$1,599Sale Price / set|20% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Dog Bookends, Ravas
By Ravas
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bookends. A stylish silvered bronze figures of dogs by Ravas. The Breed of the dog looks like a Airedale Terrier, but not 100 percent sure. Each dog is signed and numbered, ...
Bronze
Mid Century Glass Crystal Shovel Bookends by Blenko
By Wayne Husted, Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury glass sculptural pair of bookends designed by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Made of dense textured glass with shovel like design. Sculptural, unique and full ice like style. Ea...
Glass
Pair of Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Admired since ancient times, natural quartz is prized for its extraordinary natural design. These vintage 1970s gems are polished and present the beautiful array of tan and brown col...
Stone, Quartz
Hagenaurer Art Deco Carved Wood Charging Ram Bookends
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and hard-to-find pair of charging ram bookends by Hagenauer. These beautifully executed bookends are made of carved wood and chrome-plated bronze. They have some light wear ...
Metal
Bronzed Bears Bookends on Marble Bases, Signed Fayral, 1930s
Located in IT
Pair of bear-shaped bookends in bronze with black marble bases, signed Fayral, 1930. Rare and playful decorative objects, ideal as both functional pieces and display accents. Measur...
Marble, Bronze
Lion Heads Art Deco Bookends 1930s Dutch in Ceramic
Located in London, GB
Two original Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting lion heads, attributed to Jan Schonk who designed for Royal pottery factory Gouda.
Ceramic
Pair of Original African Bookends, Lacquered Ebony, Well Preserved, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This pair of bookends dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and is a fascinating testament to African craftsmanship, which resonated significantly in European collecting ci...
Wood, Lacquer
$1,417 / set
A pair of rare Italian bookends, Saca, 1950's
By Saca
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of rare bookends by the Italian maker Saca. Made in the shape of dolphins and produced i the late 1940's/ early 1950's. Glazed ceramic in pink and gray. Filled to add the need...
Ceramic
Sculptural Chapman Dolphin with Brass Head Antler Tail Brass Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully balanced, it is equally compelling as a standalone sculpture, a substantial paperweight, or a distinctive bookend.
Brass
A pair of Wiener bronze bulldogs bookends, Austria circa 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of small Vienna bronze desk bookends from the Animalier movement, each depicting a bulldog positioned on an irregular, rocky base beneath a tree that serves as a literal "wall...
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Brown Geode Quartz Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Admired since ancient times, natural geode quartz is prized for its extraordinary natural design. These vintage 1970s gems are polished and present the beautiful array of tan and bro...
Stone, Quartz
Antique Metal Horse Bookends, USA, Early 20th Century, Patinated
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookend patinated metal depicting horses at the rails. America end of 19th century.
Metal
$1,143Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pierre Cardin Bookend Silver Elephants Black Base Design, 1980
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pierre Cardin bookend silver elephants black base design, 1980.
Silver
Early 20th Century Austrian "Bronze Squirrel Bookends" by Franz Gruber
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th-century pair of bronze bookends, modeled with one squirrel nibbling a nut while the other stands alert on watch. The pieces display a rich brown patination and ...
Bronze
Early 20h Century Silvered "Fish Bookends" by F Abella & Sons
Located in London, GB
A pair of sculptural silver bookends depicting stylised fish in an elegant S-curve form. The dimpled bodies feature a circular pierce near the top, with fins and heads forming sturdy...
Silver, Iron
Pair of Mounted Antlers or Bookends on Chrome Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great pair o mounted antles. The pair rest on a square chrome base and are perfect decor for lots of places. A complement to flank a fireplace, console table, entryway, guest roo...
Chrome
Hand-Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends, Asian Style, India, 1970
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden Asian elephant bookends. large Hand carved elephant bookends with trunk up, for Asian this represent good health in Fen Shui. These are hand carved ...
Paint, Wood
1950s Pair of Porcelaine Fishes as Bookend or Deco
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
1950s pair of porcelaine fishes as bookend or deco.
Porcelain
Pair of French Art Deco Sculptural Bookends with Panthers , 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of Art Deco sculptural bookends, made in France in the 1930s and signed by the sculptor Tedd. The bookends depict two facing panthers, sculpted with refined anatomical d...
Marble
Brown Ceramic Horse Head Bookend in Brown and Black
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large ceramic hand-painted horse head. This piece would be great in a nursery or for equestrians. Created from ceramic, this piece depicts the bust of a horse hand painted in brown...
Ceramic, Paint
1980s Victorian Style Penguin Bird Form Shell Art Bookends / Figurines - Pair
By Decorative Crafts
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are Victorian style penguin form bookends or figurines that have been decorated with shells by hand. They were a limited release item crafted for Decorative Crafts out of New Y...
