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Bookends For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Divine Pair of Carved Wood Foo Dogs and Lucite Bookends
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful set of Asian foo dog bookends constructed of hand carved antique sculptures mounted on Lucite forms. A stylish combination of old and modern.
Category
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Pair of Vintage Leather Wrapped Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of green leather wrapped bookends, circa 1950s. The bookends measure 5.75" W x 4.25" D x 6" H and would make a statement in any office or den! #2096.
Category
Late 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Leather
Italian Brass Duck Magazine Rack
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Italian Brass magazine rack with holding racks for any book. Great convenient style and size. Can be placed anywhere.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
1980s Swirled Wood Sculptural Bookends
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1980s swirled wood sculptural bookends is signed: Largrave.
The golden color wood grain adds depth and character to these functional obje...
Category
1980s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Marble Architectural Details from India, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Architectural details hand carved in solid white marble, from India, mid-20th century. Intricate and precise carving details make these pieces unique. Can be used as carpet weights o...
Category
1970s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Lion Bookends
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning pair of majestic lion bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux black marble base in the style of Borghese of Italy, circa 1970s. The pair is in great vintage condition and o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Ben Seibel for Jenfredware Brass "Flame" Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of tear-drop form brass bookends Designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware as part of the "Flame" series.
Unique design incorporating various shapes and textures in a distinctly ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Chic Set of Tessellated Stone Mid-Century Modern Bookends and Candlestick
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Chic mid-century set of bookends and matching chunky candlestick beautifully made of tessellated stone. Makes a stylish accessory set.
Candlestick 9.25 h 4.5 round at top; 5.75 round...
Category
1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone
Mid Century Modern Studio Mixed Wood Bookends
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage handmade studio solid planked mixed wood bookends, circa 1970s. This unique set is handcrafted in zebrawood, walnut, maple, oak, rosewood and plywood. Perfect to display with...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Cork, Plywood, Zebra Wood, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Rosewood
1950's Wood Carved Polynesian Couple Bookends
Located in Spring Valley, CA
Beautiful pair of mid century bookends. Done in a traditional folk style. From the island-nations of the South Pacific.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Italian Murano Alexandrite Glass Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and vintage midcentury centrepiece glass sculpture by Ermanno Nason (1928-2014) for Cenedese of Murano, Venice, Italy. An absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Mura...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Lion Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning pair of majestic lion bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux black marble base by Borghese of Italy, circa 1960s. The pair is in great vintage condition and our made of ca...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
Post Modern Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Italian marble bookends, circa 1970s. In the style of Sergio Asti. Stone is beautifully veined and in great c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Bookends Horse Faux Ivory and Portoro Marble Italian Design, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bookends horse faux ivory and portoro marble Italian design, 1950s.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Minimalist Clear Glass Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Minimalist clear glass bookends, circa 1980s. The bookends are in very good condition and measure 8.5"W x 5"D x 5.25"H. #1681
Category
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Bookends
Materials
Glass
Ben Seibel Jenfred Ware Copper Finish "Stirrup" Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of bookends was designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware in the 1950s (New York) and exported by Raymor. Sculptural "stirrup" form with a nicely aged, patinated copper finis...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Copper
Blue and White Agate Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of blue, grey, and white natural agate bookends or decorative objects. This agate pair can work well on a bookshelf, or as standalone decorative obje...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Norman Bleckner Brass Bull Bookends Pair Of Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
These pair of vintage polished Norman Bleckner brass bull bookends have the original label on the bottom. New black felt feet were replaced with the ol...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Bookends Walnut Wood Live Edge Design Organic Form 1970s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bookends
Pair of walnut wood organic form bookends live edge natural design.
Artist signed Wetter
Original vintage unrestored preowned.
Measures: 5.75 W x 6.5 H x 6.25 D inches.
Preo...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Solid Marble Bookends with Brass Anchor
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of green solid marble bookends with brass anchor accent, circa 1970s. The set are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 5"W x 4.75"D x 7"H. #1493.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
David Marshall, 1980s 2-Tone Gilt Bronze Designer Pair of Book Holders
Located in Marbella, ES
David Marshall, 1980s 2-tone gilt bronze designer pair of book holders.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Ben Seibel Jenfred Ware Copper Finish Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of bookends was designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware in the 1950s (New York) and exported by Raymor. This exquisite example is nicely aged with a rich, patinated copper ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Sophia" Bookends by Franck Robichez, Contemporary, 1990
Located in Brussels , BE
"Sophia" contemporary Bookends by Franck Robichez, 1990.
Category
1990s Belgian Bookends
Materials
Steel
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
Midcentury Danish Teak Bookends
Located in Vienna, AT
Made of teak in Denmakr in the early 1950s.
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Female Bronze Sculpture by Michael Shacham, 1977
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial signed and numbered female figurative gilt bronze sculpture on a dark green with white veining marble base, by sculptor Michael Shacham...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Ice Block Emerald Glass Bookends by Blenko Glass
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of of free flow ice block emerald glass bookends by Blenko Glass, circa 1970s. The bookends look like a large chunk of ice with a very cool three dimensional effect and mea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Bookends by Carl Auböck III
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of bookends by Carl Auböck III.
