What is the little sculpture on car bonnets called?
Many thanks indeed.
Answers:
Hood ornament or bonnet mascot depending on your culture. There is a vast collectors market for these and some are extemely valuable and others not. The Hispano Suiza had a stork as a mascot, and each marque had it's own - Jaguar for example and the early version of this is highly collectible.
The most famous mascots are those of Réné Lalique dating from the late 1920's and early 1930's in frosted glass. The form of manufacture and composition of the glass died with Réné but it is known to contain arsenic so even if known the manufacture today would be prohibited. Perhaps his most famous is "Spirit of the Wind" (also known as Victoire) but go here to see a complete list and photos of his mascots. Some are now fetching over $30,000 or £18,000.
http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/lalique.
Also better photos can be found here. I collected these years ago but prices are now out of my reach. My favourite is still Chrysys.
http://www.mascot-mania.co.uk/orphanage..
It is a hood ornament
hood ornament?
they are called a mascot
Its a mascot as far as I know !
It is called a Mascot (the mascot I really like is the Spirit of Ecstasy found on a Rolls Royce!)
Mascot
So are you english or canadian? The sculpture on the 'hood' of an automobile is a called a hood ornament. Maybe across the pond it is called a bonnet ornament.
UK:mascot
US:hood ornament
a Bonnet Mascot, most are illegal now as they can injure pedestrains unless they are like spirit of ectasty on a Rolls that dissappears into the grille
The little sculpture, I guess.
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