Wedgwood Sphinxes
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pair of Wedgwood Egyptian Sphinxes in basalt. Mark: Wedgwood impressed c.1800-1820 L: 6", 15.25 cm (base) Ref: Reilly and Savage, Dictionary of Wedgwood, pg 323. This form of the Sphinx was inspired by prints in such books as Montfaucon's Antiquité Expliquée. Tthey are first mentioned in the 1779 catalogue. |
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