76/ 8 [Bookends]. (Dante). Pair of galvanized bookends showing Dante seated on a bench holding a book, both 15,5x10,5x21,5 cm., (American), early 20th cent.

- One bookend w. a sm. dam. spot.

= By the end of the 19th cent., bookends showing famous people from the field of literature, politics etc. became a popular attribute in cultivated homes across the United States.