Shell
$1,012 / set
Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookend by Jamar
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Beautiful pair of bronze bookends on marble by the famous French sculptor mostly made animals.
Marble, Bronze
A pair of painted bookends, depicting Pomeranian dogs, England circa 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of white enamelled metal bookends on Botticino marble bases, depicting two Pomeranian Spitz dogs, England circa 1930.
Marble, Metal
Lalique French Art Glass Bird (Swallow) Bookend or Paperweight
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French art glass bookend or paperweight. By Lalique. In the form of a diving swallow bird. Etched to the base with a 'Lalique France' mark. Simply a lovely piece of glass...
Art Glass
$360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Brazilian Agate Geode Crystalline Bookends
Located in Pasadena, TX
These beautiful Agate Geode Crystalline Bookends come from Brazil. The natural rock is tan colored. Within it is this beautiful crystalline Agate. A nice addition to any office or l...
Agate
Art Deco Ceramic Bookends, Porcelain, Dancer Figures, Europe, 1930
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Art Déco Buchstützen Dieses Paar Buchstützen aus Steingut, auch bekannt als Keramik. Ein beeindruckendes Beispiel für die Kunstfertigkeit, die in die Herstellung solcher dekorativen ...
Porcelain
$360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Brazilian Agate Geode Crystal Bookends
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful pair of Brazilian Agate Geode bookends. The crystal is encrusted in a beautiful dark grey rock. The crystal has dark grey veins running through it. A good addit...
Agate
Septarian Dragon Egg Geode Bookends - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
Large bookends made from a sectarian geode, also known as "dragon egg" or "dragon stone". The polished face is 7 inches tall by 5 ½ inches and the depth is just under 5 inches. The b...
Stone
Bookends by Hippolyte Francois Moreau, depicting sparrow birds, France 1925.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Art Deco bookends in black marble with orthogonal L-shaped structure.
Marble
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 striking pair of sculptural bookends by M. Lima, featuring polished cast bronze reliefs ...
Brass, Bronze
Bookends depicting the heads of black labrador dogs, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Large pair of carved and lacquered black wooden bookends, depicting two black Labrador dog heads. England, late 19th century.
Wood
Tom of Finland Bookend ‘Durk’ by TASCHEN, Painted Cast Resin
By TASCHEN, Tom of Finland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tom of Finland. Bookend ‘Durk’ Bookend, painted cast resin, height 12.8 in., base 6 x 6 x 0.8 in. Always Ready to Handle the Heaviest Load- Get Your Books Sandwiched and Add Some Pl...
Resin
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bookends featuring Scottish Terriers Dogs
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This is a set of Art Deco bookends featuring Scottish Terriers. The Scottie is very detailed and the silvered bronze patina is a great. The base is a dark green marble that just make...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
$118Sale Price|51% Off
Mid-Century Modern Charcoal Black Metal Whippet/Greyhound Sculptural Bookend
Located in Warrenton, OR
Mid-Century Modern Charcoal Black Metal Whippet/Greyhound Sculptural Bookend, 6.5 x 6.5 x 4 inches approximately. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be ...
Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends with Leaping Antelopes, Signed Tedd, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends produced in the 1930s and signed "Tedd".
Marble, Metal
2 Decorative Figurine of Book Holders, Egyptian Revival Bronze Alabaster Bookend
Located in Wembley, GB
Egyptian Revival Bronze Alabaster Marble Bookends Pharaoh Nefertiti Sculptural An exceptional and highly decorative pair of Egyptian Revival bronze and alabaster bookends, embodying...
Marble
Walter von Nessen Art Deco Cat Bookend in Polished Brass, 1930s
By Chase Brass and Copper Company, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Miami, FL
A sculptural Art Deco “Cat” bookend/object designed by Walter von Nessen for the Chase Brass & Copper Company. Made in brass, the simple feline silhouette captures the elegance ...
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends with Gazelles and Palm Trees, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends produced in France during the 1930s. Each bookend features a reclining gazelle beneath a stylized palm tree, an exotic motif that perfectly r...
Marble, Metal
Vintage Pair of Bronze Dolphin Bookends, Mid-Century Nautical Sculptural Decor
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Pair of Bronze Dolphin Bookends — Mid-Century Nautical Sculptural Decor Elevate your shelf styling with this striking pair of vintage bronze dolphin bookends, a sculptural no...
Bronze
Ben Seibel "Clam" Bookends in a Copper Finish
By Ben Seibel
Located in Dallas, TX
Heavy bookends by Ben Seibel in a copper finish.
