Pair K&O Art Deco Airplane Globe Bookends Bronze Plated Cast Metal Vintage

Aviation took the world by storm in the late 1920s, and designers put it everywhere, including on the bookshelf. This matched left-and-right pair of Art Deco bookends shows an airplane soaring above a relief world globe. The design is documented as the work of Kronheim & Oldenbusch (K&O), the Brooklyn, New York novelty-metal firm known for decorative bookends. They would look great on a library shelf, desk or mantel, and aviation, travel-theme and Art Deco collectors will enjoy them.

Details

• Matched pair, one left and one right, each with the airplane and globe intact.
• Bronze-plated cast metal with green felt on the bases.
• The pair weighs 3.18 lb.
• A round blue 'Art Goods' paper label with a monogram remains on the felt of the left bookend.

Condition: Used, with honest age wear. The bronze finish is rubbed to silver-tone metal on the high points of the globes and wings, and there are a few spots of green verdigris along the ridges and corners of the left base. The green felt is worn and linty and the paper label is torn at one edge. See photos.

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Please note: K&O attribution is based on the design and the partly torn paper label.

Please look over the photos, which are part of the description. Packed with care and shipped promptly.