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Fall 2024 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Pair Native American Figural Bookends

This auction ended on October 31, 2024.

Start price: $20

Estimated price: $40 - $80

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Sold for: $37

Description

Item/Description: Cast iron bookends with painted details depicting a Native American in a crouched posture at work, painting their pottery creations. No noticeable makers marks. Felt bottoms, bronzed surface. (Indian Potter Bookends, Littco. Littlestown Hardware and Foundry, Littlestown, PA)

Material: Iron

Dimensions: Length: 4 1/2"; Width: 2 1/2"; Height: 4 1/2"

Condition: Signs of age and wear include surface scratches, pitting, oxidation. Tearing to felt bottom of one.

Age: c. 1925

Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection

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