A pair of Art Deco bookends in the shape of pelicans

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A pair of Art Deco bookends in the shape of pelicans

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A pair of Art Deco bookends in the shape of pelicans. Right-angled bookends, slightly curled at the top, with two humorously designed, stylised pelicans standing on the base plate, catching curved jets of water springing from the vertical plate like a fountain with their beaks wide open.<br />
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Ref: 2574

A pair of Art Deco bookends in the shape of pelicans

Art Déco
Around 1924
iron
17 x 0 cm (6 ³/₄ x 0 inches)
France
Literature:
Edgar Brandt master of Art Deco ironwork, Joan Kahr. Abrams, S. 129.
Description: Right-angled bookends, slightly curled at the top, with two humorously designed, stylised pelicans standing on the base plate, catching curved jets of water springing from the vertical plate like a fountain with their beaks wide open.
 

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