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Bookends For Sale
Pair Of Antique Weighted Bookends, English, Book Rest, Art Nouveau, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large pair of antique weighted bookends. An English, mahogany carved book rest with Art Nouveau taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Of wonderful form and we...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Reading Shriner Monkey Sculpture Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your space with these captivating hand-painted heavy plaster bookends, showcasing a delightful depiction of two monkeys engrossed in the Tales of the Empire books. Crafted in...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Sailboat Bookends, Powder-Coated White
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Powder-Coated Creamy White Set of Mid-Century Sailboat Bookends
Substantial in size and weight, these solid vintage brass newly powder-coated boats are both form and function. Fabu...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Set of French Art Déco Zamac Winged Cherub/Fairy Child Bookends with Marble Base
Located in North Miami, FL
Set of early 20th century french Art Déco zamac winged cherub/fairy child bookends with marble base
By: unknown
Material: aluminum, bronze, marble, metal, zinc, copper
Technique: ca...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Copper, Metal, Zinc, Bronze, Aluminum
Ionic Bookend Set Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Ionic regular columns born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia have a thin, long and elegant body.
Ionic columns are one of three types of c...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Bookends
Materials
Statuary Marble
Carl Aubock Iron & Brass Coin Medal Midcentury Bookend, Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
This is a rare modernist book end, designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck III in the 1970s. The bookend consists of a large brass medal, which displays the coat of arms of the hous...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Cast Iron Art Nouveau Johnsonsoniana and Bacon quote Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Cast Iron Art Nouveau Johnsonsoniana and Bacon quote Bookends. Quotes read: Number 1 “Books that you may carry to the fire and hold readi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of Triangle Travertine Bookends by Fratelli Mannelli, 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Fratelli Mannelli Triangle Travertine Bookends for Raymor
Pair of travertine triangle form bookends made in Italy by Fratelli Mannelli for Raymor circa 1960s
Additional Informatio...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Mid Century Brass Bookends Dolphins with ball, France 1950s
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Unique pair of bookends, each of three dolphins holding a big globe They are made of brass. It is a beautiful set for any home or office decor and would look great on table top or bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop by Walter Von Neesen for Chase, circa 1935
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple yet elegant design by Walter Von Neesen for Chase circa 1935. Brass & copper stylized in the form of a arching cat. Rare find. In excellent vintage condition with min...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rude Osolnik Bookends
By Rude Osolnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rude Osolnik design and crafted bookends. High quality walnut executed in a sculptural bookend, signed on bottom.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Egyptian Revival Bronze Bookends on Marble Blocks
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of Egyptian revival bronze bookends on marble blocks, circa 1940s. The art deco period set are in good vintage condition and measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Large Abstract Sommerso Bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of large abstract sommerso bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass, circa 1960's. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Early 20th Century Hand-Crafted Wooden Elephant Bookends by Ary Bitter
By Ary Bitter
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of early 20th century carved hand-crafted wooden elephant bookends by french sculptor Ary Bitter
By: Ary Bitter
Material: wood, metal
Technique: hand-crafted, hand-carved, carv...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Antelopes Book end Marble Brass, Brown France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of book ends representing Antelopes . The objects are in Marble and Brass. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typical objects from the Art Deco period.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Midcentury Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in Tystberga, SE
Pair of midcentury, circa 1970s, marble horse head bookends. well crafted with color honey cream and grey-green with amber and cream veined marble. Very stylish Etruscan horse profil...
Category
1970s Unknown Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage Extending Book Slide, Venetian, Gilt, Tulipwood, Bookrest, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. A Venetian, gilt finished tulipwood bookrest, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Delightfully presented book slide, with appealing f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Library, Book, Throne, medieval, revival
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval style figur of a monge carved on the albastr...
Category
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Walrus Bookends Signed by by G.H. Laurent
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco silvered bronze walrus bookends signed by by G.H. Laurent.
Numbered, France 1925
This pair is illustrated in 2 books:
Art Deco and other figu...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1950s Japanese Owl Sculptures Brutalist Metalsmith Birds Iron like Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed by an unknown Japanese craftsman. A pair of heavy welded metal abstract bird sculptures, minimalist in design and creation. Some remna...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco terrier dog bookends by Hippolyte Moreau, France 1930.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco terrier dog bookends by Hippolyte Moreau.
