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Bookends For Sale
Vintage Italian purple marble bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A very unique and incredibly rare pair of vintage Italian marble bookends in hand-carved geometric form, circa mid 1960s. Glorious tones of amethyst, lilac, and aubergine with cream ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Vintage Round Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage round geode bookends, circa old! The set is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 3.75"H. #3542
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
Solid Brass Bookends Bust Of Henry W. Longfellow by "B & H" Bradley and Hubbard
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was a renowned American poet, educator, and translator. His works, including "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Song of Hiawatha," resonate with the...
Category
Early 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
1960s Snowflake Obsidian Gemstone Black and Grey Bookends – a Set
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a unique pair of bookends, circa the 1960s. This set is made of snowflake obsidian, a type of volcanic glass that features grayish splotches resembling ...
Category
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Z Bookend by Curtis Jere Signed & Dated 1971 in Gold Leaf Finish
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid iron midcentury Z Curtis Jere bookend with gold leaf finish. Signed and dated "1971".
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Marble Bookends
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage marble bookends in a sculptural stacked shape, set of two.
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period and powerful rams.
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Pair of powerful Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period designed rams. Made in patinated metal with marble bases.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair Solid Brass Baseball Players Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair Of Large Solid Brass Baseball Players Bookends. Nice detail in casting of a pitcher and a batter, heavy weight with substantial feel. Holds a shelves worth of books. Good condit...
Category
20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ring Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of nickel and copper art deco machine age bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature two circles, one larger in a black satin enameled c...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Nickel, Enamel, Copper
Early Italian Art Glass pair of Apples Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Art Glass apples. Wonderful deep red transparent color with intentional bubbles on the surface of the apples. The green stem is a seperatly added piece completing eac...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Signed by L. Brunswick
Located in Praha, CZ
Beatiful art deco bookends with figurines. Signed by Leon Brunswick.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Stone, Metal
Brass Equestrian Stirrup Bookends
By Hermès
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Pair of Brass Hermes Style Horse Saddle Stirrup Bookends. Engraved. C. 1980’s
Category
1980s Indian Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Wooden Arts & Crafts Dice Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome pair of 1950s-1960s vintage rounded hand-carved oak library bookends with large ebonized 6-sided dice. Each die rotates on it's axis and has pips made from iron nails. Fits ...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
2 Vintage Bronze Lucky Elephant Raised Trunk Bookends Paperweights 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of cast bronze bookends in the shape of Asian / Indian elephants saddled with fringed rug and cushion, trunks raised in the air for luck, s...
Category
Late 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1940s Pair of Sculptural Elephant Bookends in Solid Brass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique pair of sculptural elephant brass bookends. This beautiful pair comes from the 1940s. The solid sculpted pair weights 5.1 pounds each, making this pair not onl...
Category
1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
A Pair of White Agate Horse Figurehead Bookends
Located in Middletown, MD
A stunning pair of exquisitely hand-carved figurehead bookends sculpted from a singular piece of authentic Mexican white agate, beautifully grained and wonderfully preserved.
Prize...
Category
1920s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Agate
Art Deco Nickel-Plated Bird Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco nickel-plated bird bookends. Streamlined yet rectilinear, these abstract pair of Deco birds are the perfect compliment to any bookcase or desk.
...
Category
1910s European Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Polished Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of brass and chrome tennis racket bookends. Features a brass tennis racket and ball on each. Has thin foam on bottom of each to prevent scratching furniture. 5.5" high. Grea...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This lovely pair of Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends originate from the United States, Circa 1935. Rendered in molded glass with a serene and beautifully a...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
Pair of Leather and Brass Bookends, Gucci, Italy, c. 1970
By Gucci
Located in New York City, NY
Classic, refined bookends from Gucci, decorated with patinated brass horsebits and a contrast stitched leather.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Hand Book Squeeze in two colors with marble base 20th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hand Book Squeeze in two colors with marble base 20th Century
Beautiful Art Deco book press, made of silver metal and gold metal on the nails giving that decorative touch, on a trans...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
1950s Atomic Era Mid-Century Modern Single Iron Jack-Jax Bookend Doorstopper
Located in San Diego, CA
Gold Leaf finish on this solid iron jack, which can be used as a bookend or door stopper, is circa 1950s original finish is nicely worn.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
1920s Beautiful Pair Galleon Ship Bookends Early Synthetic Plastics Shelf Decor
Located in Peoria, AZ
Wonderful!
