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19TH CENTURY EGYPTIAN REVIVAL CAST METAL SPHINX THERMOMETER - CIRCA 1820

$ 419.76

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Excellent original condition
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  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Maker: Unknown
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    19TH CENTURY EGYPTIAN REVIVAL CAST METAL SPHINX THERMOMETER - CIRCA 1820
    Measures approximately 6 3/8" high by 5 1/8" wide by 3 1/2" deep.
    Excellent original condition.  Unsigned.
    Egyptian revival decorative arts is a style in Western art, mainly of the early nineteenth century, in which Egyptian motifs were applied to a wide variety of decorative arts objects.  Enthusiasm for the artistic style of Ancient Egypt is generally attributed to the excitement over Napoleon's conquest of Egypt and, in Britain, to Admiral Nelson's defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Napoleon took a scientific expedition with him to Egypt. Publication of the expedition's work, the
    Description de l'Égypte
    , began in 1809 and came out in a series through 1826, inspiring everything from sofas with Sphinxes for legs, to tea sets painted with the pyramids. It was the popularity of the style that was new, Egyptianizing works of art had appeared in scattered European settings from the time of the Renaissance.