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Bookends For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
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
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Duck Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Mid-Century Duck Brass Bookends Sculptures
Substantial in size and weight, these solid vintage brass ducks are both form and function. Fabulous pair displayed on a bookshelf ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Art Déco Painted Ceramic Bookends Shaped Like Scotch Terrier Dogs
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of french Art Déco painted ceramic bookends shaped like Scotch Terrier dogs
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, enamel, paint
Technique: cast, pressed, painted, hand-painted, hand-c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Enamel
Alabaster Bookends Polycrhome in Form of Medieval Library .Monk, Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Last days!!!!
I accept reasonable offers on my entire catalog (small and medium-sized items only)
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a b...
Category
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Brass and Chrome Golf Club Bookends QUICK SHIP
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome golf bookends featuring brass club and ball with nice detail. Thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching. Great for the golfer or man cave or she shed. Very go...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Bookends Two Reading Men
Located in Barntrup, DE
These beautifully hand carved wooden bookends feature sculptures of two sitting and reading man, an older and younger man that could be a teacher a...
Category
1950s German Black Forest Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Midcentury Glass Owl Bookends by Blenko
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of midcentury glass owl bookends by Blenko from the 1960s. Incredible craftsmanship and detail in this pair of glass bookends that can adapt to your style as sculpture...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Cast Iron Boston Terrier Doorstop C1948
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of cast iron bulldog doorstops with old repaints. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, no damage or bad repairs. Chips to ...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Vintage Chinese Enamel Dragon Bookends
Located in Somis, CA
From a private collection, a spectacular pair of solid brass enameled bookends. Each features a gilded dragon emerging from ocean waves that meet the clouds, all five talons extended...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Bookends
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Italian Travertine Sculpture Elephant by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Wonderful sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli for Travertino di Rapolano. Elephant shape travertine sculpture from the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Travertine
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
Vintage Cast Brass Double Tennis Racket Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two tennis rackets and tennis balls.
USA, Circa 1980s
Measures: 4"W x 3"D x 5.5"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Antique 20thC French Bronze & Marble Vulture Book Ends, Max Le Verrier c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century French Art Deco bronze and marble book ends, realistically cast as two vulture birds mounted on polished marble bases. These book ends are unsigned and att...
Category
20th Century French Other Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Art Deco period Walnut Flower inlayed Bookrest / Bookend
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful original Art Deco bookshelf. Beautifully decorated with marquetry inlay with fine wood types, such as walnut and light fruitwood types.
A beautiful piece of craftsmanship...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Vintage Large Scale Brass Rams Head Bookends, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage Large Scale Brass Rams Head Bookends, 1970's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
"Comedy and Tragedy", Pair of Gilded Bronze Bookends Celebrating Theatre, 1922
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, perhaps unique, this stunning pair of gilded bronze bookends depict the ancient figures of Comedy and Tragedy in a modern way, each head poised on a closed book to in...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Bookends in Bronze and Marble
Located in NANTES, FR
Elephant bookends in gilt patina bronze. Base in sea green marble.
In the style of Bugatti.
Signed Fortin on marble.
We did not find indications on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1960s Danish Modern Single Teak Bookend
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Danish Modern Single Teak Wood Bookend
5.25 h x 5.25 d x 4 w
Unrestored preowned original vintage condition
Wear is present
Refer to all images for condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Bookends
Materials
Teak
"Nude Male Archer Bookends", Rare Pair of Ceramic, Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable pair of ceramic bookends, featuring kneeling nude male figures with drawn bows who are ready to let fly their arrows, was designed by Mary Watts and produced...
Category
1920s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
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 Vintage Owl Figure Bookends, English, Carved Oak Book Rest, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming pair of vintage bookends, featuring beautifully carved barn owls, crafted in appealing English oak, circa 1970. This decorative book rest combines warm caramel ton...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Oak
Pair of Mod Carved Travertine Bookends by Up & Up, Italy, 1970s
By Up & Up
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mod Carved Travertine Bookends by Up & Up, Italy, 1970s
Dimensions: Each 7" H x 4" W x 2" D
Together: 7" H x 8" W x 2" D
A sculptural pair of Italian travertine bookends by...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Art Deco Pair of Pelican Figure Bookends in Hand Carved Woods, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood.
Each stylised pelican has been well hand carved in a dark hardwood and stands on a base f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Art Deco Pair of Woodpecker Bookends, French, C1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in exceptional condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both stand on marble ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Italian Alabaster Bookends
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful, carved coral colored alabaster bookends in a curved shape. A sticker on the base reads, Genuine Alabaster Hand Carved, Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair 1950s Patinated Cast Brass Duck Mallard Head Bookends Mid-Century Modern
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
Sarreid attributed Vintage pair of patinated cast brass duck or Mallard Head bookends, Paperweight Home Decor, circa 1950.
Great for holding up books on a bookshelf or as paper weigh...
