Late 18th c. Rare French Gilt Silver & Bronze Sphinx Wax Jack, Bougie Box Paintings and upgrading the status of

and upgrading the status of annual exhibitions

Used : this Stitzen is in fine condition for it's old age

California outside of Redding

with some age related wear to the silver indicative of it's age and use

Late 18th c. Rare French Gilt Silver & Bronze Sphinx Wax Jack, Bougie Box Paintings and upgrading the status ofWe 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.