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Sphinx Madame

Gilt Madame Pompadour Sphinx
Gilt Madame Pompadour Sphinx

Gilt Madame Pompadour Sphinx

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gilt Madame Pompadour or DuBarry Sphinx, France, circa late 19th Century - Early 20th Century.

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Antique Early 1900s French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Late 19th Century Pair French Stone Sphinx Figures of Madame de Pompadour
Late 19th Century Pair French Stone Sphinx Figures of Madame de Pompadour

Late 19th Century Pair French Stone Sphinx Figures of Madame de Pompadour

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An exceptional and monumental pair of late 19th century French sphinx figures modeled as Madame de Pompadour, masterfully carved in stone and executed in the refined Greco-Egyptian t...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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Pair of 19th Century Directoire Garden Sphinxes
Pair of 19th Century Directoire Garden Sphinxes

Pair of 19th Century Directoire Garden Sphinxes

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H 31 in W 17.5 in D 44 in

Pair of 19th Century Directoire Garden Sphinxes

Located in Dallas, TX

Exceptional pair of Directoire garden sphinxes of Madame Pompadour and DuBarry (mistresses to Louis XV) often had head likeness depicted on a robed and tasseled body of a sphinx.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

18th Century Madame de Pompadour as Sphinx
18th Century Madame de Pompadour as Sphinx

18th Century Madame de Pompadour as Sphinx

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H 31.5 in W 40.95 in D 15.75 in

18th Century Madame de Pompadour as Sphinx

Located in Madrid, ES

Eighteenth century sculpture representing Madame de Pompadour in sphinx.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Madame Pompadour .Depicted as Large Gilt Sphinx
Madame Pompadour .Depicted as Large Gilt Sphinx

Madame Pompadour .Depicted as Large Gilt Sphinx

Located in Nashville, TN

Both Madame Pompadour and DuBarry (mistresses to Louis XV ) often had head likeness depicted on a robed and tasseled body of a sphinx.

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Pair of Terra Cotta Sphinxes
Pair of Terra Cotta Sphinxes

Pair of Terra Cotta Sphinxes

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H 27.5 in W 23.5 in D 14 in

Pair of Terra Cotta Sphinxes

Located in Stamford, CT

A pair of large French terra cotta sphinxes in the likeness of Madame du Pompadour.

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Early 20th Century French Statues

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Sphinxes
Pair of Sphinxes

Pair of Sphinxes

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H 28 in W 38 in D 14 in

Pair of Sphinxes

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Impressive pair of beautifully carved French "Madame Pompadour" sphinxes.

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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Louis XV Style Sculpture of Madame de Pompadour as Sphinx on Faux Plinth Base
Louis XV Style Sculpture of Madame de Pompadour as Sphinx on Faux Plinth Base

Louis XV Style Sculpture of Madame de Pompadour as Sphinx on Faux Plinth Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

This is certainly derived from 18th and 19th Century terracotta sculptures of the same sitter as sphinx, which to my great surprise, was a popular form in which to depict both Madame...

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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Animal Sculptures

Materials

Paint

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