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Pair art deco ceramic vases or urns with blue glaze. In fact, the american affection for figural bronzes began in the 1890s, growing out the art nouveau figurative tradition in which female figures appeared to be draped rather than clothed, their hair flowing as if blown by a stiff wind. Shop art deco bookends at 1stdibs, the worlds largest source of art deco and other authentic period furniture. See more ideas about bookends, wooden bookends and industrial bookends. Pair of vintage veined white gray marble bookends art deco scroll.
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Bronze bookends, ashtrays, and inkwells were plentiful during the art deco era, but bronze figures were the most popular objects made of the copper alloy. They were made in new york city by nuart, and they are each signed nuart creations made in the usa. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. The worlds largest known collection of art deco bookends is to be sold at bonhams in london. The worlds largest collection of art deco bookends at bonhams. A good book can enrich a mind, spur a lifechanging epiphany, or transport a reader to a minutely. Antique bookends in art deco style antiques for sale ebay. Collector bookstore is the top source in reference books collectors and dealers of antiques, collectibles, glassware and the like, including both id and price guides. If you are not a bookend collector now, you may be one soon. Buy antique bookends in art deco period antiques and get the best deals. To order an item from steves collectibles, just click on the add to cart button.
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