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Bookends For Sale
Pair Of Vintage Alabaster Dog Bookends
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of alabaster bookends each with a seated dog. The semi-translucent stone accentuated with dark veins.
Dimensions: 2 5/8" W, 3 3/8" D and 4 3/4" H
Condition: Various signs of a...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends. Stags in Patinated Metal on a Marble Base
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of French Art Deco bookends. Stags in patinated metal on a marble base.
Approx. 1940s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: height 18.0 x depth 12.0 x width 8.0 cm.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Royal Doulton Rare Pair Art Deco Figural Musician Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and very rare pair Royal Doulton novelty figural bookends modeled as musicians dating from around 1920. The ceramic bookends portray two novelty figures of men dressed in oversized clothing...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Carved Wood Expandable Elephant Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage carved wood elephants expanding bookends.
Beautiful carved wood book holder that expands to hold more books.
Beautiful vintage han...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hard Wood Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Hand Carved
Located in Bochum, NRW
This is a pair of vintage elephant bookends. They are made of beautiful hardwood, hand-carved, and have bone-made eyes and tusks.
They are ...
Category
1970s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Virginia Metalcrafters Scrolled Brass Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of scrolled brass bookends made by Virginia Metalcrafters for their 2001 Williamsburg collection. The bookends are cast with a fan of c scrolls, and marked in the back with th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marble Pedestal and Brass Crane Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Art Deco inspired solid brass crane sculptures surmounted on dark grey Carrara marble pedestals with brass sabots. One sculpture stands 2...
Category
1970s American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Vintage Americana Federal Eagle Drum Bookends in Red White and Blue - Set of 2
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of two federal Eagle drum bookends. This lovely mid-century set will be fabulous in a child's room or on a bookshelf for the perfect addition of Ameri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Plastic, Paint
1950's Patinated Iron Jax Sculpture Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Classic 1950's pair of patinated cast iron Jax bookend / sculptures.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Achille Castiglioni Set of Three Lungangolo Shelves For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, Set of Three Lungangolo Shelves For Karakter
Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with beautif...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Oak
Pair of Vintage Verdi and Wagner Composer Bookends in Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
A cool pair of vintage Verdi and Wagner composer bookends in bronze and wood, circa 1980s. The pair are in very good vintage condition and measure 6"W x 4.25"D x 6.5"H. Great look...
Category
Late 20th Century American 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
Original Vintage Midcentury 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 with original signature seal sticker. Incredible craftsmanship and detail in this pair of glass bookends that...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Art Deco Bookends Swans Bronzed Metal on Beige Marble Bases, French, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful PAIR of good quality French Bookends of two metal bronzed swans on marble bases, dating to the Art Deco period, Circa 1930.
Each swan has been well modelled w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vintage Pr Pop Art Large Faux Marble Modern Ear Lobe Heavy Sculptural Bookends
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage Pop Art Large Pair of Heavy Sculptural Ear Lobe Bookends
Fabulous, Fun, oversized, substantial, postmodern sculptural and functional Ear lobe set of bookends. Engraved C2C
...
Category
1980s American Classical Roman Vintage Bookends
Materials
Resin
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
Antique Extending Book Slide, French Burr Walnut, Brass, Library Rack, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique extending book slide. A French, burr walnut and brass book rack, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1850.
Superb Victorian ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
Achille &, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Black Libreria Pensile For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille &, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Black Libreria Pensile For Karakter
Originally designed in 1957, perfected over the years, and produced by Bernini in 1966. Seeking to pare down...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
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
Set of Polished Brass Nautilus Shell Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
This Mid-Century Modernist pair of bookends offers abstracted sculptural renditions of the nautilus shell- a Classic inspiration in modern design (for everything from Vladimir Kagan chairs to Patek Phillipe watches...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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 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
Art Deco France Pair Of Metal Bird Bookends With Fine Marble Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Pecul...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Siena Marble, Metal
Expandable Hand carved Teak Wood Book Shelf Bookends from India 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Expandable Book shelf hand carved teak wood book Bookends from India, circa 1950s.
Book holder from India intricately hand carved teak wood book rack holder and will expands to 20 inches.
Vintage wooden leaf book rack.
Boho style carved wood expandable book holder from India.
It features beautiful hand carving of leaves and flowers throughout.
Great, solid condition, easy to store flat when not in use.
Perfect addition to any desk, bookshelf, or nursery.
Expandable and collapsible, bottom slides out to hold lots of books...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Teak
Red Coral Bookend Set of 2
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend red coral set of 2, handcrafted sculpture
with more than 800 red cabochons hand-placed.
With structure and base in solid brass gold-plated
24-ka...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Coral, Gold Plate, Brass
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
1980's Pair of Brass Tennis Players Bookends
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical pair of solid brass tennis players bookends circa 1980's light patina great gift for a tennis lover.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Bronze and Marble Goat-Shaped Bookends, France, circa 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of Art Deco bronze and marble goat-shaped bookends
Continental
Bronze, marble
Early 20th Century / c. 1930
Dimensions: H x W x D: 14cm x 16cm x 9cm
This superb pair of booke...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Cast Brass Double Golf Club Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two golf clubs and golf balls.
Circa 1980s
Measures: 4.88"W x 1.88"D x 6"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
1980s Taiwanese Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Sculptural Bookends Brass and Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents: Vintage modern pair of bookends brass and wood
No maker information
6 w x 5.5 d x 6.75 h
Original vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
"Grand Dad" Bronze Bookends, Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A detailed pair of "Grand Dad" bronze book ends designed in the 1920's by American bronze sculptor Gregory Seymour Allen (1884-1934). Both pieces are ...
