A Pair of Mid-20thC Novelty Cold Painted Cast Metal Bookends in the form of a Pineapple c.1960-70 sub-Decorative Objects Origin: English or Possibly Italian

Origin: English or Possibly Italian

The work was driven by the monk Dom Michel Germain (1645-1694) with the aim to catalog houses (abbeys and priories) that were part of the congregation at the time of writing

the face cutouts having hinged faces (if only one person is being photographed)

His designs were often Japanese inspired

A Pair of Mid-20thC Novelty Cold Painted Cast Metal Bookends in the form of a Pineapple c.1960-70 sub-Decorative Objects Origin: English or Possibly ItalianOrigin: English Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1960 70 Width: 4 Height: 5. 25 Depth: 1. 75 (each) The attractive pair of mid 20th century novelty bookends modelled in the form of halved pineapples, cast in heavy metal and finished with vibrant hand applied cold paint decoration, each pineapple formed as a sectional half, the interiors left plain and weighted to provide practical support, whilst the exteriors retain their stylised