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Bookends For Sale
Antique Book Slide, English, Walnut, Extending, Novel Stand, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book slide. An English, walnut extending novel stand, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Fantastic Victorian bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Walnut
1940s Original Gone with the Wind Sculpture Rhett + Scarlett Cinematic Novelty
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hard to find original production movie promotional item for the release of Gone with the Wind! Sculptures of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler as bookend...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Horse Bust Bookends, English, Cast Brass, Decorative, Novel Rest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage horse bust bookends. An English, cast brass decorative novel rest, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Wonderful equin...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bookends Cat and Bulldog Signed by Irenée Rochard, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends cat and bulldog signed by Irenée Rochard.
Art Metal with silver patina on a marble and onyx base. France 1930.
Animals in bronze by Christopher Payne. Antique c...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Solid Marble Modernist Bookends Blocks with Textured Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of solid marble block bookends circa 1980s made in Italy with 4 sides textured finish and one side polished, in black marble.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Blenko Glass Twisted Hearts Clear Block Bookends Wayne Husted, 1969
Located in Miami, FL
Blenko glass twisted hearts clear block bookends, Wayne Husted 1969
Offered for sale is a pair of Blenko "Twisted Hearts" clear block bookends designed by Wayne Husted in 1969. Th...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Antique Bronze Art Nouveau Owl Expandable Bookends Book Rack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique bronze Art Nouveauowl expandable bookends book rack. Item features Metal frame, very nice antique item, quality American craftsmanship, grea...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Sculptural Brass Jack / Jax Bookends in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of solid brass sculptural jack / jax bookends in the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1980s. The set is in good vintage condition and measures 11"W x 5"D x 4.25...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Vintage Elm Wood Wheel
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage Elm wood wheel
Great as an accent piece for a bookshelf or side table.
Size: 15”d x 11”h
Category
Late 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair Large Cast Iron Horse Bookends/Sculptures
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Large pair of finely detailed iron horse sculptures/bookends.
Category
1980s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Antique Bronze Roaring Tiger Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of Neoclassical or Grand Tour style bronze bookends in the form of roaring tigers.
USA, Late 19th century
Measures: 7.75"W x 4.75"D x 9"H.
Good original vin...
Category
Late 19th Century American Grand Tour Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Bookends, Pair
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts period hand-hammered copper bookends.
By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark)
USA, early 20th century.
Each measures: 4.25"W ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Copper
Snake Gold Bookend Set Gold Plated or Platinum Plated
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend set snake gold in gold plated 24 karat
on black marble base.
Also available in snake Platinum plated on black
marble base.
Each piece dimension: L20xD05xH15cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Platinum
Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Art Deco Horse Head Bookends a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pair of hand carved wooden Art Deco style horse head bookends.
Large heavy wood vintage hand carved Art Deco style Folk Art horse bust book ends on a pedestal-type base.
Ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
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
Art Deco Period Marble Bookends with Sculpted Dice
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Art Deco period bookends with dice, made of Port Nero Marble, the dice are made of white Carrara marble. It is a decorative piece for on a desk or in the bookcase. Made in ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Patinated Spelter and Marble Bookends with Danish Dogs
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Art Deco bookends, with sculptures of dogs, probable Dansih dogs. The figurines are made of patinated spelter (zinc alloy). The plinths are...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pineapple Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends Pineapple set of 2 made in gilt
metal. On gilded metal base.
Measures: L 14 x D 9.5 x H 18cm each.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Bookends
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair of American Made, Native Indian 'Ambush' Bookends by N. Partridge
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of original, American made, Marked, Native American / Indian bookends.
In the earliest years of the 1900s a lady artisan working out of New York created these now very r...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Pair of Bronze Clad Grizzly Bear Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of bronze clad grizzly bear bookends, circa 1940s. They are in original condition with a fine patina, some light oxidation and some surface scratches; the pair measures ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Hand Carved Alabaster Bookends w. Science like Geometrical Element
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and undoubtedly meaningful midcentury bookends of practical size and design.
We are not educated in the fields of physics, chemistry or biology, but somehow we have a feel...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Blenko Glass Ship Bookends, a Pair
By Blenko Glass
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of round art glass bookends made by Blenko. Decorated with ships at full sail above a stretch of water in textured relief. Dimensions per bookend
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Pair of Vintage Brass Ibex Bookends
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Vintage Brass Ibex Bookends.
Our large pair of Hollywood Regency brass ibex bookends are substantial and can hold large scale or heavy books. Beaut...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Venezia Bookend Sestiere
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
Wonderful way to embellish a clean and minimalist or traditional bookcase: this pair of bookends is a real art object entirely worked and veneere...
Category
2010s Italian Other Bookends
Materials
Steel
Original Max Le Verrier 1920s French Art Deco Bookends Reading Ladies Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stunning pair of original antique Art Deco ''Reading Ladies" bookends by Max Le Verrier 1920.
Patinated spelter with ''Portor Marble'' base.
Superbly styled Art Deco design fitting for Max Le Verrier famous sculptures...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Solid Cast Brass Anchor Bookends
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of cast solid brass anchor bookends. Perfect for your Nantucket, Cape, or Hamptons home!
USA, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Small Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice small 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 a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Polished Solid Brass Mallard Duck Head Bookends Sarreid Style 1950's A Pair
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Polished Brass Duck Bookends Sarreid Ltd Style 1950's A Pair.
Vintage pair of polished cast solid brass duck head bookends.
Pair of Mid-Centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Italian World Globe Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-455, pair Italian revolving globe bookends.
