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Egyptian
The vogue of Egyptian style in decoration in Europe, known as Egyptomania, began with the archaeological discoveries of the second half of the 18th century. In France, Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt and Jean François Champollion’s deciphering of the Egyptian hieroglyphs fired the imagination of writers and artists who rediscovered this ancient culture and found inspiration for years to come. They created new forms full of grandeur, exoticism and mystery using motifs and shapes inspired by ancient Egypt, with symbols like the Sphinx, Pharaoh heads, ibis, obelisks, cobras, hieroglyphs, which were integrated into architecture, interior design and fashion.
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This Antique style statue is a semi-statuary marble copy of a Roman statue, most likely of the goddess Flora. Draped in a finely pleated toga that inhances her silhouette, with a crown of roses holdin…
Width : 1' 3'' Height : 3' 5'' ⅜
Stock venue : Galerie Marc Maison
Pair of double windows with translucent glass full of bubbles. A squirrel holding an acorn adorns each window. Fleur de lys painted on red glass run along the bottom of the windows. The artisan's signature '…
Width : 8' 6'' ⅜ Height : 10' 8'' ¾
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen