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Pair of Mid-Century Italian Travertine Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of mid-century Italian travertine horse head bookends, circa 1970's. The bookends are heavy and solid and well crafted. They wold ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Solid Glass Block Bookends By Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Solid Glass Block Bookends By Blenko, textured edge.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
Horse Bookend
Located in Irving, TX
Revered throughout the Han dynasty for its majestic strength, the horse remains an enduring symbol of grace and nobility. Our decorative horses, handcrafted in porcelain, are a sculp...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Acrylic Lucite Brass Bookends Art Deco Style Crespi Maison Jansen 1970
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Sculptural pair of French or Italian acrylic lucite clear plastic bookends in Art Deco Style with patinated gilt brass globe balls, Italy or France around 1970s. The chic, elegant an...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Skulls Bookend Set of Two in Nickel Finish and Antique Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Set of two bookend skull with polished nickel finish
structure. Skulls are made in antique brass finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bookends
Materials
Brass, Nickel
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
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
Artisanal White Marble Ellipse Bookend, in Stock
Located in West Hollywood, CA
White marble home decor.
These bookends are made from hand cut white marble from Mexico. Each piece is carved from a solid block of marble and has...
Category
2010s Minimalist Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage French Art Deco Lady Bookends Meditation by Fayral for Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation”
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed.
Original “Max Le Verrier”
Original ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Reclining Lion Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of reclining lion bookends, a stunning pair with the look of limestone, but a composition material. The pair are of good weight for those larger bo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Composition
OO+II Bookends (Set of 2)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exuberant aluminum bookends to upgrade your minimal shelves.
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Library Bookend, Brass Baroque Whale
Located in Praha, CZ
New castings according to the original from the second half of the 19th century. Patinated brass 0.7 kg!
Category
2010s Czech Baroque Bookends
Materials
Brass
Don Quichotte and Sancho Panza Art Deco Bookends by Janle for Max Le Verrier
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Don Quichotte” (and Sancho Panza)
Designed in France by “Janle”, signed
Original “Max Le Verrier”
The very detailed handmade artwork is perfectly able to hold even heavy books...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Art Glass Elephant Bookends
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Art Glass Elephant Bookends. Metal heads and smoky and clear glass bases. Not signed but in the style of Murano. Excellent Vintage condition, no chips or cracks, very heavy, ...
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Grey Marble Geometric Bookends Book Holders
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful vintage Italian gray marble stone bookends book holders.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Antique Art Deco Cast & Patinated Bookends Depicting Three Perched Owls
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The bookends are composed of cast steel with a bronze patination and depict three perched owls...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Steel
Post Modern White Enamel Bookends- a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
Post modern metal bookends with white enamel paint. Sleek and simple design perfect for keeping your books standing tall. Not entirely sure of the exact manufacture date, but believe...
Category
Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Art Deco Cast & Patinated Bookends Depicting an Indigenous Warrior
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the peri...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Steel
Low Tech Grey Matters Book Ends
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
The concrete grey matters book ends designed by Bertrand Jayr for Lyon Béton put the hemispheres of the brain literally at either end of the houses of our ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Bookends
Materials
Concrete
Rams Head Ceramic Sculpture Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice and large sculpture of a Rams Head - perfectly suited as a bookend for large books, or a Stand-alone decorative piece. No Chips or Cracks.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Blenko Glass Ship Bookends, a Pair
By Blenko Glass
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of round art glass bookends made by Blenko. Decorated with ships at full sail above a stretch of water in textured relief. Dimensions per bookend
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Cast Iron Vintage Door Stop of a Prancing Horse C1920
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous prancing horse door stop in cast iron. Great detail and patina.
Category
1920s British Industrial Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Industrial Metal Machine Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial machine blocks. The brutalist form features alternating striations along the sides with two brass dots on either end. These geometric blocks can be used as bookends or as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bookends
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Period Marble Bookends with Sculpted Dice
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Art Deco period bookends with dice, made of Port Nero Marble, the dice are made of white Carrara marble. It is a decorative piece for on a desk or in the bookcase. Made in ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Art Deco Pair of Chromed Figurative Bookends, French, circa 1930
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
Bill Curry Sculptural Jax Bookends Design Line
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of fun / sculptural bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line. Great patina and original creamy white paint.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Materials Matter Set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials matter set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique set
Materials: Granite
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 18 cm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London.
The...
Category
2010s English Modern Bookends
Materials
Granite, Marble
Hand Carved Marble Stone Pyramid Aztec Mayan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of vintage green and white marble Aztec Mayan stone bookends.
Vintage handcrafted large heavy natural marble bookends with Aztec Mayan green head on a pyramidal form.
These are very substantial, heavy and well handmade bookends.
They are hand carved white with white natural color of the marble and the green marble carved Mayan head...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Marble
Organic Modern Amethyst Stone Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of modern decorative bookends beautiful crafted out of amethyst stone. These bookends are eye-catching and a perfect addition to any office or ho...
Category
1910s French Organic Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone, Amethyst
Amethyst Large Bookends, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Amethyst large bookends, 1970s.
Amethyst is a gemstone. These Amethyst bookends are created from an Amethyst geode. It has a flat cut base and is ...
