No cowardly lion!

[halfdime]

I found this brass lion years ago, so long that I don't remember where, and I've always thought that maybe it sat atop a walking stick. It's about three and a half inches long and you can see two screw holes near the bottom. Any better ideas? I rediscovered it yesterday sitting in a bag with other relics and thought it deserved a little bit of attention!

 

[Bgmeanie]

Too small to be a walking stick topper (I collect them). Looks like a bed post topper or fence finial to me.

 

[halfdime]

Too small to be a walking stick topper (I collect them). Looks like a bed post topper or fence finial to me.

Interesting! How big would such a topper be? Can you post some pictures?

 

[Bgmeanie]

Sure.... Let me take some pics....standard is about 4 to 4.5 inches- and thick enough for a standard hand to wrap around.....

 

[longcut]

With his front legs folded and his chest poked out , could he be part of a door knocker

 

[halfdime]

With his front legs folded and his chest poked out , could he be part of a door knocker

Hmmm.

 

[fishstick]

It's DEF worth lookin into... BTW, are you by chance next to Harmony?

 

[ARC]

This is 2 parts is it not ?

The holes are for tightening and loosing... IMO ? ? ? but ? ?
Corkscrew ?
Hood ornament ?

 

[halfdime]

It's DEF worth lookin into... BTW, are you by chance next to Harmony?

Spitting distance.

 

[halfdime]

This is 2 parts is it not ?

The holes are for tightening and loosing... IMO ? ? ? but ? ?
Corkscrew ?
Hood ornament ?

One piece.

 

[DCMatt]

Rampant lion holding a shield. Protector... I'm guessing it is a garden gate finial.

DCMatt

 

[vhs07]

Is it too big to be a bottle stopper?

 

[Bruce R]

The lion kind of looks like part of a gaslight valve,they were very ornate.

 

[halfdime]

The lion kind of looks like part of a gaslight valve,they were very ornate.

Very interesting!