Pompeian Bronze bookends, Robinson Crusoe, dogs, parrots, c. 1925, polychrome for Sale

Pompeian Bronze bookends, Robinson Crusoe, dogs, parrots, c. 1925, polychrome For Sale

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Pompeian Bronze bookends, Robinson Crusoe, dogs, parrots, c. 1925, polychrome:
$195.00

Offered here is a very attractive pair of highly collectible bronze clad bookends: Robinson Crusoe
circa 1920s
The pair were manufactured by the Pompeian Bronze Company in New York City.
This is a rare set. Pompeian Bronze also did a more simplistic design of this set
Construction is bronze clad. The relief work is quite detailed and unusual. Take a close look at the detail to these bookends. It is quite a busy scene. Note the umbrella, the tools on his belt, the rifle, the parrot and his dogs
The paint is an excellent condition, particularly for the age.
Take a good look at the photos. Each book and is marked Pompeian Bronze on the backside
There are no breaks in the bronze cladding.
These bookends have replacement felts
This attractive pair of bookends 6 1/4 inches tall, 5 inches wide, and 2 1/2 inches deep.
Shipping is $20 including insurance priority mail.
Any questions please ask.

Many people are not familiar with bronze clad bookends so here’s a little background information. Prior to 1914 just about all high and sculptural artwork was solid bronze. About that time a company named Kathodian Bronze Works began manufacturing small sculptural artwork such as bookends (back then they were called “book rocks”) and statuary using a process imported from Europe around the turn of the century known as electroplating or electroforming. A plaster mold was made and then it was covered with graphite to allow copper or bronze to be electroplated on top of it. It was a very time-consuming process and several companies went one step further by painting the bookends in a very colorful fashion. This was a time-consuming and expensive manufacturing process by the early 1930s most manufacturers had exited the busines