Vintage Carved Elephant Book Slide, Anglo-Indian, Colonial, Library, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage carved elephant book slide. An Anglo-Indian,mahogany home library stand, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1940. Charming Anglo-Indian book slide with eye-catch...
Mahogany
Art Deco Asian Pair of Bronze Annamite Bookends, Indochina, circa 1920
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking pair of Vietnamese bronze bookends from French Indochina, expertly crafted circa 1920 and shaped by the subtle modernist vocabulary circulating through the region during t...
Bronze
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Post Modern Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Italian marble bookends, circa 1970s. In the style of Sergio Asti. Stone is beautifully veined and in great condition. The almost identical bookends are scu...
Marble
Giraudon Lucite Sculpture or Paperweight with Encased Flowers, France, 1970s
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and highly decorative Lucite sculpture or decorative paperweight entirely crafted in clear lucite with encased thistle flowers inside. This stylish and unique piece was des...
Brass, Chrome
Pair Of French Art Deco Bookends In Polychrome Marble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
An exceptional and highly original pair of French marble bookends, masterfully crafted in the pure Art Deco style. Their refined and understated design is defined by balanced proport...
Marble
Pair of Art Deco Bookends in brass and marble, France 1930s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a charming pair of Art Deco bookends featuring stylized rabbits seated atop elegantly curved brass forms, mounted on substantial gray marble bases. The ...
Marble, Brass
French Art Deco Bookends, Spelter & Glass, Stylized Fish Design, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends was created circa 1930 and features two beautifully stylized fish sculptures. Combining spelter, glass, and marble, the set reflects the...
Marble, Spelter
American Eagle Hand Carved Seri Ironwood Bookends 1960
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
American Eagle Hand Carved Seri Ironwood Bookends circa 1960. Vintage sculpture of the American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood bookends. Handmade large carved wood eagle sculptures 19...
Wood
Art Deco Jennings Brothers Anchor Bronze Bookends c.1920-1930
By Jennings Bros.
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Art Deco bronze plated anchor bookends manufactured by Jennings Brothers with original labels and flet. Both pieces have retained their original bronze finish. CREATOR Je...
Metal, Bronze
Mid-Century Cast Iron Eagle Bookends by Robert Emig, 1960s
By Jonathan Adler, Philadelphia Manufacturing Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly substantial pair of authentic American Federal style bookends by Robert Emig Products (Reading, PA). These sculptural pieces are high quality mid-century castings weighti...
Cast Iron
Sculpted Horse Heads Bookends Japanese Ceramic
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Equestrian sculpted horse head bookends in Japanese ceramics hand painted.
Ceramic
$475 / set
Pair of Acrylic Lucite Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Lucite / Acrylic bookends by Ritts and Co. - super sleek and perfect for any space. Especially good for the modern or minimalist space. The pair are very architectural and in...
Lucite
$116Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Design Line Metal Jack Jax Bookend California
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents George Nelson Style Design Line Single Jack Bookend California Bill Curry Unmarked 6.25 h x 7.5 w x 7.5 d Unrestored vintage original preowned condition Review our ...
Metal
19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and depict a pair of Lions, with their heads raised. These finely sculpted pieces are beau...
Bronze
Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Bookends Two Reading Men
Located in Barntrup, DE
These beautifully hand carved wooden bookends feature sculptures of two sitting and reading man, an older and younger man that could be a teacher and a student. Both sit leaning on s...
Wood
Volcanic Stone, Lava Book Holder by Tenam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Volcanic Stone, Lava Book Holder by Tenam Studio Dimensions: W 6.5 x D 12 x H 15 cm. Materials: Volcanic stone. Weight: 2.5 kg About: Founded in 2024, Tenam is a contemporary desi...
Stone
PAiR OF ANTIQUE VICTORIAN VINTAGE EMBOSSED LEATHER LIBRARY BOOKENDS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original Antique Victorian Embossed Leather Library bookends A very good looking well ...
Leather
Pair of Onyx and Brass Bookends, France, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An elegant pair of bookends featuring blocks of natural green onyx set on polished brass bases. The mineral's magnificent veining and color variations—ranging from soft green to gold...
Onyx, Brass
Pair of Bronze Elephant bookends with Trunks Way UP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Here's a refined version with a sophisticated yet warm tone appropriate for a 1stDibs listing: A charming pair of solid bronze elephant bookends, each depicted with its trunk raised...
Bronze
$650 / set
Blenko Glass Owl Book Ends
By Blenko Glass
Located in Denton, TX
1960s Blenko glass bookends, designed by Joel Myers rare emerald green solid cast glass with textured design in the front and smooth on the back.
Glass
Antique Art Deco Italian Carved Natural Onyx Stone Marble Figural Book Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a wonderful pair of matching Art Deco Italian hand carved onyx stone and marble Book figural bookends sculptures. These date from the 1930's and one has the remains o...
Onyx, Marble
Crystal Bookend by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte solid block made out of crystal. The paper weight or bookend reveals a different view on this precious material.
Glass
Glass bookends showing horse heads vienna around 1970s
Located in Wien, Au
Glass bookends showing horse heads vienna around 1970s Original condition
Glass
Pair of Marble Bookends, France, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An elegant pair of bookends crafted from black marble veined with white and beige, featuring a clean, timeless geometric design. Each piece is accented with a central white marble di...
Marble
$175 / set
Pair of Marble and Brass Dice Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Marble and Brass Dice Bookends Artist Unknown Have Books - Need Bookends
Marble
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Verde Alpi Marble Angled Cylinder Form Bookends Italy
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Classic 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Verde Alpi species green tone angled marble cylinder bookends. They are cut, so they lean against the books. In fine condition, few l...
