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1970s Mahogany Steel and Copper Modernist Bookends Emaus of Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents pair of Bookends, Mid Century Mexican Modernist. Unmarked, attributed to Emaus
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Copper, Steel, Stainless Steel

Pair of Solid Marble Modernist Bookends Blocks with Textured Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of solid marble block bookends circa 1980s made in Italy with 4 sides textured finish and one
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20th Century Post-Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

Modernist Bookends Set Black Granite and Etched Glass Slab, France 1980s
By Paris Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
This architecturally designed pair of bookends from the 1980s is a modernist marvel. The large
Category

Vintage 1980s French Modern Bookends

Materials

Granite, Metal, Chrome

Pair of Scandinavian Modernist Polished Brass Rectilinear Bookends by Skultana
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Scandinavian modernist bookends were realized by the esteemed Swedish maker
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20th Century Swedish Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Modernist Flèches Bookends
Located in Hanover, MA
Cast iron (blackened and gilt) bookends in modernist neoclassical style of Arbus, Poillerat and
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

Vintage Modernist Steel Railroad Tie Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage heavy train railroad tie track bookends in the style of Ward Bennett. Green felt to bases
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Steel

Vintage Modernist Stair Cut Polished Steel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage modernist stair-cut polished steel bookends, circa 1970s. Beautiful and simple with great
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Steel

Pair of Modernist Solid Marble Cube Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice pair of modernist solid black and white marble cube bookends, circa the 1970s. The
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

Pair of Modernist Chrome Chain Link Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of modernist chrome chain link bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are in very heavy and
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Deco Modernist Chrome Bookends, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare two dimensional bookends depicting two rearing stallions. Both are totally
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Chrome

1970's Modernist Steel and Chrome Links Bookends
Located in New York, NY
1970's modernist steel and chrome Italian links bookends, in vintage original condition with minor
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Modernist Patinated Brass Bookends by Norman Bleckner
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of modernist patinated brass bookends by Norman Bleckner, circa 1960s. The pair is in
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Mid-20th Century American Bookends

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Design Line Inc. Bill Curry Stainless Modernist Cube Bookends
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very heavy and seemingly rare cube on cube stainless clad bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid Century Modernist Solid Brass Bookends. Sleek Timeless Decor Ben Seibel
By Ben Seibel
Located in Peoria, AZ
shelf! Books are the source of all knowledge and a good set of bookends is essential in keeping an
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Silver industrial modernist aluminium and rubber bookends "The Colour of Air"
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
The bookends are a continuation of Tino Seubert's RCA graduation project The Colour of Air and were
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2010s British Bookends

Materials

Aluminum

Modernist Acrylic Lucite Brass Bookends Art Deco Style Crespi Maison Jansen 1970
By Maison Jansen, Charles Hollis Jones, Gabriella Crespi
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Sculptural pair of French or Italian acrylic lucite clear plastic bookends in Art Deco Style with
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Don Shoemaker Mexican Modern Bookends
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand carved bookends in Cocobolo by Mexican Modernist Don Shoemaker. Retains original labels from
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Cocobolo

Mexican Modern Bookends by Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Hand carved bookends made in Cocobolo by Mexican Modernist Don Shoemaker
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Wood

Mexican Modern Bookends by Don Shoemaker
Mexican Modern Bookends by Don Shoemaker
H 5.12 in W 7.68 in D 6.89 in
Vintage Mid-Century Wood Plank Bookends
By Harpswell House
Located in San Diego, CA
grain, these bookends are elegant and modernist. Simple lines contrast with organic patterns in the wood
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Wood

Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
1940s. These are solid steel bookends. Great modernist look.  
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Steel

Rare Pair of Bookends, Art Deco, France
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant and rare pair of modernist French bookends typical from the art deco period and 1930's. The
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Metal, Nickel

Vintage Brass Nautical Captain Ship Wheel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
, Modernist, Coastal, Modern, Scandinavian, Eclectic  
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Pair of Ritts Astrolite Modern Abstract Lucite Bookends
By Shirley Ritts, Astrolite
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good pair of Ritts Astrolite Lucite bookends,  of an abstract, modernist design with pierced
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Lucite

Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This lovely pair of Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends originate from the
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Glass

Pair of Ben Seibel for Jenfredware Brass "Flame" Bookends
By Jenfredware, Ben Seibel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 Pair of tear-drop form brass bookends Designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware as part of the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Carl Aubock Iron & Brass Coin Medal Midcentury Bookend, Austria, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This is a rare modernist book end, designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck III in the 1970s. The
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Pair of Brass Hermes Style Horse Saddle Stirrup Bookends
By Hermès, Gucci
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of horse saddle stirrup bookends in brass. This beautiful set is sure to create
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Vintage 1970s Korean Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Style 'Swallow' Bookends in Molded and Frosted Crystal signed Lalique
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
bookends will style well in a wide array of interiors and movements, from Art Deco to Mid-Century Modernist
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Crystal

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Solid Wood with Inlay Curved Bookends, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern solid wood with inlay curved bookends - a Pair. Item features solid wood
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Déco Bronze Bookends Designed by Alexandre Kéléty for Etling Paris
By Alexandre Kéléty, Etling Paris
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Art Déco bronze bookends with marble base designed by Alexandre Kéléty for Etling Paris By
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Metal, Copper

Sculptural Austrian Midcentury Brass Key Book Ends from the, 1950s
By Franz Hagenauer, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large completely handcrafted sculptural modernist book ends in the shape of old keys. One
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Atomic Wire Mesh Black Table Top Book Shelf
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly clean and modernist lines define this unique table top book shelf. This simple piece
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Metal

Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes Encyclopedie, 12 Books, 1925 Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
"Encyclopedie" is its focus on the integration of art and industry. This was a central theme of the modernist
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Paper

