Industria Ceramica Salernitana (ICS) - Elsie Dölker - Bookends - B.S./1 - Majolica - Musical company

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A pair of rare Italian Art Deco majolica bookends (model B.S./1) designed by Elsie Dölker for Industria Ceramica Salernitana (ICS) in the 1930s, depicting a man with a lute on the left and a woman in blue on the right, in polychrome, measuring 22.3 cm wide, 13.5 cm high and 9.5 cm deep, weighing 1.7 kg, in good used condition with minor signs of age and a small chip on the underside corner, and signed ICS ITALY B.S./1 with a drawn fish.

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A pair of rare Italian Art Deco bookends (serre-livres) in majolica with polychrome painting, depicting on the left a man with a musical instrument/lute and on the right a woman in a blue gown.

Designed by the artist Elsie Dölker (wife of Richard Dölker) for Industria Ceramica Salernitana (ICS) from the 1930s.

Both are signed on the bottom with "ICS ITALY B.S./1" and a drawn fish.

Note: small chip at one corner of the underside, right bookend (see photo).

Furthermore, the bookends are in good condition, wear commensurate with age and use.

Each object is packed with the greatest care and shipped insured.

A pair of rare Italian Art Deco bookends (serre-livres) in majolica with polychrome painting, depicting on the left a man with a musical instrument/lute and on the right a woman in a blue gown.

Designed by the artist Elsie Dölker (wife of Richard Dölker) for Industria Ceramica Salernitana (ICS) from the 1930s.

Both are signed on the bottom with "ICS ITALY B.S./1" and a drawn fish.

Note: small chip at one corner of the underside, right bookend (see photo).

Furthermore, the bookends are in good condition, wear commensurate with age and use.

Each object is packed with the greatest care and shipped insured.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Weight
1.7 kg
Specific region of origin
Salerno
Title additional information
Musical company
Country of origin
Italy
Manufacturer/brand
Industria Ceramica Salernitana (ICS)
Model
B.S./1
Designer/artist/maker
Elsie Dölker
Material
Majolica
Style
Art Deco
Colour
Multicolour
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
13.5 cm
Width
22.3 cm
Depth
9.5 cm
Estimated period
1930-1940
Sold by
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Objects sold
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