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Bookends For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1950s
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
Pair of Geometric Bookends in Lucite by Amparo Calderon Tapia for Cain Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and beautiful pair of geometric bookends in polished Lucite designed by Amparo Calderon Tapia for Cain modern, the pieces have wonderful sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Grouping of Six Carl Auböck Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Grouping of six Carl Auböck brass bookends. Includes one pair each of models #4635, #4636 and #4637. Designed in the 1950s, these incredibly refined and sculptural bookends are execu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Portal Clear Glass Bookends, ANDREW HUGHES
Located in New York, NY
The Portal design is a simple exercise in optics and color. The clear color and reflective light are diffused by a surface etching on the top third of the interior of each bookend. A...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown 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
Contemporary Handcrafted Bookend "Aether" in Oxidized Brass by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted bookend model "Aether" in oxidized brass with a curved contour.
This bookend is part of the "Proetus Series", a collection of six bookends in brass.
Variati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Marquina Pingu Bookend by Matteo Ragni
Located in Milan, IT
A chic design for contemporary spaces with a minimalist vibe, the Pingu Bookend is designed by Matteo Ragni. Crafted in Black Marquina marble, the deepest black stone with stark whit...
Category
2010s Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
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
Carrara Pingu Bookend by Matteo Ragni
Located in Milan, IT
In timeless Carrara marble, the Pingu Bookend by Matteo Ragni is characterized by its fresh minimalist design. Blending an original shape with a classic material, the piece is an all...
Category
2010s Italian Bookends
Materials
Carrara Marble
Contemporary Handcrafted Bookend "Hybris" in Oxidized Brass by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted bookend model "Hybris" in oxidized brass with a curved contour.
This bookend is part of the "Proetus Series", a collection of six bookends in brass.
Variati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Fossiline Brown Shell Bookends by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
This exclusive Ammonite Booksends sculpture combines contemporary design with authentic fossil shells that date back to milions of years ago. It is tr...
Category
2010s Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
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
Fossiline Bookends Sculpture #3 by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
A scrupulous stylistic research has been conducted in the creation of a precious collection, in order to maintain intact shapes and the natural colors of these fashinating testimonia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Gallop Set of 2 Bookends in Porcelain
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends Gallop set of 2 in porcelain in black finish.
Also available in white finish on request.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
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
Bamboos Gold Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends bamboos gold set of 2 in polished
stainless steel, 24-karat gold-plated handcrafted.
Each piece: L 8 x D 8 x H 20cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Fossiline Set of Black Bookends by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
Mounted on chic slabs of slate in an L shape, these bookends feature authentic manticoceras fossil shells, guaranteeing that no two are exactly alike - ever - thanks to the pieces' o...
Category
2010s Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Black Brass Golfer Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends black brass golfer set of 2 in solid
brass in black matte finish. With half golf ball on
each book end set with cristals.
Measures: L 9 x D 9 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookends
Materials
Crystal, Brass
White Bronze Golfer Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends white bronze golfer set of 2 in solid
bronze in mirror finish. With half golf ball on
each book end set with cristals.
Measures: L 9 x D 9 x H ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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
REmix vol. 5 Bookend Tiger Lily
By Belén Moneo
Located in Barcelona, ES
A new edition to the REmix project (Vol.5) created by BD Barcelona Design with the aim of REcovering, REcycling and REusing obsolete material that accumulates in warehouses, giving i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
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
Vintage Inspired Contemporary Pineapple Glass Bookend in Olive
Located in Istanbul, TR
Mouth blown and hand carved olive color glass pineapple coupled with cast metal stand and leaf motif to work as a bookend or an accent piece in timeless interiors.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Bookends
Materials
Metal
Fossiline Bookends Sculpture #2 by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
An authentic, aesthetic and decorative piece which looks its age and speaks of the prehistoric past. It would look great on any library shelf or on a side table, lit by a lamp, in yo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Op Art Engraved Clear Glass Arched Book Ends
By Veritas
Located in New York, NY
Pair of arched Op Art engraved clear solid glass book ends by Veritas, circa 2017.
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
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
Pair of French Modernist Flèches Bookends
Located in Hanover, MA
Cast iron (blackened and gilt) bookends in modernist neoclassical style of Arbus, Poillerat and Royere.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Copper and Pewter Bookends Signed Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These whimsical bookends depict two human figures running on human hamster wheels. The figures themselves are pewter, and the bookends are copper. Artist signed on both bookends.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Copper, Pewter
Pair of Murano Glass Bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Salviati
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of heavy green and blue Murano glass book ends by maestro Luciano Gaspari, circa 1950.
Born in Venice in 1913. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Venice and Bologna, he was...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Spreadwing Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a beautiful pair of spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of ar...
Category
1950s American Federal Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
1950s Ben Seibel Clamshell Brass Bookend Jenfred-Ware
By Ben Seibel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Single Bookend in brass plate
1950s Ben Seibel Modern clam bookend in brass for Jenfred-Ware.
Bottom green felt present.
Selling as a single.
5.75 H x 5...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
1950s Ben Seibel Modern Brass Bookends Sculptural Tear Drop Flame
By Ben Seibel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brass bookends
1950s Ben Seibel modern bookends tear drop flame in brass
Selling a pair.
Measures: 7.5 H x 4.5 W x 2.25 D inches
Preowned original unrestored vintage condition. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Agate Ryolite and Quartz Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Agate, ryolite, and quartz bookends. ~ 5" H. Ryolite, agate, and quartz. These beautiful hollow geodes were formed from volcanic activity. These pieces were found in the western Unit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bookends
Materials
Stone
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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