Rare & Skillfully Crafted Pair of Patinated Brass, Alchemist Sculpture Bookends

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 ...

Endearing pair of stylish and quality carved turtle bookend. If you like animal sculptures in general and turtles and turtle sculptures in particular then you will love this pair ...

Unique and highly decorative pair of hand-carved bookends. At the beginning of the 20th century, the more skilled Dutch artisans started traveling around the globe to various coloni...

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...

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...

Set of Neoclassical marble classic style column bookends, Italy circa 1960's. Great set to add to a formal or informal library office setting.

Nice and rare pair of solid brass cello bookends, nicely done piece, and rare, circa 1960s.

A pair of vintage brass rams head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are in very good condition nice patina.