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"Grand Dad" Bronze Bookends, Pair

$595per set
£451.47per set
€516.22per set
CA$831.05per set
A$924.02per set
CHF 482.47per set
MX$11,247.56per set
NOK 6,156.13per set
SEK 5,768per set
DKK 3,852.63per set
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About the Item

A detailed pair of "Grand Dad" bronze book ends designed in the 1920's by American bronze sculptor Gregory Seymour Allen (1884-1934). Both pieces are signed G. S. Allen on the back. The finely sculpted scene is set with a bespectacled "Grand Dad" sitting by the fireplace, reading his book with slippers by his feet and his dog under his chair, candlesticks and clock on the shelf and pot on the range. The back of the bookends show the back of the stone chimney breast. Dimensions per bookend.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Depth: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920-1929
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Bradenton, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5954231170212

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