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Louis-Albert Carvin French Art Deco German Shepherd Bookends, 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin, France, 1910s. German shepherds. Gilt spelter dogs. Marble bases. Measures: Height 7.5"(19cm), width 6"(15.3cm), depth 4.4" to 5.1"(1...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

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...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Regency Bookends

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Brass

French Art Deco Rare Cubist Carved Wood Bookends of Lions
Located in CA, CA
Stunning French Cubist carved wood bookends depicting lions.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Hardwood

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...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

Italian Art Deco Style Bull and Bear Bookends/Paperweights
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1167 Italian art deco style bull and bear bookends/paperweights solid brass on marble bases bull 2.5x5.5x8" bear 2.5x5x6.5".
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1960s Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Brass

French, Art Deco Bears Bookends, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, 1920's. Two bears. Noble woods and bakelite. Brass eyes. Measures: each - height: 4.7"(12cm), width: 5.5"(14cm), depth: 3.4"(8.7cm).
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Blue Geode Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive pair of blue geode bookends with a long history. Brightly colored with naturally formed patterns caused by fossilization over hundreds of years. Finished with a highly ...
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20th Century American Bookends

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Stone

Pair of Blue Geode Bookends
Pair of Blue Geode Bookends
$600 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Pair of Vintage Polished Cast Brass Duck Bookends, circa 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pair of polished cast brass duck bookends, circa 1950. Pair of polished decorative brass duck bookends in Sarried style. Very sturdy and heavy. Pair of midcentury vintage cas...
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Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends

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Brass

Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Sculpture Polychrome Bookends Siesta Folk Art 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A pair of vintage 1950s North American Mexican handmade polychrome painted wood "Mexican Siesta bookends". Beautiful, colorful design and a great example of Mexican Folk Art male and female wood sculpture book ends, Circa 1950s. The set is hand-carved from wood and depicts a sleeping Mexican peasant...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bookends

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Wood

Pair Of Whimsical Clear Bookends With Seashells And Seahorse
Located in Norwood, NJ
Whimsical pair of Lucite bookends with underwater ocean scene. Includes genuine seahorses, seashells and coral.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends

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Lucite, Shell, Acrylic

Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
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...
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2010s Argentine Modern Bookends

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Stone, Onyx, Metal

Pair of Modernist Solid Marble Bookends Memphis Era with Rare Chamfered Corners
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent pair of modernist solid marble bookends in black, grey and white with a "greenish" hue, circa 1980s. The pair has a sharp "Memphis Era" design with rare, hard to find, cham...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Marble

Unique Pair of French Art Deco Style Bookends, Hand-Carved Wooden Elephants
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful quality pair of French hand-carved wooden bookends. Made with rare palm wood. These handcrafted bookends will look wonderful to display your favorite books on a nightsta...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Palmwood

Art Deco style bookends reading ladies Moyen Age signed Max Le Verrier.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends reading ladies Moyen Age signed Max Le Verrier. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous, contemporary cast. Reading medieval ladies. ...
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2010s French Art Deco Bookends

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Belgian Black Marble, Metal

Carl Auböck Pair of #3847 Bookends "T", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3847 bookends "T", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Bookends

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Brass

Carl Auböck Pair of #4575-1 Bookends "Square", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4575-1 bookends "Square", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Art Deco Birds Book ends, Wood, Brown, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of bookends representing birds. The objects are in wood. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typical objects from the Art Deco period. It is signed.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Wood

Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement signed M. Le Verrier. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1928. Posthumous, contemporary cast. This pair is illustrated...
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2010s French Art Deco Bookends

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Belgian Black Marble, Metal

“Triumph Bookends" White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous book end small is a minimalist style book end made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a solid marble prismatic block.
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Bookends

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Marble, Carrara Marble

1960s Design Line Metal Jack Jax Bookend California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents George Nelson Style Design Line Single Jack Bookend California Bill Curry Unmarked 6.25 h x 7.5 w x 7.5 d Unrestored vintage original preowned condition Review our ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Metal

Pair of Vintage Brass Eagle Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of extra large, heavy brass Eagle bookends. Has thin felt on bottom of each to prevent scratching furniture. Great on a book shelf or desk. Nice condition, hand polished, Re...
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Mid-20th Century Korean American Colonial Bookends

