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Bookends For Sale
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Cast Iron Bookends of Authors Dickens & Oliver Holmes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends were made by the well known B radley and Hubbard Company of the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Iron
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
Rare 1872 Edition of the Pilgrim's Progress and Other Works of John Bunyan
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice 1872 edition of The Pilgrims progress and other works of John Bunyan.
A very old and original bo...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Paper
$712 Sale Price
30% Off
Don Shoemaker for Señal Bookends in Solid Cocobolo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of solid wood bookends by Mexican-American designer Don Shoemaker for his company, Señal. Rendered in highly figured cocobolo wood, a species of local tropical wood similar to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Cocobolo
Folding Hand Carved Moroccan Wood Book Holder Display
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Folding hand carved wood Moroccan book display or stand.
Handcrafted sheesham wood book holder with foliage design.
Perfect to showcase a beautiful book, Holly book, Bible, Koran.
Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Bookends
Materials
Wood
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 w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Carved Wood Expandable Elephant Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage carved wood elephants expanding bookends.
Beautiful carved wood book holder that expands to hold more books.
Beautiful vintage han...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Brass Bookcase Bookends, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of American made brass bookends cast in the shape of a candle stick in front of bookshelves. Underneath is finished with red felt. Makers label reads “A product of the finest American Craftsmanship. Philadelphia MFG Co...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass
$325 / set
Vintage Art Deco Ceramic Painted Cornucopia Fruit Harvest Bookends - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Ceramic Painted Cornucopia Fruit Harvest Bookends - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 5" H x 8.75" W x 3" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Brass Tassel Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Brass Tassel Bookends. Nice weight to hold a stack of books. Good overall condition. Dark and light spots are reflection. Hand polished.
Category
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
$275 / set
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends. Expressive faces with glass eyes gives these bookends a striking presence.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
1960s Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Wood Bookends a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Wood Bookends – Pair Mid Century Modern Mexican Design, Señal S.A.
Rare and exquisite pair of hand-carved cocobolo wood bookends by renowned...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood, Cocobolo
Pair of Marble Post-Modern Column Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of marble post-modern column bookends, circa 1980s. They are in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measure 6"W x 5.75"D x 6.75"H. Great looking set! #2445.
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair brass bookends depicting dolphins English manufacture 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of brass bookends depicting dolphins, English manufacture from the 1950s.
Bon état. Measures 13x9.5x19 cm - inches 5.1x3.8x7.5.
The last photo is the gift box.
Category
1950s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of MCM "A to Z" Gold Leaf Finish Iron Bookends by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun pair of mid-century modern iron "A to Z" bookends with gold leaf finish by Curtis Jere, circa 1960s. The bookends are in very good vintage condition with a great patina and meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Cut Steel, Gold Leaf
Art Deco Bird Bookends in Silver Metal and Marble, France, 1930s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Art Deco Bird Bookends in Silver Metal and Marble, France, 1930s
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends.
They feature stylized birds in flig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal, Spelter
Pair of Vintage Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket and Ball Bookends c. 1980s USA
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Vintage Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket and Ball Bookends, USA, circa 1980s
Add a touch of sporty sophistication to your home or office with this striking pair of vintage tenn...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Ceramic Italian Lions, A Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of ceramic lions with Italian insignias. Circa 1990s, Italy.
Category
1990s Italian Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
$950 / set
Antique Chinese Family Rose Porcelain Brass Book ends
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of book ends . Embossed Brass frames , decorated
with Gem stones , Oval shaped Family Rose Porcelain plaques .
representing Oriental Women .
Category
1880s Chinese Qing Antique Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Clarabell and Emmet Kelly Bronze Bookends, PM Craftsman 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The set features two bookends shaped like clowns, with the character Clarabell and Emmet Kelly. The bookends have beautiful, age-appropriate patina; they are marked with manufacture...
