(Please read entire listing carefully, especially Description and Condition portions). RARE ANTIQUE Galvano Bronze Tarrant Bookends OLYMPIAN Swimmer GERTRUDE EDERLE. Up for sale is this VERY sought-after set of bookends. Per the description of a previously listed item: “Maid in Surf” is the title for this set in the Galvano Bronze catalogue. Surely, it is Gertrude Ederle, gold medal winner at the 1924 Paris Olympics, and then first woman to swim the English Channel which she accomplished in 1926. That would suggest these date to 1927 or so. Bronze-clad, a manufacturing process by which a skin of bronze was deposited on a plaster form by electro-plating. A handful of companies used this method in the early 1900s to make decorative household objects that had the look, feel, and heft of solid bronze yet were affordable by the middle class. One piece bears the foil label Galvano Bronze The SC Tarrant Co, Inc. These actually were 2 separate companies. Mori & Son, established in 1889, used the trade name Galvano Bronze, which was adopted by some as the generic name for pieces made in this manner (sort of like Kleenex being used as a general name for facial tissue). SC Tarrant themselves also made pieces via electro-forming. Tarrant operated in the Greater NYC area in the 20’s, went out of business in the early 30s. While the details of their relationship are interesting to me, they are beside the point in terms of the age and authenticity of these remarkable, and rare, bookends. This is a MUST HAVE for your collection! DON’T MISS OUT! 8.5″ Long 4″ Tall. Galvano Bronze Tarrant Label on bottom. The felt on the bottom of one is loose. In general, the first photos concentrate on providing view from all sides and any markings. The last photos are generally utilized to focus on any condition issues that may exist. We will be happy to answer any additional questions which you may have or provide additional photos if necessary to aid in your evaluation. To view our other listings. You may need to search on a key word to find your specific item. The costs are only applicable to the contiguous 48 states. A little bit about us. Hello, we are antiques and collectible dealers who find most of our items at garage sales, auctions, and flea markets. We are not experts on many of the items which we sell, but we do try to provide you with detailed descriptions and whatever research / knowledge we have on it. We have been collecting for over 30 years now and have many items in our inventory i. Lovingly packed in boxes which have not seen the light of day for many years. We have a little bit of everything so please view our other listings. We try our best to accurately describe all items but please view photos as they are the best representation of condition. If we notice the smell of smoke, we do mention it under condition. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Bookends”. The seller is “watchful_eagle_antiques” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Type: Bookends
- Subject: Olympic Swimmer
- Brand: Tarrant
- Material: Bronze
- Shape: Figural Woman
- Finish: Bronze
- Style: Art Deco
- Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1949