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Bookends For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1950s
Solid Glass Block Bookends By Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Solid Glass Block Bookends By Blenko, textured edge.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Wood Plank Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique and simply exceptional pair of vintage bookends. Deriving on the uniqueness of the wood grain, these bookends are elegant and modernist. Simple lines contrast with organic pat...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Post Modern Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Italian marble bookends, circa 1970s. In the style of Sergio Asti. Stone is beautifully veined and in great c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage Pair of Carl Auböck Bronze and Leather Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice vintage pair of solid bronze biomorphic bookends with hand-stitched leather sleeves. Stamped "Aubock Bronze" to each example.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Ben Seibel for Jenfredware Sculptural Two Tone Brass Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of sculptural brass bookends Designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware.
Unique, scarcely seen examples incorporating a two-tone, textured design (there are blackened areas which ar...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Important Industrial Metal Mold Sculpture Bookends, a pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of industrial stainless steel hand-shaped molds were used in the 1950s to manufacture gloves. Those forms are the female and male parts of a complete mold. They will look s...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
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
Pair Italian World Globe Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-455, pair Italian revolving globe bookends.
Category
1970s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Fruitwood
2 bookends vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
2 bookends vienna around 1950s
Brass
Original patina
The books are not for sale they are only for the photoshooting
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Wall Self or Corbel
Located in Seattle, WA
This could be used for a variety of purposes such as Book Ends, Corbels or wall shelving. Painted intricate wood design with beautiful Patina. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age a...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pietro Fornasetti, Rare metal Bookend Janus Two-Faced 1950s (First edition)
Located in Argelato, BO
Pietro Fornasetti, Rare metal bookend from the 1950s (First edition)
In the extraordinary creative imagination of Pietro Fornasetti every household object is transformed and embelli...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Abstract Ceramic Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Abstract pair of Ceramic Bookends. They have the feel of some that Ben Seibel designed and made of metal. In good shape and heavy enough to hold books in place!
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Z Bookend by Curtis Jere Signed & Dated 1971 in Gold Leaf Finish
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid iron midcentury Z Curtis Jere bookend with gold leaf finish. Signed and dated "1971".
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of Hard Wood Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Hand Carved
Located in Bochum, NRW
This is a pair of vintage elephant bookends. They are made of beautiful hardwood, hand-carved, and have bone-made eyes and tusks.
They are ...
Category
1970s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Italian Marble Ram Head Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Regency Italian Marble Ram Head Bookends
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Sculptural Jack Bookend or Door Stop
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid metal sculptural jack bookend. Could also be used as doorstop. 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Studio Crafted Wood Marquetry Bookends by Jere Osgood
By Jere Osgood
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of bookends by Jere Osgood. Handcrafted with incredible detail and marquetry.
This particular design was sold through the American Craft Council's gallery, America House (see catalog page). The shop operated from the 1940's to 1970s in New York and sold works by Elsa Freund, Michael Coffey, Wharton Esherick, Paolo Soleri, Ronald Hayes Pearson, Earl Pardon, Tage Frid, Marguerite Wildenhain, and Wendell Castle.
Jere Osgood (1936-2023) was an American studio furniture maker, and teacher of furniture and woodworking. He taught for many years in the Boston University Program in Artisanry. He was born in 1936 and raised in Staten Island, New York. He studied architecture at the University of Illinois but left after two years to pursue furniture design and fabrication. Thereafter, he enrolled at the School of American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology and learned furniture making under Tage Frid. Osgood was also influenced by the work of Wharton Esherick. He supported himself while in school by fabricating and selling small wood objects of his own design. Osgood established a studio in New Milford, Connecticut, where he made small objects. In the late 1960s he began to make large projects and explored different techniques of laminating wood. He published his explorations of lamination between 1977 and 1979 in Fine Woodworking magazine. Osgood taught briefly at Philadelphia College of Art, then at Rochester Institute of Technology for three years. In 1975, he moved to Boston University where he worked with Dan Jackson...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Italian Brass Bookends in the style of Gabriella Crespi, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
These Italian Brass Bookends, crafted in the style of Gabriella Crespi during the 1970s, stand as exceptional pieces of functional artistry, each exuding a timeless elegance and soph...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Leather and Brass Bookends, Gucci, Italy, c. 1970
By Gucci
Located in New York City, NY
Classic, refined bookends from Gucci, decorated with patinated brass horsebits and a contrast stitched leather.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Cast Brass Duck Head Bookends, Korea 1970s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Cast Brass Duck Head Bookends, Korea 1970s
Category
1970s Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pair of Brass Hermes Style Horse Saddle Stirrup Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of horse saddle stirrup bookends in brass. This beautiful set is sure to create interesting impact in your décor or office. The brass shapes are light on the eye but...
