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Female Sphinx

19th Century Italian Table with Carved Female Sphinxes and Lions
19th Century Italian Table with Carved Female Sphinxes and Lions

19th Century Italian Table with Carved Female Sphinxes and Lions

Located in Antwerp, BE

19th Century Italian Table with Carved Female Sphinxes and Lions – Octagonal Top A highly detailed

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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Egyptian Female Sphinx Round Marble Top Carved Wood Pedestal Plant Stand
Vintage Egyptian Female Sphinx Round Marble Top Carved Wood Pedestal Plant Stand

Vintage Egyptian Female Sphinx Round Marble Top Carved Wood Pedestal Plant Stand

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Vintage Egyptian Female Sphinx Round Marble Top Carved Wood White Distress Painted Pedestal Plant Stand

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Late 20th Century Egyptian Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble

Stunning Monumental Figural Female Sphinx Carved Base Verdi Marble Console Table
Stunning Monumental Figural Female Sphinx Carved Base Verdi Marble Console Table

Stunning Monumental Figural Female Sphinx Carved Base Verdi Marble Console Table

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

female sphinx figures, complete with finely detailed wings, serene faces, and powerful leonine paws. The

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Antique 1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Console Tables

Materials

Breccia Marble

Wonderful French Empire Ormolu Bronze Sphinx Oval Cut Crystal Centerpiece Bowl
Wonderful French Empire Ormolu Bronze Sphinx Oval Cut Crystal Centerpiece Bowl

Wonderful French Empire Ormolu Bronze Sphinx Oval Cut Crystal Centerpiece Bowl

By Baccarat

Located in Roslyn, NY

bronze basket stamped Baccarat France And Flanked by two female Sphinx figures and raised on bronze

Category

20th Century French Neoclassical Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Italian Terracotta Sphinx Statuettes, Circa 1850
Antique Italian Terracotta Sphinx Statuettes, Circa 1850

Antique Italian Terracotta Sphinx Statuettes, Circa 1850

$27,900 / set

H 25 in W 11.25 in D 23 in

Antique Italian Terracotta Sphinx Statuettes, Circa 1850

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

included. The sphinx is found in both Egyptian and Greek mythology. A sphinx or female sphinx is a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Neoclassical Hand Carved Figural Pedestal Base Round Marble Top Table
Antique Neoclassical Hand Carved Figural Pedestal Base Round Marble Top Table

Antique Neoclassical Hand Carved Figural Pedestal Base Round Marble Top Table

Located in Chicago, IL

neoclassical hand-carved table features a pedestal base with three female sphinx busts with lions paw feet. The

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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Revival Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Three Piece Parlor Set
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Three Piece Parlor Set

Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Three Piece Parlor Set

Located in Long Island City, NY

by gilt bronze female sphinx with spread wings. The legs with additional gilt bronze decorations and

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chairs

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Italian Giltwood and Marble Top Occasional Table
19th Century Italian Giltwood and Marble Top Occasional Table

19th Century Italian Giltwood and Marble Top Occasional Table

Located in London, GB

as a stretcher, and over, winged female sphinxes supporting the apron, which is dressed with boldly

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Sensational Greek Sphinx Verdigris Sculpture Female Bronze Forged Steel
Sensational Greek Sphinx Verdigris Sculpture Female Bronze Forged Steel

Sensational Greek Sphinx Verdigris Sculpture Female Bronze Forged Steel

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a Greek mythology Sphinx imagery Bronze Sculpture female lion bust with

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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Spectacular Greek Sphinx Sculpture Female Bronze and Forged Steel
Spectacular Greek Sphinx Sculpture Female Bronze and Forged Steel

Spectacular Greek Sphinx Sculpture Female Bronze and Forged Steel

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a Spectacular Greek sphinx sculpture female in bronze and forged steel

Category

Vintage 1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Stunning Greek Sphinx White Sculpture Female Bronze Forged Steel
Stunning Greek Sphinx White Sculpture Female Bronze Forged Steel

Stunning Greek Sphinx White Sculpture Female Bronze Forged Steel

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a Greek mythology Sphinx imagery White Sculpture female lion bust with

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Antique Pair Matching Solid Gilt Bronze Female Winged Griffins Sphinx
Antique Pair Matching Solid Gilt Bronze Female Winged Griffins Sphinx

