Lot Essay
The elephant bookends were the artist's most successful model and were cast by both the Gorham and Griffoul foundries.
Details
MAHONRI MACKINTOSH YOUNG (1877-1957)
A Pair of Bronze Bookends of Elephants
inscribed YOUNG
5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high, rich greenish brown patina (2)
A Pair of Bronze Bookends of Elephants
inscribed YOUNG
5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high, rich greenish brown patina (2)
Literature
J. Conner & J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, 1989, p. 183, footnote 24