April 12, 2024
Rare Herend Pair of Foo Dogs (Lions) Black Fishnet with 24 K Gold Mint Condition
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You are bidding on gorgeous Herend Pair of looking left and right Foo Dogs in Black Fishnet with 24 K Gold trim. Herend codes: 5309 (looking left) and 15296 (looking right). Domestic Collection Condition: Excellent MSRP: $ 810 (each), $1620 (pair) These figurines has no chips, cracks or flaws of any kind and measures approximately 6.5"L x 6.0"H x 2.5"W Spectacular black fishnet and 24 K Gold trim creates a figurine which would be a wonderful addition to your Herend Collection. This porcelain figurine is hand made and hand painted and comes from world famous Herend from Hungary. Authentic Herend Stamp is on the bottom of each figurine Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lion , traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi , and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits. Pairs of guardian lion statues are still common decorative and symbolic elements at the entrances to restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and other structures, with one sitting on each side of the entrance, in China
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