Vintage Pair of Native American Profile Onyx Stone Bookends
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of onyx bookends. These beautiful pieces are carved in the profiles of native american characters..
Onyx
Penco 1920s Art Deco Loie Fuller Dancing Flapper Girl Bronze Tone Bookends Pair
By Nuart, Frankart
Located in St. Louis, MO
The figures feature finely rendered details—from the stylized drapery wrapping her figure to her classic Jazz Age profile. These bookends serve as both functional library accessorie...
Spelter
Signed M. Lima Abstract Bronze and Glass Bookends, Nude Profiles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lima Abstract Bronze and Glass Bookends, Nude Profiles, circa Late 20th Century A striking pair of sculptural bookends by M.
Brass, Bronze
Bronze Lincoln Bookend or Doorstop, in the Style of Victor David Brenner
By Victor David Brenner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Finely Cast Bronze Abraham Lincoln Profile Bust Bookend or Doorstop, in the Style of Victor David Brenner, ca. 1930s Bronze Lincoln Bookend or Doorstop, in the Style of Victor David...
Bronze, Steel
Mid-Century Modern White Lacquer Sculptural Tower Étagère - Roger Sprunger Style
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Positioned side-by-side, they form a grand, wide-profile architectural unit; bookended across a room or doorway, they create an exceptional framed gallery display—ideal for showcasin...
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Midcentury Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in Tystberga, SE
Very stylish Etruscan horse profile bookends.
Marble
Mid Century Marble Etruscan Horse Profile Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and incredibly stylish horse bookends. These bookends are tall and commanding. The etruscan profile is striking and a signature of mid century style.
Marble
Pair of Art Deco Style Onyx Horses Heads Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Art Deco style onyx horses heads bookends. Vintage beautiful and incredibly stylish pair of midcentury marble horse bust bookends.
Onyx, Marble
Profile Bookend in Pink
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in pink, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Pink
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in pink, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Red
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in red, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Slate
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in slate grey, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Slate
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in slate grey, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Multi
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a multiple face profile design in red, orange, and pink, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Mint
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in mint, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Mint
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in mint, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Red
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in red, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Pink
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in pink, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Green
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in green, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Pink
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in pink, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Red
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in red, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Speckled Blue
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in speckled blue, set of two.
Ceramic
Pair of Art Deco Carved and Ebonized Head Bookends
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Striking pair of carved and ebonized Art Deco head form bookends. Very graceful profiles on these very adeptly carved heads each with a different hair style, on wooden plinths.
Profile Bookend in Multi
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a multiple face profile design in red, orange, and pink, set of two.
Ceramic
Profile Bookend in Pink
Located in Richmond, VA
Handmade slab-built bookends with a face profile design in pink, set of two.
Ceramic
Victorian Small Plaster Lincoln Bust
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian style small plaster bust of Lincoln
Plaster
$1,690 / 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 Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous, contemporary cast. ...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$1,748 / set
H 8.08 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Meditation by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation” Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed. Original “Max Le Verrier” Art De...
Marble, Spelter
Marcel-André Bouraine Bronze Bust Sculpture
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Norwood, NJ
Marcel-André Bouraine (1886-1948) Bronze Bust Sculpture. Fine quality period Art Deco bronze bust by celebrated sculptor Marcel-André Bouraine. Mounted on an original Belgium black m...
Marble, Bronze
$447Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 6.3 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
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
Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln
By Leonard Wells Volk
Located in London, GB
Leonard Wells Volk was a famous American sculptor. He went to posterity after making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establis...
Plaster
Art Deco Bronze Dancer Sculpture on Marble Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful Art Deco European bronze figure of a female dancer on a black marble base. Early 20th century, signed illegibly on the base. Most probably from France. This elegant bronz...
Marble, Bronze
$328 / set
H 8.67 in W 3.94 in D 1.19 in
Pair of Book ends, in Onyx, White Color, Horse Shape Pattern, France, Circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of book ends, in onyx, the motif pattern are horse heads. They are white in color, and were made in France in the 1970s.
Onyx
Vintage Pair of Carved Mexican Onyx Stone Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage pair of carved Mexican onyx stone bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends depict a sleeping man with poncho and sombrero sitting by a cactus; they have wonderful veining an...
Onyx
$599 / set
H 6.25 in W 5 in D 2.5 in
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Cast Iron Bookends of Authors Dickens & Oliver Holmes
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends were made by the well known B radley and Hubbard Company of the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The ...
Iron
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 Dancer Sculpture in Copper by Henri Lautier Cast by Robert Thew
By Henri Lautier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This listing is for a Classic and striking Art Deco copper sculpture depicting a dancing nude by Henri Lautier who was a French Sculpture. The sculpture stands at approx 12.25 inches...
Copper
$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 with original black paint. Features a women sitting on a pedestal in the nude. Felt bo...
Spelter
Vintage Abraham Lincoln Bust Bookends by PM American Craftsman
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a pair of vintage Abraham Lincoln bust bookends. These bookends are made of brass and were produced by PM Craftsman in the United States. The bookends depict President Abraha...
Brass
$225 / set
H 7 in W 4.5 in D 3.25 in
1970s Mid Century Architectural Tapered Picture Jasper Bookends - A Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer this striking pair of solid picture jasper bookends, circa 1970s. Distinguished by a warm, earth-toned palette, each block features layered bands of sand...
Stone
$4,800
H 7.49 in W 4.73 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Bookends in Patinated Bronze by Tinos, Made in Denmark, 1930s
By Tinos
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of bookends in bonze, made in Denmark. Great original 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.
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