Plastic bookends..
I've had a similar problem with other white furniture/accessories I've bought on Great Offer Stock. Although they look great in the picture, the actual white color is a little too "bluish/cool" for the warmer whites in my room. I also failed to read that they are coated with PVC rather than the porcelain I thought so they are rather cheap looking for what I paid and aren't all that sturdy. I've resorted to using them as decorative elements rather than actual bookends since they aren't sturdy enough to hold my books. Overall, nice but way too overpriced for the cement/PVC material they are made of.