The Angelus Bookends,Jean Francois Millet,cast retailer bookends,farmer bookends,farm decor,Angelus Farmers,Prayers for the Potato Crop,

vintage/antique bookends made of heavy cast iron or bronze. very detailed pictures based on the painting of French artist Jean Francois Millet "The Angelus". many refer to them as the Angelus Farmers. each bookend measures about 2 1/4 by 4 7/8 inches on the base and 4 3/4 inches tall. see pictures for age spots and some discoloration.

From Wikipedia I quote:
"The Angelus (French: L'Angélus) is an oil retailer painting by French painter Jean-François Millet, completed between 1857 and 1859.
"The painting depicts two peasants bowing in a field over a basket of potatoes to say a prayer, the Angelus, that together with the ringing of the bell from the church on the horizon marks the end of a day's work.[1]
"Millet said: "The idea for The Angelus came to me because I remembered that my grandmother, hearing the church bell ringing while we were working in the fields, always made us stop work to say the Angelus prayer for the poor departed".[2] Completed between 1857 and 1859, it is an oil painting on canvas. When Appleton failed to take possession, Millet added a steeple and changed the initial title of the work, Prayer for the Potato Crop, to The Angelus.
"It depicts two peasants during the potato harvest in Barbizon, with a view of the church tower of Chailly-en-Bière. At their feet is a small basket of potatoes, and around them a cart and a pitchfork."

The books are not included in the sale but for illustration only.

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