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Brass

Antique French Art Deco Bookends by Maurice Frecourt 1925 Toucan Black Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous pair of French Art Deco bookends by Maurice Frecourt 1925. Very desired Toucans holding Sphere model. Made out of Nero Marquina black marble & spelter with amazing patina...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

Rare Bookends Alabaster Natural Polycrhome iMedieval Library .Monk, Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Last days!!!! I accept reasonable offers on my entire catalog (small and medium-sized items only) Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a b...
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Early 20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends

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Alabaster

A pair of Bookends with birds signed Jamar in period Art Deco from the 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of Bookends with birds signed Jamar in period Art Deco from the 1930s. Made in France by Jamar in patinated metal with a marble base. Period and beautiful birds. Wear consist...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Metal

Art Deco Woman Sculpture Bookends, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco female figure - Sculpture bookends, France, 1920s. Pair of female bookends in silver plated finish, great pose in the Art Deco style, made in France. We have specialized in...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Metal

Pair of Vintage Owl Figure Bookends, English, Carved Oak Book Rest, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming pair of vintage bookends, featuring beautifully carved barn owls, crafted in appealing English oak, circa 1970. This decorative book rest combines warm caramel ton...
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Oak

Antique Pair of American Made, Native Indian 'Ambush' Bookends by N. Partridge
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of original, American made, Marked, Native American / Indian bookends. In the earliest years of the 1900s a lady artisan working out of New York created these now very r...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends

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Metal

Pair of Italian Grand Tour Carved Yellow Alabaster Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Grand Tour Column Bookends in Yellow Carved Alabaster from Italy, circa 1960s Bookends are marked with authentic period stickers "Hand Carved", "Archer ...
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1960s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Bookends

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Alabaster

Handmade Glass Bookends by Blenko - a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of handmade glass bookends with smooth top and textured sides by Blenko Glass, USA circa 1980s. Measurement for each block: w3.5" d4" h3.75"
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Late 20th Century American Modern Bookends

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Glass

Mid-Century Japanese Iron Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of mid-century Japanese iron bookends. 1950s. Reminiscent of forms by Isamu Noguchi or Le Corbusier..
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Iron

Chat et Dogue Art Deco Bookends of a Cat and a Dog from Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Chat et Dogue” (French: cat and dog) Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed Art Deco style, France Sculpture made in “Régule” (spelter) Green patina - Handwork, patina could be dif...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends

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Marble, Spelter

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...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

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Brass, Aluminum, Nickel

Bronze Dancers Couple 1970s Belgium Artist V D Brande
By V. D. Brande
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful set of two expressive dancers from the seventies, handcrafted in bronze, inspired by sculpted clay sculptures a technique that is characteristic of the seventies and gives ...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Walnut, Black Enamel & Brass Sculptural Penguin Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This charming pair of Art Deco sculptural bookends features a playful and elegant penguin design, showcasing the sophisticated craftsmanship of American artisans circa 1935. The book...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Brass, Enamel

Pair of Mid-Century Onyx Marble Horse Head Bookends Library Mexico
Located in Toronto, CA
Striking and sculptural, this pair of large Mid-Century marble horse head bookends exudes timeless elegance and craftsmanship. Made in Mexico circa 1970s, each piece is expertly carv...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Onyx

Pair of Cast Iron Bookends w/Camels, by Judd Co. ca. 1920
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed and colorful bookends were made by the Judd Co., one of the most respected makers of bookends in the U.S. They produced many beautiful...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Iron

Art Deco France Pair Of Metal Bookends Featuring Dogs With A Fine Marble Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as it includes detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. This elegant and original pai...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Siena Marble, Metal

Rainbow Nesting Sculpture, Contemporary Colored Concrete Piece by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rainbow nesting sculpture made in colored concrete in 4 separate pieces. Each piece is casted in high quality pastina cement by skilled craftsmen from Italy. The sculpture could be u...
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2010s Italian Modern Bookends

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Concrete

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...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends

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Marble

Italian Marble and Alabaster Set of Bookends, 1920's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian set of bookends, fabricated in the early 1900's. It is handcrafted out of very beautiful marble and alabaster. The fabulous marble features a very nice pattern of ...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Marble, Alabaster

Rookwood William McDonald 1948 XLVIII Rook Bird Raven Library Bookends 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Rookwood raven / rook bird bookends by William P McDonald. Circa 1948. Shape 2278. William Purcell McDonald was born in Cincinnati on September 18, 1864. He joined Roo...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Pottery

