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Sphinx Chenet

Pair of Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sphinx Chenets
Located in Kittery Point, ME
feet. Several models of chenets with sphinx exist, dating from the 1780s. An example with winged
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Andirons

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Bronze

Louis XV Bronze Chenets
Located in New Haven, CT
This is an extremely rare pair of large French Chenets from the Louis XV period. They are cast in
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Bronze Chenets
Louis XV Bronze Chenets
H 14 in W 12.5 in D 6 in
Pair of Bronze Rococo Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and ornate pair of bronze ormolu chenets, or andirons, takes the form of two majestic
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Rococo Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Bronze Rococo Chenets
Pair of Bronze Rococo Chenets
H 13.75 in W 10.5 in D 18.5 in
Pair of Egyptian Revival Bronze Chenets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of French, Egyptian Revival chenets were acquired from a Palm Beach estate. The
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Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Fireplace Tools and Chimney...

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Pair of Egyptian Revival Bronze Chenets
Pair of Egyptian Revival Bronze Chenets
H 10 in W 13.5 in D 7.25 in
Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chenets, French, 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Empire gilt and patinated bronze chenets, French, 18th century each with a winged
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Antique 18th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Pair of French Late Empire Gilt-bronze Candelabra Attributed to Pier
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Benington, Herts
royal commissions followed, for instance he supplied gilt bronze chenets with flaming urns and sphinxes
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Antique 1820s French Empire Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

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Pair of Empire Bronze Ewers in The Manner of Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of empire gilt and patinated bronze ewers in the manner of Claude Galle. French, Circa 1820.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Vases

Materials

Bronze

Two-Headed Egyptian Sphinx Sculpture
Located in Asheville, NC
This two-headed Egyptian sphinx is constructed of solid wood. The wood has been treated to take on a sandy, almost marble, finish. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyp...
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20th Century Egyptian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Regency Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle and Dolphin
Located in Charleston, SC
This magnificent English Regency giltwood convex girandole mirror, circa 1800, featuring displayed eagle with hanging tassels, opposing dolphins and six candle arms with gilt foliage...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

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Giltwood, Mercury Glass

Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell & Silver Box, Dated 1691
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A dutch tortoiseshell box with two engraved silver plaques Amsterdam, 1691, with maker's mark of Steven des Rousseaux (1654-1733) H. 5 cm Diam. 12.5 cm Note: Steven des ...
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous technique. The tall neck of the gra...
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair Italian Neoclassical Grand Tour Sienna Marble Souvenirs of Temple Ruins
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and early pair of Roman Neoclassical Period Grand Tour Sienna marble models of the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the temple of Vespasian, early 1800's Italian. In th...
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Antique 1820s Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Siena Marble

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Monumental Emile Louis Picault Signed Egyptian Revival Pharaoh Sculptures, Pair
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular matched pair of large and extremely rare Emile Louis Picault cold painted bronze sculptures from the late 19th century. Exquisitely handcrafted in France, circa 189...
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Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Nightstand Bedside Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1880, the elegant antique cabinet stands on bronze paw feet over a wide straight bottom plinth; it is decorated at the shoulder with Egyptian woman faces, en...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Night Stands

Materials

Bronze

Benin African Art Tribal Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque
By People from Benin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Ormolu and Crystal Drinks Set
Located in London, GB
A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of fou...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Monumental Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Censer Urn with Dragons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental Japanese Meiji period bronze censer urn, the elaborate multi-section exhibition piece with large high-relief dragon 'handles' to either side of the ovoid body with two s...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small Antique Posy Vase, Chinese, Bronze, Decorative Flower Urn, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique posy vase. A Chinese, bronze decorative flower urn, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightfully tactile and sought after Oriental taste ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Bronze

South Arabian Head of a Woman
Located in London, GB
A female head finely carved from evenly-coloured cream alabaster. The face features a strong chin, high rounded cheekbones, and large elliptical eyes deeply inset for inlays. The rem...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Antiquities

Materials

Alabaster

South Arabian Head of a Woman
South Arabian Head of a Woman
H 8.67 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Ancient Egyptian Goddess Hathur Sculptured Chair
By Shosha Kamal
Located in Cairo, EG
Hathur Chair is a handmade sculptured art piece made into an ergonomically perfect chair. Made out of painted fiberglass it can be used indoors as well as outdoors, and is also custo...
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2010s Egyptian Egyptian Revival Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Ancient Egyptian Goddess Hathur Sculptured Chair
Ancient Egyptian Goddess Hathur Sculptured Chair
H 34.65 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
By Old Paris
Located in Savannah, GA
Hard paste porcelain with polychrome and gold leaf - iron bolt. Impasto decoration. Lovely colors. These classical form urns are clearly a pair, but not an identical pair. Each has a...
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Antique 1820s French Empire Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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Pair of Circa 1830 French Andirons or Chenets in the Form of Sphinx
Located in Antwerp, BE
French andirons or chenets in the form of a sphinx cast in iron circa 1830. They are a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Andirons

