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Blenko Ice Glass Elephant Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Modernist set of tinted ice blue glass stylized elephant bookends. Blenko Glass Co.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Elephant Bookends, Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century solid cast glass stylized elephant bookends. Backs are polished smooth, while fronts
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Sculptural Brass Elephant Bookends, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sculptural Brass Elephant Bookends, 1970's. Nice original patina.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Teak Elephant Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of Asian elephant bookends made of teak. Hand carved with trunks raised triumphantly, used
Category
Late 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Teak
Lars Hellsten for Orreford Glass Elephant Bookends
By Lars Hellsten
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of large and heavy art-glass elephant bookends designed by Lars Hellsten for
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Art Glass Elephant Bookends
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Art Glass Elephant Bookends. Metal heads and smoky and clear glass bases. Not signed but in
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Bronze Charging Elephant Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and hard to find pair of Art Deco style bronze charging elephant bookends., circa 1940s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Brass Elephant Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of brass elephant bookends with a wooden head and tusk.
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Metal
1930s Pair of French Ceramic Pink Elephant Bookends
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a pair of wonderful pink elephant bookends. Although not marked, we are quite certain they
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
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
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Art Deco Copper Plated Elephant Bookends c.1920-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco copper plated elephant bookends. Both pieces have retained
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Copper
Pair Of Antique Elephant Bookends, English, Book Rest, Home Library, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An English, mahogany ornamental wildlife study
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Bookends
Materials
Wood
$1,333
H 7.68 in W 3.94 in D 8.67 in
Pair of Art Deco Red Painted Charging Elephant Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and hard to find pair of Art Deco red painted metal charging elephant bookends., circa
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair Antique Elephant Bookends, Indian, Coromandel, Novel, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An Indian, coromandel decorative novel or book rest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Late Victorian Bookends
Materials
Wood
$1,491
H 6.89 in W 4.14 in D 7.88 in
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
$1,023 / set
H 7.88 in W 3.15 in D 5.32 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
Mid-Century Modern Blenko Clear Textured Glass Elephant Bookends by Wayne Husted
By Wayne Husted, Blenko Glass
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of MCM Wayne Husted designed clear textured glass Elephant bookends for Blenko, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
$375 / set
H 6.5 in W 5.63 in D 2 in
Pair of Antique Elephant Bookends, African, Milk Onyx, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An African, milk onyx decorative novel or book rest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Bookends
Materials
Onyx
$1,223 / set
H 7.68 in W 7.09 in D 4.14 in
Pair of Antique Elephant Bookends, Indian Brass Decorative Book Rests, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine pair of antique elephant bookends. An Indian, etched brass decorative book rest
Category
Antique 1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Brass
$862 / set
H 4.93 in W 6.7 in D 2.96 in
Pair of Original Painted Iron Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930s original painted cast iron elephant bookends. The condition is very good and are
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Art Glass Cast Elephant Bookends by Don Shepherd for DAS Designs
By Don Shepherd
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of art glass cast elephant bookends by Don Shepherd for DAS Designs, circa 1980s. The pair
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
$275
H 5.75 in W 5.5 in D 4.25 in
Just Andersen Set of Art Deco Elephant Bookends Disko Metal Model 165, 1930s
By Just Andersen
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful set of rare "elephant" bookends in patented Disko metal made in the 1930s by Just
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
$4,363 / set
H 4.73 in Dm 3.15 in
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
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Cement
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 4.75 in W 5.63 in D 3.75 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 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
$604 / set
H 6.11 in W 6.3 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Small Antique Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Ebony, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of small antique elephant bookends. An Anglo-Indian, ebony and bone carved animal
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Bookends
Materials
Ebony
$1,775
H 5.32 in W 2.96 in D 6.11 in
Art Deco Wood Elephants Bookends, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, 1920s. Couple of elephants. Wood, bakelite and marble. Each
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
French Art Deco Marble Elephant Bookends
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Bookends. Elephant on Marble. Heavy Sturdy Weight.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Continental Patinated Copper Elephant Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Continental (possibly Austrian - 20th Century) bronze-patinated copper bookends in the form
Category
20th Century European Bookends
Materials
Copper
Vintage 1940s Pair of Sculptural Elephant Bookends in Solid Brass
By Paul Williams, Jonathan Adler, Dorothy Draper
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique pair of sculptural elephant brass bookends. This beautiful pair comes from
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Pair of Elephant Bookends by George Nilsson for Gero Holland
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bookends set by George Nilsson for Gero Netherlands Holland.
