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Wedgwood Black Basalt Grecian Sphinx After a Model by John Cheere (1709-1787)
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a Wedgwood black basalt Grecian Sphinx after a model by sculptor John Cheere (English, 1709-1787), in the Greco-Egyptian style, depicted as a female figure with a lion's body, wearing a diadem, scaled breast plate and an elaborately patterned saddlecloth crouching with tail curled on a stepped rectangular base, England, 19th century
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9" H x 12.5" W x 5.5"D
- Creator:Wedgewood (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Depth: 55 in (139.7 cm)
- Style:Grand Tour (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1810
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
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