Pair of palatial size Chinese limestone Buddhist guardian lions, Shishi or Foo Dogs, each opposing figure well carved seated on its haunches, one with foreleg grasping at a brocade ball, denoting the male, the other over the cub, denoting the female, the head raised with jaws open revealing menacing teeth, below the ruyi-head shaped nose, bushy eyebrows and ears, each adorned with a collar carved with a scroll and suspending tassels, raised on a rectangular pedestal which is fitted for a pair of doors. Height 29.5", width 9.25", depth 23.5".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-06-28
