Mahonri MacKintosh Young (1877-1957)
Lot 23

Mahonri MacKintosh Young (1877-1957)

'Elephant': A Pair of Bookends

Fermé7 August 2020

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Mahonri MacKintosh Young (1877-1957)
'Elephant': A Pair of Bookends
each, inscribed 'YOUNG' (on the base)–numbered '#52 and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS/Q469' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
5 ½ in. (13.9 cm.) high;
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) long

Private collection, 1940s.
By descent to the present owner from the above.

Note du spécialiste

The elephant bookends are one of the artist's most successful models and were cast by both the Gorham and Griffoul foundries.