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Bookends For Sale
Pairs of Vintage Brass Armillary Sphere Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
2 PAIRS of vintage brass armillary sphere bookends (PRICED PER PAIR)
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carved Stone Aztec Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Pre-Columbian-style carved Aztec grey marble bookends (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Bookends
Materials
Marble
Salta Round Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Pair of Brass Verdigris Patina "Sea Horse" Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass verdigris patina "Sea Horse" bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, circa 1990s. The bookends are in good vintage condition with a nice patina; they measure 6.25...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Graduated Art Deco Style Book Ends in Polished Brown and Green Onyx
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of striking stacked natural stone bookends in richly veined brown and green onyx. A graduated design, reminiscent of the Chrysler Building, allows them to be placed in different...
Category
1980s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Pair of Cast Iron Bookends w/Camels, by Judd Co. ca. 1920
By Judd Co.
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...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Nude Nymph Reproduction Art Deco Bookends by Sarsaparilla Deco Design
By Sarsaparilla
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Italian "Old World" Style Globe Bookends on Wood Bases
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of Italian old world style globe bookends on wood "L" shaped bases in walnut, circa 1970s. The bookends are in vintage condition . Each globe rotates on its axis and hav...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Sculptural Bronze Greyhound Bookends on Nero Marquina Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
Presenting a captivating pair of Art Deco Sculptural Bronze Greyhound Bookends, dating back to circa 1930 from France. These stunning bookend...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Original Max Le Verrier 1920s French Art Deco Bookends Reading Ladies Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stunning pair of original antique Art Deco ''Reading Ladies" bookends by Max Le Verrier 1920.
Patinated spelter with ''Portor Marble'' base.
Superbly styled Art Deco design fitting for Max Le Verrier famous sculptures...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Just Andersen Set of Art Deco Elephant Bookends Disko Metal Model 165, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful set of rare "elephant" bookends in patented Disko metal made in the 1930s by Just Andersen, Denmark. Both stamped underneath.
Just Andersen (1884–1943) was a Danish decorat...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Red Coral Bookend Set of 2
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend red coral set of 2, handcrafted sculpture
with more than 800 red cabochons hand-placed.
With structure and base in solid brass gold-plated
24-ka...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Coral, Gold Plate, Brass
Antique Gothic Revival Novel Slide, Scottish Oak, Extending Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Gothic revival novel slide. A Scottish, oak and silvered brass extending book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Accentuate your reading corn...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Oak
Gucci Horsebit Bookends, Tan Leather, Brass, Wood, Signed
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
Gucci Horsebit Bookends, Tan Leather, Brass, Wood, Signed. Medium scale bookends finished in "Cognac Brown" leather and decorated with brass and wood equestrian horsebits. Signed wi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Panther and Tiger by Oscar Waldmann, 1925
By Oscar Waldmann
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends panther and tiger by Oscar Waldmann Patinated bronze on wooden base. Signed on the base. circa 1925. Oscar Waldmann is a Swiss artist who worked in France.
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Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Travertine Bookends
Located in Maywood, NJ
Travertine bookends are elegant and functional accessories for organizing and displaying books. Crafted from natural travertine stone, these bookends often feature unique patterns an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Antique Gothic Revival Book Slide, English Walnut, Extending Bookrest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Gothic revival book slide. An English, walnut and brass extending bookrest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Accentuate your reading corner or de...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Ben Seibel Sculptural Flame Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Ben Seibel for Jenfred book ends, circa 1950s. In brass finish. Some wear, patina and scratches but overall nice condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pr Pop Art Large Faux Marble Modern Ear Lobe Heavy Sculptural Bookends
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage Pop Art Large Pair of Heavy Sculptural Ear Lobe Bookends
Fabulous, Fun, oversized, substantial, postmodern sculptural and functional Ear lobe set of bookends. Engraved C2C
...
Category
1980s American Classical Roman Vintage Bookends
Materials
Resin
Pair of Hard Wood Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Hand Carved
Located in Bochum, NRW
This is a pair of vintage elephant bookends. They are made of beautiful hardwood, hand-carved, and have bone-made eyes and tusks.
They are ...
Category
1970s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Carl Auböck Mid-Century Bookends with Brass Hands #1928, Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of minimalist but charming sculptural book ends in the shape of a hands. Model number 1928, handmade of solid polished brass and metal, designed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Skulls Bookend Set of 2
Located in Paris, FR
Skulls Set of 2 bookend with polished nickel finish
structure. Skulls in solid brass in bronzed finish.
Dimension of each bookend: L19xD12,5xH20,5cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bookends
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Impressive Pair of Raw Green Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of raw green marble bookends, circa pre-history. The bookends were formed by fossilization over millions of years and are finished with the exterior edges retaini...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Antique Bookends
Materials
Marble
Coppia di Fermalibri in Acciaio e Ottone - Italia - Anni '70
Located in Milano, IT
Originale coppia di fermalibri nello stile di Gabriella Crespi, realizzati con pesanti elementi di acciaio sui quali sono fissati due colombi in ottone massiccio stampato. I volatili...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass, Steel
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".
Category
1960s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Ben Seibel for Jenfredware Sculptural Two Tone Brass Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of sculptural brass bookends Designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware.
