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Antique Rookwood OWL Perched on a BOOK BOOK ENDS or PAPER WEIGHTS #2655. 1946

$ 232.32

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Date on each: 1946
  • Special Features:: OWLS are each perched on a book
  • Shape Number: 2655
  • Style: Art Deco
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Dimensions: 6”H x 4”W x 3”D
  • Object Type: Bookends or Paperweights
  • Color: Old Ivory Glaze.
  • Material: Clay/porcelain
  • Condition: TOP condition for age and use. Clean and odorless from nonsmoking environment. Mint. Rookwood Pottery Porcelain Pair of BOOK ENDS or PAPER WEIGHTS feature an owl perched on a book. Shape 2655. Dated 1946. "Old Ivory" Glaze. Original mold created by William Purcell McDonald, artist at Rookwood from 1913-1931. Refer to written description and photographs for more information.

    Description

    Up for auction at the Grand Antique Mall, located in Cincinnati, Ohio is a
    PAIR of
    Antique
    Rookwood Pottery Porcelain OWL  BOOK ENDS or PAPER WEIGHTS, featuring a contemplative owl perched on a book
    . Old Ivory Glaze. Shape 2655. Original mold created by William Purcell McDonald, artist at Rookwood from 1913-1931. Dated 1946. Exquisite, one-of-a-kind pair for owl -- and book -- lovers everywhere. MINT.
    The soft, ivory glaze is graced with white outlines on the toes, ears, eyes, nose and wings.
    Dimensions
    : 6”H x 4”W x 3”D
    Weight
    :  The pair weigh 3.55 lbs
    Rookwood opens its doors in 1880, and continues to be the most popular American art pottery among collectors. By the time Rookwood merged with Tiffany & Company in 1967, it was too late; Rookwood Pottery closed its kilns the same year.
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