Bronzen Papegaaien Boekensteunen - paar gemberpot and the form follows the

and the form follows the classic French girandole that sat on consoles and dining tables

the long that stands for good fortune and strength in Chinese culture

The pale stone keeps the focus on the flowing silhouette and the play of light across the polished surface

decoratief effect

console or shelf

Bronzen Papegaaien Boekensteunen - paar gemberpot and the form follows theKeep a row of books upright with this pair of bronze parrot bookends. Each bird perches on a tall plinth in the Art Deco animalier tradition, where sculptors such as Franois Pompon reduced birds and animals to smooth, simplified volumes. The two parrots face one another as a matched set. Both bookends are cast in bronze with a dark brown, almost black patina that keeps the surface clean and graphic. The simplified modelling reads well from across a