Christmas Day has passed. So has Boxing Day. So why are these putti so pensive? Perhaps they're wondering if their lovingly-sent gifts made it on time. Help these angels relax; tell the angels in your life that their gifts have arrived—and that you love them (if you do).
This pair of putti are a matching set of bronze-clad bookends, made in the Twenties. They are well-sculpted and finished with a golden bronze patina. Bookends such as these were crafted in the first-third of the Twentieth Century, intended to give the appearance of solid bronze without the high price. Think of them as "a poor man's bronze." Such bronze-clad items would be sold in gift shops, jewelry stores, or in art museums (where the items might be inspired by works found in the galleries). Today, bronze-clad items are collectible in their own right. Click on the photo above to learn more about these handsome and useful bookends.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
We also can be found in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at The Antique Center of Strabane (www.antiquecenterofstrabane.com).
Or call to arrange to visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only). 917-446-4248