Antique Victorian solid cast iron bookends each depicting a Spartan gladiator wearing a helmet and loin cloth while holding on to the reigns of a bucking horse. Pay only $1 per additional auction lot, regardless of weight. Remember our Domestic Shipping Special! If you win multiple auctions. The bookends measure 4 3/4" tall by 4 1/2" wide and weigh 2.12 Dark bronze with faux, verdigris of green highlights throughout. The details are really nice and I love the finish. The cowboy keeps an eye out across the plains looking after the cows that are shown in the background. The Cowboy used a prod to keep the cows standing during the railroad journey so that they wouldn’t get trampled. A fellow who helped push the cattle onto rail cars by poking them with a long stick.Giving rise to the expression Cowpoke in1881 and Cowprodder. The word actually had its origin in the days when the railroads started to haul cows from the Plains to the cities of the Midwest and East. The term" Cowpuncher" was first used in 1878 before the common term now days of Cowboy. After complete the finishes would vary by subject and then would be sealed with lacquer. The mold could stay from just a few hours to a few days. The piece was then held by a wick and dipped into the plating solution. It was then sprayed with an electrically conductive coating. more paraffin or carnuba wax and left to harden. It required special attention to the amounts of electrical current used and the composition of the plating solution. Bronze clad was a very expensive and time consuming process. Pompeian did not take over the company until 1920. There is also a similar set that is larger and in the same style called" Ridin High" circa 1925. You can see this by their size because in the early 1900's books and bookends were much smaller. Before the employees of Paul Mori purchased the company and changed the name to Pompeian Bronze. Ultra-rare and are not listed in any leading bookend. Please remember that you may encounter additional tax and customs charges by your country, i cannot be responsible for those charges.įrom my personal collection.This is only the second time I have ever seen this set in my many years of collecting. Its more expensive but this is the only way i can insure the item, if the item is small and under $50 i can ship it First Class mail to save you money but in that case you assume ALL RESPONSIBILITY for the item, please contact me if that is your wish. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: I ship priority mail. IF YOU WANT TO BROWSE MY STORE AND LOOKING TO COMBINE PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE AND DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR ITEM, PLEASE REQUEST AN INVOICE. ANY ADDITIONAL ITEM THAT YOU BUY SHIPPING IS ONLY $2! I SHIP WORLDWIDE! SEND ME A MESSAGE FOR EXECT PRICING. INSURANCE is automaticly included in the price for items over $40 if you require anything extra or want to insure lower priced items please contact me. I promise i will earn 5 star rating at all cost! payments should be recieved within 3 days, if you need more time please let me know. we are looking for 5 STAR RATING if anything wasnt to your satisfaction please contact me before leaving anything but 5 star rating. Metal bookends, very detailed, unique& beautiful.
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