Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble
20th Century Italian Victorian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1960s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Medieval Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble, Alabaster
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1950s Italian Empire Revival Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble
1960s Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Spelter
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Stone
20th Century Italian Medieval Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Spanish Medieval Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Primitive Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
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2010s Italian Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Steel
Mid-19th Century Greek Grand Tour Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Bronze, Spelter
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Granite, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble
19th Century Austrian Victorian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Silver
2010s American Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Stainless Steel
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
1950s British Neoclassical Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Giltwood
19th Century Swiss Other Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Gold
19th Century French Chinoiserie Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Stone, Gold
Recent Sales
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1930s Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1940s Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Czech Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1940s American Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Bronze
1940s American Vintage Alabaster Bookends
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1950s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Carrara Marble
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1940s Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1970s Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Stone, Onyx, Alabaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1970s Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Resin
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble, Metal
20th Century Vintage Alabaster Bookends
20th Century American Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Onyx
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Stone, Alabaster
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Composition
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Composition
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble, Spelter
20th Century French Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble
20th Century Italian Victorian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Metal
20th Century Italian Medieval Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble, Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Marble, Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
1960s Italian Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
1930s European Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Alabaster Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Alabaster Bookends For Sale on 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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