Moulded zinc horse head originally with gilt finish then repainted in brown, circa 1860. This originally hung outside a Paris butcher shop.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Design Modified
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Having hung outside as a shop sign it has weathered and has loss of paint and gilding. There are fractures in the medal along some of the seams in the mane and the nose. It was dropped so the top of right ear is dinged and there was a restoration at its base. There are also numerous holes along the side of the neck in the mane where it was attached to the wall as apposed to hung. Please look at all the pictures

Origin:
France

Materials & Techniques:
Zinc

Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: France

Original Design Modified; Some Imperfections; Having hung outside as a shop sign it has weathered and has loss of paint and gilding. There are fractures in the medal along some of the seams in the mane and the nose. It was dropped so the top of right ear is dinged and there was a restoration at its base. There are also numerous holes along the side of the neck in the mane where it was attached to the wall as apposed to hung. Please look at all the pictures