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Bookends For Sale
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends on Marble Bases, Leaping Antelopes
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative and good quality pair of French bookends which appear to be leaping antelopes.
Subjects regulates patinated bronze, although made of regule.
Perfect for displayin...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Bordeaux 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
Stone, Onyx, 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
Danish Brass Bookends Royal by Poul Cadovius for Cado, 1960s. Set of 3.
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Brass Bookends Royal by Poul Cadovius for Cado, 1960s. Set of 3.
Set of three original double sliding bookends for the Poul Cadovius "Royal" w...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Salta Medium Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Pair of Vintage Modernist Chromed Steel I Beam Bookends Bill Curry Style 1970s
By Bill Curry
Located in Troy, MI
A pair of architectural chromed steel bookends in the style of Bill Curry circa 1970s
Shiny chrome plated steel I Beam design with nice weight
Style similar to Carl Aubock or James...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Midcentury Ben Seibel Sculptural Brass Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sculptural brass Ben Seibel for Jenfred bookends, circa 1950s. A freeform, organic design in brass finish with applied patina that has deepened over time giving them an even more ric...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Handsome Pair of Equestrian Verdigris Bookends
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pair of verdigris metal horse head bookends on black bases with gold reigns. Decorative and functional.
Category
1990s American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Marble Post-Modern Sphere Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous pair of marble post-modern sphere bookends, circa 1980s. They are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and nice veining throughout; the pair measures 5.5"W...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Tan Leather Bookends Mounted with Gilt Bronzed Dolphins, Italian circa 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful, pair of Tan Leather book ends, mounted with gilt bronzed metal dolphins, which we date to the mid 20th century.
The bookends have been beautifully modelled ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brass Mallard Duck Head Bookends Sarreid Style 1950's A Pair
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Polished Brass Duck Bookends Sarreid Ltd Style 1950's A Pair.
Vintage pair of polished cast solid brass duck head bookends.
Pair of Mid-Century Modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
German Black Forest Carved Boar Bookends
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of black forest carved boar bookends. The carving on these has excellent detail and craftsmanship. These were purchased by an army major that was stat...
Category
1940s German Black Forest Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
19th History of the Antecolombian America with Original Engravings and Pictures
Located in Miami, FL
The book it´s in Spanish.
Catalan Region
Beautiful handmade engravings
996 pages.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Bookends
Marble Sphere
Located in New York, NY
A substantial marble round ball sphere in dark grey, dark green, taupe and white hues, in the Art Deco Modern design style, circa late-20th century, 1970s. A great decorative object ...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Brass Tennis Rackets Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This Mid-Century set of Tennis and Louis Vuitton themed bookends are absolutely one of a kind and most certainly would accentuate your home on a bookcase, table, or desk. This pair, ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
1950s Ben Seibel Teardrop Copper Flame Bookend Pair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Ben Seibel Copper Teardrop Flame Bookend Set
Copper bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware
6.5 h x 4.5 w x 2.25 d
Preowned original vintage condition
Refer to listed i...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Copper
Pair of Antique Carved Lion Bookends, Oriental, Ebonised, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.9940
This is a pair of antique carved lion bookends. An Oriental, ebonised ironwood book rest with animal figure interest, dating t...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Family Rose Porcelain Brass Book ends
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of book ends . Embossed Brass frames , decorated
with Gem stones , Oval shaped Family Rose Porcelain plaques .
representing Oriental Women .
Category
1880s Chinese Qing Antique Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude Male Archer Bookends", Rare Pair of Ceramic, Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable pair of ceramic bookends, featuring kneeling nude male figures with drawn bows who are ready to let fly their arrows, was designed by Mary Watts and produced...
Category
1920s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Velvet Dark Gold Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Velvet dark gold rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Italy:
Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication.
The typical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Velvet
Vintage Pair of Chunky Post Modern "6" Shaped Curved Bracket Lucite Bookends
Located in Amityville, NY
A pair of vintage lucite bookends with a chunky, curving, bracket shape, similar to the number "6" or letter "G". Each folded from a single thi...
Category
1990s North American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Mid-Century White Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of mid-century white marble horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and solid and well crafted. They measure 8"W x 2.25"D x 8.5"H and would make a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Don Quichotte and Sancho Panza Art Deco Bookends by Janle for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Ulm, DE
“Don Quichotte” (and Sancho Panza)
Designed in France by “Janle”, signed
Original “Max Le Verrier”
The very detailed handmade artwork is perfectly able to hold even heavy books...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Elegant Geometric Mid-Century Bookends, Italy 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of Elegant Geometric Mid-Century Bookends, Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Egyptian Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookend by Jamar
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Beautiful pair of bronze bookends on marble by the famous French sculptor mostly made animals.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1940s Pair Modern Pottery Black Horse Head Bookends Abingdon Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome Pair of Mid Century Horse Head Modern Bookends by Abingdon Potteries. Beautiful designed horse heads bookends in glossy black glaze which were produced from 1938 through 1...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Shoe Mold Book End Sculpture
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Pair of size 7 cobbler shoe forms converted to bookends . marked and numbered. Metal undersides. Peg mounted on beveled plinth base. Great aged patina. They work well as bookends or ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Metal
Stylish Pair of Hand Carved / Sculpted Wooden Art Deco Era Alchemist Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, beautiful, practical, decorative and meaningful bookends.
In all our years of collecting, buying and selling antiques we have never seen a pair of alchemist bookends. They come from the same home as the alchemist painting...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Cream 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
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Art Deco Walnut Bookends, French 1930s Hand-Carved Bird Sculptures
Located in ROUEN, FR
Art Deco Walnut Bookends, French 1930s Hand-Carved Bird Sculptures
Elegant pair of Art Deco bookends.
