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MCM to Modern Founders Furniture Octagon Commode End Table Cabinet Patterns 21
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Founders Furniture octagon commode table or end
Category
20th Century American Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
H 22.5 in W 28 in D 28 in
Moroccan Rug North African Tribal Bauhaus Design Djoharian Collection Beige
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Beige Moroccan Amazigh rug North African tribal design - Djoharian Collection.
Berber rugs and
Category
2010s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Rug North African Tribal Bauhaus Design Djoharian Collection Vintage
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Red Vintage Moroccan Amazigh rug North African tribal design - Djoharian Collection
Berber rugs
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Rug North African Tribal Beni Ourain Design Djoharian Collection Beige
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Beige Moroccan Amazigh rug North African tribal design - Djoharian Collection.
Berber rugs and
Category
2010s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
W 78.75 in L 118.12 in
Great Escapes Africa, the Hotel Book Taschen
By TASCHEN, Angelika Taschen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great Escapes Africa, the Hotel Book Taschen.The Hotel Book Book by Shelley-Maree Cassidy. From the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Expressionist Books
Materials
Paper
The Last Africans by Gert Chesi Hardcover Book 1981
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Last Africans Gert Chesi Perlinger Hardcover Book 1981
Published by Perlinger-Verlag, Worgl
Category
Vintage 1980s African Tribal Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Life & Explorations of Dr Livingstone Book, African Travel, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life & Explorations of Dr. Livingstone. An English language African
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
H 12.21 in W 127.96 in D 2.17 in
Carved Wooden African Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
decorative piece or can be used as a large book end. Truly a compliment to any space and especially those
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
The Book of Daniel
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Book of Daniel
Available in both Colour and Monochrome
South Africa- 2022
Archival Pigment
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Book of Daniel
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Book of Daniel
Available in both Colour and Monochrome
South Africa- 2022
Archival Pigment
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tubutsch - Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1911
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Tubutsch is an original modern rare book written by Albert Ehrenstein (Wien, 1886 – New York, 1950
Category
1910s Expressionist More Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 8.27 in W 5.91 in D 0.04 in
Hemingway and His Universe, French Book by A. E. Hotchner, 1990
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Atlanta, GA
there, and the end of the book is focused on his last summer in Spain to follow the duel between
Category
1990s French Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
By Carol Beckwith
Located in Surfside, FL
a book entitled Africa: Spirit of Paint, as well as on their third and final installation of African
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
By Carol Beckwith
Located in Surfside, FL
a book entitled Africa: Spirit of Paint, as well as on their third and final installation of African
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
Where Chefs Eat Book - A Guide to Chefs' Favorite Restaurants
Located in New York City, NY
from Ireland to Estonia from Greece to South Africa, discover the best eateries for your destination
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Books
Materials
Paper
African American Man on Street - 20th Century, America, Street photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
A Wandering Eye Travels with My Phone Book by Miguel Flores-Vianna
By Miguel Flores-Vianna
Located in New York, NY
. Perhaps because the country feels like it is located at the end of the world, most Argentines are born
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
1st edition 1965 Peter Beard 'End of the Game' Viking Press
By Peter Beard
Located in Vancouver, BC
experienced in the 1960s and ’70s.
The devastating poaching incidents in Africa are echoed in End of the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Books
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Two Riding Through The Woods" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
Road Map Britannia No 25 London to the Lands End, John Ogilby Brown Gilded Frame
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The road from London to the lands end. Commencing at the Standard in Cornhill and extending to
Category
Antique Late 17th Century British Charles II Maps
Materials
Paper
H 22.05 in W 26.19 in D 0.6 in
Pegged Joinery Endcap Coffee Table - Wenge Black Walnut Purple Heart
Located in New Hope, PA
Black African Wenge Ends and Legs
Brazilian Purpleheart Pegs
A Jeffrey Greene Original Design
Made
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Purpleheart, Walnut, Wenge
The River War by Winston S. Churchill, First Edition, Two Volume Set, 1899
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, and new marbled end paper. Presented with a custom navy cloth archival slipcase.
This is a first
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.5 in W 6.75 in D 4.5 in
Birmingham Children, Vintage Black and White Civil Rights Photography 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Movement in the American South, it is an iconic work and is included in Freed's well-known series and book
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider HAGGARD
Located in Middletown, NY
at extremities, very light rubbing to spine ends and corners; original blue cloth covers bound in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
TOLKIEN. The Hobbit. 1937 - 1st ED 2nd IMPRESSION - THE FIRST WITH COLOR PLATES!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
end, bound in full dark green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, Smaug the
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.5 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
Zebra Duo - Close-Up fine art photography of two zebras in landscape, wildlife
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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H 26.78 in W 70.87 in
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. - The Hobbit - 1937 - FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
", Frontispiece & 8 B&W plates and one vignette by Tolkien, advertisement leaf at end, top edge of textblock
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Fabric
"Nialas at rest", 19th Century watercolour by German painter "Wilhelm Kuhnert"
By Wilhelm Kuhnert
Located in Madrid, ES
, Switzerland. His grave is in the Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf in Berlin.
After the end of his technical
Category
1920s Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
"Lion on the move", 19th Century watercolour by German painter Wilhelm Kuhnert
By Wilhelm Kuhnert
Located in Madrid, ES
, Switzerland. His grave is in the Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf in Berlin.
