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Antique chromed metal coffin handle - Winged hourglass - Early 20th century

€25.00

Antique chromed metal coffin handle

Winged hourglass

Early 20th century - Some traces of oxidation

New at the time, it has never been installed

Description

Antique chromed metal coffin handle

With the motive of a winged hourglass

Early 20th century - Some traces of oxidation

Indeed the hourglass evokes the inexorable passage of time, each grain of sand representing a day of our life.

The hourglass is presented with the wings of a dove or an angel, both messengers of God, as if the instrument for measuring time became, with death, the soul that the dove or angel will carry to heaven.

By its reversible side, the hourglass evokes the ability of a new life or true life when it is turned over to restart a cycle.

New at the time, it has never been installed.

Would be perfect as a handle on a piece of furniture!

Handles are corroded, especially on the rear side

In the past, coffin handles could also be bought in hardware stores, and it's often old, unsold stock from the time that is found, as is the case here. New at the time, they were never fitted.

Size: 21x8cm

You buy 1 handle

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