Materials

Iron

French Cast Iron Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With an angular base and a sphinx-like shape, these rustic french andirons are a stunning matched
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Early 20th Century French Andirons

Materials

Iron

French Cast Iron Chenets
French Cast Iron Chenets
H 6.5 in W 3 in D 13 in
Pair of Period Empire Bronze Chenets as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shade. The chenets are period Empire Egyptian Revival featuring sphinx figures on a platform base with
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Striking Pair Gilt Metal French Rococo Greek Sphinx Fireplace Chenets Andirons
Located in Nottingham, GB
Striking Pair of Gilt Metal French Rococo Greek Sphinx Chenets Andirons Good overall condition
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Antique 19th Century Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Doré Sphinx Chenets from France
Located in Dallas, TX
From the time of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, the sphinx has been depicted in a variety of ways
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney...

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Late 19th Century French Sphinx Chenets in Cast Iron
Located in Dallas, TX
. They are based on the original sphinx chenets by Guillaume de Grof (1680-1742), a Parisian trained
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Pair of Fabulous Bronze Dore' Sphinx Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
Highly decorative bronze dore' fireplace chenets
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Antique 19th Century French Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Sphinx Chenets made into Lamps
Located in Pembroke, MA
Originally a pair of gilt-bronze chenets (andirons) dating from the Napoleon III period, they have
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Sphinx Chenets with Fleur de Lys Cartouche
Located in Dallas, TX
with Fleur de Lys. They are based on the original sphinx chenets by Guillaume de Grof (1680-1742), a
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sphinx Chenets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of gilt and patinated bronze chenets, each with a recumbent winged sphinx above a frieze
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th c. Bronze Dore Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Bronze Dore' Sphinx Chenets
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th c. Bronze Dore Chenets
Pair 19th c. Bronze Dore Chenets
H 9.25 in W 10.5 in D 3.75 in
French Ormolu and Bronze Chenets and Fender
By Frédéric - Eugène Piat 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of sphinx chenets guards this classical French ormolu fireplace guard. Cast from a model by
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Ormolu

Stunning Pair of Early Louis XVI French Bronze Chenets with Recumbent Sphinx
Located in GB
Chenets with recumbent sphinx’s A rare and beautiful decorative pair, I’ve never seen them in the
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Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Chenets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze chenets Each of sphinx form seated on the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Fireplace Tools and Chimne...

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Palatial Figural Fireplace Chenets / Andirons
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI Palatial Figural fireplace Chenets / AndIrons. Each having a full
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Andirons

Regency Antique Brass Fire Fender with Flanking Egyptian Sphinx, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
powerful and muscled Sphinx surmount either corner over a stepped plinth. An austere fender body allows it
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Chenets or Andirons, Sphinx Motif, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of brass chenets or andirons, sphinx motif, 19th century.  
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Egyptian Revival Sphinx Figural Bronze Sculpture Chenets
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very finely cast pair of Sphinx figurals in the Egyptian taste, they would originally have been
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Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Second Empire Ormolu or Gilt Bronze Sphinx on Bacchus Mask Plinths
Located in Nashville, TN
Formly chenets (and could be again) now accessories for desk or commodes. Finely cast and well
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pierre-Philippe Thomire Pair of Chenets, Decorated with Sphinx
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Ulestraten, Limburg
Pierre-Philippe Thomire pair of chenets, decorated with Sphinx By Pierre-Philippe Thomire rare
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

Pierre-Philippe Thomire Pair of Chenets, Decorated with Sphinx
Pierre-Philippe Thomire Pair of Chenets, Decorated with Sphinx
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H 8.86 in W 11.03 in D 3.55 in
Fantastic French Chenet in the Form of Mannerist Sphinxes, circa 1830
Located in Redding, CA
A beautiful brown patina is so mellow on this Very Fine pair of early nineteenth century Chenet
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Antique 19th Century French Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Egyptian Revival Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of mid 19th century Egyptian Revival "fer fonte" iron chenets in sphinx form
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal

Pair of  Egyptian Revival Chenets
Pair of  Egyptian Revival Chenets
H 9 in W 18.5 in D 3.5 in
Mid-20th Century French Cast Iron Andirons with Sphinx Busts
Located in Raalte, NL
Set of vintage French cast chenets / fireplace bucks with an image of a Sphinx, mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Andirons

Materials

Iron

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