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Bookends For Sale
Art Deco Turkey Bronze Bookends Signed Irenee Rochard
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Turkey bronze bookends signed Irenee Rochard. Very nice with original patina, mounted over marble bases.
Irénée René Rochard (French, 1906 ~ 19...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Equestrian Horse Iron, Brass Trophy Bookends Stamped P.M.C, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Equestrian Horse Iron, Brass Trophy Bookends Stamped P.M.C, Pair
Offered for sale is a pair of equestrian-themed iron and brass trophy bookends stamped P.M.C. . Each bookend...
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Bookends with Authentic Fossil Ammonites - Exclusive Design
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Add a touch of elegance and prehistoric charm to your bookshelf with this pair of bookends made of black slate and authentic fossil ammonites. A unique work that combines modern aest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Slate
Pair of Vintage Brass "The Thinker" Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of vintage brass "The Thinker" bookends (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Asian Modern Handcrafted Brass Elephant Head Bookends, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern pair of elephant head bookends made out of solid brass.
The set has the original condition, and it is not polished, it shows patina.
Great animal sculptures booken...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Organic Modern Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of stunning organic modern bookends crafted out of pink natural marble featuring a beautiful design making them a perfect addition to a home or office space. Ettore Sottsass a...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Hollywood Regency Brass Swan Bookends, A Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of Hollywood Regency brass swan bookends. In fabulous vintage condition, this pair is created from brass, and depict a swan with the beak to...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #4635 Bookends "Drop with a Hole", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4635 bookends "Drop with a Hole", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
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
Grouping of Six Carl Auböck Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Grouping of six Carl Auböck brass bookends. Includes one pair each of models #4635, #4636 and #4637. Designed in the 1950s, these incredibly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Minimalist Clear Glass Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Minimalist clear glass bookends, circa 1980s. The bookends are in very good condition and measure 8.5"W x 5"D x 5.25"H. #1681
Category
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Bookends
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Pair of Panther Bookends, Silvered Bronze and Marble - France, 1920s
By Paul Jouve
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco pair of panther bookends. Silvered bronze and marble. Made in France, 1920s. Both stamped France. Heavy marble bookends.
In the style of Paul Jouve. They will give a chic lo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black Bakelite & Nickel "Skyscraper" Bookend Table Lamp, 1920's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Art Deco Manufacturers Finishing Company, Lib-O-Lite library bookend desk lamp. Featuring skyscraper form, spring loaded cast aluminum rectangular black bakelite step base with nick...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Nickel
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
Midcentury American Modern Live Edge Trapezoidal Douglas Fir Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking sculptural douglas fir live edge bookends (circa 1970s USA). Solid 'blocks' of stained douglas fir have been sculpted into trapezoidal forms and finished to reveal soft, pol...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
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
Carl Auböck Pair of #4637 Bookends "Cello", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4637 bookends "Cello", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends, Jumping Antelopes
Located in Bochum, NRW
A pair of animal bookends from the Art Deco period, featuring stylized antelopes in bronze patina spelter on a red marble base with white veins.
In excellent overall condition.
Dimen...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Parrot Bookends by Georges Van De Voorde with Foundry Seal Brig, Paris
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco parrot bookends by Georges Van de Voorde with Foundry seal Brig, Paris.
The birds are in patinated Art metal and stand on green marble bases...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and depict a pair of Lions, with their heads raised. These finely sculpted pieces are beau...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Marble Sphere
Located in New York, NY
A substantial marble round ball sphere in dark grey, dark green, taupe and white hues, in the Art Deco Modern design style, circa late-20th century, 1970s. A great decorative object ...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Handcrafted Geometric Bookend "Tropi 2" in Solid Marble by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handcrafted geometric bookend "Tropi 2" in solid marble.
Each bookend is composed of two geometric pieces of solid marble fused togeth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
SCULPTED DEEP RED ANTIQUE LIBRARY BOOK CARVED FROM ROCK PART OF A LARGE SUiTE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Absolutely exquisite, hand carved from solid rock library book which is part of a suite
I have six of ...
