Coffin handle - Winged hourglass
around 1900
Antique cast iron coffin handle circa 1900
With the motive of a winged hourglass.
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.
Nice rusty patina
Would be perfect as a handle on a piece of furniture!
Size: 21x9.5cm Weight: 225g
Example of hardware catalog of the time in which this model is sold:
You buy 1 handle
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