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Bookends For Sale
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$5,500 / set
Brass Gazelle on Lucite Mount Antelope Bookends a Pair 1950s
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This exquisite pair of Art Deco Revival brass gazelle bust bookends, mounted on amber Lucite bases, embodies the elegance of Hollywood Regency style.
Crafted in the 1950s, these poli...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Handsome Pair of Ben Seibel Stirrup bookends
By Ben Seibel
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...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Horn Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of horn mounted bookends.
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Horn
$295 / set
Carl Auböck Pair of #3848 Bookends "Earlobes", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3848 bookends "Earlobes", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends. Stags in Patinated Metal on a Marble Base
Located in København, Copenhagen
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
Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice sculptural jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #1937 'Bamboo' Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #1937 'Bamboo' bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed hand cut and polished bamboo and brass....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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,...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique Bookends
Materials
Leather
Pair of French Art Deco Celadon Fox Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Art Deco fox bookends
France, circa 1940’s
Matte finished celadon earthenware foxes
Glazed sandstone bases
Minor glazing imperfections (ple...
Category
1940s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Earthenware
$1,195 / set
Art Deco bronze bookends children Paul Silvestre and Susse Frères France 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends seated children signed by Paul Silvestre with Susse Freres founders' signature.
Bronze with brown patina.
France ca. 1920.
Literature:
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Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Great Centuries of Painting 19th Century Goya To Gauguin by M. Raynal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Great Centuries of Painting 19th century Goya To Gauguin by Maurice Raynal.
New Sources of Emotion from Goya to Gaugin.
Published by Genève: Editions d'Art Albert Skira S.A., 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Expressionist Bookends
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Early Art Deco Brass Bookends with Scottie Statues
Located in Malibu, CA
Art Deco bookends featuring full figural Scottish Terriers in bronze sitting on stepped up classic Deco background with the original mottled patina.
The Scotties sit on a semicircula...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$297 Sale Price
30% Off
Grouping of Eight Carl Auböck Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Grouping of eight Carl Auböck brass bookends. Includes one pair each of Models #3651, #3652, #3653 & #3654. Designed in the 1950s, these inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
$2,324 / set
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
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,...
Category
19th Century North American Georgian Antique Bookends
Materials
Leather
Esther Fuhrman Abstract Bronze Stairway Scupture '20th C.'
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible piece by Esther Fuhrman (American, b. 1939). This beautiful abstract modern bronze sculpture of a stairway leading to a gold-tone element pie...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$680 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Solid Italian Glass Blocks Wrapped Leather Bookends in the Style of Gucci
By Gucci
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of Italian solid green glass bookends wrapped on leather, with decorative brass emblem, circa 1950s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Kiss of Apollo Photography an Sculpture 1845 to the Present by Jeffrey Fraen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kiss of Apollo: Photography & Sculpture 1845 to the Present by Jeffrey Fraenkel and Eugenia Parry Janis.
Title: Kiss of Apollo: Photography & Sculpture 1845 to the Present
Author: Fraenkel, Jeffrey; Eugenia Parry Janis
Categories: Art, Photography,
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Fraenkel Gallery / Bedford Arts: 1991
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Good
The history of “photography’s love affair with sculpture”, and a study of the ways in which new meaning can be created when one artist observes the work of another. Photographers include Atget, Eakins, Evans, Frank, Groover, Sheeler, Sommer, and Warhol among others in this handsomely designed publication.
Exhibition publication from the publisher's gallery is in excellent condition with rich orange cloth covers, gilt print at front cover and spine. Large, b&w full page prints throughout on R. page with descriptions on L. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears.
105 pages with work by Richard Benson, Herbert List, Jan Groover...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Bookends
Materials
Paper
Vintage Polished Cast Brass Duck Bookends, circa 1950
By Sarried Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of polished decorative brass duck bookends in Sarried style.
Set of midcentury vintage cast metal brass duck sculpture bust bookends.
Aged wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Bookends in wood, France , Style: Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
$4,200 / set
Pair of Mod Carved Travertine Bookends by Up & Up, Italy, 1970s
By Up & Up
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Scandinavian Modern Book Ends in Solid Brass, Minimal Design by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elevate your bookshelf with our stunning casted brass book ends. These polished book ends combine minimalistic design with a touch of sophistication, providing both functionality and...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Bookends #4100 in a Patina and Polish Brass Mix
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic pair of Carl Auböck bookends in a patina and polish brass mix.
Category
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Faux Marble Pop Art "Ear" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of large faux marble surrealist pop art "ear" bookends, circa 1970s. They are in good vintage condition and each bookend measures: 3.125" W x 8.875" H x 6.5" D. Super fun editio...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Resin
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Cast Brass Celestial Armillary Sundial Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two neoclassical celestial armillary sundials with roman numerals
Circa 1980s
Measures: 4.5"W x 3.5"D x 6.38"H.
Good origina...
Category
1980s Indian Neoclassical Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Lion Plaster Cast Bookends by Alva
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pair of museum quality plaster cast lion bookends by Alva.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Bronze Clad Cherub Art Deco Bookends by Art Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of bronze clad cherub Art Deco bookends by Art Bronze, circa 1930s. They are in original condition with a fine patina, some light oxidation an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Just Andersen, Denmark. Pair of Art Deco bookends in "disko" metal.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Just Andersen, Denmark. A pair of Art Deco bookends in "disko" metal featuring Saint George and the Dragon.
