Large Vintage Onyx Horse Head Bookends | Pair | Hand-Carved Cream Banded Onyx on Gray Onyx Bases | Mid-Century Mexican | 10.25" Tall | Heavy

Two elegant horses guarding your favorite books. Wouldn't they look stunning on a library shelf or a desk?

This is a large pair of vintage hand-carved onyx horse head bookends. Each stylized horse head, with a notched mane in the classic chess-knight, Art Deco look, is cut from translucent cream onyx with natural white, beige and honey-colored bands running through it. They sit on rounded gray banded onyx bases. Pairs like these were made in Mexico, mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. At over 10 inches tall, these are larger than most, and they're solid and heavy enough to hold up a real stack of books.

• Material: Natural onyx (cream banded onyx horse heads on gray onyx bases)
• Maker: Unmarked, likely Mexican
• Era: Mid-century, about 1960s to 1970s
• Size: Each about 10.25" tall x 4.75" wide x 3" deep
• Quantity: A pair (2 bookends)
• Condition: Good vintage condition with light wear consistent with age and use. Natural stone has small pits and inclusions, including a small natural pit on the neck of one horse, and a few tiny edge nicks. The undersides show natural stone pitting and a small drill hole in each base. No breaks noted. Please see photos, as they are part of the description

Because onyx is natural stone, every pair is one of a kind, with its own banding and color. Light glows through the cream onyx beautifully in a sunny spot.

Styling props shown in photos are not included.