A Large Pair of 20thC Ornamental Patinated Bronze Standing Cranes sub-Antiques setting up temporary theatres seating

setting up temporary theatres seating 200-700 people at fairs or on village greens

One hundred and fifty years ago there was no real alternative but to use timber groynes in an attempt to protect communities that had developed along the coast during the Industrial Revolution

Nutcrackers of many types have been used through the centuries though at first the nutcracker was probably ones teeth or perhaps a hammer or mallet

the carcass having two shelves

A Large Pair of 20thC Ornamental Patinated Bronze Standing Cranes sub-Antiques setting up temporary theatres seatingOrigin: Asian Period: Mid Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1960 80 The Larger: 68. 75 high The Smaller: 58 high The hugely decorative larger than life size patinated verdigris bronze models of cranes, well cast and free standing without bases survive from the third quarter of the twentieth century. The cranes have the expected wear and a lovely green tinted patination that comes with bronzes and weathering commensurate with being placed