Model number 1626.
From the 1940s.
In excellent condition with a nice pati...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Pair of #3651 Bookends, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #3651 Bookends, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carved Oak Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century carved oak bookends with leaf designs (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Oak
$450 / set
Pair of Carl Auböck #3530-2 Bookends in Polished Brass and Coiled with Cane
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Carl Auböck #3530-2 Bookends in Polished Brass and Coiled with Cane, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brass and Wood Block Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of brass and wood bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature two brass figures with curved tubular bodies and geometric shaped wood head...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of curved wooden bookends and two celestial and terrestrial globes Germany 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bentwood bookends mounting two globes, one celestial and one terrestrial, German manufacture of the 1930s, signed Columbus Schülerglobus.
Bookend size cm 14x10.5x16.5 - inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
"End of the Trail" Bronze Patinated Cast Iron Bookends by Pompeian Bronze
By James Earle Fraser
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of bronze patinated cast iron bookends "End of Trail" by Pompeian Bronze Co., circa 1920s. The bookends are exact replicas of the famous "End of the Trail" statue sculpted by James Earle Fraser...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Iron
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Self Closing Coromandel Book Slide
Located in Norwood, NJ
This is a high quality antique Victorian Coromandel self closing adjustable book slide, circa 1860 in date.
It features a pair of oval Sevres style plaques depicting cherubs at pl...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Rams Head Ceramic Sculpture Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice and large sculpture of a Rams Head - perfectly suited as a bookend for large books, or a Stand-alone decorative piece. No Chips or Cracks.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Bookends attributed to Jacques Adnet circa 1930
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Owning these Art Deco bookends attributed to Jacques Adnet circa 1930 is like possessing a slice of design history infused with timeless elegance. Jacques Adnet, a luminary of the Ar...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 1930s Art Deco Era - Nuart - Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends
By Nuart
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...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Spelter
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
$295 / set
Vintage Mid-Century Wood Plank Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique and simply exceptional pair of vintage bookends. Deriving on the uniqueness of the wood grain, these bookends are elegant and modernist. Simple lines contrast with organic pat...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
$204 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Blenko Ice Glass Elephant Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Modernist set of tinted ice blue glass stylized elephant bookends. Blenko Glass Co.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
$475 / set
Vintage Porcelain Camel Sculptures Figurines Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage porcelain camel sculptures figurines bookends.
Collectible pair of porcelain standing camel on stand bookends. Yellow, orange and green colors...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Oak Wood Book Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of oak wood 'book' bookends, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century. Bookends are solid oak wood with red and black 'books'.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
$675 / set
Art Deco Silvered Sculpture of a Group of Monkey's Bookends, France, circa 1925
By E. Bourcart
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Art Deco bookends, pair of monkey’s figures. Mounted over green marble bases. Perfect to use for heavy books. Signed Bourcart, France, circa ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Grisby Bear Sculpture Bronze Bookends, France, circa 1925
By Ch. Soudant
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Grisby bear bronze bookends, France, circa 1925.
Mounted over brown marble base. signed Ch. Soudant, and foundry marks Susse freress ed. Paris. Very Nice sculpture of a play...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Red & Black Lacquered Metal Post-Modern Geometric Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Modern stylish design metal bookends in shiny lacquered black & red color. Both bookends are made complementary in style but with different geometric form. The black bookend...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Bookends Acrobat Elephants Set of Two in Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends set of two acrobat elephants in
hand-carved solid bronze on black porcelain base.
Each piece: L 15.5 x D 10.5 x H 21cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$1,186 / set
Stellar pair of Herb Ritts Lucite Bookends
By Herb Ritts
Located in Evanston, IL
Enhance your pace with these exquisite lucite bookends, crafted by Herbert and Shirley Ritts, parents of famed photographer Herb Ritts.
Their sleek, minimalist design adds a touch o...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite, Bentwood
Pair of Bronze on Marble Female Figure Bookends
Located in Antwerp, BE
What is better than a pair of figural female in bronze on marble bases supporting your books.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,156 / set
Eagles Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends Eagles set of 2 made in gilt
metal. On blackened metal base.
Measures: L 14 x D 11.5 x H 17.5 cm each.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Bookends
Materials
Metal
$527 / set
Salta Medium Square Cream 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
Hand Carved Marble Architectural Details from India, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Architectural details hand carved in solid white marble, from India, mid-20th century. Intricate and precise carving details make these pieces unique. Can be used as carpet weights o...
Category
1970s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
$400 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4630 Large Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck model #4630 large brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass.
Price is for the pair....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bookends Monkey with Lantern by Max Le Verrier 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends monkey with lantern by Max Le Verrier.
Green patinated metal on a Portor marble base. France 1925.
This model is called Boubou and illustrated in Mascottes automobiles...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Midcentury Ben Seibel Sculptural Brass Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sculptural brass Ben Seibel for Jenfred bookends, circa 1950s. A freeform, organic design in brass finish with applied patina that has deepened over time giving them an even more ric...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Mid-Century Scandinavian Bookends in Wood, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Scandinavian Bookends in Wood, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Wood
Color: Brown
Styles: Mid-C...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
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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