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Bookends For Sale
Pair of Art Deco Bird Book Ends C1930s France
Located in Trensacq, FR
A delightful pair of French Art Deco bird book ends C1930s. A charming male and female couple in bronze patinated spelter perched on marble L-shaped plinths. In good vintage conditi...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Vintage Spreadwing Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a beautiful pair of spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of ar...
Category
1950s American Federal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian marble mushroom bookends by Noymer, circa 1960
Located in View Park, CA
SHROOM SEASON: a pair of vintage Italian marble mushroom bookends by Noymer, circa 1960. Tones of salt and slate. Some wear including losses; please see photos! Pick up in LA or we s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
American Eagle Pair of solid Pewter bookends By Wilton Columbia
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid cast pewter American Eagle cast bookends circa 1970's Wilton Columbia Pa.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Vintage Brass Tennis Racket and Ball Bookends Vintage 1970s Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Vintage Brass Tennis Racket and Ball Bookends.
This pair of vintage cast brass bookends feature a tennis racquet sculptures on each with a ball in front of a tennis net.
Vint...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Cast Iron End of Trail Indian Native American Figural Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Cast Iron End of Trail Indian Native American Figural Bookends. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 7" H x 5" W x 2" D.
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Bookends
Materials
Iron
20th century Regule and Marble Adam Feron Bookend, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Pair of painted spelter bookends on a marble base dating from the 1930s representing a monk and a geisha. Adam Feron signature on each character.
Paint faded in some places but overa...
Category
1930s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
1920s Horse Heads Green Copper Bookends – a Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a beautiful pair of bookends, circa the 1920s. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these bookends feature the charming and iconic motif of hors...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pineider, Italian miniature sliding bookend, ca 1900
By Pineider
Located in Delft, NL
Pineider, Italian miniature sliding bookend, ca 1900
A sliding bookend made by Cartolerie F. Pineider, Italy. A small size of 7.5 cm high, 13-20 cm wide and 5.5 cm deep. The sides c...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Bookends
Materials
Giltwood
Art Deco Bookends in Disko Metal by Just Andersen, 1930s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
Art Deco Bookends in Disko Metal by Just Andersen, 1930s. Set of 2.
Wonderful pair of book ends designed by Danish sculptor Just Andersen in Denmark in the 1930s.
Depicting Saint Ge...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Silver Plate and Brass Seashell Bookends
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual antique sea inspired bookends crafted with silver plate on brass rods and seashells at either end with faux coral brass feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookends
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
French Art Deco Pigeons Bookends, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco pigeon’s bookends, France, 1930s. Walnut. Measures: Each height 6.7"(17cm), width 7.7"(19.5cm), depth 3.75"(9.5cm).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
French Art Deco Cat & Dog Bookends, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco cat & dog bookends, France, 1930s. Noble woods and brass. Glass eyes. Height 6" - 5.1"(15.2 - 13 cm), width 5.1"(13cm), depth 3.5"(8.9cm).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
1970s Pair of Stacked Lucite Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A gorgeous pair of mid-century modern or postmodern lucite bookends designed in stacked sections of lucite rods cut at an angle. A combination of rounded and triangular shapes with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Bookends by Kai Kristiansen for FM 1960s, Set of 9
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-century bookends by Kai Kristiansen for FM 1960s, set of 9.
Very decorative Danish modern bookends in rosewood and metal designed by Danish designer Kai Kristiansen for Feldballe...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Pair Of Antique Weighted Bookends, English, Book Rest, Art Nouveau, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large pair of antique weighted bookends. An English, mahogany carved book rest with Art Nouveau taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Of wonderful form and we...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Rare Freeform Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile set of white and gray colored geode bookends, circa 1960s. The set is in very good vintage condition. This particular set is a unique pair that parallels two sides. One s...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair Of Vintage Character Bookends, Spanish, Hand Carved, Book Rest, Don Quixote
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage character bookends. A Spanish, hand-carved oak figurative book rest of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Fascinatin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bookends
Materials
Oak
Marshall Studios Gordan Jane Martz Tile Walnut Bookends Mid Century
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Iconic walnut and ceramic tile plinth bookends, designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios. 1960s. One retains the original production sticker. The thickness of the walnut...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Virginia Metalcrafters Cast Polished Brass Eagle Bookends
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Mid-Century cast polished brass eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters.
