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Place of Origin: European
Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Bookends, Italy, c.1970
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Fratelli Mannelli
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Bookends, Italy, c.1970.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Travertine

VERY RARE MOZART AND BEETHOVEN LEATHER BOOKENDS WITH LOVELY PATiNA
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale These exquisite leather bookends, celebrating the legendary composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, are a magnificent testamen...
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20th Century European Bookends

Materials

Leather

Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze Dore Andirons, Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Napoleon III period bronze dore Andirons ~ bookends depict two charming cherubs playing music! Originally the decorative portion of a pair of andirons, they're perfect for decorative accents or bookends. Each figure is holding a musical instrument, with one also having sheet music in his lap. Each is seated on lavishly designed Baroque lion...
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1870s Napoleon III Antique European Bookends

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Pair of Large Mid-Century Italian Travertine Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of large mid-century Italian travertine horse head bookends, circa 1970's. The bookends are heavy, solid and well crafted and measure 10"W x 3"D x 10.5"H. They are...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Travertine

Pair of Vintage Leather Bookends by Papini of Firenze
By Papini
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful pair of well crafted vintage leather bookends by Papini of Firenze, Italy, circa 1980s. The pair are in very good vintage conditio...
Category

Late 20th Century European Bookends

Materials

Leather

19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorated Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice 19th century English Chinoiserie decorated paper mache tray. Lovely intricate design. A beautiful piece that makes a great accessory!
Category

19th Century Antique European Bookends

Materials

Paper

Italian Red Marble and Brass Bookends with Deer and Doe, Early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Red marble and brass bookends with deer and doe, early 1900s. Pair of bookends in red marble and brass. The basic structure is in the shape of an "L", with rounded corners o...
Category

Early 20th Century European Bookends

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Bookends
Located in palm beach, FL
Art Deco period two greenhouse delivered carved in original rosewood signed B Ralisam The sculpture represents two men almost naked in the effort of the work. They push a wheel with...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Wood

Pair of Frosted Crystal Hirondelle / Swallow Bookends by Lalique of France
By Lalique
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of gorgeous frosted crystal Hirondelle / Swallow bookends by Lalique of France, circa 1980s. The bookends are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Bookends

Materials

Crystal

Murano Glass Pear Bookend Paperweight or Decorative Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Glass Murano Hand Blown Pear Bookend or paperweight with interior burst of orange. A wonderful mid century piece that can easily stand or lay on its side with a flattened side. ...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Marble Neoclassical Urn Garnitures
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th-Century French Neoclassical garniture featuring gilt bronze lidded urns on marble bases.
Category

19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Sommerso Art Glass Bookends
Located in Englewood, NJ
A pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano glass "Sommerso" decorated bookends decorated in a purple/plum color cased in a light blue - clear overlay. The bookends are unsigned - ci...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Art Glass

1960s English Traditional Bronze & Copper Baby Shoes Bookends Nursery Décor Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of British colonial baby shoes bookends in cast bronze and handcrafted solid copper Shoes made in England in the 1960s. Note the attention to details at the shoes and each is ...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Colonial European Bookends

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Bronze Louis XVI style andirons were cast in the Classic manner revived during the reign of King Louis XVI to return the court to a manner consistent with th...
Category

1880s Louis XVI Antique European Bookends

Materials

Bronze

Fermo Red Doorstop by Martinelli Venezia
By Rampinelli Edizioni
Located in Milan, IT
Fermo is a metal doorstop, characterized by a playful anthropomorphic form, expertly shaped from a thick slab, giving the project robustness and durability. The two legs, positioned ...
Category

2010s European Bookends

Materials

Steel

Coppia di fermalibri in travertino, Enzo Mari, anni '70
By Enzo Mari
Located in Rivoli, IT
Coppia di fermalibri in travertino a forma di Gatto, anni '70
Category

1970s Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Travertine

Striking & Hand Carved, Stylized Wooden Art Deco Nude Female Sculpture Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive and highly stylish female bookends, hand carved out nutwood. The artist who handcarved these wonderfully stylized, sitting female bookends has perfectly captured the natu...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco European Bookends

Materials

Nutwood

Antique Extending Book Slide, English, Novel Rest, Home Library, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming antique extending book slide. An English, rosewood novel rest, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Elegantly crafted with fine materials and tasteful fretw...
Category

1880s Victorian Antique European Bookends

Materials

Rosewood

Polished Stainless Steel Bookends, Former Hand or Glove Molds, circa 1960
By Industrial Production
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pair of industrial stainless steel hand or glove molds has its use turned into bookends. The rare pieces were crafted in France circa 1960. Those rare forms are the fem...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Cut Steel, Steel, Stainless Steel

