Bookends
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
20th Century Modern Bookends
Glass
1930s Vintage Bookends
Stone, Onyx, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Glass
Early 20th Century French Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookends
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Lucite
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Stainless Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Marble
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Cocobolo
Mid-20th Century American Federal Bookends
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bookends
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Fruitwood, Oak
1930s Vintage Bookends
Marble
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century French Industrial Bookends
Metal, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
1980s Taiwanese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Bookends
Alabaster
Early 1900s French Antique Bookends
Granite, Spelter
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Breccia Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Iron
Early 20th Century German American Classical Bookends
Bronze
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1970s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Glass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Jacaranda
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Plastic, Paint
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Hardwood
Early 20th Century South African Bookends
Bone, Wood
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.