PAIR Paul Herzel Antique Bedouins On Horseback Orientalist Bronze Clad Bookends
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Marked: Pair Bedouin BookendsPaul Herzel Antique 1920'sManufactured by: Pompeian Bronze Pair Bedouin On Horseback Bronze Clad Bookends (These are plaster with a molded layer of bronze) Paint has not been retouched.These are more subtle then some others I've seen not as bright and brazen.I dont think they were painted as gaudy as some others.There is paint loss but it does not detract from the beauty of these horsemen.Style: OrientalistAntique br...onze clad bookends - Both are RIGHT FACING These are striking figures of a Bedouin on horseback - The rearing horse bends back as the man brandishes his rifle Looking off at something in the distance. Approximately:11" high 7" long 3" wideMarked "Paul Herzel" on the back of the base. Herzel was an early 20th century artist and sculptorHerzel designs were generally manufactured by Pompeian Bronze in the 1920s, This is consistent with the popularity of the Orientalist subject matter at the time.
