Late 18th c. Rare French Gilt Silver & Bronze Sphinx Wax Jack, Bougie Box Paintings Chan Buddhism

Chan Buddhism

this painting is from the early 20th century

early American Ladderback Rocking Chair

Blue & White wonderful swirl patterns over clear glass

Late 18th c. Rare French Gilt Silver & Bronze Sphinx Wax Jack, Bougie Box Paintings Chan BuddhismWe 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.