Bookends
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Fruitwood, Oak
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Breccia Marble, Spelter
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Hardwood
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Art Glass, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Ceramic, Faience
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wood, Nutwood, Walnut
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze, Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Glass
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Stone, Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Copper
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Alabaster, Spelter
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Oak
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Bookends
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bookends
Other
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Zinc
20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Marble
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Crystal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Bronze, Copper
20th Century North American Art Deco Bookends
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Iron, Wrought Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wrought Iron
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Metal
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Pewter
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Spelter
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble
20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Bronze
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.