Vintage Floral Chalk Ware Bookends, Baroque Style, Pair

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This pair of chalkware bookends reflects early-twentieth-century molded plaster production associated with baroque-influenced domestic ornament. Each support incorporates a raised … Read more This pair of chalkware bookends reflects early-twentieth-century molded plaster production associated with baroque-influenced domestic ornament. Each support incorporates a raised floral bouquet emerging from a scroll-form pedestal, executed in cast plaster with polychrome surface treatment. The composition aligns with American ornamental goods of the 1930s–1940s, when chalkware provided an economical alternative to carved wood or cast-metal decorative accessories.

Bookends of this type were marketed through department stores and regional gift retailers, functioning as interior objects rather than library fittings. The present pair retains the stylized bouquet and volute structure associated with revivalist opulence in mass-market plasterware.

Condition: Excellent, only very slightly chippy.

Measurements: 6"H x 5"W x 5"L

Weight: 5 lb

Origin: USA

Age: Early 20th Century See less