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Bookends For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Pair of Very Large French Art Deco Bronze and Mahogany Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
A large, nice quality pair of French Art Deco handcrafted bronze and mahogany wood bookends, circa 1940. Delightfully heavy.
These attractive bookends featuring what appears to be...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Bookends Young Satyrs by C. Charles on Marble Base, 1930
By C. Charles
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French Art Deco bookends Young Satyrs by C. Charles on marble base, 1930
Lovely pair of Art Deco bookends with lying young satyrs by the French artist C. Charles. These wonderful, p...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Spelter
Art Deco Turkey Bronze Bookends Signed Irenee Rochard
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Turkey bronze bookends signed Irenee Rochard. Very nice with original patina, mounted over marble bases.
Irénée René Rochard (French, 1906 ~ ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1960s Artic Ice Art Glass Sculpture Elephant Bookends Lars Hellsten Orrefors
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Playful sculptures/bookends. Heavy glass crystal at 8 lbs. Ea. Both pieces are signed and retain original decals. No chips.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
1930s Art Deco Design Marble And Brass Woodcock Bookends
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Bookend n the purest Art Deco style, pair of metal birds set on a marble pedestal.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Chase Walter Von Nessen Horse Bookends Statue
Located in Oakland, CA
Extremely rare set of chase Equestrian bookends sculpture designed by Walter Von Nessen in 1932. Industrial Design incorporated with the latest mat...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Gold Jester Bookend on Black Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco gold jester bookend on black base. The jester is glad to watch over your books.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Deer Sculpture with Wooden Base, circa 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bookends slim deer sculpture with wooden base.
They have the Hagenauer style.
Art Deco dark green patinated bronze leaping deer bookends
Unsigned.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Rare Art Deco Bookends, Indian Sculptures in Meditating Position on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique on 1stdibs and possibly worldwide.
It was in the early 20th century that meditation became known in Western society. Like many artists, the one who handcrafted the sculptures that were used to create these bookends probably traveled through Indonesia or India. These creative minds came back full of inspiration of all they had witnessed, because certainly back then, they entered a whole new world. The meditating males on these marble based bookends are made of silvered brass and the artist perfectly captured their serene faces, their turban head wear and their relaxed bodies. Sitting with their minds at rest and with their consciousness in the entire body or possibly focussed on breathing only, they would certainly arouse interest with western travelers...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Cast Glass Lalique Mascot Style Art Deco Horse Head Bookends
Located in Ferndale, MI
Period Art Deco equestrian horse head bookends in frosted finish cast glass .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Glass
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief. Mounted over green marble. Signed A. Bofill and numbered 35 an...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed Bob McKnight Art Deco Green Plaster Bookends
By Bob McKnight
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautifully style Art Deco bookends. Signed "A Bob McKnight design.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Grisby Bear Sculpture Bronze Bookends, France, circa 1925
By Ch. Soudant
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Grisby bear bronze bookends, France, circa 1925.
Mounted over brown marble base. signed Ch. Soudant, and foundry marks Susse freress ed. Paris. Very Nice sculpture of a pla...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Highly Decorative Pair of Hand-Carved Art Deco Era, Wooden Sitting Bear Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and nice quality carved sitting bear bookstands.
These hand-carved bears with their curiously looking eyes are beautiful in both shape and color and they are a joy to own and ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1920s Amsterdam School Solid Hardwood Large Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Great Amsterdamse school bookends with matching hardwood picture frame.
These stunning and angular design bookends from the 1920s are in very good condition. Both these bookends and...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Rare & Skillfully Crafted Pair of Patinated Brass, Alchemist Sculpture Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking early 20th century bookends with maker's mark.
Since mediëval times alchemy has been part of virtually all cultures around the globe. The artist who created these stunning ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of African Bronze Bookends Warrior in the Style of Hagenauer, circa 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
Pair of African bronze bookends warrior in the style of Hagenauer, circa 1930s
Wooden base.
Original condition.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1930 Bookends in Solid Rosewood with Its Saint Gobain Block of Glass
By Bernard Richters, Saint Gobain
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculptural bookends in the style of Bernard Richter’s.
In solid rosewood, it is heavy, with a beautiful old patina.
The block of glass is from Saint G...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood, Glass
Arts & Crafts Pair of Handcrafted Metal Bookends with Meaningful Symbolic Leaves
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful pair of hand-crafted, early 20th century bookends.
