Libbiloo' Circus Horse Bookends by Russel Wright, 1928
By Russel Wright
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early pair of nickel-plated, fanciful 'Libbiloo' circus horse bookends by Russel Wright
Metal, Nickel
Ceramic Free Form Bookends
By Russel Wright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ceramic free form blue bookends. Weighted bookends with a bluish glaze. Looks like a molten dropped
Ceramic
Wiener Keramik Austrian Mirrors
By Wiener Keramik Werkstätte
Located in Sharon, CT
Identically cast but with slightly different hand-painting.
Ceramic
Four-Sided Lobby Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic style four-sided sofa ideal for a large lobby or foyer. With vintage style brown tufted leather upholstered backrests and seats, raised on turned mahogany feet and finished...
Leather
Single Model 2098 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Model 2098.2 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Smoked grey tinted panels paired with an etched bottom diffuser. Fixture hol...
Crystal, Brass
Long Chandelier in Murano Glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Long chandelier in patinated brass with globes and plates in Murano glass. Creation by Studio Glustin.
Brass
Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex Albenga Armchair
By Arflex, Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in North Miami, FL
Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex, 'Albenga' armchair, suede and hand stitched leather, enameled steel. A streamlined design by Italian designer and architect Gustavo Pulitzer, which wit...
Steel
$2,672 / item
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
"Diabolo" Pendant Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Denmark, 1950s
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
"Diabolo" ceiling lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen. Produced by ASEA belysning in Sweden during the 1950s. Made from black and white lacquered aluminum and brass. Working bo...
Aluminum, Brass
$13,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 120 in D 31 in
Model 2006-S Platform Sofa in Walnut & Bouclé by Adrian Pearsall for Craft 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Deland, FL
Designed by the incomparable Adrian Pearsall, this iconic Model 2006-S Platform Sofa is the epitome of functional art. Audacious in it's scope, shape and materials used this sofa is ...
Bouclé, Wood, Walnut
"Plates" chandelier in Murano glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant "Plates" chandelier in brass, opaline glass and sculpted Murano glasses. Some of the plates are gilt with gold leaf. Creation by Studio Glustin. Italy, 2024
Brass, Gold Leaf
Basquiat Test Pattern 1979 (Basquiat Gray)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Test Pattern 1979: Basquiat created this impossibly rare flyer on the occasion of a performance by his band, Test Pattern (later renamed to Gray), at the much fa...
Offset
$29,151 / set
H 33.86 in W 27.56 in D 33.86 in
2 ART-DECO MODERNIST ARMCHAIRS by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS & DARIEL, France 1925
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular pair of large -outside or terrasse- armchairs, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, white lacquered massive wood geometric structures, seatings made in strong fabric rub...
Fabric, Wood
$2,840 / set
H 3.55 in W 5.12 in D 3.15 in
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Rabbit Bookends, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. France c 1925
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco gilt bronze rabbit, hare sculpture bookends - Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. Mounted over Black Belgium marble Bases. Signed Ed. M. Sandoz and Foundry Susse Freres Edition Paris. E...
Bronze
Set of Sconces by Maison Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sconces by Maison Arlus. Designed and manufactured in France, circa the 1970s. Chrome hands with opal glass diffusers. Each glass diffuser has an opened top, allowing for an uplight ...
Opal, Brass, Nickel, Steel
French Ceramic Table Lamp
By François Châtain 1
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
French colorful ceramic table lamp with colorful irregularly shaped stacked spheres. France, circa 1970s Newly rewired with new linen shade.
Ceramic
Set of Large Italian Mid-Century Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of three circa 1960's Italian midcentury gilt-metal 18-arm chandeliers. Sold individually. Measurements: Drop: 17" min. drop diameter: 42"
Brass
1950s Pierre Guariche Model G20 Ceiling Lamp for Disderot
By Pierre Guariche, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Pierre Guariche Model G20 Ceiling Lamp for Disderot. A quintessentially 1950s French design executed in perforated black painted metal with attractively patinated brass hardwar...
Brass, Metal
$89,500
H 13.39 in W 11.03 in D 4.34 in
French sparrows Vase, Sign: Muller Freres Luneville, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
By Muller Frères
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Muller Freres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family wh...
Art Glass
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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