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Pair of Orientalist Cold Painted Bronze Bookends, Signed "Chotka", ca. 1910

$906.50per set
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£688.20per set
£983.14per set30% Off
€787.15per set
€1,124.50per set30% Off
CA$1,266.51per set
CA$1,809.30per set30% Off
A$1,408.64per set
A$2,012.34per set30% Off
CHF 735.55per set
CHF 1,050.78per set30% Off
MX$17,141.62per set
MX$24,488.03per set30% Off
NOK 9,394.06per set
NOK 13,420.08per set30% Off
SEK 8,809.97per set
SEK 12,585.67per set30% Off
DKK 5,874.83per set
DKK 8,392.61per set30% Off
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About the Item

These highly detailed bronze bookends are a fine example of cold painted Vienna bronze workmanship. Brightly colored and crisp casting is often the work by the artist "Chotka", who often worked the noted foundry of Franz Bergmann. An unusual format for Vienna bronzes to be done in bookends. 2 pieces for one price.
  • Creator:
    Anton Chotka (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Depth: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Moorish (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cold-Painted
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1910
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. As you can see one bookend shows fading, possible cleaned, and so loss of color, but still beautiful. The other bookend is in really fine condition. If we just were looking at the faded example, we would think it was good. Still, beautiful bookends.
  • Seller Location:
    Petaluma, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU879929427872

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