Bookends
Mid-20th Century American Modern Bookends
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Bookends
Gold, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookends
Onyx, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookends
Bronze
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookends
Granite, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookends
Bronze
1960s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Bookends
Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Bronze, Chrome
1910s American Egyptian Revival Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Bookends
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookends
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
20th Century French Rococo Revival Bookends
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Agate, Gold Plate
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Bookends
Bronze
1880s Japanese Antique Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Bookends
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1920s French Vintage Bookends
Stone, Bronze
Early 1900s American Antique Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Greco Roman Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Bookends
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Bookends
Marble, 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.