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Bookend Passion.
More bookends to show the coloring on the many styles that are out there,
with the advent of the internet they have been much easier to find, still expensive. I remember back in the 1980s they wanted even higher prices than are out there today !~
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Beautiful bookends .
Loooooove them!...:-)
Love the "Marble" based ones, all are very nice, thanks Phil for sharing these treasures!!
The first ones that I found were the red chrome based ones.
Again all are very nice, Very classy and unique styling. never have seen any until now, or haven't had them brought to my attention. Very cool.
They were made by the J B Hirsch foundry in the mid to late 20's. I also have a few of their items. Nice collection of them, love the variety.
Russ
Very impressive! As always the best of the best!
sweet ...phil
Very nice! Will be looking out for some of these bookends... Thank for sharing.
Thanks HollyPicks, may be more prevailant in the states as mainly made there. Here is a link. All the info seems correct as to my collecting bronze experience :
http://antiquebookends.net/jbhirsch_files/JBHirschinfo.htm
Thanks kindly Bernie and gale !~
Very cool, I've never seen these before. You have a great collection of art deco!
Thank you very much SpunkysMom. Phil.
Thank you Hedgewalker !~Phil.
Oh yes... I can see this website is going to get me in a whole lot of trouble ;-)
Well propjetelectra, it would be really nice if you would post, It is always so nice to see other peoples treasures, and I sure would like to see !! Pleased to welcome you :~) !!!~ Phil.
Thank you japanfanbev for the love.
very gracious goods!!!!!
Thank you Glasseyed for the love !~
Thank you for the loves artislove, electobacco, & Moonstonelover21, love right back at you !~
These Gerdago Girl bookends were manufactured by J. B. Hirsch in 1927. They are gray metal (spelter) with a celluloid face on a marble base, their rarity is a 5 according to the Collectors Encyclopedia of Bookends. These figures were also produced by Jennings Brothers.
Hi there,
Not all were made with celluloid faces. I have some that are made of metal and not a separate piece, the whole face comes with the body in metal. Some with the paint missing from faces will show that they are made of metal. Also they were never originally done by Gerdago, although they are similar to his style. The Encylopedia of Bronzes lists Fayral as the designer in 1930. I have also seen a link to another designer. Some were made prior to Hersch taking over the mold. The original size was about 7 inches in height. The Ency of Bookends is not the end all for information on these pieces !~ A lot of books that put out info back in the 70's-80's, Especially Collector Books, are now outdated by new info that comes forward from all places !~
Different & cute you would just have to have the Wright décor for them to fit in unless they are just for display.
They cause a stir in whatever surroundings they appear, I collect a lot of bronzes also which they fit in with, they cannot hide in a display, thanks Zowie !~
The last 2 photos in this group show these bookends as one metal casting, with painted faces to simulate celluloid !~
The ones with the metal faces are newer, Hirsch quit using the cellulose and switched to metal.
I agree that a lot of books that put out info back in the 70's-80's, Especially Collector Books, are now outdated by new info that comes forward from all places, I never look at one later than 2005.
Hi Phil, do you know who this character is supposed to be?
No I don't, Lisa, she may be partly based on some of the dancers of the 1920's which were very art deco, or a fantasy straight out of Buck Rogers in the 21'st Century !~
Thank you for the loves lisa and bratjdd, right back at you !~
The Gerdago Pixies were made by Hirsch. They were designed by the bookend and statue making company's artists/sculptors. They are based on dance costumes by Gerda Ira Gottschlich (pseudonym "Gerdago"). She worked in Berlin and Paris designing costumes for the stage, notably Ballet Russe and the Folies Bergeres. Hirsch made figures in the fashions and costumes of the period (1920s, 1930s) by Erte and Gerdago, and dancers from the Ballet Russe. -- info here: http://bit.ly/YQHzOE
Ms Dow you are LARGELY INCORRECT
Firstly I have more of a collection than the store you sent me to.
Secondly Hirsch DID NOT design the pieces. The Encyclopedia of Bronzes lists Fayral as the designer. Fayral was a pseudonym for Le Faguays, who was an iconic french designer who had much input in bronzes and even car mascots.
It shows a photo in the encyclopedia also. Hirsch may have taken over the molds after they came over from france as their foundry bought many of the old molds from france. All this info is in the encyclopedia. There is much misinformation on the internet. Phil
Hi Phil - love your passion! Please tell us why they are called Gerdago Girls if there is no association with Gerdago? And I said they were Hirsch designs, meaning as opposed to sculptures by Gerdago (Gerda Iro) herself.
I have heard of Gerdago, yes, and Gerdago was a sculptor and made many pieces of art deco that bear a resemblance to these bookends. Gerdago sculptures made more statues with strange headdresses than any other designer. There are quite a few pieces of Gerdago out there, people like elton john had a piece which he has since sold. Gerdago is covered also in the encyclopedia and other books on bronzes. The one that elton owned could be called Gerdago with the big hat, but other than that they were 2 separate pieces and sculptors.
http://pinterest.com/sallyozma/bronze-ideas/
Thank you so kindly for the loves betweenthelines and sarahoff, much appreciated !~