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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...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Vintage Leather Wrapped Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of green leather wrapped bookends, circa 1950s. The bookends measure 5.75" W x 4.25" D x 6" H and would make a statement in any office or den! #2096.
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Late 20th Century American Bookends

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Leather

Pair of Vintage Leather Wrapped Bookends
Pair of Vintage Leather Wrapped Bookends
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Extensive Collection of 19th Century Leather Bound Books Priced Per Book English
Located in Buchanan, MI
Extensive collection of 19th century leather bound books, priced per book, various colors, sizes, most with embossed gilt decoration. This is just a partial offering of what we have,...
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19th Century North American Georgian Antique Bookends

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Leather

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Price is for the pair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Art Deco Cast Bronzed Metal Western Cowboy Themed Sculptural Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of cast and bronze finished metal sculptural bookends were made in 1928, presumably in the United States, in the American Colonial style. Each bookend does have a manufactur...
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Bookends

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Metal

Antique Art Deco ''Heron'' Bookends by Maurice Frecourt 1930 France Art Nouveau
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Very beautiful and rare pair of spelter bookends featuring herons made by the artist Maurice Frécourt (1890-1961). Executed in the middle of the art deco period around 1930. These tw...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

French Art Deco Bookends Young Satyrs by C. Charles on Marble Base, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French Art Deco bookends Young Satyrs by C. Charles on marble base, 1930 Lovely pair of Art Deco bookends with lying young satyrs by the French artist C. Charles. These wonderful, pl...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Spelter

Mid-Century Sheldon Rose AlphaSculpt Typesetter Block Sculpture Bookend
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed Sheldon Rose (American 20th Century) Typesetter cube sculpture, can also be used as bookend. In polished polychrome silver metal. Sheldon Rose (American, 20th century), attend...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Metal

Pair of 1930s Art Deco Era - Nuart - Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Original pair of highstyle Nuart NYC, c.1930s Art Deco nude flapper girl spelter metal bookends with original black paint. Features a women sitting on a pedestal in the nude. Felt bo...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Spelter

Extensive Collection of 19th Century Leather Bound Books Priced Per Book English
Located in Buchanan, MI
Extensive collection of 19th century leather bound books, priced per book, various colors, sizes, most with embossed gilt decoration. This is just a partial offering of what we have,...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Bookends

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Leather

Pair of French Lion and Tiger Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pair of French Lion and Tiger Bookends A pair of bookends. Each bookend features a metallic sculpture of a big cat, with one being a lion and the other a tiger. The sculptures are mo...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Bookends

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Marble, Metal

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...
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20th Century Folk Art Bookends

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Alabaster

Pair Art Deco Bookends with Harer by Marti Font, 1920-1930
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice pair of Art Deco book ends with sculptures of two harer, France 1920-1930. Made of casted spelter, patinated in a green bronze-like color,...
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1920s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4637 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4637 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Price i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

Blenko Ice Glass Elephant Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Modernist set of tinted ice blue glass stylized elephant bookends. Blenko Glass Co.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Art Glass

Fornasetti Bookends Gift Tema E Variazioni N. 171 Black/White/Red Metal
Located in MILANO, IT
There can be wit and unpredictability in the order: this was Fornasetti idea when he designed his first bookends. The mix of images with their functional design make these accessorie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends

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Metal

Pair of Alabaster Marble Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval style figur of a monge carved on the albastro bench in Italian marble. Library, Book,...
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Bookends

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Alabaster, Marble

Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Lion Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning pair of majestic lion bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux black marble base in the style of Borghese of Italy, circa 1970s. The pair is in great vintage condition and o...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends

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Plaster

Vintage Modernist Stair Cut Polished Steel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage modernist stair-cut polished steel bookends, circa 1970s. Beautiful and simple with great mid-century minimal lines, the bookends are in very good vintage condition and meas...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Steel

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 ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Bronze

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.
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Bookends

Art Deco Pair of Figural Spelter Bookends, French, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in exceptional condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both stand on marble ba...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

