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Italian Art Deco Style Bull and Bear Bookends/Paperweights
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1167 Italian art deco style bull and bear bookends/paperweights solid brass on marble bases
bull 2.5x5.5x8"
bear 2.5x5x6.5".
Category
1960s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Modern Postmodern Green Verde Marble Box or Bookend, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Modern Postmodern square green Verde marble box, circa 1970s, Italy. Marble is predominantly medium and dark green hues with white veining. Top ha...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Snake Gold Bookend Set Gold Plated or Platinum Plated
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend set snake gold in gold plated 24 karat
on black marble base.
Also available in snake Platinum plated on black
marble base.
Each piece dimension: L20xD05xH15cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Platinum
Antique Pair Bronzed Bookends, Young Boy, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of figural bookends offer bronzed cast metal sculpture of young boy street urchin, c1920
Measures- 7''H x 4''W x 2.5''D
Catalogue Note:...
Category
Early 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass Bookends #3653
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass Bookends #3653. Patinated and polished brass bookends. Classic 1950's design still handcrafted using traditional me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Brass Gazelle Bookends, 1960's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Sculptural Brass Gazelle Bookends, 1960's, Nice original patina to the brass.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Emile Carlier Figural Goat Bookends, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends. Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, (French, 1849-1927). Figural Goat Bookends. Silvered Metal mounted over Green Marble bases. Nice and heavy.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Brass Horse Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome pair of brass bookends on a metal base. Beautifully patinated brass horses grazing. Perfect for the Childs room!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #3847 Bookends "T", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3847 bookends "T", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian 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
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass Bookends #3651
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass Bookends #3651. Patinated and polished brass bookends. Classic 1950's design still handcrafted using traditional me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #1928 Bookends "Hands", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #1928 bookends "Hands", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Silver Plated Bronze Birds Bookends, M. Bouraine, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pair of Art Deco silvered bronze bird bookends. Silver plated bronze figures mounted over black and gold italian marble bases.
Both signed M. Bouraine and marked france.
Very clean...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chat et Dogue Art Deco Bookends of a Cat and a Dog from Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Chat et Dogue” (French: cat and dog)
Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed
Art Deco style, France
Sculpture made in “Régule” (spelter)
Green patina - Handwork, patina could be dif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Carl Auböck #3853 Vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3853 vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass, Wire
Art Deco Leaping Deer Bookends by Max Le Verrier 1930 France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco leaping deer bookends by Max Le Verrier.
The sculptures are executed in patinated metal and mounted on Portor marble bases.
France 1930.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Pair of #3651 Bookends, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #3651 Bookends, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Japanese Brass Duck Garden Sculptures/Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1203 Japan pair hand cast iron duck garden ornaments/bookends set on a base.
Category
1980s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Marble Bookends, 1920s, French
Located in Den Haag, NL
2 Very nice art deco bookends. Marble base comes with silver plated pewter birds.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Carl Auböck Pair of #4102 Bookends "Spectator", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #4102 bookends "Spectator", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Italian Verde Dark Green Marble Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian dark green verde marble bookends in a classic design style, circa mid to late-20th century, 1970s, Italy. Beautifully carved details from one piece of marble. Dimen...
Category
1970s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pâques Set of 2 Bookend
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend Pâques set of 2 in earthenware,
presented in a subtle and luxury gift box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Earthenware
Carl Auböck Pair of #4101 Bookends "Melies", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #4101 bookends "Melies", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4575 Patinated Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass.
Produced ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Brass Doberman Bookends with Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of patinated guard dogs for your books. Marble base steadies the books, so dogs appear to be jumping, rather than pressing against the books. A compliment to any bookshelf.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #3654 Bookends, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3654 bookends, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3793 "Gourd" Vase or Bookend, Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3793 "Gourd" vase or bookend, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #4575-1 Bookends "Square", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4575-1 bookends "Square", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #4099 Bookends "Wedge", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4099 bookends "Wedge", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #3848 Bookends "Earlobes", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3848 bookends "Earlobes", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #4100 Bookends "Masks", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4100 bookends "Masks", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Pair of Silvered Metal Playing Bears Bookends, France, 1920's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier (French, 1849-1927) Art Deco Pair of Silvered Metal Playing Bears Bookends. Each with impressed “FABRICATION FRANCAIS PARIS” foundry mark. Made in France,...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Carl Auböck Pair of #4843 Bookends "Tower", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4843 bookends "Tower", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4101 'Melies' Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of large Carl Aubock Model #4101 'Melies' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3786 "Alert" Vase or Bookend, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3786 "Alert" Vase or Bookend, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1920s Brass Figurative Bookends with White Onyx Base
Located in Austin, TX
This pair of vintage brass and white onyx bookends dates to the 1920s and are clearly inspired by Rodin's 'The Thinker.' From time to time, similar bookends will surface, but differi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Pair of Musicians Mid Century Modern Bookends Sculptures in Cast Iron
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of cast iron musicians, men, and woman the pair had a label that read made in Italy but it got lost.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Nude Art Deco Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends by Nuart, Pair
By Nuart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original nude Art Deco flapper girl spelter metal bookends by Nuart featuring nude women sitting on a pedestal.
