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Bookends For Sale
Group of American Painted Cast Iron and Polisherd Steel Doorstops. Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Group of American cast iron doorstops / bookends. Set consist of Scottie, Rabbit, Ram, Swan, Flower basket, Pirate on chest, Frigate Ship, Floral column, ...
Category
1880s American Second Empire Antique Bookends
Mesoamerican French Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Mesoamerican French bronze sculpture. Vintage bronze casting of Mesoamerican stone hacha on original custom mahogany base. France, early 20th C...
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Solid Cast Polished Bronze Sterling Bronze Co. Cherub Bookends, Circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
ATA1390
A pair of polished bronze cherub bookends signed by the New York maker Sterling Bronze Co.
Overall: 3-1/2" h. x 5" w. x 4" d.
Please c...
Category
1930s American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Whimsical Pair of Walnut Signed Deborah Bump Owl Bookends Mid-Century Modern
By Deborah Bump
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Whimsical pair of carved solid walnut owl bookends by artisan Deborah Bump. Well carved owls in her well-known Minimalist Mid-Century style. This is the 1...
Category
1970s American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
Cast Stone
One Pair of 18th Century Bronze Mounts on Rouge Marble Bases
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very handsome pair of Asian or very possibly other country, mounts on rouge marble bases. Lovely as table decorations or bookends.
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Cast Iron Vibrantly Painted Decorative Doorstops, Circa 1900
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of cast iron vibrantly painted decorative doorstops, Early 20th century.
Set consist of elephant, rabbit, lion, two cats, two young ladies and country cottage. Select doorstops a...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends
Pair of French Bronze Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
Wonderful pair of French gilt bronze bookends each depicting a seated young centaur playing a horn. Having nicely detailed casting and lustrous finish. Absolutely darling and worth...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookends
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Leather Dice Bookends
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French stitched and studded brown leather dice bookends.
Category
1930s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Leather
Pair of American Bronze Bookends " Mozart & Dickens, " Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American bronze bookends," Mozart & Dickens" Late 19th Century
Category
19th Century American Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Pair of Art Deco Cubist Bookends by Bouret
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Ernest Bouret.
Silvered and lacquered bronze bookends, from circa 1928, signed and numbered.
French sculptor Pierre Ernest Bouret (1897-1972) was a member of the Salon de...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Carved Ebony Bookends as African Warriors
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of carved ebony bookends modelled as African warriors, resting on their haunches, with glass eyes, 19th century Spanish coin-earrings, brass bracelets...
Category
20th Century African Bookends
Materials
Iron
Amber Glass Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage glass half-moon bookends in dark amber color, set of two. By Blenko Glass Company.
Category
20th Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Pair of Esa Fedrigolli Bronze Bookend for Esart Italy
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Sculptural pair of bronze bookend designed by Esa Fedrigolli for Esart Italy.
Heavy cast bronze with felt bottoms.
Signed by the artist and original Manufacturer's label to underside...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cast Glass Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic pair of heavy Mid-Century Modern cast glass semi-circular column bookends by Blenko.
In very good vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use.
5" x 5" x 2.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Specimen Bookends in Petrified Wood
Located in New York, NY
Modern pair of specimen bookends in partly polished petrified wood.
Measures: 5.5" H x 11" W x 2" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Petrified Wood
Vintage American Bald Eagle Brass Bookends a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage American Bald Eagle Brass Bookends a Pair
Beautiful detail on this 1950s pair of American Bald eagle head bookends.
Nice set of large brass American Bald Eagle bookends.
This...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Bill Curry Jax Bookends - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid Century Bill Curry for Design Line Red and green Iron Jack Jax Bookends. All paint is original. Two of twelve colors manufactured by Curry's company, Design Line. I love thes...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Vintage Abraham Lincoln Bust Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a pair of vintage Abraham Lincoln bust bookends. The pair feature the likeness of Abraham Lincoln with detailed facial features and formal attire.
The Lincoln bust is mo...
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Metal
1970s Vintage Triangular Green and Black Marble Bookends - a Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a vintage, sleek, pair of polished stone bookends, circa the 1970s. This set is constructed of solid, heavy-weight marble and skillfully hand-cut and ha...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage Brass Unicorn Bookends
Located in Vallejo, CA
A wonderful pair of vintage brass bookends in the shape of unicorns.
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage "1776" Brass American Eagle Bookends by Colonial Virginia
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
These appealing vintage brass bookends depict a bald eagle preparing for flight after perching on a base inscribed with “1776.” The bookends were made by Colonial Virginia, a crafter...
Category
1970s American Federal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mixed Wood Art Deco Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming pair of mixed wood Art Deco bookends. Unique mix of black stained wood, natural teak blocks and spheres. These artistic, handmade bookends...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Beveled Lucite Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Lucite Mid-Century Bookend Set, 1960's
Vintage Mid-Century Modern, heavy Lucite bookends with beautiful beveled edges. These bookends almost glow when the light hits them. Polished...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of MCM Arched Lucite Bookends in the Style of Herb Ritts
By Herb Ritts
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM arched lucite bookends in the Style of Herb Ritts for Astrolite, circa 1970s. The pair are in excellent condition and would make a great...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation by Fayral Pierre le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation
Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry, France ca. 1930
Art Metal with green patina on Belgian Black marble base.
Literature:
Bronzes, sculptors and founders, H. Berman, Abage.
Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley, Antique collectors club.
The dictionary of sculptors in bronze, James Mackay...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Vintage Spreadwing Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a beautiful pair of 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 ar...
