Curtis Clawson Mid Century Modern Brutalist Nautical Bronze & Marble Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Curtis Clawson Mid Century Modern Brutalist Nautical Maritime Figural Bronze & Marble Bookends. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Marble, Bronze
Antique Dante & Beatrice Painted Figural Bronze Bust Bookends - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Dante & Beatrice Painted Figural Bronze Bust Bookends - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century.
Bronze
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.
Metal, Bronze
French Green Marble Bookends with 18th Century Bronze Dore Bolts
Located in Dallas, TX
High quality bronze doré. Circa 1840.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bookends by Hester Mabel White, Polychromed Bronze, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of bookends designed by Hester Mabel White (1898-1948).
Travertine, Bronze
Art Deco Bookends by Hester Mabel White, Polychromed Bronze, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of bookends designed by Hester Mabel White (1898-1948).
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bookends by Hester Mabel White, Polychromed Bronze, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of bookends designed by Hester Mabel White (1898-1948).
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco silvered bronze ibex bookends signed by C. Charles.
By C. Charles
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco silvered bronze ibex bookends signed by C. Charles. With Patrouilleau foundry mark.
Marble, Bronze
Pair Of Antique Gilt Bronze Bookends Children With Musical Instruments
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of fine quality antique French gilt bronze bookends. Each depicting a young child/putti playing a musical instrument.
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Baby Bust Bookends. 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Baby Bust Bookends. 1920´s Pair Silvered Bronze Baby Sculptures Busts, Laughing.
Marble, Bronze
Heavy & Rare Bronze Train Locomotive Bookends France 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nice & Rare Silvered Bronze Train Locomotive Bookends 1940´s. Heavy Bookends.
Bronze
Pair 19th C. Bronze Clodion School Bathing Beauty Bookends/ Sculptures
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Clodion School Bathing Beauty Bookends/Sculptures School of Claude Michel Clodion (20 December 1738–29 March 1814) A stunning pair of 19th-century bronz...
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Rooster Bookends. France 1920´s.
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Rooster Bookends. France 1920´s. Signed by french artist Bertin.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco bronze cat bookends by Alexandre Kelety France 1930.
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze cat bookends by Alexandre Kelety. Bronze with black patina.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Sculptural German Art Nouveau Brass Bronze Bookends 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative pair of Art Nouveau brass/bronze bookends. Germany, 1900s.
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Asian Pair of Annamite Bronze 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
Mid-Century Pair of Gilt Bronze and Marble Horse Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Pair of Mid-Century Modern Gilt Bronze and Marble Bookends Featuring Horses. Absolutely spot on in terms of this MCM period, this pair will add to that classic modern vibe...
Bronze
American Aestheticism, Griffoul Foundry Sculptural Bronze Bookends, Early XX C.
By M. Peinlich
Located in New York, NY
A charming set of bronze bookends. One of the bookends depicts a figure of a young girl with a questioning face expression, holding a bouquet; and the other a cupid, who peeks around...
Bronze
Vintage Pair of Monk Reading / Scholar Polychrome Bookends by Marion Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of bronze clad monk reading / scholar bookends by Marion Bronze, circa 1930s.
Bronze
Pair of MCM Patinated Bronze Faux Bois Geese Brass Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Pair of Mid-Century Modern Patinated Bronze Faux Bois Brass Bookends Featuring Geese. Absolutely spot on in terms of this MCM period, this pair will add to that vibe class...
Brass, Bronze
Circa 1900 Pair of Bronze Plated Bookends Featuring Reliefs of Putti
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of bronze plated bookends, circa 1900, likely American.
Bronze
Art Deco Bookends by Hester Mabel White, Bronze & Onyx, Circa 1930
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A pair of English Art Deco period (circa 1930) figural bronze and onyx bookends featuring Chinese children; a seated Chinese boy reading a book and another similar boy peering over...
Onyx, Bronze
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 Bookends Having Recumbent Bronze Lions on Belgian Slate Bases
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pair of bookends or desk accessories having recumbent bronze lions on belgian slate bases.
Slate, Bronze
Antique Art Deco Bronze Figural Male & Female Character Sculptural Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Art Deco bronze figural bookends are signed, but the artist could not be identified.
Granite, Bronze
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
$6,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
1924 Pair of Homer's Iliad Horseman Pompeian Bronze Bookends with Original Color
Located in Danville, CA
For your consideration is an antique pair of Homer's Iliad bronze bookends. It's made around 1924, yet still has its beautiful original colors.
Bronze
Pair of Orientalist Cold Painted Bronze Bookends, Signed "Chotka", ca. 1910
By Anton Chotka
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed bronze bookends are a fine example of cold painted Vienna bronze workmanship.
Bronze
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
$2,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Anton Chotka Gilt Bronze Ballet Dancer Bookends, Austria c.1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Anton Chotka (Austrian, 1875-1925) Pair of dancig women gilt bronze bookends. The base is a bronze carpet with high details.
Bronze
Striking Mid-Century Modern PM Craftsman Bronze-Clad Sailing Ship Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking Mid-Century Modern PM Craftsman Bronze-Clad Sailing Ship Bookends, circa 1970s. This striking pair of heavy, bronze-clad bookends was crafted by the renowned Philadelphia Ma...