Category
1970s Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage 1950s Bronze Carl Auböck Austria Bronze Square Bookends #4575
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of vintage circa 1950s "Square" handmade bookends #4575 designed by Carl Auböck Austria. Square bookends with round hole in the center and cross hatch lines with nice warm patin...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Nautical or Maritime Motif Collapsible Brass Anchor Bookends
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1970s Pair of nautical anchor bookends
Category
1970s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of ceramic and walnut bookends by Jane and Gordon Martz for their company, Marshall Studios. Each bookend stands sculpturally and presents a ceramic inlay detail in wo...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pottery, Walnut
Bronze Cast Patinated American Eagle Bookends Circa 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Bronze-patinated American bald eagle bookends circa 1950s. Beautiful elegant pair.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Gucci Italy Hand-Stitched Red Leather Bookends with Gilt Metal Partridges, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gucci, Italy, designed this superb pair of handcrafted leather and metal bookends in the 1970s. This rare large-scale set features two gilded metal partridges resting on a hand-stitc...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modernist Acrylic Lucite Brass Bookends Art Deco Style Crespi Maison Jansen 1970
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Sculptural pair of French or Italian acrylic lucite clear plastic bookends in Art Deco Style with patinated gilt brass globe balls, Italy or France around 1970s. The chic, elegant an...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Ben Seibel by Jenfred-Ware Mid-Century Modern Brass Sculptural Dumbbell Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ben Seibel MCM sculptural dumbbell brass plated bookends with handles, designed for Jenfred-Ware and marketed for Raymor c.1950s. Nice vintage condition...
Category
1950s American 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
F.lli Mannelli Pair of Bookends in Rapolano Travertine Marble, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Pair of stone bookends by Fratelli Manelli.
Made from exquisite Rapolano Travertine, a type of Italian travertine known for its distinctive cream color and delicate veining.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Brass Finish "Ladder-Form" Bookends by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Ladder" bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware in the 1950s (New York) and distributed by Raymor.
Beautifully aged with a rich, patinated brass finish. Wear throughout, as...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Sculptural Jacks Bookends
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid iron sculptural jacks bookends in a chocolate brown. Could also be used as doorstops. 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Studio Crafted Wood Heart Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Sweet pair of Studio Crafted Wood Heart Bookends for the book lover in your life. Solid carved wood.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brass and Wooden Apples Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
Vintage brass and wooden apple bookends.
Beautiful bookends, each with a wooden apple sculpture with a brass apple stem and leaf, mounted on brass bases....
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bronze Candlesticks or Bookends in the style M. Gerber, c 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Bronze Candlesticks or Bookends
In the style of Monique Gerber - unsigned
circa 1970
unpolished with nice patina
individual size: 1.5" deep x 4" wide x 7.5" tall
"I like...
Category
1970s American Futurist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1970’s Bronze Monkey Bookends - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a pair of bronze brass heavy metal monkey bookends. The finish is an antiqued bronze patina with verdigris style accent. Each monkey measures 6 inches tall by 4.5 inches acro...
Category
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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
Vintage English Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends Made in England. The Lion and Unicorn are symbols in the coat of arms of the UK. The lion represents England ~...
Category
1950s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Kangaroo Bookends in Silver Plated Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative pair of rare mother kangaroo bookends with Joey's/babies. Made from silver plated brass. They have developed a unique rainbow-like patina over the years but obviously can ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Brass Apple book ends Hollywood Regency Dutch Apko 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful set of two 1970s Hollywood Regency Dutch Apko shiny brass apple parts to use as bookend, decoration or paperweight. signed Apko . the price = set price
Category
1970s Dutch Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Ritts Astrolite Lucite Bookends
Located in Highland, IN
This beautiful pair of thick faceted lucite bookends by Ritts is part of their "Astrolite" line.
