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Schloss Ahlden

2963 - A pair of stately sphinxes as park sculptures, modeled after an example from the park of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris

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€6,500

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Estimation

€6,500 - 13,000

Sale fees

28.57%

A pair of stately sphinxes as park sculptures, modeled after an example from the park of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris Pairs. White marble with faint light-gray veining. Fully sculpted sphinxes resting on rectangular plinths with stepped fronts, featuring a subtle surface finish. The female heads feature long, braided plaits and headdresses; the bodies and tails are in the shape of lions. Rectangular, light-gray cast-stone bases with stepped bases and top plates, as well as fluted sides. Sphinxes approx. 89 cm x 150 cm x 54 cm; bases approx. 68 cm x 190 cm x 71 cm. A pair of very large French marble sphinx garden statues on light gray cast stone bases. France. Late 20th century.

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Auction details

International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART III
Sunday, December 6
10:00 AM
Grosse Strasse 1
29693 Ahlden, Germany

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Schloss Ahlden +49 5 16 48 01 00 info@schloss-ahlden.de
On Drouot for 3 years avec More than 39,000 lots published

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