Carved in walnut for the turkeys body and...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique Swiss Guard Bronze Lion Bookends Helvetiorum Fidei AC Virtuti "JB 1570"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Swiss Guard Bronze Finish Lion Bookends "Helvetiorum Fidei AC Virtuti" Marked JB 1570 to Rear. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 5" H x 7.5" W x 3" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Bookends
Materials
Metal
Hippo Bookends Granite Hand carved 1980s Finland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Granite Hippo bookends . so decorative .
Hand carved . 1980s Finland .
Category
1980s Finnish Prehistoric Vintage Bookends
Materials
Granite
Pair Of Antique Putto Bookends, Italian, Decor, Cherub, Grand Tour, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique putto bookends. An Italian, plaster decorative cherub book rest in Grand Tour taste, dating to the early Victorian period, circ...
Category
1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Art Deco Horse Head Bookends a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pair of hand carved wooden Art Deco style horse head bookends.
Large heavy wood vintage hand carved Art Deco style Folk Art horse bust book ends on a pedestal-type base.
Ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
1960s Design Line Metal Jack Jax Bookend California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
George Nelson Style Design Line Single Jack Bookend California Bill Curry
Unmarked
6.25 h x 7.5 w x 7.5 d
Unrestored vintage original preowned condition
Review our ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1960s Brass Boot Bookends
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Brass (pair) Brass Boot Bookends
Equestrian, cowboy, Wild West
Solid Rusted Patinated
Category
1960s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends with Birds
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of bookends from the French Art Deco period. Parrot or Paradise birds, made of casted spelter (zinc alloy) patinated in multiple colors. On onyx marble supports.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Art Deco Wooden Bookends from Nassauer Kunstgewerbe, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
An exquisite pair of Art Deco style bookends, crafted from solid wood , showcases a bold geometric design with sculptural spherical accents. The rich grain of the wood accentuates th...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Cathay Frosted Lu Tung Imperial Glass Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare pair of Lu Tung frosted glass by Imperial glass designed by Virginia Evans.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Glass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #5535 'Rainbow' Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #5535 'Rainbow' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Wooden Bookends, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in KUTNO, PL
This is a magnificent set of handmade bookends of high quality design and workmanship.
They are distinguished by a very natural structure of the material and a simple, even ascetic ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Geometric Architectural Carrara Marble Sculptures or Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Carrara Marble Sculptures that can stand alone or work as bookends together or separately in the same space. Here, you get two great pieces for one price. These are also...
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Carrara Marble
Zadounaisky Pair of Art Deco Wrought Iron Bookends
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of wrought iron bookends representing antelopes.
Stamped Zadounaisky.
In very good condition.
Height: 19cm
Length: 19cm
Thickness: 4cm
Total weight: 1.3 Kg
Michel Zadounaïsky,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4099 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4099 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Hare / Rabbit bookends designed by Becquerel. France 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco hare or rabbit bookends designed by A. Becquerel and signed by foundry Etling Paris.
1920s. Very nice animal sculptures.
We have specialized ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Gilt Bronze German Shepherd Dog and Black Marble Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Deco gilt bronze German shepherd dog and black marble bookends.
This beautiful pair of bookends features gilt bronze German shepherd d...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Onyx Square Large Bookends or Sculpture Pedestals
Located in North Miami, FL
These pair of heavy square vintage onyx bookends or pedestals for small sculptures or objects are vintage from the 90's. They are 6" x 6" surround. The variants of the onyx are off w...
Category
1990s American Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Pair of Cast Brass Mallard Duck Bookends Mid Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of Mallard duck bookends is made of polished cast brass with detailed eyes, cheeks and beaks. The wide bases curve gently down, providing extra stability to the heavy, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Pair of Hand Carved Knotty Pine Wood Eagle Head Bookends by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking pair of hand carved knotty pine eagle head bookends by Sarreid, circa 1970s. The bookends, which were made in Spain, are in very good condition and have a white wash overl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Sculptural Alabaster Bookends, Italy, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Sculptural Alabaster Bookends, Italy, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Il Corpo Sculptural Bookends Portraying Female Body Hand Crafted Resin Stone
Located in Barranquilla, CO
Our Il Corpo sculpture is a set of two individual sculptures portraying the upper and lower body parts. It was designed to be used as a bookend but possibilities are endless with thi...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Bookends
Materials
Stone
Pair of Midcentury Lucite Bookends by Herb Ritts for Astrolite
By Astrolite, Herb Ritts
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous air of midcentury Lucite bookends by Herb Ritts for Astrolite, circa 1970s. The pair are in excellent condition and would make a great addition to any midcentury study or ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Italian Grey Marble Geometric Bookends Book Holders
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful vintage Italian gray marble stone bookends book holders.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Antique Set of Iron Bookends Depicting Shakespeare in Copper Patinated Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of solid iron bookends depicting Shakespeare in a patinated copper finish circa 1920's.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Bookends
Materials
Iron
Oversized Dice Sculpture with Red Dots by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage oversized Lucite sculpture designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s.
The sculpture is 4" square and the Lucite is clear and free of clouding, craze or hazing.
The pain...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
Pair of Small Antique Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Ebony, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of small antique elephant bookends. An Anglo-Indian, ebony and bone carved animal novel or book rest, dating to the late Victo...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Bookends
Materials
Ebony
Pair of American solid Oak Bookends California Design
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of solid oak bookends nicely crafted circa 1970's California made and design very nice condition and patina.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Travertine Letter and Pen Holder by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of bookends/pen and letter holders in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Travertine, Marble
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.