Pair of Art Deco elephant
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
$3,600 / set
H 4.34 in W 6.3 in D 4.3 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
$266 / set
H 7.49 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
1960s Artic Ice Art Glass Sculpture Elephant Bookends Lars Hellsten Orrefors
By Lars Hellsten
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Playful sculptures/bookends. Heavy glass crystal at 8 lbs. Ea. Both pieces are signed and retain
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 5 in
Pair of Chrome Elephant Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA
By Chase Brass and Copper Company, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chrome bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$2,500 / set
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 2 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
$636 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 7.5 in W 3.7 in D 2.75 in
French Art Deco Elephant Bookends signed Duquenne
By Duquenne
Located in CA, CA
French Art deco ceramic book ends by Duquenne depicting elephants playing.
Dimensions : 23 x 12 x
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Bookends
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Chinese blanc de chine porcelain elephant bookends designed by Maitland-Smith. Retains
Category
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bookends Bronze Elephants Sitting with Books
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Elephant bookends. The bookends are early 20th Century and are well made, and full of
Category
Early 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 4.25 in W 2.25 in D 3.25 in
Pair of Art Deco Bookends in Bronze and Marble
By Pierre Fortin
Located in NANTES, FR
Elephant bookends in gilt patina bronze. Base in sea green marble.
In the style of Bugatti
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Brass Bookends Elephants, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Vintage brass bookends from circa the 1970s.
Beautiful bookends, each with an elephant sculpture
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Just Andersen 1930s Danish Pewter Elaphant Book End
By Just Andersen
Located in New York, NY
One 1930s Danish Art Deco pewter elephant bookend by sculptor, Just Andersen.
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Pewter
Single Art Deco Elephant Metal Bookend Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This charming metal bookend featuring an elephant displays stunningly from all angles. Certainly
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
Vintage Pair Bookends Elephant Patinated Bronze Wood Leather
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful pair of heavy handmade bookends in Asian style, the elephants are made of patinated
Category
Vintage 1970s Vietnamese Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$1,007 / set
H 8.27 in W 8.67 in D 7.09 in
Pair of Theodore Alexander Metal & Wood Elephant Form Bookends
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and impressive set of Theodore Alexander bookends depicting patinated metal elephants seated
Category
20th Century Vietnamese Campaign Bookends
Materials
Metal
$650 / set
H 8.25 in W 8.75 in D 7.25 in
Vintage Asian Modern Handcrafted Brass Elephant Head Bookends, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern pair of elephant head bookends made out of solid brass.
The set has the original
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
$595 / set
H 5 in W 6.5 in D 5.75 in
Pair of Art Deco LV Aronson Elephant Head Cold Painted Bookends, 1922
By Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare 1922 Louis Vincent Aronson Art Deco Elephant Head Bookends – Sculptural Metal with Cold
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
$675 / set
H 5 in W 3.75 in D 5 in
Art Deco / Cubist Pierre Cardin Bookends Silver Elephants Black Base, 1980
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Cubist Pierre Cardin Bookends Silver Elephants Black Base Design, 1980
Pierre Cardin
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
$999 / set
H 4.73 in Dm 4.73 in
Art Deco Crackled Faience Elephant Sculpture Bookends by Le Moine, circa 1930
By Le Moine
Located in Atlanta, GA
Boost your interior with this rare and striking pair of Art Deco crackled ceramic bookends
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Earthenware
$1,600
H 6.69 in W 4.75 in D 4.32 in
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
Vtg Pair of Bronze Metal ART DECO Baby Elephant Book Ends
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Pair of Art Deco Baby Elephant Bookends. Crafted from sturdy metal with a rich bronzed
Category
Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goberg , Hugo Berger Wrought Iron Bookends, Germany, circa 1910
By Goberg
Located in Delft, NL
iron, such as tobacco boxes, cigar boxes, candlesticks and bookends. These bookends with elephants in
Category
Early 20th Century German Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Travertine Sculpture Elephant by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Wonderful sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli for Travertino di Rapolano. Elephant shape travertine
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
$1,138 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.94 in W 4.34 in D 1.19 in
Pair of Cast Iron Elephant Heads Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Cast iron elephant heads bookends.
Elephant heads in dark bronze patinated color, nice quality and
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Travertine Elephant Sculpture / Bookend by Fratelli Mannelli
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool Mid-Century Modern Italian travertine elephant sculpture or bookend by Fratelli
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Travertine
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
H 4.75 in W 6.75 in D 2.75 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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Elephant Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of elephant bookends for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and stone, all elephant bookends available were constructed with great care. Elephant bookends have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Elephant bookends bearing Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many elephant bookends are appealing in their simplicity, but Walter Von Nessen, Ary Bitter and Blenko produced popular elephant bookends that are worth a look.
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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