Finally...older than me!!!

I have just told a friend

that I am not

a metal kinda girl!

 only to realise 

that one of my favourite pieces in our home

is just that

metal!

Actually it is worse than metal it is

onyx and gilt!!

way, way, way over the top!

Oh dear! Do you think 

I should have dusted it before taking these?! 

the floor could have done with a good mop too!

Half way up are  the hooks for an umbrella 

or parasol as it is a French piece

Then at the top the hat goes at a jaunty angle

don't you just love the hanger for the coat? (wide and rounded

so no mark was left on the jacket)

and then a small hook for a cane!

There it stands in all it's over the top glory

I understand it is French probably mid 1800's

and if any one has seen one like it

or knows anything about it I would love to hear.

It normally hold a red Fez that UK daughter brought home

for her Father

My Father's pith helmet, rather aged and tired

but it was well worn during the 2nd World War

and a Malacca cane. 

So maybe, just maybe a could be a

metal kinda girl!!

Goodnight