Marble Bookends Vintage
Mid-20th Century Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Alabaster, Marble
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1950s American Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
20th Century Marble Bookends Vintage
Resin
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1970s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Late 20th Century English Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Onyx, Marble
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Marble Bookends Vintage
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century Marble Bookends Vintage
Alabaster, Marble
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Spelter
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Marble Bookends Vintage
Plaster
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Spelter
1970s Organic Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1930s French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Plastic
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Marble Bookends Vintage
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Alabaster, Marble
1950s Italian Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Onyx
20th Century Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1950s American Marble Bookends Vintage
Mid-20th Century American Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
20th Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1940s Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
20th Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1930s French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
20th Century Marble Bookends Vintage
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Travertine
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Brass
20th Century Italian Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1930s French Art Deco Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Spelter
Late 20th Century Italian Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Alabaster
1960s Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Onyx
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Marble
Mid-20th Century British Marble Bookends Vintage
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Bookends Vintage
Travertine
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Marble Bookends Vintage For Sale on 1stDibs
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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