After the end of his technical
Category
1920s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg) Boxed Set
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
pencil on the first front end page
13 × 10 1/4 × 1 inches
Unframed
This softcover monograph, held in a
Category
1980s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board
Fabric-ation, signed monograph w/ hand made fabric covered boards 21/50 (unique)
By Yinka Shonibare
Located in New York, NY
unique)
Hand signed, dated and numbered 21/50 by Yinka Shonibare on the first front end page (see photo
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Ink, Mixed Media, Offset, Fabric
H 12.5 in W 11 in D 1.5 in
Ephipany 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
book!
These are the motivations for winning souls and reaping fruit in the vineyard.
Where are we with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ephipany 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
book!
These are the motivations for winning souls and reaping fruit in the vineyard.
Where are we with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ephipany 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
book!
These are the motivations for winning souls and reaping fruit in the vineyard.
Where are we with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ephipany 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
book!
These are the motivations for winning souls and reaping fruit in the vineyard.
Where are we with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Citadel, Cairo, The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha. American Orientalist
By Edwin Lord Weeks
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
to draw and also travelled to Surinam in South Africa. On his return to Boston he painted history
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 13.59 in W 10.04 in D 0.48 in
Orientalist Painting Wall Art Arab Market Scene Dutch G. Huijsser Antique Frame
Located in West Hollywood, CA
landscapes and still lifes, but also figures in expressionist style.
He also produced book and journalistic
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Paintings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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H 12 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
Madagascar) and ended at Port Said. Mott-Smith’s writing gave a vivid eye-witness account of Africa in its
Category
1920s Feminist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Very Rare George Candilis Dining Table 'Les Carrots' Port Leucate France 1968
By Georges Candilis
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
, almost at the western end of Port-Leucate.
For the Candilis team, the Carrats operation becomes a place
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
H 27.96 in W 16.93 in D 17.72 in
Assyrian King - Resin and Metal Surrealist Bust Sculpture of a King
By Angelo Canevari
Located in New York, NY
expressionistic outcome of the imagery, has echoes in some contemporary African sculpture. The swirling green
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 25 in W 14 in D 9 in
Commander - Resin and Metal Surrealist Bust Sculpture with Silver Color
By Angelo Canevari
Located in New York, NY
outcome of the imagery, has echoes in some contemporary African sculpture. The swirling silver strip
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 30 in W 8.5 in D 17 in
Benjamin Jorj Harris for Newman Decor, Galloping Horses
Located in Hanover, MA
birth/death years are his. He is erroneously listed as African-American in many online bios.
As they
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Colonel Bates Leads the 30th Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater
By Abbott Fuller Graves
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
1903
15 ½ x 21 ½ Inches 25 ½ x 33 ½ Inches Framed
LR: Graves
This rare portrait of African
Category
Early 1900s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"THE HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon, Mixed Media
"THE LONELY WILD" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self-taught
Category
1970s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon, Mixed Media
H 17 in W 20 in D 2 in
"PUPPY LOVE" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self-taught
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil
"NEIGHBORHOOD POOL HALL" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon
"ON PAYDAY" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self-taught artist
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon
"TAMALE CART" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS ARTIST
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon
H 18 in W 20 in D 2 in
Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Books
Materials
Paper
The Return of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Books
Materials
Paper
Vagos y Reinas (Vagabonds and Queens), Hand Signed, Numbered by RETNA and El Mac
By RETNA
Located in New York, NY
. Hand Signed by both artists on the first front end page.
Published by Arrango Designs
Makes a terrific
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Offset, Ink, Board
H 9.25 in W 12 in D 2.25 in
MaryMcFadden 1970 TheMetCollected JewelrySeries Gilt Openwork Sculptural Brooch
By Mary McFadden
Located in Chicago, IL
it was an early limited edition of the open-work series most likely for a high-end U.S. retailer that
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Gold, Gilt Metal, Brass
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W 1.25 in D 0.5 in L 4 in
The Old Man And The Sea
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Old Man And The Sea
Anguilla and South Africa - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER Signed Serigraph, Abstract Cornucopia, Fruit
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
. They returned when Austria retook the town in 1915, refugees of the war. When World War I ended, Gross
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
FLAG SERIES 1980 Signed Lithograph Colorful Flag Collage Madagascar Stamp, Birds
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
in 1915, refugees of the war. When World War I ended, Gross and brother Avrom-Leib went to Budapest
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Double Personage
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, fresh colors
Traces of glue residue along margin edge where it was bound in the book
Image/sheet
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
NEW IMMIGRANTS Signed Lithograph, Refugees, Boat, Humanitarian Aid, Sun
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
Austria retook the town in 1915, refugees of the war. When World War I ended, Gross and brother Avrom-Leib
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
HOMAGE TO SIGMUND FREUD Signed Lithograph, Surreal Portrait, Psychoanalysis
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
Kolomyia. They returned when Austria retook the town in 1915, refugees of the war. When World War I ended
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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An assortment of african book ends is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Expressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes contemporary. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the african book ends that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, beige and white. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Isheanesu Dondo, (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Chaim Gross and Johnny Banks are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, paper and paint — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much are African Book Ends?
Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — african book ends in our inventory begin at $35 and can go as high as $1,425,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,658.
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