Antique 1920s K&O Kroheim & Oldenbusch “The Gleaners” Heavy Polychrome Spelter Bookend Set. Kronheimer & Oldenbusch Metal Novelties Co. (also identified as K&O on marks) made this antique version of The Gleaners painting into this beautiful set of polychrome bookends. K&O was in business from 1895 to 1939. Made of spelter, a metal alloy first…
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Made by the Kronheim & Oldenbusch, New York, USA, the K&O mark appears on the gold colored back of each piece, among the rows of fleur de lis. The artist’s mark, “J Pickarski” appears on the lower right of each piece.
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Antique 1920s K&O Kroheim & Oldenbusch “The Gleaners” Heavy Polychrome Spelter Bookend Set. Kronheimer & Oldenbusch Metal Novelties Co. (also identified as K&O on marks) made this antique version of The Gleaners painting into this beautiful set of polychrome bookends. K&O was in business from 1895 to 1939. Made of spelter, a metal alloy first…
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