Studio Crafted Wood Marquetry Bookends 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...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Wood

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass. Price is f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Colorful Egyptian Themed Bookends, Finely Painted, Judd Co. Ca. 1920's
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed colorful bookends were done by the best creator of bookends, the Judd Co. With the Egyptian theme and done in bas relief you get a wonderful story told. Sphinx,...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Iron

French Art Deco Swan Bookends Marble Base 1930
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful vintage French bookends, pair of art deco swan or grebe bookends with a black and white veined marble base, Nero Marquina marble, the swans are made of spelter metal that i...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

Large Midcentury Oversize Gold Brass Duck Bookends a Pair, Made in Spain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Two very large brass duck bookends. This pair is not the average size brass mallard bookend that you see often. This set is quite a bit larger than th...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Statue 2 Horses Figurine Bookends
Located in Pasadena, CA
Elevate your space with the bold elegance of this Art Deco Bronze Horse Sculpture Bookend Set, featuring two finely cast horse figurines poised in mid-stride. A stunning blend of pow...
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Late 20th Century American Bookends

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Bronze

Pair of Mod Carved Travertine Bookends by Up & Up, Italy, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mod Carved Travertine Bookends by Up & Up, Italy, 1970s Dimensions: Each 7" H x 4" W x 2" D Together: 7" H x 8" W x 2" D A sculptural pair of Italian travertine bookends by...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Travertine

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.
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends

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Glass

German Shepherd Dog Sculpture Bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
German Shepherd dog sculpture bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin. Dog Animalier Art Deco Sculpture Bookends in Marble and Silvered Metal. Pair of large Silvered Metal Sculptures of two...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Marble, Metal

LLAMAS Decorative Bookends in Casted Bronze, Set of 2, by ANDEAN, In Stock
Located in Quito, Pichincha
LLAMAS is a one-of-a-kind solid bronze casted decorative bookends in Verdigris patina finish, handcrafted from a lost-wax cast mold by Ecuadorian artisan and sculptor, Jorge Ávila Ch...
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2010s Ecuadorean Pre-Columbian Bookends

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Bronze

Rare 1955 Cranbrook School Aim High Logo Design by Eero Saarinen Oak Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare pair of bookends with cast aluminum seal of Cranbrook School - Aim High logo and the year 1955 mounted to the oak boards. The Aim High logo was designed by Eero Saarinen, son of Eliel Saarinen who designed the schools campus and was president from 1932 - 1946. "In 1927, 'Aim High' was adopted as the motto of Cranbrook School. Along with the motto, a seal was created. This seal, designed by Eero Saarinen, displays an archer, Acestes, aiming his arrow high up into the sky. Famous Alums of Cranbrook, Charles & Ray Eames, Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia, Jack Lenor Larsen, Fumihiko Maki, Gyo Obata, Ralph Rapson, Harry Weese, Toshiko Takaezu, Niels Diffrient, Harvey Littleton, Richard DeVore, Eero Saarinen and Olga de Amaral among others. Noted Faculty Carl Milles, Keith Haring, Daniel Libeskind, Marshall...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Aluminum

Vintage 1940s Pair of Sculptural Elephant Bookends in Solid Brass
By Jonathan Adler, Paul Williams, Dorothy Draper
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique pair of sculptural elephant brass bookends. This beautiful pair comes from the 1940s. The solid sculpted pair weights 5.1 pounds each, making this pair not only incredibly beautiful but solid in presence. Each piece is full of detail presenting each elephant sculpture standing on a pedestal in golden glory...
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1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Vintage Pair of Fitz and Floyd Hand Painted Ceramic Zebra Bookends
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Graphic, whimsical, and unmistakably chic—this pair of vintage Fitz and Floyd 1980s-1990s ceramic zebra head bookends is a showstopping addition to any bookcase or console. Hand-pain...
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1980s American Vintage Bookends

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Ceramic

Pâques Set of 2 Bookend
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend Pâques set of 2 in earthenware, presented in a subtle and luxury gift box.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends

