Vintage Metal Bookends with Hand-painted Flowers and Butterfly gift for home which measures 10 inches in

which measures 10 inches in diameter

and have been especially loving ones that capture late 19th/very early 20th century domestic interiors in great detail

and wire egg baskets filled with freshly gathered eggs--altogether channeling the spirit of my great grandmother

to be prized and handled with care

painted in a combination of oil and acrylic by Kansas City artist Susi Lulaki on a shingle salvaged from an old house being torn down in Chase County

Vintage Metal Bookends with Hand-painted Flowers and Butterfly gift for home which measures 10 inches inI love the deep blue and stylized flowers hand painted on these c. mid 1960s metal bookends, which I thought rather complementary to the (presumed) Danish Modern vase I just listed, and which I found in the same place. As one can surely never have to many books, the same must go for bookends, and these feel sweetly cheerful in just the right way. 6" tall x 5 3 8" x 5 3 4". Good overall condition, with stains, paint loss and minor rust here and there,