Chat et Dogue Art Deco Bookends of a Cat and a Dog from Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Chat et Dogue” (French: cat and dog) Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed Art Deco style, France Sculpture made in “Régule” (spelter) Green patina - Handwork, patina could be dif...
Marble, Spelter
A Pair of ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Book Ends, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful and elegant pair of sculptural animalist bookends, France 1930. Each piece represents a stylisezed jumping dear bronze sculpture on a massive grey marble base.
Marble, Bronze
Pr French Louis XVI Patinated & Dore Bronze Cupid/Psyche groups w/ Medusa Masks
Located in New York, NY
Rare Pair of French Louis XVI Period (Circa 1780) Patinated and Dore Bronze Figural Groupings of Cupid and Psyche, with Dore Bronze Medusa Mask on White Carrera Marble Bases The pai...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Art Deco marble and bronze bookends
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco marble and bronze bookends Beautiful bookends in black marble with bronze patinated in Pompeian green, with representation of men in a carrying position showing how they car...
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Dog Bookends in Bronze and Marble, French Design, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Marble, Bronze
Polychromed Art Deco Bookends with Drinking Panthers on Red Marble, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Bookends of Panthers in drinking pose Chomed Bronze sculptures on red marble base.
Marble, Bronze
Antique Pair of French Grand Tour Bronze Marble Cherubs Figures Putti Bookends
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish example of a pair of heavy well cast Grand Tour bronze seated figures of two amorino (infant cupid or cherub) probably of French origin, early nineteenth century. Each fig...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,065Sale Price|30% Off
Pair of Bronze and Marble Bookends Barking Dogs from E Drouot, France c. 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Edouard Drouot bookends representing barking dogs Marble and Bronze, made in France Dimensions of each piece W 5.71 in. (14.5 cm) D 5.12 in. (13 cm) H 7.49 in. (19 cm) Ver...
Marble, Bronze
SLO Bookends in White Acquatico Marble by Christophe Delcourt
By Collection Particulière
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Design company Collection Particulière presents meaningful furniture and objects with bold, clean shapes. Imbued with a soft elegance, each piece breathes new life into the space it ...
Marble
$1,190Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of French Lion and Tiger Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pair of French Lion and Tiger Bookends A pair of bookends.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Elephant Bookends, White Bronze on Marble Base, France, 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Paar große Elefanten – Buchstützen Diese beeindruckenden Buchstützen wurden in Frankreich um die 1930er Jahre hergestellt. Die Buchstützen zeigen zwei wunderschön gearbeitete Elefant...
Bronze
French bronze goat bookends by Pierre Laurel, foundry Guillemard. France 1920.
By Pierre Laurel
Located in Milan, IT
Embodying the vibrant energy of 1920s Paris, this exceptional pair of French Art Déco bookends showcases the finest traditions of modern animalier sculpture.
Siena Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Sculptural Bookends with Panthers , 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of Art Deco sculptural bookends, made in France in the 1930s and signed by the sculptor Tedd.
Marble
Art Deco Sculpture of a French Bulldog Bookend or Paperweight, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco or Cubist Bronze sculpture of a French bulldog bookend or paperweight. Made of bronze, mounted over a marble base.
Marble, Bronze
Bookends by Hippolyte Francois Moreau, depicting sparrow birds, France 1925.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Art Deco bookends in black marble with orthogonal L-shaped structure.
Marble
Art Déco white metal bookends depicting a fishes, France 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Art Decò bookends, black marble base with white veins, with a pair of fishes , white metal, with glass eyes.
Marble, Metal
Antique Art Deco Sculpture Mice Signed H. Moreau Metal Bakelite Marble Bookends
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in Munich, DE
The two beautiful mice have been cast out of spelter and are silver plated. The little creatures are playing with a deep red ball made out of bakelite. Mice and balls are mounted on...
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Seal Bookends Louis Albert Carvin France 1930
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nice pair of Art Deco seal bookends designed by the French artist Louis Albert Carvin, silvered white metal on a green marble base, France, 1930.
Marble, Metal
$2,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mounted over green marble. Signed A. Bofill and numbered 35 and France.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bookend Set N° 453 by Max Le Verrier, Bronze & Marble, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of squirrel book presses model N° 453, made of bronze with green patina and with a green marble base. Made by Max Le Verrier (1891- 1973). Signed M Le Verrier. France, CIRCA 1930.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends with Leaping Antelopes, Signed Tedd, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends produced in the 1930s and signed "Tedd".
Marble, Metal
Art Decò bookends by Hippolyte Francois Moreau, depicting Tucans, France 1925.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends in veined green marble with orthogonal structure.
Marble, Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends with Gazelles and Palm Trees, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends produced in France during the 1930s.
