Sphinx Antique

The elegant body is enhanced by two sculptural sphinx-form side handles, symbolizing strength and mystery, while a finely cast mascaron decorates the neck of the urn.

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

The composition is framed by a finely engraved neoclassical architectural portal adorned with sphinxes, cherubs, classical urns, Greek key ornament, sculpted female figures, and rich...

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

Upper section decorated with sphinxes, nymph and vegetal motifs. Interior with two shelves.

Egyptian Influence: Caryatids, sphinxes, and lotus leaves (popularized after Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign.This impressive pair of gilded and patinated bronze candelabra is a typical ...

The composition is enclosed within an imposing neoclassical architectural portal adorned with winged sphinxes, cherubs, classical urns, Greek key ornament, and richly sculpted decora...

The table with a striking circular quarter veneered sunburst malachite top raised on four seated winged sphinx supports, each terminating in a stepped plinth base.

19th Century Neoclassical brass table lamp with reeded column stem terminating in three sphinxes.

The ceramic body is decorated with mythological scenes of remarkable delicacy and artistic quality, while the gilt bronze framework features striking winged sphinx figures that add a...

The front two legs, however, are gilt bronze winged sphinxes, culminating in a paw on ball foot. The backrest is profusely decorated with classical gilt bronze mounts, including two ...

This highly-rare candle stand, featuring a pair of winged sphinxes flanking a flower-form Aurene shade -- is a fine example.

The figures are framed by an elaborate neoclassical architectural portal adorned with winged sphinxes, cherubs, classical urns, Greek key ornament, sculpted female figures, and richl...

Art Deco Egyptian revival appliqué wall hanging, Cairo,1900s, crafted by artisans to appeal to international visitors in response to the ‘Egyptomania’ craze of the era. Featuring th...

Cast with a sweeping plume, arching over a sphinx, perched a top a finely detailed helmet of rich palmettes, winged griffons and dogs.

The front features the Great Sphinx of Giza framed by an ornate Egyptian revival arch and columns.

Giltwood mirror's design incorporates numerous classical elements, including a central urn or vase finial flanked by winged sphinx or griffin figures at the top cresting. The main mi...

Rare Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Tilt-Top Table with Carved Sphinx Base, Vienna circa 1820 A rare and museum-quality Viennese Biedermeier walnut pedestal table from circa 1...

1920's English small brown pitcher with an pharaoh-headed spout sphinx and beige and white classical figures in relief.

Beautifully scenic painting depicting a still life composed of an opulent display of objects, including several fine curtains embroidered and trimmed with gold trimmings and fringes,...

Features Mahogany construction Scroll arms with out turned sphinx feet Structurally sound, no loose joints New professional upholstery C.19th Century Condition In very good antique ...

Middle Eastern Egyptian-style (English 1920s) small brown pitcher with sphinx head spout and beige and white classical figures in relief (impressed: DAULTON, LAMBBETH)

Marble tops were popular, as were Egyptian motifs like sphinxes, griffins, urns and eagles and the Napoleonic symbols, the eagle, the bee, the initials "I" and a large "N." 

Carrara Marble sculpture representing a romantic young girl with a jug leaning on a pilaster carved with the effigy of a Sphinx. Italian work signed Dante Zoi from Florence. 19th cen...

It is also considered that this archaizing language could have been used to distinguish some specific representations as divine or supernatural, as is the case of the sphinx or the g...

Cast in rectangular form and executed entirely in ormolu bronze, the piece rests on four striking corner feet modeled as recumbent female sphinxes—evocative of the Egyptian Revival s...

The composition is centered around a massive, intricately decorated pedestal flanked by three distinct ancient urns: The Central Urn: A highly ornate vessel featuring a winged sphin...

This 'English Empire' style saw custom furniture characterized by lion's paws, sphinxes and ancient Greek repeating patterns. Later in his career, Hope broadened his style with his ...

The sphinxes wear exquisitely detailed mercury-gilded headdresses, a hallmark of Napoleonic-era craftsmanship.

Cresting above a cartouche shaped engraved mirror depicting an Architectural scene, above a rectangular plate within moulded frame carved with C-scrolls flowers and acanthus leafs, t...

