Long Retired Gargoyle Statues

Over the many years of selling gargoyle statues I have seen many a nice gargoyle go to the big gothic cathedral in the sky.

Retired Gargoyle 'Max'

First up is Max. I was helping a buyer, carrying this guy to his car. The guy had a dog in car barking at me — the owner said "Shut up Max!" I thought the name Max was perfect for this guy, so he became Max.

Max — and other gargoyles — were made by a business in Oklahoma. The business changed hands and everything went into a downward spiral.

13th Century Notre Dame Gargoyle

This cute guy is a model of a gargoyle dating from the Notre Dame Cathedral during the 13th century. Notre Dame was restored in the mid-1800s — and many of the gargoyles we associate with the cathedral date from that restoration.

Dagmar Gargoyle

Sad to say I can't really remember the story on this guy! He was made by an artist on the east coast as I recall — that's about all I remember...

Golum Incense Holder

This is a picture of one of a line of incense holder gargoyles made by a husband/wife team up in Washington State. I liked them a lot, unfortunately they moved on, stopped making them.

Gargoyle

While writing this I can't recall the name of this guy — but I do remember two things. One, he is a favorite of mine, and two, the artist is still around! The artist seems to have lost interest in making any gargoyles, I have been expressing my desire for him to do so!

Skull Head Toilet Bowl Brush

This skull head toilet bowl brush has been retired. It was made by a big giant factory in China, and perhaps was retired as either it sold slowly, or simply to make room for new items.

The take-away lesson of this blog post is: if you see something you love you better think seriously of getting it, the continuing availability is not a given! 

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