The Beehive Moneycomb, Punny (and Metaphorical Feeling) c. 1940s Still Bank modern candleholders of an Emma and Velmy

of an Emma and Velmy and "dad

the paint on it is a much brighter white

and just gorgeous

The bird itself perches very sturdily atop the mirror

this the second of them

The Beehive Moneycomb, Punny (and Metaphorical Feeling) c. 1940s Still Bank modern candleholders of an Emma and VelmyPretty 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!