Lot: 2356
Date of sale: 25. Thu Jan 2024
Figural candlestick in the shape o
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Figural candlestick in the shape of a sphinx, Meissen, after 2000, limited edition 028/100, 1st choice, designed by Christian Gottfried Jüchtzer in 1788, model no. 79307 (old number I85), fully sculpted depiction of a seated, winged sphinx as a hybrid creature in the shape of a lion with the head of a pharaoh with a Nemes headscarf. Large wings attached to the back, with a candelabra spout in between, white, ornamental gilding, 22 x 15 x 8 cm, ref.: Bergmann, Meissen Figuren A 1 – Z 99, p. 208
Category: Porcelain
