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Bookends For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Brass and Chrome Golf Club Bookends QUICK SHIP
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome golf bookends featuring brass club and ball with nice detail. Thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching. Great for the golfer or man cave or she shed. Very go...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Studio Crafted Wood Heart Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Sweet pair of Studio Crafted Wood Heart Bookends for the book lover in your life. Solid carved wood.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Sculptural Jacks Bookends
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid iron sculptural jacks bookends in a chocolate brown. Could also be used as doorstops. 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage English Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends Made in England. The Lion and Unicorn are symbols in the coat of arms of the UK. The lion represents England ~...
Category
1950s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Contemporary Carved Column Bookends- a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Contemporary bookends. A beautiful deep red on a carved wooden column. A chic and simple design. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brass and Wooden Apples Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
Vintage brass and wooden apple bookends.
Beautiful bookends, each with a wooden apple sculpture with a brass apple stem and leaf, mounted on brass bases....
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brass Finish "Ladder-Form" Bookends by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Ladder" bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware in the 1950s (New York) and distributed by Raymor.
Beautifully aged with a rich, patinated brass finish. Wear throughout, as...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Bronze Candlesticks or Bookends in the style M. Gerber, c 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Bronze Candlesticks or Bookends
In the style of Monique Gerber - unsigned
circa 1970
unpolished with nice patina
individual size: 1.5" deep x 4" wide x 7.5" tall
"I like...
Category
1970s American Futurist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Lowercase Letter A Splatter Painted Bookend in Orange and Brown - 1981
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic lowercase letter A bookend. This piece was created in 1981 and painted in an orange, red, and brown splatter pattern.
Dimensions:
6" Wide
2.75" Deep
5.5" Tall
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
1970’s Bronze Monkey Bookends - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a pair of bronze brass heavy metal monkey bookends. The finish is an antiqued bronze patina with verdigris style accent. Each monkey measures 6 inches tall by 4.5 inches acro...
Category
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Brass Apple book ends Hollywood Regency Dutch Apko 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful set of two 1970s Hollywood Regency Dutch Apko shiny brass apple parts to use as bookend, decoration or paperweight. signed Apko . the price = set price
Category
1970s Dutch Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons.
When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Rosewood Bookends with Clock and Thermometer by Gumps
By Gumps
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice pair of rosewood bookends with clock and thermometer by Gumps, circa 1990s. This gorgeous rosewood set has wonderful grain patterns and a high quality quartz clock and ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Bookends
Materials
Metal
Classic Gucci Bookends
By Gucci
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Classic bookends by Gucci. Classic brown leather stripe with brass bases. Beautiful stitching and attention to details.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS Cast Iron Fox Head Bookends - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Late 20th Century bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters. Black color cast iron depicting fox heads. Could alternatively be used as doorstops. Made in Virginia, USA.
Measures:...
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Bookends
Materials
Iron
Spanish Modern Style Bronze Bookends by the Artist David Marshall
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish Modern Style Bronze Bookends by the Artist David Marshall
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Bookends
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Wood Teak Vintage Italian Bookcase, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bookcase from the second half of the 20th century. Furniture produced by AV Arredamenti Contemporanei in teak wood and teak veneer with black details, metal feet and adjustab...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Teak
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
Modernist Bookends Set Black Granite and Etched Glass Slab, France 1980s
By Paris Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
This architecturally designed pair of bookends from the 1980s is a modernist marvel. The large round disk glass slab is etched with clouds and dots, and the base is constructed of bl...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Granite, Metal, Chrome
Vintage Kangaroo Bookends in Silver Plated Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative pair of rare mother kangaroo bookends with Joey's/babies. Made from silver plated brass. They have developed a unique rainbow-like patina over the years but obviously can ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Pair of Trompe L'oeil Faux Leather Bound Book Panels
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Two panels of faux leather bound books.
With aged leather book spines, cast epoxy backs, and velcro L-brackets to the reverse to allow them to stand on their own.
