Pair of Large Italian Carved Marble Sphinxes, Vanini, Milan

Pair of Large Italian Carved Marble Sphinxes, Vanini, Milan
19th century
each inscribed "Ditta Ing. Vanini / Milano"
33 x 19 x 60 1/2 inches

The Vanini Family has been a familial dynasty of architects and engineers that have been recorded for generations in both Milan and Florence, Italy.
Condition Report: Each in very good overall condition. One with a chipped nose, chips on the tasseled saddle and minor chips to the rectangular plinth. The other sphinx with a chipped nose, chips on the tasseled saddle, and chips to the grey marble plinth which also has a crack. Each with losses to the claws.