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Rare Bookends, Humanized Ravens Carved in Wood Glass Eyes Enigmatic & Original

$2,756.91per set
£2,050.86per set
€2,299per set
CA$3,775.16per set
A$4,197.46per set
CHF 2,191.68per set
MX$51,093.30per set
NOK 27,964.91per set
SEK 26,201.78per set
DKK 17,501.02per set
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Antique enigmatic Bookends, Humanized Ravens, Carved in Wood with Glass Eyes It has a cylinder-shaped iron counterweight inside the books, to guarantee its stability. Very special, they could be unique pieces or very difficult to find. They are old.19th century or earlier Bookends. Humanized ravens, carved in wood with glass eyes An iron cylinder is embedded inside the book as a counterweight. They are exceptional pieces, they could be unique They have the magnetism, of the mystery, of the enigmatic. They are very special Anthropomorphic figures in the shape of a Raven, leaning on a stack of old books also carved in wood and polychrome Enigmatic and overwhelming figures. They retain the smell of old books and wood. I can imagine them in any old library in some old mansion in the English countryside. It has an iron counterweight embedded at the bottom, to give weight to the piece
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.12 in (13 cm)Width: 5.91 in (15 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Other (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1800s
  • Condition:
    very nice conditions,very original.
  • Seller Location:
    Mombuey, ES
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: MCI2366371stDibs: LU4568124590142

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