"Longfellow" Galvano Bronze Bookends

Big pair of the great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, made circa 1925, probably by the Galvano Bronze Co, a pair of electroformed bronze-clad figural book ends featuring a bust of HWL, this pair has an absolutely gorgeous, dark, aged patina with verdigris highlights, particularly on the faces. Though unmarked, these bookends share a nearly identical design to plate 1469 in Kuritzky and De Costa, so this pair too was almost certainly made by the Galvano Bronze Co.

SPECS: Measures about 7.3" tall by 4.8" wide by 3.4" deep, the pair weighs in at 8 lbs 6 oz. "LONGFELLOW" on the front. Small flat spot on one of the two noses.

For the unfamiliar, here is Wikipedia on HWL:
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 - March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also one of the five Fireside Poets ... born in Portland, Maine, then part of Massachusetts, and studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a professor at Bowdoin and, later, at Harvard College."

Great poet, gorgeous verdigris patina.

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CAREFULLY PACKED, DOUBLE BOXED, and ready to go; see the photos. Item is packed with silica gel dessicant 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.

Additional Keywords: literary, writer, poet,