Tan Leather Bookends Mounted with Gilt Bronzed Dolphins, Italian circa 1940

These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood. Each stylised pelican has been well hand carved in a dark hardwood and stands on a base f...

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

These are a very good PAIR of antique Chinese foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes called temple lions, made of a brass-bronze metal alloy, with excellent detail, dating to the early 19th century, Qing period or possibly earlier back to the 18th century. They are a male and female pair, the male with the slightly larger head. These pieces are very well cast with good detail and wear, showing a very good depth of colour. Both dogs have a small hole on the top of the head for incense to be placed. Each piece weighs about 700gm unpacked Overall a lovely pair of antique Chinese Foo Dogs...

These are a very good pair of antique Ming style Chinese foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes called temple lions, made of bronze, with good detail, which we date to the late Qing or early Republic period of the 20th Century, Circa 1920. These pieces are well cast with very good detail, showing wear and a good natural patination to the high points as expected from use and polishing over a long period, the lustrous copper bronze metal below. The places on the castings where one would not normally polish ( eg. the underside, the back and neck area) are fairly rough to the touch in keeping with their age These are a substantial pair of bronzes, weighing over 900gm unpacked These lovely pair of antique Chinese foo dogs...

A pair of brass bookends made by Andrea by Sadek. Each is cast in the shape of a dolphin with calf breaching a scrolling wave. Felted on the bottom, with the gold maker's label that ...

Beautiful pair of weighted brass dolphin sculpture bookends. These pieces demand attention and the patina on brass is rich. The dolphin sculptures s...

Arts & Crafts Bronze Seahorse Bookends, Attributed to E.T. Hurley, c.1920 Dimensions (each): 5.5" H × 5.5" W × 1.5" D Materials: Cast bronze with or...

A beautiful pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period fishes. Made in France in patinated metal with a marble base. Wear consistent with age and use