Late 18th c. Rare French Gilt Silver & Bronze Sphinx Wax Jack, Bougie Box Paintings one of those devotional manuals

one of those devotional manuals intended for laypeople

Engraved with Bertha Lyon

Depth:30 1/4"

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Blue & White wonderful swirl patterns over clear glass

Late 18th c. Rare French Gilt Silver & Bronze Sphinx Wax Jack, Bougie Box Paintings one of those devotional manualsWe are offering A magnificent and Very rare early French Winged Sphinx Silver and Gilt Bronze Bougie Box (or wax jack). This Beautiful piece of art features a Gilt Winged Bronze Sphinx on a pierced reticulated Silver box, through which a taper of sealing wax is coiled around a spindle and passed through a socket, ending through a beautiful silver flower. The handle on this piece is in the shape of a serpent with an entwined tail biting onto the box.