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Bookends For Sale
Art Deco Pair of Family Penguin Bookends, French, C1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in exceptional condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both stand on marble ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial pair of Italian Murano pear and peach fruit bookends or decorative object sculptures, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. These beautiful Murano art gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
French Art Deco Wooden Owl Bookends, 1920s, Set of 2
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1920 / pair book-ends / wood / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Beautiful wooden owl bookends, handcrafted in the 1920s in France. These bookends each feature a carved and...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
1960s Classical Set of Two Bookends " Porta di Venezia " by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This rare and visually captivating set of two bookends by Piero Fornasetti, dating from the 1960s, showcases the designer’s signature fusion of classical imagery and surrealist charm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookends
Materials
Iron
A Pair Art Deco Bookends - Birds - Signed TEDD
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely pair of Art Deco period bookends with birds figurines on a black marble plinth. These are made of spelter, patinated in gold and bronze color. The figurines are marked 'TEDD...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Highly Decorative Pair of Hand-Carved Art Deco Era, Wooden Sitting Bear Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and nice quality carved sitting bear bookstands.
These hand-carved bears with their curiously looking eyes are beautiful in both shape and color and they are a joy to own and ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
A Pair of Onyx Bookends – Horse Heads – Italy - 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An elegant pair of sculpted onyx bookends, featuring finely crafted horse heads. Dating from the 1970s, these unique pieces stand out for their exquisite craftsmanship and the natura...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
1939 Rookwood William McDonald 2275 Rook Raven Bird Bookends 5.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1939, Rookwood ceramic bookends 2275 by William McDonald. Matte white ceramic bookends in the shape of a bird / rook / raven on a leafy branch with berries, with flat back hexa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Vintage solid brass clam shell seashell bookends. Good condition. Has nice size to hold a stack of books. Great for your beach house! Any dark areas are reflection only.
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Blue Geode Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive pair of blue geode bookends with a long history. Brightly colored with naturally formed patterns caused by fossilization over hundreds of years. Finished with a highly ...
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Stone
Antique Carved Oak Gothic Revival Bible Stand / Church Book Stand w IHS Symbols
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique bible table stand with hand carved cross and open IHS symbols in Gothic quatrefoil in the sides.
This beautifully and fine quality hand-carved Gothic bible stand dates from...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Alabaster Mushroom Bookends, Italy, 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Pair of sculptural mushroom-shaped bookends, handcrafted in Italy from natural alabaster during the 1960s, exemplifying the organic elegance of Mid-Century design. Each piece is carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
A pair or vintage Italian alabaster mushroom bookends, circa 1960
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of hand-carved alabaster marble bookends, made in Italy circa 1960. These sculptural bookends boast tones of auburn, ochre, and pewter. Original sticker on verso of one mushro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bookends Decorative Objects, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial set Italian Murano pear fruit and egg decorative art glass bookends or decorative objects with a controlled bubble design in th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Amethyst Geode Bookends Organic Modern
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pair of amethyst geode bookends in deep color.
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Amethyst
French Art Deco Fishes Bookends, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
A pair of French Art Deco bookends, circa 1930, featuring two stylized fish designs. Crafted from a combination of spelter, glass, and marble, these bookends showcase the clean lines...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Vintage Pair of Porcelain Siamese Cats Kittens Bookends, 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The adorable pair of vintage bookends features two playful beige and brown Siamese cats or kittens with bright blue eyes. The cats are sculpted with streamlined bodies, curled tails,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Bird Bookends in the Style of Georges Jouve, 1950s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ceramic Bird Bookends in the style of Georges Jouve, 1960s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Desert Rose Selenite Crystal Formation
Located in Miami, FL
‘Desert Rose’ selenite crystal
Formation desert roses are crystal clusters formed of gypsum barite and sand. It can take nature up to hundreds of th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Prehistoric Antique Bookends
Materials
Stone
1929 Cowan Metallic Push-Pull Elephant Bookends Designed by Margaret Postgate
By Margaret Postgate
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a wonderful pair of push-pull elephant bookends designed by Margaret Postgate in 1929 for Cowan Pottery. Hard to believe these modernist bookends are nearly 100 years old. Wh...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Cement
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3653 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3653 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Produced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco style bookends PEGASE signed by Max Le Verrier, winged horses.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends PEGASE signed by Max Le Verrier.
With foundry mark. Patinated Art Metal on Black marble base.
Design 1930.
Posthumous contemporary cast.
Pegasus, winged hors...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco Patinated Spelter and Marble Bookends with Gazelle Deer and Palmtree
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely pair of Art Deco bookends, with images of gazelle / deer under a palm tree. The plinth is made of Breccia marble. The figurines are made of zinc alloy, gold and green patina...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Breccia Marble, Spelter
Marble Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of green and black marble bookend, in the Modern style/'70s Modern period, circa late-20th century, 1970s. Pair are green and black with a polished front, side, an...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Square Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Square Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and geometric pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass with po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Blue and White Quartz Geode Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of blue and white quartz geode specimen bookends or decorative objects, circa late-20th century. A great pair for an office, a li...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Quartz
Pair of Art Deco See Book ends, Marble, Black and Red France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of Art Deco See Book ends, Marble, Black and Red France, 1940
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Rabbits on Leather Blocks Bookends - Set of Two
Located in west palm beach, FL
Discover an enchanting touch for your curated collection with this exquisite pair of Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Rabbits on Leather Blocks Bookends. Each bookend features a charmin...
