DETAILS
Designed as entrance guardian monuments, this pair of antique mythical sphinxes statuary display the head, face and bust of a neoclassical woman and the body of a recumbent lion figures on a rectangular stone plinth.
STYLE
Louis XVI
PLACE OF ORIGIN
France | Europe
PERIOD
Louis XVI (1774-92)
DATE
Late 18th century
DIMENSIONS
(2) Width 15 Depth 48 Height 28.5 inches
CONDITION
Note: the base of one displays a restored crack.