Cheetah Bookends Set of Two in Porcelain with Brass Base
Located in Paris, FR
Set of two bookends Cheetah in porcelain. On black porcelain socle with brass base. Elegant and subtle piece.
Brass
Pair of Vintage Polished Cast Brass Duck Bookends, circa 1950
By Sarried Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage pair of polished cast brass duck bookends, circa 1950. Pair of polished decorative brass duck bookends in Sarried style. Very sturdy and heavy. Pair of midcentury vintage cas...
Brass
Art Deco Emile Carlier Figural Goat Bookends, France 1925
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends. Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, (French, 1849-1927). Figural Goat Bookends. Silvered Metal mounted over Green Marble bases. Nice and heavy. We have specialized i...
Marble, Metal
Brass Bookends with "The Angelus" and "The Gleaners" by Jean Francois Millet
By H.L. Judd Manufacturing Company
Located in Soquel, CA
Brass Bookends with "The Angelus" and "The Gleaners" by Jean Francois Millet Solid pair of bookends by H. L. Judd Manufracturing Co. Each bookend contains a scene originally painted...
Bronze
Crescent Moon & Brass Art Deco Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
By Chase and Co., Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of bakelite crescent moon and brass Art Deco bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The bookends have a black bakelite crescent moon siitting o...
Brass
Pair of Black Leather Bookends by Stuart Kern
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of black leather bookends by Stuart Kern, circa 1990s. The bookends are in like new condition and measure 10.75"W x 5.5"D x 6"H. Very nice high quality pair! Two sets ...
Leather
1920s Art Deco "Graphic Arts" Bookends Pair by Pompeian Bronze
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of intriguing Art Deco period bronze clad bookends titled "Graphic Arts" by Pompeian Bronze. Executed in relief, they depict an artist or scribe and a potter at work dressed in...
Metal, Bronze, Copper
$888 / set
Skulls Bookend Set of 2
Located in Paris, FR
Skulls Set of 2 bookend with polished nickel finish structure. Skulls in solid brass in bronzed finish. Dimension of each bookend: L19xD12,5xH20,5cm.
Brass, Nickel
$260Sale Price / set|20% Off
1980s Faceted Lucite Bookends by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of mid-century modern "Astrolite" lucite bookends by the Ritts Company of Los Angeles that are strikingly etched and polished, which catches and refract lights beautifully. T...
Lucite
Leopard Set of Two Bookend in Silver Plated Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend Leopard Set of two in silver plated brass on black polished glossy base.
Silver Plate, Brass
Salta Medium Bordeaux 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...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Carl Auböck Pair of #3847 Bookends "T", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3847 bookends "T", Austria 2022.
Brass
Figurative Bookends in Resin and Stone – Il Corpo II by Marcela Cure
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
Our Il Corpo sculpture is a set of two individual sculptures portraying the upper and lower body parts. It was designed to be used as a bookend but possibilities are endless with thi...
Stone
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Hand fu...
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3652 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3652 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Each pie...
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass. Each piece...
Brass
$521 / set
Eagles Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends Eagles set of 2 made in gilt metal. On blackened metal base. Measures: L 14 x D 11.5 x H 17.5 cm each.
Metal
$4,567 / set
Red Coral Bookend Set of 2
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend red coral set of 2, handcrafted sculpture with more than 800 red cabochons hand-placed. With structure and base in solid brass gold-plated 24-karat. Exceptional piece in li...
Coral, Gold Plate, Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530 'Flatiron' Patinated Brass and Cane Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3530 'Flatiron' patinated brass and cane bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinat...
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished and patinated brass. Each pi...
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. The Auböck #3846 booke...
Brass
$1,174 / set
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.
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Bear Book Shelf / Book Rack Hand Carved Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century antique Black Forest Extendable bookshelf hand carved from Switzerland. Lovely carved bears by a master carver & Black Forest floral styled base. These make mar...
Wood
Vintage Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Vintage solid brass clam shell seashell bookends. Good condition. Has nice size to hold a stack of books. Great for your beach house! Any dark areas are reflection only.
Brass
Antique Pair Bronze Classical Cupid Sculptures/ Bookends by K&O 20th Century
By Kronheimer & Oldenbusch Co. 1
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of patinated bronze classical cupid bookend sculptures, by Kronheim & Oldenbusch, circa 1900 in date. These charming bronze figures feature two beau...
Bronze
American Mahogany and Cast Iron Copying Press with Paw Feet, Charleston, SC 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and mahogany two-drawer copying press with a turned bulbous cork screw handle, floral decorative pressure plate, flanking fluted decorative side columns, and resti...
Brass, Iron
Midcentury Walnut and Brass Bookends by Duk It Mc Donald
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of mid-century bookends. Solid walnut face with brass nice clean condition American 1950's.
Brass
Vintage Polished Brass Eagle Head Bookends - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
These striking vintage bookends are a quintessential example of Hollywood Regency style, featuring bold, sculptural eagle head forms cast in solid brass. The streamlined silhouettes ...
Brass
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. Le Verrier. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1928. Posthumous, contemporary cast. This pair is illustrated...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Antique W.V. Egbert Co Seated Abraham Abe Lincoln Metal Bronze Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique W.V. Egbert Co Seated Abraham Abe Lincoln Metal Bronze Bookends. Item features nice small size, metal construction, bronze finish, original stamp, very nice antique pair, gre...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Artisan Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
These distinctive bookends are carved from authentic Arizona petrified wood, a remarkable natural material formed when ancient trees were buried beneath layers of sediment and gradua...
