Art Deco ski-themed car mascots

(Left) A ‘Ski Lady’ radiator mascot created for the automobile company Riley, the figure dressed in pre-war ski attire and was created exclusively for the carmaker’s sought-after ‘Alpine’ sports models in the 1930s. Mounted on a black lacquered wooden base, and stamped ‘RILEY SKI LADY’ to the base with registration mark 759377.

Height: 8 inches (20 cm).

REFERENCE: 3639
Price Code: SOLD

(Right) an extremely elegant car radiator mascot in silvered bronze, the stylized Art Deco skier in streamlined pose, mid-jump with ski-sticks pointing rearward, is set on a black ebonized hardwood display plinth. French, circa 1920s.

Length: 8 inches (20 cm).

REFERENCE: 6367
Price Code: ££

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