$4,875Sale Price / set|35% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Lioness Figures Bookends by Roger Godchaux
By Godchaux
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Roger Godchaux (1878 - 1958): two lioness figures / sculptures Silvered bronze mounted as bookends on marble plinths; both with plaque to base inscribed "Godchaux Sclp./ Susse Fres /...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Bronze and Marble Bookends, Signed H.M. White, England, circa 1920
By Mabel White
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of bronze and marble bookends, signed H.M. White. England, circa 1920. With Chinese children studying.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
$454Sale 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 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
Art Deco Parrot Bookends by Georges Van De Voorde with Foundry Seal Brig, Paris
By Georges Van De Voorde
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco parrot bookends by Georges Van de Voorde with Foundry seal Brig, Paris.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bronze Bookends of Oriental Children Playing by M. White, England, 1920
By Mabel White
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bronze bookends of Chinese children playing by M.
Marble, Bronze
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
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.
Marble, Spelter
Carlo Lorenzetti Bookends Marbre Pewter Silver Metal, 1930, Italy
By Carlo Lorenzetti
Located in Milano, IT
Carlo Lorenzetti.
Marble
$2,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief.
Marble, Bronze
2 Decorative Figurine of Book Holders, Egyptian Revival Bronze Alabaster Bookend
Located in Wembley, GB
Egyptian Revival Bronze Alabaster Marble Bookends Pharaoh Nefertiti Sculptural An exceptional and highly decorative pair of Egyptian Revival bronze and alabaster bookends, embodying...
Marble
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
Rare Art Deco Bookends, Indian Sculptures in Meditating Position on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique on 1stdibs and possibly worldwide. It was in the early 20th century that meditation became known in Western society. Like many artists, the one who handcrafted the sculptures...
Marble, Brass
Unavailable|$695 / set
French Art Deco Marble Elephant Bookends
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Bookends. Elephant on Marble. Heavy Sturdy Weight.
Marble, Metal
Unavailable|$2,500 / set
French Art Deco Marble and Patinated Metal Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Geometric marble design in red and white marble with black patinated metal sphere on black marble base Provenance Collection du Chateau de Gourdon.
Marble, Metal
Unavailable|$402
1930s Art Deco Design Marble And Brass Woodcock Bookends
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Bookend n the purest Art Deco style, pair of metal birds set on a marble pedestal.
Marble, Brass
Unavailable|$350 / set
Italian Art Deco Bookend Alabaster Marble Hand Carved Made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Art Deco hand carved Alabaster bookends. Made in Italy. Measurements: Top diameter: 1.38 inches.
Alabaster, Marble
Unavailable|$350
Midcentury Marble and Brass Fish Bookends
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of fish bookends with marble pinkish base and brass angel fish. Measures approx - 3.25deep x 5 wide x 6.25 high.
Marble, Brass
Unavailable|$250
Bookends Italian Marble Mid-Century, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century Italian marble bookends. Art Deco shell inspired design. Made in Italy.
Marble
Unavailable|$950
Stone Marble and Walnut Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary stone marble bookends in geometric design.
Unavailable|$1,980 / set
Superb Art Deco Pair of Silvered Pewter Greyhound Bookends on a Marble Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A period Art Deco superb pair of silvered pewter greyhound bookends on a beautiful Deco designed two-tone Marble-St.
Breccia Marble, Marble, Pewter
Unavailable|$1,120 / set
Chrome-Plated Elephants Bookends French Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
Fun pair of Happy Elephants bookends. Rather cubist shape on a nice marble base. These little ones are sitting up straight ready to serve the most astute reading needs! Measuremen...
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Unavailable|$2,049 / set
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sea Lions on Marble Base Bookends by Maurice Frecourt
By Maurice Frecourt
Located in Brighton, GB
Large, heavy pair of Art Deco bookends by Maurice Frecourt, featuring silvered bronze sea lions / seals on green veined marble.
Unavailable|$301 / set
Pair of 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends, circa 1920
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A lovely pair of French Art Deco bookends which have spelter plated fish on square marble bases, circa 1920.
Marble, Spelter
Unavailable|$293 / set
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Metal Birds and Marble Bookends
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
A pair of Art Deco gilt metal birds and marble bookends A pair of 1930 French gilded metal with marble base bookends in very good condition with age related wear Age: 1930 S...
Marble, Metal
Unavailable|$6,170 / set
Art Deco 'Cobra' Bookends
By Irénée Rochard
Located in London, GB
Irénée Rochard (French, 1906-1984) A pair of incredibly stylish Art Deco bookends in the form of King Cobras, the detailed snakes in patinated bronze, are shown in a striking posi...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$2,012 / set
Art Deco Squirrels Bookends, Bronze, Marcel Guillemard, France, circa 1930
By Marcel Guillemard
Located in L'Etang, FR
Pair of bookends squirrels in silvered bronze on marble top. Numbered and signed: "Claude", "MARCEL GUILLEMARD", "118". France, 1925-1930. Marcel Guillemard (1886-1932) is a dec...