Perfect for shelf decorating or hiding a wall safe...
Category
Late 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Leather
Ritts Astrolite Lucite Bookends
Located in Highland, IN
This beautiful pair of thick faceted lucite bookends by Ritts is part of their "Astrolite" line.
6"h X 4"w X 2.75"d
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
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
Vintage Polished Brass Rare Unicorn Bookend Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage solid polished brass bookend sculpture with nice weight circa 1950s.
Category
1950s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Portariviste italiano Lira di Pierangelo Gallotti per Gallotti e Radice, 1980 ca
Located in MIlano, IT
Portariviste modello Lira con struttura curva in tondino d'acciaio e piano d'appoggio in vetro fumè curvato infilato fra quattro bulloni che lo tengono fermo, anche grazie al suo stesso peso e forma...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Steel
Pair of Bronze "X O" Bookends in the Style of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of bronze "X O" bookends in the style of Curtis Jere, circa 1990s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with a wonderful patina and measure 4"W x 5.5"D x 6.5...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Marshall Studios Gordan Jane Martz Tile Walnut Bookends Mid Century
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Iconic walnut and ceramic tile plinth bookends, designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios. 1960s. One retains the original production sticker. The thickness of the walnut...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of MCM Brass Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of 1970's Brass Bookends with Vintage Louis Vuitton Fabric, Mid Century Modern
These monogrammed bookends have been custom made and hand cra...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Rude Osolnik Bookends
By Rude Osolnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rude Osolnik design and crafted bookends. High quality walnut executed in a sculptural bookend, signed on bottom.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Midcentury Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in Tystberga, SE
Pair of midcentury, circa 1970s, marble horse head bookends. well crafted with color honey cream and grey-green with amber and cream veined marble. Very stylish Etruscan horse profil...
Category
1970s Unknown Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Funky Danish Bookends
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Funky Danish bookends-blond guy and dark guy caricatures! Well made and hand painted.
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Cast Iron Siamese Cat Door Stop with Gold Remnant
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Art Deco Modern cast iron Siamese Cat door stop with gold paint remnants. Rare hard to find Sculptural Cat. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, paint mostly gone.
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of Carved Fossilized Limestone Bookends with Many Fossils Visible
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a high quality pair of demilune columnar form stone bookends, unmarked. Skillfully carved beige limestone with a large number of spiral shell gastropods, nautiloids, and other fossils polished to show off the beauty of the fossils. There are natural streaks of dark and light limestone, orange iron oxide, and crystalline calcite in the shells. The stone contains a large amount of calcite (or aragonite) with the remainder made of impurities such as dolomite, quartz or silicates, clay, iron oxides, and rock particles of many kinds.
These are of lovely quality and are fascinating to look at. As they are cut from the same piece, the fossils match up when both bookends are placed together and the corresponding portion of fossils can be seen on the opposite interior vertical plane.
Dimensions:
7"h x 5.75"w x 2.75"d (each half)
Condition:
Good, a few scratches and nicks on base, attractive appearance.
Provenance:
A Private Collection: The Sherry Netherland...
Category
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone
Solid Cast Brass Nautical Anchor Bookends
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of cast solid brass nautical anchor bookends. Perfect for your Nantucket, Cape, or Hamptons home!
USA, Late-20th century
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 6"H.
Good ori...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Vintage Brass Pineapple Bookends, a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
A pair of brass pineapple bookends in great condition. They both have felt bottoms so as to not scratch the surface they are on. Recently polished.
Category
1970s Indian Other Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Patinated Brass Rams Head Bookends, Midcentury
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of vintage brass rams head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are in very good condition nice patina.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Set of Desk Accessories by Rexite, Kartell, Neolt, 9 Pieces, Italy, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Four bookends, two desk organizers, two pen or pencil holders, one diary
- Marked.
- Rare models a and color.
- Very practical.
