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Bookends For Sale
Pair of Modernist Chrome Bookends by McDonald Products
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of modernist chrome bookends by McDonald Products, circa 1970s. The pair are heavy and in good vintage condition; they measure 8.5"W x 5.5"D x 8"H. Great addition t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome
Pair Italian Marble Burgundy and White 'Book' Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1116 A substantial pair of Italian MCM burgundy and white marble 'book' bookends.
Category
1960s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Hand Made Shell & Coral Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of hand made shell & coral bookends with Ostrich embossed leather backing.
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Coral
$1,450 / set
Pair of Terracotta Lions, after Canova, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of recumbent lions facing towards each other.
Category
19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Bookends
Materials
Terracotta
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco French Pair Bronze Pelican on Marble Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and quality pair French Art Deco bronze and marble pelican bookends dating from around 1925. The bookends are made from green veined marble ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Cat & Dog Bookends, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, 1920s. Cat and dog. The Art Deco spirit at its best. A discreet cubism underlines the perfect lines of our two friends. Spelter and marble. Each - H...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Astrolite Clear Acrylic Book Ends With Bronze And Gold Metallic Inclusions
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Shirley Ritts was an influential American designer known for her innovative work in interior and furniture design during the mid-20th century. A key figure in the rise of California ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Acrylic
A pair of bookends in the shape of a Swordfish from the 1940s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of bookends in the shape of a Swordfish. Made in gilded metal, probably in France during the 1940s. The gilding with some oxide spots (see photos)
Wear consistent with age an...
Category
1940s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Bill Curry Orange Jax Bookend or Door Stop
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Jax bookend or doorstop by Bill Curry for Design Line. This Jack bookend is made of heavy cast iron with a stunning bright orange powder coat that gives character.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
1980s Wall Street - Brass & Green Marble Bull vs Bear Stock Market Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
1980s Wall Street Bear & Bull stock market bookends . Each having a cast brass design on top of a solid block of angled green marble base. Perfect gift for that Wall Street broker, ...
Category
1980s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Architectural Bird Bookends Art Brass Co NY Geometric Pair Owl Falcon
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of brass American Art Deco Bird bookends designed in sharply geometric patterns, like metropolis architectural elements of the 1920-1940. ...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bookends Happy Chic White Arrow
Located in San Diego, CA
Jonathan Adler bookends happy chic Katie white arrow in white plaster finish.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Plaster
$140 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Musicians Mid Century Modern Bookends Sculptures in Cast Iron
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of cast iron musicians, men, and woman the pair had a label that read made in Italy but it got lost.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Cast Brass Tall Duck Head Waterfowl Bookends, Korea 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
10" tall Cast Brass Waterfowl Bookends From Korea. Nice patina to the brass from age.
Category
1970s Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Pair of Maltese Art Deco Bronze Dolphin Bookends or Sculptures
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of bookends feature finely sculpted elongated dolphins with their tails playfully raised in the air. Highly detailed handmade figurines, combining function and decoration, can be used as paperweights or sculptures, enhancing a shelf or table decor with their elegant, attractive forms.
The dolphins are signed on the bottoms with the foundry stamps, F. Abela & Sons, and Maltese crosses; please note the slight variations in the marks as shown in pictures. The bookends are in very good vintage condition with beautiful, age-appropriate patina. We are offering 2 pairs of the bookends, sold separately, at the time of the listing.
Malta is an island state, located on the archipelago of three small islands in the Mediterranean Sea near Italy. Malta became part of the British Empire in the early 1800s, and one of the favorite tourist spots as early as in the 18th and 19th centuries. Dolphin door handles...
Category
Mid-20th Century Maltese Neoclassical Revival Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Birds Book ends, Wood, Brown France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Book Ends, Sculpture representing a kneeling woman. 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...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
$431 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Button-Up Shoe Brass Bookends
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of brass bookends in the shape of Victorian button-up shoes. No maker's mark.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
$195 / set
Pair of Book ends, in Onyx, White Color, Horse Shape Pattern, France, Circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of book ends, in onyx, the motif pattern are horse heads. They are white in color, and were made in France in the 1970s.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
$335 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Vintage Stag Head Brass Bookends
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Elegant brass bookends in the form of two stag heads. They are heavy and will hold heavy books in space on your bookshelf.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Atomic Era Jack / Jax Bookend, Doorstop or Paperweight by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage atomic era / MCM iron jack / jax in the style of Bill Curry, circa 1970s. The piece in well worn vintage condition with a great lime green...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Pair of #4099 Bookends "Wedge", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4099 bookends "Wedge", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Il Corpo Sculptural Bookends Portraying Female Body Hand Crafted Resin Stone
Located in Barranquilla, CO
Our Il Corpo sculpture is a set of two individual sculptures portraying the upper and lower body parts. It was designed to be used as a bookend but possibilities are endless with thi...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Bookends
Materials
Stone
Pair of Art Deco Bookends with Doves in Wood and Resin from the 1930s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Art Deco dove-shaped bookends, made of wood and resin in the 1930s
Ø cm 15 Ø cm 9 h cm 15
The dove, a universal symbol of peace and purity, found a new expression in Art De...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Resin, Wood
$555 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Postmodern Brass Sailboat Bookends or Sculptures, Nautical Desktop
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of heavy patinated brass sailboat bookends made in Taiwan, probably for export, likely in the 1980s. Also great as simple sculptures or display pieces in a coastal home.
Very ...
Category
1980s Taiwanese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", or just "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Jennings Brothers Pair of Bronze Elephant Bookends
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare pair of bronze elephant bookends was manufactured by Jennings Brothers in 1920s-1930s. Both pieces have retained their beautiful patina and the original felt bottoms. Each piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Surfboard Shape Tier Bookshelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Pair Brass Sailboat Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Brass Sailboat bookends. Books sit on top of brass bottoms to hold a shelves worth of books. Good overall condition, some slight patina. Thin pad on bottom to protect surfaces. Any d...
