with apologies to Ogden Nash...
The stork (Cigogne) in flight as sculpted by Francois Victor Bazin.
Yum. Saw a bunch of Lalique at Corning some years back, including hood ornaments - similar era and style. Weren't they actually radiator caps, although with a much nicer name?rdguy
OK, found the other name:"Mascots"https://www.carters.com.au/index.cfm/index/5864-lalique-france-car-mascots-radiator-caps/rdguy
The Lalique sculptures are far too nice to put out in traffic!
Yum. Saw a bunch of Lalique at Corning some years back, including hood ornaments - similar era and style. Weren't they actually radiator caps, although with a much nicer name?
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OK, found the other name:
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https://www.carters.com.au/index.cfm/index/5864-lalique-france-car-mascots-radiator-caps/
rdguy
The Lalique sculptures are far too nice to put out in traffic!
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