Human or animal car mascots, or hood ornaments, are popular collector’s items, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States. Here are some examples recently sold in France.
€793 Bourcart, Chimera, car mascot in silver-plated bronze, signed, h. 13 cm. Toulouse, 17 October 2014. Primardeco auction house.
€793 Bourcart, Chimera, car mascot in silver-plated bronze, signed, h. 13 cm. Toulouse, 17 October 2014. Primardeco auction house.
From atop their radiator caps, these figurines challenged the road and motorists. Alongside manufacturers’ emblems, such as the Peugeot lion or the Hotchkiss rooster, inventiveness is the rule thanks to the sculptors’ talent. Some models initially intended as mascots ended up in living rooms as…
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