"Cave Rat"
At my aunt Nadia's, I was terrified to go down to the cellar, steep staircase, dampness, cobwebs, dark corners ... the flickering candle light and children's fantasies, no doubt ... Ah if she had been able to afford a cellar rat like the one proposed, I would have faced this steep staircase with the aplomb of a proud knight ..... Object marked OW +, mark of Whiskemann, guarantee of quality. in the shape of a roccoco torch, where we find a Corinthian capital with rosettes, a countersunk neck and a twisted piedouche. The oil wick prevented the draft from extinguishing the flame .... hence my valiant knight's delirium, and all that to get a bottle of milk ....