Add some swashbuckling charm to your bookshelf with this pair of 1920's solid bronze bookends from Dodge, Inc. These lifelike statue bookends feature a nautical pattern and a glossy finish, with black enamel paint and foundry bronze material. The pirate subject and art deco style make them a perfect addition to any decorative collection, while the teens, boys, and adults department ensure they are suitable for any reader. Manufactured in the United States in 1920, these bookends are a rare find for collectors and fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean character family. The intricate details and high-quality materials make them a durable and stylish addition to any bookshelf. Get ready to set sail and add some swagger to your reading routine with these awesome bookends!
These marvelous bookends were made by the Dodge Inc. Company of new York, Chicago, and Los Angelus as is impressed stamped on the back of each of the two black enamel painted bases on each of the bookends. Dodge Inc.'s founder also created the first Hollywood Oscar and the first T.V. Emmy as well. I found these bookends at a local antique store here in Minneapolis, MN where I reside and they were in rough shape. I applied a foundry bronze wax to both bookends giving them the appearance of gold wash and applied a coat of lacquer to seal the bronze wax onto the original bronze giving them a glossy look just like the day they were made by the Dodge Inc. Company. I also applied a coat of black enamel to the base on each one and they date the late 1920's and would fall in the genre Art Deco that began in the late 1920's.
Each of the two bookends measure 8" tall X 3 1/2" at their widest point near the top X 4" L X 2 1/2" deep around the bases on both of these bookends. On each base in front is engraved into the metal some leafy foliate in the foreground, a large body of water like an ocean and a large sailing vessel or clipper ship in the background and the scene appears to be looking at it from the shoreline. The pair are in excellent condition.
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