Bookends
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Asian Art Deco Bookends
Ebony
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Aluminum
2010s French Art Deco Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wood
1920s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Bookends
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Alabaster
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Marble
20th Century American Folk Art Bookends
Iron
1920s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Onyx, Bronze
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Greco Roman Bookends
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Porcelain
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Lucite
2010s Austrian Bookends
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Metal
20th Century American Bookends
Brass, Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Marble, Brass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Travertine
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Brass
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Ebony
Early 20th Century Regency Bookends
Leather, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Marble, Gold Plate, Platinum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Brass
2010s Czech Baroque Bookends
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century Asian Bookends
Brass
Early 1900s English Folk Art Antique Bookends
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Plastic
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Metal
Late 19th Century Canadian Régence Antique Bookends
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Composition
Early 1900s English Folk Art Antique Bookends
Stone
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.