Vintage Deco Frantart Sasparilla Nude Bookends - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of Art Deco revival bookends, reminiscent of the iconic Sasparilla and Frantart
Metal
$2,800 / set
H 9 in W 5.5 in D 3 in
A Pair of Signed Lalique Crystal Figural Nude Bookends, Art Deco 1930's
By Lalique
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A stunning pair of period Art Deco Lalique nude figural bookends. "Reverie" Art Deco design, one
Crystal
$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.5 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Female Nude Bookends, Rare Bronze Sculptures by Max Kalish, Paris Foundry
By Max Kalish 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
bookends depicting seated female nudes was sculpted by Max Kalish, best known for his series of sculptures
Bronze
$1,350Sale Price|40% Off
H 6.5 in W 8 in D 3 in
Art Nouveau Nude Female Nymph Cast Bronze Bookends, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn of the century Art Nouveau Nude Female Nymph bronze bookend pair featuring young nymphs each
Bronze
Seated Nude Male Bookends with Fine Bas Relief Detail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his
Bronze
$320Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 9.5 in W 4.75 in D 4 in
Pair of Antique Male Nude Figural Bookends - the Thinker, 1960s
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of vintage chalk ware Thinking Man bookends in a faux bronze finish. There are some minor
Plaster
$1,000Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 4.5 in W 13 in D 5.5 in
French Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal & Marble Bookend Pair, 1920
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-casted nude Art Deco flapper girl cast in spelter metal statue with enamel finish fixed to
Metal
$2,077 / set
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement signed M. Le Verrier. With the Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$1,958
H 6.5 in W 5.32 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco style bookends with nudes Ceuillette signed Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends with nudes Ceuillette signed Max Le Verrier. With the Le Verrier foundry
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$1,720
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase Fayral & Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. With
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$340Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 7 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Vintage Art Deco Kneeling Nude Women or "Flapper Girl" Bookends
By Knut Jern
Located in San Diego, CA
A lovely pair of vintage art deco kneeling nude women bookends, circa 1930s. The bookends are made
Bronze
$425 / set
H 9.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.25 in
Pair of Nude Nymph Reproduction Art Deco Bookends by Sarsaparilla Deco Design
By Sarsaparilla
Located in San Diego, CA
Very nice pair of nude nymph / flapper reproduction art deco bookends by Sarsaparilla Deco Design
Metal, Brass
$1,721 / set
H 8.27 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$1,958
H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 148.43 in
Art Deco style bookends seated nudes Insouciance Janle for Max Le Verrier.
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends seated nudes Insouciance Janle for Max Le Verrier. With the Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$995 / set
H 5 in W 3.5 in D 2.13 in
"Seated Male Nudes, " Pair of Bookends with Figures in Michelangelo-Esque Poses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his
Metal
$460Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 6.5 in W 5.5 in D 2.75 in
Pair of Art Deco Brass and Metal Nude Woman with Sphere Figurative Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very heavy pair of brass and metal nude woman with sphere figurative art deco bookends, circa
Metal, Brass
$280Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.25 in W 2.5 in D 2 in
Antique Art Deco Nude Lady Woman Figural Cast Brass Bookends Hubley Era
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of antique Art Deco nude lady/woman figural cast brass bookends and date from the 1920s
Iron
$300Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 5.5 in W 3 in D 4.25 in
Pair of Vintage Art Deco Seated Nude Female on Pedestal Bookends by Nuart
By Nuart
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage art deco seated nude female on pedestal bookends by Nuart of NY, circa 1920s. This
Metal
$1,225 / set
H 7 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Pair of 1930s Art Deco Era - Nuart - Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends
By Nuart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Original pair of highstyle Nuart NYC, c.1930s Art Deco nude flapper girl spelter metal bookends
Spelter
$2,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 7 in W 7 in D 3 in
"Nude Male Archer Bookends", Rare Pair of Ceramic, Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable pair of ceramic bookends, featuring kneeling nude male figures with drawn
Ceramic
$1,157 / set
H 7.3 in W 6.6 in D 4.6 in
Pair of Arts & Crafts Hand Carved Bookends with Strong Semi Nude Muscular Males