Art Metal with silver grey patina on black marble base.
France 1930.
Literature:
Dictionnaire des ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Striped Carrera Marble Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of Carrera Marble Bookends - the "pyramid' shape in addition to the divisional use of stripes is very creative and decorative.
Turn a subtle shelf and book area i...
Category
20th Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Pair of Elephant Bookends, Signed and Dated 1929
Located in Petaluma, CA
These handsome bookends make a great addition to any home. The trunks are up for the collectors, signifying good luck. They are dated 1929 and signed "BBC", who is the maker, but si...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Rare Emerald Green Glass Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of solid emerald green bookends by Blenko excellent condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Mid-century Solid Bronze Gear Bookends c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A pair of solid bronze gear bookends.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960-1970.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Solid Bronze.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art déco bowling bookends, USA 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Unusual pair of American Art Deco’ bookends depicting a women and a man playing bowling. Painted white metal sculptures. USA circa 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Dog Doorstop Boxer & the Imp with Original Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Two fabulous cast iron dog doorstops in original paint. A boxer and the other not sure of the breed but it's named Imp and cast below the feet. Boxer...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of Cast Iron Bookends w/Camels, by Judd Co. ca. 1920
By Judd Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed and colorful bookends were made by the Judd Co., one of the most respected makers of bookends in the U.S. They produced many beautiful...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Charming Small Bookstand in Maple with Intarsia Decor, 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Charming Small Bookstand made of Maple Wood with Intarsia Decor, 19th Century.
This bookstand features intarsia details on the reddened ends of the piece in the form of floral orn...
Category
19th Century European Antique Bookends
Materials
Maple
“Triumph Bookends" White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous book end small is a minimalist style book end made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a solid marble prismatic block.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Bookends
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Vintage English Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends Made in England. The Lion and Unicorn are symbols in the coat of arms of the UK. The lion represents England ~...
Category
1950s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3654 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3654 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Grouping of Eight Carl Auböck Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Grouping of eight Carl Auböck brass bookends. Includes one pair each of Models #3651, #3652, #3653 & #3654. Designed in the 1950s, these inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bookends Monkey with Lantern by Max Le Verrier 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends monkey with lantern by Max Le Verrier.
Green patinated metal on a Portor marble base. France 1925.
This model is called Boubou and illustrated in Mascottes automobiles...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Salta Round Brown Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Zadounaisky Pair of Art Deco Wrought Iron Bookends
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of wrought iron bookends representing antelopes.
Stamped Zadounaisky.
In very good condition.
Height: 19cm
Length: 19cm
Thickness: 4cm
Total weight: 1.3 Kg
Michel Zadounaïsky,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair Of Antique Decorative Bookends, English, Leather, Book Rest, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative bookends. An English, leather dressed book rest, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Fascinating colour and tactility to this executive ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Bookends
Materials
Leather
Vintage Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Vintage brass clam shell seashell bookends. Good condition. Has nice weight to hold a stack of books. Great for your beach house! Any dark areas are r...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Carved Solid Oak Art Deco Bookends Signed E. JODET, Faiences etc.
Located in Salzburg, AT
Extremely decorative and very finely designed Art Deco cubic bookends by LA ROCHE SUR YON - Maison Jodet, Faiences Et Verreries - La Roche Sur Yon.
Signed with red and gold label o...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Oak
Aurora Pink Portal Glass Bookends, ANDREW HUGHES
Located in New York, NY
The Portal design is a simple exercise in optics and color. The Aurora color and reflective light are diffused by a surface etching on the top third of the interior of each bookend. ...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Brass "The Stallion" Horse Head Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of rare solid brass "The Stallion" horse head bookends manufactured by Virginia Metalcrafters, circa 1954. The bookends are in good vintage condition with a few small...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Glass Elephant Bookends
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Art Glass Elephant Bookends. Metal heads and smoky and clear glass bases. Not signed but in the style of Murano. Excellent Vintage condition, no chips or cracks, very heavy, ...
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Patinated Brass Rams Head Bookends, Midcentury
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of vintage brass rams head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are in very good condition nice patina.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cast Solid Brass Owl Bookends Mid-Century Modern 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Cast solid Brass Owl Figurine Sculpture Bookends Mid-Century Modern 1950s.
Detailed Pair of solid brass book ends in the shape of owl sculptur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Antique Marly Horse Bookends, French, Grand Tour, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique Marly Horse bookends. A French, bronze and slate Grand Tour book rest, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860.