Marble, Bronze
Original Art Deco Swallows Bronze Bookends by Georges Garreau, circa 1925
Located in Kent, GB
An original pair of Art Deco bronze bookends 'Swallows' by Georges Garreau.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$2,200 / set
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends by H. Moreau "Hippolyte François Moreau"
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of French Art Deco chromed metal bookends in the form of French bulldogs signed H.
Marble, Metal
Unavailable|$1,800
Max Le Verrier Bookends Statues of Dog and Cat French Art Deco
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Oakland, CA
A pair of Art Deco figural bookends in the shape of a cat and bulldog by the French artist Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Unavailable|$490 / set
Art Deco Pair of Poodle Bookends on Marble Bases
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco French Poodle bookends, mounted on Italian Potoro marble, black with fine veins of “gold” and white.
Marble
Art Deco Marble Bookends, 1920s, French
Located in Den Haag, NL
2 Very nice art deco bookends. Marble base comes with silver plated pewter birds.
Marble
Sold|$521 / set
Art Deco Bronze & Marble Bookends, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco bronze bookends with a wonderful Verdigris patination , depicting swift birds on stylised waves.
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$503 / set
French Art Deco marble bookends, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
French Art Deco marble bookends, 1920 Green with black marble bookends, French, 1920.
Marble
Sold|$520 / set
Art Deco Pair of Marble Bookends 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Pair of Marble Bookends, 1930s. Beautiful pair of art deco bookends in colorful and expressive marble.
Marble
Marble Art Deco Modernist Bookends France 1950s
Located in Bristol, GB
Pair of French Art Deco style bookends. Brown with contrasting white marble, both in excellent condition Dimensions (cm): Marble base 14 x 8.
Marble
Sold|$695 / set
Art Deco Bronze and Marble Pheasant Bookends, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Art Deco period bronze and marble pheasant bookends USA, Circa 1930s Each measures: 5.5"W x 3.13"D x 5.38"H.
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$1,775 / set
Art Deco Bronze Bookends with Black Marble Bases
Located in IT
Art Deco bronze book holders with marble bases. Very detailed and finely made little bronze sculptures. Size of each: High 13 cm wide 15 cm deep 10 cm Ideal as Christmas or wedd...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$260 / set
Marble Art Deco Bookends from Semerak, Set of 2
Located in Żory, PL
These pair of art deco bookends are made of marble. Signed by the manufacturer, Semerak, 1898.
Marble
Pair of Art Deco Geometric Exotic Marble & Onyx Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of Art Deco bookends, crafted in France circa 1930, combines exquisite materials and bold geometry.
Onyx, Marble
Sold|$355 / set
Art Deco British Marble and Metal Bookends, circa 1930
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Nice marble and metal bookends made in England in 1930, the marble base is surmounted by a metal bird in original patina.
Marble, Metal
Sold|$1,420 / set
Art Deco Horses Shaped Bronze and Black Marble Bookends
Located in IT
Art Deco horses shaped bronze and black marble bookends.
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$2,800 / set
Pair of French Art Deco Marble + Bronze Rabbit Bookends, 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
The forms are alert but still, perched atop L-shaped plinths of warm, veined marble. Art Deco in spirit, sculptural in presence—they steady a stack of books or stand alone as decorat...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$1,538 / set
Art Deco French Marble Bookends, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
A pair of bookends from the 1930s. Made of noble marble with metal elements. This interesting combination will add elegance to any study, library or other interior. Both supports ar...
Marble
French Art Deco Spelter Brass and Marble Bookends
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a lovely pair of French Art Deco Spelter Brass and Marble Bookends. These bookends feature two brass sea birds in flight attached to a beautiful spelter wave formation.
Marble, Brass, Spelter
Sold|$378 / set
Art Deco French Bookends with Different Types of Marble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Particular and original pair of French bookends in marble made in a pure Art Deco style, their design is essential, characterized by classic forms and symmetrical, with clear geometr...
Marble
Sold|$591 / set
1940s Art Deco Set of Portoro Marble Italian Bookends
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pair of asymmetrical marble bookends manufactured in Italy in the Forties. The Portoro marble, or Portovenere marble, is a fine variety of Italian marble from the suggestive Gulf o...
Marble
Pair of Art Deco Brass & Marble Bull and Bear Bookends
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of art deco brass bull and bear bookends. These lovely bookends feature a green marbled stone construction with a felt bottom, and a brass animal sculpture top. Each sculpture...
Marble, Brass
1940s Set of Two Art Deco White and Black Marble Bookends
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of art deco marble bookends manufactured in Italy in the Forties.
Marble
Art Deco Sculptural Bronze Greyhound Bookends on Nero Marquina Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
Presenting a captivating pair of Art Deco Sculptural Bronze Greyhound Bookends, dating back to circa 1930 from France.
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.