Category
1970s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Fruitwood
Mid 20th Century Solid Brass Antelope Bookends - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Mid 20th century bookends, unbranded. Solid brass depicting antelope heads on a solid base. Likely made in the USA.
Measures: 5.25 W 5.25 D 10.5 H (Each), Weighs Approxima...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Bookends
Materials
Brass
Devon Bookend by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Devon bookend by Madheke
Dimensions: D 11.2 x W 16.2 x H 21.2 cm.
Materials: Leather, wood, metal.
Encased leather booked with internal compartments.
Reflecting the finest in craftsmanship, innovation and heritage, Madheke creates tailored and crafted goods that reflect understated classic elegance, blending tradition and contemporary - vintage and modern...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
Nautical Solid Brass Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Set of Heavy Solid Brass Seashell Bookends. Very good quality. Same day shipping!
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
19th Century Brass Hand Paper Weight Bookend on Lucite Stand
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous 19th Century brass hand door knocker mounted on a lucite base. This could be used as a paper weight or bookend and would make a stylish addit...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden Asian elephant bookends.
large Hand carved elephant bookends with trunk up, for Asian this represent good hea...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Bookends
Materials
Paint, Wood
Goberg , Hugo Berger Wrought Iron Bookends, Germany, circa 1910
By Goberg
Located in Delft, NL
Goberg , Hugo Berger wrought iron bookends, Germany, circa 1910.
The Goberg brand is derived from the name of the maker Hugo Berger and had a workshop i...
Category
Early 20th Century German Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
1960s English Traditional Bronze & Copper Baby Shoes Bookends Nursery Décor Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of British colonial baby shoes bookends in cast bronze and handcrafted solid copper Shoes made in England in the 1960s.
Note the attention to details at the shoes and each is...
Category
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Solid Brass Duck Bookends by Valenti Spain, 1970s
By Valenti
Located in Munich, DE
Huge and heavy brass bookends made by Valenti in the 1970s
They look a sculpture and will bring glamour to your home.
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair brass clam shell seashell bookends. Very good detail to the casting. Good condition. Any dark spots are reflection only. Felt on bottom. Hand Polished, ready to use.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Venezia Bookend Laguna
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
Wonderful way to embellish a clean and minimalist or traditional bookcase: this pair of bookends is a real art object entirely worked and veneere...
Category
2010s Italian Other Bookends
Materials
Steel
Antique Art Deco Cast & Patinated Bookends Depicting a Figural Brick Fireplace
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and heavy pair of antique bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco styl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Steel
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
Mid-Century Modern Architectural Brass Globe Bookend & Decorative Object, 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern polished brass ball orb sculptural bookend. The design features a round spherical globe beautifully enhanced by a square walnut wood Stand, adding an architectural...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Oxid Slate Bookend Natural Stone Contemporary Design by Joaquín Moll In Stock
By Joaquín Moll, Meddel
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Oxid slate bookend natural stone Contemporary Design by Joaquín Moll In Stock.
This rust slate stone bookend is a unique way to present and store all your books. A piece created fro...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Slate
Pair of Glass Bookends in the Style of Lalique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of frosted Horse Head sculpture bookends. The pair could be used as decorative pieces but also are perfect for bookends, especially in a Childs room. They are molded...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Organic Modern Alabaster Marble Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial organic modern alabaster marble sculpture, circa mid-20th century. This organic modern alabaster marble sculpture is all neutral tones with a brown wood base. Great as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Venezia Bookend Mestre
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
Wonderful way to embellish a clean and minimalist or traditional bookcase: this pair of bookends is a real art object entirely worked and veneere...
Category
2010s Italian Other Bookends
Materials
Steel
Pair Cast Iron Viking Ship Bookends Full Sail Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturers
Located in New York, NY
Early 1920s pair of majestic Viking ship bookends with a full sail ploughing ahead through open waters. Bi Bradley + Hubbard verified by a B+H seal on th...
Category
1920s American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Travertine 'Slo' Book Ends by Christophe Delcourt, Collection Particulière
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of 'SLO' book ends in 'Travertine' by French designer Christophe Delcourt.
Renown designer and interior decorator Delcourt celebrates his passion for noble materials, by infusi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Bill Curry Jacks Sculptures Bookends Paperweights for Design Line 1967
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jacks bookends by Bill Curry in chocolate brown enamel.
Bill Curry Oversized Pop Art Jacks Bookends.
Bill Curry Jacks Scul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Ibex or Ram Bookends Signed by the Sculptor Max Le Verrier France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco Ibex or Ram bookends, signed by the sculptor Max Le Verrier.
The bookends are in green and black patinated art metal, France 1930.
Literature:
Art Deco sculpture by Vic...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Max Le Verrier “Mouflon” Art Deco Bookends Original 1930 Black Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Original Max Le Verrier bookends model: “Mouflon” superb art deco stylized sculpture.
Original "Max Le Verrier" (1891-1973), signed.
Original Art Deco, France, 1930s not modern rep...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
1950s Japanese Owl Sculptures Brutalist Metalsmith Birds Iron like Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed by an unknown Japanese craftsman. A pair of heavy welded metal abstract bird sculptures, minimalist in design and creation. Some remna...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Post Modern White Enamel Bookends- a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
Post modern metal bookends with white enamel paint. Sleek and simple design perfect for keeping your books standing tall. Not entirely sure of the exact manufacture date, but believe...
Category
Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Porcelain Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a high quality antique Victorian coromandel porcelain inset adjustable book slide, by Betjemann's, 19th century and circa 1870 in date.
It is made of stunnning coromandel...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
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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