Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014
Lot 169
A pair of Flight Barr and Barr sphinx candlesticks c.1805
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
A pair of Flight Barr and Barr sphinx candlesticks c.1805, the rectangular forms finely painted with panels of flowers between capital columns, the reverse gilded with a winged figure, each surmounted with a sconce resting on the back of a recumbent sphinx, 16.5cm high. (2)
Cf. Sotheby's, June 1987, lot 446 for a similar pair with shell decoration.