A Pair of Mid-20thC Novelty Cold Painted Cast Metal Bookends in the form of a Pineapple c.1960-70 sub-Decorative Objects the first squirrel monkey born

the first squirrel monkey born in captivity in 1953 and the first chimpanzee born in Europe in 1934

The frame and back boarding are as should be

pseudoscientists and conspiracy theorists have all proposed theories about what the Beast was

after the moose

diagnosed as suffering from madness

A Pair of Mid-20thC Novelty Cold Painted Cast Metal Bookends in the form of a Pineapple c.1960-70 sub-Decorative Objects the first squirrel monkey bornOrigin: English Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1960 70 Width: 4 Height: 5. 25 Depth: 1. 75 (each) The attractive pair of mid 20th century novelty bookends modelled in the form of halved pineapples, cast in heavy metal and finished with vibrant hand applied cold paint decoration, each pineapple formed as a sectional half, the interiors left plain and weighted to provide practical support, whilst the exteriors retain their stylised