- Raul Barbieri and Gio...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Grey Marble Geometric Bookends Book Holders
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful vintage Italian gray marble stone bookends book holders.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Brass and Chrome Golf Club Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome golf bookends featuring brass club and ball with nice detail. Thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching. Great for the golfer or man cave or she shed...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Unique Vintage 1950s Black Marble Horse Head Bookends with Brass Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Explore the elegance and timeless design of our extraordinary pair of vintage circa 1950s stone bookends. These unique bookends are meticulously crafted from the finest marble, ensuring their great condition and long-lasting beauty.
At the focal point of each bookend is a meticulously detailed horse-head design, expertly carved from premium black marble. These sculpted horse heads rest atop a rectangular brass plate, which has been newly cleaned and polished to a gleaming finish. The combination of the dark, rich marble and the golden hue of the brass creates a striking contrast that is sure to catch the eye.
The horse bookends are further enhanced by their rectangular marble base, adding an extra layer of sophistication and elegance. These vintage black marble horse...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Stone, Brass, Metal
Polished Brass Bull and Bear Bookends Paperweights Wall Street
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage polished brass bull and bear bookends paperweights Wall Street cedor.
Great on any desk the polished brass bull and bear on stitched faux embossed leather stands bookends or paperweights.
Great decorative brass book ends. Wall Street bull and bear broker decorative desk decoration.
These stunning vintage Wall Street...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pink Marble Bookends with Etched Gothic “B”, Late 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
A very unique pair of monumental bookends in triangular chunks of pink marble, late 20th century. Each has the initial “B” in Gothic lettering carved into the back and painted black....
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Murano Art Glass Apple and Pear, Hand Blown, Blue, Purple, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Murano art glass apple and pear Sommerso blue and purple designed by Alfredo Barbini. Both have two flat surfaces for display or can be used as bookend...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Large Solid Aluminum Dice, Bookends, Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Dice made from solid Aluminum
Use as Sculpture.
Use as Bookends.
Use as other, you decide.
Origin, maker and year made unknown which only ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Ben Seibel Orb Bookends, Brass, Jenfred-Ware
Located in New York, NY
Ben Seibel Orb bookends, brass. Pair of rounded sculptural brass over white metal bookends with cutout handles - the form resembling Turkish kettlebells. The warm patina to the brass...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt "Book" Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of "book" bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux green leather covers by Borghese of Italy, circa 1970s. The pair is in great vintage condition and our made of cas...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Cesare Lacca Magazine Trolly from the 50s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Catania, IT
Magazine trolly Cesare Lacquer from the 50s in wood with three glass surfaces and very nice golden metal wheels to store magazines efficiently and also easily transportable.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Solid Cast Brass Horseshoe Bookends
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of cast solid brass horseshoe bookends
Late-20th Century
Measures: 4.88"W x 2.88"D x 5.13"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Book ends, in Onyx, White Color, Horse Shape Pattern, France, Circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of book ends, in onyx, the motif pattern are horse heads. They are white in color, and were made in France in the 1970s.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Pair 1950s Patinated Cast Brass Duck Mallard Head Bookends Mid-Century Modern
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
Sarreid attributed Vintage pair of patinated cast brass duck or Mallard Head bookends, Paperweight Home Decor, circa 1950.
Great for holding up books on a bookshelf or as paper weig...
Category
1950s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pair of Carved Aztec Onyx Stone Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of onyx bookends. These beautiful pieces are carved in the likes of aztec warrior deities. The onyx veining and translucent beauty comes t...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Nautical or Maritime Motif Collapsible Brass Anchor Bookends
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1970s Pair of nautical anchor bookends
Category
1970s Vintage 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
Pair of Polished Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of brass and chrome tennis racket bookends. Features a brass tennis racket and ball on each. Has thin foam on bottom of each to prevent scratching furniture. 5.5" high. Grea...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Brutalist Horses / Dragons Travertine Bookends, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Brutalist Horses / Dragons travertine bookends.
Designed and manufactured by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Measures : H 16.5 cm 4 x 17 cm
C...
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Travertine
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
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, 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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