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Pair of Antique Extending Novel Rests, English, Oak, Book Trough, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique extending novel rests. An English, oak book trough, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
H 5.12 in W 12.41 in D 7.88 in
Small Antique Novel Rest, English, Oak, Book Trough, Stand, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique novel rest. An English, oak book trough, dating to the Edwardian period
Category
Early 20th Century British Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Oak
H 6.89 in W 15.95 in D 7.88 in
Pair of Vintage Horse Bust Bookends, English, Cast Brass, Decorative, Novel Rest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage horse bust bookends. An English, cast brass decorative novel rest, dating
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
H 6.7 in W 2.37 in D 5.12 in
Small Vintage Mirrored Book Trough, English, Novel Rest, Art Deco, Circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage mirrored book trough. An English, rosewood and glass angled novel rest
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 3.35 in W 14.38 in D 8.47 in
Vintage Book Rack, Anglo Indian, Novel Rest, Bookshelf, Art Deco, Circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage book rack. An Anglo-Indian, mahogany novel rest, dating to the Art Deco period
Category
Mid-20th Century British Shelves
Materials
Wood
H 7.68 in W 16.34 in D 8.08 in
Small Antique Bedside Picture Stand, English, Brass Book Rest, Art Nouveau, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique bedside picture stand. An English, brass novel rest in Art Nouveau taste
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 9.45 in W 4.14 in D 3.75 in
Small Antique Book Rest, English, Pine, Novel Rack, Trough, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique book rest. An English, stained pine novel rack, dating to the Edwardian
Category
Early 20th Century British Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Pine
H 7.88 in W 12.8 in D 7.49 in
Pair of Antique Elephant Bookends, African, Milk Onyx, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An African, milk onyx decorative novel or book rest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Bookends
Materials
Onyx
H 7.68 in W 7.09 in D 4.14 in
Pair of Antique Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Ebony, Decorative, Book Rest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An Anglo-Indian, ebony and bone decorative novel or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Bookends
Materials
Ebony
H 7.09 in W 4.14 in D 7.68 in
Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Farid Resting With His Sheeps
Located in Paris, IDF
to the natural surroundings. Schwartz has published several novels in Hebrew and has produced
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
Pair of Vintage Decorative Bookends, Asian, Pine, Figural Book Rest, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative bookends. An Asian, stained pine figural book rest, dating to
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Bookends
Materials
Pine
H 7.88 in W 3.94 in D 4.14 in
Antique Desktop Rotary Bookcase, English Walnut, Revolving Book Shelf, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
period overtones, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Charmingly decorative rotary book rest
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Shelves
Materials
Walnut
H 20.87 in W 16.34 in D 16.34 in
Asian Influenced Gilt Table Lamp with Profusion of Flowers, Rosewood Base
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp features the most beautiful profusion of chrysanthemums with gilt touches resting on a
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Rosewood
Gae Aulenti «Locus Solus» Daybed
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Forest, BE
. The name “Locus Solus” comes from a novel by the French writer Raymond Roussel. In the novel, Locus
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Daybeds
Materials
Steel
If Stillness Were a Place
Located in New Orleans, LA
figures in McNall’s work resemble Goddess like muses as they rest in dynamic yet effortless poses. Each
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Offering 2
Located in New Orleans, LA
figures in McNall’s work resemble Goddess like muses as they rest in dynamic yet effortless poses. Each
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Offering I
Located in New Orleans, LA
figures in McNall’s work resemble Goddess like muses as they rest in dynamic yet effortless poses. Each
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Vessels and Universes #7
Located in New Orleans, LA
figures in McNall’s work resemble Goddess like muses as they rest in dynamic yet effortless poses. Each
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Grayson Perry, 100% Art Plate, 2020
By Grayson Perry
Located in Manchester, GB
iconography. He often references his feminine alter ego “Claire,” who has appeared throughout the rest of his
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Giotto" Unique Round Sleeping System, Loro Piana Interiors Upholstery
By Midsummer Milano
Located in Milano, IT
decided to make this experience even more unique by offering you a novel solution.