Jean Cocteau and The Testament of Orpheus Hardcover by Lucien Clergue 1st Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Jean Cocteau and The Testament of Orpheus by David LeHardy Sweet, Lucien Clergue.A legendary French photographer presents a dramatic visual journal of the creation of Jean Cocteau's ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Expressionist Bookends

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Paper

Pair of Striped Carrera Marble Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of Carrera Marble Bookends - the "pyramid' shape in addition to the divisional use of stripes is very creative and decorative. Turn a subtle shelf and book area i...
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20th Century Modern Bookends

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Chrome Elephant Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chrome bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature two chrome plated brass elephants with curved tubular bodies and geometric shaped h...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends

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Brass, Chrome

Pair of Antique Animalier Bookends, French, Spelter, Onyx, Lecourtier, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique animalier bookends. A French, spelter bronze dog bust mounted upon red onyx by Prosper Lecourtier (1851-1924), dating to t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Bookends

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Spelter

Art Deco Wooden Asian Elephant Bookends Hand Carved Rosewood India 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Asian hand-carved wood elephant bookends. Vintage 1940s wooden bookends with carved elephant sculptures carvings. A wonderful quality pair of French Art Deco style hand...
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Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Bookends

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Rosewood

Nickel- plated art deco bookends vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Nickel- plated art deco bookends vienna around 1920s Ball black lacquered. The books are not for sale they are only for the photoshooting
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends

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Nickel

"Lincoln in the Chair" Bookends by Philadelphia Manufacturing Company
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of "Lincoln in the Chair" brass bookends, made by the Philadelphia Manufacturing Company. A polished brass Lincoln sits in a blackened brass chair. The gold manufacturer's lab...
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Mid-20th Century American Bookends

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Brass

"Bust of Lincoln" Bookends by Philadelphia Manufacturing Co, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of "Bust of Lincoln" polished brass bookends, sculpted by Alexander Geiges and produced by the Philadelphia Manufacturing Company. The busts are sculpted from photographs of L...
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Mid-20th Century American Bookends

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Brass

Mayan Figure Agate Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of agate bookends carved in the shape of Mayan figures in a seated position. Simple lines define the face topped with a crown, crossed arms and feet. The richly banded agate h...
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Late 20th Century Bookends

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Agate

Classic Gucci Bookends
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.
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Blue and White Quartz Geode Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of blue and white quartz geode specimen bookends or decorative objects, circa late-20th century. A great pair for an office, a li...
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Late 20th Century Organic Modern Bookends

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Quartz

Late 20th Century Brass Desk Set - Bookends - Letter Opener and Magnifier
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful desk set, made around 1960. The set consists of two bookends, a magnifying glass and a letter opener. Made of copper, covered with horn. Typical design of the Hollywood r...
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1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends

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Brass

Brass Gazelle Bookends - Set of 2
Located in Fairfield, CA
A pair of vintage brass bookends in the shape of gazelles. Beautiful gold coloring to the brass.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Brass

Pair of Nude Nymph Reproduction Art Deco Bookends by Sarsaparilla Deco Design
Located in San Diego, CA
Very nice pair of nude nymph / flapper reproduction art deco bookends by Sarsaparilla Deco Design, circa 1980s. The set are in original conditio...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

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Metal, Brass

Hermes Paris Art Deco Bookends Horse Head
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris Art Deco Horse Head Bookends This is a pair of Art Deco bookends featuring a horse head design sculpted in bronze. Each head is mounted on a rectangular dark marble base...
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20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Hand Carved Modern Mexican Cocobolo Wood Bookends by Don Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of hand carved modern Mexican cocobolo wood bookends by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960s. Retains original labels from his workshop in Señal Mexico. This design was included in the 2...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Cocobolo

Pair of Italian Mid-Century Mushroom Alabaster Bookends Sculptures
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
These substantial alabaster Mushroom sculptures were hand carved in Italy. This classic pair most certainly would accentuate your home on a bookcase, table, or desk. This pair is a f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Alabaster

Pair of MCM Lucite "Aquarium" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM lucite "aquarium" bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition and would make a great addition to any mid-century study or library! They meas...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Lucite

Blenko Glass Owl Book Ends
Located in Denton, TX
1960s Blenko glass bookends, designed by Joel Myers rare emerald green solid cast glass with textured design in the front and smooth on the back.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

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Glass

Blenko Glass Owl Book Ends
Blenko Glass Owl Book Ends
$455 Sale Price / set
30% 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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