Early 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Bookends/Bust - Jacques Marin
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Matching pair of Art Nouveau period bookends or busts. The figurines are made of green patinated bronze, on a Belgian black marble base. The patina on the bronze is in good condition...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique European Bookends

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Late 19th century pair of Black Forest carved walnut bookends, Circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
A Fine Pair of Black Forest Carved Walnut Bookends, Circa 1900 This decorative and rare pair of black forest walnut bookends are carved in solid walnut each from one piece of rich dense timber in the form of two 18th century rural musicians. They are both similarly dressed in working clothes from the black forest region of this time with a jacket, waistcoat plus fours, wooden clogs and a wide brimmed hat. One is playing a simple bagpipe instrument and the other is a wooden horn...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique European Bookends

Materials

Walnut

Unmatching Pair of Quartz & Amethyst Geode Mineral Stone Bookends / Paperweights
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large amethyst and quartz geode mineral decorative bookends or paperweights, Spain, 1950s. The amethyst Quartz crystal stone has a soft purple color and the shine of the minerals cry...
Category

Mid-20th Century European Bookends

Materials

Stone, Amethyst, Quartz

HARRIA, Bookend Set
By Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, MB
Series of marble vases and bookends in the variants: lepanto red, alpi green and marquinia black. Both bookends and vases feature a complementary structure that intersects, acquiring...
Category

2010s European Bookends

Materials

Marble

Italian Travertine Sculpture Elephant by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Wonderful sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli for Travertino di Rapolano. Elephant shape travertine sculpture from the 1970s.
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Travertine

Art Deco period Walnut Flower inlayed Bookrest / Bookend
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful original Art Deco bookshelf. Beautifully decorated with marquetry inlay with fine wood types, such as walnut and light fruitwood types. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good pair of architectural inspired 'Grand Tour' style columnar alabaster bookends, both carved in the form of fluted columns, raised on stepped bases. Dimensions noted are th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Grand Tour European Bookends

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Mod Carved Travertine Bookends by Up & Up, Italy, 1970s
By Up & Up
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mod Carved Travertine Bookends by Up & Up, Italy, 1970s Dimensions: Each 7" H x 4" W x 2" D Together: 7" H x 8" W x 2" D A sculptural pair of Italian travertine bookends by...
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Travertine

Wooden Antique Venetian Shelves with Caryatids, Wall Consoles
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1584 - Unusual pair of wooden shelves with caryatids: perfect with a simple wooden shelf. They were in a Venetian house.
Category

Mid-19th Century Beaux Arts Antique European Bookends

Materials

Wood

Unique Leaning Tower of Pisa Pair of Bookends, Modernist Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of two brass finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge. Found ...
Category

1980s Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Metal

Set of Two 1930s Art Deco Wood and Iron French Bookends
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a set of two bookends that captures the essence of the Art Deco era. They blend contrasting materials, warm-toned wood with the darker, more rigid iron in a design that's bo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Bookends

Materials

Iron

Italian Alabaster Bookends
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful, carved coral colored alabaster bookends in a curved shape. A sticker on the base reads, Genuine Alabaster Hand Carved, Made in Italy.
Category

20th Century European Bookends

Materials

Alabaster

Two cylindrical colored marble specimens
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Two cylindrical specimens in Breccia Skyros Marble or Settebassi Those two cylindrical specimens are perfect to serve as bookends or to presents works o...
Category

Late 19th Century Classical Roman Antique European Bookends

Materials

Breccia Marble

A Pair Ceramic Art Deco Bookends - Poodles - by Sèvres - Paul Millet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of ceramic bookends, made by the French brand Sèvres, designed by Paul Milet. The bookends are images of poodles, very nice and expressive, made in the typical red co...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Ceramic

Bookends Pair Marble Art Deco Architectural Ochre
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Very fine quality evoking classic Art Deco architectural designs - Beautiful form with the layered segmented curves creating soft yet bold fo...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Siena Marble

2 Italian Alabaster Gray Book Shaped Bookends Objects of Art Mid-Century Modern
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of hand carved Italian Alabaster Marble bookends in the shape of a single book. These are very substantial, heavy and well handmade bookends. They are handmade white with gray n...
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Porcelain Horse Bookends Decorative Object Sculptures European
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and fine pair of white and gold porcelain horse or equine bookends or decorative objects/sculptures, circa late-20th century, Portugal. Pieces have beautiful detail in ma...
Category