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Alexandre Kéléty. France 1925
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bronze Cat Sculpture Bookends, by Alexandre Kelety.
Marble, Bronze
Vintage PMCO Abraham Lincoln & Tad Bronze Bookends, After Fred & Mabel Torrey
By Philadelphia Manufacturing Company, Fred Torrey
Located in San Diego, CA
A finely cast pair of vintage bronze-tone metal bookends depicting Abraham Lincoln seated with his son Tad, based on the well-known sculpture by Fred Torrey and Mabel Torrey located ...
Bronze, Metal
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Bronze and Copper Plated Trojan Horse Bookends/Pipe Rests c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends with pipe rests.
Bronze, Copper
"Comedy and Tragedy", Pair of Gilded Bronze Bookends Celebrating Theatre, 1922
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, perhaps unique, this stunning pair of gilded bronze bookends depict the ancient figures of Comedy and Tragedy in a modern way, each head poised on a closed book to in...
Bronze
Set of Four Sculptural German Art Nouveau Brass Bronze Bookends 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four decorative Art Nouveau brass/bronze bookends. Germany, 1900s.
Brass, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Bill Curry Bronze Jax Bookend or Door Stop
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This Jack bookend is made of heavy cast bronze with a charming age appropriate patina that gives character.
Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends signed H Fady in Bronze
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends signed H Fady in Bronze A delightful pair of bronze and marble bookends that are finely cast with elephants in a naturalistic pose.
Marble, Bronze
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.
Bronze
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
$2,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
"Elizabethan Couple, " Male and Female Bronze Bookends by Jackson Co., Brooklyn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jackson Company, which -- astonishingly -- has made high-quality objects from iron, bronze and brass since 1827 in Brooklyn -- this rare pair of bronze bookends depict an elaborately...
Bronze
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
1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC
By Paul Evans, Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful brutalist solid bronze sculptural figural bookends, circa 1960's.
Bronze
Art Deco Horse Head Bookends by Hermès, Bronze and Wood, Circa 1930
By Hermès
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of horse head bookends designed by Hermès made of bronze with a wooden base.
Bronze
1920s American Art Deco Ronson Cherub & Butterfly Patinated Bronze Bookend Pair
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous pair of high-quality patinated bronze American Art Deco period bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works, circa mid-1920s, #7072, tilted "Cherub And Butterfly".
Bronze
Large Pair of French Art Deco Painted Bronze and Marble Bookends, 1920s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Large Pair of French Art Deco Painted Bronze and Marble Bookends, 1920s A large and charming pair of French Art Deco bookends from the 1920s, beautifully crafted in painted bronze a...
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco bronze bookends children Paul Silvestre and Susse Frères France 1920
By Susse Freres, Paul Silvestre
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends seated children signed by Paul Silvestre with Susse Freres founders' signature.
Bronze
Rare find! Pair of Bronze Bookends / Sculptures by Heinz Goll, Austria 1960s
By Heinz Goll
Located in Cork, IE
This pair of sculptural bookends truly is a rare find! Designed by Hannes Heinz Goll, the Austrian enfant terrible of the 60's art scene and co-founder of the "Grüne Galerie" (green...
Bronze
Pair of Sculptural Bronze Cat Bookends on Burl Wood Bases, Postmodern / Organic
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking and sculptural pair of bronze cat bookends, each figure captured in a playful yet elegant crouching pose, draped over richly figured burl wood plinths.
Bronze
Pair of American Bronze USS Constitution Ship Wheel Bookends Ironside, C. 1927
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Bronze USS Constitution ship wheel bookends resting on rectangular bases, " Old Ironside " Early 20th Century.
Bronze
1960s English Traditional Bronze & Copper Baby Shoes Bookends Nursery Décor Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of British colonial baby shoes bookends in cast bronze and handcrafted solid copper Shoes made in England in the 1960s.
Bronze, Copper
Set Of 2 Llamas Bookends in Verdigris Patinated Bronze by Estudio Andean
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Llamas Bookends in Verdigris Patinated Bronze by Estudio Andean One Of A Kind Dimensions: D 11 x W 8,5 x H 23,5 cm.
Bronze
Rare Pair Vintage 50s Yehiel Hadany Mid Century Modern Brutalist Bronze Bookends
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Pair of 1950s Yehiel Hadany Mid Century Modern, Brutalist, Bronze, Abstract, Raised Relief Bookends of Ancient Hebrew Letters.
Bronze
$1,380 / set
Monkeys Readers Bookends Set of Two in Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends set of 2 Monkeys readers in casted solid brass. On noble blackened wooden base. Each piece is: L 12.7 x 10 x H 12.5cm.
Brass
French Art Deco Gilt Bronze German Shepherd Dog and Black Marble Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Deco gilt bronze German shepherd dog and black marble bookends.
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Bronze Bookends of Stone Workers w/ Hebrew Scripture by Peel Bell
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid-century modernist bronze bookends depicting stone workers, each rendered in a stylized, muscular relief that speaks to labor, resilience, and rebuilding.
Bronze
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.
Bronze
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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