several matching late 1920's nicely aged decorative bronze wall-mount fragments salvaged from a cook county criminal courts building courtroom. the cast bronze ornament features foliated scrollwork with rosettes. the diminutive accent pieces were originally mounted flush along the court room walls. priced for the lot. the exact bronze metal fabricator is not known. the cook county jail and court house and/or criminal courts building (known in chicago as simply "26th and cal") is encompassed by a large complex of buildings covering nearly a square mile on the west side of chicago. the most significant building (from an architectural standpoint), was designed by architects hall, lawrence & ratcliffe (also designed chicago stadium) and opened in 1929. a neo-classical design clad in bedford limestone, the towering façade is dominated by eight massive doric columns topped by intricately carved figures representing law, justice, liberty, truth, might, love, wisdom & peace. when the jail opened, it was thought to house the largest concentration of prisoners, including al capone and john wayne gacy to name a few. measure 5 1/2 x 3 inches.