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Bookends For Sale
French Art Deco Panther Leopard Panther Bookends by Maurice Frecourt, Statue
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco leopard panther bookends by the French artist Frecourt on a marble base. Fine animal detailing work and signed on the metal with artist name, France and initial C.R. Unusual...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Cast Iron Eagle Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a pair of cast iron eagle bookends. These bookends each feature a perched eagle with large wings, tucked behind their bodies. The eagles' heads look to the right. The deta...
Category
1950s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Vintage U.S. Great Seal Bookends, Circa 1950s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a pair of vintage U.S. Great Seal bookends, dating to the 1950s. The bookends feature a brass-colored, raised relief U.S. Great Seal at center. The round seal is encased...
Category
1950s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Resin
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
Italian Art Deco Bookends with Bronze Greyhounds on a Base of Fine Black Marble
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This rare pair of bookends from the Italian Art Deco period is truly refined. Two greyhound dogs in patinated bronze assuming two different poses on a base of fine black Italian marb...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Blue and White Agate Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of blue, grey, and white natural agate bookends or decorative objects. This agate pair can work well on a bookshelf, or as standalone decorative obje...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Bookends Design Roman Travertine Marble Natural Coastal Unique Piece Quarry Deco
By Meddel, Joaquín Moll
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Bookends Design Roman Travertine Marble Natural Coastal Unique Piece Quarry Deco
Highlight the natural elegance of your bookcase with our Coastal Finish Travertine Marble Bookends! E...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Solid Glass Block Bookends By Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Solid Glass Block Bookends By Blenko, textured edge.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
Cubist Cat Bookends by Franjou, France, 1930s
By Franjou
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cubist Art Deco Bookends with Cats.
These animal bookends have gold patinated metal – spelter cats mounted on marble bases.
Both bookends with cat sculpt...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Vintage Porcelain Camel Sculptures Figurines Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage porcelain camel sculptures figurines bookends.
Collectible pair of porcelain standing camel on stand bookends. Yellow, orange and green colors...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Petrified Wood Square Red Bookends, a Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a unique pair of heavy-weight, petrified wood bookends, circa the 1960s. Petrified wood is the name given to wood that has been turned into stone (fossil...
Category
1960s Organic Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Vintage 1950s Bronze Carl Auböck Austria Bronze Square Bookends #4575
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of vintage circa 1950s "Square" handmade bookends #4575 designed by Carl Auböck Austria. Square bookends with round hole in the center and cross hatch lines with nice warm patin...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Carved Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Stone Bookends 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1950s Pair of Carved Aztec Onyx Stone Bookends.
Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Book Ends.Hand carved marble stone pyramid Aztec Mayan.
Pair of v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Limestone, Marble
Coppia di fermalibri in travertino, Enzo Mari, anni '70
By Enzo Mari
Located in Rivoli, IT
Coppia di fermalibri in travertino a forma di Gatto, anni '70
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Carl Auböck Vintage Brass "T" Bookends
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Pair of vintage Carl Auböck patinated brass "T" bookends for Werkstätte Carl Aubock. Circa 1949. Model #3847. Impressed with foundry stamp "Aubock, Made in Austria".
Category
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Set of Brass Owl Bookend Sculptures - France, 1970s
By Mauro Moretti, Monique Gerber
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Magnificent brass owl sculptures, perfect for keeping your books in place and enhancing your shelf. Each bookend features two mother owls with their little ones, lovingly nestled aga...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Original Set of Design Line Chrome Jax Jacks Sculpture Bookends by Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful original pair of matching jax/jacks bookends made by Design Line and designed by Bill Curry. These date from the 1960's. Made of cast iron and have their original chrome fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Vintage George Washington Bicentennial Bust Bookends, Circa 1932
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a set of vintage bookends, featuring the bust of George Washington. Crafted in 1932, the bookends commemorate the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. These h...
