vintage, Pompeian Bronze bookends, harlequin, clown dancer, rare, 1920s

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vintage, Pompeian Bronze bookends, harlequin, clown dancer, rare, 1920s:
$285.00

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 . These bronze and copper-plated sculptural artworks were curtailed during WW1 when the focus shifted from bookends to bullets.

After WW1 Armor Bronze Company began manufacturing similar bronze-clad sculptural work.And in the decade of the 1920s the Pompeian Bronze Company took theses products to another level with their use of vibrant colors on their sculptures and bookends.

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.

Here is a fantastic set of Pompeian Bronze bookends with their original paint: \"Clown Dancers\"
Very rare
Circa 1920
The paint on these is terrific.
The colors are great.
I have only seen this set a couple times.
And this set is simply the best.
The taller of the two is 9-1/4 inches tall. The pair weighs 4 pounds 5 ounces.
No markings.
Note the bend in one of the tassels on the cap. The top of the bend does not show damage and does not appear to have been repainted. Apparently that is the way is was cast.
Shipping is $25 insured.