Art Deco Silver Metal Bookends with Pelicans by Marcel-André Bouraine

These Art Deco bookends by Marcel Bouraine are playful pieces made of silvered bronze and mounted on marble, which has a step to give more power to the work.

Bouraine made glorious sculptures of women, often with classical themes, such as Diana the huntress, as well as animals both majestic and whimsical. He has the credit of having been mainly self-educated before the war years of 1914-1918, during which he was taken prisoner by the Germans and interned in Switzerland. It was a program in which prisoners on both sides of the war were given a neutral place to recover, and a public monument was created in memory of the French internees, many of whom had been seriously injured and could not return to their homes. homes.

Measures:

Height: 24.5 centimeters

Length: 5.5 centimeters

Depth: 7.5 centimeters