PAIR OF 19TH/20TH CENTURY ARTS & CRAFTS GLAZED CERAMIC BOOKENDS WITH A LATE 19TH CENTURY SPELTER SCULPTURE, AFTER VALTON,19th/20th Century. The spelter sculpture is marked. The bookends are not. Pair of cast stone bookends with leaves/berries motif in relief, 6" high x 9 7/8" wide. With a late 19th Century spelter sculpture of a crane, after C. Valion. Artist's name to base, 5 3/4" high x 11" wide. (3 pieces total). PROVENANCE: Estate of Jim Graham, former Washington, DC, Councilman Estimate $75-125
Minor bents to the cranes legs. The foot of the sculpture is drilled to accept nails, but no base is present. General wear and minor losses to the corbels associated with age and use.