Category
1930s American Federal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Leopard Set of Two Bookend in Silver Plated Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend Leopard Set of two in silver
plated brass on black polished glossy base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century White Marble "Chief" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of mid-century white marble "Chief" bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and well crafted. They measure 8.5"W x 2.75"D x 7.25"H and would make a great addition t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair Mid-Century Modern Beveled Rectangle Lucite Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage pair of tall, heavy monogramed thick lucite bookends with beautiful beveled edges on aluminum bases. These bookends almost glow when the light hits them. Polished and substan...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage "1776" Brass American Eagle Bookends by Colonial Virginia
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
These appealing vintage brass bookends depict a bald eagle preparing for flight after perching on a base inscribed with “1776.” The bookends were made by Colonial Virginia, a crafter...
Category
1970s American Federal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage American Eagle Bookends by Baldwin Brass
By Baldwin Brass
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a set of vintage brass eagle bookends. Each bookend depicts a wingspread eagle clutching a bundle of arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in the right talon. When ...
Category
1950s American Federal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Curved Green Onyx Bookends
Located in Richmond, VA
Stunning, curved green onyx bookends with brass knob detail. Set of two, ca. 1930s.
Category
1930s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
Patinated Art Metal on a Portor marble base.
Original, France ca. 1930.
With COA.
Literature:
Statuettes of the Art D...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Wood Elephants Bookends, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, 1930s. Couple of elephants. Wood, bakelite and marble. Each, Height: 4.7"(12cm), Width: 5"(12.6cm), Depth: 2.6"(6.7cm). An old scratch on the back o...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Enamel Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of small enameled Elephant bookends.
The pair are perfect for smaller books, on a work station or on a smaller desk, in a child's room, all great spots for these fantastica...
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal, Gold, Enamel
Pair of vintage Italian marble mushroom bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of vintage Italian alabaster marble mushroom bookends, hand-carved in Volterra circa mid 1960s. Tones of chestnut, pewter, and caramel. Some wear consistent with age and use b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Italian Blue Leather Bound "Patent Law" Faux Book Bookends (A) - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Blue/Green Leather Bound "Patent Law" Faux Book Bookends (A) - Pair. Item featured is a leather-bound faux book form, gold gilt details, nice larger size, original ag...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Bookends
Materials
Silver Plate
Murano Glass Pear Bookend Paperweight or Decorative Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Glass Murano Hand Blown Pear Bookend or paperweight with interior burst of orange.
A wonderful mid century piece that can easily stand or lay on its side with a flattened side. ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique Leaning Tower of Pisa Pair of Bookends, Modernist Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of two brass finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge. Found ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cast Brass Double Tennis Racket Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two tennis rackets and tennis balls.
USA, Circa 1980s
Measures: 5.5"W x 2.63"D x 5.5"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Regency Red Leather Bound "Science" Faux Book Bookend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Red Leather Bound "Science" Faux Book Bookend. Item featured has a leather-bound faux book form, gold gilt details, nice larger size, original aged/distressed...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Bookends
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco "Arch" Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of machine age art deco "arch" bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. These are solid brass and copper bookends with three perpendicular rounded be...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Vintage Cold Painted Bronze Bear Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A lovely pair of vintage cold painted bronze bear bookends, circa 1980s. The pair are in very good vintage condition and measure 8.5"W x 3.5"D x 7"H. Super cool, great looking pai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Set of 3 Chess Figure Bookends, King, Queen, Bishop & Pawn, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of three brass finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge. Foun...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Red Leather Bound "Patent Law" Faux Book Bookends (B) - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Red Leather Bound "Patent Law" Faux Book Bookends (B) - Pair. Item is in a leather-bound faux book form, gold gilt details, nice larger size, original aged/di...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Bookends
Materials
Leather, Wood
Later 19th Century French Set of 19 Scale Weights France Brown ans Gold Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Later 19th Century French Set of 19 Scale Weights France Brown ans Gold Color
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
Brass Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Brass Seashell Bookends. Nice weight to hold a stack of books. Good overall condition. Dark and light spots are reflection. Hand polished.
Category
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Gothic Revival Book Slide, English Walnut, Extending Bookrest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Gothic revival book slide. An English, walnut and brass extending bookrest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Accentuate your reading corner or de...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Extending Book Slide, Anglo Indian, Adjustable Bookrest, Art Deco, 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. An Anglo-Indian, mahogany adjustable bookrest, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Fascinatingly distinctive book rest with unus...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Ben Seibel for Jenfredware Sculptural Two Tone Brass Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of sculptural brass bookends Designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware.
