Dog Bookends
Vintage 1950s French Bookends
Spelter
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Metal
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Bookends
Beech
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Porcelain
20th Century American Folk Art Bookends
Tin
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Bookends
Wood
20th Century Folk Art Bookends
Alabaster
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bookends
Brass
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Brass
20th Century Chinese Export Bookends
Antique 1880s Chinese Late Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Soapstone
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Iron
20th Century Picture Frames
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Oak
1990s Unknown Hollywood Regency Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Porcelain
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bookends
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Bookends
Bronze
Vintage 1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Ceramic
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts More Desk Accessories
Pottery
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Chinese Animal Sculptures
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Bookends
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Bookends
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bookends
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Stone
Antique Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Bookends
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Bookends
Marble
2010s French Art Deco Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Bookends
Stone
Antique Late 19th Century French Bookends
Spelter
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Onyx, Metal
Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Oak
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Statues
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Brass
Antique 1870s European Baroque Desk Sets
Onyx, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Animal Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century British Busts
Marble
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Marble, Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Animal Sculptures
Murano Glass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Antique 19th Century American Bookends
Iron
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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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