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.
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
Railroad Bookends
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
Pair of Rail Road Sections Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice heavy pair of railroad sections I-beam style bookends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Easels
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Antique Panama Railroad Iron Track Bookends - a Pair
Located in Seguin, TX
Pair of antique Panama Railroad iron tracks bookends. This track was in use from 1853 - 1869, info is stamped onto iron, nice dark slab wood bases, Pair of antique Panama Railroad i...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Rustic Bookends
Materials
Iron
1970s Steel Railroad Beam Bookends
Located in New York, NY
1970s modern steel railroad beam bookends, with steel nail top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Cut Steel
Midcentury Copper Railroad Track Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury copper railroad track bookends manufactured in the United States in the 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Copper
Nickel Plated Railroad Tie Bookends
By Ben Seibel, Curtis Jeré, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Industrial meets glam! Cast metal railroad tie bookends plated in nickel for a sparkly chrome finish.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Chromed Steel Railroad Rail Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Chrome plated steel bookends in the style of James Prestini's I-Beam sculptures. Measurements are for each piece.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Chrome-Plated Steel Railroad Tie Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Chrome-plated steel railroad tie bookends. Very heavy. Excellent condition with very minor wear.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Railroad Tie Bookends in Rose Gold Copper Finish
By Bill Curry, Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Railroad Tie Bookends in Rose Gold Copper Finish.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Copper, Steel
Stunning Chrome-Plated Steel Railroad Tie Bookends, 1970s
By Bill Curry, Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Stunning chrome-plated steel railroad tie bookends, circa 1970s. Very heavy. Excellent condition with very minor wear.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Steel, Nickel
Vintage Railroad Tie Bookends, Restored in Mirror-Polished Brass
By Bill Curry, Curtis Jeré, Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Stunning mirror-polished brass plated iron railroad tie bookends, circa 1970s. Very heavy. Excellent condition with very minor wear.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron, Brass
Mid-century Brutalist Chromed Steel Railroad Track Bookends c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A pair of MCM Brutalist heavy railroad track bookends with highly polished chrome back and front and textured black sides.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Chrome Railroad Track Bookends in the Manner of Bill Curry
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of 1970’s polish chrome railroad tracks bookends in the manner of Bill Curry.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Railroad Tie Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Fun whimsical solid iron railroad tie bookends. Raw metal with clear coat and original felt bottoms.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Railroad Track Chrome Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in South Charleston, WV
Heavy train railroad tie track book ends in the style of Ward Bennett. Green felt to bases, mirror finish to tops, front and back with textured steel on the sides. Excellent mirror f...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Nickel Plated Railroad Tie Bookend or Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Curtis Jeré, Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Industrial meets glam! Cast metal railroad tie bookends plated in nickel for a sparkly chrome finish!
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Industrial Glam 24k Gold Plated Railroad Tie Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Curtis Jeré, Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
MidCentury cast metal railroad tie bookends plated in 24 karat gold. Stunning look, heavy construction and in mint, unused condition (were still packed in original box when found).
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Gold, Iron
Midcentury Chromed Steel Railroad Tie Bookends, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About A pair of midcentury very heavy chromed steel railroad ties bookends. Creator: Unknown. Date of manufacture: circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare Mid Century Modernist Steel Railroad Tie Bookends Pair
By Ben Seibel, Ward Bennett
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage heavy train railroad tie track bookends in the style of Ward Bennett.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Industrial Bookends
Materials
Metal
Industrial Stainless Steel Pair of Bookends Railroad Rail Section CSN Brasil
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H 6.7 in W 11.03 in D 5.52 in
Industrial Stainless Steel Pair of Bookends Railroad Rail Section CSN Brasil
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Industrial pair of bookends. Made of railroad rail sections in polished chrome-plated stainless steel.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Industrial Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel
Railroad Track Bookends
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of bookends are made from an original railroad track and have fantastic patina and color.
Category
Antique 1640s American More Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Steel I-Beam or Railroad Tie Bookends, circa 1970
By Bill Curry, Curtis Jeré, Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Handsome steel i-beam or railroad tie bookends, circa 1970s. Very heavy, substantial and functional.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Bookends by Kaiser Steel I Beam Railroad Iron
By Kaiser Steel, James Prestini
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a pair of chrome bookends by Kaiser Steel. Bookends have the original sticker. Patina, rust present. Dimensions: 4" H x 4" W x 3" D. Made in the USA, circa 1...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Pair of Railroad Rail Bookends
Located in Waltham, MA
Pair of railroad rail bookends. Simple industrial forms reminiscent of the sculptural work of the American artist James Prestini.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Bookends
Materials
Steel
70's Railroad Tie Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Railroad tie bookends with brass 8 ornamentation
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Brass
Iron Railroad Rails Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A bold set of bookends in a Machine Age form of railroad rail sections, all in chrome-plated steel.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Machine Age Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Modernist Nickel-Plated Railroad Tie Bookends
Located in Providence, RI
Pair of modernist, nickel-plated railroad tie bookends, circa 1960. Bottoms are felted.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
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Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished and patinated brass. Each piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Aged Bronze Stirrup Bookends by Ben Seibel, 1960s
$1,500 / set
H 5 in W 5 in D 3 in
Mid-Century Modern Aged Bronze Stirrup Bookends by Ben Seibel, 1960s
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Custom finished aged bronze stirrup bookends, c.60s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of Machine Age or Art Deco bookends in the style of Walter Von Nessen, circa the 1940s. These are solid steel bookends. Great modernist look.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Steel
1950s Ben Seibel Brass Clam Shell Bookend Set
By Jenfred Ware, Ben Seibel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Ben Seibel Brass Clam Shell Bookend Set Brass bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware 5.5 h x 4 d x 5.5 w Preowned original vintage condition Refer to listed images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Large Structural I-Beam Gold Bronze Bookends by Henry Wilson
$1,025 / set
H 6.3 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Set of 2 Large Structural I-Beam Gold Bronze Bookends by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Large Fin Bronze Bookends by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 12 x D 8 x H 16 cm Materials: Bronze Fin bookends come in two sizes. Each are made, finished and polished in Sydne...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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Railroad Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of railroad bookends available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, steel and chrome, all railroad bookends available were constructed with great care. Railroad bookends have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Railroad bookends are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Industrial and Modern styles are often sought at 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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