Bronzen Papegaaien Boekensteunen - paar gemberpot the long that stands for

the long that stands for good fortune and strength in Chinese culture

and the form follows the classic French girandole that sat on consoles and dining tables

console or shelf

This gilded throne is a replica of the famous golden throne found in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun

decoratief effect

Bronzen Papegaaien Boekensteunen - paar gemberpot the long that stands forKeep a row of books upright with this pair of bronze parrot bookends. Each bird perches on a tall plinth in the Art Deco animalier tradition, where sculptors such as Franois Pompon reduced birds and animals to smooth, simplified volumes. The two parrots face one another as a matched set. Both bookends are cast in bronze with a dark brown, almost black patina that keeps the surface clean and graphic. The simplified modelling reads well from across a