OBELISK IN LACQUERED SHEET METAL in the style of the return from Egypt with pseudo-hieroglyphic motifs in gold on a black background. The gilded bronze base with four winged sphinxes on a base of three square tiers. Germany, Berlin, Empire period. Attributed to Werner & Mieth (active between 1792 and 1819) Height: 73 cm - Width: 19 cm Depth: 19 cm (visible damage and missing parts) PROVENANCE - Roger de Montégudet Collection (1880 - 1925) - By descent to this day. RELATED WORK An obelisk very similar to the one we are presenting and donated to Werner & Mieth is kept at the Corning Museum of Glass [Accession number : 2013.3.13]. At the time these obelisks were made of these obelisks, Berlin was under the control of Bonaparte's army, which implies a French order.