Category
20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Modern Astrolite Products Lucite Arched Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great set of modern Lucite bookends by Astrolite. In excellent condition.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Cast Iron Original Paint Hubley Doorstops C1935 Flowers in a Bouquet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful pair of Hubley Doorstops hand painted cast iron appears to be original surface. One has a little more loss of paint than the other, see pics. Otherwise all there in excelle...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Salta Large Square Black Onyx Stone & Brass 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
Onyx Square Large Bookends or Sculpture Pedestals 90's
Located in North Miami, FL
These pair of heavy square vintage onyx bookends or pedestals for small sculptures or objects are vintage from the 90's. They are 6" x 6" surround. The variants of the onyx are off w...
Category
1990s American Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Mallard Duck Bookends, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of metal bookends decorated with mallard ducks taking flight. Pressed with feather details and hand painted with the green and blue feathers partic...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Bookends
Materials
Metal
$325 / set
Original Vintage Midcentury Glass Owl Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of midcentury glass owl bookends by Blenko from the 1960s with original signature seal sticker. Incredible craftsmanship and detail in this pair of glass bookends that...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Just Andersen 1930s Danish Pewter Elaphant Book End
Located in New York, NY
One 1930s Danish Art Deco pewter elephant bookend by sculptor, Just Andersen.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Brass Bookends with "The Angelus" and "The Gleaners" by Jean Francois Millet
Located in Soquel, CA
Brass Bookends with "The Angelus" and "The Gleaners" by Jean Francois Millet
Solid pair of bookends by H. L. Judd Manufracturing Co. Each bookend contains a scene originally painted by Jean Francois Millet - farmers harvesting in the fields and farmers praying over a basket. They are marked on the back with "REAL BRONZE" and numbered 9977.
Titled on the bottom "The Gleaners" and "The Angelus"
Original felt on bases.
4.75"H x 5.25"W x 2.25"D (each)
Jean Francois Millet: 1814 - 1875, was a Barbizon School painter known for showing in his works the devoutness of French farm laborers.
Judd Co.
Morton Judd established the Judd...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1950s Ben Seibel Brass Clam Shell Bookend Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Ben Seibel Brass Clam Shell Bookend Set
Brass bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware
5.5 h x 4 d x 5.5 w
Preowned original vin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Glass Owl Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool pair of MCM hand-blown glass owl bookends by Blenko, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and solid with a smooth back side a finish and a textural finish on the front. Very cool...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Boho Onyx Bookends - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your literary collection with this stunning set of Vintage Boho Onyx Bookends, a true celebration of natural beauty and artistic craftsmanship. Each bookend is meticulously c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx
$695 / set
Midcentury Sculptural Bookends Brass and Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents: Vintage modern pair of bookends brass and wood
No maker information
6 w x 5.5 d x 6.75 h
Original vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Mid-Century Italian Travertine Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of large mid-century Italian travertine horse head bookends, circa 1970's. The bookends are heavy, solid and well crafted and measure 10"W x 3"D x 10.5"H. They are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
American Mahogany and Cast Iron Copying Press with Paw Feet, Charleston, SC 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and mahogany two-drawer copying press with a turned bulbous cork screw handle, floral decorative pressure plate, flanking fluted decorati...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Brass Eagle Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an appealing set of vintage brass bookends. The bookends each depict a spread-wing bald eagle perched on a branch. The branch is wrapped in decorative vines.
In 1782, Congre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Equestrian Black and White Set of 2 Bookend
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend Equestrian Black and White Set of 2
with all structure in fine porcelain, with 1 white
horse and 1 black horse.
Dimensions: L20xD13xH33cm each.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
$1,996 / set
Pair of Golf Ball Bookends Lucite and Chrome Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool and nice design sculptural golf ball bookends. Nice golfball atop a nickel base. Nice addition to every room. Chrome with patina and one of the lucite stands with scratche...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1960s Rustic Gold Jack Bookend George Nelson Design Line Calif
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Rustic Jack Bookend Decor George Nelson Design Line Calif
4.5 tall x 5.75w x 4.75d
Original Rustic Unrestored Vintage Condition Item, preowned.
