Pair Of Antique Putto Bookends, Italian, Decor, Cherub, Grand Tour, Victorian Art Nouveaux Set within the tapering collar

Set within the tapering collar

Ash hoop backs encase a six spindle backrest

Delightful decorative panels with Chinese scenes

Max Depth: 11 cm (4

Pair Of Antique Putto Bookends, Italian, Decor, Cherub, Grand Tour, Victorian Art Nouveaux Set within the tapering collarOur Stock # 18. 9436 This is a pair of antique putto bookends. An Italian, plaster decorative cherub book rest in Grand Tour taste, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Charming cherubic figures lounge against these distinctive bookends Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good original order Warm yellow hues accentuate the quality plaster forms Each cherub sits languidly with handfuls of grapes, redolent of Bacchus Offering