Measure 7.75" in width, 2.5" in depth and 6.5" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Bronze Plated German Shepherd Bookends c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A pair of large bronze plated German Shepherd bookends with original felt on the bottom. Both stamped "AO".
CREATOR AO.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940.
MATERIA...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fossilized Stone Bookends Italy, Circa. 1980
Located in New York, NY
This pair of hand-carved bookends with fossilized shells embedded in solid stone makes for a chic addition to any bookcase or interior. With natural neutral tones, suitable for an o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone
Mid Century Brass Bookends Dolphins with ball, France 1950s
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Unique pair of bookends, each of three dolphins holding a big globe They are made of brass. It is a beautiful set for any home or office decor and would look great on table top or bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Solid Bronze Gear Bookends c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A pair of solid bronze gear bookends.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960-1970.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Solid Bronze.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Abstract Sommerso Bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of large abstract sommerso bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass, circa 1960's. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Cast Iron Art Nouveau Johnsonsoniana and Bacon quote Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Cast Iron Art Nouveau Johnsonsoniana and Bacon quote Bookends. Quotes read: Number 1 “Books that you may carry to the fire and hold readi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Carved Solid Oak Art Deco Bookends Signed E. JODET, Faiences etc.
Located in Salzburg, AT
Extremely decorative and very finely designed Art Deco cubic bookends by LA ROCHE SUR YON - Maison Jodet, Faiences Et Verreries - La Roche Sur Yon.
Signed with red and gold label o...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Oak
Will West Pair of Bookends No.5 in white Biancone italian marble
Located in Milano, IT
The acceleration that used to throw us forward is now interrupted by jolts, when not quite abrupt backward thrusts. We have witnessed how freedom of movement is subject to filters, s...
Category
2010s Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair Langley Art Deco Fish & Wave Art Pottery Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce and wonderful pair Art Deco bookends formed as fish and waves by the Derbyshire based pottery Langley Lovatts and dating from around 1935. Made in the early years of the Oakes period the novelty stoneware bookends are formed as a solitary fish surfing on a wave which raises above its head. The hollow made bookends stand on flat unglazed bases with body formed as a wave, the raised end forming the bookend. The fish are nicely molded in typical period style and the bookends are decorated in sea green matted glazes. Both have printed black Langley Pottery...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Original Factory Frankart Greyhound Russian Wolfhound Borzoi Bookends
By Frankart
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and original set of bookends from Frankart. This set is genuine from the early days of this Brooklyn manufacturer. This art deco representation Russian greyhounds brings t...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Egyptian Revival Bronze Bookends on Marble Blocks
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of Egyptian revival bronze bookends on marble blocks, circa 1940s. The art deco period set are in good vintage condition and measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Midcentury Textured Glass Owl Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of midcentury glass owl bookends by Blenko from the 1960s. Incredible craftsmanship and detail in this pair of glass bookends that can adapt to your style as sculpture...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Marble Praying Monk /Scholar Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice and unusual pair of hand made marble praying monk / scholar bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 9.25"W x 2.6...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Modernist Patinated Brass Bookends by Norman Bleckner
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of modernist patinated brass bookends by Norman Bleckner, circa 1960s. The pair is in good condition with a vintage patina and measures 5.25"W x 4.5"D x 7.5"H. #3029
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Dog Doorstop Boxer & the Imp with Original Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Two fabulous cast iron dog doorstops in original paint. A boxer and the other not sure of the breed but it's named Imp and cast below the feet. Boxer...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Hand Carved Elephant Bookends, African, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of hand-carved elephant bookends. An African ebony decorative book rest, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Wonderful decorative bookends with a charming a...
Category
Late 19th Century Botswanan Tribal Antique Bookends
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Marble Bookends with Solid Cylinder Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely pair of Carrara marble bookends - two 90 degree angle pieces with a solid cylinder as a very nice and simple detail.
