Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2498Location: BostonDate / Time: April 10, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Pair of British House of Parliament Stone Bookends, England, each with pewter inserts with embossed lion centering the verse "This stone came from the Houses of Parliament," manufactured from the magnesium limestone salvaged from the destruction by Luftwaffe bombing on May 10, 1940, ht. 6 in.
Estimate $150-200
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