Category
Early 1900s English Folk Art Antique Bookends
Materials
Stone
Pair of American Bronze Bookends " Mozart & Dickens, " Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American bronze bookends," Mozart & Dickens" Late 19th Century
Category
19th Century American Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of C2C Designs, a Resin Based Sculptural Ear and Nose Bookend Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of iconic C2 Design bookends. The pair combine a combination pop Nose and Ear. The resin has a stone look and are very popular. The pai...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Contemporary 21st Century bookcase accessory, sculptural bookend made in Italy
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Capo is a collection of bookends designed by Milano based studio Spinzi, and artisanally handcrafted from metal in Italy. They are small in size yet big in personality: rather then s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Blenko Clear Textured Glass Elephant Bookends by Wayne Husted
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of MCM Wayne Husted designed clear textured glass Elephant bookends for Blenko, circa 1960s. In fine condition, no damage. no Label. In fine condition, no issues.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
Unusual Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Oversized Nose Bookends
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual pair of oversized Italian marble composition bookends. Outrageous and fun, a must have for the person who already has everything. I am sure they don't have a pair of these!
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Composition
Brass and Wood Asian Bookends
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Brass and Wood Asian Bookends
Ceremony Position Asian Male and Geisha Female.
Some wear on wood black bases.
Male dimensions 7H x 4.5L x 2.5W. Wood base 5 x 3.5.
Female dimensions ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Fornasetti Bookends Gift Tema E Variazioni N. 171 Black/White/Red Metal
By Fornasetti
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Bookends in Marble 1940s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Pair of Art Deco Bookends in Marble, Europe, 1940s.
This is a beautiful pair of bookends in a very distinct art deco style. Wonderful and elegant, these will hold your books in a ve...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Bookends
Materials
Petrified Wood
Blenko Stylized Bamboo Glass Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Pair of cast clear glass bookends with a stylized bamboo motif by Blenko.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Modern Geometric Lucite Bookend
Located in Seattle, WA
Single MCM Bookend of geometric style and lucite material. Chips and minor flaws consistent with a vintage piece. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. B...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Solid Heavy Brass Vintage Mallard Bookends
Located in North Miami, FL
These vintage heavy brass Mallard head bookends show a wonderful patina from age and use. One panel is slightly taller than the other ( see detail images). THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AN...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Salviati
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of heavy green and blue Murano glass book ends by maestro Luciano Gaspari, circa 1950.
Born in Venice in 1913. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Venice and Bologna, he was a pupil of Virgilio Guidi and Giorgio Morandi. He participated in a number of Biennales.
Luciano Gaspari is a painter who enters into symbiosis with glass production, studies the collections, scientifically verifies the techniques, establishes a deep relationship with great masters such as Alfredo Barbini , Luciano Vistosi , Paolo Martinuzzi, especially Livio Seguso and, later, Pino Signoretto.
Become the artistic director of Salviati in 1955, he plays the role with untiring commitment and rigor.
Characteristic of his approach is a total mastery and an innovative use of traditional techniques, the ability to look to the past to invent the future, but also to use novelties with courage and imagination, or to "force" common use by transforming, for example, simple bottles in sculptures.
He engages in serial productions, in "unique pieces", in sculptures, but also in objects such as plates (including absolutely extraordinary those presented at the '66 Biennale), vases, cups, bottles: in every creation the quality of colors, the balance between brightness, transparency, glows and shadows reveals the intense relationship between the painter's sensitivity and fantasy and a perfect understanding of the potential of glass.
1913. Born in Venice on March 22 in a family of decorators.
1931. After attending the Institute of Art, he made his debut at the collective exhibition of the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa.
1932. He receives the prize for the younger painter at the XVII Venice Biennale.
1933. Student of Virgilio Guidi at the Academy of Fine Arts.
1935. He follows Guidi in Bologna. Here he attends the course of engraving techniques held by Giorgio Morandi, with whom he will remain in correspondence for a long time.
