Pair Vintage Solid Bronze BOOKENDS The Angelus Prayer Peasants Jean F Millet Art - $90 - (Butler, OH)

Bidding is for One (1) Pair of Solid Bronze Book Ends:Features the scene from The Angelus, an oil painting by Jean Francois Millet.Great detail to these bookends. For example: the man still has a full head of hair, on many bookends the man is bald...Book Ends measure approx.: 4- 7/8" tall, 4- 7/8" wide, 2- 1/4" deep.Green Felt on Bottom. Marked SOLID BRONZE on Back. Could use a good cleaning.The Angelus (L'Angelus) is an oil painting by French painter Jean-Francois Millet, completed in 1859.The painting depicts two peasants bowing in a field over a basket of potatoes to say a prayer, the Angelus, that together with the ringing of the bell from the church on the horizon marks the end of a day's work. Millet said: "The idea for The Angelus came to me because I remembered that my grandmother, hearing the church bell ringing while we were working in the fields, always made us stop work to say the Angelus prayer for the poor departed". Completed between 1857 and 1859, it is an oil painting on canvas. When Appleton, who commissioned the work, failed to take possession, Millet added a steeple and changed the initial title of the work, "Prayer for the Potato Crop" to "The Angelus". Pre-Owned Bookends in Very Good Condition, with great Detail...... *** SEE PHOTOS FOR ALL DETAILS *** QUESTIONS??? Please ask before bidding as all sales are final. Payment through PayPal Only. Shipping is FREE for USPS Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box, includes tracking and insurance. Items will ship out within two days of receiving payment. Thanks for Looking!!!

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