1920s PAIR
GALLEON SHIP
BOOKENDS
This is a marvelous early 20th century pair of Galleon sculptured bookends! This pair were clearly designed to capture the romance of ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair Brass Sailboat Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Brass Sailboat bookends. Nice detail in casting, heavy weight with substantial feel. Holds a shelves worth of books. Good condition, some slight patina. Thin pad on bottom to protect...
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Inlaid Chinese Bookends
Located in Tampa, FL
A pair of 1920s Chinese carved teakwood bookends that have been inlaid with soapstone which has also been carved with designs. There's a tag on the back, possibly for import.
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Bookends
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Art Deco Brass "Scroll" Bookends by Chase & Co. Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of art deco brass "scroll" bookends by Chase & Co., circa 1930s. These are very early Chase bookends that had a limited production run and appeared for the only time in Ch...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Duck Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Mid-Century Duck Brass Bookends Sculptures
Substantial in size and weight, these solid vintage brass ducks are both form and function. Fabulous pair displayed on a bookshelf ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century White Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of mid-century white marble horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and solid and well crafted. They measure 8"W x 2.25"D x 8.5"H and would make a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
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
Pair of Brass Eagle Bookends, 1970's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Pair of Brass Eagle Bookends, 1970's.
Category
20th Century Unknown American Colonial Bookends
Materials
Brass
African Buffallo trópical wood bookends
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Tropical Wood African Buffalo Bookends
Dimensions a piece (h x w x d): 18 x 17 x 11 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Brutalist MCM Viking Ship Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool brutalist MCM viking ship sculpture, circa 1970's. The piece is hand welded and has a great look and patina; it measures 20"W x 12"D x 20"H. very cool piece! #3500
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Bookends
Materials
Iron
Brass Eagle Bookends or Doorstops, 1970's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Brass Eagle Bookends or Doorstops, 1970's. Nice original patina.
Category
20th Century Unknown American Classical Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brass Bookends Inspired by 'the Thinker' from Auguste Rodin
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of brass bookends, depicting The Thinker by Auguste Rodin. Presumably made in Italy, around 1960-1970. Good condition, beautiful colour and patina.
Dimensions: 18 (h) x 8,5 ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Brass A to Z Bookends, circa 1965
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Mid Century Brass A to Z Bookends, circa 1965
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ystad Metall 1928 Bookends
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare and early pair of bronze bookends by Ystad Metall, likely from 1928 and designed by Oscar Antonsson. Decorative design with keenling Puttis holding their hands on an antique urn...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bookends Having Recumbent Bronze Lions on Belgian Slate Bases
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pair of bookends or desk accessories having recumbent bronze lions on belgian slate bases.
Category
1960s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Travertine Column Bookends Made in Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid travertine vintage column bookends, made in Italy
Category
20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Curved Astrolite Lucite Bookends by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking pair of mid-century modern "Astrolite" lucite bookends by the Ritts Company of Los Angeles. This pair are each one quarter of a circle, so when put together provide a semi-c...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Sculptural Jack Bookend or Door Stop
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid metal sculptural jack bookend. Could also be used as doorstop. 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Opposing Lion Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of opposing lion bookends in the Neoclassical style.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookends
Materials
Wood
Ionic Bookend Set Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Ionic regular columns born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia have a thin, long and elegant body.
