Rookwood Pottery Sphinx Bookends

Description:

Rookwood Pottery Sphinx Bookends
Glazed ceramic
Cincinnati, Ohio, late 20th century
Sphinx-like figure clutches a bound book in its paws, on the back a depiction of a crowned pharaoh surrounded by faux hieroglyphs, lotus blossoms edge the base, sand colored matte glaze, Rookwood mark and XXI, 1921, 2503, ht. 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $300-500

Good condition.


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