Collection of 22 Virginia Metalcrafters Brass Leaf Sculptures

Nice set of high quality, heavy brass Virginia Metalcrafters Eagle bookends. Made in Waynesboro Virginia. Can hold large stack of books. Has thin felt rounds on bottom of each to pr...

Nice set of high quality, heavy brass Virginia Metalcrafters "Spread Eagle" bookends. Made in Waynesboro Virginia in 1952. Can hold large stack of books. Great on a book shelf or d...

Charming vintage leaf shaped solid brass sculpture was created as a part of a series of botanical leaf sculptures, sculpted by Oskar Hansen and commercially produced by The Virginia ...

Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design. The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons. When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...

Super cool vintage cast iron "Hound Dog" doorstop / sculpture manufactured by Virginia Metalcrafters, circa 1986. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and a dist...

Charming vintage leaf shaped solid brass tray, bowl, or sculpture was created as a part of a series of botanical leaf sculptures, sculpted by Oskar Hansen and commercially produced b...

Beautiful antique brass Irish Setter dog figural ashtray dating from the 1920s. Signed on the back. Made by Virginia Metalcrafters. Made of cast brass and has a wonderful patina. In ...

1940s solid brass Calla Lily leaf brass tray by Virginia Metalcrafters.

Virginia Metalcrafters polished brass bowl, c.1970s, USA. The bowl features a smooth finish with high sides and a small foot. Dimensions 8" diameter x 3" height. Condition Good vin...

Beautiful brass butterfly bush leaf dish by Virginia Metal Crafters. It is one of a series of botanical leaf sculptures designed by artist Oskar Hansen....