Antique German Shepard Pompeiian Bronze Bookends Paul Herzel 1920

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Antique German Shepard Pompeiian Bronze Bookends Paul Herzel 1920 :
$103.50

Antique bronze clad seated German Shepardbookends by the Pompeian Bronze Company, circa 1920, (New York) are inscribed bythe artist, Paul Herzel on the bases. Listed in old Pompeian Bronze Catalog as #79Police Dog. Highest rarity rating in Collectors Encyclopedia ofBookends.Overall very good antique condition, excellent detailing and beautiful patina with no cracks,chips or repairs. Ears are straight and well-shaped, at attention, and free from any damage.Original felt is intact with original Pompeian Bronze label.On the bases, two corners appear to be faintly worn, slight dip in one dog\'s \"book side\".Measure approx. 8 3/4\" tall, 5\" long, 3\" wide. Weigh approximately 6 ½ lbs.These dog bookends are highly collectible, in rare display quality for the dog lover or collector.Please examine photoscarefully as they are considered part of the description.

Information from the Antique Bookend ShoppeWebsite: The highly collectible bronze-clad method of production usedelectricity built into the plaster mold of the subject piece, requiring muchprep work and costly for labor and materials. Some bookends could take aslong as three days to be completed.While most of the companies wentbankrupt.they also created some of the most detailed and sought afterbookends we have today. They\'re getting quite scarce to find in goodcondition since they are somewhat fragile.

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