Sculpture, Sfingi Alate - 28 cm - Polychrome wood
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Sfingi Alate is a pair of neoclassical wooden sculptures from Italy, each 30 x 28 x 9 cm and weighing about 1.85 kg, finished in black and gold, unsigned, in discrete condition, dating to the 19th century.
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Winged Sphinxes, a pair of sculptures, mythological figures with a lion's body and a human head, used as prestigious decorative elements. 19th-century period, artistic style; the design recalls Napoleon III's era, or an Empire in which Neoclassicism was very popular in Europe. Napoleon, reclining after returning from Egypt, was an inspiration for Egyptian art. The luxury of painted and gilded wood suggests an artisanal antique artwork, with elements of Greek mythology and the aesthetics of ancient Egypt. Material: [unspecified]. Dimensions for 1 statue: 30.5 cm / 28 cm / 9 cm. All in wood, ebonized with gold details. The base/support may belong to another period. Conditions: fair. Marks, stains, small cracks and signs of aging. Note small cracks on a sphinx (Wing, color, front paw of a statue). One of the statues is in better condition. Behind a wing you can see a wooden reinforcement. Very beautiful objects that belonged to a private antique collector, purchased in Venice in the last century. Safe shipping. Well packaged.
Winged Sphinxes, a pair of sculptures, mythological figures with a lion's body and a human head, used as prestigious decorative elements. 19th-century period, artistic style; the design recalls Napoleon III's era, or an Empire in which Neoclassicism was very popular in Europe. Napoleon, reclining after returning from Egypt, was an inspiration for Egyptian art. The luxury of painted and gilded wood suggests an artisanal antique artwork, with elements of Greek mythology and the aesthetics of ancient Egypt. Material: [unspecified]. Dimensions for 1 statue: 30.5 cm / 28 cm / 9 cm. All in wood, ebonized with gold details. The base/support may belong to another period. Conditions: fair. Marks, stains, small cracks and signs of aging. Note small cracks on a sphinx (Wing, color, front paw of a statue). One of the statues is in better condition. Behind a wing you can see a wooden reinforcement. Very beautiful objects that belonged to a private antique collector, purchased in Venice in the last century. Safe shipping. Well packaged.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Style subtype
Neoclassical Style
Wood type
Polychrome wood
Over 200 years old
No
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Antique
Material
Wood
Title of artwork
Sfingi Alate
Signature
Not signed
Colour
Black, Gold
Condition
Fair condition
Height
28 cm
Width
30 cm
Depth
9 cm
Weight
1.85 kg
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