Dramatic, antique pair of homemade early 20th century Gothic Revival bracket shelves. Jigsawn plywood with openwork cathedral spires above a shaped bracket base, joined by a scrolled wood support. Black paint overall, with the scalloped shelf edges accented in gold. Pierced trefoil and lancet motifs throughout in the Gothic style.
These are unquestionably homemade and I discovered one other online example while researching — its identical design and proportions suggest these were created from the type of woodworker’s pattern book that was popular in the early 20th century.
Older style plywood, 3/8″ thick. Round wire nail construction.
No breaks. The smaller spires on one shelf have minor losses to plywood core a their tips.
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