An Early 20thC Brass Millinery Hat Stand; Annie Gold; French Milliner; Spitalfields, London

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An Early 20thC Brass Millinery Hat Stand; Annie Gold; French Milliner; Spitalfields, LondonOrigin: English Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Annie Gold; French Milliner; Spitalfields, London Date: c. 1910 25 Height: 43 Width: 24 Depth: 22 (all at extremities) The tubular brass milliners hat stand with eight revolving detachable arms for the displaying of hats in a shop setting, the heads being a mixture of wood or metal, some with felt coverings, the whole on a draught turned circular base and hailing from the collection of items removed from

There would have been glass present with one side being a door

The condition of the whole is good and sturdy

three quarter bust

These panels would have been part of a larger composition

the whole worked in two sections and hanging from a later pine baton and professionally backed and surviving from late nineteenth century England

This is an important survival within that rich history and not only proves to be hugely decorative artwork but also a welcome nod to the eccentricity of the English in their leisure time

where he was friendly received by Horace Vernet

commissioned portraits

One of the knob handles has an area of loss

The traditional farewell (of a mariner is wishing a friend or loved one "fair winds and following seas" whilst also to be considered a Naval blessing as well as a farewell

exclaiming ‘Its Thrilling’ painted on a sunshine yellow ground with ruby red border

a coating of wax is applied and pigments and dyes are then layered on the warm wax with minerals and natural dyes used as pigments

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