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, solid wooden blue collar workers bookends. If you or your friends have a house
Wood
Art Deco Bookends By Godefridus Boonekamp Pottery Schoonhoven
By PZH - Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
1930s Large Art Deco Bookends of Nude Muscular Man. These were designed by Godefridus Boonekamp in
Ceramic
Signed M. Lima Abstract Bronze and Glass Bookends, Nude Profiles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed, M. Lima Abstract Bronze and Glass Bookends, Nude Profiles, circa Late 20th Century A
Brass, Bronze
$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
H 5 in W 8 in D 3 in
Rare Pair of Beautiful Large Original Lalique Nude Women Sculptures Bookends
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
The Following Items we are offering is an Estate Pair of Rare Standing Lalique Sculpture Bookends
Crystal
$4,200
H 7.25 in W 7 in D 6.75 in
"Sleeping Male Figure", Allegorical Bronze Bookend with Nude, Owl, Mask & Child
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Truly fine and extraordinary, this large and heavy bronze bookend, beautifully sculpted, cast and
Bronze
$3,233 / set
H 8.27 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in
Antique Pair Bronze Semi-Nude Classical Ladies Sculptures/Bookends 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique pair of patinated bronze reclining Classical semi-nude sculptures of
Marble, Bronze
$3,160Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 3.25 in W 5.5 in D 3.25 in
Sleeping Child Bookends, Probably Viennese, with Pale Blue and Yellow Glazes
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and winsome, this pair of bookends depicting nude children with golden hair who
Terracotta
Nuart Pair of Bookends. Nude Sitting on Steps.
By Nuart
Located in Toronto, ON
Pair of art deco bookends of nudes sitting on highly stylized deco steps. Signed: Nuart Creations
Unavailable
H 8.5 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
Pair of American Art Deco Green Painted Female Nude Figural Ceramic Bookends
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stylish pair of hollow-cast American Art Deco female nude figural bookends are beautifully
Ceramic
Kneeling Men's on Wood Bookends with Mirrors
Located in Cookeville, TN
A pair of kneeling men are gazing in their respective mirrors in this pair of midcentury bookends
Composition
French Art Deco Bronze Nude Bookends by Scribe, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description: Art Deco bronze nude bookends. Artist / maker: Scribe. Signature / marks: Scribe
Marble, Bronze
Signed French Art Deco Nude Bookends by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Hamburg, PA
A fabulous pair of Art Deco nude bookends signed by French artist Max Le Verrier. Original bronze
Marble, Metal
Masculine Bronze Clad Male Nude Bookends
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome bronze clad pair of bookends in the shape of muscular male nude thinkers. No signature.
Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Figural Nude Bookends by Cipriani
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Antwerp, BE
These terra cotta bookends are signed by the artist Cipriani. Fedex shipping: $ 125
Terracotta
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Nude Bookends by Scribe, 1930 France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with sitting nudes with flutes. Artist / Maker: Scribe. Signature / Marks
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Nude Bookends, France, circa 1930
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of Art Deco patinated spelter bookends depicting kneeling nudes, France, circa 1930. Marble
Pair of Art Deco Metal Bookends by Fayral
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fedes shipping:$ 135 A pair of Art Deco figural nude bookends by Fayral, pseudonym for Pierre Le
Nude "Newly Liberated" Galvano Copper Bookend set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Galvano Copper (electroformed copper) bookends each featuring a nude dancer holding a
Copper
Pair of Nude Women Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of brass nude women on metal base Art Deco bookends, circa 1930s. They are in
Brass, Metal
French Art Deco Silvered Nude Women Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco women silvered sculpture bookends. It stil has the original sticker of the shop that
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with reading ladies by Max Le Verrier. Date: 1930. Material: Green
Marble, Metal
Nude Art Deco Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends by Nuart, Pair
By Nuart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original nude Art Deco flapper girl spelter metal bookends by Nuart featuring nude women sitting on
Metal
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier. Patinated Art Metal on green marble
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 6.89 in W 4.34 in D 2.56 in
Fayral Pierre Le Faguays Art Deco Bookends with Kneeling Nudes, 1930
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of typical Art Deco figural nude bookends figuring two kneeling women with outstretched arms
Metal
Sold
H 6 in W 7 in D 5 in