The pair would be a complement to any desk, or work ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Patinated Brass Rams Head Bookends, Midcentury
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of vintage brass rams head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are in very good condition nice patina.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Red and Green Leather Equestrian Bookends, circa 1950s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Extra Large Set of Vintage Leather Bookends with Patinated Bronze Horses in Full Sprint, Italy circa 1950s.
One bookend is in red leather and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 1960s Hand crafted Sculptural Book Ends in Laburnum Wood
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful, good heavy pair of sculptural book ends from the 1960s. Made from solid Laburnum, they have been hand crafted, leaving a naturalistic edge to them. Very nicely mellowed ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Solid Marble Modernist Bookends Blocks with Textured Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of solid marble block bookends circa 1980s made in Italy with 4 sides textured finish and one side polished, in black marble.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Blenko Glass Ship Bookends, a Pair
By Blenko Glass
Located in Copake Falls, NY
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
Railroad Tie Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Fun whimsical solid iron railroad tie bookends. Raw metal with clear coat and original felt bottoms. A wonderful addition to any designer interior space....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Modernist Bull Horn Bookends on Rectilinear Lucite Bases Manner of Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of modernist bull horn book ends were realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. They offer the curved bull horns with their innatel...
Category
20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Antique Lady Liberty Bookends in Carved Mahogany, 19th Century, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of exceptionally well-made mahogany bookends depicting bare-breasted Venus or Libertas in Eugene Delacroix’s masterpiece: 'France Sees Liberty'. It does not take much to see th...
Category
19th Century European Romantic Antique Bookends
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Rare Carl Aubock Brass and Tin Book Ends, First Generation, 1935-1945
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage, made in the very first pre-war period of the existance of the werkstatte Aubock in Vienna.
Model number: 3531 - Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue of the Vienna Histor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Pewter
French Art Deco Marble Elephant Bookends
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Bookends. Elephant on Marble. Heavy Sturdy Weight.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Sculptural Brass Jack / Jax Bookends in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of solid brass sculptural jack / jax bookends in the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1980s. The set is in good vintage condition and measures 11"W x 5"D x 4.25...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Jade Green Bear Bookends by Axel Sørensen P. Ipsens Enke Bornholm, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptionally rare set of ceramic Bear bookends in jade green glaze and with cute lifelike features. Designed by The Danish Sculptor Axel Sørensen circa ...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Brass Bookends Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware Orb, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Pair of rounded sculptural brass bookends in organic form by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware, distributed by Raymor, USA, 1950's. Cast metal with shiny brass finish and partly a dark pat...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Cesare Lacca Magazine Trolly from the 50s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Catania, IT
Magazine trolly Cesare Lacquer from the 50s in wood with three glass surfaces and very nice golden metal wheels to store magazines efficiently and also easily transportable.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Early Art Deco Brass Bookends with Scottie Statues
Located in Malibu, CA
Art Deco bookends featuring full figural Scottish Terriers in bronze sitting on stepped up classic Deco background with the original mottled patina.
The Scotties sit on a semicircula...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass, Bronze
“Triumph Bookends" White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous book end small is a minimalist style book end made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a solid marble prismatic block.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Bookends
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt "Book" Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of "book" bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux green leather covers by Borghese of Italy, circa 1970s. The pair is in great vintage condition and our made of cas...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Substantial Pair of Etched Crystal Globe Bookends by Nicole Miller
By Nicole Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
Substantial pair of etched crystal globe bookends by Nicole Miller, circa 2000s. The bookends are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 9.5"W x 4.75"D x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookends
Materials
Crystal
Pair of French Faience Bookends Desvres, circa 1930
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Faience Bookends signed Desvres, circa 1930.
Represent 2 bretons.
Category
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Bookends
Materials
Faience
Art Deco Elephant Bookends with Raised Trunk
Located in Ulm, DE
Elephant bookends with raised trunk
Pair of bookends
Elephants with raised trunk
Spelter with original patina
Marble base
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions (per ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
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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