Pair of The Bombay Company Bronze Lion Bookends. Same shape, rearing up, with their outstretched paws there to prop the books up between them. Labeled and marked on the felt undersides. 

Size: 8 x 7 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. 

Founded in 1978 as a New Orleans mail-order business, The Bombay Company grew into a major furniture chain with over 500 stores headquartered in Texas. After years of expansion under Tandy Brands, the American division filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007, leading to the liquidation of all U.S. retail and outlet locations by early 2008. The brand’s intellectual property was subsequently sold to liquidation firms, which attempted to keep the name alive through licensing deals and third-party retailers like QVC. In Canada, the company faced a similar fate, undergoing multiple ownership changes and creditor protection filings before shuttering its remaining physical stores in 2018. Several attempts were made to relaunch the brand as an online-only store between 2012 and 2019, though these efforts faced significant operational delays. Today the brand and trademark is under the ownership of GHP Group. 

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