vintage Pompeian Bronze Flamenco Dancer bookends, Circa 1925, Paul Herzel

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vintage Pompeian Bronze Flamenco Dancer bookends, Circa 1925, Paul Herzel:
$225.00

Offered here is a very attractive pairs of bronze clad bookends by Pompeian Bronze: Flamenco Dancers . These are an excellent condition with no damage. This is an unusual pair: two women with a unique original paint job.
Circa 1920s
One is marked with the sculptor’s name: Paul Herzel. No breaks in the cladding. See photos. Originally these would have had blue felts with foil labels identifying them as Pompeian Bronze.
This set is 11 inches tall, 3 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches deep.
The pair weigh 3 lbs. 14 oz.
Any questions please ask
Take a good look at the photos.
Shipping is $20.

Most people are not really familiar with bronze clad bookends so here’s a little background information. Prior to 1914 just about all high-end sculptural artwork was solid bronze. About that time a company named Kathodian Bronze Works began manufacturing small sculptural artwork such as bookends (back then they were called “book rocks”) and statuary using a process imported from Europe around the turn of the century known as electroplating or electroforming. A plaster mold was made and then it was covered with graphite to allow copper or bronze to be electroplated on top of it. It was a very time-consuming process and several companies went one step further by painting the bookends in a very colorful fashion. This was a time-consuming and expensive manufacturing process by the early 1930s most manufacturers had exited the business

vintage Pompeian Bronze Flamenco Dancer bookends, Circa 1925, Paul Herzel For Sale

vintage Pompeian Bronze Flamenco Dancer bookends, Circa 1925, Paul Herzel: $225.00

vintage Pompeian Bronze Flamenco Dancer bookends, Circa 1925, Paul Herzel:
$225.00