![]() Their open mouths were symbolic of them devouring giants. Gable Gargoyles remain in place to repel evil. ![]() Gable Gargoyles are designed and built for homes as well as guest houses, studios, gazebos, and gardens. In addition to the practical function of projecting water away from a building, gargoyles were also intended to symbolise 'guardianship' of the building and to ward off evil spirits. The Gable Gargoyles Company creates charming, individually handcrafted gargoyle statues that add a unique focal point to entryways, alcoves and roof crests on a universal easy-mount plinth. Also question is, what do gargoyle statues represent? How much is Gargoyle Dragon worth? The current Gargoyle Dragon value is estimated to be around 2,750,000,000 diamonds. Regarding this, how much does a gargoyle cost? ![]() Has a bit of a patina and blue cast to it. This Florentine Gargoyle was perfect, heavy and the perfect size. Your gargoyle can be set simply amongst shrubbery, partly obscured from view, or made a more obvious feature and placed on columns, or pedestals at various points in the garden such as in grottoes, alcoves, staircases or at the end of a path. As a collector of outdoor Gargoyles I needed a new one of substantial size to place in a newly created garden bed. They are often the things that put the finishing touches to a garden. ![]() The spooky creatures, which seem especially relevant this time of year, were first used to decorate the drain spouts of 13th-century churches (gargoyle comes from the French word gargouille, meaning throat or pipe), and history's best guess is that their sinister stances were meant to scare away evil spirits. ![]()
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