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Lot # 61 - 1920s Armor Bronze "The Bookworm" Polychrome Scholar Bookends
| Opening Bid : | $ 5.00 |
| Start Date/Time: | 20-Oct-2026 7:00:00 AM |
| End Date/Time: | 27-Oct-2026 7:00:00 PM |
| Current bid: |
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| Highest bidder: | -- |
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Description :
a rare, beautifully preserved pair of authentic antique Art Deco "The Bookworm" (also known as "The Old Professor") figural bookends. Sculpted by the renowned American artist Gregory Seymour Allen (1884–1934), these bookends were manufactured by the prestigious Armor Bronze Company in New York City during the early 1920s. Inspired by 19th-century European literary imagery, each bookend intricately depicts a bearded, elderly scholar wearing a skullcap, perched high atop a wooden library stepladder. He is deeply engrossed in a book, set against a backdrop of full bookshelves. The pieces were created using the high-quality bronze-clad (electroformed) process, featuring a heavy metallic bronze jacket over a solid plaster/composition core. They are finished with their original, hand-painted polychrome accents, highlighting the colorful red, green, and blue book spines. The undersides retain their original protective green felt lining. Crucially, one base proudly features the original, intact arched gold foil shield shop label from The Armor Bronze Company, New York City, certifying their 1920s origin and authenticity.
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