Carved Elephant Bookends
Pair of Antique Hand Carved Elephant Bookends, African, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of hand-carved elephant bookends. An African ebony decorative book rest, dating to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Botswanan Tribal Bookends
Materials
Ebony
$1,027 / set
H 7.88 in W 3.15 in D 5.32 in
Pair of Rare Italian Alabaster and Marble Carved Elephant Bookends, Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of rare Mid Century Modern sculptural alabaster and marble elephant bookends were hand-carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
$795 / set
H 7.5 in W 3.7 in D 2.75 in
Art Deco Wooden Asian Elephant Bookends Hand Carved Rosewood India 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage Asian hand-carved wood elephant bookends.
Vintage 1940s wooden bookends with carved
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Rosewood
$695 / set
H 7 in W 7 in D 3.25 in
Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden Asian elephant bookends.
large Hand carved elephant bookends with
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Carved Wood Expandable Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage carved wood elephants expanding bookends.
Beautiful carved wood book holder that expands to
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hard Wood Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Hand Carved
Located in Bochum, NRW
This is a pair of vintage elephant bookends. They are made of beautiful hardwood, hand-carved, and
Category
Vintage 1970s European Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Wood
$609 / set
H 6.11 in W 6.3 in D 3.15 in
Antique Anglo-Indian Hand Carved Ebony Elephant Bookends, Early 20th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
PAIR OF EBONY BOOKENDS
A charming and stylish pair of bookends in the form of two elephants
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ebony
$267 / set
H 7.49 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Unique Pair of French Art Deco Style Bookends, Hand-Carved Wooden Elephants
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful quality pair of French hand-carved wooden bookends. Made with rare palm wood.
These
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Palmwood
$1,800 / set
H 7 in W 4.25 in D 7.75 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Hand-Crafted Wooden Elephant Bookends by Ary Bitter
By Ary Bitter
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of early 20th century carved hand-crafted wooden elephant bookends by french sculptor Ary
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
$3,000 / set
H 12 in W 5.5 in D 6 in
Pair of Hand Carved Jade Elephant Sculpture Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of hand-carved and Hand-Crafted Jade Elephants.
Acquired from a prominent estate in La
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
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Pair of Art Deco Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco Campaing style pair of carved wood elephant bookends.
Category
Vintage 1930s Campaign Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Carved Rosewood Elephant Bookends
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of handsome, hand-carved elephant bookends. The elephants themselves are carved from one
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian Bookends
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Hand-Carved Wood Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Vintage Hand-Carved wood elephant bookends.
Nice pair of hand-carved wooden elephant
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand Carved Elephant Sculpture Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice vintage pair of hand carved marble elephant bookends.
Vintage bookshelf decor elephants
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Bookends
Materials
Travertine, Marble
2 Mid Century Hand Carved Rosewood African Elephant Bookends 6.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid 20th century hand carved Rosewood bookends featuring African elephants with inlaid eyes
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Rosewood
Hand-Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends, circa 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand-carved wooden elephant bookends.
One of the elephant is missing his tusks.
These
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Pair of Hand-Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends Free Shipping
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very decorative hand carved bookends from the Art Deco period.
Probably made in Holland.
Free
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Elephants Bookends, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine detailed hand carved elephant bookends with inlaid bone eyes and toes. The construction
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ebony Hand-Carved Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand-carved ebony elephant bookends.
Bone accent in eyes and feet, no tusks.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Bookends
Materials
Ebony
Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends, circa 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden Asian elephant bookends.
One of the elephant is missing his tusks
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Soapstone Elephant Bookends
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of soapstone elephant bookends hand carved, detailed and polished. The color of each piece
Category
Late 20th Century Nepalese Bookends
Materials
Soapstone
Hand-Carved Wood Elephant Bookends
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand-carved wooden elephant bookends.
Elephant animal sculptures book ends handcrafted
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Ebony Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden ebonized elephant bookends.
