1920s Bronze Butterfly Girl Bookends

Very nice Art Deco rabbit, hare silver plated bronze bookends. Signed A.E.L. , stamped France and 28. Mounted Over Russian Onix. We have specialized i...

Art Deco bookends slim deer sculpture with wooden base. They have the Hagenauer style. Art Deco dark green patinated bronze leaping deer bookends Unsigned. We have specialized in th...

Art Deco pair of panther bookends. Silvered bronze and marble. Made in France, 1920s. Both stamped France. Heavy marble bookends. In the style of Paul Jouve. They will give a chic lo...

A fabulous pair of high-quality patinated bronze American Art Deco period bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works, circa mid-1920s, #7072, tilted "Cherub And Butterfly". Created in the early 20th century, the beautifully detailed works depict sculptural high relief figures of classical winged cherub putti seated among leaves, each enchanting putti holding a closed book, while their raised hands grasp butterflies. The naturalistic base with floral vines and a frog on each, backing to large book form, detailed book bindings with elegantly aged dull gilt finish, and green felt covered bases. Provenance / Acquisition: A fine and magnificent private estate in Greenwich, Connecticut Acquired from the reputable auction house Blackrock Galleries, Greenwich, Connecticut Maker: Ronson's Art Metal Works, founded by Louis V. Aronson (1869-1940) in the 1800s, was a leader and pioneer in the manufacture of fine decorative metalwares into the 1930s, producing a diverse selection of beautifully designed bookends, figural lighters, hood ornaments, figurines, lamps, and more. Dimensions: (approx) 6.5" High, 4.5" Wide, 4.5" Deep (each) History: Louis Aronson while still a student in the mid 1880s, registered his first patent for the electroplating of metal. In 1886, he sold his patent, raising $5,000, to start the Art Metal Company in New York City. The following year, he moved the company to Newark, NJ and changed the name to Art Metal Works. Ronson is best known for cigarette lighters, he invented the “safety match” in 1897, and the first mechanical cigarette lighter in 1910. But it was throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Ronson Art Metal Works became one of the most prolific and creative of all artistic bookend producers. In 1915, he copyrighted his first pair of bookends, and by 1936 had over 150 copyrighted bookends in his company catalog. By 1928 the company was traded on the American stock exchange...

Very nice Greco Roman fighters bookends. Statues made of gilt bronze. Bases signed Frecourt and France. The figures are different one from the other.   We have specialized in the sal...

These are a beautiful pair of Chinese soapstone Bookends made in China during the Republic period, Circa 1920. These bookends are individ...

Stylish pair of Art Deco bookends with vulture birds by Max Le Verrier. Art Deco metal with lovely Silver plated patina on Belgian Black marble base, France, circa 1930 This model is...

An antique pair of figural bookends offer bronzed cast metal sculpture of young boy street urchin, c1920 Measures- 7''H x 4''W x 2.5''D A charming pair ...

Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief. Mounted over green marble. Signed A. Bofill and numbered 35 an...

Heavy pair of vintage bronze plated bookends depict a seated scholar reading a book. The bookends are attributed to Pompeian Bronze Co, who were manufacturing this style of bookends...