Brass Eagle Book End 1776 circa 1965 Colonial Virginia Hampton VA Signed

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...

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...

Very nice set of book ends . Embossed Brass frames , decorated with Gem stones , Oval shaped Family Rose Porcelain plaques . representing Oriental Women .

Nice set of extra large, heavy brass Eagle bookends. Has thin felt on bottom of each to prevent scratching furniture. Great on a book shelf or desk. Nice condition, hand polished, Re...

This is a charming one half of a rare Fornastti bookend. It is nonetheless a wonderful collectible and highly decorative accent piece for a desk, or bookshelf display. Who knows may...

Pair of size 7 cobbler shoe forms converted to bookends . marked and numbered. Metal undersides. Peg mounted on beveled plinth base. Great aged patina. They work well as bookends or ...

1960s Blenko glass bookends, designed by Joel Myers rare emerald green solid cast glass with textured design in the front and smooth on the back.

A pair of scrolled brass bookends made by Virginia Metalcrafters for their 2001 Williamsburg collection. The bookends are cast with a fan of c scrolls, and marked in the back with th...

Beautiful pair of cast iron spread-wing eagle bookends. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread as it stands. The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throu...