Original Set of Design Line Chrome Jax Jacks Sculpture Bookends by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful original pair of matching jax/jacks bookends made by Design Line and designed by Bill Curry. These date from the 1960's. Made of cast iron and have their original black fin...
Chrome, Iron
Pair of Large Vintage Mid Century Clear Lucite Dice
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Large Vintage Mid Century Clear Lucite Dice in the manner of Charles Hollis. These dice make wonderful bookends or just as an accessory for a desk. The dice show signs of wea...
Lucite
$116Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Design Line Metal Jack Jax Bookend California
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents George Nelson Style Design Line Single Jack Bookend California Bill Curry Unmarked 6.25 h x 7.5 w x 7.5 d Unrestored vintage original preowned condition Review our ...
Metal
$512 / set
Pair of Art Deco Bookends by Paul Mimaux
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco bookends, circa 1930. Bison sculpture in green-patinated spelter by Paul Mimaux. In good condition; however, note a few small losses to the patina. Total height: 11 cm Leng...
Spelter
Pair of Sculptural Native American Bust Bookends by Henri Payen
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pair of Sculptural Native American Bust Bookends by Mariano Pagés, Argentina, Mid-20th Century Exceptional pair of sculptural bookends by Mariano Pagés (1922–2009), the distinguishe...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Brass Bookends Featuring Openwork Terrestrial Globes. French Work. 1970s
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Pair of patinated brass bookends formed of solid brackets each bearing an openwork terrestrial globe mounted on its meridian arc with balls. The continents in solid relief stand out ...
Brass
Chen Chen and Kai Williams Pair of "Metamorphic Rock" Bookends, 2013
By Chen Chen & Kai Williams
Located in Astoria, NY
Chen Chen and Kai Williams Pair of "Metamorphic Rock" Bookends, 2013, marble, granite, stone, crystal, and cement, each marked and dated "CCKW / 2013" to underside. Taller: 7.5" H x...
Stone, Crystal, Cement, Granite, Marble
Chen Chen and Kai Williams Pair of "Metamorphic Rock" Bookends, 2013
By Chen Chen & Kai Williams
Located in Astoria, NY
Chen Chen and Kai Williams Pair of "Metamorphic Rock" Bookends, 2013, red brick, granite, stone, marble, chains, and cement, each marked and dated "CCKW / 2013" to underside. Taller...
Stone, Cement, Granite, Marble
Chen Chen and Kai Williams Pair of "Metamorphic Rock" Bookends, 2013
By Chen Chen & Kai Williams
Located in Astoria, NY
Chen Chen and Kai Williams Pair of "Metamorphic Rock" Bookends, 2013, granite, stone, crystal, and cement, each marked and dated "CCKW / 2013" to underside. Taller: 6.5" H x 7" W x ...
Stone, Crystal, Cement, Granite
Antique Figural Cast Iron Angelfish Bookends
Located in Dekalb, IL
Pair of figural cast iron bookends modeled as angelfish, each rendered with exaggerated fins, open mouths, and textured bodies rising from stylized aquatic bases. The sculptural form...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Bookends, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
A pair of wooden bookends with a distinctive, geometric form. Each bookend consists of a heavy, rectangular base and a vertical element that stabilizes the stack of books. Their most...
Wood
Pair of Carved Wood Haitian Modernist Bookends, c. 1960
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of carved wood bookends from Haiti, circa 1960, each fashioned as a stylized figural head with an elongated crown and softly abstracted features, in the modernist folk-art tra...
Hardwood
French Art Deco Bookends, Spelter & Glass, Stylized Pelicans, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends depicting stylized pelicans, France, 1920s. Each pelican is crafted in green-patinated spelter and mounted on a rectangular wooden base. The ...
Spelter
Pair of Pompeian Bronze “Recreation” Polychrome Figural Bookends, No. 102
Located in San Diego, CA
Charming and unusual pair of American Art Deco-era figural bookends by the Pompeian Bronze Company, dating to the 1920s. Each is impressed on the reverse “RECREATION” and numbered “1...
