1920s Armor Bronze Joan & Darby Old Sweetheart Deco Bookends

Description: 1920s Armor Bronze Joan & Darby Sweethearts Heavy Bookends Each time I look at these, I see the hippie generation and the guy calling Joan, "My Old Lady". "Darby and Joan" are the proverbial old married couple content to share a quiet life together. Clearly not based on our modern day hippies, these bookends were created in the 1920s-1930s by the Armor Bronze company. Darby sits, quietly reading, with his dog at his side. Joan is focused on knitting while her cat keeps her company too. The Armor Bronze company started as The National Metalizing Company in the early 1900s. They specialized in works of art, doorstops, bookends, and trays. In 1920, it became known as The Armor Bronze Co. Armor Bronze used an electroplating process to apply bronze to the plaster bases. This made heavy and beautifully detailed items including these bookends. This Darby and Joan bookend set is in very good vintage condition. The pieces have great patina with lovely blue and red hues adorning the bronze coating. Darby is about 7 1/2 inches tall. Joan is 7 inches. The bases are about 4 1/2 inches square. They have maker marking on back. Darby weighs 2 3/4 pounds and Joan is more than 3 pounds. We ship on the next business day after purchase and we maintain an excellent ebay customer satisfaction rating. Please check out our other ebay antiques, fine collectables, and our rare antiquarian book selection. Thank you for shopping with us. Please make us a favorite ebay seller and come again! GardenNut01 Mindy & JackNote: We search high and wide for interesting items and we do our best to package these items well and ship promptly. If you experience problems with your order(s), please contact us through ebay's "contact seller" feature. We will do what we can to make everything right!

Price: 95 USD

Location: Dayton, Ohio

End Time: 2024-11-21T02:53:36.000Z

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