Sphinx Antique

Four days after that, Wedgwood wrote again to Bentley, “Boot is making Tritons & Sphinx’s, & does them very well, better than I expected.”

The gorgeous geometrical design is emphasized by the two-tone coloring of the bronze and brass elements and the striking cylindrical alabaster shades are of exceptional quality, disp...

The vase is decorated with a continuous hand-painted frieze depicting classical and mythological scenes, including galloping horses, chariots, winged figures and sphinxes. Rendered i...

The clock is adorned with striking bronze sphinx figures at each side, resting on four bronze paw feet, and surmounted by a bronze crest finial.

For examples the same shape with sphinxes flanking an eagle.  

A fine quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu Champleve enamel mantle clock, having an urn finial to the top, columns supported by winged sphinx's. The eight day duration clo...

Pair of Campagna form green marble urns with lids, mounted with ormolu bronzes of Egyptian inspired sphinxes.

The sphinxes sit gracefully atop a pedestal base embellished with geometric patterns, exuding both elegance and power.

Two ebonized pilaster columns with old gilded sphinxes as caryatids. Ebonized trims and upper edge.

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." 

The dome is engraved with a very unusual Sphinx Crest and the face is pierced for MADEIRA.

Above the feet rest twin sphinx figures, a striking reference to the Egyptian revival elements so prominent in the French Empire tradition.

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." 

The chairs have decorative elements in brass, glided Egyptianized sphinx heads in the armrests and curved saber legs.

In the French Empire (1804-1815) period, grandeur was often measured in gilt bronze—sphinxes, swags, laurel wreaths gilded to catch the light.

This precious lock in mercury-gilt bronze and meticulously chiseled with sphinxes and leaf motifs dates back to the 18th century, Louis XVI period.

Early 19th century examples show the influence of the Napoleonic Egyptian campaign, with sphinx motifs and palmettes adorning the surfaces.

It contains the key elements of the later, larger portrait - the sphinx paperweight, the composed posture, the scattering of papers over the desk, the smart brown jacket - but paints...

A George III Nelson commemorative over-mantle mirror, the giltwood frame with a cornice above a wide frieze flanked by barley twist columns surmounted by sphinx-heads, all enclosing ...

Each mount holds a Mahogany tapered column leading up each side of the mirror plate and finished with carved a sphinx. The mirror plate it surrounded by a fine Giltwood foliate borde...

It rests on three sheathed legs topped with winged sphinxes, connected by a triangular base. Highly decorative and elegant.

Top section having a shaped cornice with an ebonized lion medallion flanked by sphinxes to the center and ebonized lion masks to the corners, over an ebonized Greek key frieze, above...

The winged lionesses, couched in the manner of Egyptian sphinxes, reflect Hope's profound engagement with antique sources, specifically modelled on Rome's celebrated Capitoline Egypt...

Keywords: Egyptian monuments, Colossi of Memnon, Great Sphinx, 19th-century engraving, Bertuch, Bilderbuch für Kinder, ancient Egypt, early archaeology.

A very good quality 18th Century Italian carved gilt wood Neo classical Pier glass mirror, having scrolling foliate and floral decoration, winged sphinx's, medusa and lion mask mount...

Tall rectangular pedestal with detailed foliage and carved sphinx at the base, supports a large shell form basin.

A solitary man, sitting on a stone wall that is capped by two sphinxes, watches the women. Two more figures can be seen at the top of the steps beneath a large sculptural grouping of...

The coffee pot exemplifies the very finest of French Empire silver. Rising on three sphinx paw feet, the vessel is animated by finely cast palmettes, anthemion ornament and a Bacchic...

Above is a stunning and intricately detailed Corinthian capital below the wonderful Centurion helmet with detailed plumage and a perched sphinx.

Plaster of Paris is a quick-setting gypsum plaster known since ancient times as Plaster of Paris due to its abundance being found near Paris. These two sphinxes have been elegant...

The frame showing an overhanging gilded architectural cornice surmounting a applied gilded anthemion motif, flanked on either side by gilded capitals in the form of sphinx busts, ato...

They are richly adorned with gilded bronzes, with a rectangular pedimented back decorated with laurel leaf friezes, scrolls, rosettes, sphinxes and claw feet. Refurbished upholstery ...

