A Pair of Art Deco Bird Bookends on Marble Base with Glass Eyes by Franjou

A Pair of Art Deco Bird Bookends signed Franjou (France), circa 1930 A striking pair of French Art Deco bird bookends, beautifully cast in spelter with a silvered finish and mounted on black marble bases. Each bird is finely detailed, with stylised plumage, sleek aerodynamic lines, and expressive amber glass eyes, perfectly capturing the geometric elegance and movement typical of the period. Signed FRANJOU to the base of each sculpture, these works exemplify the distinctive style of Franjou, a French sculptor active during the 1920s–1930s and known for his decorative metalwork and figural subjects produced for foundries such as Max Le Verrier and other Parisian ateliers. His work often features animals—particularly birds and gazelles—rendered in a stylised Art Deco manner that bridges the natural and the abstract. Dimensions:Height 18 cmBase 14.5 cm long × 8 cm deep Both in excellent original condition with a soft age patina; a tiny, barely noticeable chip to one beak as shown. A superb and collectible pair — an elegant example of French Art Deco design, merging fine craftsmanship with modernist sculptural form