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Vintage Danish Teak Bookends 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish teak bookends 1960s, Set of 2
Pair of Danish Mid-Century Modern bookends in solid teak with metal base.
Very good original condition. Ready to support.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Glass Cat Bookends, Italy, 1950's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Glass Cat Bookends, Italy, 1950's.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Impressive Pair of Tall Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An impressive and unique pair of petrified wood bookends. This material forms under extraodinary circumstances, such as after a volcano eruption, and creates an extraordinary look. T...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Felt, Petrified Wood
Aged Bronze Bucking Broncos
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid century Bucking Bronco horse figures with articulating back leg.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon Bonaparte Sculptures - Bookends - France 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Pair of Tall Napoleon Bonaparte Sculptures - Bookends - France 1910´s.
Figures mounted over Green marble bases. Very good conditions.
Perfect for large books.
We have spec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
Art Deco / Cubist Pierre Cardin Bookends Silver Elephants Black Base, 1980
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Cubist Pierre Cardin Bookends Silver Elephants Black Base Design, 1980
Pierre Cardin bookend silver elephants black base design, 1980.
We have specialized in the sale of...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation by Fayral Pierre le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation
Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry, France ca. 1930
Art Metal with green patina on Belgian Black marble base.
Literature:
Bronzes, sculptors and founders, H. Berman, Abage.
Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley, Antique collectors club.
The dictionary of sculptors in bronze, James Mackay...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Pair of Art Deco Bookends with Doves in Wood and Resin from the 1930s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Art Deco dove-shaped bookends, made of wood and resin in the 1930s
Ø cm 15 Ø cm 9 h cm 15
The dove, a universal symbol of peace and purity, found a new expression in Art De...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Resin, Wood
Contemporary Handcrafted Bookend "Keres" in Oxidized Brass by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted bookend model "Keres" in oxidized brass with a curved contour.
This bookend is part of the "Proetus Series", a collection of six bookends in brass.
Variatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Brutalist Bookends with Spiral Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy and sculpturally interesting pieces indeed are our pair of spiral wrought iron Brutalist bookends - if you are a fan of midcentury pieces,...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Handmade Glass Bookends by Blenko - a Pair
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of handmade glass bookends with smooth top and textured sides by Blenko Glass, USA circa 1980s.
Measurement for each block: w3.5" d4" h3.75"
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
2 original ART DECO bookends with polar bears marble base, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco polar bears bookends - 1930s
These beautiful polar bears supports are originals from the 1930s and are typical of the Art Deco period.
...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair Italian Marble Burgundy and White 'Book' Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1116 A substantial pair of Italian MCM burgundy and white marble 'book' bookends.
Category
1960s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage Owl Bookends Wood Spain, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice hand carved wooden owls. 1960s Spain.
Category
1960s Spanish Folk Art Vintage Bookends
Materials
Fruitwood
Hand Carved Wooden Balinese Busts Sculptures
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage midcentury hand carved ebony wooden Balinese busts sculptures.
Hand carved sculpture in wood depicting a Balinese couple.
Bust of a man and wom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Blenko Bookends by Wayne Husted, USA, 1960's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid-Century Modern Blenko Bookends by Wayne Husted, USA, 1960's.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Brass Bookends with "The Angelus" and "The Gleaners" by Jean Francois Millet
Located in Soquel, CA
Brass Bookends with "The Angelus" and "The Gleaners" by Jean Francois Millet
Solid pair of bookends by H. L. Judd Manufracturing Co. Each bookend contains a scene originally painted by Jean Francois Millet - farmers harvesting in the fields and farmers praying over a basket. They are marked on the back with "REAL BRONZE" and numbered 9977.
Titled on the bottom "The Gleaners" and "The Angelus"
Original felt on bases.
4.75"H x 5.25"W x 2.25"D (each)
Jean Francois Millet: 1814 - 1875, was a Barbizon School painter known for showing in his works the devoutness of French farm laborers.
Judd Co.
Morton Judd established the Judd...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Pair French Brass Bookends Svassi Maggiori on Marquinia Blackmamarble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as it provides detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity and quality of our items.
This original and...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco France Pair Of Metal Bookends Featuring Dogs With A Fine Marble Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as it includes detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items.
This elegant and original pai...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Siena Marble, Metal
Pair of MCM Lucite "Aquarium" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM lucite "aquarium" bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition and would make a great addition to any mid-century study or library! They meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair Chrome Bill Curry Handmade Oversize Jacks - Jax Bookends Doorstops 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Bill Curry, these oversize jacks were made by Design Line in California. Many variants of these exist, but all were made the same way. First, the general shape is cast, a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Wooden Art Deco Bookends Spherical Round
Located in Sacile, PN
Art Deco bookends in wood.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Architectural Bird Bookends Art Brass Co NY Geometric Pair Owl Falcon
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of brass American Art Deco Bird bookends designed in sharply geometric patterns, like metropolis architectural elements of the 1920-1940. ...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Set of Art Déco Bronze and Marble Lions Couple Bookends by Émile Carlier, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of early 20th century Art Déco bronze and marble lions couple bookends by Émile Carlier, France
By: Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier
Mater...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper
Alabaster Bookends Polycrhome in Form of Medieval Library .Monk, Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Last days!!!!
I accept reasonable offers on my entire catalog (small and medium-sized items only)
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a b...
