Bookends
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
2010s Austrian Bookends
Brass
2010s Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bookends
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Porcelain
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 Greek Modern Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Coral, Gold Plate, 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
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
2010s American Modern Bookends
Blown Glass
15th Century and Earlier African Prehistoric Antique Bookends
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bookends
Brass, Nickel
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Marble, Stone, Brass, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Alabaster
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Bronze, Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal, Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Bookends
Steel, Chrome
2010s Australian Modern Bookends
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Bookends
Marble
2010s American Bookends
Ceramic
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Marble
2010s Bookends
Marble, Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Travertine
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Glass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Teak
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bookends
Bronze
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Brass
1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Marble
1970s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Wood
Late 20th Century Bookends
Crystal, Chrome
Late 20th Century Bookends
Bronze
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.