Subs...
Category
1860s French Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Buddha Bookends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of bronze bookends featuring Buddha
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.75"W x 5.5"D x 6"H.
Good original vintage condition, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck #3530-3 Bookends, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3530-3 Bookends in Brass and Cane, Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Book ends, in Onyx, White Color, Horse Shape Pattern, France, Circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of book ends, in onyx, the motif pattern are horse heads. They are white in color, and were made in France in the 1970s.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Bookends Acrobat Elephants Set of Two in Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends set of two acrobat elephants in
hand-carved solid bronze on black porcelain base.
Each piece: L 15.5 x D 10.5 x H 21cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art deco marble bookends, set of 2, France, 30's
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Magnificent pair of french bookends art deco period.
Stylized shape and composed of 2 different marbles.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair Art Deco Period Spelter Bookends with Playing Cats by Marti Font
By M. Font
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice pair of Art Deco period book ends with sculptures of cats playing what a small ball. Made of casted spelter, patinated in a green bronze-like color, on marble bases. Marked Marti Font...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Cast Iron Bookends, by B & H, 19th Century Well Dressed Gentlemen
Located in Petaluma, CA
These are an exceptionally fine pair of cast iron bookends produced by the noted foundry Bradley and Hubbard. They are signed with their mark on the backs. Take note of the incredib...
Category
1910s American Other Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Modern Expandable Orange Metal Bookend Holder, Made in England
Located in New York, NY
An English orange enamel expandable bookend, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, England. Great design in a beautiful orange hue, exp...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cast Iron Horse Head Bookends
Located in Doylestown, PA
Charming vintage cast iron horse bookends, 1930's. Painted horse heads extend outward in opposite direction. Great for a touch of rustic equest...
Category
1930s Unknown Rustic Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of Modernist Patinated Brass Bookends by Norman Bleckner
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of modernist patinated brass bookends by Norman Bleckner, circa 1960s. The pair is in good condition with a vintage patina and measures 5.25"W x 4.5"D x 7.5"H. #3029
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Tennis Players on Quartz Court Bookends by Curtis Jere for Artisan House
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent and rare pair of bronze tennis players on quartz court bookends by Curtis Jere for Artisan House, circa 1976. The pair are signed and da...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
Solid Cast Brass Nautical Anchor Bookends
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of cast solid brass nautical anchor bookends. Perfect for your Nantucket, Cape, or Hamptons home!
USA, Late-20th century
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 6"H.
Good ori...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Geometric Onyx Bookends
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handcrafted genuine onyx bookends with geometric design. Carved and polished natural striped onyx. Each piece is unique and features variegated colors in white, beige, tan, brown, and taupe. Makes a chic desk...
Category
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Antique, New and Vintage Bookends
A good pair of antique, new or vintage bookends will look wonderful in your reading nook. And the need for these trusty home accents has stood the test of time, which means there are many different kinds to suit any design taste or furniture style.
Bookends weren’t created until the 1870s. Serving faithfully in the background, they went unobserved for a while. The authors of the Oxford English Dictionary report that the term “book end” didn’t appear in printed material until 1907. The primary function of bookends is to ensure that your books remain upright in your bookcase, but style and form have taken the lead over the years. Furniture makers have ensured that bookends demand as much attention as the books themselves. Indeed, while competing with carefully curated first editions or rows of colorful spines is no small task, plenty of bookends steal the stage.
If you’re looking to add a dose of intrigue or decorative flourish to your reading room that will be difficult to ignore, stone bookends and metal bookends can take on the appearance of small, provocative sculptures rather than functional accessories to keep your books orderly on your shelves. Depending on what kind of textures you’re thinking of introducing to your home office or study, a pair of brass bookends or a bronze set will pop against your dusty hardcovers and any decorative objects you’ve accumulated while working to style your bookcase. A pair of mid-century modern bookends carved from dark, exotic woods such as teak can also introduce warmth to a home office or study. While teak was a favorite of designers who worked with furniture in the mid-20th century, all manner of wood bookends have emerged over the years, with some woodworkers carving ornate patterns or figures into their pieces.
Bookworms, take note: You can find an extraordinary range of antique, new and vintage bookends for your dazzling book displays and bookshelves today on 1stDibs.
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