The rectangular backs leading to wavy arms, each supported by gilt bronze female sphinx with spread wings. The legs with additional gilt bronze decorations and leading down to lion c...

The Egyptian motif, the sphinx like figures, and recumbent lion at the base, all indicate that Penton was most certainly influenced by Thomas Hope and his 1807 publication "Household...

The Pharoah is flanked on either side by a beautifully modeled pair of reclining Sphinx with blue enamel headdresses. Below the Sphinx are Lotus Flower images with blue, red, aqua a...

Highly important  French Ormolu and  Russian Cut-Crystal Three-piece Garniture by Baccarat
Paris, late 19th century  Comprising a center bowl flanked by sphinxes and a pair of tazze ...

The foreground is dominated by monumental ruins, a large urn on a pilaster supported by sphinxes, broken columns, fallen entablatures, arranged as a theatrical backdrop in the tradit...

The pieces are crafted in a magnificent Egyptian Revival style, most evident from the stunning sphinx mounts on the main pieces. The suite is comprised of a pair of large oval shaped...

The rectangular cut crystal base is framed with gilt bronze molding and enriched at the center by a striking mount of opposing winged sphinxes flanking a flaming urn, a powerful symb...

Antique French Empire Period Crystal and Ormolu Centerpiece with Figural Serpent and Sphinxes, Circa 1815-1825.

o The Griffin Attack: A winged griffin or sphinx attacking a female figure in a smaller, two-wheeled chariot. • Central Reserve: These scenes encircle a central oval reserve decorate...

The central 'H' shaped frame is exquisitely decorated by finely carved 'S' scrolled winged sphinxes on each corner and elaborate scrolling foliate carvings throughout the entire frame.

The architectural case is surmounted by a finely cast bronze sphinx. Flanking the dial are two standing figures in the form of Egyptian deities or guardians, recalling the God Osiris...

At the top is the removable Patinated Bronze lid with a decorative Ormolu sphinx finial. All original patina and gilt throughout.

The face features a pair of Sphinx flanking a wreath with laurel branches and ribbons.

The frame is silver plated with gorgeous aged patina , showing 4 impressive winged sphinxes. This lovely piece would be a must to your collection.

Prominent silvered bronze sphinx stand guard at each end and are meticulously hand-cast with detailed facial features and traditional Egyptian-style headdresses aligning with the per...

Solo Exhibitions: 2090, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels (retrospective) Museum and Gallery Holdings: Antwerp: Woman in Despair; A Parisian Sphinx; Authorised Be...

Cut crystal top bowl .Fine mercury gilt bronze sphinx's.

The frame is adorned with carved oak leaves and sphinx figures. Stunning patina.

Large clock in the style of Egyptomania, in marble of different colors, decorated with stylized hieroglyphs, falcons and scarabs. It is topped with a sphinx in patinated bronze. Eg...

Bertuch - Convolvulus & Privet Hawk-Moth Description: This hand-colored copperplate engraving, from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), p...

Surrounding it are diverse panels featuring fantastic birds, hybrid beasts, winged cherubs, dolphins, sphinxes, and urns, each integrated into stylized vegetal frameworks.

., this incredible, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Suite of Dessert Stands, is in the Egyptian Revival style, and comprises a large centrepiece with 3 small glass side dishes, an...

These sphinxes, characterized by their bearded masks and ornate necklaces, are poised atop masks of mythical males wearing gilt wreaths.

The three legs of each pedestal have a singular leg with a paw foot, scrolling bands on the inside, and a open winged sphinx. The three sphinges display fluted socles above their hea...

On top of the lid is a fine mount of a sphinx, whilst entwined around the lid are leaves.

He went to Cairo, saw the pyramids and the sphinx and then traveled the Nile River, doing much drawing and journal writing and also experiencing many adventures including raging illn...

Smaller decorative details include winged sphinxes, griffins, urns, birds, laurel crowns, and vine scrolls—classic elements of grotesque ornament rooted in Roman antiquity.

Rare and exceptional 19th century Russian gilt bronze and malachite inkwell. Gilt Sphinx with two ink deposits and double sided pen holders.