The "Giotto" sleeping
Category
2010s Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Linen, Silk, Upholstery, Natural Fiber, Wood
Forest Spirit Alan Planter
By Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
iconography. He often references his feminine alter ego “Claire,” who has appeared throughout the rest of his
Category
2010s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 1811 Thomas Rowlandson Love Laughs at Locksmiths Colored Engraving 21"
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Dayton, OH
man who stoops to unlock a huge padlock to his house. His cane rests against the door as he fumbles
Category
Antique 1810s American Colonial Prints
Materials
Paper
H 20.75 in W 17.25 in D 1 in
Pair of Small Antique Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Ebony, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
novel or book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Graced with copious character
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Bookends
Materials
Ebony
H 5.32 in W 2.96 in D 6.11 in
Pair of 1970s Postmodern Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
them versatile pieces that can serve as end tables or side tables, providing the perfect resting place
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Mid-19th Century/Qing Dinasty of Enameled Chinese Porcelain Figurines
Located in North Miami, FL
intricate designs. The second figure reclines with his head resting on his right hand. His elaborate attire
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
H 2.96 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in
Charterhouse of Parma by Marie-Henri Beyle
Located in valatie, NY
his early years in his family's castle on Lake Como, while most of the rest of the novel is set in a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Books
Materials
Paper
Pair of pine stools attributed to G. Rivadossi
By Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Milano, IT
, embodying the spirit of an epoch where design dared to merge form with function in novel ways.The heart of
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Corridor - color, nude, figurative, photography, giclée print
By Shani Mootoo
Located in Bloomfield, ON
eye down the length of a long, bright corridor past a succession of glass French doors. But a resting
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
21.50 Carat Vivid Emerald & Diamond Drop Earrings GRS Certified, 18k White Gold.
Located in New York, NY
21.57 carats, these earrings exude grandeur and grace. Rest assured of their authenticity with the
Category
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Garden Spirit no. 8, Women, Nature, Floral, Contemporary Art
By Agnese Negriba
Located in Deddington, GB
Garden Spirit enjoys an afternoon rest in a reclined position. The dominant colour is white - pure and
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Pigment
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 0.4 in
Large White Oba-Q "Ghost" K Series Lamp by Shiro Kuramata
By Yamagiwa, Shiro Kuramata
Located in Saint Louis, US
This Shiro Kuramata ghost lamp. A novel collectors furnishing, this is a great conversation piece
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Ceramic Pot, Bowl, Jardiniere, Three Musketeers, Dumas, Amphora, 1920, Bohemia
By Amphora
Located in Wien, AT
Republic, made in the Art Deco period around 1920.
The three musketeers of the well-known novel of 1844
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Pepper Young Coffee Table by Philippe Starck for Disform Spain, 1978
By Disform, Philippe Starck
Located in PARIS, FR
futuristic novel "Ubik". This book was very important in the life of the designer, who was fascinated by the
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Futurist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 11.82 in W 44.89 in D 44.89 in
'View of Futakawa', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Plateau) rest stop at Futakawa, circa 1850. Signed in Kanji lower right, "Hiroshige Ga" for Utagawa (Ando
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
Grayson Perry "Little Pig" Ceramic Piggy Bank Sculpture, 2022
Located in London, GB
alter ego “Claire,” who has appeared throughout the rest of his extensive oeuvre as well. Perry also
Category
2010s British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Ring 925/- Sterling Silver and 18 ct. Gold
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Münster, DE
Tiffany engagement ring with a stunning brilliant-cut diamond resting on a six-prong ring. This iconic
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold, Silver
Green Garden Spirit, Floral Figurative Contemporary Original painting
By Agnese Negriba
Located in Deddington, GB
moment of rest. Artwork invites to enter a space that is full of fragrance, humming sounds and a warm
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 0.04 in
Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1956
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, first printing of Ian Fleming’s fourth James Bond novel, Diamonds are Forever. The book was published by
Category
Vintage 1950s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Untitled
By Frank Stella
Located in Fairlawn, OH
novel by Herman Melville about Ahab hunting the great white whale. Stella has devoted the better part of
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Amedee de La PATELLIERE, Eclipse with 4 Characters, 1928
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
expression of intense gravity (The Rest in the Cellar, National Museum of Modern Art, Paris). His earthy
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 24.81 in W 21.26 in D 3.15 in
Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence - PIRATED EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
An early PIRATED edition of the scandalous novel by D.H. Lawrence.
Privately Printed, 1928.
