Antique DANTE & BEATRICE Pompeian Bronze Co. BOOKENDS Made in New York USA For Sale

This sale is for an antique pair of Dante & Beatrice bronze bookends made by Pompeian Bronze Co., New York, USA. One of the great classical, tragic love stories is aboutDante & Beatrice'simpossibleand never actualized love. Becauseof their stations in life, a marriage between them was not even conceivable.Beatrice married another and died very young. Sheremained in the poet's mind. He raised her to the level of anangelic womanwho guided him through heaven in his poetry. She was an ethereal figure and a great beauty. The bookend pair has a weight of 7 and 1/2 pounds. Each stands about 7 inches tall, 6 inches wide and 4 inches deep.