Sphinx Antique

Elegant pair of French sphinx sculptures, dating to around 1880, executed in patinated bronze and raised on granite bases with gilt bronze mounts.

These art deco bronze gilt and marble base sphinxes bookends are a stunning example of the elegance and sophistication of the art deco era.

Wonderful pair of large-scale early 20th century Delft blue and white covered jars. Makes a great accessory! Circa 1920 20h x 7 h

This highly stylized piece features a winged sphinx with an Egyptian head piece finial. The piece is heavily engraved and has 4 four plaques that can be personalized.

Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx. Signed C. Charles Bronze sculpture of the stone Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, on a rectangular marble base.

Classic early Loetz glass vase enamalled with white and gilded large blossomed dogwood on peach at the top spreading to white below made a pattern recently discovered to be called Sp...

A Sphynx paper-weight made in Austria. An unusual desk paper-weight, created in Vienna Austria back in the 1870. This beautiful piece was designed with Egyptian revival and grand to...

Probably Mdme. Pompadour and Mdme. DuBarry caricatures, popular motif in the 19th century. On coral colored marble bases, and probably of architectural origin. Great color contrast b...

Borrowing from the Egyptians, the Greeks had their own interpretation of the Sphinx. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and a...

A 19th century Indian sphinx hand-carved stone sculpture, probably intended to adorn and protect a temple.

A Gorgeous & Rare Pair of French Palace-Sized Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Royal Sphinx Figures with Incised Sèvres Marks. These large Sèvres biscuit porcelain figures depict a compleme...

The lighter is activated by lifting the sphinx to reveal the mechanism and then using the thumb roller to ignite.

The iconography is particularly rare and compelling: a Sphinx seated beside a caduceus, combining the guardian of sacred mysteries with the attribute of Mercury, god of commerce and ...

From 1924 to 1937 he worked at the N.V. De Sphinx firm in Maastricht, Netherlands, which produced this plate.

The two Egyptian, Cleopatra-like female figures in gilt bronze are standing leisurely upon the rectangular footed base and with their arms stretched-out above it is as if they, toget...

Made in France circa 1840s this finely cast pair of sphinxes are represented in the recumbent position most associated with the form.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptional suite of six French Mahogany, hand carved Salon / Dining chairs to include a pair of Sphinx...

A mid-19th Century well-cast Model of the Sphinx of Giza mounted on veined marble base.

A very fine French 19th century polychromed and patinated bronze sculpture of "Aida" resting on a sphinx, her legs crossed and holding a gilt-bronze tambourine, after the model by Ga...

The print depicts a view of the imposing Sphinx and the Great Pyramids in Giza, outside of Cairo, Egypt.

Great pair of antique Art Deco Judd model #9900 cast iron Egyptian Revival bookends and date from the 1920s-early 1930s. These are made of cast iron and have the remains of the origi...

An Italian pierce-carved wood wall plaque in Sphinx motif from the early 19th century. This antique wall decoration from Italy has a beautiful pierce-carved pine wood body featuring ...

4 Middle Eastern Egyptian style (19th Century English) Macassar ebony chairs with carved wing back centering a sphinx head with pearl, and inlaid trim, 2 with gray faux snakeskin uph...

The elegant fluted pillar is surmounted with an exquisite caryatid capital and profusely adorned with beautifully carved motifs comprising of winged putti, winged sphinx, masques, ly...

Amazing Portuguese Center Table 19th Century in chestnut wood with carvings, scalloped front, decorated with vegetal motifs, shells, angels and sphinxes. Rests on legs with curved k...

The square backseats with open armrests surmounted with gilt-bronze winged sphinxes, the frames with gilt-bronze mounts of acanthus leaves and Imperial scrolls, raised on tapered flu...

Fig. 2 – Hawk Moth / Sphinx Moth The second moth is depicted with long swept-back wings and delicate pink markings.

Each Andiron features a reclining sphinx, griffin ornaments, claw feet, and classical urn finials.

Antique 19th century English Regency blue & white transferware platter with sphinx and Greek key decoration. Measures 20" x 16" x 1 3/4".

The Gaze of the Subject: Unlike traditional academic nudes where the subject is stylized to look passive, the woman in La Présidente holds an active, knowing gaze, reclaiming power o...

