Brass Chinese Koi Shaped Locks welded sculpture with its no-fuss directness

with its  no-fuss directness

I think the black and white stripes and swirl patterns of the inlaid glass are fantastic (it feels as if that glass was just destined to become this bat) and then that face

making them  pretty great displayed side by side just as sculptures if not at either end of a row of books

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The ashtray is a pinkish gray while the cigarette holder is bluish

Brass Chinese Koi Shaped Locks welded sculpture with its no-fuss directnessThese great circa 1950s heavy brass Chinese koi shaped locks are ideal for holding closed a Chinese chest, but are also great objects hung on the wall or just sitting around. The larger of the two opens and closes without a key; the smaller (which I am just throwing in with the other) is locked and would need a Chinese key (which looks like a large, flat metal pin and are fairly easily found) to open. The larger of the two measures 6" long x 3 5 8"