This old gentleman has sat in this spot for over eighty years at least. My grandparents found him, his wife who sits opposite and the dresser they adorn abandoned by the disillusioned Soldier Settlers from whom they had purchased the property all those years ago. Although already past their prime, Gran kept them because she had lost everything she owned six months earlier in a house fire. When it became Mum's house she left them in their special spot. I adored them as a child and still do along with the lovely memories they evoke. Consequently they remain in their place of honour with Dad's hat hung above them where it has always hung for as long as I can remember.
What a lovely story, Margaret. How good of your grandmother to recognize their dignity and invite them to grace her home. We can do no better than to honor our elders, and your kind treatment of the old man exemplifies this simple truth.
I love that he is sitting in front of a library. I'd be so interested in seeing the companion piece sometime. I'm going to tag a fellow book lover! @bookthiefsfriend
Beautiful and full of history for the family. As a collector of ceramics myself I appreciate these, love to know if there are any marks on the base. Nice capture and worth a FAV.
@ladymagpie thank you Heather. That's what intrigues me. They don't have a mark just 305 on the back. As bookends they have felt on the base. Would probably have been brought to Australia by the Wright family who as returned English soldiers drew the block under as our soldier settler scheme back in 1920. But that's another story.
