Unique, Vintage and Antique Bookends
Connecticut. A nice pair of Lion Bookends by Bradley and Hubbard. Highly collectible bronze bookends cast in Connecticut in the 1910s. Cast iron bookends with lions walking on each. They have a bronzed finish which has gone to a black patina. Sold as a pair. The are 4".....
J.B. Hirsch, 1932. Ruhl, John. Pair of Vintage J.B. Hirsch “Lighting The Way” Figural Nautical Sailor Bookends, circa 1930s, bronze and celluloid construction. Very rarely do these have the celluloid faces present and intact. This set is particularly good, with a nice patina and very little damage to the base.....
Pompeian Bronze, 1925. #164 Airedale. This wonderful, antique bronze Airedale dog was created by Paul Herzel (1876-1956), for the Pompeian Bronze Company of New York City, in the early 1920’s. An old Pompeian Bronze Company catalog lists him as #164 AIREDALE. This charming dog measures 6 3/4″ high and sits.....
New York: Pompeian Bronze Company, 1922. Catalog No. 160. Heavy bronze bookends (each about 4 pounds). Pompeian Bronze Co. catalog number on the tail of the spine. A great set with paint loss that is common to these. Felt absent on both. Priced accordingly.
Cast Bronze. Bronze figural bookends depicting Europa and the Bull. The bull, which was Zeus in disguise, abducted Europa to Crete and violated her. She later gave birth to King Minos. Not much is known about these. No marks on them. Great patina. A nice set...