Pair of Nude Nymph Reproduction Art Deco Bookends by Sarsaparilla Deco Design
By Sarsaparilla
Located in San Diego, CA
Very nice pair of nude nymph / flapper reproduction art deco bookends by Sarsaparilla Deco Design, circa 1980s.
Metal, Brass
Wonderful Art Deco Bronze Bookends Reading Nudes Delassement Max Le Verrier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Art Deco Bookends Depicting Reading Nudes Delassement By Max Le Verrier Set On Marble Bases
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement signed M.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco style bookends with nudes Ceuillette signed Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends with nudes Ceuillette signed Max Le Verrier.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase Fayral & Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$340Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Vintage Art Deco Kneeling Nude Women or "Flapper Girl" Bookends
By Knut Jern
Located in San Diego, CA
A lovely pair of vintage art deco kneeling nude women bookends, circa 1930s.
Bronze
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco style bookends seated nudes Insouciance Janle for Max Le Verrier.
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends seated nudes Insouciance Janle for Max Le Verrier.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
"Nudes with Waterfall Hair", Rare Pair of Art Deco Glass Bookends by Etling
By Etling Paris
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the most spectacular, high style glass Art Deco bookends ever produced in France, this pair depicting seated nude female figures, their hair falling down like waterfalls, was...
Glass
A Pair of Signed Lalique Crystal Figural Nude Bookends, Art Deco 1930's
By Lalique
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A stunning pair of period Art Deco Lalique nude figural bookends. "Reverie" Art Deco design, one male one female, Each in a kneeling pose.
Crystal
Pair of 1930s Art Deco Era - Nuart - Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends
By Nuart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Original pair of highstyle Nuart NYC, c.1930s Art Deco nude flapper girl spelter metal bookends with original black paint.
Spelter
Vintage Deco Frantart Sasparilla Nude Bookends - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of Art Deco revival bookends, reminiscent of the iconic Sasparilla and Frantart designs, represents a masterful blend of athleticism and elegance.
Metal
$300Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Vintage Art Deco Seated Nude Female on Pedestal Bookends by Nuart
By Nuart
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage art deco seated nude female on pedestal bookends by Nuart of NY, circa 1920s.
Metal
$460Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Art Deco Brass and Metal Nude Woman with Sphere Figurative Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very heavy pair of brass and metal nude woman with sphere figurative art deco bookends, circa 1930s.
Metal, Brass
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Art Deco Nude Lady Woman Figural Cast Brass Bookends Hubley Era
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of antique Art Deco nude lady/woman figural cast brass bookends and date from the 1920s-early 1930s.
Iron
Seated Nude Male Bookends with Fine Bas Relief Detail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Bronze
French Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal & Marble Bookend Pair, 1920
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-casted nude Art Deco flapper girl cast in spelter metal statue with enamel finish fixed to marble stands.
Metal
$320Sale Price / set|32% Off
Pair of Antique Male Nude Figural Bookends - the Thinker, 1960s
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of vintage chalk ware Thinking Man bookends in a faux bronze finish. There are some minor chips on both bookends, but over all in good condition.
Plaster
"Seated Male Nudes, " Pair of Bookends with Figures in Michelangelo-Esque Poses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Metal
"Sleeping Male Figure", Allegorical Bronze Bookend with Nude, Owl, Mask & Child
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Truly fine and extraordinary, this large and heavy bronze bookend, beautifully sculpted, cast and chased, depicts a sleeping male nude figure, his arm resting on a Classical mask, hi...
Bronze
$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Female Nude Bookends, Rare Bronze Sculptures by Max Kalish, Paris Foundry
By Max Kalish 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finished with a gorgeous, deep green-black patina with mossy highlights, this rare pair of bronze bookends depicting seated female nudes was sculpted by Max Kalish, best known for hi...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 8.5 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
Pair of American Art Deco Green Painted Female Nude Figural Ceramic Bookends
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stylish pair of hollow-cast American Art Deco female nude figural bookends are beautifully sculpted and painted in a soft Lovat green.
Ceramic
Nuart Pair of Bookends. Nude Sitting on Steps.
By Nuart
Located in Toronto, ON
Pair of art deco bookends of nudes sitting on highly stylized deco steps.
Signed French Art Deco Nude Bookends by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Hamburg, PA
A fabulous pair of Art Deco nude bookends signed by French artist Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Pair of Art Deco Nude Bookends, France, circa 1930
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of Art Deco patinated spelter bookends depicting kneeling nudes, France, circa 1930.
Pair of Nude Women Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of brass nude women on metal base Art Deco bookends, circa 1930s.
Brass, Metal
French Art Deco Silvered Nude Women Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco women silvered sculpture bookends. It stil has the original sticker of the shop that sold it. Art Deco figures in silver of two women as bookends on green marble bases. ...
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Bronze Nude Bookends by Scribe, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description: Art Deco bronze nude bookends. Artist / maker: Scribe.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Figural Nude Bookends by Cipriani
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Antwerp, BE
These terra cotta bookends are signed by the artist Cipriani. Fedex shipping: $ 125. Literature: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs by E. Benezi...
Terracotta
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Nude Bookends by Scribe, 1930 France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with sitting nudes with flutes.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with reading ladies by Max Le Verrier. Date: 1930. Material: Green patinated metal. Portor marble base. Origin: France. Size of one: H. 8.3...
Marble, Metal
A pair of Art Deco bookends with nudes by F. Bazin
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with nudes. The center has a relief decorated vase with flowers.
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Bookends with Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets full of fruit.
Metal
French Art Deco Silvered Bookends with Sitting Nudes by Janle, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description: A pair of Art Deco bookends with sitting nudes. Artist / Maker: Janle.
Metal
Art Deco Bookends with Nudes by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets full of fruit.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant pair of Art Deco bookends with reading nudes in patinated metal on a green marble base by the famous French artist Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends Nude with Drape Max Le Verrier France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A lovely pair of Art Deco standing nudes with drape by the famous French sculptor Mar Le Verrier. The women are cast in Art metal and have a dark green patina. They are mounted on a ...
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 6.3 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bookends Nude and Satyr Raoul Benard, France, 1930
By Raoul Benard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Foundry mark LN, Les Neveux de Lehmann, Paris. Style: Art Deco Date: 1930 Material: Silvered bronze.
Bronze
Sold
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
French Art Deco Silvered Bookends with Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of French silvered Art Deco bookends with seated nudes holding a book by the French artist Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930 France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of Art Deco bookends with reading nudes by the famous French artist Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
French Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very fine pair of Art Deco figural bookends modelled as reading nudes by the French artist Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.27 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation by Fayral Pierre le Faguays
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco bookends with seated nudes by Janle for Max le Verrier 1930
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with seated nudes by Janle. Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.49 in W 5.32 in D 4.93 in
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Satyr & Nude by A. Gilbert & M. Guillemard 1925 France
By Marcel Guillemard, Andre Gilbert
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and elegant pair of Art Deco bronze bookends, created in 1925 by the French artist Andre Gilbert.
Bronze
Sold
H 6.7 in W 5.32 in D 3.35 in
Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes Ceuilette signed by Max Le Verrier, 1930.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets signed by Max Le Verrier.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 6.89 in W 5.32 in D 2.56 in
Art Deco Bookends Kneeling Nude with Basket by Max Le Verrier France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets by the famous French sculptor Max Le Verrier.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
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.