Lot 144
A pair of 18th century bronze female mask sphinxes
Auction: 21 March 2007 at 11:00 GMT
£3,107
Description
each with decorative headresses and tasselled drapes, on underscrolled plinth bases, dark green patination (2)
Dimensions
39cm wide, 28cm high, 18cm deep
Footnote
Note: the heads are generally supposed to be portraits of the popular 18th century actresses Peggy Woffington and Kitty Clive. Cf. those in the collection of Mr & Mrs David Zeitlin in Robin Reilly's Wedgwood- The New Illustrated Dictionary (publ. Antiques Collector's Club, 1995: p.398).