Category
1950s American Federal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Cavalli In Bronzo Fermalibri
Located in Badia Polesine, RO
Coppia di cavalli fermalibri in bronzo
Provenienza: Milano
Materiale: Bronzo e base in legno
Dimensioni: 15x7x18 cm
Condizioni: Ottimo stato di conservazione
Descrizione: Elegante c...
Category
1850s Italian Other Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bookends in Pewter with decoration of Adam and Eve by Just Andersen 1930
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful Pair of Bookends in Pewter with decoration of Adam and Eve. Designed in 1930 by the famous designer Just Andersen (1884-1943) from Denmark and manufactured by the Swedish...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Cast Iron Bookends w/ Indians, by Judd Co. ca. 1910
By Judd Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed and richly painted exemplifies the quality work of the Judd Company. Known for their bookends which were made from 1910-1930, that gre...
Category
1910s American Other Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Art Deco Marble Onyx Bookends Planters
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very substantial and versatile pair of art deco planter bookend sculptures. These heavy, vintage marble bookends or vases have been crafted int...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bill Curry Design Line Chrome Jacks Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Bill Curry for Design line chrome plated iron jacks bookends or decorative objects. Often attributed to George Nelson, these are all original chrome plated.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Iron
French Art Deco Pigeons Bookends, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco pigeon’s bookends, France, 1930s. Walnut. Measures: Each height 6.7"(17cm), width 7.7"(19.5cm), depth 3.75"(9.5cm).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Fossilized Stone Bookends Italy, Circa. 1980
Located in New York, NY
This pair of hand-carved bookends with fossilized shells embedded in solid stone makes for a chic addition to any bookcase or interior. With natural neutral tones, suitable for an o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone
Pair of Wood Horse Head Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of solid wood bookends hand carved into the shape of horse heads. One bookend features a carved horse head profile while the other appears more as the shadow. A playful piece ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak Wood Arts & Crafts Expandable Book Holder Rack Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Oak Wood Arts & Crafts Expandable Book Holder Rack Bookends. Item features an expanding frame, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, very nice antique item, great st...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Bookends
Materials
Oak
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
Midcentury Marble and Brass Fish Bookends
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of fish bookends with marble pinkish base and brass angel fish. Measures approx - 3.25deep x 5 wide x 6.25 high.
Category
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Original Max Le Verrier Cueillette Art Deco Style Bookends in Spelter and Marble
Located in Ulm, DE
“Cueillette”
Original “Max Le Verrier”
Art Deco style, France.
Ladies with flower baskets
Bookends made in “Régule” (spelter / whitebronze)
signed
Socle in black stone (co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Italian Modern Sculpture Bookends in Black Stone Slate, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern sculpture bookends in black stone slate, 1980s
Set of three rectangular base sculptures in slate. The stone has an irregular s...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Slate
Vintage Brass Clam or Scallop Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Hollywood Regency brass clam shell seashell bookends. Larger size, 5" x 5". Good condition. Has nice size and weight to hold a stack of books. Great for your beach house! Any...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Betjemann's Coromandel & Wedgewood Book Slide, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a high quality antique Victorian Coromandel and porcelain adjustable self closing book slide, by Betjemann's, 19th Century and circa 1870 in date.
It is made of stunnning...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Midcentury Arched Cat with Glass Eyes Doorstop in Old Green Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous style with arched back and tail with green glass eyes. Green is not original color. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
1970's Brass Pair of Bookends
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of patinated brass flying birds bookends sitting on black enameled metal base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Emile Carlier Figural Goat Bookends, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends. Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, (French, 1849-1927). Figural Goat Bookends. Silvered Metal mounted over Green Marble bases. Nice and heavy.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Geometric Marble Bookend Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare geometric marble bookend set in white marble with grey veining and green marble accents.
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair brass clam shell or scallop seashell bookends. Nice condition. Ready to use. Slight patina from age and use. Good overall condition, hand polished.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Duck Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Vintage brass Duck bookends. Larger size. Good condition. Has nice size to hold a stack of books. Great for your desk or bookshelf. Any dark areas ...
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boh Cast Metal McClelland Barclay Great Danes Bookends- a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Boho great fane bookends. Cast metal with a patinated finish. Made by the iconic McClelland Barclay and signed on the back. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair solid brass clam shell seashell bookends. Good condition. Ready to use.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Baldwin Brass Scallop Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair brass clam shell seashell bookends made by Baldwin Brass Company from the Henry Ford & Greenfield Village Collection.
Each Bookend stands 6” high and 5” wide including the ton...
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Industrial Metal Machine Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial machine blocks. The brutalist form features alternating striations along the sides with two brass dots on either end. These geometric blocks can be used as bookends or as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bookends
Materials
Steel
1950s Ben Seibel Clamshell Brass Bookend Jenfred-Ware
By Ben Seibel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Single Bookend in brass plate
1950s Ben Seibel Modern clam bookend in brass for Jenfred-Ware.
Bottom green felt present.
Selling as a single.
5.75 H x 5...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Black Forest Bronze Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Set of cast Bronze stylized deer bookends with detailed antlers and coat.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Alabaster Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Alabaster Bookends.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Vintage Brass Rams Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of vintage brass rams head bookends circa 1970s. The bookends are in very good condition and measure 9"W x 4"D x 7"H. The are substantial in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
1950s Ben Seibel Modern Brass Bookends Sculptural Tear Drop Flame
By Ben Seibel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brass bookends
1950s Ben Seibel modern bookends tear drop flame in brass
Selling a pair.
Measures: 7.5 H x 4.5 W x 2.25 D inches
Preowned original unrestored vintage condition. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.
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