{"id":1105,"date":"2012-01-11T17:23:46","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T22:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2013-06-10T14:34:23","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T18:34:23","slug":"design-we-love-horse-brasses-at-index-g-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/2012\/01\/11\/design-we-love-horse-brasses-at-index-g-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Design we love: horse brasses at Index G Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1106\" title=\"Janus, Brass Cat, Pineapple 018\" src=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Janus-Brass-Cat-Pineapple-018-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Janus-Brass-Cat-Pineapple-018-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Janus-Brass-Cat-Pineapple-018-299x398.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a>This personable cat is a typical example of what are known as <em>horse brasses<\/em> &#8211; that is, solid brass castings used as tackle fasteners and sometimes just as decoration for parade horses. They were at the height of their popularity in the mid-19th century, but continued to be made into the first decades of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>We purchased the cat from <a href=\"http:\/\/indexg.com\/\">Index G Gallery<\/a> where, on a large glass-topped, vitrine-like table, there is a stunning array of horse brasses including images of dogs, horses and lions, as well as purely decorative abstract designs.<\/p>\n<p>The horse brasses are all part of the collection of Bill Grigsby, of Toronto\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/reactorart.com\/index.php\">Reactor Art + Design<\/a>. Bill has been collecting the brasses for a long time and is now apparently willing to sell some of them. We bought this one for $50.00.<\/p>\n<p>Index G is at 50 Gladstone Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>416-535-6957<br \/>\nmail@indesg.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This personable cat is a typical example of what are known as horse brasses &#8211; that is, solid brass castings used as tackle fasteners and sometimes just as decoration for parade horses. 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