Bookends
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bookends
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
2010s European Brutalist Bookends
Resin
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Coral, Gold Plate, Brass
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Composition
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Bookends
Wood
20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Bookends
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Bookends
Terracotta
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Marble, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Bookends
Lucite, Wood
20th Century French Bookends
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Bronze, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Blown Glass
2010s American Modern Bookends
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Stainless Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Ceramic
2010s American Minimalist Bookends
Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Bookends
Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bookends
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Bookends
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial Bookends
Bronze
20th Century Modern Bookends
Concrete
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.