A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU SPHINXES

19TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU SPHINXES
19TH CENTURY
Each modelled with turned head, on spreading foliate-cast moulded bases and brown variegated marble plinths, re-gilt
8½ in. (22 cm.) high, approx., 8¼ in. (21 cm.) long; 5 in. (13 cm.) wide (2)

Provenance

The late Lady de Trafford, sold Christie's London, 3 March 1994, lot 8.

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Lot Essay

The guardian Egyptian sphinx is theatrically presented as a fine French lady in mid-18th century fashion. The design relates to a drawing attributed to Nicolas Coustou in the Cabinet of Drawings at the Stockholm Museum, thought to be a preliminary sketch for the lead figures of sphinxes which were placed on the terrace of the Royal Pavilion at Marly.

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