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American Rookwood Pottery Matte Brown Glaze Sphinx Bookend
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DETAILS
Vintage single Rookwood figural bookend of a sphinx holding a book.
STYLE
Arts and Crafts | Egyptian Revival
PATTERN/MODEL
2503
COLOR(S)
Brown
MAKER
Rookwood Pottery Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1880-1967, 2005-present) | Founder: Maria Longworth Nichols (American, 1849-1932) | Designer: Louise Abel (German-American, 1894-1981), Active at Rookwood 1919-32.
MARKS
Impressed: RP / XXIX / 2503
PERIOD
Early 20th century
DATE
Dated 1929
DIMENSIONS
Width 5.75 Depth 4.5 Height 7.5 inches
