Vintage Deco Folk Art Painted Wood and Wheeling Ceramic Tile “Pegasus” Bookend
$300.00
Folk art bookends used for decoration in the Alrose Chemical Company offices (Providence, RI, circa early 1940s).
Gray painted wooden bookends with felted backs, masonite bottoms, and inset ceramic tiles by Wheeling Cushion of West Virginia depicting a pegasus adorned in battle regalia.
The Grecian tile aesthetic contrasts nicely with the rustic painted wooden frames.
Good, vintage condition with paint and edge losses to the backs, as shown. Retains the “Alrose Chemical Company” tag to the back of one of the bookends.
H: 5.88″ x L: 5.75″ x D: 3.25″
