✅ SOLVED Lion relief

[Tigerdude]

Found this at very old home. It's a relief of a lion's head. Notice the little ring at the base of lion's nose. The reverse is flat with to hooks. Fancy carriage tackle?

 

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[digging440yrs]

Looks like an antique drawer pull ---

 

[A2coins]

BINGO BINGO BINGO AND DRAWER PULL WAS ITS NAMO

 

[Keith Jackson]

I was thinking drawer pull but I have never seen one like that with hooks on the back. I guess they were straight when the piece was mounted on the drawer and then the excess pounded over.

 

[vhs07]

It's not a drawer pull with those hooks on the back.

 

[Bramblefind]

It's not a drawer pull with those hooks on the back.

My first thought when I saw it was that it might have something to do with a baldric device - like these-- but I haven't been able to find better photos so far.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/w...-posted-lion-head-id-i-know-ive-seen-few.html

 

[Tigerdude]

Maybe i called it solved prematurely. The hooks in the back give me pause. I thought they would be used on something like leather.. I dont know how you could "nail" it in without damaging the face.

 

[Tigerdude]

It been re-solved. It is a baldric device or fitting.