Category
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage American Hand Carved Wooden Decoy Duck Bookends (Pair)
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully sculpted and incredibly nostalgic pair of wooden decoy duck bookends. These realistic looking, duck bookends have a timeless and classic look. Made in the 1980's, these r...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Patinated Spelter and Marble Bookends with Gazelle Deer and Palmtree
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely pair of Art Deco bookends, with images of gazelle / deer under a palm tree. The plinth is made of Breccia marble. The figurines are made of zinc alloy, gold and green patina...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Breccia Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Cat & Dog Bookends, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
These charming French Art Deco bookends, dating from the 1920s, feature a noble combination of woods and brass, showcasing the elegant craftsmanship of the era. The cat and dog figur...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Italian Brass Bookends The Thinker Rodin Regina 18cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Mid-century Italian brass bookends, after 'The Thinker' by French sculptor Auguste Rodin, by Regina Italy, circa 1960s.
These bookends are roughly shaped but very decorative, the br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Large Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Hand ful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Marble and Wooden Horse Head Bookends
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of midcentury wooden horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and well crafted, they are honey cream in color on a black marble base. Great addition to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pompeian Bronze Co Bronze Clad Figurative Bookends, 1920s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Heavy pair of vintage bronze plated bookends depict a seated scholar reading a book. The bookends are attributed to Pompeian Bronze Co, who were manufacturing this style of bookends...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Modernist Chrome Bookends by McDonald Products
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of modernist chrome bookends by McDonald Products, circa 1970s. The pair are heavy and in good vintage condition; they measure 8.5"W x 5.5"D x 8"H. Great addition t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Stag Head Brass Bookends
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Elegant brass bookends in the form of two stag heads. They are heavy and will hold heavy books in space on your bookshelf.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Pair Of American Buffalo Bison Bronze Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Antique Pair Of American Buffalo Bison Metal Bookends.
Excellent details Bronze Sculptures, mounted over marble base.
Excellent condition.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Dec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco French Pair Bronze Pelican on Marble Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and quality pair French Art Deco bronze and marble pelican bookends dating from around 1925. The bookends are made from green veined marble ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Early 1900 Sante Mingazzi Naif Italian Art Deco Wrought Iron Birds Bookends
Located in Brescia, IT
2 Art Deco Bookends
Sante Mingazzi
Italy, Early 1900
Birds Iron Bookends
"Mingazzi Bologna" engraved
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Art Deco ''Squirrel'' Bookends by Max Le Verrier 1930 France Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Original antique Art Deco bookends model: "Squirrel'' by Max le Verrier 1930.
Superbly stylized Art Deco sculptures that a...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Abstract Bronzed Copper Metal Wood Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A signed copper abstract sculpture on wood base, circa 1960s. Sculpture is copper, with a beautiful rich dark brown patina, adhered to rectangular wood base. Signature (illegible) on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Copper
Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt "Book" Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of "book" bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux green leather covers by Borghese of Italy, circa 1970s. The pair is in great vintage condition and our made of cas...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Mid-Century Modern Bill Curry Bronze Jax Bookend or Door Stop
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Jax bookend or doorstop by Bill Curry for Design Line. This Jack bookend is made of heavy cast bronze with a charming age appropriate patina that gives character.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Post Modern Italian Column Green Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of postmodern marble bookends from Italy. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the green marble with gr...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Vintage Round Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage round geode bookends, circa old! The set is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 3.75"H. #3542
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
Marshall Studios Gordan Jane Martz Tile Walnut Bookends Mid Century
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Iconic walnut and ceramic tile plinth bookends, designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios. 1960s. One retains the original production sticker. The thickness of the walnut...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Rare Solid Brass Libertas & Justitia Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of rare solid brass "Libertas & Justitia" collectible bookends with legends by Aristotle and Thomas Jefferson manufactured by Virginia Metalcrafters, circa 1996. The b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Regency Brass Duck Head Bookends - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
This elegant set of vintage brass duck head bookends adds a touch of regency charm to your bookshelf or desk. The finely detailed design highlights the graceful contours of the ducks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Vintage Greyhound Figures, Italian, Dog Statue, Bookends, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage Greyhound figures. An Italian, ceramic seated dog statue or decorative bookends, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Loveable figures with appealin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Bookends, Danish Abstract Brutalist Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This pair of mid-century modern bookends showcases a striking Danish abstract brutalist design. Expertly crafted from solid teak wood, the pieces feature an elegant curved silhouette...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair Vintage 50s Yehiel Hadany Mid Century Modern Brutalist Bronze Bookends
By Yaacov Agam
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Pair of 1950s Yehiel Hadany Mid Century Modern, Brutalist, Bronze, Abstract, Raised Relief Bookends of Ancient Hebrew Letters.
Made in Israel
Wonderful abstract, modernist, Ke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Book ends, in Onyx, White Color, Horse Shape Pattern, France, Circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of book ends, in onyx, the motif pattern are horse heads. They are white in color, and were made in France in the 1970s.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Pair Carl Auböck Mid-Century Earlobes Brass Bookends #3848, Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of minimalist sculptural bookends in an organic form, lovingly referred to by Auböck as “earlobes.” Model number 3848. Handcrafted from solid brass with a patinated and polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
A Pair of ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Book Ends, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful and elegant pair of sculptural animalist bookends, France 1930.
Each piece represents a stylisezed jumping dear bronze sculpture on a massive grey marble base. The thin d...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of 2 Mid-Century Brutalist Bookends, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Bookends, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Material: Metal
Color: Copper
Styles: Brutalist, Mid-Century...
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20th Century Brutalist Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
1960s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
19th century wooden hand-made & hand-painted book support
Located in Oostende, BE
19th century wooden hand-made & hand-painted book support
sold as a pair
Category
19th Century European Baroque Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
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.