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Earthenware

Carl Auböck Bookends #3653
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic pair of Carl Auböck bookends in a patina and polish brass mix.  
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Ancient Forest Treasures: Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable pair of petrified wood bookends measures 10.5” x 2” x 5.5” and showcases the natural transformation of wood into stone over millions of years. With rich, earthy hues ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bookends

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Petrified Wood

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Alabaster

Pair of Gold Gilt Cherubs on Marble French Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of gold gilt cherubs on a marble base Art Deco bookends from France, circa 1930s. They are in original condition with a fine patina, some light oxidation and some surfa...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Marble, Brass

Impressive Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of petrified wood bookends, circa pre-history. Brightly colored tan and brown tones with naturally formed patterns caused by ...
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Antique Bookends

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Petrified Wood

Impressive Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
Impressive Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Art Deco Ibex Bookends signed Franjou (Hippolyte Moreau)
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Pair of Art Deco Ibex Bookends signed Franjou (Hippolyte Moreau) An attractive pair of matching Art Deco bookends signed Franjou, pseudonym of the famous French sculptor Hippolyte ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

Vintage Boho Brass Egret Bookends - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your home library or display shelves with this exquisite pair of Vintage Boho Brass Egret Bookends. These captivating designer bookends showcase masterful craftsmanship, feat...
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Late 20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Marble, Brass

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...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Siena Marble, Metal

Pair of French Empire Green Patinated Spinxes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire style (19/20th Cent) green patinated bronze winged sphinx figures (bookends) raised on a black marble pedestal base
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookends

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Marble, Bronze

Handsome Pair of Ben Seibel Stirrup bookends
Located in Evanston, IL
Own a piece of decorative arts history with Ben Siebel's stirrup bookends, designed for Jenfred-Ware. Crafted from brass, these bookends showcase Seibel's signature blend of sculptu...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Art Deco Bookends, French, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these very stylish pair of Art Deco bookends depicting two Antelope climbing on a wall of black ebonised wood. Originating from France and dating to the 19...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Wood, Ebony

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 ...
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20th Century American Bookends

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Iron

Pair of "Fleur de Lis" Cast Iron Bookends
Pair of "Fleur de Lis" Cast Iron Bookends
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Teak Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of mid-century teak bookends, circa 1960s. Two sets available. #3559
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Metal

Mesoamerican French Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Mesoamerican French bronze sculpture. Vintage bronze casting of Mesoamerican stone hacha on original custom mahogany base. France, early 20th C...
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Early 20th Century French Bookends

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Bronze

Post Modern Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Italian marble bookends, circa 1970s. In the style of Sergio Asti. Stone is beautifully veined and in great c...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Marble

Post Modern Marble Bookends
Post Modern Marble Bookends
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Graduated Art Deco Style Book Ends in Polished Brown and Green Onyx
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of striking stacked natural stone bookends in richly veined brown and green onyx. A graduated design, reminiscent of the Chrysler Building, allows them to be placed in different...
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1980s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Onyx

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...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Italian Red and Green Leather Equestrian Bookends, circa 1950s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Extra Large Set of Vintage Leather Bookends with Patinated Bronze Horses in Full Sprint, Italy circa 1950s. One bookend is in red leather and...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Bronze

Carl Auböck Bookends # 3652
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic pair of Carl Auböck bookends in polished brass.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

Mountain Petrified Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends Mountain Petrified Set of 2 all in petrified wood, carved and polished, unique piece. L14xD7,5xH25,5cm, each.
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Bookends

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Petrified Wood

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...
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Mid-20th Century American Bookends

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Marble

Arts & Crafts pair of wooden Dice Bookends, Belgium 1920's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Art Deco Arts & Crafts period pair of wooden handcrafted Dice Bookends, made in Belgium 1920's. Rare and highly decorative pair of antique bookend...
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1920s Belgian Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Ceramic Art Deco Attributed Vintage Bookends Green Orange, 1920, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic Art Deco attributed vintage bookends or book stands, which were designed and manufactured 1920s Germany. Beautiful multicolored fluted glaze s...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Ceramic

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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