Modernist "Little House" Bookend
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Bookend directly inspired by the famous house of the architect Portaluppi present in various forms
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2010s Italian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Modernist "Little House" Bookend
Modernist "Little House" Bookend
H 7.25 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Vladimir Kagan A-Symmetric Settee in Ivory Bouclé by Directional, c. 1991
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Faux Bamboo Lucite and Brass Console Pair of Ben Seibel Brass Modernist Bookends.
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1990s American Post-Modern Settees

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery

Modernist Bronze Bookends by Ben Seibel, US, 1950s
By Ben Seibel
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist bronze bookends by Ben Seibel in good condition. Ben Seibel (1918-1985) was an American
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Bronze

Pair, Modernist Chromed Steel Railroad Tie Bookends Circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, Modernist Chromed Steel Railroad Tie Bookends Circa 1980.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Brass Modernist Deco Style Gazelle Bookends Sculptures, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Brass Modernist Deco Style Gazelle bookends sculptures, a pair Offered for sale is a pair of
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

1960's Modernist Abstract Italian Carved Alabaster Owl Bookends Sculpture Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a wonderful pair of matching Modernist abstract Italian hand carved alabaster Owl
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
simply be presented as they are. These bookends on one side present their beauty of color with pockets of
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Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
H 6.5 in W 7 in D 4 in
Langley Bookend by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
bronze Langley Bookend is part modernist sculpture part functional shelf accessory. It is big and bold
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Langley Bookend by Henry Wilson
Langley Bookend by Henry Wilson
H 6.7 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
1960s CAT Art Glass Ice Block Paperweight Bookend Blenko WV
By Blenko Glass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight Modernist cat art glass ice block handcraft paperweight - bookend 1960s Attribution
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Modernist Art Deco Chrome Terrier Statues in the Manner of Nikolsky
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Pair of modernist scottish terrier dog statues on marble blocks. Can be used as bookends or as a
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Steel

Vintage Bronze Signed Dated Rabaey Cubist Modernist Sculptures Pair of Man Woman
Located in North Miami, FL
These amazing heavy modernist pair of vintage bronze sculptures are signed and dated by Hugo Rabaey
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Chambord Glass Table Lamps w/ 24 Karat Gold
Located in New York, NY
consisting of an elliptical capsule bookended by two spherical forms cinched at their connection points. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Midcentury Robert Wuersch Ceramic and Walnut Wall Clock
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
for their modernist enamel on copper bookends. Keeps time fine. Cord is 40" long. Good vintage
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Shadowbox Mirror with Gilt Detailing & Gold Marbled Borders
Located in New York, NY
that bookend a beautifully marbled mirror border with an abundance of organic sinuously curved abstract
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Adrian Pearsall Sculptural Mom & Pop Lounge Chairs in Ivory Bouclé, c. 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Modernist brass bookends.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery

Pair of Hand-Blown White Murano Glass Lamps with 24K Gold Banded Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of modernist table lamps were hand blown in Murano- the island off the coast of
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold

Art Deco Machine Age Black Lacquer Burled & Bookmatched Walnut Side Table
Located in New York, NY
walnut center bookended on each side by burled walnut. There is striated marquetry detailing with cross
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

Mid-Cenury Primitivist Marble Vase with Relief Carved Geometric Detailing
Located in New York, NY
relief with a wealth of geometric motifs including stylized celtic knots bookended on top and bottom by
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Marble

‘Beautiful Dreamer’ Chaise Lounge by Ben Seibel, USA 1950s, Rare
By Ben Seibel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist design,,ART / SCULPTURE,,, Extremely comfortable. Hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Naugahyde, Wood

Karpen Wingback Chairs in Luxuriously Soft Milk Chocolate Shearling, circa 1950s
By Karpen of California
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Zebra Mirror made of Crushed Eggshells in the Style of Jean Dunnand Ben Seibel Modernist bronze bookends
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut

Pair of 1940s Art Deco Hollywood Etched Translucent Crystal Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
. The etched cubic crystal pieces that compose the body are bookended by silvered embellishments on top
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

1970s Solid Oak and Brass Modernist Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A great pair of modernist oak and brass bookends from the 1970s. Solid wood with rounded edges and
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Oak

Modernist Metal Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid steel modernist bookends, 1960s.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Steel

Modernist Metal Bookends
Modernist Metal Bookends
H 5.5 in W 4 in D 5 in
Modernist Brass Bookends
By Jenfredware, Ben Seibel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of enigmatic Mid-Century Modern bookends in brass-plated cast metal, featuring an incised
Category

Vintage 1950s American Bookends

Materials

Metal

Modernist Brass Bookends
Modernist Brass Bookends
H 5.75 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Stylish Modernist Gilded Chain Link Bookends
Located in Chicago, IL
Stylish modernist gilded chain link bookends.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

Modernist Pair of Wood and Brass Mouse and Cheese Bookends
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Adorable and well-made brass mouse and carved walnut cheese wedge bookends. Each with a stylized
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Walter von Nessen / Chase Machine Age Modernist Horse Bookends, circa 1931
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase Brass and Copper Company
Located in New York, NY
WALTER VON NESSEN (1889 - 1943) USA CHASE BRASS & COPPER CO. Waterbury, CT Horse bookends c
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Vintage 1930s American Bookends

Materials

Brass

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Modernist Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of modernist bookends available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct modernist bookends — often made from metal, stone and brass — can elevate any home. Modernist bookends have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Modernist bookends are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Ben Seibel, Bill Curry & Design Line and Jenfredware each produced beautiful modernist bookends that are worth considering.

How Much are Modernist Bookends?

Prices for modernist bookends start at $175 and top out at $4,955 with the average selling for $648.

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