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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Architectural Owl Form, ca. 1930-40 Sheet iron (custom wall mount) 16 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 in. (40.6 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm) (ArU 509) SOLD ••• Cut from a single plate of sheet iron, this stylized owl feels at once like an emblem and a guardian. Its form is reduced to a few decisive cuts—the wide ears, almond body, and incised wings—so that the entire creature hovers somewhere between hieroglyph and street sign. The punched eyes and beak carve out a calm, almost quizzical expression, an alert stillness that suggests it once watched over a doorway, cornice, or threshold. Time has worked its way across the surface, leaving a rich, weathered patina that deepens the sense of quiet authority. Stripped of its original architectural context, the piece now reads as a compact, self-contained presence: part sentinel, part symbol, and an unmistakable character in its own right.
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    Architectural Owl Form, ca. 1930-40
    Sheet iron (custom wall mount)
    16 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 in. (40.6 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm)
    (ArU 509)
    SOLD
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