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Creator: Virginia Metalcrafters
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Virginia Metalcrafters Sculptures
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Brass
Vintage Virginia Metal Crafters 1948 Brass Butterfly Bush Leaf Dish
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Antique Virginia Metalcrafters Irish Setter Figural Dog Brass Desk Ashtray
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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 ...
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Virginia Metalcrafters sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Virginia Metalcrafters sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Virginia Metalcrafters sculptures, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sculptures by Virginia Metalcrafters were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. Prices for Virginia Metalcrafters sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $135 and can go as high as $2,200, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $275.