The upper drawer is decorated with an à la grec frieze and a centrally placed pair of sphinxes painted in a light yellow tone. The middle and lower drawers are architecturally decora...

Fig. 3 Signet ring with a sphinx and chimera facing each other. Ionia, Greece, 7th-6th century BC.

The Jambs with tapering semi detached columns stood on square foot blocks with Claw Ormolu feet, surmounted by very well cast Sphinxes. The corner blocks are decorated with further E...

The central Ormolu mount is flanked by laurel Ormolu wreaths all below the very decorative and richly detailed female Sphinge. Each Sphinx decorates the bottom of the pierced leather...

Pair of exceptional French table lamps in bronze representing two sphinxes from Greek/Roman mythology with a woman's face, lion's body and winged, in French Empire and Art Deco style...

Notably here, a pair of opposing griffins or winged sphinxes flanking a central foliage or urn motif.

At the center, Polycrates is depicted as a young ruler magnificently dressed in an oriental garment with rich gold embroidery and a pearl-studded turban, seated on a carved throne ad...

It consists of a clock topped with a sphinx bearing Egyptian writing and symbols. On either side, there are two vases or urns.

Each mahogany chair decorated with exceptional dore bronze mounts depicting winged sphinxes . The pair having all over bronze mounts to decorated this highly desirable pair in their ...

He moved away from the heavy Palladian style, opting for lighter, airier, and more elegant spaces featuring pale color palettes, delicate stucco work, and motifs like urns, vines, an...

With the Egyptian theme and done in bas relief you get a wonderful story told. Sphinx, Sarcophagus, Camel, Scarab, it's all there.

French Empire or Napoleon III style mahogany corner armchairs with ormolu mounts, arms rest on seated sphinx. Original upholstery, good original condition.

The corpus has three drawers — the upper decorated with a pair of carved sphinxes, and the two lower drawers featuring a distinctive breakfront design.

Flanking the panel are architectural uprights with Gothic influences and carved fruit clusters, while the arms are supported by finely carved winged mythical creatures resembling sph...

Cameo Shell Lamp Early 1900 Italy "Three Graces" engraved Metal Base with three sphinxes Perfect working order Excellent Condiction

The upper corners are anchored by two masterfully cast, dark patinated bronze pharaonic herms or sphinx heads, wearing traditional royal nemes headdresses.

A base with three projections, placed on inverted truncated pyramidal architectural elements and with reliefs and medallions on the exterior faces, serves as the base for three seate...

Antique English dark patinated metal urn-form samovar for tea or coffee in the neoclassical taste featuring a classic urn form body with a sphinx knop lid, griffin headed and ringed ...

A pair of French Louis XV style ormolu chenets, nineteenth century, after the eighteenth century originals by Charles Cressent, each with sphinx on a c-scroll rococo base, one holdin...

Pericles is showcased with his Bronze helmet adorned with two Gilt rams heads and sphinx.

Images such as the scarab beetle, sphinxes, pharaohs, and hieroglyphics became popular motifs in fashion.

The rectangular base is richly decorated with garlands, sphinxes, and classical motifs of Greco-Roman inspiration.

The base is further adorned with additional foliate elements, and its structural framework integrates with the sphinx figures, supporting the onyx vessel above.

Griffins and other mythical beings, such as sphinxes, were common in cuirassed sculptures due to their function as psychopomps, that is, guides between this world and the next.

The detailed and interconnected designs include figures of humans and animals, insects, griffins, sphinxes... and fiddle-playing monkeys! All three doors open to reveal a rich dark w...

Unique terrarium decorated with Egyptian cast bronze figures mounted on a 1" thick marble base. A winged sphinx rests across the front while camels lie on either end and a sarcophagu...

Marble tops were popular, as were Egyptian motifs like sphinxes, griffins, urns and eagles and the Napoleonic symbols, the eagle, the bee, the initials "I" and a large "N." 

19th Century Egyptian Revival green onyx and bronze garniture mantle clock with two obelisks, with the clock mounted and flanked by ormolu sphinxes and all parts of the set featuring...

A 18th-century mahogany chest with bronze sphinx feet is a striking and luxurious piece of furniture, showcasing both the craftsmanship and design aesthetics of the period.

Beneath each sphinx is an ebonized plinth with golden foliate molding.