Picture frame - Bronze, Enamel

Rare Napoleon III Gothic table gallery. Gilded bronze with inlaid champlevé decoration; on the base, three highly detailed cast sphinxes. The sphinx depicted here is a creature from Greek mythology, with the head of a woman and the body of a lioness, which posed riddles to travelers and strangled those who could not solve them. Three sphinxes guard the foot of this table gallery. Likely French, circa 1850-1880. Dimensions: 17 cm wide and 17 cm high. Opens fully to {40 cm wide} with six panels, each measuring 5.7 cm x 8.25 cm. Condition: wear on the gilded surface, consistent with use and age. No loss of enamel. All glass panels in the frames are present.

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