Antique 19th-Century French Cold-Painted Metal Bulldogs French Silver 25" L x 18" W

25" L x 18" W x 1

Elegant English silver-plate shell dish featuring a detailed coat of arms

or bedside tables — personal rather than grand

and candlelit writing desks

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

Antique 19th-Century French Cold-Painted Metal Bulldogs French Silver 25" L x 18" WA 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