Category
20th Century South American Bookends
Materials
Amethyst
2 Iron Hammered Art Deco Bookends Vienna Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
2 iron hammered Art Deco bookends vienna around 1920s
Original condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair Hand Carved Onyx Horse Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-804 Hand carved onyx horse bookends.
Category
1970s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Granite Bookends
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand chisiled pair of gray green granite bookends in a Brutalist style. Very supportive and elegant. In excellent vintage condition.
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Granite
Contemporary Book Ends in Stainless Steel, Minimal Design by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Heavy Book Ends in bras. Small and elegant design but still heavy to hold your books.
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Brass
19th Century Brass Hand Paper Weight Bookend on Lucite Stand
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous 19th Century brass hand door knocker mounted on a lucite base. This could be used as a paper weight or bookend and would make a stylish addit...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered.
The set is forged in aluminum and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Ionic Bookend no:2 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
Curved Astrolite Lucite Bookends by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 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 tog...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered.
The set is forged in aluminum and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Clear Glass Half Moon Glass Bookends by Wayne Husted for Blenko
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous clear glass half moon bookends designed by Wayne Husted for Blenko, circa 1960s. They are in very good vintage condition with no chips or scra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends by Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, French, c 1925, cast in silvered metal as a man clad in a loin cloth playing the pans flute and a similarly clad woman playing the cymbals, covered in a silver plating signed "Carlier" on the base, "Fabrication Francaise...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Bookends Gift Tema E Variazioni N. 171 Black/White/Red Metal
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
There can be wit and unpredictability in the order: this was Fornasetti idea when he designed his first bookends. The mix of images with their functional design make these accessorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Reclining Lion Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of reclining lion bookends, a stunning pair with the look of limestone, but a composition material. The pair are of good weight for those larger bo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Composition
1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered.
The set is forged in aluminum and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Bookends by Judd Co. w/ Factory Label "The Student" ca. 1910
By Judd Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
These bookends were done by the great makers Judd Co. Amazingly the factory label underneath is still intact and reads "The student". The patina is that sp...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
American Art Deco Polished Brass Bull and Bear Bookends Paperweights 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Art Deco Polished Brass Bull and Bear Bookends Paperweights 1950s.
Polished Brass Bull and Bear Bookends Paperweights.
Vintage American...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Lee Rosen Ceramic/Pottery, Pair Bookends for Design Technics, Fused Glass Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice pair of bookends designed by Lee Rosen, with an amazing fused glass glaze like broken glass surface very popular and used for many designers of the period, in America and Europe...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Boh Cast Metal McClelland Barclay Great Danes Bookends- a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Boho great fane bookends. Cast metal with a patinated finish. Made by the iconic McClelland Barclay and signed on the back. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Marble Art Deco Triangle Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Attractive pair of cut marble Art Deco triangle bookends, circa 1940s. They are in original condition with a nice patina and some small chips around the corners (please see pictures)...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Clear Glass Half Moon Glass Bookends by Wayne Husted for Blenko
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous clear glass half moon bookends designed by Wayne Husted for Blenko, circa 1960s. They are in very good vintage condition with no chips or scra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Sculptural Chrome Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid chrome sculptural chrome jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome
Kiss of Apollo Photography an Sculpture 1845 to the Present by Jeffrey Fraen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kiss of Apollo: Photography & Sculpture 1845 to the Present by Jeffrey Fraenkel and Eugenia Parry Janis.
Title: Kiss of Apollo: Photography & Sculpture 1845 to the Present
Author: Fraenkel, Jeffrey; Eugenia Parry Janis
Categories: Art, Photography,
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Fraenkel Gallery / Bedford Arts: 1991
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Good
The history of “photography’s love affair with sculpture”, and a study of the ways in which new meaning can be created when one artist observes the work of another. Photographers include Atget, Eakins, Evans, Frank, Groover, Sheeler, Sommer, and Warhol among others in this handsomely designed publication.
Exhibition publication from the publisher's gallery is in excellent condition with rich orange cloth covers, gilt print at front cover and spine. Large, b&w full page prints throughout on R. page with descriptions on L. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears.
105 pages with work by Richard Benson, Herbert List, Jan Groover...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Bookends
Materials
Paper
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of Machine Age or Art Deco bookends in the style of Walter Von Nessen, circa the 1940s. These are solid steel bookends. Great modernist look.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck Bookends #3848
Located in Berlin, DE
Classis pair of Carl Auböck bookend in a patina and polish brass mix.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Il Corpo II Sculptural Bookends Portraying Female Body Hand Crafted Resin Stone
Located in Barranquilla, CO
Our Il Corpo sculpture is a set of two individual sculptures portraying the upper and lower body parts. It was designed to be used as a bookend but possibilities are endless with thi...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Bookends
Materials
Stone
Pair of Cast Metal Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Attractive pair of cast metal Art Deco bookends, circa 1940s. They are in original condition with a nice patina and measure 4" W x 8" D x 6" H. #2376.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Blenko Clear Glass Half Circle Bookends, Pair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of vintage handmade half circle bookends in solid glass by Blenko. Both with original foil label.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Modernist Chrome Chain Link Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of modernist chrome chain link bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are in very heavy and in good vintage condition; they measure 11.5"W x 8"D x 7"H. Great addition to any MCM office...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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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