Ornate 'Gloucester Candlestick' Cast Bell Metal 1100 AD 1930s Trade Ad Card

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Ornate 'Gloucester Candlestick' Cast Bell Metal 1100 AD 1930s Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY  3 1/8 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
THE GLOUCESTER CANDLESTICK
The Gloucester Candlestick was made about
the year 1110 for Peter, Abbot. of Glou-
cester, and given by him to the Church of
St. Peter (the Cathedral) gt Gloucester.
The design is remarkable for the imagina-
tion displayed in the masses of ornament
and figures of men, monsters and birds
intertwined with amazing intricacy. The
casting of this work (in bell metal) was a
remarkable technical achievement calling
for great manipulative skill on the part of
the founder. The Candlestick is gilt and is
twenty-three inches in height. It is now pre-
served in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE .
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
3 1/8 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THIS CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION - IT IS AN ORIGINAL
THERE MAY BE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - BENT and/or ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERED
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!