A Very Rare, Large And Impressive Pair Of Porcelain Sculptures Of Sphinxes (Right) Meissen Circa 1855-1865
A Very Rare, Large And Impressive Pair Of Porcelain Sculptures Of Sphinxes (Right)
Circa 1855-1865
Meissen
Porcelain
H17 1/8 x W23 1/4 x D10 7/8 inches (43.5 x 59 x 27.5 cm)
Inventory number: VRLAIPPSSR_0379

Modelled by Ernst August Leuteritz, each recumbent facing left and right, respectively, their lioness’s bodies covered in a puce, gilt-edged tasseled saddle cloth, wearing a gilt-edged mantle surmounted by a tiara moulded with a gilt flowerhead on a blue ground, the fur heightened in shades of brown, crossed swords marks in blue.