Marion bronze bookends12/10/2023 ![]() ![]() With a little searching one can find bookends of knights that bear the signature or mark of a known artist or sculptor such as Gregory Seymour Allen or John J. Bookends of knights were fashioned in many types of metal, as well as other materials such as clay. The long-lived popularity of knights in the media: literature, movies and Sunday comics (remember Prince Valiant) is reflected in the large number of decorative bookends of knights to be found in antique and vintage markets. People knew that knights had fought in the Holy Land during the crusades. There was King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and the search for the Holy Grail. ANTIQUE AMERICAN INDIAN CHIEF NATIVE AMERICAN CAST IRON BOOKENDS 4 1/2 'W 4'tall. Antique Bronze Bookends American Indian Native American End of The Trail Set of. Everyone must have known about knights then, as they do today. New Listing Native American Great Spirit Ride Horse Bron Met Bronze Cast Bookends Doorstops. Later on, the movies of the 1920s and 30s made knights a popular theme. Vintage Marion Bronze Eagle Bookends, Bronze Clad Heavy Book Holders, Marked 'MB' Made in New Jersey USA, 6.5' tall Sold See item details Similar items on Etsy ( Results include Ads ) Blue Agate Bookend Pair - 3 to 6 lb - Geode Bookend - Home Decor - Crystal and Stones BKE RockParadise 51.00 68. Even Mark Twain employed a knight as the central character in A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT. Like today’s digitally-based adventure stories where knights and medieval times are often featured, the adventure literature of the late 1800s and early 1900s were rampant with tales of gallant knights. The couple created bronze bookends, lamps, candlesticks, mirrors, and other decor in. However they are fairly nice early 20th century (1920-1935) Art Deco decorative pieces that are quite classic for the times. The Marion Bronze Company was founded by Arthur and Marion France in 1921. They were prized as reflections of the Arts and Crafts ethos popularized by William Morris and Elbert Hubbard and for their romantic adventures. These are bronze covered or bronze clad bookends actually and are possibly by Marion Bronze or Armour Bronze who each usedthe same mold for their reading monks bookends. Knights in armor were a popular subject for bookends in the early twentieth century.
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