One of the elephant is missing one tusk
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Anglo-Indian Carved Teak Elephant Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Anglo-Indian carved teak elephant bookends
A stately pair of hand-carved Anglo-Indian
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Vintage Hand Carved African Elephant Sculpture Modernist Bookends
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice vintage pair of hand carved stone elephant bookends.
African safari decor stone elephant Kenya
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Stone
Hand-Carved Large Ebonized African Elephant Bookends, circa 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-carved ebonized wood African elephant bookends.
One of the elephant has his tusk repaired
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Antique Elephant Bookends, English, Ebony, Carved, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An English, ebony and bone carved animal book rest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Bookends
Materials
Ebony
H 5.52 in W 5.12 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends Elephant on a Book Spain 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Art Deco bookends,marble or alabaster bookends in the shape of an elephant.
Nice figure of
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 6.3 in
Hand Carved Wood Safari African Zebra Bookends Kenya 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand carved heavy wood bookends African Safari Zebra sculptures, Handmade in Kenya
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pair of Carved Ebony Elephant Bookends
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Chic pair of elephant bookends.
Carved ebony and painted wood.
Nice quality
Probably
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Books
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Hand-Carved Elephant Marble Sculpture Bookends, Art Deco Style, 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-carved asian elephant marble sculpture bookends, 1950s
Nice vintage pair of hand crafted
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Vintage Stone Hand Carved Elephant Sculpture
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice vintage hand carved stone elephant bookends.
Vintage bookshelf decor elephant hand-carved
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paperweights
Materials
Travertine, Soapstone
Hand Carved Wooden Book Ends with Elephant Sculptures / Figures, circa 1960s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage midcentury wooden bookends with carved elephant sculptures / carvings - probably Indian in
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 7.09 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Bookends Elephants Fratelli Mannelli, 1970
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of bookends elephant carved in a block of travertine from Rapolano designed and produced by
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Pair of Bookends Elephant in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, 1970
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of bookends elephant carved in a block of travertine from Rapolano designed and produced by
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
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1929 Cowan Metallic Push-Pull Elephant Bookends Designed by Margaret Postgate
By Margaret Postgate
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a wonderful pair of push-pull elephant bookends designed by Margaret Postgate in 1929 for Cowan Pottery. Hard to believe these modernist bookends are nearly 100 years old. Wh...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
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$1,200
H 4.75 in W 5.63 in D 3.75 in
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Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, sculptural vase was made of pure, high-fire porcelain and glazed both on the inside and the outside. Blue and pink highly detailed crystals on crackled blue background were gr...
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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 patinated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
$983 / set
H 4 in W 2.25 in D 3.5 in
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3848 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass.
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
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Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti. 1967
The spectacular Saffo Lamp was designed in 1966 by Italian architect, sculptor, and designer Angelo Mangiarotti and has since been a coveted vintage...
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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$1,320 Sale Price / item
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H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3651 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3651 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
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Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
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Pair of Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Benches withe Scalamandre
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish pair of carved faux bamboo benches, footstools, or ottomans crafted in the Chinese Chippendale taste. The benches feature hand-carved faux bamboo legs, stretchers, and spandr...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Benches
Materials
Fabric, Faux Bamboo, Wood
$2,800 / set
H 20 in W 23 in D 15 in
Libreria Modulare in Legno Laccato - Carlo De Carli per Fiarm - Italia - Anni 70
By Carlo De Carli
Located in Milano, IT
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Bookcases
Materials
Bentwood
$5,221
H 74.81 in W 72.45 in D 11.82 in
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
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Ceramic
$356
H 7.6 in W 5.71 in D 3.47 in
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By Studio Art Deco
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Carved Elephant Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of carved elephant bookends for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique carved elephant bookends was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ebony and stone. Carved elephant bookends have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of carved elephant bookends to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Folk Art carved elephant bookends are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made carved elephant bookends over the years, but those made by Fratelli Mannelli and Rajhastani are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Finding the Right Bookends for You
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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