Hand-Carved Alabaster Sphinx, Grand Tour Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small yet evocative example of Grand Tour style, this hand-carved alabaster sphinx figurine reflects the fascination with ancient Egyptian forms that flourished in early 20th-centu...
Alabaster
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H 6 in W 12.5 in D 6.25 in
Antique Pair Grand Tour Bronze Egyptian Sphynx Figures Breche Violet Marble 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Sphinxes with the likeness of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut also exist, such as the granite sphinx statue at the Metropolitain Museum of Art in New York and the large alabaster sphin...
Breccia Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Sphinxes
Located in Buisson, FR
Pair small alabaster grand tour sphinxes. Great to use as paper weights on your desk.
Alabaster
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H 10 in W 11 in D 5 in
Pair of Alabaster 19th Century Seated Sphinxes on Pedestals Bookends or Statues
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of alabaster 19th century seated sphinxes on pedestals bookends or statues.
Antique Bronze Egyptian Revival, Empire Light Sphinx Chandelier / Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
The combination of the mineral stone alabaster shades, the colors, the design, the stunning Sphinx sculptures and all the other Egyptian motifs together make this work of 19th centur...
Alabaster, Bronze
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H 15.75 in W 8.27 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Neoclassical Italian White Alabaster Animal Sculpture of Sphinx
Located in Roma, IT
A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of animal. In Greek tradition, it has the head of a human, the haunches of a lion, and like in this pair of scul...
Marble, Alabaster
Adolfo Cipriani's Art Deco Alabaster Sculpture, Lady & Sphinx
By Adolfo Cipriani
Located in San Francisco, CA
As with most artists, certain works tend to overshadow the rest, and that's the case with this alabaster-on-marble sculpture of a 1920's "hottie," coyly and playfully -- and ever-so-...
The Sphinx
By Giuseppe Gambogi
Located in Brussel, BE
This beautiful alabaster sculpture depicts an oriental woman sitting elegantly on the back of a sphinx.
Alabaster
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H 8.08 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Art Deco Marble and Alabaster Egyptian Revival Bookends of the Sphinx
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Bookends in form of a pair of Tutankhamen Faces in Marble and Alabaster. An outstanding example of fine design, with intricate fabrication of “layered” Alab...
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H 14.18 in W 15.75 in D 6.3 in
20th Century Art Deco Fantasy Sculpture / Lamp of a Lady on a Sphinx
Located in London, GB
This fantasy sculpture of an art deco lady is fashioning a hat in the form of a bird and resting on a Sphinx. Inside the Sphinx is a light bulb which illuminates the hyroglifics. Si...
Alabaster
Italian Art Deco Sculpture of a Lady Upon a Sphinx by F Masini
Located in London, GB
A very stylish Italian Art Deco sculpture, of Egyptian influence. The seated lady with gilt highlighted headpiece and waistband, with a lion skin rug draped over the sphinx. Signed t...
Alabaster
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The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
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Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
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