The Librarian or Scholar on Library Steps Bookends

These Art Deco bookends, made by J. B. Hirsch Foundry, depict a scholar sitting on a step ladder reading a book against library shelves stacked with books. They consist of a white metal or patinated spelter. The heads are celluloid to imitate ivory. The whole is mounted on a polished green marble base. Both backs have the initials JBH.

• American 1930s
• Height: 6.25" | Width: 4.25" | Depth: 4"
• Item #8340
• Price: $425