Antique Rookwood Blue Glazed Ceramic Nude Female Figure Reading Book Bookend
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Rookwood Blue Glazed Ceramic Nude Female Figure Reading Book Sculpture Bookend (Single
Pottery
Rare Art Deco Bookends by Compton Pottery with Nude Male Archer
By Robert Compton Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of painted ceramic bookends, featuring a kneeling nude male archer, are very fine and
Ceramic
A pair of Art Deco bookends with nudes by F. Bazin
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with nudes. The center has a relief decorated vase with flowers
French Art Deco Silvered Bookends with Sitting Nudes by Janle, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description: A pair of Art Deco bookends with sitting nudes. Artist / Maker: Janle
Metal
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier. Patinated Art Metal on a Portor
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends with Nudes by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets full of fruit. by Max Le Verrier
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Bookends with Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets full of fruit. Artist / Makera
Metal
French Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant pair of Art Deco bookends with reading nudes in patinated metal on a green marble base by
Marble, Metal
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier. Patinated Art Metal on green marble
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends Nude with Drape Max Le Verrier France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A lovely pair of Art Deco standing nudes with drape by the famous French sculptor Mar Le Verrier
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 6.3 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bookends Nude and Satyr Raoul Benard, France, 1930
By Raoul Benard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Lovely pair of silvered bronze bookends with nude and satyr playing hide and seek by Raoul Benard
Bronze
Sold
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930 France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of Art Deco bookends with reading nudes by the famous French artist Max Le Verrier
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
French Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very fine pair of Art Deco figural bookends modelled as reading nudes by the French artist Max Le
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.27 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation by Fayral Pierre le Faguays
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
French Art Deco Silvered Bookends with Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of French silvered Art Deco bookends with seated nudes holding a book by the French
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 9.75 in W 3.75 in D 3 in
Circa 1920s-30s American Pair of Pompeian Bronze Seated Nude Figure Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair Pompeian Bronze seated nude figure bookends, New York, c.1920s-30s. Stamped "Classic Art
Bronze
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco bookends with seated nudes by Janle for Max le Verrier 1930
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with seated nudes by Janle. Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry. Art metal with
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 9.06 in W 4.14 in D 4.53 in
Pair of Vintage Figural Bookends, English, Nude Figure, Art Deco Revival, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage figural bookends. An English composite nude figure in Art Deco revival
Composition
Sold
H 6.7 in W 5.32 in D 3.35 in
Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes Ceuilette signed by Max Le Verrier, 1930.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets signed by Max Le Verrier. Model Ceuillette
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 6.89 in W 5.32 in D 2.56 in
Art Deco Bookends Kneeling Nude with Basket by Max Le Verrier France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets by the famous French sculptor Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.49 in W 5.32 in D 4.93 in
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Satyr & Nude by A. Gilbert & M. Guillemard 1925 France
By Marcel Guillemard, Andre Gilbert
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and elegant pair of Art Deco bronze bookends, created in 1925 by the French artist Andre
Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Hand Painted Plaster Bookends
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely pair of Art Nouveau painted plaster figural bookends, depicting, nude women, resting on
Plaster
Pair of Glazed White Ceramic Art Deco Muscular Male Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Large Art Deco ceramics bookends. This snow white pair of 1930s bookends is in excellent
Ceramic
Vintage Cast Iron and Bronzed Overlay Bookends of Male Discus Thrower
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Spectacular antique pair of Jennings Brothers discus throwing nude male bookends. Bronzed cast iron
Cast Stone
Art Deco Bookends Seated Nudes with Flowers L. Bruns 1930 France
By L. Bruns
Located in Antwerp, BE
