Robert Belcher Antiques has dated this piece to the 1920s.
These highly decorative pieces would have been made to special order by a traditional bookbinder. They are made from wood in the form of antique books and covered in different coloured tan hides and each one is then hand finished with heated bronze patterned wheels and hand tools to produce the book design and title in plain and gilt tooling.
These decorative bookends are English and date to circa 1920.
They are in good original condition with some age related marks to the leather.
Sizes of each book end;
Height 22.5cm x width 13.5cm x depth 14.5cm
Robert Belcher Antiques has dated this piece to the 1920s.
Robert belcher antiques was established in 1984 and is a high quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative items.
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