Pair of Oak USS Constitution Bookends

Description:

Pair of Oak USS ConstitutionBookends, America, 1927, the bookends in the form of large vessel mooring cleats, one with brass plaque reading in part "THIS MATERIAL WAS TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL HULL OF THE U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION," (wood imperfections and scarring),ht. 7 1/2, wd. 4, dp. 6 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500


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