Category
1930s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Just Andersen 1930s Danish Pewter Elaphant Book End
Located in New York, NY
One 1930s Danish Art Deco pewter elephant bookend by sculptor, Just Andersen.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Fallon Marble Bookends
Located in Paonia, CO
The (wh)ORE HAüS STUDIOS small goods collection was made for those that wanted to experience the (wh)ORE HAüS brand without committing to our larger pieces. Our Fallon Marble Bookend...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Carl Auböck Pair of #4636 Bookends "Drop", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4636 bookends, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Greenhouse Bookends Art Deco Wrought Iron stamped Zadounaïsky
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of greenhouses wrought iron bookends stamped Zadounaisky.
In very good shape.
Measures: Height: 12.4 cm
Length: 16 cm
Width: 4 cm
Weight: 3,250 kg
Son of Russian emigrants, Michel Zadounaisky moved to France in 1916.
In 1920, he discovered wrought iron work by joining the Fournet chandelier factory. He also devotes himself to embossing in the round, that is to say the confrontation with metal with the sole tool of a hammer, and with the help of fire, techniques in which he is a past master. In 1924, he opened his first studio in Lyon and worked there until 1953, when he became one of the emblematic figures of Lyon's decorative arts.
From the 1930s, his theme was personalized, and appeared a whole bestiary of animals sometimes bordering on the fantastic and the strange.
Naturalized in 1948, Michel Zadounaisky continues to create, in close and intimate collaboration with Buer (binder) and Dumaine (glassmaker), objects intended for a wealthy and enlightened clientele. Eager to abolish the boundary between the liberal arts and the useful arts, he is a craftsman, an artist, and perhaps the only Art Deco iron sculptor...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
Solid Italian Glass Blocks Wrapped Leather Bookends in the Style of Gucci
By Gucci
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of Italian solid green glass bookends wrapped on leather, with decorative brass emblem, circa 1950s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Black Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Set of custom made sculptural bookends made from prehistoric petrified wood and black crystal quartz.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Quartz
Vintage Pair of Carl Auböck Bronze and Leather Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice vintage pair of solid bronze biomorphic bookends with hand-stitched leather sleeves. Stamped "Aubock Bronze" to each example.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Cast Iron Boston Terrier Doorstop C1948
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of cast iron bulldog doorstops with old repaints. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, no damage or bad repairs. Chips to ...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair, Antique Incense Burners, Oriental, Decorative Censer, Bookends, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique incense burners. An Oriental, decorative stone censer or guardian lion bookends, dating to the late Victorian period,...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Bookends
Materials
Stone
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4637 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4637 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Charles Hollis Large Lucite Dice
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Feast your eyes on this glorious oxblood red pair of acrylic dice by Charles Hollis. These are spectacular when the light hits them, as they glow in burgu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Acrylic
Rare & Stylish Pair of 1920s Porcelain French Art Deco Risque Dancer Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
These Art Deco risque dancers (or 'Moulin Rouge') bookends are very rare and very pretty to look at.
This finest quality porcelain pair of female risque dancers from the heydays of ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #5 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
Pair of Horn Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of horn mounted bookends.
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Horn
Antique French Art Deco Bookends Angelfish 1930 Black Marble Spelter Moonfish
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stylish & Timeless! These French Art Deco Angelfish bookends from the 1930s.
Marvelous Art Deco design with the right patina and feel to them.
The Angel fish are styled perfectly...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Antique French Art Deco Bookends by Maurice Frecourt 1925 Toucan Black Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous pair of French Art Deco bookends by Maurice Frecourt 1925. Very desired Toucans holding Sphere model.
Made out of Nero Marquina black marble & spelter with amazing patina...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Modern Blenko Glass Owl Bookends
By Joel Myers
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1960s Modern Blenko glass owl bookends Joel Myers, USA.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Art Deco Brass Siam Couple Kissing Sculpture Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of antique cast iron bookends depicting an Asian kissing couple. These Art Deco pieces are dense in weight and beauty. The sc...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bookends Springbok metal Antelopes on Marble Bases, French circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful pair of French, Art Deco period, Book Ends of two metal Springbok Antelopes, in a jumping pose all sat on Italian Marble bases.
Each antelope has been well ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
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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