The composition is crowned by a majestic female sphinx — a symbol of wisdom and power — finely sculpted in bronze.

With carved wood and plaster decoration, rosettes acanthus leaves and a sphinx. circa 1800, Repainted and newly upholstered in linen.

The sconces are designed as finely sculpted winged sphinxes, one of the most characteristic motifs of the French Empire style.

Original antique military recruitment poster issued by the British Army - Join the Welsh Guards and go to Egypt for two years - featuring a scenic design by Verney Lionel Danby Danve...

This rare and important table has exceptional Dore bronze mounts depicting winged sphinxes . With all over bronze mounts to decorate this highly desirable table.

Each lamp rises from a square base surmounted by winged sphinx figures positioned at the corners, supporting a tapering pedestal.

Made with black slate featuring a bronze cassolette urn with Egyptian Sphinx handles and Neoclassical female / lion head busts / silhouettes.

Impressive antique Asian pair of sphinx Bastet goddess of women sculptures. Cat like figurines with gold bodies, black enamel heads with turquoise enamel eyes.

The sculptural basin is elevated upon a finely cast sphinx support terminating in powerful paw feet, creating a striking architectural silhouette from every angle.

Masterfully chased Egyptian-revival sphinxes, a luxurious homage to Napoleon’s campaigns, anchor the lower volutes, from which delicate floral rinceaux emerge.

A French, cast iron fire wood hearth rest, dating to the Great Exhibition period, circa 1850. Fascinating Sphinx-inspired form, with a provincial French twist Displaying a desirable...

Fig. 2 depicts another sphinx or hawk moth with elongated wings and attractive pink coloration, accompanied by its striking dark caterpillar with red and yellow markings and its pupa...

The oval body is decorated with lion masks and raised fluting, while the four legs take the form of stylized lionesses or sphinxes terminating in paw feet. The interior is fitted as...

The cartouche over the central section displays a pair of neoclassical opposing sphinxes and is a reference to Napoleon's late 18th century campaign in Egypt.

It features a pair of cut glass detachable inkwells with a central trinket box featuring a beautiful sphinx sculpture on the lid. It has a decorative pair of mask handles and is rai...

The suite illustrates four remarkable primate species known to European naturalists at the turn of the nineteenth century: Le Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), the vividly colored Africa...

Typical Motifs: Laurel wreaths, eagles, palmettes, sphinxes, and caryatids (statues serving as supporting columns).

Antique early 19th Century French Empire solid silver confiturier, created in the distinctive ‘Retour d’Égypte’ style that emerged in France following Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign. F...

The design features powerful sphinx figures rendered in dark patinated bronze, seated proudly atop elaborately decorated gilded bases.

Egyptian Influence: Caryatids, sphinxes, and lotus leaves (popularized after Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign gilded bronze

The finely chased gilt-bronze clock with a domed top, the enamel dial signed Raingo Frers/Paris, the twin-train movement with countwheel strike on a bell, on four scrolled supports t...

Supported by three sculptural sphinx-like figures with female torsos and lion bodies, it draws on classical mythology for both strength and ornament.

French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze inkwell with silver Egyptian motifs and sphinx top.

Based on the carving style, tufted backs, and overall proportions, these date as late 19th to early 20th century Front supports are carved as winged female figures (sphinx/harpy-typ...

It has been crafted from solid mahogany and is smothered in fabulous ormolu mounts reminiscent of the Empire style with Egyptian motifs such as sphinxes, griffins, urns, laurels and ...

The main face is decorated with a central cartouche framed by a pearl frieze, featuring, on either side of a fire pot, two facing sphinxes whose tails extend into acanthus scrolls ad...

The second plate focuses on sphinx moths and botanical specimens. A dramatic striped sphinx moth with pink, cream, and black coloration hovers above finely engraved foliage, while a ...

A Belgian delft platter or wall plate made by Boch for Royal Sphinx Holland. Decorated with a bucolic Dutch scene including cottages and trees in the foreground with windmills dotted...

The figures are presented beneath an elaborate neoclassical architectural portal adorned with winged sphinxes, cherubs, classical urns, Greek key ornament, and sculptural decorative ...

The couple is presented beneath a finely engraved neoclassical architectural portal adorned with sphinxes, cherubs, classical urns, Greek key ornament, and richly sculptural decorati...