Victorian Bookends

Antique adjustable book slide with detailed filagree and cherub detail. Extending to 15" when fully open allows for versatile storage of cherished book collection and display. Nicely...

This is a pair of antique Oriental bookends. A Chinese, jade marble decorative 'Dog of Fo' book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightfully tactile dogs wit...

This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An English, mahogany ornamental wildlife study, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Fascinating bookends with fine anatom...

This is an antique Gothic revival novel slide. A Scottish, oak and silvered brass extending book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Accentuate your reading corn...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine pair of original Asprey London Alligator / Crocodile brown leather bookends circa 1880 A tru...

This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An Indian, coromandel decorative novel or book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Offering charming character and d...

This is an antique Gothic revival book slide. An English, walnut and brass extending bookrest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Accentuate your reading corner or de...

This is a pair of antique maritime bookends. A Continental, copper plated oak book rest in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Invokes the age of ...

Our Stock # 18.9940 This is a pair of antique carved lion bookends. An Oriental, ebonised ironwood book rest with animal figure interest, dating t...

Pair of polished brass bookends with a brass faux ribbon detailing in the shape of a star. Both pieces are made of solid brass which has recently been polished. No lacquer coating on...

This is an antique ornithologist's book rest. An English, stained pine bookslide with bird motif, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. A delightful Victorian treat for ...

Anglo-Indian (Ceylon) 19thC Macassar Ebony Bookrests - Grand Tour Souvenir - Pair of Elephants with bone tusks (not ivory) in Macassar Ebony - 7.5"w x 4.5"d x 8"h

This is a pair of antique lion bookends. An English, cast iron decorative book rest, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Bountiful cha...

19th century pair of pottery figures of lions resting on English shields. They are sitting on molded bases which are beaded around the platforms. Wonderful color. No maker's mark.

Pair of late 19th century Victorian bronze rabbit head bookends in marble plinths by Sir Alfred Gilbert By: Sir Alfred Gilbert Material: bronze, marble, copper, metal Technique: cas...

This is an example of an early 20th century Lignum Vitae bowling ball on stand. This ball was not drilled for finger grips, perhaps because of the split s...

This is a charming antique extending book slide. An English, rosewood novel rest, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Elegantly crafted with fine materials and tasteful fretw...

Albaster natural white Art Deco bookends, curiosity, they are two figures sculptures in the shape of a horse, in white/grey veined marble They are very decorative functional pieces...

These two elegant French Victorian bookends are unique and having a classic sophistication in their design and size. Resembling what appears to be a Fleur de lis (stylized lily) created from bronze using a sand-casting method, they are mounted on a creme´ hand-cut marble base. These are perfect for a small desk arrangement with books as seen in the provided images, or on a book shelf or book case. The antique French books...

Antique American Victorian Carved Wood Ladies Shoe Last Bookends - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 4.5" W x 4.5" D.

This is an antique extending book slide. A French, burr walnut and brass book rack, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1850. Superb Victorian ...

This is a high quality antique Victorian coromandel porcelain inset adjustable book slide, by Betjemann's, 19th century and circa 1870 in date. It is made of stunnning coromandel and features a pair of oval gilt brass mounts enclosing porcelain reserves of seated cherubs, and it is wonderfully decorated with stupendous ormolu mounts decorated with rope detail. This amazing book slide bears the engraved brass plaque. FIELD late STOCKEN 53 Regent Street It was made by the renowned maker of patented mechanisms, Betjemann's of Pentonville Road, London, and bears their engraved plaque name and patent number 5329. It is a delightful object which will display your favourite books beautifully. Condition: In excellent condition. As an antique items, the pieces shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, the slide displays beautifully. Dimensions in cm: Height 5.5 x Width 41 x Depth 18 - Closed Height 20 x Width 67 x Depth 18 - Open Dimensions in inches: Height 2 inches x Width 1 foot, 4 inches x Depth 7 inches - Closed Height 8 inches x Width 2 foot, 2 inches x Depth 7 inches - Open Betjemann & Sons From 1859, based at 36-40 Pentonville Road, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for operating the way that different compartments in vanity boxes opened and also the sprung system for book slides. Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art. Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade. The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian. But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)" The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...." Giovanni...

This is a large pair of antique putti bookends. An Italian, fruitwood cherub figure as book rests, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Fascinating figural bookends, wi...

A pair of brass bookends in the shape of Victorian button-up shoes. No maker's mark. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books...

This is an antique folio stand. An Anglo-Indian folding book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Compact and distinctive fold...

A fabulous pristine Victorian papier mache book slide / expanding bookends with most exquisite hand painted Newfoundland dog after Landseer's "A Disti...

A wonderful set of two Victorian heavy cast brass sitting English Pointer dogs. Depicted 'en profile' facing towards or from each other. They were originally made as doorstoppers, but also very useful as large bookends...

This is a pair of antique Marly Horse bookends. A French, bronze and slate Grand Tour book rest, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. Subs...

This is an antique book slide. An English, walnut extending novel stand, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Fantastic Victorian bo...

This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An African, milk onyx decorative novel or book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa ...

Antique Victorian Figural Squirrels Bronze Green Marble Bookends - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 7.5" H x 6" W x 3" D.

Pair of French Victorian silver and gilt plated metal birds standing among branches on a tiered rectangular base

This is a high quality antique Victorian Coromandel self closing adjustable book slide, circa 1860 in date. It features a pair of oval Sevres style plaques depicting cherubs at pl...

Pair of American Victorian bronze open book design bookends (various marks: "NEEDHAM", "B. ZOPPO FOUNDRIES N.Y.", & "10.B") (priced as pair).

Antique Cast Iron Gold Painted 7" Cockatoo Parrot Figurine Bookend Doorstop. Circa 1900. Measurements: 7" H x 3.5" Diameter.

We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice 1872 edition of The Pilgrims progress and other works of John Bunyan. A very old and original bo...