Walnut Serving Table with Sphinxes Resting on Lions

second half 16th century

French 16th Century

Attributed to

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    walnut

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 117.5 x 56 x 90.2 cm (46 1/4 x 22 1/16 x 35 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.371

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Edward Taylor, London; (his sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 1- 9 July 1912, no. 296). (Duveen Brothers, Inc., New York); purchased 11 November 1912 by Peter A. B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 16.

Wikidata ID

Q62131143

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