Pair of Art Deco Geese Bookends on Black Marble Bases, France, 1920

A charming pair of Art Deco bookends from France, made around 1920. Each bookend shows a stylised black metal goose with gold-coloured wings, eyes and feet, standing on a base of black marble with white veining. The undersides are finished with green felt. The two geese face each other and bring a playful, elegant touch to a bookcase, desk or mantelpiece. A decorative pair that is typical of the refined animal figures of the Art Deco period. Condition: good, light wear to the patina. Dimensions given are per bookend.