Petrified Wood
Pair of globe-shaped bookends, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An elegant pair of vintage 1970s bookends featuring two decorative globes mounted on a magnifying wooden base. Each globe is held in place by a metal ring, reminiscent of antique sci...
Metal
Art Deco Marble Bookends with Geometric Brass Appliques, Pink-Veined Stone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare matched pair of Art Deco bookends combine natural marble beauty with geometric brass appliques. Each bookend features beautifully grained marble with distinctive pinkish hue and...
Marble, Metal, Brass
Pairs of Vintage Brass Armillary Sphere Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
2 PAIRS of vintage brass armillary sphere bookends (PRICED PER PAIR) Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Brass
Vintage Onyx and White Marble Bookends, Sombrero Design, Mexico, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
very nice set of Bookends . White Marble base .comes with carved Onyx Mexican with sombreros. In a typical siesta pose very good condition .
Onyx
Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Native American Figural Bookends
By Frederic Remington
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Striking pair of early 20th-century Native American Indian figural bookends, beautifully modeled and hand-painted in rich polychrome tones. Each sculpture depicts a seated male figur...
Metal
Vintage Pair of Modernist Elephant Bookends by Jonathan Adler
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of modernist elephant bookends with trunk up by Jonathan Adler, circa 2000s. The set are in very good vintage condition and measure 9.5"W 4.75"D x 8"H. Great looking f...
Resin
Rookwood pottery bookends birds Matt satin blue/charcoal , with Roman number
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful birds bookends by Rookwood pottery Co , marked with Flame and roman numbers XXVI .
Pottery
$4,396Sale Price / set|20% Off
1970s Gucci Gold Plated Snaffle Bit Leather Bookends - a Pair
By Gucci
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Fabulous, rare pair of vintage Gucci bookends, featuring gold plated snaffle bits mounted to leather, with iconic green/red striped accent.
Metal, Gold Plate
Vintage Patinated Cast Brass Disc Thrower Bookends - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your library or executive study with this striking pair of vintage cast brass bookends, masterfully modeled after Myron’s iconic ancient Greek sculpture, the "Discobolus" (Di...
Brass
Art Deco style bookends reading ladies Moyen Age signed Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends reading ladies Moyen Age signed Max Le Verrier. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous, contemporary cast. Reading medieval ladies. ...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Pair of Japanese Zen Figure Patinated Iron Bookends in Black and Gold
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of 1950s Japanese cast iron figurative Zen style bookends with a distressed patina. Each bookend depicts a serene figure in a kneeling meditative posture, representing spiritua...
Iron
Art Deco Banded Onyx Marble Bookends with Brass Feet, Pair, circa 1930s.
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A striking pair of Art Deco period bookends executed in beautifully banded onyx marble, featuring warm cream and honey tones contrasted with dramatic brown veining and subtle green s...
Stone, Brass
Pair of onyx minimalist bookends, Art Deco, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An elegant pair of Art Deco bookends dating from the 1940s, crafted from onyx in contrasting shades. Each piece features a stylized semi-circular shape, adorned with a geometric fan-...
Onyx
Pair of bookends with brass birds and marble bases, 19th century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An elegant pair of 19th-century bookends depicting finely sculpted birds perched on decorative branches adorned with floral motifs. The patinated brass figures showcase exquisite det...
Marble, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Onyx Marble Horse Head Bookends Library Mexico, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Striking and sculptural, this pair of large, mid-century, marble horse-head bookends exudes timeless elegance and craftsmanship. Crafted in Mexico in the 1960s to1970s, , found in ...
Onyx
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Bookends, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
These vintage bookends from the 1960s stand out with their clear, modernist composition based on contrasting shapes. A simple, solid base and a vertical plate create a stable structu...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Bookends, 1950s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
These wooden bookends from the 1950s represent the aesthetics of post-war modernism—minimalist, geometric, and subordinate to pure form. Each bookend has a classic L-shaped design: ...
Wood
Vintage Brass Finish "Orb" Bookends by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware
By Jenfred Ware, Ben Seibel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural bulbous tear drop-form with cutout bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware (ca. 1950s, USA). Very good, vintage condition - brass plate shows light wear throughou...
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century White Onyx Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of mid-century white onyx horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and solid and well crafted. They measure 7.5"W x 2.5"D x 6"H and would make a gre...
Onyx
Pair of Roman Gladiators Bookends with Helmets and Shields on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dramatic pair of French bronze bookends depicting two Roman gladiators locked in combat, each wielding shield and helmet in a dynamic display of strength and movement. The finely c...
Marble, Bronze
Takaoka Tekki Cast Iron Bear Bookends, Urushi Finish, c.1990
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Takaoka City cast iron bookends modeled as standing bears facing each other with outstretched paws, urushi lacquer finish, circa 1990. Hand-cast in Toyama Prefecture usi...
Iron
Pair of American Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century modern "machine-age design" cast aluminum bookends with geometric form. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Aluminum
Art Deco bronze satyr bookends SIT & PUSH by Paul Silvestre, Susse Frères 1920
By Susse Freres, Paul Silvestre
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and sculpturally refined pair of Art Deco bronze bookends, known as “Sit and Push,” created by Paul Silvestre circa 1920. The composition depicts a boy and girl satyr, dynamic...
Bronze
Pair of Very Chic Arthur Court Designs - Cast Aluminum Antler Bookends 1978
By Arthur Court
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rarely seen for sale in the wild , are a pair of cast aluminum deer antler bookends dated 1978 by Arthur Court Designs. 1200
Aluminum
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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