Bronze
Large Brass Horse head vintage mid-century Bookends, France 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Striking pair of vintage mid-century horse-head bookends, France, 1960s. The two brass bookends are heavy and in good condition with light signs of use and patina. Beautifully stylis...
Brass
Art Deco Ceramic Dachshund Bookend by Eckhardt & Engler, 1935
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Object: Pair of bookends in the form of dachshunds Manufacturer: Eckhardt & Engler, Höhr-Grenzhausen Model number: 3701 Style: Art Deco Date: 1935 Material: Glazed ceramic with a sli...
Pottery
Pair of Belgian Art Deco A.M.C. Wasmuël Craquelé Squirrel Bookends, circa 1930
By Mouzin Pottery, Wasmuel Majolica
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
A charming matched pair of Art Deco squirrel bookends produced by A.M.C. / Faïencerie de Wasmuël, Belgium, circa 1930. Each bookend depicts a stylized squirrel seated upright with it...
Ceramic, Faience
Don Shoemaker for Senal Single Cocobolo Bookend or Sculpture
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid wood bookend or doorstop by Mexican-American designer Don Shoemaker for his company, Señal. Rendered in highly figured cocobolo wood, a species of local tropical wood similar t...
Cocobolo
ANTiQUE GOTHIC 1600-1700 GROTESQUE CARVED ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORTS OR BOOKENDS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this suite of five, restored Circa 1600-1700 Gothic Grotesque Carved Architectural supports or bookends A ...
Oak
Swedish 1920s Art Deco bookends by artist Eric Elenius
Located in Hägersten, SE
Art Deco bookends designed and made by Eric Elenius. Made in Sweden during the 1920s. Made from weighted plaster with beautiful deep green patination. The motif is mirrored and both ...
Plaster
$940Sale Price|20% Off
Early Dog Bronze Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine bronze dog door stop is heavy and has a wonderful aged patina.It looks great on a shelf or on a desk.The condition is very good.
Bronze
Vintage PM Craftsman "Tug of War" Brass Children Playing Figural Bookends - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage PM Craftsman "Tug of War" Brass Children Playing Figural Bookends - Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 5" H x 6" W x 3.5" D.
Brass
Pair of "Wall Street" Bear and Bull Brass Bookends on Green Marble Bases
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun pair of bull and bear bronze and green marble bookends, circa 1990s. The pair measure 10" W x 2.5" D x 8" H and are in good condition. The green marble is in very good condition ...
Marble, Brass
Pierre Cardin Set of 2 Silver-Plated Horse Bookends for Lamag, Italy, 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and rare pair of sculptural futuristic horse bookends designed by Pierre Cardin for Lamag and produced in Italy during the 1980s. Both pieces are signed on the side. Fully ...
Silver Plate
Pair of Heavily Patinated Hand-Carved Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of **large-scale, hand-carved elephant bookends**, distinguished by their heavily aged and beautifully developed patina. The substantial elephants display an abunda...
Wood, Paint
Machine Age Trojan Horse Bookends by Dodge Inc. c.1930
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Art Deco Trojan horse bookends with original sticker manufactured by Dodge Trophy Inc. Bronze and copper finish with original felt. CREATOR Dodge, Inc. DATE OF MANUF...
Bronze, Copper
Signed Mid 20th Century Tabletop Revolving Book Rack, by Alfred Assid
Located in San Francisco, CA
This striking piece is a mid-20th-century tabletop revolving book rack, meticulously crafted by the renowned American cabinetmaker Alfred Assid (1912-1995). The bottom stamp confirms...
Hardwood
Vintage Cast Iron Jack by Bill Curry, Mid-Century Modern, 1967
By Bill Curry, Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jack by Bill Curry paperweight or bookend. Large vintage original handmade cast iron Jack, Jax, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967. This jack is ...
Iron
Tommy Bahama Edwardian Writing Desk, Hand-Crafted Wood & Brass, 1990
By Tommy Bahama, Ralph Lauren
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant and richly detailed, this Tommy Bahama writing desk captures the refined character of an English Edwardian-inspired writing table with a sophisticated, collected presence. Cr...