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Bookends with Wolf Dogs in Silver Patinated Metal, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends produced during the 1930s.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Jacques Cartier Horse Bookends Bronze Sculpture, c 1930, France
By Jacques Cartier
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco Jacques Cartier horse bookends bronze sculpture. c 1925 France. A stunning pair of art deco stylized bookends.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Laurent Horse Bookends Bronze Sculpture, c 1930, France
By Georges H. Laurent
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Georges H. Laurent horse bookends bronze sculpture. c 1925 France. A stunning pair of art deco stylized bookends.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Pair of Bronze Elephant Bookends, L. Fontinelle, France, 1930
By Louis Fontinelle
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A pair of Art Deco bronze elephant bookends by Louis Fontinelle on green marble bases.
Marble, Bronze
$2,249Sale Price / set|25% Off
Art Deco Silver Plated Bronze French Bulldog Bookends by G. Granger
By Genevieve Granger
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Silver Plated Bronze French Bulldog Bookends by Genevieve Granger. These sleeping bulldog bookends are a masterclass in quiet charm. Their silver finish gives them a sculptu...
Marble, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Guardian Lions Bookends. Signed H. Payen, France 1920´s
By H. Payen
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Gilt Bronze Guardian Lions Bookends. Signed H. Payen, France 1920´s. Fantastic Pair of Lion Bronze sculptures, mounted over marble bases.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Louis Riche, Patrouilleau Foundry, France 1920
By Louis Riché
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very beautiful pair of Art Deco bronze bookends with stretching cats on a black marble base.
Marble, Bronze
$449Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Two Antique Bookends, Signed by the Artist Franjou, France, Art Deco
By Franjou
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bookends signed by the french artist "Franjou". Zinc Cast on a marble base.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Figures of Cat and Mice Bookends, Cartier, France 1930s
By Thomas Cartier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A lovely Pair of Silvered Bronze Bookends by Thomas François Cartier A fantastic pair of bookends, a cat and a mice. The bookends where made by one of France’s best ‘Animalier’ scul...
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Duck / Goose Bookends G.H. Laurent France 1925
By Georges H. Laurent
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze duck bookends G.H. Laurent France 1925. Pair of Art Deco silvered bronze bookends by the famous French artist G.H. Laurent. Signed and numbered, circa 1925. ...
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Pair of Silvered Metal Playing Bears Bookends, France, 1920's
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier (French, 1849-1927) Art Deco Pair of Silvered Metal Playing Bears Bookends. Each with impressed “FABRICATION FRANCAIS PARIS” foundry mark. Made in France,...
Marble, Metal
$4,750 / set
Art Deco Bookends with Gazelles, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
Pair of opposing bookends in brass with stylized leaping gazelles, mounted on dark marble plinths.
Marble, Brass
$1,755 / set
Limousin Pair of Art Deco Bookends
By Limousin
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco bookends in spelter with bronze and green patina on a sea green marble base, representing borzoi. Small old restoration on one of the corners of the base. Signed o...
Marble, Spelter
Max Le Verrier - Pair Of Gazelle Bookends
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Beaune, FR
Pair of Art Deco style bookends in green patinated spelter representing leaping gazelles. They rest on a black marble base. They are signed "M. LeVerrier" and are in good condition w...
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Bronze Baby Goat Bookends by Claude MIrval
By Claude Mirval
Located in Sarasota, FL
Art Deco bronze bookends on marble bases by Claude Mirval depicting baby goats in slightly different posture.
Marble, Bronze
Marcel Bouraine Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookends 1930s
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Marcel Bouraine Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookends 1930s These Art Deco bookends by Marcel Bouraine are playful pieces made of silvered bronze and mounted on Portoro marble.
Marble, Bronze
Pair Of Bronze Sculptures/Bookends By Emile Laporte
By Emile Laporte
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century French bronze sculptures of young farm boys by Emile Laporte (1858 - 1907), France. One boy carrying a basket of flowers, the other a bundle of sticks. Signed, mounted o...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookend by Jamar
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Beautiful pair of bronze bookends on marble by the famous French sculptor mostly made animals.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Nymph and Faun by Pierre Le Faguays
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends nymph and faun by Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated bronze on a Portor marble base with glass inlay.
Marble, Bronze
$4,875Sale Price / set|35% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Lioness Figures Bookends by Roger Godchaux
By Godchaux
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic pair of panther, Lionnes – bookends. Made by Roger Godchaux. Silvered bronze with Portoro, Italian marble.
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Marabou Birds Bookends by Georges Van De Voorde with Foundry Mark 1925
By Georges Van De Voorde
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered Art Metal on green marble base. France 1925. These bookends are illustrated on page 328 of Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley, Antique collectors club.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Parrot Bookends by Georges Van De Voorde with Foundry Seal Brig, Paris
By Georges Van De Voorde
Located in Antwerp, BE
The birds are in patinated Art metal and stand on green marble bases. Ca. 1930. Van de Voorde was a Belgian artist born in 1878 who worked in France.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture Terrier Dog Bust Bookends M. Louis Fiot, 1920
By Maximilien Louis Fiot
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco West Highland Terrier Bookends by Maximilian Fiot, c. 1920. A superb pair of bronze bookends depicting West Highland terriers in different poses, exquisitely cast using the...
Marble, 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.