A fine pair of Antique Bookends by Jennings Brothers circa 1925 depicting the Lions of Lucerne

The bookends are engraved "HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI." They are a tribute to the 760 Swiss guards who were hired to protect King Louis XV of France during the French revolution. All of them were slain at the Tuileries in Paris in 1792, and the lion, a monument to their loyalty and bravery, was sculpted in 1820. Length: 7 1/2". Magnificent color and patina.