Bookends
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Glass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Marble
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Steel, Chrome
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Marble
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Crystal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Plastic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Marble
Late 20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
1990s American Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s Vintage Bookends
Stone, Onyx, Brass
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Stainless Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s Vintage Bookends
Marble
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bookends
Soapstone
Late 20th Century French Industrial Bookends
Metal, Stainless Steel
1980s Taiwanese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Bookends
Steel
1990s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal
1930s American Vintage Bookends
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Iron
1970s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1980s Indian Regency Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Marble
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Bookends
Bronze
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Nickel, Enamel, Copper
Late 20th Century Modern Bookends
Brass, Chrome
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Wood
1970s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Bookends
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
Late 20th Century Moorish Bookends
Porcelain
1970s Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bookends
Other
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Resin
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bookends
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Teak
1970s Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
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.