Pair of Art Deco style onyx horse heads bookends. Beautiful, vintage, and incredibly stylish pair of mid century modern marble horse bust bookends. The etruscan profile is striking and a signature of mid century style. The lines are clean and the marble construction evokes purity of design. These vintage set of bookends are heavy and well crafted, they are hand carved in onyx in a shade of transparent milky white in color with cream colored veined marble. Hermes style horses, great modernist stylized design.
Measures: Each horse head measure 9" H x 3" x 4".5.
Dimension: each horse: 4.5" x 3" Base,
Horse: 9" H X 5" W.
circa 1950s, Italy
Condition: Chip of the corner loss. (Not noticeable if styled from the other side. One ear is chipped and there are some nicks as shown with pointer. Mild adhesive visible and need tightening on the screw. Use in office, desk or shelf or as paperweight. Refer to pictures for imperfections. Price reflects.
MCM, Etruscan, Trojan Horse, Onyx, Marble