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Bradley & Hubbard Harvard VE-RI-TAS Bookends - THE BEST
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Pre 1950 item# 919958
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
SOLD
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These are crisp and attractive cast iron Harvard bookends with the Veritas motto in a raised shield and overall attractive patina. Bradley & Hubbard made some of the best quality cast iron bookends in the early and middle of the 20th century, and these are up to snuff. They are very heavy, measuring 6 inches in width and 6 1/4 inches in height. On the back is the maker's B&H mark. They are in very good condition with the original felt on the bottoms and even retaining on one bookend ...click for details
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Handsome Malachite Base Mordan Postal Scales, c. 1880
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Brass:
Pre 1900 item# 915151
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$950
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Fine late Victorian English brass postal scale with malachite base by the renowned firm of Sampson Mordan & Co. These are particularly handsome because of the malachite which sits atop a larger piece of black marble. Looks great on a desk. Mordan was known, among other things, for making micromosaics and other items from colorful marbles. Ordinary Mordan postal scales are fairly common but the marble inlay ones are scarce. This scale is based on the ingenious Roberval principle which uses u ...click for details
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Rare Bradley & Hubbard Yale "Lux et Veritas" Bookends
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Pre 1940 item# 800201
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$300
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These are crisp and attractive Bradley & Hubbard cast iron Yale bookends with the Lux et Veritas motto in a raised shield. B & H Yale bookends are much more difficult to find than the Harvard model; in fact, these are the only pair we have ever had while we have had many pairs of Harvard bookends. They have their original dark green paint with some minor losses, mainly at the bottom, due to age and use. This is not at all aesthetically objectionable and can be seen in the second photogra ...click for details
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Very Good French 17th Century Mortar & Pestle
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Bronze:
Pre 1700 item# 659409
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$325
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Very nice early 17th century bronze mortar and pestle, probably from the Le Puy area of central France which had many foundries in that era. Note the good detail in the vertical elements. It is about 2.8 inches tall while the top diameter is 4.7 inches. It is heavy and has a good patina. We believe the pestle is original to the mortar.
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