Antique 1900 ' S Bookend Pompeian Bronze Clad, End Of The Trail, 147 Horse Indian
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:30531111 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Type: Book Ends |
I inheritedthese bookends and do not know the history of them. I am basing my informationon other listings on eBay so I cannot say for certain I am giving thesebookends the correct title. These bookends seem the same as other listingsbased on the number "147" engraved on the back upper right side ofthe bookends' base.
Each bookendweighs about 2.5 pounds. The length is 6 1/2", the width is 2 3/8"and the height is 7 7/8". I removed the felt on the bottom of one bookendto see what was... underneath - please see photos. That piece of felt will beincluded. The bookends seem like they need cleaning, but I don't trust my knowledgeabout this. From source cited below, "Unlike modern industrial-partelectroforming where the form (or mandrel) is then removed, these bookendsstill have their plaster core. They are essentially a plaster sculptureencapsulated in bronze." I am wondering if some of the white on these bookends is plaster from the inside?
The "Endof the Trail" design originated with a full sized bronze sculpture createdby James Earle Fraser for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in1915.
information from a web search :antiquebookends (us) in the category of bookends 101
“Most bronze-clad bookends were made during the Art DecoPeriod of 1920 to 1935. The Roaring Twenties fostered a thriving business for ahandful of US companies working in bronze-clad, producing a large variety ofbookends, figurines, and religious statuettes. The Art Deco aestheticoriginated in Paris in the early decades of the 20th century and affected allareas of design through the 1920s and 1930s, and so falls between Art Nouveau(1890-1905) and the post-World War II art movement of Abstract expressionism…”
"Bronze-clad:We think 'bronze-clad' is by far the best label for this type of bookend, butfolks also refer to them as “plaster-filled bronze”, “electroformed bronze”, “weighted bronze”, “bronze coated”, “armor bronze” and “galvano bronze”(lowercase a-or-g, to differentiate from the companies with the same name). Themost complex manufacturing process of the various types of antique bookends, bronze-clad bookends begin as a plaster casting. Various companies had somewhatdifferent methods and patents, but, generally, this initial plaster casting wascoated with a material to make it more electrically conductive — and there wasan electrode-wire within before the plaster was cast (the end of which is oftenstill visible within a dimple on the bottom). Similar to electroplating, thisplaster-cast form was then suspended in the fluid of a plating tank. Electricalcurrent was passed through the electrode and the plating bath, and a bronze“skin” formed around the plaster core. Electroformed differs from electroplatedin that the skin is much thicker, on average perhaps several-to-a-dozen timesthe thickness of heavyweight aluminum foil. Unlike modern industrial-partelectroforming where the form (or mandrel) is then removed, these bookendsstill have their plaster core. They are essentially a plaster sculptureencapsulated in bronze."
Each bookendweighs about 2.5 pounds. The length is 6 1/2", the width is 2 3/8"and the height is 7 7/8". I removed the felt on the bottom of one bookendto see what was... underneath - please see photos. That piece of felt will beincluded. The bookends seem like they need cleaning, but I don't trust my knowledgeabout this. From source cited below, "Unlike modern industrial-partelectroforming where the form (or mandrel) is then removed, these bookendsstill have their plaster core. They are essentially a plaster sculptureencapsulated in bronze." I am wondering if some of the white on these bookends is plaster from the inside?
The "Endof the Trail" design originated with a full sized bronze sculpture createdby James Earle Fraser for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in1915.
information from a web search :antiquebookends (us) in the category of bookends 101
“Most bronze-clad bookends were made during the Art DecoPeriod of 1920 to 1935. The Roaring Twenties fostered a thriving business for ahandful of US companies working in bronze-clad, producing a large variety ofbookends, figurines, and religious statuettes. The Art Deco aestheticoriginated in Paris in the early decades of the 20th century and affected allareas of design through the 1920s and 1930s, and so falls between Art Nouveau(1890-1905) and the post-World War II art movement of Abstract expressionism…”
"Bronze-clad:We think 'bronze-clad' is by far the best label for this type of bookend, butfolks also refer to them as “plaster-filled bronze”, “electroformed bronze”, “weighted bronze”, “bronze coated”, “armor bronze” and “galvano bronze”(lowercase a-or-g, to differentiate from the companies with the same name). Themost complex manufacturing process of the various types of antique bookends, bronze-clad bookends begin as a plaster casting. Various companies had somewhatdifferent methods and patents, but, generally, this initial plaster casting wascoated with a material to make it more electrically conductive — and there wasan electrode-wire within before the plaster was cast (the end of which is oftenstill visible within a dimple on the bottom). Similar to electroplating, thisplaster-cast form was then suspended in the fluid of a plating tank. Electricalcurrent was passed through the electrode and the plating bath, and a bronze“skin” formed around the plaster core. Electroformed differs from electroplatedin that the skin is much thicker, on average perhaps several-to-a-dozen timesthe thickness of heavyweight aluminum foil. Unlike modern industrial-partelectroforming where the form (or mandrel) is then removed, these bookendsstill have their plaster core. They are essentially a plaster sculptureencapsulated in bronze."
