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Antique Art Deco Frankart Figural Verdi Gras Nude Frog Single Bookend, c1920

Name: Antique Art Deco Frankart Figural Verdi Gras Nude & Frog Single Bookend, c1920
Brand: Frankart
Rating: 4.9 (219 reviews)

Price:$400

$440List Price

About the Item

An antique Art Deco figural Nude and Frog bookend by Frankart offers painted cast metal figure of woman in countryside setting with frog at foot, dated 1922 Measures - 10'' H x 4.25'' W x 4.25'' D Additional Information: Frankart Nude Frog Bookends Frankart Inc. was a New York City foundry established by the artist, Arthur von Frankenberg, in the early nineteen twenties. Frankart Inc. produced bookends, ashtrays, lamps, and other metal household accessories. Many of the items featured streamlined, sylph-like female nudes designed by von Frankenberg which were very well received, possibly because they contrasted with classical Victorian nudes and were compatible with the emerging boyish figures of the flapper girls. The success of Frankart items has continued to the present day, and Frankart bookends are collected today by lovers of Art Deco. One of the earliest pairs of Frankart bookends are popularly known as Nude and Frog. The Nude and Frog bookends are transitional between Victorian and Art Deco styles. Each bookend presents a sylph-like nude standing on one leg and shying away from a frog nearby. The inclusion of the frog is a bow to the passing Victorian style which was overlapping with Art Deco at this time. The frog is a Victorian element which makes the female a creature of nature rather than a sexual object. Victorian nudes were often presented as nymphs or Classical Greek or Roman personages in order to avoid sexual connotation. Art Deco elements in these original bookends include a streamlined female and geometric buttressing. The woman that posed for these bookends was Leone Osborne, a celebrated model of the day.(Bookend Collector).

Creator:
Frankart (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Depth: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Paint,Cast,Painted
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1920
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Overall very good condition with paint loss as photographed.
Seller Location:
Big Flats, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 730521stDibs: LU2396326867442

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