6"h X 4"w X 2.75"d
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Midcentury Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in Tystberga, SE
Pair of midcentury, circa 1970s, marble horse head bookends. well crafted with color honey cream and grey-green with amber and cream veined marble. Very stylish Etruscan horse profil...
Category
1970s Unknown Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends. Expressive faces with glass eyes gives these bookends a striking presence.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Marshall Studios Gordan Jane Martz Tile Walnut Bookends Mid Century
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Iconic walnut and ceramic tile plinth bookends, designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios. 1960s. One retains the original production sticker. The thickness of the walnut...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass 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 arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons.
When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Rude Osolnik Bookends
By Rude Osolnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rude Osolnik design and crafted bookends. High quality walnut executed in a sculptural bookend, signed on bottom.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Red & Black Lacquered Metal Post-Modern Geometric Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Modern stylish design metal bookends in shiny lacquered black & red color. Both bookends are made complementary in style but with different geometric form. The black bookend...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Equestrian Leather and Brass Buckle Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome saddle leather bookends with strap and brass buckle details and felted bases. Warm patina/light scuffs present consistent with age/use.
Measures...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Funky Danish Bookends
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Funky Danish bookends-blond guy and dark guy caricatures! Well made and hand painted.
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
Cesare Lacca Magazine Trolly from the 50s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Catania, IT
Magazine trolly Cesare Lacquer from the 50s in wood with three glass surfaces and very nice golden metal wheels to store magazines efficiently and also easily transportable.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Pair of Carved Aztec Onyx Stone Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of onyx bookends. These beautiful pieces are carved in the likes of aztec warrior deities. The onyx veining and translucent beauty comes t...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Cast Iron Siamese Cat Door Stop with Gold Remnant
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Art Deco Modern cast iron Siamese Cat door stop with gold paint remnants. Rare hard to find Sculptural Cat. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, paint mostly gone.
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Vintage Brass Pineapple Bookends, a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
A pair of brass pineapple bookends in great condition. They both have felt bottoms so as to not scratch the surface they are on. Recently polished.
Category
1970s Indian Other Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Unique Vintage 1950s Black Marble Horse Head Bookends with Brass Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Explore the elegance and timeless design of our extraordinary pair of vintage circa 1950s stone bookends. These unique bookends are meticulously crafted from the finest marble, ensuring their great condition and long-lasting beauty.
At the focal point of each bookend is a meticulously detailed horse-head design, expertly carved from premium black marble. These sculpted horse heads rest atop a rectangular brass plate, which has been newly cleaned and polished to a gleaming finish. The combination of the dark, rich marble and the golden hue of the brass creates a striking contrast that is sure to catch the eye.
The horse bookends are further enhanced by their rectangular marble base, adding an extra layer of sophistication and elegance. These vintage black marble horse...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Stone, Brass, Metal
Ben Seibel Orb Bookends, Brass, Jenfred-Ware
Located in New York, NY
Ben Seibel Orb bookends, brass. Pair of rounded sculptural brass over white metal bookends with cutout handles - the form resembling Turkish kettlebells. The warm patina to the brass...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare 1955 Cranbrook School Aim High Logo Design by Eero Saarinen Oak Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare pair of bookends with cast aluminum seal of Cranbrook School - Aim High logo and the year 1955 mounted to the oak boards. The Aim High logo was designed by Eero Saarinen, son of Eliel Saarinen who designed the schools campus and was president from 1932 - 1946.
"In 1927, 'Aim High' was adopted as the motto of Cranbrook School. Along with the motto, a seal was created. This seal, designed by Eero Saarinen, displays an archer, Acestes, aiming his arrow high up into the sky.
Famous Alums of Cranbrook, Charles & Ray Eames, Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia, Jack Lenor Larsen, Fumihiko Maki, Gyo Obata, Ralph Rapson, Harry Weese, Toshiko Takaezu, Niels Diffrient, Harvey Littleton, Richard DeVore, Eero Saarinen and Olga de Amaral among others. Noted Faculty Carl Milles, Keith Haring, Daniel Libeskind, Marshall...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Solid Brass Duck Bookends by Valenti Spain, 1970s
By Valenti
Located in Munich, DE
Huge and heavy brass bookends made by Valenti in the 1970s
They look a sculpture and will bring glamour to your home.
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
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.
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