Category
1920s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Italian Solid Cast Brass Anchor Candle Holders
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of cast solid brass anchor candlestick holders. Perfect for your Nantucket, Cape, or Hamptons home!
USA, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 6"W x 4.25"D x 3.5"H.
Good ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early 20th Century English Golfer Bronze & Marble Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century pair of golfer bronze & marble bookends, signed, English. Patinated bronze on marble bookends, signed & dated "G. Reece, 09". These are attributed variously as 190...
Category
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of MCM Patinated Bronze Faux Bois Geese Brass Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Pair of Mid-Century Modern Patinated Bronze Faux Bois Brass Bookends Featuring Geese. Absolutely spot on in terms of this MCM period, this pair will add to that vibe class...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Bronze
l.V. Aronson Art Deco Bookend 1924
Located in San Francisco, CA
l.V. Aronson Art Deco Bookend 1924
Beach scene lady in sunset
4.5"H x 4.75"W x 2.75D
Category
1920s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Birds Book ends, Wood, Brown, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of bookends representing birds. The objects are in wood. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typical objects from the Art Deco period. It is signed.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Circa 1930 Pair of English Elephant Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1930 pair of elephant bookends, English. Bronzed cast iron. Art Deco flowing design. Charming walking elephants, trunks in the air. 4.5" x 3.25" x 5.5" h.
We are a family busi...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Black Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Black Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Oak
Dreamy Geode End Cut Resembling Murano Glass Crystal Mineral Slice
Located in London, GB
This beautiful end cut of a geode resembles a piece of Murano glass. Greenish colours, punctuated by cut stalactite "eyes" blur into orange areas and create a wonderful aesthetic. A ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Bookends
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Sculptural Brass Gazelle Bookends, 1960's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sculptural Brass Gazelle Bookends, 1960's, Nice original patina to the brass.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Bookends made in Copper, Italy 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of Mid-Century Bookends made in Copper, Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Egyptian Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Marquina Pingu Bookend by Matteo Ragni
Located in Milan, IT
A chic design for contemporary spaces with a minimalist vibe, the Pingu Bookend is designed by Matteo Ragni. Crafted in Black Marquina marble, the deepest black stone with stark whit...
Category
2010s Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Studio Crafted Wood Marquetry Bookends by Jere Osgood
By Jere Osgood
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of bookends by Jere Osgood. Handcrafted with incredible detail and marquetry.
This particular design was sold through the American Craft Council's gallery, America House (see catalog page). The shop operated from the 1940's to 1970s in New York and sold works by Elsa Freund, Michael Coffey, Wharton Esherick, Paolo Soleri, Ronald Hayes Pearson, Earl Pardon, Tage Frid, Marguerite Wildenhain, and Wendell Castle.
Jere Osgood (1936-2023) was an American studio furniture maker, and teacher of furniture and woodworking. He taught for many years in the Boston University Program in Artisanry. He was born in 1936 and raised in Staten Island, New York. He studied architecture at the University of Illinois but left after two years to pursue furniture design and fabrication. Thereafter, he enrolled at the School of American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology and learned furniture making under Tage Frid. Osgood was also influenced by the work of Wharton Esherick. He supported himself while in school by fabricating and selling small wood objects of his own design. Osgood established a studio in New Milford, Connecticut, where he made small objects. In the late 1960s he began to make large projects and explored different techniques of laminating wood. He published his explorations of lamination between 1977 and 1979 in Fine Woodworking magazine. Osgood taught briefly at Philadelphia College of Art, then at Rochester Institute of Technology for three years. In 1975, he moved to Boston University where he worked with Dan Jackson...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pair of Bronze Clad Grizzly Bear Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of bronze clad grizzly bear bookends, circa 1940s. They are in original condition with a fine patina, some light oxidation and some surface scratches; the pair measures ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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
Vintage Brass Pineapple Bookends, a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
A pair of brass pineapple bookends in great condition. They both have felt bottoms so as to not scratch the surface they are on. Recently polished.
Category
1970s Indian Other Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Travertine Bookends-Mid 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of mid-20th century Italian travertine bookends carved in creams and beige coloration. They are a classic and elegant addition to any bookshelf of decor.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Mid-Century Modern "Astrolite" Sculptural Lucite Bookends by Ritts Co.
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern ”Astrolite" bookends were realized the Ritts Co. of Los Angeles, circa 1970. They offer faceted, sculptural forms in ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Antique Carved Lion Bookends, English Pine, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a distinctive pair of antique carved lion bookends. An English pine book rest presented in Georgian revival taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A charming and ...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Bookends
Materials
Pine
Antique Bronze Roaring Tiger Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of Neoclassical or Grand Tour style bronze bookends in the form of roaring tigers.
USA, Late 19th century
Measures: 7.75"W x 4.75"D x 9"H.
Good original vin...
Category
Late 19th Century American Grand Tour Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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 Cast Iron Original Paint Hubley Doorstops C1935 Flowers in a Bouquet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful pair of Hubley Doorstops hand painted cast iron appears to be original surface. One has a little more loss of paint than the other, see pics. Otherwise all there in excelle...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Salta Round Brown 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
Italian Pair of Corinthian Burl Bookends, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic pair of Mid-Century Italian Bronze and Burlwood Bookends. These handcrafted bookends would certainly accentuate your home on a bookcase, table, or desk.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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
Art Deco Folkart Pair Oak Hand Carved Figural Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual Art Deco folkart pair of hand carved oak bookends with figures dating from around 1930. The bookends have been carved from a single block of wood with a flat polished book...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Oak
Pair of Golf Ball Bookends Lucite and Chrome Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool and nice design sculptural golf ball bookends. Nice golfball atop a nickel base. Nice addition to every room. Chrome with patina and one of the lucite stands with scratche...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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.