Description: These magnificent alabaster bookends bring wild elegance to your bookshelf. With nostrils flaring and veins bulging, the stallions’ fiery eyes promise that freedom can never be tamed. Italian sculptor A. Giannelli fashioned these stallions in Art Deco style, creating a stunning equestrian pair of signed horse head figurines. Completely white, the sculptures have the appearance of ivory or fine marble. Each horse head is 5” tall and 3" wide. Each bookend is 5½” tall, 3" wide and 6¼" deep. They are solid: each weighing 2 lbs. The bases of the bookends are ebony black in color and would be a great gift for equestrian lovers. They could also be displayed individually on a mantel shelf or bookshelf. The bookends are in excellent vintage condition and have no cracks or chips. Under bright light there are some very fine surface marks that could also be from the sculpting process. There is also a bit of residue from some previous stickers. Some people list the sculpted material as alabaster while others call it marble. In reality it is both. Arnaldo Giannelli started his own factory that specialized in recomposed stone. Here is some helpful History, Courtesy of Egregia factory website: The pieces that the factory produced originally and today, are in recomposed stone, a mixture of alabaster and marble powder and resin . The result is the weight, texture and coolness of alabaster. The activity of the factory Egregia starts in Volterra, a city of Italy, in Tuscany, of considerable historic and cultural interest, famous for the alabaster manufacture The original models of the sculptures have been made by Cav. Arnaldo Giannelli, founder of the firm. it is recomposed About artist A. Giannelli:A. Giannelli, was an Italian master sculpture.He was born in Volterra, in 1907 and graduated from the Royal School of Art. Among his most famous works was the bust for Dwight D Eisenhower, for which he received the American President's personal thanks and a three meter high totem for Boston University. In 1953, he was appointed president of the Alabaster Craftsmen Guild. For his professional achievements, he was awarded the title of "Cavaliere della Repubblica" in Italy in 1970 PLEASE be sure to look at all photos before bidding/buying to be sure this is what you want. NOTE: colors of this item may be slightly different from the photos due to camera, lightings, and monitors. We try our best to list our items as accurately as possible, however, if you have any questions, please feel free to message us through eBay and we will answer to the best of our ability. We process all purchases through eBay and items are shipped once eBay has approved the payment. Furthermore, items will only be shipped to the address listed on your eBay account at the time of sale. We look forward to hearing from you.
Price: 174.98 USD
Location: Eastsound, Washington
End Time: 2025-02-10T08:10:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: HEAD
Pattern: Marbled
Type: Bookends
Customized: No
Occasion: All Occasions
Color: White
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Material: Alabaster
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Subject: Horse
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