Lovely pair of Art Deco bookends with seated nudes holding flowers signed by the French artist L
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with reading nudes by Max Le Verrier, France ca. 1930. The Art metal
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in L 8.67 in
Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes Delassement Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with reading nudes by Max Le Verrier, France 1930. The Art metal
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco bookends with reading, seated nudes by Max Le Verrier, France ca. 1930. The
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends Nude with Cape Max Le Verrier France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends nude with cape by Max Le Verrier. The sculptures are executed in Art metal and
Marble, Metal
Rare Art Deco Bookends with Female Nudes by Chester Nicodemus, 1940s
By Chester Nicodemus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb and very rare set of high style Art Deco ceramic bookends by Chester Nicodemus, these
Clay
Sold
H 6.89 in W 7.68 in D 3.75 in
Art Deco Bookends with Seated Nudes Holding Flowers Signed by L. Bruns, 1925
By Carol Bruns
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with seated nudes holding flowers signed by L. Bruns. Art Metal with silver
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Bookends Kneeling Nudes Extase by Fayral, Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends kneeling nudes Extase. Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.08 in W 4.14 in D 2.17 in
Pair of Art Deco Bookends Standing Nudes with Drape Fayral, Pierre le Faguays
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful pair of Art Deco bookends picturing standing draped nudes. Sigend by Fayral, Pierre Le
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 6.7 in W 5.32 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco Bookends with Kneeling Nudes Holding Baskets by Max Le Verrier 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with kneeling nudes holding baskets signed by Max Le Verrier. Art metal with
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.67 in W 4.93 in D 3.15 in
Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with reading nudes Delassement. By Max Le Verrier. Patinated Art Metal on green
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.86 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier France 1930 Art Meal Green Patina
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of Art Deco bookends with reading nudes. Signed by the famous French artist Max Le
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bronze Nude Bookends
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Art Deco keyhole bronze bookends, each with full standing nude woman with drapes hanging
Bronze
Art Deco Nude Bookends Style of Max Le Verrier
Located in San Mateo, CA
Art Deco bookends with a kneeling nude woman. These are spelter with green paint. These have very
Spelter
Sold
H 5.5 in W 7.5 in D 4.25 in
Exquisite Pair of Antique Salvatore Morani Nude Bookends for Armor Bronze
By Armor Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite Pair of Antique Salvatore Morani Nude Bookends for Armor Bronze, circa 1914. A rare, and
Bronze
Sold
H 6.7 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Bookends Nudes Fayral, Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier France 1930
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco figural nude bookends figuring two kneeling women with outstretched arms signed Fayral
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$2,500 / set
H 7.41 in W 6.3 in D 4.53 in
Georges Limousin Art Deco Griffin Bookends, Spelter & Marble, 1920s
By Limousin
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco griffin bookends by Georges LIMOUSIN (Paris), France, early 1920s. Crafted from spelter and marble, these bookends feature majestic griffins, a striking symbol of str...
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco bronze cat bookends by Alexandre Kelety France 1930.
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze cat bookends by Alexandre Kelety. Bronze with black patina. Portor marble bases. France 1930. Signed A. Kelety with stamped number. Literature: Art Deco sculpture by...
Marble, Bronze
$1,038 / set
H 8.7 in W 6 in D 3 in
Near Antique Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Very well carved and superb condition, famous novel bookends. This wonderfully hand-carved pair of wooden bookends depicts two of literature’s most iconic figures: the noble and ide...
Wood
$581 / set
H 4.73 in W 7.88 in D 3.15 in
Early 20th Century Patinated Spelter and Marble Bookends with Danish Dogs
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Art Deco bookends, with sculptures of dogs, probable Dansih dogs. The figurines are made of patinated spelter (zinc alloy). The plinths are made of Black marble with white ...
Marble, Spelter
Vienna bronze bookend
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Vienna bronze bookend Material: polychrome bronze with some natural wear Circa 1920 Origin: Vienna Orientalist style: seated man and woman Excellent condition
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.