Nickel plated steel. 1970s.
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Steel
Set of Vintage Ceramic Rams Heads Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of collectible bookends rams heads, circa 1970s nice lite pink mate finish with whitewash, no chips or cracks.
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Pottery
Book Holder, 1950s Attr. Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
Book holder, 1950s Attr. Richard Rohac
Brass blackened
Original marble
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
1970's Modernist Steel and Chrome Links Bookends
Located in New York, NY
1970's modernist steel and chrome Italian links bookends, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of 'Maschere' (Masks) Bookends by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
A rare and beautiful pair of 1950s 'Maschere' (Masks) bookends designed by the incomparable Piero Fornasetti. The bookends each depict a Greek theatrical mask, (tragedy), and are exe...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of MCM Leather Wrapped World Map Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of large leather wrapped bookends with a midcentury brass world map plaque embedded in the front, circa 1970s. The bookends measure 9" W x 6" D x 6.5" H and would make a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Blue Art Glass Pear Fruit Decorative Objects or Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial set Italian Murano pear fruit and egg decorative art glass bookends or decorative objects with a controlled bubble design in th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern "Astrolite" Sculptural Lucite Bookends by Ritts Co.
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern ”Astrolite" bookends were realized the Ritts Co. of Los Angeles, circa 1970. They offer faceted, sculptural forms in ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Two Bookends by Carl Auböck Brass Design Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large solid brass bookends created and manufactured by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. These outstanding objects made of solid polished and decorated brass...
Category
1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Floating Blue Quartz Stone Pair of Bookends in Ethereal Blue Organic Modern 1970
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury pair of organic modern bookends in polished floating sea of blue quartz stone
Breathtakingly beautiful, circa 1970s
Measures: 4 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W x 4 1/4" D (each)
Ori...
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Quartz
Rare Set of Two Wood Bookends by Pino Pedano, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of wood bookends by Pino Pedano.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Travertine Letter and Pen Holder by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of bookends/pen and letter holders in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Travertine
Postmodern Pair of Solid Marble and Stone Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice step bookend in solid marble, with stone decorative accents, great condition, circa 1990s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Tiger or Lion Cat Paw Decorative Object or Bookend the Empire Style
Located in New York, NY
A substantial tiger or lion cat animal paw decorative object sculpture or bookend, in the Empire design style, circa late-20th century. A great decorative object for a shelf, mantel,...
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Bookends
Materials
Composition
1970s Agate and Gold-Plated Bookends
By Buccellati
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s agate and gold-plated bookends in the manner of Buccellati.
Italy, circa 1970
Great vintage condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Agate, Gold Plate
Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Marked Blenko Thick Clear Glass Owl Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern handcrafted Blenko thick glass owl bookends.
Original label on back of each.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s Mahogany Steel and Copper Modernist Bookends Emaus of Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
pair of Bookends, Mid Century Mexican Modernist.
Unmarked, attributed to Emaus.
Made in Mexico circa the 1970s.
Mahogany, stainless steel, copper.
6.5H x 4.63 W x 5...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Copper, Steel, Stainless Steel
Pair of Midcentury Ben Seibel Sculptural Brass Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sculptural brass Ben Seibel for Jenfred bookends, circa 1950s. A freeform, organic design in brass finish with applied patina that has deepened over time giving them an even more ric...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Tribal Marble Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of tall, carved, tribal marble bookends, sculptures, or decorative objects, circa 1970s. Marble is white, black, grey, and tan. Demonstrated as bookends in images ...
Category
1970s South American Tribal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Chromed Steel Railway Tie Bookends, 1985
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fun present!
Midcentury chromed steel railway tie bookends, 1985
The pair of chrome-plated polished steel ties come with a foil label on the reverse reading, authentic rail fro...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Metal and Wood Horse Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique circa 1970s, USA Brutalist-style horse bookends composed of cut and soldered sheet metal heads and legs with carved wooden bodies and wire tails. Very good, vintage condition,...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Sheet Metal
Italian Sculpture Book Ends, Italy, 1970s, Pair
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Wonderful pair of sculpture book ends in the shape of two dogs.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Rare Curtis Jere A-Z Bookends Signed Mid-Century Modern
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pemberton, NJ
CLASSIC CURTIS JERE A-Z IRON BOOKENDS.SIGNED C JERE IN NICE VINTAGE CONDITION. SURPRISINGLY HEAVY AND GILDED GOLD WITH A NICE VINTAGE PATINA.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Silver Plated Duck Book Ends by Valenti, Spain, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Huge and heavy silver plated bookends made by Valenti in the 1970s
They look a sculpture and will bring glamour to your home.
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Hawaiian Male and Female Bookends, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pair of Hawaiian Mid-Century Modern bookends feature skillfully carved male and female busts that have been coated in a sand/plaster finish further enhancing their antiqued look...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
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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