Vintage Horse Head Bookends
1970s Unknown Brutalist Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Travertine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Granite, Spelter
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Onyx
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Art Glass, Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Wood
1930s Unknown Rustic Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Iron
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble, Stone, Brass, Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic, Pottery
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s Italian Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Onyx
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Glass
20th Century American American Classical Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
20th Century American Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century British Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Art Glass
1970s French Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Onyx
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Onyx
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Stone, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
20th Century American Vintage Horse Head Bookends
1990s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble, Pewter
1950s Korean Hollywood Regency Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
1950s French Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Travertine
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Onyx
20th Century American Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
1960s Mexican Vintage Horse Head Bookends
20th Century American Vintage Horse Head Bookends
1930s Italian Vintage Horse Head Bookends
20th Century American Vintage Horse Head Bookends
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Marble
20th Century American Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Metal
20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Resin
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Horse Head Bookends
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Horse Head Bookends
Resin
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Vintage Horse Head 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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