Winged Victory

At “Winged Victory of Samothrace,” a white marble statue from Hellenistic Greece, better known as “Niké,” for example, Ms. Firestone noted that the figure’s wings had inspired the sportswear empire’s Swoosh logo.

Walker made a colossal fountain that referenced Thomas Brock’s 1911 Victoria Memorial, a statue of a gilded winged Victory in front of Buckingham Palace, dedicated to Queen Victoria.

In most of the photos, the birds are frozen with their wings outstretched, like tiny versions of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.

The ancient Egypt of the pharaohs has inspired the Grand Sphinx of Tanis watch; the Hellenistic period of Greece is the source for the Winged Victory of Samothrace watch; and the birth of the Roman Empire inspired the Bust of Augustus watch.

The gem’s swooping Winged Victory is a recurring feature.