Art Deco style bookends cat and dog signed by Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends cat and dog signed by Max Le Verrier. With foundry mark. Patinated Art Metal on Black marble base. Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast. CHAT ET DOGUE....
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$575 / set
Vintage Bronze Dog Bookends - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This distinguished pair of vintage bronze dog bookends captures the charm and solidity of mid-20th-century decorative metalwork. Each piece depicts a seated dog rendered in finely ca...
Bronze
$575 / set
Vintage Brass Ram Bust Bookends - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of vintage ram bust bookends exemplifies the sculptural elegance and refined craftsmanship of mid-20th-century design. Cast from solid brass, each bookend features...
Bronze
Pair of Onyx Bookends, France, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of onyx bookends, France, 20th century. An elegant pair of bookends crafted from polished onyx, highlighting the stone's characteristic natural veining. Their clean, semi-circu...
Onyx
Pair of Vintage Bronze Greek Columns / Parthenon Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very heavy pair of vintage bronze Greek columns / Parthenon bookends, circa 1960s. The bookends are in very good vintage condition with a nice patina. and measure 3"W x 7"D x 4.5"H e...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Danish Bookends in Teak, 1960s, Set of 4
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Bookends in Teak, 1960s, Set of 4
Metal
Set Of 2 Embrace Book Ends in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Embrace Book Ends in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme Dimensions: D 6 x W 15 x H 22 cm. Materials: Powder-coated aluminum. Witty hugs to hold up and wrap up the most pr...
Aluminum, Other
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Cherub Putti Decorative Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of 19th century gilt bronze cherub putti bookends, each modeled as a seated child figure draped in fabric and resting on a cushion-form base. The figures are complementary but...
Bronze
René Lalique Falcon Car Mascot Clear Glass Mounted Bookends - Pair
By Lalique
Located in Franklin Park, IL
René Lalique Falcon Car Mascot Clear Glass Mounted Bookends - Pair Each bookend measures: 3.5 wide x 4.75 deep x 7.25 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos i...
Glass
Vintage Bookends sun and moon lucite and brass , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Vintage Bookends sun and moon lucite and brass , 1970s Dimensions: 13 cm Width , 15cm Height , 8,5cm Depth Condition: Good Material: Lucite , brass Color: Gold , clear
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4630 Large Patinated Rare Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4630 Large Patinated Rare Brass Bookends Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of minimalist bookends are executed in patinated brass...
Brass
Pair of "Wall Street" Bear and Bull Brass Bookends on Green Marble Bases
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun pair of bull and bear bronze and green marble bookends, circa 1990s. The pair measure 10" W x 2.5" D x 8" H and are in good condition. The green marble is in very good condition ...
Marble, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Style Polished Brass "Wall Street" Bull and Bear Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Style Polished Brass "Wall Street" Bull and Bear Bookends, circa 1980. An exceptional pair of sculptural desk accessories capturing the timeless, high-stakes ene...
Brass
CHARLES ARTUS (1897-1978), pair of Marabou Stork Bookends circa 1930
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A pair of French Art Deco period patinated metal and marble bookends after Charles Artus (1897-1978) featuring standing marabou storks, circa 1930. Both marabou storks figures signed...
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
Art Deco style bookends PEGASE signed by Max Le Verrier, winged horses.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends PEGASE signed by Max Le Verrier. With foundry mark. Patinated Art Metal on Black marble base. Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast. Pegasus, winged hors...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Vintage Faux Granite Stone Postmodern Handcrafted Bookends. Circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Faux Granite Stone Postmodern Handcrafted Bookends. Circa 1980s Feature a 1980s Postmodern ArtDeco Revival design in a faux granite stone finish. In Excellent original condi...
Resin
$384Sale Price / set|30% Off
Rare Vintage Mid Century Lucite Bookends with Embedded Sea Shells
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage mid century lucite bookends with embedded shell. These 1960s gems are glamorous, lustrous and enigmatic. Two perfectly proportioned seashell specimens float in luci...
Lucite
Vintage Cast Iron Jack by Bill Curry, Mid-Century Modern, 1967
By Bill Curry & Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jack by Bill Curry paperweight or bookend. Large vintage original handmade cast iron Jack, Jax, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967. This jack is ...
Iron
Pair Carl Auböck Minimalist Mid-Century Brass Bookends #3847, Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of minimalist sculptural book ends in the organic shape. Model „T“ number 3847, handmade of solid patinated and partly polished brass. Designed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck in th...
Brass
Circa 1865 English Gothic Revival Extending Bookslide
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1865 Gothic Revival Extending Bookslide, English. Walnut with Gothic cutwork design brass mounts to the fold-down ends. 1.75" h. closed, extends to 20.5. Minor veneer loss. 14"...
