Heavy Brass Lion Claws (Great Bookends!) - A Pair birds on branch having my mother read to

having my mother read to my brother and me) all of the Oz books when we were kids

But what makes this one particularly intriguing is that pasted to the back of the painting and written in pencil in a childlike hand

to the jauntily cocked handle

which most likely dates from the mid-20th century

and 3/4" thick

Heavy Brass Lion Claws (Great Bookends!) - A Pair birds on branch having my mother read toThis is a terrific pair of what I believe are pretty old brass lion claws, which were likely once feet on a piece of furniture, but which now I think would make an excellent pair of bookends. They are quite heavy, so plenty weighty to keep even a long row of big art books tightly upright. I just love the nails on these dramatic claws, making me think a bit of gothic gargoyles. Just fabulous! There is a bit of pitting and greening to the brass, which I