vintage Armor Bronze bookends, Good Fairy, circa 1923, bronze clad for Sale

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vintage Armor Bronze bookends, Good Fairy, circa 1923, bronze clad For Sale

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vintage Armor Bronze bookends, Good Fairy, circa 1923, bronze clad:
$150.00

Offered here is a very attractive pair of highly collectible bronze clad bookends: Good Fairy
circa 1920s. This is the second polychrome set that I am listing this week.
The pair were manufactured by the Armor Bronze Company in New York City.
This is a rare set. See last photo which comes from the 2006 Collectors Encyclopedia of B.ookends
Construction is bronze clad. They are in excellent condition with no damage to the cladding. Take a good look at the photos. From one profile the Good Fairy is a boy and from the other profile it is a girl based on haircuts.
The patina shows a bit of wear. There are no breaks or cracks in the bronze cladding
Take a good look at the photos.
This is really a remarkable set
This attractive pair of bookends is a 7 1/2 inches tall
Shipping is $20 including insurance priority mail.
Any questions please ask.

Many people are not really 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 bu