Bookends
to
265
950
532
1,386
204
15
448
356
103
53
34
24
19
16
13
8
6
4
3
3
2
1
14
81
1,291
219
278
583
238
15
6
86
109
31
57
85
88
33
10
935
448
326
313
272
749
481
437
259
202
1,605
1,500
1,542
65
25
23
21
15
Bookends For Sale
This Week's Listings Only
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Cream 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
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of Machine Age or Art Deco bookends in the style of Walter Von Nessen, circa the 1940s. These are solid steel bookends. Great modernist look.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Steel
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Marble and Alabaster Set of Bookends, 1920's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian set of bookends, fabricated in the early 1900's.
It is handcrafted out of very beautiful marble and alabaster.
The fabulous marble features a very nice pattern of ...
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
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
Bronze and Copper Plated Trojan Horse Bookends/Pipe Rests c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends with pipe rests. Original labels on each.
CREATOR Metal Corp. of America, Hollywood, CA.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Art Deco Rouge Marble and Onyx Bookends, Circa 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco period rouge marble and onyx bookends
USA, Circa 1930s
Each measures: 4.38"W x 2.63"D x 7.38"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Pair of Crystal Bookends, Harp Shaped
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative and good quality pair of bookends made from beautiful crystal.
Splendid and elegant pair of crystal bookends attributed to Waterford, circa 1980s.
Perfect for disp...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Crystal
$635 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Mid-Century Modern Copper and Pewter Bookends Signed Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These whimsical bookends depict two human figures running on human hamster wheels. The figures themselves are pewter, and the bookends are copper. Artist signed on both bookends.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Copper, Pewter
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
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
$4,537 / set
Cobbler and the Nobleman Vintage Art Deco Bookends by Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
The Cobbler working on Boots and the Nobleman protecting his Money.
Bookends by “Max Le Verrier”, signed
Original French Art Deco, 1930s
Bookends mad...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in Portsmouth, VA
This pair of stunning vintage brass clam bookends exudes the perfect blend of sleek sophistication and playful charm, characteristic of the Hollywood Regency style. Made in the 1960s...
Category
Late 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Triangular Cast Glass Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An awesome pair of heavy mid-century modern cast glass triangle shaped bookends by Blenko. Two sides are polished smooth and the other three sides are textured.
In very good vintag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Bookends By Godefridus Boonekamp Pottery Schoonhoven
Located in Den Haag, NL
1930s Large Art Deco Bookends of Nude Muscular Man. These were designed by Godefridus Boonekamp in the 1920s and made in the Netherlands by Plateelbakkerij Schoonhoven circa 1930s. T...
Category
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Rare Pair of Bookends Classic Antique books with Gold Trim by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Antique books , bookends by Borghese circa 1970's , elegant and unique in a very Fornasetti style .
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Duck Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Mid-Century Duck Brass Bookends Sculptures
Substantial in size and weight, these solid vintage brass ducks are both form and function. Fabulous pair displayed on a bookshelf ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Astrolite Clear Acrylic Book Ends With Bronze And Gold Metallic Inclusions
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Shirley Ritts was an influential American designer known for her innovative work in interior and furniture design during the mid-20th century. A key figure in the rise of California ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Acrylic
Sculptural Brass Elephant Bookends, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sculptural Brass Elephant Bookends, 1970's. Nice original patina.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed White Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed White Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Oak
$5,514 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Pair of Italian Florentine Gold Gilt Wood Bookends Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Pair of Vintage Florentine Carved Gold and Green Bookends. Charming and unique set from Italy. These are both form and function when used on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood, Paint
Flow Bookends
By Kiscop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved wood and cast bronze bookend.
Available in:
Ebonized Walnut
Bleached Maple
Natural Walnut
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$850 / item
Pair of Leather Bound Bookends with Sliding Plate and Velvet side
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bookends comprised of two ends that look like books. The pieces are not actually books, but look like leather bound books. Heavy and of good size, each end has a plate to side unde...
Category
20th Century English Bookends
Materials
Leather
Pair of Caldwell Thinker Bookends, 1929
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-633 pair of Caldwell bronzed cast metal bookends.
Category
1920s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
$200 Sale Price / set
73% Off
Early 20th Century Bookends - Rambervilliers - Glazed Stoneware - Seals
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A rare and sculptural pair of early 20th-century bookends from the celebrated French ceramics studio Grès de Rambervilliers, featuring stylized seal figures in an iridescent, high-gl...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Hammered Arts & Crafts Blacked Metal Owl Bookends by Goberg, Hugo Berger
By Goberg
Located in Lisse, NL
Artistic pair of bookends by famous German metal worker.
These rare and double sided 'Goberg' owl bookends are in good condition. They have a marvelous black finish which makes thei...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair brass clam shell seashell bookends. Good condition. Thin felt and "Made In Korea" stickers on bottoms Ready to use.
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
$225 / set
Beautiful pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period fishes
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period fishes. Made in France in patinated metal with a marble base.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
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
Brass Bookends marked Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Cork, IE
Stylish and timeless in their design, these decorous brass bookends hail from the studios of the renowned Swedish designer Hans-Agne Jakobsson.
