19th century Chinese Carved Rosewood Rooster Bookends

Wonderful piece of Chinese folk art from the latter half of the 19th century, a single pair of antique hand-carved figural wooden bookends featuring a rooster and a sunflower plant. These are a left-right “mirror image” pair, made of rosewood, beautifully aged deep rich lustrous red color.

The pair weigh 2 lbs 12 oz. The bottom of each is rough sawn, but all other surfaces are carved. Each rooster has an eye that is made of glass. On the front of the base is a stylized flower and plant motif.

LEFT bookend: 8.0" tall by 4.4" wide by 2.1" deep, weighs in at 1 lb 8 oz. There is a filled crack in the front of the base. The carved shape of the back is slightly concave.

RIGHT bookend: 8.0" tall by 4.3" wide by 2.2" deep, weighs in at 1 lb 4 oz. There is a filled crack in the back. The carved shape of the back is slightly convex.

Please note that two of the photos are “split screen” to show left/right top/bottom in a single image, to be perfectly clear, this listing is for ONE PAIR of bookends. Also be aware that there have been much more recent Chinese-produced copies that you may find elsewhere online — the carving virtually identical but often the wood having a flat pasty almost plastic-like appearance. This pair is genuine antique rosewood, carved in China in the late-1800s.