Brass
Pair of 1980s Polished Fossilized Beige Limestone Column Form Bookends Italy
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Classic 1980s Italian post modern polished beige tone Fossiliferous limestone column form bookends. In fine condition, no chips or damaged noted. no labels.
Limestone
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Sailboat Bookends, Powder-Coated White
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Powder-Coated Creamy White Set of Mid-Century Sailboat Bookends Substantial in size and weight, these solid vintage brass newly powder-coated boats are both form and function. Fabu...
Brass
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Brass Over Copper Bookends, Circa 1920s
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts period brass finished hand hammered copper bookends By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark) USA, Circa 1920s Each measures: 3.25"W ...
Brass, Copper
Wrought Iron Brutalist Bookends with Spiral Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy and sculpturally interesting pieces indeed are our pair of spiral wrought iron Brutalist bookends - if you are a fan of midcentury pieces, with the emphasis on the heavy and ro...
Wrought Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Onyx and Carved Stone African Mask Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking pair of sculptural Mid-Century Modern bookends crafted from beautifully banded cream and gray onyx, each adorned with a polished carved stone African mask motif in contrasti...
Marble
Italian Carrara Marble Scallop Shell Bookends, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of scallop shell shaped bookends. White Italian Carrara marble with subtle veining is carved into two scallop shell shapes, with flat backs. Dimensions per bookend.
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
Pair of Chinese Green Marble Foo Dog Guardian Lion Bookends Sculptures, 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking pair of hand-carved green marble Foo Dog (Guardian Lion) sculptures fashioned as decorative bookends. Rendered from richly veined green marble with natural variations rang...
Marble
$798 / set
A Pair Of Large Elephant Bookends.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden Asian Elephant Bookends. This is a very large pair of carved bookends depicting stylized Asian elephants. Beautifully shaped and hand-carved from teak wood, each bookend repre...
Teak
$280Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Sculptural Brass Jack / Jax Bookends in the Style of Bill Curry
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of solid brass sculptural jack / jax bookends in the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1980s. The set is in good vintage condition and measures 11"W x 5"D x 4.25...
Brass
Art Deco Stylized Wood Sculptures of Horse Bust Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Art Deco style wood stylized horse head sculptures bookends. Great to use on a desk as a paper weight or decorative objects around the house or office. Art Deco stylized hors...
Wood
Vintage Italian Leather Bookends-Set of 2
Located in Ross, CA
Hand crafted leather bound bookends with gilt lettering, made in Italy around the 1960's. The faux books read on the spine: Guffey's New Fifth Reader, Chamber of Business, Tomo IV, ...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Regal Bronze Lion Head Bookends with Verdigris Patinated Highlights
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Regal Bronze Lion Head Bookends with Verdigris Patinated Highlights A striking pair of sculptural lion head bookends, executed in a richly modeled and heavily textured compo...
Bronze
Pair of Antique Mounted Horse Rider Bookends, English, Book Rests, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique mounted horse rider bookends. An English, polished bronze and cast iron figural book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Fascinating hor...
Bronze, Iron
French Art Deco Piranha Bookends in Spelter and Marble, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
French Art Deco Piranha Bookends in Spelter and Marble, 1930s A striking and highly decorative pair of French Art Deco bookends depicting stylized piranhas, executed in silvered spe...
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Figures of Cat and Mice Bookends, Cartier, France 1930s
By Thomas Cartier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A lovely Pair of Silvered Bronze Bookends by Thomas François Cartier A fantastic pair of bookends, a cat and a mice. The bookends where made by one of France’s best ‘Animalier’ scul...
Marble, Bronze
Polished Stainless Steel Bookends, Former Hand or Glove Molds, circa 1960
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pair of industrial stainless steel hand or glove molds has been repurposed as bookends. The rare pieces were crafted in France circa 1960. Those rare forms are the fema...
Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
Vintage Elephant Motif Book Slide, Anglo-Indian, Teak, Library Stand, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage elephant motif book slide. An Anglo-Indian, teak home library stand, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Charming Anglo-Indian book slide with eye-catching ...
Teak
Pair Of Whimsical Clear Bookends With Seashells And Seahorse
Located in Norwood, NJ
Whimsical pair of Lucite bookends with underwater ocean scene. Includes genuine seahorses, seashells and coral.
Lucite, Shell, Acrylic
Art Deco Pair of Ceramic Bookends 'Pierrot and Pierrette', c1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in lovely condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both depict stylized Pierrot...
Ceramic
20th century French Pair of Spelter Horses Bookends, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Elegant Pair of Mid-Century Horse Head Bookends in Spelter and Black Marble, 1950s Striking pair of horse head bookends crafted in spelter, dating from the 1950s, mounted on refined...
