Cast Iron Art Nouveau Bookend with Super Folky Face 1926 donkey party poppy lark-spur and the like

poppy lark-spur and the like are accompanied by notes like "The insertion of the stamens into the calyx is a certain proof that the fruit produced by the flower containing them is good and wholesome

The instructions on the front of the booklet seem basically to say do this on a flat surface

The cups measure 2 1/2" tall and 2 1/2" across at rim and 3 1/8 across at handle

remind/ed me a bit of the incredible work of the visionary self taught artist Martin Ramirez (reference image included in photos) which

When I found her she immediately made me think of Donatello's Mary Magdalene

Cast Iron Art Nouveau Bookend with Super Folky Face 1926 donkey party poppy lark-spur and the likeWhat I love about this old art nouveau bookend is the super folky (one might say homely) face on this a nude, completely endearing her to me even as it somewhat undermines her seductive pose. I don't believe this was intentional, but I think it makes this a marvelously human, empathetic thing. Love. 6" t x 4 1 4" w x 2 3 4" d and heavy. 1920s I believe, and in good condition, with loss to what I believe was a bronzed finish, all the good I think.