McClelland Barclay (American, 1891-1943), “Sisyphus” Metal Bookends

Cast metal with applied bronze and verdigris patina, signed and titled to the base, the bookend rest inscribed "Sisyphus / Founder of Corinth / and the Isthmian / games-He was / condemned in / Hades forever to / roll to the top of / a hill a huge stone / that always rolled / down again."

6 1/2 x 5 x 7 in.

Felt undersides with wear and looseness;