Lion block bookend and sculpturePhoto of my reproduction in the Old Limestone Grey finish, The pair is $59.00 a pair plus $22.00 flat rate shipping to any address in the lower 48 States. They average about 10-12 pounds for each bookend and they are about 7-1/2" tall plus the 3/4" thick solid oak base. Heavy enough to serve well for this purpose. The approximate overall weight of one pair is 23-25# with the box and packing materials . This is NOT available in concrete
This beautiful piece is my copyrighted hand-cast stone version of a one-of-a-kind red terra cotta sculpture I salvaged from a circa 1900 building around 1978- 1979. The building was located at 60th St and Columbus Ave in New York City where Fordham University is. Some casts of the original flat lion block;
Using the flat lion as a visual guide I modelled a square clay block giving two sides of the block a half face to create an attractive pair of bookends. I made a plaster piece mold of it and cast a number of slip-cast red terra cotta sculptures which were fired in a kiln and then given an aged wash. A rubber mold of one of these served to produce the interior cast-stone version. The slip-cast/fired few I made required considerable finishing work and use of a then local kiln, I have plans of re-issuing the fired terra cotta version at some point. It was one of my first and last clay models for quite a while as I soon lost use of the kiln and then having to move in 1982 put a hold on much of everything. Available as bookends or individually as a table sculpture, while the same lion design is additionally available as a wall plaque: My copyright registration on this work is: VA-1-340-700
To order one pair of bookends select this link
For ordering a SINGLE lion as a sculpture I.E not a bookend, a felted bottom is substituted for the oak base shown. These are $25.00 each +$17.00 shipping ($39.00 total)
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