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19th Century Italian Empire Period Giltwood Sphinxes, one Gueridon Tables
Located in IT
19th century Italian empire period giltwood sphinx, only one available. Wood gold foil sphinx with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Empire Side Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Empire Period Giltwood Sphinxes Console Demilune Tables
Located in IT
Italian empire period giltwood sphinxes, set of two. Two wood gold foil sphinxes with woman head and wings
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Empire Console Tables

Materials

Crystal

19th Century Italian Empire Period Giltwood Sphinxes, Set of Two Bases
Located in IT
19th century Italian empire period giltwood sphinxes, set of two bases Two wood gold foil sphinxes
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood

A very rare Sphinx Caddy Spoon made in Birmingham in 1881
Located in London, GB
head of a Sphinx, decorated with Greek key designs. An identical example is illustrated on page 24 of
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Antique 19th Century English Serving Pieces

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Carved Giltwood Wall Plaques with Sphinx
Located in Dallas, TX
. Both pieces feature a center sphinx sculpture in high relief with female head on green velvet fabric
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Velvet, Giltwood

19th Century Italian Empire Period Giltwood Sphinxes, Set of Two Gueridon Tables
Located in IT
19th century Italian empire period giltwood sphinxes, set of two. Two wood gold foil sphinxes with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Empire Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk Armchair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
consists of a shaped top rail with brass laurel leaf and rosette mounts with sphinx heads and laurel leaf
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk 
Armchair 19th Century
Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk 
Armchair 19th Century
$10,205 / set
H 30.71 in W 63 in D 33.08 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Chiffonier Cabinet, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
door. It has fabulous gilded bronze Sphinxes head and feet capitelli over mahogany half columns. The
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Antique 1840s French Cabinets

19th Century Pair of Napoleon III Mahogany and Ormolu Armchairs
Located in London, GB
section tapering front legs with finely cast gilt bronze sphinx head mounts and terminating in gilt bronze
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Antique 1850s Napoleon III Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Napoleon III Mahogany and Ormolu Armchair
Located in London, GB
tapering front legs with finely cast gilt bronze sphinx head mounts and terminating in gilt bronze claw
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Antique 1850s Napoleon III Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Napoleon III Mahogany and Ormolu Armchair
19th Century Napoleon III Mahogany and Ormolu Armchair
$2,517
H 38.59 in W 25.6 in D 22.05 in
19th Century Set of Four Napoleon III Mahogany Ormolu Armchairs
Located in London, GB
section tapering front legs with finely cast gilt bronze sphinx head mounts and terminating in gilt bronze
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Antique 1850s Napoleon III Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

A Pair of 19th Century French Jacob Frères Consulat Armchairs.
By Jacob Frères
Located in Philadelphia, PA
backs above a padded seats and tapering front legs topped with the head of a sphinx and ending in paw
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

1930s Beautiful Secession Chandelier
Located in Praha, CZ
- 5-flamming with heads of sphinxs - Made of cast brass - Carefully cleaned, re-polished and
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1930s Beautiful Secession Chandelier
1930s Beautiful Secession Chandelier
$1,783
H 37.01 in Dm 25.99 in
A Pair of Italian Empire Painted and Giltwood Pedestals
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Pair of Italian Empire Painted and Parcel Gilt Pedestals. Decorated throughout with winged sphinx
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Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Pedestals

Materials

Wood

A Pair of Italian Empire Painted and Giltwood Pedestals
A Pair of Italian Empire Painted and Giltwood Pedestals
$4,500 / set
H 43.5 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Gilt Wood Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
frieze decorated with Greek key and lion heads above sphinx caryatids. The mirror glass has been
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Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

Gilt Wood Neoclassical Mirror
Gilt Wood Neoclassical Mirror
$3,750
H 42 in W 37 in
Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Bronze Urns
Located in Montreal, QC
decorated with facing sphinx resting on lions heads, with busts of men and women in relief in the central
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Bronze Urns
Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Bronze Urns
$4,900 / set
H 18 in W 13 in D 10 in
Gilt Bronze Torchière, France, End of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
placed in an architectural form. On this one supports a sphinx with female head, whose body has been
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Torchères

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze Torchière, France, End of the 19th Century
Gilt Bronze Torchière, France, End of the 19th Century
$5,052
H 41.74 in W 17.72 in L 41.74 in
Antique Regency Style Mahogany Marble-Top Chiffonier Sideboard
Located in London, GB
1930s period. It’s exceptional quality & has some fine details. It has gilt bronze Sphinx mounts (head
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Vintage 1930s English Regency Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Victorian Egyptian Revival Enamel Old Cut Diamond 18kt Gold Scarab Brooch
Located in Nottingham, GB
jewellers tended to focus on adapting Egyptian motifs to fit Victorian style jewellery. Thus scarabs, sphinx
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Antique Late 19th Century Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold, Enamel

