Silvered Car Mascots. During the years when chrome plate was unavailable, they were plated in either silver or nickel. Reference: Wikipedia Below are some examples of silvered car mascots.
Vertige de la Vitesse, a silvered bronze car mascot modelled by G. Poitrin circa 1920 modelled as a female, her hair and drapes billowing in the wind, her hands clasped in front of her face in anxiety indistinctly inscribed marks, impressed foundry seal and ‘Contenet & Lelievre edts.’, impressed no. 1395 height 14,5 cm, restored
Sold for 1,020 EUR at Sotheby’s in 2006
A rare ‘La Rafale’ mascot by M.Guiraud-Riviere, French, circa 1922, signed on the base, nickel silvered bronze depicting a woman crouching forward with her hair blowing in the wind, winner of the Journal L’Auto Medal in 1922, mounted on a radiator cap, 9¼in. high overall.
Sold for US$ 5,000 (£ 3,939) inc. premium at Bonhams in 2018
A FRANCOIS VICTOR BAZIN (1897-1956) ART DECO SILVERED BRONZE CAR MASCOT ‘CIGOGNE’ FOR HISPANO-SUIZA, CIRCA 1930, SIGNED F. BAZIN Screw fixing, marble base 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high; 9 in. (22.8 cm.) wide
Sold for GBP 4,750 at Christie’s in 2016
Bronze Rooster Car Mascot Hood Ornament sgd Bofil
Circa 1920, automobile hood ornament, a silvered bronze figure of a rooster signed “Bofil”, wear commensurate with age, height 5.75″
Sold for $275 at Treasureseeker Auctions LLC in 2016
