Featured Old Stone Bookends....

I grew up with these ....so 57 years old at least.....
about 5 x 7 inches
soapstone of some sort ???
the base has no visible marks and is still covered with the glue from the felt once stuck to the bottom.

Any thoughts are welcomed..
( we need a forum for STONE..! )

 

Agra, India, soapstone.
Agra is where the Taj Mahal is, it has been a stone carving centre for centuries.
India is one of those countries with monkey forests. I don't know if they are feeding wolves here? They are very cheeky, so I wouldn't put it past them.

We also need a forum for Asian art.

 

Thanks...
It looks like they are using the birds to break up the fruit to feed a canines...

Any way to get a circa on these ?

 

Try googling Chinese soapstone bookends. India has been exporting this kind of carving to China for centuries, and many of these bookends have ended up as Chinese bookends.
Monkey in Agra:

A detail of the Taj Mahal, just because it is stunning:

 

Jamb Kisi.....?
there are a couple...but on Pinterest...some antique...some vintage...so...?
still...this image relates well to mine

 

Those things with the holes in them look like Chinese lotus roots

 

And lotus seed pods look much like that also.

 

Makes sense - monkeys wouldn't be digging Lotus root they would forage what is above ground. Oh yeah, plus distribution is in ASIA, US, & Australia, but stone bookends do look Asian.
"History:
The Sacred Lotus (N. nucifera) is native to the tropical regions on Asia and Australia, and the American Water Lotus (N. lutea) is native to eastern and central North and Central America. However, these species were carried about by native peoples who spread them all over their respective continents, wherever they would grow. Initially, a food source with widespread religious significance, the Water Lotus eventually became more well known (mainly in Western cultures) as an attractive decorative water plant. However, in Asia, it is still used as a common food plant.

 

Google came up with Bollywood videos and scantily dressed African girls in provocative poses.
Guessing you didn't mean that, I went on to pinterest. Jamb Kisi seems to be a soapstone carving centre in Kenya, this is their style:


The picture you found is very nice, and with the same subject matter as your bookends. Did you notice that one of your canines is missing its tail?

 

I just wrote that because 'P notinterested' used that term more than once....

Did you notice that the monkey above the missing tail has had a frontal lobotomy ??


Mother kept a spotless home....Dad was very careful with his valued items..
the housekeepers they employed were lovely ladies....but they didn't give a shit about our property...

 

Looks like they went a bit too far. Or they didn't understand it when he said "off the top of my head..."

Been there too.