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
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
Blenko Clear Glass Half Circle Bookends, Pair
By Wayne Husted, Blenko Glass
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of vintage handmade half circle bookends in solid glass by Blenko. Both with original foil label.
Glass, Art Glass
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
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
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
$884 / 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
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
Crescent Moon & Brass Art Deco Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co.
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 “Night and Day” Bronze-Clad Figural Bookends by Armor Bronze Company
By Armor Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic and highly collectible pair of Art Deco figural bookends produced by Armor Bronze Company, depicting reclining male and female nudes modeled after the allegorical figures o...
Bronze
$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
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 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
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #1928 'Hands' Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #1928 'Hands' brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. ...
Brass
$519 / 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
$4,544 / 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
$1,168 / 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
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
Pair of Iron Anchor Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of iron anchor-form bookends, substantial enough to support medium-sized books. Ideal for those drawn to coastal living, nautical themes, or life by the water. A tasteful mar...
Iron
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Style Elephant Bookends or Decor Objects
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A striking pair of Chinese export porcelain elephant figures beautifully decorated in the famille rose palette with rich pink, green, blue, and gold accents. Each elephant stands ato...
Porcelain
Italian Alabaster Bookends, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
These Italian bookends are made of alabaster, a stone valued for its subtle translucency and pattern. They have a massive, architectural form that combines functionality with sculptu...
Alabaster
Harry M Wasserman Brutalist Welded Steel Bird Form Sculptural Bookends 1960s
By Wasserman
Located in Troy, MI
A sculptural pair of steel bookends by Harry M Wasserman Pacoima California circa 1960s Stylized architectural birds with sharp angular planes composed of welded steel with brutalis...
Steel
“Triumph Bookend" S Black Marquina Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous bookend small is a minimalist style bookend made of treated Marquina marble. The product consists of a one solid marble prismatic block.
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Bookends, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
These wooden bookends have a distinctly sculptural, modernist character, combining practicality with decorative form. Each bookend consists of a solid base and a vertical element th...
Wood
“Triumph Bookend" S and L Black Marquina Marble Minimalist Bookends by Aparentme
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous bookends are a minimalist style bookends made of treated Marquina marble. The product consists of two solid marble prismatic blocks. (S) 7 X 14.5 X 5.5 cm (L) 7 X 14....
Marble, Carrara Marble
“Triumph Bookend" L Black Marquina Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous bookend large is a minimalist style bookend made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a one solid marble prismatic block.
Marble
“Triumph Bookend" S and L White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookends by Aparentmen
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous bookends are a minimalist style bookends made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of two solid marble prismatic blocks. (S) 7 X 14.5 X 5.5 cm (L) 7 X 14.5...
Marble, Carrara Marble
“Triumph Bookend" L White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous bookend large is a minimalist style bookend made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a one solid marble prismatic block.
Marble, Carrara Marble
1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Paul Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful brutalist solid bronze sculptural figural bookends, circa 1960's. Great form and design. The sculptures are signed on the bottom with the artist initials "WLC". One is mark...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Bookends, 1950s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
Original bookends from the 1950s, in the spirit of post-war modernism. The design combines a simple, geometric form with the subtle decorativeness characteristic of mid-century desig...
Wood
Pair of "Wall Street" Bear and Bull Brass Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun pair of bull and bear bronzes on wood base bookends, circa 1990s. The pair measure 11.5" W x 3.75" D x 7.5" H and are in good condition. Great gift for any Wall Street trader, st...
Brass
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
Art Glass Murano Bookends Sommerso Apple Pear Peach Paperweight Mid Modern Fruit
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual pair of murano art glass bookends in the form of a pair of fruit - pear, peach or apple. Hand made on the venetian island of murano in Italy this exquisite pair of b...
Gold Leaf
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
Pair of Ben Seibel Brass Plated Orb Bookends Marked, 1950s
By Jenfred Ware, Ben Seibel
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage brass plated orb bookends feature rounded sculptural form, resembling Turkish kettlebells with cutout handles, done in cast metal with brass finish. The traditional M...
Brass
Vintage Solid Wood 80's Retro Design Living Room Magazine Holder
Located in Manzano, IT
Add a touch of warmth and character to your home with this gorgeous vintage magazine rack. Made of sturdy wood with classic turned columns, it is the perfect accessory for those wh...
Wood
$480 / set
Pair of Midcentury Horse Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1970's Italian lucite bookends. Measurements: Height: 6" Width: 3.5" Depth: 3.75"
Lucite
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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