Marble
$395 / set
Vintage Natural Form Ceramic Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
These vintage ceramic bookends are beautifully crafted in a naturalistic, sculptural form that recalls the organic contours of eroded rock formations. Their earthy palette features l...
Ceramic
Metal Black Labrador Dog Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully sculpted dog-form bookend or paperweight with a handsome, attentive pose and a richly polished finish. Substantial in both size and weight, it is well suited for suppor...
Metal
$490 / set
Pair of Red Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A delightful pair of red lacquered metal elephant bookends, combining playful charm with practical function. Depicted with their trunks raised—a traditional symbol of good fortune an...
Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Bronze Lioness Bookends on Portoro Marble Bases
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
Pair of French Art Deco Bronze Lionesses Bookends on Portoro Marble Bases, In the Manner of Vincent Becquerel A striking pair of French Art Deco bookends featuring sculptural liones...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Brass Bookends with Detailed Decorative Owls on Tree Limbs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome pair of solid brass owl bookends, beautifully cast with exceptional detail. Perched upon textured tree limbs, the owls display expressive features and finely rendered plum...
Brass
2 Bookends polished wood with inlays around 1960s
Located in Wien, Au
2 Bookends polished wood with inlays around 1960s Polished
Wood
Hand Made Shell & Coral Bookends with Ostrich Leather Backing, USA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of hand made shell & coral bookends with Ostrich embossed leather backing.
Coral
Asprey Vintage Leather Mounted Historical Globe Bookends
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and quality pair British leather mounted globe bookends by renowned London based luxury goods retailer Asprey and dating from the 20th Century. These exceptional bookends ...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Rare Pair Of Bookends Rider "Diana" On A Horse, Hagenauer Workshop Vienna
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Karl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare pair Of Bookends Rider "Diana" On A Horse In Front Of Plant Ornaments, Hagenauer Workshop, Vienna Brass, nickel-plated; signs of age and use; marked WHW in a circle and Made in ...
Brass
$1,800 / set
Set of 3 French Art Deco Clock + Bookends, 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French Art Deco mantel clock garniture set from the 1930s, composed of a central marble clock and a pair of coordinating bookends. The clock is framed by geometric columns and step...
Marble, Metal
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 Patinated Bronze Reclining Frog Prince Reading Book Bookends, Late 20th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Patinated Bronze Reclining Frog Prince Reading Book Bookends, Late 20th Century A whimsical and beautifully sculpted pair of patinated bronze Frog Prince bookends, each depi...
Bronze
Pair of Marble and Metal Bookends with Squirrel Decoration, France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A charming pair of vintage bookends featuring patinated metal squirrel sculptures with a bronze finish, set upon veined marble bases. Depicted sitting and holding a nut between their...
Marble, Metal
Nose and Ear Bronze Resin Bookends by C2C Designs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A whimsical and highly decorative pair of oversized bronzed resin bookends in the form of a human ear and nose. This iconic design has become a favorite among collectors and interior...
Bronzed Resin
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
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
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Blenko Clear Glass Clipper Ship Bookends
By Blenko Glass, Don Shepherd, Wayne Husted
Located in St. Louis, MO
This handsome pair of mid-century modern bookends by the renowned Blenko Glass Company is a striking marriage of heavy architectural form and timeless nautical iconography. As beauti...
Glass
Pair of Vintage Stacked Tortoiseshell Lucite Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very special pair of vintage stacked tortoiseshell and clear lucite bookends. The design has hints of Art Deco and Hollywood Regency and is an eye-catcher in any library, office, ...
Lucite
Pair of beautiful 1980s bookends by Vereinigte Werkstätten made of brass/chrome
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Located in München, BY
A pair of heavy, beautiful, decorative 1980s bookends made of brass and chrome by Vereinigte Werkstätten. High-quality, detailed craftsmanship. Both bookends are made of brass, with ...
Brass, Chrome
French Art Deco Bookends, Wood & Brass, Cat and Dog Figures, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
A delightful and highly decorative pair of authentic French Art Deco bookends from the 1920s, beautifully handcrafted in richly grained hardwood with elegant solid brass crossbars. F...
Brass
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
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Ninth Century Pair of Bookends C.1912
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Ninth Century Pair of Bookends C.1912. The bookends are in good condition, but slightly dusty. I have not cleaned them in any way. They have b...
Bronze
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
Aged Bronze Bucking Bronco Sculpture, Mid-Century American, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid century Bucking Bronco horse figures with articulating back leg.
Bronze
Ceramic and Leather Horses head bookends 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice bookends ,stich Leather base ,comes with Green and Gold Bronze color .Ceramic horses heads , 1970s . good condition .
Leather
Matched Pair of Globe Bookends, United States, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Wood
Vintage Ham & Jam Brass Dog Bookends for Mary Baldwin College, 1962
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming and historically significant pair of cast brass dog bookends depicting Ham and Jam, the beloved canine mascots of Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia. Produced in 1...
Brass
"Black Couple at Rest", Superb WPA-Era Bookends with African American Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized, warm and poignant, this unique pair of bookends glazed in dark pink and black -- depicting a Black couple asleep in each other's arms -- is a superb example of WPA-period s...
Ceramic
Art Deco Polished Brass and Marble LongHorn Bull Bookends
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional pair of Art Deco bookends was crafted in the United States circa 1940. The rare set features a stylized longhorn bull design in solid, polished brass metal, mounted ...
Marble, Metal, Brass
$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 Signed Matte Green Rookwood Crow Bookends, c. 1920s
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an iconic pair of Rookwood Pottery Bookends. The classic Rookwood crow (also known as a rook or raven) bookends were designed by William Purcell McDonald, with the earliest p...
Pottery
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
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
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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