Wood
Pair of Art Deco Nickel Horse Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
By Chase and Co., Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and hard to find pair of Machine Age / Art Deco satin nickel horse bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The solid nickel bookends on a black ni...
Nickel
Vintage 1940s Philadelphia Manufacturing Co. Sculptural Scroll Feather Bookends
By Philadelphia Manufacturing Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant and highly sculptural, this vintage pair of bookends by the Philadelphia Manufacturing Company, dating to the 1940s, captures the refined decorative character of American des...
Brass
Brass and Chrome Golf Club Bookends, Late 20th Century Design
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome golf bookends featuring brass club and ball with nice detail. Thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching. Great for the golfer or man cave or she shed. Very Go...
Brass, Chrome
$220Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Copper Arts & Crafts Style Bookends
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique pair of copper Arts & Crafts style bookends, circa 1930s. Each piece is in good vintage condition measuring approximately 2"D x 3.25W x 4"H; they feature a mix of coppe...
Brass, Copper
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Stretching Cat Bookends by Frank Sarsaparilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming and highly sculptural pair of vintage **Art Deco stretching cat bookends**, depicting elegant felines reaching upward with their front paws raised in a wonderfully animate...
Metal, Bronze
Black Marble Column Bookends, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of black marble column bookends with white veining. Demilune shaped bookends are carved to give the look of architectural columns with turned beveled bases. Dimensions per boo...
Marble
Striking mid-century vintage hand-carved wooden horse bookends, France 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Striking mid-century vintage hand-carved wooden horse bookends, France 1950s. Can be used as bookends or decorative objects.. Good original condition with light traces of use and bea...
Wood
Art Deco Stylized and Sculptural Marlin or Swordfish Nautical Fishing Bookends
By Philadelphia Manufacturing Company
Located in Red Lion, PA
This striking pair of vintage Art Deco style marlin bookends captures the sleek elegance and dynamic energy of mid-century maritime design. Masterfully cast with crisp definition, ea...
Brass, Nickel
Pair of A.M.C. Wasmuël Art Deco Crackle-Glaze Bookends Signed Desprey, 1920s
By Wasmuel Majolica, Mouzin Pottery
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Pair of sculptural Belgian Art Deco bookends produced by A.M.C. – Faïencerie de Wasmuël and signed Desprey. The bookends have a strongly modeled, almost architectural form composed o...
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of Marble Bookends with Stucco Fish Decoration, France, 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative pair of French bookends dating from the 1970s, combining veined marble bases and supports with sculptural white stucco horse decorations. Each bookend features a stylized...
Marble
Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Obelisk Bookends for Raymor, Italy, circa 1970s
By Raymor, Fratelli Mannelli
Located in San Diego, CA
Sculptural pair of Italian travertine bookends by Fratelli Mannelli for Raymor, circa 1970s. #5641 Carved from solid natural travertine, each bookend features a bold architectural ...
Travertine
Penco 1920s Art Deco Loie Fuller Dancing Flapper Girl Bronze Tone Bookends Pair
By Nuart, Frankart
Located in St. Louis, MO
An expressive pair of Art Deco figural bookends depicting the legendary modern dance pioneer Loïe Fuller in a sweeping, draped pose, attributed to American foundry Penco Rendered in...
Spelter
Antique Swiss Guard Bronze Lion Bookends Bookends c.1920
By Jennings Bros.
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Solid bronze Lion of Lucerne bookends featuring an engraved Latin inscription "Helvetiorum Fidei AC Virtuti". The inscription translates to "To the loyalty and bravery of the ...
Metal, Bronze
Gorgeous Pair of American Ragle Bronze Bookends
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Fabulous American Eagle Bronze pair of Bookends.
Bronze
Hand Crafted Bronze Plated Scotty Dog Bookends c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage pair of hand crafted bronze plated Scotty Dog bookends on wooden pedestals with original green felt. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950. ...
