We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
Early French Hardware Store Counter Display
The display reads "Fichet Marine Paris." A good guess is that this was a display for brass yacht hardware. There are three very heavy lick sets in the display. One has an early iron key still in place. The top set does not have a door knob on the back side. This can be kept as a display or the sets can be used individually. These early heavy antique sets are quite valuable. 27 in.Hx16 in.Wx8 in.D $750
