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OBÉLISQUE EN TÔLE LAQUÉE de style retour d'Egypte entièrement peint de mot
The item was sold for 8 450 €
Fees include commission and taxes.
A lacquered sheet metal obelisk in the style of a return from Egypt, entirely painted with pseudo-hieroglyphic motifs in gold on a black background. The gilded bronze base with four winged sphinxes on a three-square-tiered base.
Germany, Berlin, Empire period.
Attributed to Werner &| Mieth (active between 1792 and 1819)
Height: 73 cm - Width: 19 cm
Depth: 19 cm
(Visible damage and missing parts)
PROVENANCE
- Roger de Montégudet Collection (1880 - 1925)
- By descent to the present day.
RELATED WORK An obelisk very similar to the one shown here, donated to Werner &| Mieth, is in the Corning Museum of Glass [Accession number: 2013.3.13]. It should be noted that, at the time these obelisks were made, Berlin was under the control of Bonaparte's army, which implies a French order.
Germany, Berlin, Empire period.
Attributed to Werner &| Mieth (active between 1792 and 1819)
Height: 73 cm - Width: 19 cm
Depth: 19 cm
(Visible damage and missing parts)
PROVENANCE
- Roger de Montégudet Collection (1880 - 1925)
- By descent to the present day.
RELATED WORK An obelisk very similar to the one shown here, donated to Werner &| Mieth, is in the Corning Museum of Glass [Accession number: 2013.3.13]. It should be noted that, at the time these obelisks were made, Berlin was under the control of Bonaparte's army, which implies a French order.