CHROME SWAN HOOD ORNAMENT - ART DECO STYLE, CIRCA 1930S

A CHROME-PLATED SWAN HOOD ORNAMENT IN THE ART DECO STYLE, DEPICTING A STYLISED SWAN WITH AN ELONGATED CURVED NECK AND A LARGE UPSWEPT WING WITH INCISED FEATHER DETAILING. THE FORM IS STREAMLINED AND DYNAMIC, CONSISTENT WITH AUTOMOTIVE MASCOT DESIGN OF THE 1930S PERIOD.

THE ORNAMENT FEATURES TWO THREADED MOUNTING STUDS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE FOR BONNET ATTACHMENT.

CONSTRUCTION:
* CHROME-PLATED CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION
* TWO THREADED MOUNTING STUDS TO BASE
* STYLISED SWAN FORM WITH UPSWEPT WING AND CURVED NECK

CONDITION:
THE CHROME PLATING SHOWS PITTING, TARNISHING AND SURFACE OXIDATION ACROSS THE BODY AND WING. THE LOWER BODY AND BASE AREA DISPLAY HEAVIER PATINA AND DARKENING. THE WING RETAINS SOME REFLECTIVE CHROME FINISH BUT WITH VISIBLE DULLING AND SPOTTING. THE OVERALL FORM REMAINS INTACT WITH NO BENDS OR BREAKS OBSERVED. EDGE WEAR IS PRESENT TO THE WING FEATHER DETAILING.

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 1Kg

Art Deco (1920-1940); Circa 1930S; Chrome-Plated Metal; Chrome Plating Shows Areas Of Pitting, Tarnishing And Surface Oxidation Across The Body And Wing. The Lower Body And Base Area Show Heavier Patina And Darkening. The Wing Retains Some Reflective Chrome Finish But With Visible Dulling And Spotting. Two Threaded Mounting Studs Are Present On The Underside Of The Base.

Condition: Fair

779230+11

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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