A French Terracotta Figure of Madame de Pompadour as a Sphinx

France, late 19th to early 20th century, terracotta with painted patina, inscribed with pseudo-Sevres mark and "127" to underside.

5 1/2 x 3 x 7 in.

From the Collection of a Gentleman, Fearrington, North Carolina

A few scattered nicks and rubbing to patina; right forelimb with two hairlines along the lateral surface.