Description: Offered here is a very attractive pair of highly collectible bronze clad bookends of Abraham Lincoln bookends. This is an impressive pair of bookends - almost 9 inches tall. Lincoln is posed with one hand behind his back and other holding some papers - perhaps a speech. He is standing between a pair of fasces - a bundle of rods with a projecting axe blade, which has its origins in Roman and Etruscan symbolism of a magistrate’s power.circa 1920sThe pair were manufactured by the Pompeian Bronze Company in New York City. They are based on a statue by George Bissell in 1898 . These bookends have no makers mark but they are well known to Lincoln collectors. Also Pompeian Bronze used the fasce plinth design for other bookends. They originally would have foil labels on their blue felts.Construction is bronze clad. The patina is great. One finial onna fasce has a sight bend. Other than that it is in great condition.Take a good look at the photos.There are no breaks or cracks in the bronze cladding. No cracks in the cladding. This is really a remarkable set.This attractive pair of bookends 8 3/4 inches tall, 5 1/4 inches wide and 3 inches deep. Replacements felts.Shipping is $20.Any questions please Many people are not really familiar with bronze clad bookends so here’s a little background information. Prior to 1914 just about all high and sculptural artwork was solid bronze. About that time a company named Kathodian Bronze Works began manufacturing small sculptural artwork such as bookends (back then they were called “book rocks”) and statuary using a process imported from Europe around the turn of the century known as electroplating or electroforming. A plaster mold was made and then it was covered with graphite to allow copper or bronze to be electroplated on top of it. It was a very time-consuming process and several companies went one step further by painting the bookends in a very colorful fashion. This was a time-consuming and expensive manufacturing process by the early 1930s most manufacturers had exited the business
Price: 400 USD
Location: Gainesville, Florida
End Time: 2024-10-10T02:32:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Lincoln
Type: Bookends
Theme: Historical Figures
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Bronze
Year Manufactured: 1932
Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1949