8vo
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Stunning Embossed Leather on Wooden Box w. Don Quixote & Sancho Panza Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
leather covered box was probably made as an ode to the world famous novel by Miguel Cervantes. So if you
Category
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron, Brass
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H 5.1 in W 8.85 in D 5.7 in
Pair of 1970s Postmodern Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
them versatile pieces that can serve as end tables or side tables, providing the perfect resting place
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Decorative Engraved Panthéon Paris in the 1800s by Bry & Benoist
Located in Langweer, NL
importance of the Panthéon as a national symbol of France.
The Panthéon in Paris is the final resting place
Category
Antique 1850s Prints
Materials
Paper
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H 12.41 in W 17.72 in D 0 in
William Glackens Drawing Titled "M. Durand... Arrived on the Scene", Dated 1903
By William Glackens
Located in New York, NY
one of the illustrations that the Glackens created for the first volume of C.P. de Kock’s novel Jean
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Atang Tshikare, Bronze Sculpture, "PEO E ATANG"
By Atang Tshikare
Located in Cape Town, WC
facing hole for the wood to enter and rest.
This amoeba silhouette is part of a narrative in a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Lithyalin Vases, Charles X Period
Located in Paris, FR
. Each of the dark green and marbled vases rests on a pedestal base encircled by a gilt bronze spiraling
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Vases
Materials
Bronze
Le repos des le moissonneurs - Barbizon Figurative Pastel by Leon Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Lhermitte. The piece depicts two children resting beside a large haystack in farmland on a bright summer's
Category
1880s Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel
Grayson Perry's "Home Worker & Key Worker" Complete Set of Staffordshire Figures
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
. He often references his feminine alter ego “Claire,” who has appeared throughout the rest of his
Category
2010s British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
H 10.63 in W 4.73 in D 3.35 in
19th Century Ovoid Shaped Breche Violette Marble Federal Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Lomita, CA
The novel shape and color of this Breccia marble coffee table will turn heads and transform a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Breccia Marble
H 19.25 in W 55 in D 28 in
Late 1940s Italian Coffee Table, Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
by this point moved away from the excess of rare and novel materials that defined his earlier pieces
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Good-bye to the Studio
By E.M. Jackson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Good Housekeeping, January 1932, pages 18-19.
Good Housekeeping describes the story as "A novel about
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Trepanning Surgeon, Early 17th Century Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
of its painting trepanation was a novel practice that was on the cutting edge of medicine, having
Category
Early 17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil
After the Funeral by Paul Scott, an Illustrated Whittington Press Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
design by Sally Scott. Gilt titling, t.e.g, rest uncut; gilt rule on turn-ins. Roselle French marbled
Category
Late 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 12.75 in W 10 in D 0.75 in
Grayson Perry "Home Worker" Staffordshire Figure 'Design 4', 2021
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
throughout the rest of his extensive oeuvre as well—Perry also makes textiles, sculptures, and installations
Category
2010s British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Grayson Perry "Key Worker" Staffordshire Figure 'Design 3', 2021
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
throughout the rest of his extensive oeuvre as well—Perry also makes textiles, sculptures, and installations
Category
2010s British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Harry Keay, Dorothea’s Bonnet, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Artists.
In a quiet corner of the home, a well-thumbed novel, ‘Dorothea’s Bonnet’, rests upon a
Category
1950s Romantic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Louis-Philippe Ormolu Clock, Esmeralda or Dancer with a Tambourine
Located in Paris, FR
years old Gypsie girl in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Notre-Dame de Paris). The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Good Size Pair of Hand Carved & Patinated Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest quality carved and mint condition 1930s, famous novel bookends.
If you are looking for
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Bookends
Materials
Wood
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H 8.5 in W 5.7 in D 4.6 in
Grayson Perry "Key Worker" Staffordshire Figure 'Design 1', 2021
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
throughout the rest of his extensive oeuvre as well—Perry also makes textiles, sculptures, and installations
Category
2010s British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal novel rest for your home. A novel rest — often made from wood, metal and paper — can elevate any home. There are 31 variations of the antique or vintage novel rest you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer novel rest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A novel rest made by modern designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one novel rest that is appealing in its simplicity, but Staffordshire, Osvaldo Borsani and Eavestaff produced versions that are worth a look.
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