Vingage Armor Bronze bookends, Shepherdess and Her Flock, circa 1925, polychrome

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Vingage Armor Bronze bookends, Shepherdess and Her Flock, circa 1925, polychrome:
$375.00

Prior to 1914 just about all high-end sculptural artwork was solid bronze. About that time a company called 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 . About the same time a company called National Metalizing Company also began making this statuary, calling the finish \"Armor Bronze\". After WWI the assets of this Armor Bronze division were spun off as a new entity - The Armor Bronze Company of New York City. Armor Bronze relocated to Tauton Mass. in 1934. Much of thecompany\'s statuesque larger bookends were made in the teens and the twenties.

By the end of the Roaring Twenties the only “bronze clad” manufacturer left was Armor Bronze.The Great Depression swallowed-up most of “bronze clad” artisans – as the process was deemed to be too expensive and time consuming.

Offered is a great set of bookends by Armor Bronze: Shepherdess and Her Flock
They are bronze clad and painted (polychrome)
Circa 1925
Take a good look at the photos. This is a remarkable set. One of themostinteresting and detailed Armor Bronze sets I have seen.
This set is marked Armor Bronze on the side of each piece
No breaks to cladding.
Paint colors are quite vibrant. Some ageappropriate wear to paint (lots of edges). Again, see photos for description and condition.
Original felt with Armor Bronze New York labels on both.
The bookends are 5 inches tall and 7 inches wide. The pair weigh about 5 pounds 13 ounces.
Shipping is $16 including insurance