Ionic columns are one of three types of c...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Bookends
Materials
Statuary Marble
Vintage Majolica Staffordshire Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bookends - a Pair
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming pair of vintage majolica Staffordshire Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bookends. The black and white dogs with a red collars rest their paws ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Bookends Revolving World & Moon Globe
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A pair of vintage German decorative bookends with spinning globes of the moon and earth
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco period Spelter Bookend with Pinguins
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An adorable pair of Art Deco bookends with penguins. The penguins are made of dark gray with gold patinated spelter. Standing on an alabaster base. The sculptures are not signed. Mad...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Spelter
Studio Crafted Wood Marquetry Bookends by Jere Osgood
By Jere Osgood
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of bookends by Jere Osgood. Handcrafted with incredible detail and marquetry.
This particular design was sold through the American Craft Council's gallery, America House (see catalog page). The shop operated from the 1940's to 1970s in New York and sold works by Elsa Freund, Michael Coffey, Wharton Esherick, Paolo Soleri, Ronald Hayes Pearson, Earl Pardon, Tage Frid, Marguerite Wildenhain, and Wendell Castle.
Jere Osgood (1936-2023) was an American studio furniture maker, and teacher of furniture and woodworking. He taught for many years in the Boston University Program in Artisanry. He was born in 1936 and raised in Staten Island, New York. He studied architecture at the University of Illinois but left after two years to pursue furniture design and fabrication. Thereafter, he enrolled at the School of American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology and learned furniture making under Tage Frid. Osgood was also influenced by the work of Wharton Esherick. He supported himself while in school by fabricating and selling small wood objects of his own design. Osgood established a studio in New Milford, Connecticut, where he made small objects. In the late 1960s he began to make large projects and explored different techniques of laminating wood. He published his explorations of lamination between 1977 and 1979 in Fine Woodworking magazine. Osgood taught briefly at Philadelphia College of Art, then at Rochester Institute of Technology for three years. In 1975, he moved to Boston University where he worked with Dan Jackson...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Italian Green Marble "Book" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Italian green marble "booK" bookends, circa 1970s.. The set are in very good vintage condition with no cips or cracks and measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #3 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Ram's Head Bookends by Cornell Foundry, circa 1930-FREE SHIPPING
By Cornell
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Art Deco bookends of stylized ram's heads manufactured by the Cornell Foundry in New York in the 1930s. Marked with a copyright symbol "C" for Cornell.
CREATOR Cornell Fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Sheldon Rose Alpha Sculpt Cube Letterpress Sculptures Bookends 1960s
By Sheldon Rose
Located in Troy, MI
Pair of Mid Century Modern typographic cube sculptures or bookends designed by Sheldon Rose circa 1960s
Titled "Alpha Sculpt" formed of cast metal with raised letters and symbols
...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Italian Brass Bookends in the style of Gabriella Crespi, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
These Italian Brass Bookends, crafted in the style of Gabriella Crespi during the 1970s, stand as exceptional pieces of functional artistry, each exuding a timeless elegance and soph...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bill Curry Design Line POP Red Color Jacks Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Bill Curry for Design line very fun pop red colored playful iron jacks bookends or decorative objects. Often attributed to George Nelson, these are all original paint. Some light scu...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Vintage Abingdon USA Ceramic Horse Head Bookends with Labels, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Abingdon USA Ceramic Horse Head Bookends with Labels, Pair
Offered for sale is a pair of substantial early Mid-Century ceramic horse bookends...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Arts & Crafts pair of wooden Dice Bookends, Belgium 1920's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Art Deco Arts & Crafts period pair of wooden handcrafted Dice Bookends, made in Belgium 1920's. Rare and highly decorative pair of antique bookend...
Category
1920s Belgian Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Art Deco Bookends Signed L. Carvin
By L. Carvin
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco bookends circa 1930.
Green patinated regula representing Napoleon on a chair.
Sea green marble base, signed on the terrace L. Carvin and founder's stamp on the back ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Bambou Bookeest
Located in Irving, TX
Combining organic elements with a clean, modern aesthetic, the Bambou collection of desk and library accents is a unique expression of style and simplic...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Gold Plate
A pair of pink marble bookends by Vermont Marble Co, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of pink marble bookends by Vermont Marble Co, mid 20th century. Pale pink with burgundy and brilliant coral veining. Felted bottoms. Note the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
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.
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