Posted 8 years ago
PhilDMorris
(223 items)
Antinea, Rare Art Deco Car Mascot circa 1920 to 1924
A totally original and extremely rare car mascot from the famed collection of Pascale Giordano. This was the star piece of the auction in my view and the last few mascots are from this collection which I may have overlooked the auction if this piece would not have come up. Solid bronze, both the cap and the mascot, alternating bronze and chrome finishes ! Amazing !~
Pascale was a lawyer from Rome Italy, who owned one of the largest ever collection of car mascots. He was passionate about art and cars, he assembled an exceptional collection in his quest for more than 30 years. Almost 1000 of his mascots were sold in France February 7th, 2016. I was able to get this fantasy piece, one of his finest. I only know of one other I have seen in the collection of M. Legrand who wrote all the French books on Mascots, plus possibly one sold several years ago. The mascots made by M. Podiebrad are rare, and there seems to be no information on the sculptor in books or on the internet !!~ This mascot is made entirely of bronze and has an extremely rare double patina, of the chrome and bronze finishes !! Thank you Mani, for all the help with the circus of paperwork to obtain this complete gem and other mascots from this most famous collection !! Hopefully I can get a good base made which I am in talks with a maker. It has taken me a long time to post this as in between I have bought so many things, Circa 1924. Love to you all !
Heavy watermark added after seeing my images on a bogus site !
Thanks Nicefice, one of the nicest ones out there I believe.
Thanks rniederman for the love.
Have you ever run across pictures of autos with any of these? - Rob
Absolutely breathtaking Phil! This is my new favorite!
No Rob, never came across any, rather rare to see a lot of them on cars as few pictures survive also.
Phil -- What a piece!! Your collection is totally Awesome!! xoxox
Happy Canada Day to you too !!!!
Now that is beauty personified Phil...She is simply gorgeous ! The alternate finishes add a touch of elegance. :)
Oooh, WOW! A true queen/goddess, an absolute beauty :-)
Incredible work of art.
Thanks pops52, yours and mine both !
Wow, this is an amazing piece!
She's a beauty!!!
The detail in the eyes is amazing!
Thank you antiquerose for the comment xo
Beautiful and great pictures.
A true gem. The first picture is fabulous.
Thank you Mani for the love and all your help in obtaining this prize xo
I have always liked the Lalique mascots, but this one is REALLY special! Quintessential Deco! Lucky you to add this to your collection!
Thanks milelv85 for the love and comment.
Thank you kyratango, glad you love it !~
Stunning!
Thank you AzTom, much appreciated !~
Thank you courtenayantiques, I appreciate the comment !~
Always much appreciated Radegunder !~
Thank you Caperkid for the comment, I appreciate !~
Thank you OneGoodFind for the nice comment.
Thank you mcheconi for the so nice comment !
Thank you for all the loves TassieDevil, Efesgirl, fortapache, racer4four, Nicefice, and rniederman !~
Thank you Bluboi for the very nice comment !
Thank you Celiene for the comment !
Wow! That's all I can say... Wow!
Thank you valentino97 for the very nice comment on this.
Thanks toolate2 for the nice compliment !~
wow ive never seen such a unique item before!
Wow!! Such detail in this:) the eyes grab you.
Thank you fleafinder for the nice compliment, it is quite unique I believe.
Great looking mascot. Interesting write-up.
Thank you Trey for the nice words.
What a good read!! Never knew much about car mascots until now and for you to have such a rare piece excellent.
Thank you buckethead and roddyq for the nice comments.
Thanks roddyq, appreciate !~
Had to go back through your posts for more pictures and info. This is a fantastic piece of art!!
Most excellent don’t know how I missed it
Thank you, Vynil33rpm for the excellent comment, the best to you.
Thank you BHIFOS for taking the time to comment, fantastic it is !~