Antique Pair Matching Solid Gilt Bronze Female Winged Griffins Sphinx

Located in Norton, MA

Antique Pair of Matching Solid Gilt Bronze Female Winged Griffins Sphinx, Greek Egyptian Harpies

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Superb Quality 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Three Piece Garniture By Baccarat
Superb Quality 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Three Piece Garniture By Baccarat

Superb Quality 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Three Piece Garniture By Baccarat

By Henri Picard, Cristalleries De Baccarat

Located in Long Island City, NY

, draped female Sphinx decorated in jewelry. The reverse with the same resting cherub and crest. The pair

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Exceptional Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Marble Candelabra by Sormani of Paris
Exceptional Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Marble Candelabra by Sormani of Paris

Exceptional Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Marble Candelabra by Sormani of Paris

By Paul Sormani

Located in London, GB

with foliate nozzles and beaded bobèches, in the centre, on three winged female sphinxes, stands

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Antique 19th Century French Candelabras

Materials

Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu

20th Century Reclining Woman with Sphinx Sculpture Alabaster
20th Century Reclining Woman with Sphinx Sculpture Alabaster

20th Century Reclining Woman with Sphinx Sculpture Alabaster

Located in Milan, IT

lines of the body, while the left rests on the statue of a small sphinx represented with female features

Category

20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Large Scale Marble Sphinx Garden Statues Sculptures
Pair of Large Scale Marble Sphinx Garden Statues Sculptures

Pair of Large Scale Marble Sphinx Garden Statues Sculptures

Located in West Hartford, CT

Stunning pair of early 20th century Egyptian Revival marble garden sphinxes. Each have female heads

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Early 20th Century Italian Statues

Materials

Marble

Antique 18th c. Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Sofa in Original Paint and Giltwood
Antique 18th c. Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Sofa in Original Paint and Giltwood

Antique 18th c. Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Sofa in Original Paint and Giltwood

Located in Wichita, KS

giltwood. The carved mythical sphinxes have female heads and winged lion bodies. The carving detail is

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Settees

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair 18th C. Louis XVI Patinated & Gilt Bronze Sphinx Motif Andirons/Chenets
Pair 18th C. Louis XVI Patinated & Gilt Bronze Sphinx Motif Andirons/Chenets

Pair 18th C. Louis XVI Patinated & Gilt Bronze Sphinx Motif Andirons/Chenets

By Pierre Gouthiere, Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

workmanship. The neoclassical sphinxes display graceful female profiles atop powerful lion bodies adorned with

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne
19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne

19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

above a border of bellflowers on a stippled ground above three seated female sphinxes issuing stylised

Category

Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze

French mid 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather armchair
French mid 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather armchair

French mid 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather armchair

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

decorative and richly detailed female Sphinge. Each Sphinx decorates the bottom of the pierced leather

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Ormolu

Regency Herculaneum Neo-Classical Greek Pattern Blue Printed Dish
Regency Herculaneum Neo-Classical Greek Pattern Blue Printed Dish

Regency Herculaneum Neo-Classical Greek Pattern Blue Printed Dish

By Herculaneum Pottery

Located in Downingtown, PA

mythological scene. o The Griffin Attack: A winged griffin or sphinx attacking a female figure in a smaller

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

20th Cent French Boulle Style Sideboard with Brass Inlay and Gilt Bronze Mounts
20th Cent French Boulle Style Sideboard with Brass Inlay and Gilt Bronze Mounts

20th Cent French Boulle Style Sideboard with Brass Inlay and Gilt Bronze Mounts

Located in Vigonza, Padua

sphinx-like female figures, masks, and foliate scrolls—grace the pilasters, corners, and base, all finely

Category

20th Century Italian Baroque Credenzas

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Gustavian Neoclassical Console Table and Mirror, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Gustavian Neoclassical Console Table and Mirror, Sweden, Early 19th Century

Gustavian Neoclassical Console Table and Mirror, Sweden, Early 19th Century

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

neoclassical style with two facing winged sphinxes, accanthus leaves, female masks, etc. The console table is

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Marble

17th Century, Pair of Italian Ink Drawings on Paper with Studies for Grotesques
17th Century, Pair of Italian Ink Drawings on Paper with Studies for Grotesques

