Wooden Bookends

Hand Carved Wood Elephants

Wooden Dice

Don Quixote Wood Sculptures

Sculpture Bookends

Quixote Bookends

Wood Showcase

Early 20th Century Industrial Bookends

Materials

Bronze

Brass Elephant Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase

$3,600

Brass Elephant Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A pair of brass elephant bookends with a wooden head and tusk.

Category

20th Century American Bookends

Materials

Metal

Vintage Asprey & Co Leather And Gilt Bookends Modelled As Open Books

$1,086 / set

$2,250 / set

Antique Neoclassical Carved Chimera Candle Holders, 20th Century

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of neoclassical style mythological carved wooden candle holders / bookends in the shape of chimeras holding a candle stick in one hand on stepped rectangular wooden bases with a...

Category

20th Century Neoclassical Candlesticks

Materials

Materials

Wood

Reggilibri Wooden Bookends by Bottega Ghianda

Unavailable

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H 4.73 in W 5.52 in D 3.55 in

Art Deco French Set of Desk Accessories, 5 Pieces Wood and Inlaid

By Continental Art Deco

Located in Valladolid, ES

The inkwell is made of blow crystal with a wooden lid, the pair of bookend have geometric shapes , in the shape of an L with a bone curler inside.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Hardwood

Angular Inlay Patterned Wooden Bookends with Metal Slide

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$1,700 / set

$95 / item

$600 / set

H 9.5 in W 8.5 in D 5 in

Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Plywood People Bookends, USA, 1980

By Dansk, Chelsea House

Located in Miami, FL

Mid Century Modern handcrafted pressed plywood sitting people bookends, table sculptures, decor, room accents and accessories. Signed by Artist. O-542-335

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Materials

Maple

Exceptional Rustic Farmhouse Folk Art Painted bridal wardrobe 1784

$5,226

H 75.2 in W 61.42 in D 22.84 in

Exceptional Rustic Farmhouse Folk Art Painted bridal wardrobe 1784

Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL

Exceptional antique painted bridal wardrobe from Austria, dated 1784. A special piece because of its rich folk art decoration and striking use of colour. The painted panels feature c...

Category

Antique 1780s Austrian Folk Art Cabinets

Materials

Pine, Paint

Circular Antiqued Mirror in the Manner of Fratelli Marelli, c.1990s

$7,800

$3,200

H 19 in W 54 in D 25 in

Paul Evans Cityscape Mid Century Modern Cantilever Floating Gold Coffee Table

By Paul Evans

Located in Dayton, OH

An intriguing Mid Century Modern Floating Cocktail Table by 'Paul Evans'. Part of the Cityscape Collection, Circa 1970. The coffee table is made from Polished/Brushed Metal & G...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Architectural Niche with Original Milk Paint

$1,295

H 27 in W 12 in D 7 in

19th Century Architectural Niche with Original Milk Paint

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Beautiful architectural niche, having carved wood and greyish white milk paint. A special 3 dimensional curiosity for a console or special point of interest.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Lantern Sconce

$2,520 / item

$200

$6,100

H 34.5 in W 39 in D 28 in

18th Century French Painted Iron Pastry Table with Black Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

Graceful and highly sculptural, this antique French pastry table features an elaborate hand-forged iron base with sweeping scrolls, volutes, and decorative bronze mounts. Crafted in ...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Serving Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Wrought Iron

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Wooden Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of wooden bookends available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique wooden bookends was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. Wooden bookends have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Art Deco, mid-century modern and folk art wooden bookends are consistently popular styles. Many wooden bookends are appealing in their simplicity, but Ary Bitter, Asprey International Limited and Bottega Ghianda produced popular wooden bookends that are worth a look.

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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