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Alabaster Sphinx

Hand-Carved Alabaster Sphinx, Grand Tour Style, Early 20th Century
Hand-Carved Alabaster Sphinx, Grand Tour Style, Early 20th Century

Hand-Carved Alabaster Sphinx, Grand Tour Style, Early 20th Century

Located in Glasgow, GB

A small yet evocative example of Grand Tour style, this hand-carved alabaster sphinx figurine

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Early 20th Century Egyptian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Empire Sphinx, Bronze and Alabaster, France 19th Century Napoleon III
Pair of Empire Sphinx, Bronze and Alabaster, France 19th Century Napoleon III

Pair of Empire Sphinx, Bronze and Alabaster, France 19th Century Napoleon III

$6,122Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 13 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in

Pair of Empire Sphinx, Bronze and Alabaster, France 19th Century Napoleon III

By Napoléon III

Located in Milano, IT

Beautiful pair of Sphinx made of bronze skillfully worked, sealed to a green alabaster base. The

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Antique Early 1800s French Napoleon III Antiquities

Materials

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Antique Pair Grand Tour Bronze Egyptian Sphynx Figures Breche Violet Marble 19Ct
Antique Pair Grand Tour Bronze Egyptian Sphynx Figures Breche Violet Marble 19Ct

Antique Pair Grand Tour Bronze Egyptian Sphynx Figures Breche Violet Marble 19Ct

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Metropolitain Museum of Art in New York and the large alabaster sphinx at the Ramessid Temple in Memphis, Egypt

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Breccia Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Sphinxes
Pair 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Sphinxes

Pair 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Sphinxes

Located in Buisson, FR

Pair small alabaster grand tour sphinxes. Great to use as paper weights on your desk. Italy circa

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Bronze Egyptian Revival, Empire Light Sphinx Chandelier / Pendant Light
Antique Bronze Egyptian Revival, Empire Light Sphinx Chandelier / Pendant Light

Antique Bronze Egyptian Revival, Empire Light Sphinx Chandelier / Pendant Light

Located in Lisse, NL

Antique rewired electrified (was original gas) 5-light pendant with sitting Sphinx sculptures. The

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Egyptian Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

19th Century Neoclassical Italian White Alabaster Animal Sculpture of Sphinx
19th Century Neoclassical Italian White Alabaster Animal Sculpture of Sphinx

19th Century Neoclassical Italian White Alabaster Animal Sculpture of Sphinx

Located in Roma, IT

A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of animal. In Greek tradition

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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Adolfo Cipriani's Art Deco Alabaster Sculpture, Lady & Sphinx
Adolfo Cipriani's Art Deco Alabaster Sculpture, Lady & Sphinx

Adolfo Cipriani's Art Deco Alabaster Sculpture, Lady & Sphinx

By Adolfo Cipriani

Located in San Francisco, CA

works tend to overshadow the rest, and that's the case with this alabaster-on-marble sculpture of a 1920

Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures

The Sphinx
The Sphinx

Giuseppe GambogiThe Sphinx, 1910

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H 22.45 in W 22.84 in D 10.63 in

The Sphinx

By Giuseppe Gambogi

Located in Brussel, BE

This beautiful alabaster sculpture depicts an oriental woman sitting elegantly on the back of a

Category

Early 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

20th Century Art Deco Fantasy Sculpture / Lamp of a Lady on a Sphinx
20th Century Art Deco Fantasy Sculpture / Lamp of a Lady on a Sphinx

20th Century Art Deco Fantasy Sculpture / Lamp of a Lady on a Sphinx

Located in London, GB

a Sphinx. Inside the Sphinx is a light bulb which illuminates the hyroglifics. Signed 'A Saccard

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Italian Art Deco Sculpture of a Lady Upon a Sphinx by F Masini
Italian Art Deco Sculpture of a Lady Upon a Sphinx by F Masini

Italian Art Deco Sculpture of a Lady Upon a Sphinx by F Masini

Located in London, GB

highlighted headpiece and waistband, with a lion skin rug draped over the sphinx. Signed to the back 'F Masini

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

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