*** BEING OFFERED IS THIS *** TRULY SPECTACULAR!!, XXX RARE!!, AND MUCH HARDER TO FIND *** SINGLE ( "ONE BOOKEND ONLY" ), *** ANTIQUE - VINTAGE *** WILLIAM F. BOOGAR JR., PROVINCETOWN, MASS. U.S.A. ( *** LISTED AMERICAN SCULPTOR / ARTIST..... DAVENPORTS...., *** PREMIUM QUALITY.... *** SOLID & HEAVY FINE SCULPTURED BRONZE SEA SHIP ANCHOR AND WHALE DESK ART STATUE - SCULPTURE - SIGNED "SINGLE" BOOKEND, IN EXCELLENT - MINT - PREMIUM QUALITY USED AGED CONDITION ( PLEASE VIEW MY PHOTOS ). *** YOU ARE BUYING WHAT YOU SEE IN MY PHOTOS. *** THIS IS A "EXTREMELY SCARCE" *** WILLIAM F. BOOGAR JR. SEA SHIP ANCHOR AND WHALE FINEST QUALITY SINGLE " ONE ONLY" BRONZE ART STATUE SCULPTURED BOOKEND AND DOES NOT APPEAR BUT ONCE A GREAT WHILE IF AT ALL!! IT IS INCREDIBLY SOLID, THICK, HEAVY, STURDY, STRONG, AND WELL MADE BOOGAR BRONZE!! IT HAS DARKENED NICELY WITH GREAT AGE AS SHOWN!! IT HAS A GREAT HEAVY WEIGHT AND WELL BALANCED FEEL TO IT!! *** IT IS A TRUE JOY JUST TO HOLD, SEE, FEEL, AND MARVEL AT!! IT MEASURES A WONDERFUL DESK ART BRONZE SCULPTURE BOOKEND DISPLAY SIZE: 6 1/2 " HIGH, X 5 " WIDE, X 2 " FRONT TO BACK. IT WEIGHS A VERY HEFTY THREE POUNDS PRIOR TO PACKAGING!! IT HAS NOT BEEN WASHED, CLEANED, POLISHED, OR WAXED. IT IS A GREAT "SCARCE NOVELTY SINGLE *** WILLIAM F. BOOGAR JR. FINEST QUALITY SOLID BRONZE SEA SHIP ANCHOR AND WHALE BRONZE NAUTICAL MARITIME SEA ART SCULPTURE BOOKEND AND IS BEING SOLD AS FOUND / AS SHOWN. *** GOOD LUCK!! *** F.Y.I.....: *** WILLIAM F. BOOGAR JR. ( 1893 - 1958 ) Studied at PAFA and with Charles Hawthorne in
Provincetown. Member of PAAM and Beachcombers. Exhibited: PAFA,
1922,24,26 (solo),30,32, 36-38. Also at: NAD, AIC, 1928, Paris
International, 1937, Salons of America. Works at Children's Fountain,
Wawbeck, WI (1950) and most notably the Pilgrim's Landing tablets in
Provincetown, MA. Also Frederick Waugh Memorial, memorial to Henry
Major. After WW1, he started a foundry in Haddonfield, NJ and became
best known for his sculptures of seagulls, often designed as fountains.
He also had a foundry in Provincetown at the end of Bangs Street, now is
the location of the Beachcombers. Well listed, Who's Who and others. About the Artist:
William F.
Boogar, Jr. (1893-1958) Studied at PAFA and with Charles Hawthorne in
Provincetown. Member of PAAM and Beachcombers. Exhibited: PAFA,
1922,24,26 (solo),30,32, 36-38. Also at: NAD, AIC, 1928, Paris
International, 1937, Salons of America. Works at Children's Fountain,
Wawbeck, WI (1950) and most notably the Pilgrim's Landing tablets in
Provincetown, MA. Also Frederick Waugh Memorial, memorial to Henry
Major. After WW1, he started a foundry in Haddonfield, NJ and became
best known for his sculptures of seagulls, often designed as fountains.
He also had a foundry in Provincetown at the end of Bangs Street, now is
the location of the Beachcombers. Well listed, Who's Who and others.