dog prize plaques

Woof! Woof! I Won!!
19th century; red and gold paint on metal [spelter]
12 x 7 cm

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Woof! I only came in 2nd place...whimper...sigh...
19th century; blue and gold paint on metal [spelter]
12 x 7 cm

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Drawer-pulls

verdigris bronze drawer-pull with twin rams' heads flanking a central medallion with roman profile below a classical urn motif;
19th century; found at Marché Vernaison, St-Ouen
15 x 12 cm

CAD/US$150/Euros100

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lovely pair of ornate bronze drawer-pulls;
19th century; found at a brocante in Paris
12.5 x 4 cm

CAD/US$50/Euros35

pair of simple laurel leaves bronze drawer-pulls;
19th century; found at a brocante in Paris
12 x 2.5 cm

CAD/US$30/Euros20

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"RADIGUER PARIS"*
cast iron drawer-pull;
early 1900's; found at a flea market outside of Paris
10 x 2.5 cm

CAD/US$50/Euros30

*Monsieur RADIGUER was the former manager of the Paris branch of H.W. CASLON & Cie, a type-foundry that designed and made metal types for printing, and he eventually established his own company - hence his name on a drawer-pull presumably from his type-founding premises!

Door-pulls

These two heavy ancient iron door-pulls were found by Monsieur L many years ago and I love the fact that they had been touched by generations of french hands on a daily basis...

this one with a lion's head is still encrusted with traces of burgundy paint...
18th century; found at a brocante outside of Paris;

8 x 8 cm [+ 5 cm back screw]

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brown paint flaking a little off the finely detailed sun motif of this door-pull;
18th century; found at a flea market outside of Paris;
8 x 8 cm [+ 6 cm back screw]

CAD/US$200/Euros140