17th Century, Pair of Italian Ink Drawings on Paper with Studies for Grotesques

Located in IT

subjects, also a sphinx, a female figure with helmet, mythological and fantasy animals. Also here, below

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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Drawings

Materials

Paper

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Empire Gilt Bronze Caryatid Salon Table, France, 1880
Empire Gilt Bronze Caryatid Salon Table, France, 1880

Empire Gilt Bronze Caryatid Salon Table, France, 1880

By Percier & Fontaine

Located in Chicago, IL

elegant crouching winged Greek female sphinxes wearing Nemes headdresses and plaits tied at the front

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

PAIR CARVED STONE SPHINXES
PAIR CARVED STONE SPHINXES

PAIR CARVED STONE SPHINXES

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H 30 in W 46 in D 17 in

PAIR CARVED STONE SPHINXES

Located in Woodbury, CT

A FINELY CARVED PAIR OF NATURAL STONE, NOT COMPOSITION, SPHINXES EACH WITH FEMALE HEADS AND

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20th Century Unknown Garden Ornaments

Pair of Female Sphinx Statues in Carved Stone – 19th Century
Pair of Female Sphinx Statues in Carved Stone – 19th Century

Pair of Female Sphinx Statues in Carved Stone – 19th Century

Located in TOURCOING, FR

Pair of Female Sphinx Statues in Carved Stone – 19th Century Dimensions: 110 × 36 × 84 cm (each

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Antique 1880s French Statues

Materials

Limestone

pr of terracotta 19th female headed sphinxs.
pr of terracotta 19th female headed sphinxs.

pr of terracotta 19th female headed sphinxs.

Located in Dallas, TX

pr of beautiful 19th terracotta female sphinxs. They are in the recumbant position and great size

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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Terracotta

Rare Pair of Regency Ormolu and White Marble Sphinx Three-Light Candelabra
Rare Pair of Regency Ormolu and White Marble Sphinx Three-Light Candelabra

Rare Pair of Regency Ormolu and White Marble Sphinx Three-Light Candelabra

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Each with a crouching winged female sphinx issuing three scrolled branches with floral drip pans

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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Very Rare Pair Mathieu and Ray Sculptural Sphinx Tables
Very Rare Pair Mathieu and Ray Sculptural Sphinx Tables

Very Rare Pair Mathieu and Ray Sculptural Sphinx Tables

By Mathieu and Ray

Located in Los Angeles, CA

's this rare pair depicts a male and female sphinx - whimsical and artistic design often compared to

Category

Late 20th Century Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché, Paper

Pair of Empire Style Ormolu and Marble Console Tables
Pair of Empire Style Ormolu and Marble Console Tables

Pair of Empire Style Ormolu and Marble Console Tables

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H 35.04 in W 29.93 in D 14.97 in

Pair of Empire Style Ormolu and Marble Console Tables

Located in London, GB

Pair of console table each with demilune veined marble top resting on an ormolu winged female

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Early 20th Century French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Empire Influenced Fireplace Fender
19th Century Empire Influenced Fireplace Fender

19th Century Empire Influenced Fireplace Fender

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H 18.12 in W 71.66 in L 18.12 in

19th Century Empire Influenced Fireplace Fender

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A 19th century French brass Empire influenced fireplace fender. Having winged female sphinxes with

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Russian Empire settee
Russian Empire settee

Russian Empire settee

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H 34 in W 50 in D 26 in

Russian Empire settee

Located in Dallas, TX

18th Century Russian Empire mahogany settee. Original Egyptian female sphinx arm designs. Original

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Russian Settees

Materials

Wood

Superb Neoclassical Egyptian Revival Armchairs with Black Cowhide Upholstery
Superb Neoclassical Egyptian Revival Armchairs with Black Cowhide Upholstery

Superb Neoclassical Egyptian Revival Armchairs with Black Cowhide Upholstery

Located in Hopewell, NJ

wash paint, glamorous details including rosettes and female sphinx figures on the arms, and glamorously

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Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Armchairs

Materials

Cowhide, Wood

Pair of Neoclassical Mahogany Klismos Chairs, France, circa 1890
Pair of Neoclassical Mahogany Klismos Chairs, France, circa 1890

Pair of Neoclassical Mahogany Klismos Chairs, France, circa 1890

Located in Kinderhook, NY

with central carved rosettes and carved female sphinx terminal supports joining shaped seats all on

