VINTAGE 1920S CHALKWARE BOOKEND BUST ASIAN CHINESE GIRL ESTHER HUNT JOE CELONA ?

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VINTAGE 1920S CHALKWARE BOOKEND BUST ASIAN CHINESE GIRL ESTHER HUNT JOE CELONA ?:
$65.00

HERE’S AN ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1920S HAND-PAINTED CHALKWARE BOOKEND / BUST OF AN ASIAN / CHINESE GIRL – WHICH IS RENDERED IN THE ARTISTIC STYLE OF EITHER SAN FRANCISCO ARTIST ESTHER HUNT OR LOS ANGELES ARTIST JOE CELONA!

Please Note: There is only one (1) bookend for sale in this sale. There is only one available.

Measuring six inches (6”) in height, six inches (6”) in width at its widest point, by three and one half inches (3 ½”) in depth, this original vintage 1920s (possibly earlier) chalkware bookend / bust still retains most of its original hand-painted surfaces. As you can see from the photographs shown above, the color scheme is a vibrant orange background with the Asian / Chinese girl rendered in both light and dark blues, flesh color, yellow, orange, and black. The backside is painted black and the bottom is covered in an old felt material.

Unfortunately, there is no signature or markings.

Condition: This chalkware bookend / bust is “farm fresh” and has not been cleaned in any way. It was acquired on a recent trip to the great State of Washington. There is a fair amount of surface grime, mostly around the base and which most likely can be removed, several small surface scuffs in the paint, a very small surface flake in the flower on side of the girl’s head, a small chip at the backside top and a chip on the backside left-side edge. Regardless, this is still a predominantly intact original vintage 1920s “farm fresh” chalkware bookend / bust in the artistic style of Esther Hunt or Joe Celona!

Domestic buyer pays calculated shipping for secure packing and USPS priority or standard within the United States.

Selected International buyer pays calculated shipping depending on country. (International shipping is “only” available to: United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Japan, Israel, and New Zealand. If you are \"not located\" in one of these countries, please do not offer without contacting me for approval. Thank you.)

!!! TERMS & CONDITIONS OF offerDING ON THIS sale !!!

1) COMMUNICATION FROM THE WINNING buyer IS ESSENTIAL -- PLEASE CONTACT ME WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE CLOSE OF THE sale, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR PAYMENT DURING THIS TIME PERIOD! THANK YOU!

2) THERE IS A SHIPPING COST STIPULATED IN THE sale DESCRIPTION FOR BOTH DOMESTIC WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING TO SELECTED COUNTRIES (PLEASE SEE ITEM #3).

3) BECAUSE OF TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH OVERSEAS SHIPMENTS, I “ONLY” SHIP TO SELECTED INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES, WHICH INCLUDE: UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, FRANCE, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, SPAIN, DENMARK, SWEDEN, FINLAND, NORWAY, JAPAN, ISRAEL, AND NEW ZEALAND. IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES, PLEASE DO NOT offer WITHOUT CONTACTING ME FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU.

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13) AS OF MID-1999, AT THE REQUEST OF ADMINISTRATION, THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION HAS BEEN ADDED TO ALL OF MY sales: THE NAMES OF THE DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, SCHOOLS, AND/OR ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS MENTIONED IN THIS sale ARE ALSO AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BOOK, CATALOG, OR EPHEMERAL ITEM LISTED IN THIS sale!

IN THE EVENT THAT THE ITEM IS AN OBJECT, ALL SUCH NAMES ARE INCLUDED IN THE sale DESCRIPTION TO PROVIDE HISTORICAL AND/OR BIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT FOR THE ITEM!

LASTLY, SHOULD THE WORD \"EAMES\" BE USED IN THE SEARCH TITLE, IT IS THERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERENCING THE MID-CENTURY TIME PERIOD OF THE 1940S THROUGH THE 1970S.

14) THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED BY DESIGN REFERENCES -- ESTABLISHED BY A FORMER ART MUSEUM CURATOR TURNED BOOKSELLER SPECIALIZING in OUT-OF-PRINT and PERIOD MATERIALS on the PROGRESSIVE IDEAS of MODERNISM and POST-MODERNISM in DECORATIVE ARTS and ARCHITECTURE, INDUSTRIAL and STUDIO ARTS of the 19TH & 20TH CENTURIES.

15) PLEASE -- NO REQUESTS FOR PHOTOCOPIES OF THIS ITEM. I DO NOT MAKE PHOTOCOPIES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

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