Art Deco Ocean Liner Bow Bookends Pair, Nautical Decor

A pair of nautical Art Deco bookends. On each one, the bow of a stylised ocean liner seems to sail out of a stepped back panel marked with horizontal speed lines. The ship has a tiered superstructure, two funnels, a mast and a row of portholes, and the base plate is ribbed like waves. The design is generic and not based on any particular ship. The great ocean liners of the 1920s and 1930s were floating showcases of Art Deco design, and the streamlined bow became a popular emblem of speed and tr…

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