Each of the wooden statuettes are not securely affixed to the brass bookends. To one of the wooden statuettes, there is a repaired break along the figure's neck. To the other statuette, there is a narrow crack along the cuff of the figure's left hand. To each, there are small losses to the wood, particularly along extreme edges of the figures' faces and garments. Scattered losses to the pigment throughout. Tarnishing and accretions to the brass bases. To one of the bookends, there is a dent along the footrim.