The Sphinx motif in SFINGI is a festive interpretation of French Directoire style, a transitional period between Louis XVI and Empire style popularized in post-revolutionary France. Whimsical and imaginative, SFINGI’s field is dressed with ribbons, swag, and tassels, strewn around floral urns and vases, and of course, the enigmatic Sphinx. These popular motifs from antiquity, especially Greek and Pompeian ornamentation, heavily influenced the French Directoire style.