Each bookend is assembled from two pieces of brass sheeting, and held together by three small machine screws. It was not an immediate success outside of Germany, but it matched the growing industrialization of the West, and it persisted and grew, eventually becoming an important component of Art Deco in the United States in the nineteen twenties and thirties.ДЄn object of Modernist design was simple, decorative, and functional, and was assembled from machine-made parts.These bookends, produced by the Chase Brass & Copper company are a good illustration of the Modernist style. The Modernist style originated in Germany in the beginning of the twentieth century. But, their modernist art style is certainly clear. The relationship of these bookends to our colonial era is not clear to us. These bookends are listed in the 1933 Chase Brass & Copper Co. The brass is finished in ChaseвЂ™s English Bronze. Inscription: Chase shopmark of a centaur and the word Chase. Here are 2 furtherВ examples of Revere Scroll Bookends from our book, BOOKENDS: Objects of Art and Fashion.Д¬olonial Bookends: Brass. Scroll Bookend in the David Owsley Museum of Art Collection, Ball State University.Д®xpanding Bookend in the Cooper Hewitt, Product Design and Decorative Arts Department, Collection.

Check out examples found in museum exhibits by clicking on the following links. These spring-loaded, rolled steel, scroll bookends are iconic examples of a period of Art Deco design in American manufacturing. In recent forays to modernism and antique venues The Bookend Collector has noticed an up-tick in the number of Art Deco Scroll Bookends for sale. They belong in any room with Art Deco decor and in any collection of Art Deco bookends. Farr for the Revere Copper and Brass Company illustrate high-style American Art Deco from 1935 by their geometric appearance, bright paint, and shining metal. These Double Scroll Bookends designed by Fred D. 1935.ДЄrt Deco, Clean, Modern, Geometric are all styles trending in home decor. Height 5 inches, Foundry: Revere Copper and Brass Co. Double Scroll Bookends: Painted wood and steel.

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