Bronze
$650 / set
Blenko Glass Owl Book Ends
By Blenko Glass
Located in Denton, TX
1960s Blenko glass bookends, designed by Joel Myers rare emerald green solid cast glass with textured design in the front and smooth on the back.
Glass
Vintage Wood Dice Bookends, Charming Home Accent, 1960, Good Condition
Located in Studio City, CA
Pair of Vintage Dice Bookends. Quirk and charm for your bookcase.
Wood
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Bear Book Shelf / Book Rack Hand Carved Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century antique Black Forest Extendable bookshelf hand carved from Switzerland. Lovely carved bears by a master carver & Black Forest floral styled base. These make mar...
Wood
Pair of Art Deco Batik Bookends by Hans Steinpatz, Dutch Design, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Art Deco Amsterdamse School Batik bookends. Design by Hans Steinpatz Hilversum. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Original stained with batik techniq...
Beech
Vintage Handcrafted Bookends with Faceted Beveled Design, Possibly 1980s.
Located in Seattle, WA
This pair of vintage handcrafted likely solid oak bookends exemplifies-the American studio craft movement of the late 20th century, likely dating to the 1980s. Made from heavy, solid...
Oak
Art Deco Period Chrome Bookend, Double Sided Bookends , 1930s
By Revere Copper and Brass, Inc.
Located in New York, NY
A chrome bookend, Machine‑Age Art Deco period, circa early‑20th century (1930s), America. A single sculptural bookend with dual coil‑shaped double-sided integrated into one continuou...
Chrome
Original Set of Design Line Chrome Jax Jacks Sculpture Bookends by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful original pair of matching jax/jacks bookends made by Design Line and designed by Bill Curry. These date from the 1960's. Made of cast iron and have their original finish. G...
Chrome, Iron
Vintage New York Public Library Patience and Fortitude Lion Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A handsome pair of vintage New York Public Library architectural lion bookends depicting the celebrated “Patience” and “Fortitude” sculptures after Edward Clark Potter (American, 185...
Resin
Vintage New York Public Library Patience and Fortitude Lion Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A handsome pair of vintage New York Public Library architectural lion bookends depicting the celebrated “Patience” and “Fortitude” sculptures after Edward Clark Potter (American, 185...
Resin
Pair of Art Deco Ceramic Bookends, Women’s Busts Royal Dux Czechoslovakia, 1920s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
The two figures face inward toward one another, giving the pair a sense of quiet dialogue when displayed together — a hallmark of the sculptural, cinematic style Royal Dux favored du...
Ceramic
French Art Deco Fantastical Bird Bookends, France, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends depicting two stylized fantastical birds, made in France during the 1920s. Each bird is cast in spelter with a green patinated finish and mou...
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Mid-Century Hand-Carved Ebony Elephant Sculptures, Ceylon, circa 1960
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming pair of hand-carved solid ebony elephant sculptures, likely crafted in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) during the mid-20th century. Beautifully sculpted with smooth, rounde...
Ebony
Vintage Spectrum Designs Red Enameled Post-Modern Steel Bookends, Two Pairs
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking collection of four vintage postmodern bookends by Spectrum Diversified Designs, comprising two coordinating pairs in glossy red enameled steel. #5617 The larger pair featu...
Steel
Designer Metal Bookends – La Linea Osvaldo Cavandoli
By Osvaldo Cavandoli
Located in Poperinge, BE
Cool vintage design bookends made of aluminum; the design is attributed to Osvaldo Cavandoli, the creator of the famous animated series *La Linea* (Italy, 1970s). The cartoon figure...
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Pair of Monk Reading / Scholar Polychrome Bookends by Marion Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of bronze clad monk reading / scholar bookends by Marion Bronze, circa 1930s. These stunning bookends are in very good vintage condition (small hairline crack in the ba...
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Sculptural Cast Iron Bookends by Sotaro Saegusa
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A distinctive pair of Japanese sculptural bookends by Sotaro Saegusa (1911–2006), combining expressive figuration with a restrained modernist sensibility. Each piece depicts a highl...
Iron
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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