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Antique Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

: "Sphynx" - Patinated bronze sculpture - end of XIXth C.1870
: "Sphynx" - Patinated bronze sculpture - end of XIXth C.1870

: "Sphynx" - Patinated bronze sculpture - end of XIXth C.1870

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Alfred Pierre RICHARD (1844-1884, France) : "Sphynx Romanticized egyptian female Sphinx ("Sphinge

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Antique 1870s French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Antique French Bronze Egyptian Revival Sphinx on Marble Base
Antique French Bronze Egyptian Revival Sphinx on Marble Base

Antique French Bronze Egyptian Revival Sphinx on Marble Base

Located in Victoria, BC

or early 20th century. The figure represents a female sphinx, detailed with classical armor and a

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Antique 1890s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 18th Century Louis XVI white Marble and Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock
Late 18th Century Louis XVI white Marble and Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock

Late 18th Century Louis XVI white Marble and Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock

Located in Berlin, DE

mounts with scrolls and festoons, eagle finial flanked by two black patinated bronze female sphinx, base

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Original Poster-Jan Toorop-Women at Work-Symbolisme-Feminism, 1898
Original Poster-Jan Toorop-Women at Work-Symbolisme-Feminism, 1898

Original Poster-Jan Toorop-Women at Work-Symbolisme-Feminism, 1898

By Jan Toorop

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

dignified female sphinx emerges. The portrait of the in the centre had already been painted by Toorop in

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Antique 19th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Posters

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Attr. Barbedienne Grand Tour "Isis Tripod" or Planter
19th Century French Attr. Barbedienne Grand Tour "Isis Tripod" or Planter

19th Century French Attr. Barbedienne Grand Tour "Isis Tripod" or Planter

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in Berlin, DE

lion legs, each supporting a female sphinx with raised large wings. Each sphinx bears on its head a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Vintage Pair of Egyptian Cream Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century
Vintage Pair of Egyptian Cream Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century

Vintage Pair of Egyptian Cream Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century

Located in London, GB

female sphinx, which first began to appear in the 15th century BCE. On seals, ivories, and metalwork the

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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Other

Vintage Pair of French Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century
Vintage Pair of French Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century

Vintage Pair of French Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century

Located in London, GB

female sphinx, which first began to appear in the 15th century BCE. On seals, ivories, and metalwork the

Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Other

Antique Pair of French Bronzes Rfecumbent Sphinxes, 19th Century
Antique Pair of French Bronzes Rfecumbent Sphinxes, 19th Century

Antique Pair of French Bronzes Rfecumbent Sphinxes, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

innovation was the female sphinx, which first began to appear in the 15th century BCE. On seals, ivories, and

Category

Antique 1860s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Pair of French Bronzes Recumbent Sphinxes 19th Century
Antique Pair of French Bronzes Recumbent Sphinxes 19th Century

Antique Pair of French Bronzes Recumbent Sphinxes 19th Century

Located in London, GB

. The later Greek sphinx was almost always female and usually wore the long-tiered wig known on

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Antique 1860s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Renaissance Fontainebleau-Style Cabinet
French Renaissance Fontainebleau-Style Cabinet

French Renaissance Fontainebleau-Style Cabinet

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H 94.49 in W 51.19 in D 21.66 in

French Renaissance Fontainebleau-Style Cabinet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

female figure dressed by a revealing drapery. The one on the right hand door-leaf holds a wreath of

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Pair of Plaster Coade Grecian Sphinxes
Pair of Plaster Coade Grecian Sphinxes

Pair of Plaster Coade Grecian Sphinxes

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H 31.5 in W 15.8 in D 40 in

Pair of Plaster Coade Grecian Sphinxes

Located in Tetbury, England

Sphinxes of female form with a female head adorned with a small tiara, with a voluptuous bosom and a

Category

Early 20th Century English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Spectacular centerpiece, bronze sphinx, Kralik opalescent glass, Vienna 1900
Spectacular centerpiece, bronze sphinx, Kralik opalescent glass, Vienna 1900

Spectacular centerpiece, bronze sphinx, Kralik opalescent glass, Vienna 1900

By Kralik Glassworks

Located in Wien, AT

mythological female figure, a standing sphinx. It is of wondrous beauty, with a pearl necklace and other

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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Important French Renaissance Chest
Important French Renaissance Chest

