Lot Essay
For a note on Austin & Seeley, see lot 53.
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BY FELIX AUSTIN, CIRCA 1840
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A pair of English red stoneware sphinxes
By Felix Austin, Circa 1840
Each female sphinx of typical design, with ribbon-tied hair and wearing an 'embroided' cloth on her back, on a rectangular base inscribed 'PUBL. BY F. AUSTIN OCT. 1833
47 in. (120.5 cm.) long; 37in. (94 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep (2)
By Felix Austin, Circa 1840
Each female sphinx of typical design, with ribbon-tied hair and wearing an 'embroided' cloth on her back, on a rectangular base inscribed 'PUBL. BY F. AUSTIN OCT. 1833
47 in. (120.5 cm.) long; 37in. (94 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep (2)