Metal
Model 1977 Crystal Bookends by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand
Located in Watford, GB
A pair of luminous turquoise crystal 1977 bookends by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, c.1960s. The maker’s mark is visible at the base of one of the bookends. FontanaArte was founded ...
Crystal
Art Deco Seal Bookends Louis Albert Carvin France 1930
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nice pair of Art Deco seal bookends designed by the French artist Louis Albert Carvin, silvered white metal on a green marble base, France, 1930. “Animals in bronze” by Christopher ...
Marble, Metal
Art Déco white metal bookends depicting a fishes, France 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Art Decò bookends, black marble base with white veins, with a pair of fishes , white metal, with glass eyes. France circa 1930.
Marble, Metal
Carved wood bookend depicting a fox terrier dog, England 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Carved hazel wood bookend, depicting a stylized Fox terrier dog, in a sitting position. The eyes, nose and tongue have streaks of colour, the base is made of brass. England, circa 1950.
Brass
1929 René Lalique - Pair of Bookends Amour Putti Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of bookends "Amour" (Putti) made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1929. Engraved signature on one bookend. Perfect condition. Wonderful patina. height: 19...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large-Scale "Cheval" Sculptural Horse Head Bookends in Silvered Resin Cast
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking and highly decorative pair of large-scale horse head bookends, rendered in a bold, stylized form that blends Art Deco influence with modernist sculptural appeal. Each piec...
Resin
Vintage Fitz and Floyd Ceramic Staffordshire Hunting Dog Bookends
By Fitz and Floyd, Lladro, Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous pair of porcelain staffordshire hunting dog figures sitting on grass cushions with gold trim. Underneath the protective felt pad is a hole which the company purposely made s...
Ceramic
Pair of Squirrel Bookends Attributed to Jozef Peeters - Belgium 1930s
By Jozef Peeters
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of squirrel bookends attributed to Jozef Peeters - Belgium 1930s.
Metal
French Art Deco Bookends with Wolf Dogs in Silver Patinated Metal, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends produced during the 1930s. Each bookend features a stylized wolf dog standing proudly in an alert pose, cast in metal with an elegant silver...
Marble, Metal
Hand-Carved Solid Ebony Sculptural Bust Bookends, African Modernist, Circa 1970s
Located in San Carlos, CA
A striking pair of hand-carved solid ebony sculptural bookends depicting stylized male and female busts, executed in a refined African Modernist manner, circa 1970s. Carved from sin...
Ebony
A pair of goats bookends, signed Pierre Laurel, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends in silver bronze, with giallo di Siena Marble rectangular base, representing two young goast in a joust Signed PIERRE LAUREL on the base of bronze. This is the pseu...
Siena Marble, Bronze
$2,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Antique Recumbent Lions, English, Ceramic, Bookends, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique recumbent lions. An English, hand painted ceramic animal figure or decorative book end, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charming Victorian...
Ceramic
Roger Godchaux & Susse Frères, Pair of Silvered Bronze Bookends "Lionesses"
By Susse Freres, Roger Godchaux
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb "Lionesses" forming a pair of bookends in silvered bronze for the bases and patinated bronze for the lionesses. One is signed "Roger GODCHAUX" and the other has the stamp of t...
Bronze
$2,399Sale Price / set|20% Off
Car Driver Silvered Bronze Automobilia Bookends , Signed G. Lorenzini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic detailed pair of car driver´s bookends. Silver plated bronze. Signed G. Lorenzini. Perfect for a automobilia fan. Perfect gift for Car Mascot - Hood Ornament We have speci...
Marble, Bronze, Silver Plate
Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bookends by Paul Silvestre
Located in Essex, MA
With Susse Freres foundry and signed, depicting a pair of satyr children one sitting and one standing and leaning. Greenish brown patina. Reduced version of the "Miroir d'eau" founta...
Bronze
$2,388Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Antique Cold Painted Bronze Bookends, Bulldog, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A very fine pair of Austrian cold painted bronze bookends featuring an English Bulldog on each, beautifully executed and dating to circa 1900. Marked "Geschutzt" meaning Patent. ...
Bronze
Art Decò bookends by Hippolyte Francois Moreau, depicting Tucans, France 1925.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends in veined green marble with orthogonal structure.
Marble, Metal
"Sleeping Male Figure", Allegorical Bronze Bookend with Nude, Owl, Mask & Child
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Given that the owl represents knowledge and wisdom, and the mask indicates art and theater, the sculpture is suffused with allegory and meaning. The sculpture is not signed, but is ...
Bronze
Vintage Mid-Century Wall Street Bear and Bull Bronze Bookends, 'Pair'
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern stock market bookends brass bull & bear on marble base. These iconic symbols of wall street are presented majestically on marble bases that add a solid (literally)...
Marble, Bronze
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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