Greenman disgorging heads wood book ends

[Joecoins]

Hi, just bought these at a thrift store
They are solid wood, made of two peices,
Anyone got an idea of age?
And anyone got an idea of value
Its a greenman
Specificaly a disgorging head.
I havent seen any like it.
Seems unique, and possible old.
Thanks for any help.

 

[bradyboy]

sounds like you have an idea as to what they are

what is a disgorging green man head?

IMO , not questioning the post, just looking for an education

 

[Joecoins]

Well disgorging heads aparently have the vines from the eyes, nose, tongue. Mine really looks like it is disgorging. More so than any other ive seen. Aparently that was an old old style. Greenman is the imagery of the mans face in leaves, i unno its old cultural pagan stuff. Like druids, or sumtin.

 

[Joecoins]

Apparently this was popular in the Neo-Gothic Victorian times,
The green man is quite the Enigma apparently, Very interesting with many ancient origin theories, such as osiris the Verdant one