Unique, scarcely seen examples incorporating a two-tone, textured design (there are blackened areas which ar...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Ben Seibel Sculptural Flame Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Ben Seibel for Jenfred book ends, circa 1950s. In brass finish. Some wear, patina and scratches but overall nice condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modernist Rectangular Chrome Bookends by Smith Metal Arts
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of modernist chrome bookends by Smith Metal Arts. These sizeable pieces of chrome are captivating as they are commanding. Their styling is simple timeless. Aged chrom...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Chrome
Sandstone Cube Bookend
Located in Richmond, VA
The Cylinder Bookend is the newest design from our in-house collection. Display as a sculpture, use as a chic door stopper, or simply as a bookend. Handcrafted out of yellow sandston...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Sandstone
Pair of MCM Sculptural Brass Bookends in the style of William Macowski
By William Macowski
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM sculptural brass bookends in the style of William Macowski, 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with a great patina and measure 7.5"W x 5.5"D x 6"H. Grea...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Wood And Sterling Overlay Bookend Pair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A set of wood books ends with intricate sterling silver overlays having a shield and flowers. Very solid feeling with good weight.
Marks: Sterling, 1321
Dimensions: 5 1/2" H x 7 1/...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Bookends
Materials
Sterling Silver
Important Industrial Metal Mold Sculpture Bookends, a pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of industrial stainless steel hand-shaped molds were used in the 1950s to manufacture gloves. Those forms are the female and male parts of a complete mold. They will look s...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Bronze Clad Lion/Tiger Bookends, Attributed to Pompeian by Paul Herzel
By Paul Herzel
Located in Toledo, OH
These bronze clad tiger/lion bookends are attributed to Paul Herzel for Pompeian Bronze. These bookends have a beautiful patina and are circa 1920's. These pieces are unmarked, 6" lo...
Category
1920s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Black and White Galalith Eagle Figural Bookends, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French Art Deco Galalith bookend set was hand-crafted in the 1930s. The set features two eagles with spread wings. The base of the bookends is in black Galalith, and th...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Art Decò Crystal Swallows Bookends by Lalique "Hirondelles" France 1980s
By Lalique
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Splendid and elegant pair of hirondelles/swallows bookends, in frosted crystal, signed Lalique, France, circa 1980s.
The bookends are in perfect vintage condition, with no chips or c...
Category
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Cast Brass Double Tennis Racket Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two tennis rackets and tennis balls.
USA, Circa 1980s
Measures: 4"W x 3"D x 5.5"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Ben Seibel by Jenfred-Ware Mid-Century Modern Brass Sculptural Dumbbell Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ben Seibel MCM sculptural dumbbell brass plated bookends with handles, designed for Jenfred-Ware and marketed for Raymor c.1950s. Nice vintage condition...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cast Glass Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic pair of heavy Mid-Century Modern cast glass semi-circular column bookends by Blenko.
In very good vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use.
5" x 5" x 2.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Pair of Modernist Chrome Chain Link Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of modernist chrome chain link bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are very heavy and in good vintage condition; they measure 14.75"W x 6.25"D x 6.5"H. Great addition to an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Serre Livres lévriers en Spelter sur marbre noir veiné Art Déco France XX Siècle
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Serre livres en régule à patine foncée. Lévriers en plein saut sur un socle en marbre. Belle production des années 1920.
Les pièces sont en métal patine appelé Spelter qui fut souven...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Spelter
1980s Brass Stirrup Bookends Equestrian made Korea
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brass Stirrup Bookends Vintage Equestrian
Stamped Korea
5.25 h x 4.75 w x 3 .38 d
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
See images shown.
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Rolls Royce Comissioned Silver Spirit of Ecstasy Book Ends
Located in Northampton, GB
Marble Columns
From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer a very rare pair of Silver Spirit of Ecstasy Book Ends. The Book End mounts are carved from marble with dem...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
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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