Important French Renaissance Chest

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H 33.47 in W 66.93 in D 26.78 in

Important French Renaissance Chest

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

rectangular panels. The central one is enriched with two female sphinxes back to back. They wear helmets and

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Important French Renaissance Chest
Important French Renaissance Chest

Important French Renaissance Chest

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H 33.47 in W 66.93 in D 26.78 in

Important French Renaissance Chest

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

rigorous symmetry. They frame three rectangular panels. The central one is enriched with two female

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Antique 16th Century Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Joseph Bulone the Sphinx Contemporary Egyptian Wood Sculpture Cranbrook Artist
Joseph Bulone the Sphinx Contemporary Egyptian Wood Sculpture Cranbrook Artist

Joseph Bulone the Sphinx Contemporary Egyptian Wood Sculpture Cranbrook Artist

By Joe Bulone

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A rare and powerful wood sculpture titled "The Sphinx" by Cranbrook artist Joseph Bulone. Displayed

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Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Very Large French Mirror, Winged Sphinx and Lyons Mask Crest
Very Large French Mirror, Winged Sphinx and Lyons Mask Crest

Very Large French Mirror, Winged Sphinx and Lyons Mask Crest

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

mask, he has a ring in his mouth and he is flanked on either side by female Winged Sphinx, there are

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Antique Late 19th Century French First Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Len...

Gilt Bronze Torchière, France, End of the 19th Century
Gilt Bronze Torchière, France, End of the 19th Century

Gilt Bronze Torchière, France, End of the 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

placed in an architectural form. On this one supports a sphinx with female head, whose body has been

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Torchères

Materials

Bronze

1800s Antique Signed, Chaput, French Ren Revival, Well-Carved Walnut, Sideboard!
1800s Antique Signed, Chaput, French Ren Revival, Well-Carved Walnut, Sideboard!

1800s Antique Signed, Chaput, French Ren Revival, Well-Carved Walnut, Sideboard!

Located in Austin, TX

supports modeled as female winged sphinx, lower case fitted with four drawers, all with divided interiors

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany and Giltwood Sphinx Console Table
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany and Giltwood Sphinx Console Table

Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany and Giltwood Sphinx Console Table

Located in Berlin, DE

console table, formed with two giltwood supports shaped as female sphinx trapezophore, and two back

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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Attr. Barbedienne Grand Tour "Isis Tripod" or Planter
19th Century French Attr. Barbedienne Grand Tour "Isis Tripod" or Planter

19th Century French Attr. Barbedienne Grand Tour "Isis Tripod" or Planter

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in Berlin, DE

lion legs, each supporting a female sphinx with raised large wings. Each sphinx bears on its head a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair of English 19th Century George III Style Gilt Consoles
Pair of English 19th Century George III Style Gilt Consoles

Pair of English 19th Century George III Style Gilt Consoles

Located in Hudson, NY

split pelmet flanked by female sphinxes within a raised border. along the remaining apron runs a frieze

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Antique Mid-19th Century English George III Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Vintage Pair of Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th C
Vintage Pair of Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th C

Vintage Pair of Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th C

Located in London, GB

female sphinx, which first began to appear in the 15th century BCE. On seals, ivories, and metalwork the

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20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Patinated Cast Stone Sphinx Garden Sculptures
Pair of Patinated Cast Stone Sphinx Garden Sculptures

Pair of Patinated Cast Stone Sphinx Garden Sculptures

Located in Los Angeles, CA

... The age and patination is quite lovely. THE SPHINX was a female monster with the body of a lion

Category

20th Century Garden Ornaments

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Sphinx Appliques
Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Sphinx Appliques

Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Sphinx Appliques

Located in San Francisco, CA

Carved Gilt female sphinx in profile, feline form with head drapes.

