Antique Chimera

the Compagnie des Indes, oval with two chimera-shaped handles, with polychrome and gold decoration of

with carved wooden chimeras. The pediment with a Gorgon’s head in gilded bronze is crowned with two

gargoyles. The small gargoyles or chimeras at the top of the suspension are kneeling or crouching. The four

sculpture of the chimera with spread wings and a long neck and griffin head, on whose head is a sphere

"Chimera". The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from

agate bowl with acanthus leaf rim rests on four legs depicting winged chimeras. Mounted on a stalk of

with concentric moulded frames. The panel is centred with two winged chimeras with a foliated body

has a concave tripartite base with winged paw feet, supporting three gilt-bronze eagle headed chimera

. With wonderfully naive ink decoration, including a Chimera being ridden by a sprite blowing an

chimeras with open mouths. The central bevelled glass mirror has a double frame of carved wood and friezes

, or chimeras. The beasts are unfinished to the back, indicating they were originally part of a

Chimera. This bond between Pegasus and Bellerophon represented the Roman virtues of valor and perseverance

Pegasus striking at a chimera. An Imp dances in the foreground. A ship rides on the sea in the background

chimeras resting on bunch of fruits. Fruits are applied on the spandrels too. The entablature consists of

chimeras of the Chinese mythological bestiary more than fighting he seems to play happily with the happy

allegory of the Americas flanked by breasted chimeras and intricate low-relief acanthus foliage. The doors

fletching motif. The elaborate foliate with chimera themes provide a background for each door panel, all

classically inspired images decorate all parts of this console, including a pair of chimera on the base

alternating symmetrical figures of winged harpies and chimeras. The ornamentation, outlined in orange, green

rock crystal engraved with chimeras among scrollwork, silver gilt mounts pierced and enamelled. The

style candelabra, a clock and a large chandelier with branches supported by children and chimeras. At

mirrored trefoil backboard centred by a flowering urn adorned by chimera, raised on a shaped base and

finishing in Corinthian capitals. The whole is surmounted by a large pediment adorned with chimera and a

decorated with chimeras and openwork foliage in gilt bronze, above three claw feet. It is surmounted by a

, such as grotesques, swirls, acanthus leaves, cornucopia, chimeras, cherub and portraits in oval medals

dominated by Hugues Sambin designs including chimeras and fantastic zoomorphic creations, the furniture made

chariot drawn by Chimera. The sculptural decoration is finely wrought and is indicative of the French

well-known mystical creatures (dragons, chimeras, animal and hybrid creatures) and popular

, two columns rise to meet four powerful winged chimeras, crowned with laurel and with lion claws and to

. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and

. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and

latter are flanked by two winged chimeras whose faces, with hooked noses and open mouths, are extremely

jade, Ming Dynasty or earlier, China. The mythical animal masterfully carved as a chimera, with a

and chimeras. Dimensions Total height 2m71.5 Character height 91cm Total width at the top from corner

rich, gilt bronze canopy. The chimeras, the gargoyles, the earth angels and the multiple leaf patterns

Chimera with Green Eyes is an original lithograph on Chine collé, realized by Odilon Redon in 1888

Dogs, Japanese Komainu, Tibetan Snow Lion, and similar to the legendary Chimera creatures known as the

elaborate and with as many Gothic details as this fit-for-a-castle pendant from the late 1800s. The chimeras

leaves. The panel is adorned with two chimeras back to back with a foliated body topped by a flipped

on a shell-form gilt-bronze base headed by a roaring chimera. Wired for electricity. Signed ‘BOUHON

pediment two corinthian columns framed by chimeraes support an entablature. In this little niche is