With the symbolic meaning of leafs ranging from hope, renewal, revival, fertility and growth to decay, sadness and even ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Modernist Chrome Bookends, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare two dimensional bookends depicting two rearing stallions. Both are totally authentic and originate from the 1930s. These fabulous Art Deco bookends rest on a ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Chrome
Pair Frankart Parrot Bird Book Ends
Located in Westport, CT
Pair art deco Silver Finish Frankart co Parrot Book ends 1930's
with gun metal bases
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Wooden Art Deco Butcher Block Bookends with Integrated Table Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Coolest ever pair of bookends for butchers.
These Art Deco bookends from the 1920s can almost only have been made for, or commissioned by a butcher(s family). With the individual wo...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Marble Bookends Representing the Sport Golf
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of red Italian Breccia marble, gilt, silvered and brown patinated bronze bookends, representing the sport of golf.
On top of each one a dark patinated and gilt bronze golf...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Brass Bull and Bear Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Art Deco bookends with a brass bull and bear mounted on a black pedestal plinth (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Seated Nude Male Bookends with Fine Bas Relief Detail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
"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
Chrome-Plated Elephants Bookends French Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
Fun pair of Happy Elephants bookends. Rather cubist shape on a nice marble base. These little ones are sitting up straight ready to serve the most astute reading needs!
Measuremen...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
"Child Knights, " Very Rare Set of Art Deco Bookends by Henry Richards Tile Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Enrobed in a delicious, rich caramel glaze, this set of whimsical yet dignified bookends depict a child knight, complete with helmet and shield, astride a donkey. The donkey is show...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Pair of Art Deco Cubist Bookends by Bouret
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Ernest Bouret.
Silvered and lacquered bronze bookends, from circa 1928, signed and numbered.
French sculptor Pierre Ernest Bouret (1897-1972) was a member of the Salon de...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Geometric Metal Bookends, attributed to Jacques Adnet, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
These stunning French Art Deco modernist bookends from the 1940s have their design commonly attributed to Jacques Adnet's creations. The desk set pieces boast heavy polished cast alu...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art deco Hand crafted Solid Mahogany & Walnut Horse Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid Mahogany & Walnut carved wood Pair of Horse Bookends circa 1940's with metal base, one of the ears has a chip as shown its been grinded overall its very nice condition.
Category
20th Century North American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Oversized Art Deco Bronze & Copper Trojan Horse Bookends c.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An oversize pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends on thick, copper plated plinth. Original bottom and label on one bookend.
Shown with life size han...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Pair of Bookends in Pewter with decoration of Adam and Eve by Just Andersen 1930
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful Pair of Bookends in Pewter with decoration of Adam and Eve. Designed in 1930 by the famous designer Just Andersen (1884-1943) from Denmark and manufactured by the Swedish...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Pair of 1930s Oak Bookends by Heals
By Heal's
Located in London, London
Bookends
Oak
By Heals
Both with Heals lozenge
U.K 1930s
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Pigeons Bookends, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco pigeon’s bookends, France, 1930s. Walnut. Measures: Each height 6.7"(17cm), width 7.7"(19.5cm), depth 3.75"(9.5cm).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Pair of Marble Bookends 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Pair of Marble Bookends, 1930s.
Beautiful pair of art deco bookends in colorful and expressive marble. They have a distinct art deco shape and feature solid pieces of mar...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Bronze Machine Age Trojan Horse Bookends by Dodge Inc. C.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco Trojan horse bookends manufactured by Dodge Trophy Inc. Los Angeles California USA. Both pieces have retained their original bronze finish and a...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
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
Art Deco Bookends Cat and Bulldog Signed by Irenée Rochard, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends cat and bulldog signed by Irenée Rochard.
Art Metal with silver patina on a marble and onyx base. France 1930.
Animals in bronze by Christopher Payne. Antique c...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Midcentury Marble and Brass Fish Bookends
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of fish bookends with marble pinkish base and brass angel fish. Measures approx - 3.25deep x 5 wide x 6.25 high.
Category
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
Art Deco Emile Carlier Figural Goat Bookends, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends. Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, (French, 1849-1927). Figural Goat Bookends. Silvered Metal mounted over Green Marble bases. Nice and heavy.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Rare Antique Pair of Art Deco Bookends Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful pair of green onyx bookends with Egyptian sphinx sculptures.
These practical size, highly stylish and all handcrafted onyx marble bookends...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Art Deco parrot bookends by Georges Van de Voorde France 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco parrot bookends by Georges van de Voorde, Belgian artist who worked in France. Signed and with founders' seal. Lovely green patina, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, 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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