One of the bookends is labeled with t...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
American Bookends in the Form of a Chippendale Chair Back, Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Bookends in the form of a Chippendale Chair Back,
Bradley & Hubbard, Meriden, Connecticut
The 1920s
A pair of bookends made by Bradley & Hubbard in the first quarter of...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Louis Riche, Patrouilleau Foundry, France 1920
By Louis Riché
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very beautiful pair of Art Deco bronze bookends with stretching cats on a black marble base. The pair is signed by Louis Riche (1877-1949), a famous French animalier who specialized ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
$1,004 / set
Cast Brass Bookends, Israel 1967
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Cast Brass Bookends, Israel 1967 made by Tarra Sancta Guilt.
Category
1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of "Fleur de Lis" Cast Iron Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of heavy "Fleur de Lis" cast rron Gazelle bookends, circa 1980s. The bookends are quite heavy and has a great patina; they measure 6.25"W x 3.5"D x 7.5"H and are in ...
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Iron
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-Ancient Greek Temple Columns & Arch
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-ancient greek columns,
American,
Bradley and Hubbard, Meridian, CT,
Circa 1925.
A pair of bookends in the form of an Ancient Greek Temple...
Category
Early 20th Century American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Iron
Murano Art Glass Apple and Pear, Hand Blown, Blue, Purple, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Murano art glass apple and pear Sommerso blue and purple designed by Alfredo Barbini. Both have two flat surfaces for display or can be used as bookend...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Lion Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning pair of majestic lion bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux black marble base by Borghese of Italy, circa 1960s. The pair is in great vintage condition and our made of ca...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Metal
$460 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Art Nouveau Patinated Cast Metal Sheaf of Wheat Doorstop Bookends - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Nouveau Patinated Cast Metal Sheaf of Wheat Doorstop Bookends - Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements:10.5" H x 6.5" W x 3.5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair, Antique Maritime Bookends, Continental, Copper, Oak, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique maritime bookends. A Continental, copper plated oak book rest in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Invokes the age of ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Rabbit Bookends, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco gilt bronze rabbit, hare sculpture bookends - Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. Mounted over Black Belgium marble Bases. Signed Ed. M. Sandoz and Foundry Susse Freres Edition Paris.
E...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Sculptural Jacks Jax Bookends by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of jacks bookends designed by Bill Curry for his company Design Line. These are painted cast iron. The jacks are in great original condition. There are a few minor paint losses ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Ben Seibel Aged Bronze Srirrup Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Custom finished aged bronze stirrup bookends, c.60s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
$1,500 / set
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Bear Book Shelf / Book Rack Hand Carved Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century antique Black Forest Extendable bookshelf hand carved from Switzerland.
Lovely carved bears by a master carver & Black Forest floral styled base.
These make mar...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Scandinavian Modernist Polished Brass Rectilinear Bookends by Skultana
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Scandinavian modernist bookends were realized by the esteemed Swedish maker Skultana during the latter half of the 20th century. They offer dynamic rectilinear ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early 20th Century Czech, Egyptian Revival Seated Pharaoh Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of early 20th century Czech Egyptian Revival composition bronze patina bookends with seated Pharaohs decorated with figures and motifs.
Additional pair available, PRICED PER ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Egyptian Revival Bookends
Materials
Composition
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
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
1930s Art Deco Marble Bookends
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1930s Art Deco Marble Bookends
Green marble with white veining
Gold marble with black veining
This pair of bookends would look great in an office or recording studio
Evokes old Holl...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone, Marble
$750 / set
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
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with b...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Oak
$5,514 Sale Price / item
30% Off
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
$140 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Of Antique Elephant Bookends, English, Book Rest, Home Library, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An English, mahogany ornamental wildlife study, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Fascinating bookends with fine anatom...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This lovely pair of Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends originate from the United States, Circa 1935. Rendered in molded glass with a serene and beautifully a...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Pair of Mid-Century Vintage Chromed Metal Golf Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern pair of Italian bookends made of hand crafted chromed metal and brass, depicting a golf ball, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Pair of Brass Verdigris Patina "Sea Horse" Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass verdigris patina "Sea Horse" bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, circa 1990s. The bookends are in good vintage condition with a nice patina; they measure 6.25...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Borghese Style Lion Bookends Decorative Statues
By Borghese
Located in Rochester, NY
Lion bookends in a tarnished brass and gold gilt finish sitting on a heavy faux stone base. Heavyweight functional decor, this is a beautiful pair!
Category
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Memphis Style Figural Bookends in Bend Steel, 1980s, set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of figural bookends in the shape of these bend steel figurines. Both of them signed/marked by an unknown. Postmodern in style - Memphis. Measurements: H: 8 cm (sitting), Dept:...
Category
1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Steel
$250 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
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
A Wedgwood Jasperware Mounted Brass and Wooden Bookend and Inkwell
Located in Toronto, CA
A lovely and very unusual expandable bookshelf, made of burled walnut with brass end plates featuring two Wedgwood Jasperware medallions....
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Solid Brass & Marble Bookends Postmodern Memphis Era
Located in San Diego, CA
fabulous pair of solid patinated brass with beautiful solid black marble ball, circa 1980s great for Memphis decor.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Airplane Bookends
Armor Bronze Bookends
Art Deco Greyhound Bookends
Ben Siebel
Black Forest Book Slide
Bookends Marabou
Bookends Skull
Brass Apple Bookends
Carved Figure Of Don Quixote Figure
Charles Dickens Bookends
Cheetah Bookends
De Simone Pitcher
Golden Gate Bridge Bookends
Irish Setter Bookend
Mcclelland Barclay Bronze
Meiji Bronze Bookends
Poodle Bookends
Robert Hargrave