Late day Flea Market find

[tamrock]

I picked these Rookwood bookends up for 21 and change this afternoon at an indoor flea market. I think they're from the 1950's era and not as valued as the original 1936 pieces I see online for a crazy price. Still I get more then I paid for em.

 

[diggummup]

I picked these Rookwood bookends up for 21 and change this afternoon at an indoor flea market. I think they're from the 1950's era and not as valued as the original 1936 pieces I see online for a crazy price. Still I get more then I paid for em.

Nice. What kind of Roman numeral does it have under the flame mark? That'll give you the year they were made. Anything with an "L" would be 1950's of course. These were first made in the early 1920's and designed by William McDonald. I believe 1951 or 1952 was the last year of production. They were a steal for what you paid.

 

[digging440yrs]

Cool

 

[tamrock]

Nice. What kind of Roman numeral does it have under the flame mark? That'll give you the year they were made. Anything with an "L" would be 1950's of course. These were first made in the early 1920's and designed by William McDonald. I believe 1951 or 1952 was the last year of production. They were a steal for what you paid.

Below the RW mark is L1.. I knew they weren't older pieces and wasn't sure if they would even be genuine Rookwood as they look to be like new, but I decided to pop for anyways as they're awesome looking. If you compare the details, such as the claws on the earlier pieces you'll see the differences in sharper molding. I wish they turned out to be pre-1930's pieces in this condition. I haven't seen any in this color sold or listed on line, so maybe that will be a factor in what I'll get out of em?. Thanks for the info on the age and all. It's great to have you around for things like this.

 

[kali_is_my_copilot]

They're gorgeous, I would be really tempted to keep them if I found a set in that condition & color.