Marble, Spelter
Pair of French Art Deco Figural Musician Bookends in Patinated Metal and Marble
Located in San Diego, CA
Charming and highly decorative pair of French Art Deco figural bookends depicting seated musicians serenading with mandolin-style instruments. Executed in patinated spelter with warm...
Marble
Rare pairs of Italian Mid-Century Bookends by Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1956
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Buccinasco, MI
Elegant and sculptural pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern bookends designed by Vittorio Dassi and produced in Italy circa 1956. Crafted from solid teak wood combined with lacquered ...
Metal, Sheet Metal
Whimsical Pair of Patinated Ceramic Figural Bookends Europe 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Whimsical Pair of Patinated Ceramic Figural Bookends Europe 1930s Whimsical pair of ceramic bookends, Europe 1930s - 1940s. A great pair of 1930s / 1940s ceramic bookends depicting...
Pottery
Pair of Neoclassical Reclining Lion Sculptures in the Style of Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive pair of reclining lion sculptures inspired by the neoclassical works of celebrated Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. Crafted in Mexico in plaster with a faux carved-stone f...
Plaster
Vintage Abraham Lincoln Bust Bookends by PM American Craftsman
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a pair of vintage Abraham Lincoln bust bookends. These bookends are made of brass and were produced by PM Craftsman in the United States. The bookends depict President Abraha...
Brass
Art Deco Pair of Bronze Elephant Bookends, L. Fontinelle, France, 1930
By Louis Fontinelle
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A pair of Art Deco bronze elephant bookends by Louis Fontinelle on green marble bases. Lovely dark patina. Very Good Conditions. No Restorations. Literature: “Dictionnaire des peintr...
Marble, Bronze
Dog Head Motif Shoehorn Metal Antique German 1920s Collectible
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming antique shoehorn made in Germany, crafted from nickel-plated metal with a beautifully detailed handle featuring a dog motif. Both decorative and practical, this elegant pi...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Antique Nautical Cast Iron Sailboat Bookends Polychrome Painted Finish
Located in Miami, FL
A charming and highly decorative pair of antique nautical cast iron bookends depicting full-rigged sailing ships navigating stylized ocean waves. Rich in maritime character, each scu...
Iron
Antique Carved Oak Gothic Revival Bible Stand / Church Book Stand w IHS Symbols
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique bible table stand with hand carved cross and open IHS symbols in Gothic quatrefoil in the sides. This beautifully and fine quality hand-carved Gothic bible stand dates from...
Brass
Vintage Cast Iron Liberty Bell Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a pair of vintage cast iron Liberty Bell bookends. The bookends depict the Liberty Bell, hanging from its wooden support, with the famous crack to the bell. The bells’ f...
Iron
Art Deco French Pair Of Dancer Bookends In Spelter And Black Marquina Marble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
An unusual and highly decorative pair of Art Deco bookends depicting two elegant dancers. The set was crafted between 1930 and 1935 in an artisan workshop in Saint-Ouen, the historic...
Marble, Spelter
Rare pair of French Art Deco bookends featuring ‘Alfred the Penguin’, circa 1935
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A pair of rare French Art deco period nickel-plated brass and green marble bookends / vides-poches featuring the very popular “Alfred the Penguin”, circa 1930. Alfred the Penguin i...
Marble, Brass, Nickel
Vintage George Washington Bust Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a set of vintage cast iron bookends, featuring the bust of George Washington. These head to shoulder likenesses celebrate the impressive legacy of our first President. ...
Iron
Vintage George Washington Standing Bookends
By Gilbert Stuart
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a vintage set of George Washington bookends. The bookends depict George Washington standing, with his hand resting on a classical column. Washington wears a suit with long...
Metal
$801 / set
Wooden Art Deco Bookends Spherical Round
Located in Sacile, PN
Art Deco bookends in wood.
Wood
Vintage American Eagle Bookends by Baldwin Brass
By Baldwin Brass
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a set of vintage brass eagle bookends. Each bookend depicts a wingspread eagle clutching a bundle of arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in the right talon. When ...
Brass
Antique Italian Bookend w. Micro Mosaic Rose Marquetry & Black Dancer
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hand-crafted Italian Bookend featuring an exotic Dancer framed with ornate floral perforations and a micro-mosaic wood marquetry arranged with roses. Italian wood or folk artist circ...
Walnut
Vintage Abraham Lincoln Bust Bookends by Bronze Met Art Co., 1927
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a pair of vintage Abraham Lincoln bust bookends by Bronze Met Art Co. The pair feature the head and shoulders likeness of Abraham Lincoln, looking to the side, with detail...
Bronze
$340 / set
Art Deco Style Chrome & Brass Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical pair of Art Deco style brass & chrome bookends unique design.
Brass, Chrome
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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