19th Century Swedish Sphinx Head Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Swedish 19th century Sphinx head sofa. This lovely sofa features decoratively carved detailing to
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Sofas

Materials

Wood

19th Century Swedish Sphinx Head Sofa
19th Century Swedish Sphinx Head Sofa
$9,525
H 35.44 in W 70.87 in D 29.53 in
Gustavian Style Painted Armchairs with Sphinx Heads
Located in Wichita, KS
A special pair of painted, Gustavian style armchairs featuring sphinx heads on the arms and scroll
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs

Materials

Paint

Gustavian Style Painted Armchairs with Sphinx Heads
Gustavian Style Painted Armchairs with Sphinx Heads
$10,400
H 33.88 in W 25.5 in D 28.36 in
Cross-Section of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx Head – Egypt Engraving of 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Cross-Section of the Great Pyramid and View of the Sphinx Head – Egypt Engraving, 1776
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

French Empire Upholstered Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire arm chair with sphinx heads and pale gold damask upholstery.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Damask, Giltwood

French Empire Upholstered Arm Chair
French Empire Upholstered Arm Chair
$18,000
H 40 in W 25.5 in D 28 in
Empire Style Table with Sphinx Supports Side Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
ebonized sphinx heads that taper as supports and end in a claw feet. The supports are banded together by a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Leather Studded Gypsy Dangle Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Strangely attractive earrings of metal studded leather with sphinx! head charms in matte gold. Clip
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Vintage 1980s American Dangle Earrings

Pair of 1930s Art Deco Egyptian Revival Celedon Glazed Terracotta Vases
Located in Queens, NY
having sphinx head sides (as is-damage & flaking to glazing).
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Set of 4 Egyptian Revival Finely Cast Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Stamford, CT
style, Popular in 1800-10. Having stylized sphinx heads and palm frond bobesh.
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Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

19th c. Swedish Gustavian Settee with Egyptian Carvings in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
original paint surface and newly upholstered in linen. The frame features carved bell flowers with sphinx
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Settees

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

François-xavier Lalanne and Claude Lalanne, Sphinx
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Lalanne : it is an association of a sphinx head by Claude Lalanne, and a leopard body by François Xavier
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Early 2000s European Drawings

Materials

Paper

François-xavier Lalanne and Claude Lalanne, Sphinx
François-xavier Lalanne and Claude Lalanne, Sphinx
$3,566
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.4 in
Italian 18th Century Empire Hand Carved, Lacquer and Gilt Wood Sphinx Sculptures
Located in Firenze, IT
spectacular with the sphinxes' head-dresses entirely gilded with gold leaves and still featuring the original
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th c. Swedish Gustavian Sofa Bench with Egyptian Carvings in Original Paint
By Ephraim Stahl
Located in Wichita, KS
carved detailing of bell flowers around the frame with acanthus leaves on the legs. Sphinx heads adorn
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas

Materials

Wood, Paint

Monumental Bronze Egyptian Sphinx Pharaoh Head Garden Statue
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous and monumental in size bronze statue of the famous Egyptian Sphinx Pharaoh head. Could
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20th Century Egyptian Statues

Materials

Bronze

Le Petit Pont (the Small Bridge, Paris).
By Charles Meryon
Located in Storrs, CT
contemporary photographs indicate. The shadow forming a sphinx’s head on the wall to the left of the bridge is
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Mid-19th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Located in Rome, IT
Designed as entrance guardians, this pair of mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
$26,152
H 57.09 in W 59.06 in D 31.5 in
Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Located in Rome, IT
Designed as entrance guardians, this pair of mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and
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2010s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Antique French Style Sphinx from Holland
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of French Style Sphinx and the best we can tell are incredible copies. The experts at 1stdibs
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Early 2000s Dutch Neoclassical Statues

Pair of Wedgwood Black Basalt Sphinxes Made, circa 1840
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
WHY WE LOVE IT: The beauty and strength of woman A Sphinx has the head of a woman, the body of a
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Pair 19th C. Hand Carved Stone Statues Sphinx Sculpture Garden Antiques LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ave . A sphinx / sphinxes is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. In
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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Giustiniani Athena Head in Patinated Terracotta, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
warrior, with a Corinthian helmet decorated with a Sphinx and ram's heads. Measures: height 42 cm width
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Giustiniani Athena Head in Patinated Terracotta Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
a warrior, with a Corinthian helmet decorated with a Sphinx and ram's heads. Measures: height 42
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Materials