1936. Participates in the Rome Quadriennale and the Venice Biennale.
1937. After completing his studies in Bologna, he returns to Venice.
1938. Participates in the Venice Biennale. 1940. Participates in the Venice Biennale; becomes assistant to Giuseppe...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Duck Bookends G.H. Laurent France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze duck bookends G.H. Laurent France 1925.
Pair of Art Deco silvered bronze bookends by the famous French artist G.H. Laurent. Signed and numbered, circa 1925. ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal & Marble Bookend Pair, 1920
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-casted nude Art Deco flapper girl cast in spelter metal statue with enamel finish fixed to marble stands. In the style of Frank Art, The Flapper girls captures the essence of th...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Petite Spelter Statues, Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Petite Spelter Statues will make perfect Antique Bookends as well! Cast in spelter and given a patinaed bronze finish, then set on p...
Category
1890s French Beaux Arts Antique Bookends
Materials
Spelter
Set of 3 Space Age Model 4909 Bookends by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Model 4909 Bookends by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1960s, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Plastic
Carl Auböck Pair of #4219 Bookends "Jazz Hands", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4219 bookends "Jazz Hands", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian "Old World" Style Globe Bookends on Wood Bases
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of Italian old world style globe bookends on wood "L" shaped bases in walnut, circa 1970s. The bookends are in vintage condition . Each ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Bookends
Materials
Metal
Blue Eyes Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends blue eyes set of 2
all in hand painted porcelain.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Large pair of Art Deco bookends signed by Maurice Frecourt from the 1920s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A elegant and large pair of Art Deco bookends signed by Maurice Frecourt (France 1890-1961) in marble and bronzed spelter. Made in France during the 1920s.
Wear consistent with age...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
19th Century Pair of English Lion Figures
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pair of pottery figures of lions resting on English shields. They are sitting on molded bases which are beaded around the platforms. Wonderful color. No maker's mark.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Regency Brass Duck Head Bookends - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
This elegant set of vintage brass duck head bookends adds a touch of regency charm to your bookshelf or desk. The finely detailed design highlights the graceful contours of the ducks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Native American Bust with Headdress single Bookend
Located in Seattle, WA
Believed to be cast iron , not confirmed. Single Bookend of Native American bust with headdress. Vintage condition as pictured. Listening is for described item only. Online Box H2
D...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Rabbit, Hare Silver Plated Bronze Bookends, A.E.L, 1920s
By A.E.L.
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Art Deco rabbit, hare silver plated bronze bookends. Signed A.E.L. , stamped France and 28. Mounted Over Russian Onix.
We have specialized i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
1950s Pair Art Deco Revival Polished Brass Gazelle Antelope Mount Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair Art Deco Revival Polished Brass Gazelle Mount Bookends.
Exquisite pair of Art Deco Revival antelope gazelle bust sculptures bookends in polished solid brass mounted on black wooden base.
Gazelle Head Hollywood Regency Cast Brass Bookend, Restored and polished.
These 1950s pair of Art Deco Revival polished brass gazelle antelope mount...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique 20thC French Bronze & Marble Vulture Book Ends, Max Le Verrier c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century French Art Deco bronze and marble book ends, realistically cast as two vulture birds mounted on polished marble bases. These book ends are unsigned and att...
Category
20th Century French Other Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Acrylic Lucite Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Lucite / Acrylic bookends by Ritts and Co. - super sleek and perfect for any space. Especially good for the modern or minimalist space. The pair a...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Lee Rosen Ceramic/Pottery, Pair Bookends for Design Technics, Fused Glass Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice pair of bookends designed by Lee Rosen, with an amazing fused glass glaze like broken glass surface very popular and used for many designers of the period, in America and Europe...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends by Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, French, c 1925, cast in silvered metal as a man clad in a loin cloth playing the pans flute and a similarly clad woman playing the cymbals, covered in a silver plating signed "Carlier" on the base, "Fabrication Francaise...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Pair of #3654 Bookends, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3654 bookends, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Teddy Bear Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage mid-century brass teddy bear bookends.
These pair of teddy bear would make a luxurious addition to any room, and especially as part of a nursery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #4630 Bookends "Hook", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4630 bookends "Hook", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
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.