"Dante and Beatrice" Galvano Bronze Antique Bookends

The great Italian poet Dante Alighieri... "Dante and Beatrice", made circa 1925 by the Galvano Bronze Co, a pair of vintage electroformed figural book ends. Truly rare and unusual: This particular pair is either copper-clad or copper over bronze-clad, beautifully polished with some dark patina. Usually this version is seen in a more brass-like bronze color, or dark bronze, or painted bronze -- we've never before seen this version of D+B in polished copper ... simply beautiful !

Like No. 739 and 733 in Kuritzky and De Costa.

SPECS: Each measures about 7.2" tall by 6" wide by 2.9" deep. The pair weigh in at 6 lbs 3 oz.

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CAREFULLY PACKED, DOUBLE BOXED, and ready to go; see the photos. Item is packed with silica gel desiccant pack(s) to prevent humidity damage in storage/transit. Note: Packing-photos show stages of packing this item; know that boxes are always full or slightly overstuffed with packing material to prevent any shifting or settling.

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