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Antique Pompeian Bronze Dante and Beatrice bookends are early 20th-century (circa 1910–1930) literary decorative art pieces produced by the Pompeian Bronze Company of New York.
Key Details & Characteristics
• Subjects: The busts depict the Italian poet Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari from The Divine Comedy.
• Construction: They are "bronze-clad" (electroplated copper or bronze over a heavy plaster, chalk, or composition core) rather than solid bronze.
Size & Weight: Each bookend typically measures around 7 inches high by 6 inches wide and 3 inches deep, weighing roughly 3 to 4 pounds per piece (combined weight near 7.5 lbs)
