Sphinx candlesticks. Some looking ancient, some not. One of the world’s most enduring design ideas. She never really goes out of style.

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Sphinx candleholder. ca. 2026. Resin. Image © 2026 ACACUSS. Fair use license. https://acacuss.com/products/resin-figurines-candleholder-retro-ancient-egyptian-goddess-sphinx-anubis-shape-candlestick-crafts-home-decorative-ornaments?srsltid=AfmBOorp9GQDti_-wQ6xaE4h2cv4H4oLLnMoluSVVm8swRdPWxzN5Pr3
Majolica winged sphinx candlestick decorated with golden tresses, lions, mythological birds, dragons, an antlered animal and hieroglyphics. Late 19th c. Austrian/Bohemian. Majolica, ceramic. Gerbing & Stephan, maker. Maker’s marks: the bottom marked with the incised marks G. & St. Model #2079 II. Image © 2026 Chairish, Inc. and Susan Silver Antiques. Fair use license. via https://www.chairish.com/product/2448079/antique-french-majolica-winged-sphinx-candlestick
Pair of patinated bronze and gilt sphinx lustre candlesticks. The sphinxes on rectangular bases, supporting foliate urns with ten arched branches suspending tapered lustres, below a drum sconce with detachable drip pan. 19th c. No further information available. Image © 2026 Martel Maides Auctions Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Fair use license. https://www.martelmaidesauctions.com/auction-lot/a-pair-of-19th-century-patinated-bronze-and-gilt_6E540A78AC
Black Basalt Wedgwood Sphinx-form candlestick. The sphinx with a scalloped-edge candle nozzle mounted atop the back of the seated figure set on a rectangular base. Loving the way her tail wraps around. Early 19th c. English. Ceramic. Wedgwood, maker. Impressed mark. Inage © 2026 Hieronymus Objects. Fair use license. https://www.hieronymusobjects.com/black-basalt-sphinx-candlestick-wedgwood
Pair of Wedgwood majolica sphinx candlesticks, polychrome decorated and modeled with a candle nozzle atop the head. ca. 1869. English. Wedgwood, maker. Maker’s marks: impressed mark. Image © Bonhams 2001-2026. Fair use license. https://www.bonhams.com/auction/32313/lot/302/pair-of-wedgwood-majolica-sphinx-candlesticks-england-c-1869/

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