Antique 19th-Century French Cold-Painted Metal Bulldogs French Silver Midcentury oil on board

Midcentury oil on board

and later became just as common hanging proudly on the wall when not in use

Materials: silver-plate

or bedside tables — personal rather than grand

Antique 19th-Century French Cold-Painted Metal Bulldogs French Silver Midcentury oil on boardA spirited and finely modeled pair of 19th century French cold painted metal bulldogs, captured mid stride with taut musculature and alert expressions. The sculptor has given them remarkable movement chests forward, legs extended, jaws slightly parted conveying both strength and character. Cold painted metal figures of this quality were produced in France during the late 19th century as decorative desk and mantel objects, prized for their lifelike