Unique, scarcely seen examples incorporating a two-tone, textured design (there are blackened areas which ar...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Scroll Leaf Brass Bookends by Craftsman
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of scroll leaf brass bookends by P.M. Craftsman (Philadelphia Manufacturing Co.), circa 1970s. The set is in very good vintage condition and measures 9.5"W x 3"D x 5.25"H. Mar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Rolls Royce Comissioned Silver Spirit of Ecstasy Book Ends
Located in Northampton, GB
Marble Columns
From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer a very rare pair of Silver Spirit of Ecstasy Book Ends. The Book End mounts are carved from marble with dem...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Pair of Vintage Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very nice pair of vintage marble horse head bookends, circa 1940s. The bookends are heavy and solid and well crafted. They measure 11.75"W x...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Marble
Joel Myers for Blenko Pair of Crystal Cube Bookends, 1967
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage solid glass cube bookends feature textured side surfaces with abstract designs of sand dollar or starbursts on two opposing sides; the top side has contracting gloss...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Uranium Glass
Unique Art Deco Bronze Brass Pair of Bookends, Mid Century Modern Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of two brass bronze finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge....
Category
1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Set of bookends hand-carved in oak, early 20th century.
Located in Herentals, BE
Beautiful set of bookends hand-carved in France in the early 20th century.
The oak bookends are finished with copper nails that feature the same facet pattern as the pattern of the w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Walnut Bookends, French 1930s Hand-Carved Bird Sculptures
Located in ROUEN, FR
Art Deco Walnut Bookends, French 1930s Hand-Carved Bird Sculptures
Elegant pair of Art Deco bookends.
Carved in walnut for the turkeys body and...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
Vintage Carved Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Stone Bookends 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1950s Pair of Carved Aztec Onyx Stone Bookends.
Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Bookends.
Hand carved marble stone pyramid Aztec Mayan.
Pair of v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Bookends
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Vintage Brass Buffalo Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage brass buffalo bookends, circa 1970s. The set is in very good vintage condition with a fine patina and measures 3.5"W x 5.25"D x 4.25"H. Very nice set! #4083
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
1970's Rare Pair of Bookends Classic Antique books with Gold Trim by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Antique books , bookends by Borghese circa 1970's , elegant and unique in a very Fornasetti style .
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends. Stags in Patinated Metal on a Marble Base
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of French Art Deco bookends. Stags in patinated metal on a marble base.
Approx. 1940s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: height 18.0 x depth 12.0 x width 8.0 cm.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Danish Brass Bookends Royal by Poul Cadovius for Cado, 1960s. Set of 3.
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Brass Bookends Royal by Poul Cadovius for Cado, 1960s. Set of 3.
Set of three original double sliding bookends for the Poul Cadovius "Royal" w...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
19th History of the Antecolombian America with Original Engravings and Pictures
Located in Miami, FL
The book it´s in Spanish.
Catalan Region
Beautiful handmade engravings
996 pages.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Bookends
Porcelain Foo Dog Lion Decorative Object or Bookend, Japan
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white porcelain foo dog lion decorative object or bookend, circa early to mid-20th century, Japan. Foo dog lions, also known as komainu in Japan, are a symbol of good luc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
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...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Bookends made in Copper, Italy 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of Mid-Century Bookends made in Copper, Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Egyptian Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Cast Iron Eagle Snow Birds Pair Circa 1900s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of cast iron spread-wing eagle bookends. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread as it stands.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throu...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Bookends
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Sculptural German Art Nouveau Brass Bronze Bookends 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four decorative Art Nouveau brass/bronze bookends.
Germany, 1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Spectacular bookends, floral laurel leaves, solid brass, Art Deco 1930s, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Spectacular bookends, made entirely of brass, from the Art Deco period, around the 1930s, probably made in Austria or Germany.
The bookends of the same size have a wide stand and su...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
1939 Rookwood William McDonald 2275 Rook Raven Bird Bookends 5.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1939, Rookwood ceramic bookends 2275 by William McDonald. Matte white ceramic bookends in the shape of a bird / rook / raven on a leafy branch with berries, with flat back hexa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Pair of Carved Mexican Onyx Stone Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage pair of carved Mexican onyx stone bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends depict a sleeping man with poncho and sombrero sitting by a cactus; they have wonderful veining an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Bohemian Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Restoration Hardware Industrial Modern Metal Spinning Globe Bookends - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Restoration Hardware Industrial Modern Metal Spinning Globe Bookends - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 6.5" H x 5" W x 6...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Cast Iron Eagle Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a pair of cast iron eagle bookends. These bookends each feature a perched eagle with large wings, tucked behind their bodies. The eagles' heads look to the right. The deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Bookends
Materials
Iron
1930s Art Deco Marble and Green Metal French Swan Bookends
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is a pair of 1930s Art Deco French bookends. Each bookend features a sculptural swan design made of metal, which exudes an elegant and streamlined aesthetic typical of the Art D...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
2 Art Deco bookends marble around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Art Deco bookends marble around 1920s
It has small damages but it is not cracked (see pictures)
Very elegant excecution
Original condition
The books are not for sale they are only ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of 1920s Brass Figurative Bookends with White Onyx Base
Located in Austin, TX
This pair of vintage brass and white onyx bookends dates to the 1920s and are clearly inspired by Rodin's 'The Thinker.' From time to time, similar bookends will surface, but differi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Brass
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...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pottery
Vintage African Pair of Wooden Hand Carved Busts Sculptures
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood sculpture hand carved vintage tribal Folk Art bust of an African men and women sculptures.
Pair of vintage handcrafted wood sculptures of African men and women bust with headdress and jewelry.
These two busts depict tribal African couple...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
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.