Vintage 1950s Lady Clare "British Garden Birds" Lacquered Wooden Bookends Chiffchaff & Nightingale

Add a touch of mid-century English charm to your bookshelf or study with this rare pair of vintage Lady Clare lacquered wooden bookends, dating to the 1950s–early 1960s. Finished in a striking, hard-to-find buttercup yellow lacquer with hand-gilded gold borders, this matching set celebrates classic British ornithological art.

Founded by Lady Clare Pigott, the renowned English firm was celebrated for mounting authentic natural history prints onto fine wood and sealing them beneath multiple coats of durable, heat- and water-resistant lacquer.

Here mid-20th-century British color lithographs have been used. One features a chiffchaff perched among sycamore leaves and seeds. The other features a nightingale perched on a flowering wild rose branch.

Both pieces retain their original green baize felt bottoms, including the early red diamond-shaped "LADY CLARE" floral maker's label used during the 1950s and early 1960s. They were made in England and are in good vintage condition, consistent with age. Please review all photos closely as they form part of the description. If you have any questions please get in touch.