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1970s Korean Brass Bookend Sculptural Stirrup
By Gucci
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Single Korean Brass Bookend Sculptural Equestrian Stirrup
5 h x 4.75 w x 3.25
Original vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Fratelli Mannelli, Sculptural Bookend Cats for Marble Art, , Italy 1970s
Located in Oxford, GB
Fratelli Mannelli, Sculptural Bookend Cats for Marble Art, , Italy 1970s.
Very lovely sculptures , Can also be used as Book Ends !
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Pair of Italian "Old World" Style Globe Bookends on Wood Bases
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of Italian old world style globe bookends on wood "L" shaped bases in walnut, circa 1970s. The bookends are in vintage condition . Each globe rotates on its axis and hav...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Resin Bolt Bookends, Acrylic Blocks, Steel
Located in New York, NY
Resin Bolt Bookends, Acrylic Blocks, Steel. Tall chunky transparent acrylic rectangular block bookends with encased bolt inclusions. Yellowing and scattered surface scratches to the ...
Category
1990s Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
Pair of 2 Small Structural I-Beam Gold Bronze Bookends by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of 2 Small Fin Bronze Bookends by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 8 x D 6 x H 13 cm
Materials: Bronze
Fin bookends come in two sizes. Each is made, finished, and polished in Sydney,...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1980s Plaster Gentlemanly Frog Bookends- A Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of 1980s plaster bookends of a gentlemanly frog sitting on a mushroom cluster. Both are in good condition. They have a good weight to each one. Due...
Category
1980s Unknown Other Vintage Bookends
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Pair of Trompe L'oeil Faux Leather Bound Book Panels
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Two panels of faux leather bound books.
With aged leather book spines, cast epoxy backs, and velcro L-brackets to the reverse to allow them to stand on their own.
Perfect for shelf decorating or hiding a wall safe...
Category
Late 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Leather
Vintage Regency Brass Duck Head Bookends - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
This elegant set of vintage brass duck head bookends adds a touch of regency charm to your bookshelf or desk. The finely detailed design highlights the graceful contours of the ducks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marble Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Marble Stone Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric. These custom, substantial monogrammed bookends are custom made with au...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone
A Pair of ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Book Ends, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful and elegant pair of sculptural animalist bookends, France 1930.
Each piece represents a stylisezed jumping dear bronze sculpture on a massive grey marble base. The thin d...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Nickel Horse Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
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 nickel...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Nickel
Pair Of Tall Carved Alabaster Art Deco Style Horse Head Bookends
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of opposing tall carved alabaster stylized horse head bookends mounted on plinth bases. Both with vertical striations of white, cream and gold.
Dimensions: 5" D, 10 1/2" H and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Architectural Bird Bookends Art Brass Co NY Geometric Pair Owl Falcon
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of brass American Art Deco Bird bookends designed in sharply geometric patterns, like metropolis architectural elements of the 1920-1940. ...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of MCM Brutalist Forged Iron Owl Bookends In the Style of Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and rare pair of MCM brutalist style forged iron owl bookends in the style of Isamu Noguchi, circa 1950s. The bookends are heavy and solid with with a great patina and original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair Of Whimsical Clear Bookends With Seashells And Seahorse
Located in Norwood, NJ
Whimsical pair of Lucite bookends with underwater ocean scene. Includes genuine seahorses, seashells and coral.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Lucite, Shell, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Brass Desk Set - Bookends - Letter Opener and Magnifier
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful desk set, made around 1960.
The set consists of two bookends, a magnifying glass and a letter opener.
Made of copper, covered with horn.
Typical design of the Hollywood r...
Category
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
1960s Silver Jack Bookend after Bill Curry George Nelson
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural Aluminum Jack Jax Bookend
Style Bill Curry Design Line Calif George Nelson design
unsigned
4 h x 4 d x 5 w
Original preowned condition
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", or just "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Bookends World Globe
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of mid-century world globe bookends.
They globes are two pieces of timeless design ideal for a very masculine and sophisticated environment.
These pieces are ideal to place in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Nickel- plated art deco bookends vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Nickel- plated art deco bookends vienna around 1920s
Ball black lacquered.
The books are not for sale they are only for the photoshooting
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Large Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Hand ful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pair of Carved Aztec Onyx Stone Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of onyx bookends. These beautiful pieces are carved in the likes of aztec warrior deities. The onyx veining and translucent beauty comes t...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Italian World Globe Bookends Priced per Pair
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-455, pair Italian revolving globe bookends.
Price is for pair
Category
1970s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Modernist Steel Railroad Tie Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage heavy train railroad tie track bookends in the style of Ward Bennett. Green felt to bases, smooth metal finish to tops, front and back with textured steel on the sides. Great additions to your Modernist and Mid Century décor...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Steel
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal.
Design 1930.
Posthumous, contemporary cast.
...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Cheetah Bookends Set of Two in Porcelain with Brass Base
Located in Paris, FR
Set of two bookends Cheetah in porcelain.
On black porcelain socle with brass base.
Elegant and subtle piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Post Modern Italian Column Green Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of postmodern marble bookends from Italy. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the green marble with gr...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Bookends in White Marble and Brown Onyx, Mid-Century Modern
Located in ROUEN, FR
Art Deco Bookends in White Marble and Brown Onyx, Mid-Century Modern
Nice bookends in marble and onyx, beautifully crafted.
In perfect condition with a beautiful patina.
Would be ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique, New and Vintage Bookends
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.