Category
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
$145 / set
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
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 1900 Sante Mingazzi Naif Italian Art Deco Wrought Iron Birds Bookends
Located in Brescia, IT
2 Art Deco Bookends
Sante Mingazzi
Italy, Early 1900
Birds Iron Bookends
"Mingazzi Bologna" engraved
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian 1950s Architectural Brass Bookends
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s Architectural Brass Bookends in the style of Ignazio Gardella.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
A large and elegant pair of thuja root bookends. Art deco, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A large and elegant pair of thuja root bookends. Very period Art deco from the 1930s, Beautiful color and pattern, designed in a modern way.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
1930s Art Deco Marble Bookends
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1930s Art Deco Marble Bookends
Green marble with white veining
Gold marble with black veining
This pair of bookends would look great in an office or recording studio
Evokes old Holl...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone, Marble
$750 / set
Vintage American Eagle Bookends by Baldwin Brass
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a set of vintage brass eagle bookends. Each bookend depicts a wingspread eagle clutching a bundle of arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in the right talon. When ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Carl Auböck Mid-Century Earlobes Brass Bookends #3848, Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of minimalist sculptural bookends in an organic form, lovingly referred to by Auböck as “earlobes.” Model number 3848. Handcrafted from solid brass with a patinated and polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop by Walter Von Neesen for Chase, circa 1935
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple yet elegant design by Walter Von Neesen for Chase circa 1935. Brass & copper stylized in the form of a arching cat. Rare find. In excellent vintage condition with min...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Majolica Foo Dog Dragon Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and brightly colored pair of Majolica Foo Dog or Dragon Bookends. The pieces are vibrant and add a stunning look to a shelf or desktop.
A good size for most any books ...
Category
20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$631 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Girl and Goose, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bookends by Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully detailed, with a gorgeous deep patina, this rare pair of bronze bookends by Oscar Bach depict girls holding geese by the neck, like something out of a charming nursery rh...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$2,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Louis Riche, Patrouilleau Foundry, France 1920
By Louis Riché
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very beautiful pair of Art Deco bronze bookends with stretching cats on a black marble base. The pair is signed by Louis Riche (1877-1949), a famous French animalier who specialized ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Rare Art Deco Cat Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase Mfg.
Located in Buffalo, NY
In the early 1930's, when building all but came to a halt, the Chase Mfg. Company, a copper plumbing parts supplier, hired several young modern industrial designers to make inexpensi...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of “Cubisme” Bookends – Tulum Collection by L’Objet, Designed by Elad Yifra
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Bring a touch of modern art and Mayan inspiration to your library with this striking pair of “Cubisme” bookends from the Tulum collection by L’Objet.
Designed by Elad Yifrach, these ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
$555 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Bear Book Shelf / Book Rack Hand Carved Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century antique Black Forest Extendable bookshelf hand carved from Switzerland.
Lovely carved bears by a master carver & Black Forest floral styled base.
These make mar...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Midcentury Marble and Wooden Horse Head Bookends
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of midcentury wooden horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and well crafted, they are honey cream in color on a black marble base. Great addition to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage Modernist Rectangular Black and Green Marble Bookends Vermont Marble Co
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of modernist marble bookends by Vermont Marble Company. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the black ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Cypress Burl Wood Spheres, French Mid-Century Modern
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Cypress Burl Wood Spheres, French Mid-Century Modern
Circa 1940.
Impressive pair of oversized Art Deco bookends featuring large sculptural spheres crafte...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Cypress
Pair 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Marble Neoclassical Urn Garnitures
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th-Century French Neoclassical garniture featuring gilt bronze lidded urns on marble bases.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Post Modern Solid Lucite Majestic Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
An incredible pair of solid thick majestic bookends, 2" thick beautiful piece nice clean condition.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
$465 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Vintage Cast Brass Double Golf Club Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two golf clubs and golf balls.
Circa 1980s
Measures: 4.88"W x 1.88"D x 6"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
1980s Taiwanese Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bill Curry Bronze Jax Bookend or Door Stop
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Jax bookend or doorstop by Bill Curry for Design Line. This Jack bookend is made of heavy cast bronze with a charming age appropriate patina that gives character.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Italian Solid Cast Brass Anchor Candle Holders
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of cast solid brass anchor candlestick holders. Perfect for your Nantucket, Cape, or Hamptons home!
USA, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 6"W x 4.25"D x 3.5"H.
Good ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Handsome Pair of Equestrian Verdigris Bookends
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pair of verdigris metal horse head bookends on black bases with gold reigns. Decorative and functional.
Category
1990s American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Large Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Hand ful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #5673 Bookends "Horn", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #5673 Bookends "Horn", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Marble Horse Head Bookends
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
$2,800 / set
Pair of Bookends Bronze Elephants Sitting with Books
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Elephant bookends. The bookends are early 20th Century and are well made, and full of cheer, engaging in books of their own.
The patinated bookends tell a great story and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco terrier dog bookends by Hippolyte Moreau, France 1930.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco terrier dog bookends by Hippolyte Moreau.
Art Metal with silver grey patina on black marble base.
France 1930.
Literature:
Dictionnaire des ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Hammered Arts & Crafts Blacked Metal Owl Bookends by Goberg, Hugo Berger
By Goberg
Located in Lisse, NL
Artistic pair of bookends by famous German metal worker.
These rare and double sided 'Goberg' owl bookends are in good condition. They have a marvelous black finish which makes thei...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Metal
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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