Bookends
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Bookends
Stone
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Bronze, Copper
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Iron
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Wrought Iron
20th Century Modern Bookends
Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Modern Bookends
Art Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Steel
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Bookends
Iron
20th Century Italian Modern Bookends
Marble
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Brass
20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Brass
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wood
1970s French Modern Vintage Bookends
Onyx
Mid-20th Century American Modern Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1920s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Bookends
Fiberglass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookends
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Chrome
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Alabaster
2010s Spanish Modern Bookends
Stone, Crystal, Marble
Late 20th Century Modern Bookends
Brass, Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Late 20th Century British Modern Bookends
Brass
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Carrara Marble
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
2010s Indian Modern Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
2010s Spanish Modern Bookends
Stone, Slate
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Breccia Marble, Spelter
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
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.