Refer to images.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Sculptural Jacks Bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid iron sculptural jacks bookends in pink and plue by Billy Curry for Design Line. Could also be used as doorstops. 1960s.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Serre Livres en Spelter sur marbre noir veiné Art Déco France XX Siècle
Located in London, England
Découvrez ces superbes serre-livres en régule à patine foncée, ornés de délicats oiseaux reposant sur un socle en marbre. Cette belle production, pourtant souvent négligée au profit ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Spelter
Pair of Small Antique Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Ebony, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of small antique elephant bookends. An Anglo-Indian, ebony and bone carved animal novel or book rest, dating to the late Victo...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Bookends
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Brass "Doors to Library of Congress" Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of rare solid brass "Humanitas & Intellectus" collectible bookends with "The Doors to the Library of Congress" on the frontside manufactured by Virginia Metalcrafters,...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Federal Pressed Clear Glass Horse Head Bookend, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco Federal pressed glass horse heads bookend pair are striking decorative pieces for holding up books on a shelf. Popular in the 1920s and 1930s, they feature geometric, styliz...
Category
1930s American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
Pair of Bookends Glass and Wood in the Style of Fontana Arte Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of bookends in acquamarine glass structure and wood in the style of Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair Bronze Patinated Polychrome Pirate Bookends by Pompeian Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of bronze patinated polychrome pirate bookends by Pompeian Bronze, circa 1920s. The bookends are in fair antique condition and measure 6" W, 4.25"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage S Monogram Cast Glass Ice Cube Bookends by Blenko, Pair
By Blenko Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
Handsome pair of heavy mid-century cast glass ice-cube shaped bookends by Blenko with scripted capital S monogram. Front and back are polished smooth and all four sides are textured....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Sculptural Solid Walnut Bookends, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Sculptural Solid Walnut Bookends, c.1960.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Walnut
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Copper Plated Elephant Bookends c.1920-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco copper plated elephant bookends. Both pieces have retained their original copper finish.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1920-19...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Copper
Vintage Chinese Enamel Dragon Bookends
Located in Somis, CA
From a private collection, a spectacular pair of solid brass enameled bookends. Each features a gilded dragon emerging from ocean waves that meet the clouds, all five talons extended...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Bookends
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$755 Sale Price / set
37% Off
Pair of Italian Gold Gilt Folding Bookends by Franco Tacchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful air of Italian gold gilt folding bookends by Franco Tacchi circa 1960s. The bookends are in good vintage condition and measure 7"W x 3.5"D x 6"H. Great look! #4114
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
1950's Patinated Iron Jax Sculpture Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Classic 1950's pair of patinated cast iron Jax bookend / sculptures.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
$2,400 / set
Pair of Art Deco Shell-Shaped Bookends, Italy, 1930s
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Step into timeless elegance with this exquisite pair of Italian Art Deco bookends from the glamorous 1930s. Meticulously hand-carved from rich beech wood, each piece is sculpted into...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Beech
Pair of Vintage Polished Cast Brass Swan Bookends, circa 1950
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage pair of polished cast brass Swan bookends, circa 1950. Very sturdy and heavy. Great for holding up books on a bookshelf or as paper weights...
Category
1950s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Brutalist Cork Park Sherman Bookends
By Park Sherman
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of cork crafted column bookends by Park Sherman. These beautiful bookends express minimalist and brutalist notes. Column like, they define simplicity and organic sty...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Cork
Pair Antique Jade Red Agate Bookends Engraved Solid Brass
Located in Somis, CA
A rare, beautiful pair of antique Chinese bookends. Showcasing the beauty of translucent white jade with clarity almost to transparency, hand-carved dep...
Category
20th Century Chinese Bookends
Materials
Jade, Brass
$900 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #5535 'Rainbow' Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #5535 'Rainbow' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Two cylindrical colored marble specimens
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Two cylindrical specimens in Breccia Skyros Marble or Settebassi
Those two cylindrical specimens are perfect to serve as bookends or to presents works o...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Bookends
Materials
Breccia Marble
$2,456 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Bookends from ESA, 1970s, Set of 9
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 9 bookends in untreated teak with steel rest's manufactured by ESA in Denmark during the 1960s or 70s. The design is similar to bookends attributed to Kai Kristiansen. Measu...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
$420 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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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