French School, Entourage of Eugène Guillaume (1822-1905)

Pair of sphinxes ridden by putti with garlands

19th century
Stone of Saint-Maximin

148 x 163 x 65 cm

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Estimate : 120.000 - 160.000 €

Hammer Price :

This pair of sphinxes evokes the one created by Eugène Guillaume, adorning the entrance 
of the Legion of Honor museum and the garden of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. 
Our pair of sphinxes can also be compared to the pair of sphinges called "Marly",destroyed in the Revolution.

Lot 209: https://www.artcurial.com/fr/lot-ecole-francaise-du-milieu-du-xixe-siecle-entourage-deugene-guillaume-1822-1905-paire-de