Category
1950s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
1928 Cast Iron Cape Cod Fisherman Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of cast iron Cape Cod fisherman bookends. The fisherman smokes a pipe and is reading the newspaper ‘the I&M’. Engraved on the back; "Cape Cod Fisherman, Copy Right 1928” with ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
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 wrapped in brass, circa 1970s. The bookends are in very good vintage ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bronze and Cast Iron End of the Run Indian Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These heavy iron and bronze bookends are in wonderful condition. They are unsigned.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Bookends
Materials
Iron
Unique Leaning Tower of Pisa Pair of Bookends, Modernist Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of two brass finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge. Found ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
2 Italian Alabaster Gray Book Shaped Bookends Objects of Art Mid-Century Modern
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of hand carved Italian Alabaster Marble bookends in the shape of a single book. These are very substantial, heavy and well handmade bookends. They are handmade white with gray n...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Zadounaisky Pair of Art Deco Bookends
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco bookends circa 1930.
Antelope model in wrought iron, copper and wood.
Stamped Zadouniasky.
In perfect condition.
Total height: 16 cm
Width: 8 cm
Length: 17.5 cm
Wei...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
1960s Rustic Gold Jack Bookend George Nelson Design Line Calif
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Rustic Jack Bookend Decor George Nelson Design Line Calif
4.5 tall x 5.75w x 4.75d
Original Rustic Unrestored Vintage Condition Item, preowned.
Refer to images.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
Italian Green Marble "Book" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Italian green marble "booK" bookends, circa 1970s.. The set are in very good vintage condition with no cips or cracks and measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
M Carr American Art Nouveau Pair Bronze Egyptian Revival Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional pair Art Nouveau American Egyptian revival bronze bookends by M Carr dating from around 1910. The heavily cast bookends have a...
Category
1910s American Egyptian Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Birds Bookends, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, 1920s. Fantastical birds. Spelter & marble. Height 7.5"(19 cm), width 5.9"(15cm), depth 3.15"(8cm)
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Set of Two 1930s Art Deco Wood and Iron French Bookends
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a set of two bookends that captures the essence of the Art Deco era. They blend contrasting materials, warm-toned wood with the darker, more rigid iron in a design that's bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Iron
COPPIA FERMALIBRI - Ottone argentato (base) é dorato(racchette) - USA 1980.
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di ferma libri in ottone argentato e dorato ,con racchette da tennis .
In ottimo stato.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Bookends German Art Deco Bauhaus Era Turned Walnut Wood Signed
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Highly decorative set of two German Art Deco Bauhaus Era bookends made by "Werkkunst Herford" in the late 1920s to early 1930s.
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood, Nutwood, Walnut
Pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period and powerful rams.
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Pair of powerful Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period designed rams. Made in patinated metal with marble bases.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
A Pair Ceramic Art Deco Bookends - Poodles - by Sèvres - Paul Millet
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of ceramic bookends, made by the French brand Sèvres, designed by Paul Milet.
The bookends are images of poodles, very nice and expressive, made in the typical red co...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
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
Polished Aluminum Rare Spanish Galleon Ship Sculptures by Hoselton Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Polished aluminum rare Spanish galleon ships sculpture by Hosleton signed, and numbered made in Canada circa 1970s.
Category
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
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
Mid Century A to Z Brushed Steel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible pair of midcentury, solid brushed steel, "A to Z" bookends circa 1970s. Incredibly solid with an impactful presence, these sculptural pieces render style to any decor. C...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Pair of Cast Iron Liberty Bell Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and rare pair of patinated cast iron liberty bell bookends nice original condition.
Category
20th Century American American Colonial Bookends
Materials
Iron
Original Set of Design Line Chrome Jax Jacks Sculpture Bookends by Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful original pair of matching jax/jacks bookends made by Design Line and designed by Bill Curry. These date from the 1960's. Made of cast iron and have their original chrome fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Pair of Italian Gold Gilt Folding Bookends by Franco Tacchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful air of Italian gold gilt folding bookends by Franco Tacchi circa 1960s. The bookends are in good vintage condition and measure 7"W x 3.5"D x 6"H. Great look! #4114
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Iron Lion Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of metal Iron bookends. The pair are on the smaller side and great for a small shelf, with smaller books or a Childs room.
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Iron
Abingdon Pottery Pair White Ceramic Mid Century Modern Horse Head Bookends 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome Pair of Mid Century white Horse Head Modern Bookends by Abingdon Potteries. Beautiful designed horse heads bookends in glossy creamy white glaze which were produced from 193...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Porcelain Horse Bookends Decorative Object Sculptures European
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and fine pair of white and gold porcelain horse or equine bookends or decorative objects/sculptures, circa late-20th century, Portugal. Pieces have beautiful detail in ma...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Sculptural Solid Walnut Bookends, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Sculptural Solid Walnut Bookends, c.1960.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Set of Vintage Alabaster Marble Hellenistic Bust Bookends From Italy
By Lladro
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and stylist set of alabaster marble bookends with greek busts. These beautiful pieces date to the 1950s and are incredibly sculptural and impactful. Resting in alabaster ...
Category
1950s Italian Empire Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
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.