The Beehive Moneycomb, Punny (and Metaphorical Feeling) c. 1940s Still Bank modern candleholders 22 drawings total

22 drawings total

The bird itself perches very sturdily atop the mirror

called "La Belle Chocolatière

7 3/4" x 6" x 5 1/2" t and in very good presumed antique condition

this the second of them

The Beehive Moneycomb, Punny (and Metaphorical Feeling) c. 1940s Still Bank modern candleholders 22 drawings totalPretty clever, and a pretty excellent object I think; I find it hard to resist a beehive shaped anything, and all the better with a big bee cast on the front! At the same time, with its golden brass finish, and "MONEYCOMB" in capital italics, I can't help but think of it as a metaphor for plutocracy! Ah, I will try to relinquish this lens through which I seem to be regarding everything at the moment. but our material culture is so rife with metaphors!