Category

Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Extraordinary Pair of Hand Carved Wood Sphinx Table Lamps
Extraordinary Pair of Hand Carved Wood Sphinx Table Lamps

Extraordinary Pair of Hand Carved Wood Sphinx Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Graceful pair of winged female sphinx table lamps. Beautifully detailed carving and gold lined

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French Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sphinxes in Stone or Reconstituted Stone, France, 19th Century
Pair of Sphinxes in Stone or Reconstituted Stone, France, 19th Century

Pair of Sphinxes in Stone or Reconstituted Stone, France, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of sphinxes in stone or reconstituted stone, France, 19th century. The female sphinx is an

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Statues

Materials

Stone

Empire Style Hall Table
Empire Style Hall Table

Empire Style Hall Table

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H 29 in W 80 in D 36 in

Empire Style Hall Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Long and dramatic Empire style rectangular table featuring female sphinx figures with gilt

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Russian Neoclassical Console
Russian Neoclassical Console

Russian Neoclassical Console

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H 33 in W 43 in D 23 in

Russian Neoclassical Console

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fantastic and rare Russian neoclassical console featuring gilded female sphinxes, ebonized and gilt

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Antique 19th Century Russian Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Mirror

ITALIAN CONSOLE
ITALIAN CONSOLE

ITALIAN CONSOLE

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H 34 in W 32.5 in D 16.25 in

ITALIAN CONSOLE

Located in San Francisco, CA

CENTURY. THE TABLE STANDS ON TWO GILT FEMALE WINGED SPHINXES WITH LIONS PAW FEET.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables

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Marble

Pair of 37" Terracotta Greek Revival Figural Urns, 20th Century
Pair of 37" Terracotta Greek Revival Figural Urns, 20th Century

Pair of 37" Terracotta Greek Revival Figural Urns, 20th Century

Located in Hudson, NY

sphinx with female head, opposite is a pair of Bacchus figures and leopards, running scroll "vitruvian

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Late 20th Century American Greek Revival Urns

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Terracotta

Grand Tour Marble Female Sphinx with Egyptian Headdress
Grand Tour Marble Female Sphinx with Egyptian Headdress

Grand Tour Marble Female Sphinx with Egyptian Headdress

Located in Alexandria, VA

This female sphinx sits on a plinth and was probably carved in Italy. While the marble is a dark

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Antique Early 19th Century European Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Materials

Bronze

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa

Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa

Located in London, Park Royal

A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Sofas

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$232,342Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair

Located in Charleston, SC

19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...

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Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Large Conversation Settee - Canapé à confident - Sofa
Large Conversation Settee - Canapé à confident - Sofa

Large Conversation Settee - Canapé à confident - Sofa

$18,919

H 39.38 in W 116.15 in D 26.38 in

Large Conversation Settee - Canapé à confident - Sofa

Located in Paris, FR

Very unusual and large conversation settee - canapé à confident. Carved gilt-wood and velvet fabric, circa 1880.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Canapes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano

$1,442,632

H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

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Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

19th Century Swedish Sofa
19th Century Swedish Sofa

19th Century Swedish Sofa

$7,900

H 33.5 in W 74 in D 31 in

19th Century Swedish Sofa

Located in Chireno, TX

Gray painted Swedish sofa circa 1860. 19th century sofa beautifully hand-carved with exceptional decoration. Newly upholstered in off-white ticking with down-wrap cushion. Joined con...

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Louis XV Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Down, Wood

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Centre Hall Table
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Centre Hall Table

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Centre Hall Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved centre hall table. The rectangular shaped intricately carved frame with an X-stretcher centre with a urn, all surmount...

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

French 1890s Baccarat Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Glass Candelabra Centerpiece
French 1890s Baccarat Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Glass Candelabra Centerpiece

French 1890s Baccarat Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Glass Candelabra Centerpiece

By Cristalleries De Baccarat

Located in Germantown, MD

Amazing French 19th century Baccarat gilt bronze and cut crystal glass centerpiece candelabra Very good antique condition Measures 15"W x 15"D x 8.5"H W6052222.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Carrara Marble Lion Wall Console
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Carrara Marble Lion Wall Console

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Carrara Marble Lion Wall Console

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Large Italian 19th century neoclassical Revival style carved Carrara marble figural wall console table. The rectangular marble top supported by twin Roman carved marble monopodiums...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Console Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Wonderful French Dore Bronze Filigree Swag Wreaths Cut Crystal Gilt Centerpiece
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Filigree Swag Wreaths Cut Crystal Gilt Centerpiece

Wonderful French Dore Bronze Filigree Swag Wreaths Cut Crystal Gilt Centerpiece

By Baccarat

Located in Roslyn, NY

Delicate French dore bronze filigree swag and wreaths on handled frame hold the multi faceted cut crystal insert and scalloped top edge. Beautiful piece for your home or office. ...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Belle Époque Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

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