Terracotta

French Empire Egyptian Revival Clock Marked Gaston Jolly à Paris
By Gaston Jolly
Located in Dallas, TX
pedestal with half sphinx either side, lion's heads on front gilt bronze waterfall into bowl on rectangular
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th-19th Century French Pair of Antique Gilded Bronze Couple Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sphinx comes from the Accent Greek Mythology, it is a mythical creature with a head of a human and the
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Antique 18th Century French Empire Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Pericles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
wrap on his shoulder. The young Pericles is also wearing his helmet with two gilt rams heads and gilt
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Decorated Boiserie Overdoor Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
stylized winged sphinx , Nike , ribbons , Ram’s heads , rosettes and garlands or festoons . Highly
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Italian Brass Double Sphinx Head Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage brass double sphinx head lamp, Italy, circa 1930.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau Dish with Egyptian Sphinx Head #617
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau dish with Egyptian sphinx head #617. Measures: 14.5 cm and is first
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Empire Armchairs with Sphinx Heads and Newly Upholstered
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
. Well carved pair of armchairs with the sphinx heads supporting the arms of the chairs and their
Category

Antique 1870s French Empire Revival Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 19th century French Empire library armchairs with sphinx heads
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Super quality pair of French mahogany Empire style library armchairs with carved sphinx heads to
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Sphinx Settee
Located in Westport, CT
A 19th century painted Swedish settee with sphinx heads.
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Sofas

Materials

Paint

Monumental Brass Sphinx Table
Located in Hudson, NY
a monumental brass table with base in the form of a sphinx head, elaborately detailed with cobras
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Vintage 1970s American Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Monumental Brass Sphinx Table
Monumental Brass Sphinx Table
$3,500
H 29 in Dm 42 in
Pair of Glamorous Brass Sphinx Tables
Located in Hudson, NY
a glamorous pair of brass sphinx head table bases. elaborately detailed with cobra heads to support
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Vintage 1970s American End Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of Glamorous Brass Sphinx Tables
Pair of Glamorous Brass Sphinx Tables
$8,800
H 29 in W 15 in D 15 in
Empire Bergere in Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer
Located in London, GB
The arms terminating in carved sphinx heads and the front legs terminating in carved paw feet.
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Antique 1810s French Bergere Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Bergere in Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer
Empire Bergere in Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer
$5,442
H 36.42 in W 26.38 in D 27.17 in
French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French Empire mahogany commode with grey marble top. The front with sphinx head decoration to the
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Antique 1810s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Empire Mahogany Commode
French Empire Mahogany Commode
$3,902
H 34.85 in W 49.61 in D 21.66 in
French Empire Walnut Commode
Located in Middleburg, VA
mask pulls and sphinx head ormolu.
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Empire Walnut Commode
French Empire Walnut Commode
$3,360
H 36 in W 52 in D 23 in
Small English Egyptian Revival Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
inset with brass grillwork and accented with Sphinx heads.
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Antique 1820s English Egyptian Revival Bookcases

Small English Egyptian Revival Bookcase Cabinet
Small English Egyptian Revival Bookcase Cabinet
$4,200
H 36.5 in W 33.5 in D 14.5 in
Small English Egyptian Revival Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
inset with brass grillwork and accented with Sphinx heads.
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Antique 1820s English Egyptian Revival Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Small English Egyptian Revival Bookcase Cabinet
Small English Egyptian Revival Bookcase Cabinet
$4,200
H 36.5 in W 33.5 in D 14.5 in
Regency Period Mahogany Chiffonier
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
turnings. Retaining the original gilt bronze gallery. The supports with sphinx’s head and feet. Fine line
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Period Mahogany Chiffonier
Regency Period Mahogany Chiffonier
$1,945
H 49.5 in W 51 in D 21 in
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Sphinx Head For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the sphinx head you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and stone, every sphinx head was constructed with great care. There are 292 variations of the antique or vintage sphinx head you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sphinx head, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A sphinx head, designed in the Empire, neoclassical or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Wedgwood, Stephen Smith and Doulton Lambeth each produced at least one beautiful sphinx head that is worth considering.

How Much is a Sphinx Head?

Prices for a sphinx head can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $238 and can go as high as $186,117, while the average can fetch as much as $5,470.