Late 20th Century European Bookends

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Modern Orange Metal Bookend, Made in England
Located in New York, NY
An English orange enamel expandable bookend, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, England. Great design in a beautiful orange hue that...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Metal

Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Cypress Burl Wood Spheres, French Mid-Century Modern
Located in ROUEN, FR
Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Cypress Burl Wood Spheres, French Mid-Century Modern Circa 1940. Impressive pair of oversized Art Deco bookends featuring large sculptural spheres crafte...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Bookends

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood, Cypress

A Pair of triangular lucite Bookends – France – 1970s
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A striking pair of triangular lucite bookends. Dating from the 1970s, these unique pieces stand out for their exceptional craftsmanship and the natural beauty of lucite, with each ed...
Category

1970s Space Age Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Lucite

Pair of 'Maschere' (Masks) Bookends by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1950
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A rare and beautiful pair of 1950s 'Maschere' (Masks) bookends designed by the incomparable Piero Fornasetti. The bookends each depict a Greek theatrical mask, (tragedy), and are exe...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Metal

French Green Marble Bookends with 18th Century Bronze Dore Bolts
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of 1840 French imperial green marble bookends with mounted 18th century Cremona bolts. With handled knobs. High quality bronze doré. Circa...
Category

1840s Antique European Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Scandinavian Bookends in Oak, 1960s, Set of 3
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 3 Bookends in Teak with metall rest's probably manufactured by either FM Møbler or ESA in Denmark during the 1960s. Measurements: Heights: 12 cm, Dept: 11 cm.
Category

1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Mid Century Murano Art Glass Aqua and Gold Vetro Sommerso Book Ends
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Tustin, CA
Very striking pair of hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass sommerso twist motif bookends in a vibrant shade of aqua blue color with rich golden center. The word "som...
Category

20th Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Murano Glass

Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Horses Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Albaster natural white Art Deco bookends, curiosity, they are two figures sculptures in the shape of a horse, in white/grey veined marble They are very decorative functional pieces...
Category

20th Century Victorian European Bookends

Materials

Marble

French Victorian Era Bronze Cast on Hand Carved Marble Bases
Located in Louisville, KY
These two elegant French Victorian bookends are unique and having a classic sophistication in their design and size. Resembling what appears to be a Fleur de lis (stylized lily) created from bronze using a sand-casting method, they are mounted on a creme´ hand-cut marble base. These are perfect for a small desk arrangement with books as seen in the provided images, or on a book shelf or book case. The antique French books...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Regency Rosewood Book Tray Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency rosewood book tray, circa 1815, attributed to Gillows, the turned spindle three quarter gallery incorporating a pair of pierced handles, above the ...
Category

19th Century Regency Antique European Bookends

Materials

Rosewood

1970s Italian Wooden Door Stop
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish wooden doorstop  
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bookends Glass and Wood in the Style of Fontana Arte Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of bookends in acquamarine glass structure and wood in the style of Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1950s.
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Silver Bronze Bookends
By Antoine Bofill
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of bookends circa 1920 in silvered bronze on a portor marble base. Signed Bofill (Antoine Bofill- 1875- 1925). In perfect condition. Measures: Length: 17cm Width: 10cm Heigh...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Vintage Polished Cast Brass Swan Bookends, circa 1950
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage pair of polished cast brass Swan bookends, circa 1950. Very sturdy and heavy. Great for holding up books on a bookshelf or as paper weights...
Category

1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Brass

Hermes Paris Art Deco Bookends Horse Head
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris Art Deco Horse Head Bookends This is a pair of Art Deco bookends featuring a horse head design sculpted in bronze. Each head is mounted on a rectangular dark marble base...
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20th Century Art Deco European Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze

'Fleur-de-Lis' Bookends in Patinated Brass 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
'Fleur-de-Lis' Bookends in Patinated Brass 1960s This is a beautiful and high quality pair of ‘Fleur-de-Lis’ bookends in sand-cast brass, made in the middle of the 20th century. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Bookends

Materials

Brass

Bookends Art Deco Grey Alabaster Horses Mid-20th Century Italy 40s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Art Deco bookends, curiosity, they are two figures sculptures in the shape of a horse, in white/grey veined marble They are very decorative functional pieces and at the same time th...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Bookends

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Art Decò Crystal Swallows Bookends by Lalique "Hirondelles" France 1980s
By Lalique
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Splendid and elegant pair of hirondelles/swallows bookends, in frosted crystal, signed Lalique, France, circa 1980s. The bookends are in perfect vintage condition, with no chips or c...
Category

1980s Art Deco Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Crystal

Modernist Bookends Black Granite and Glass Slab, circa 1980
By Paris Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elevate your interior with these striking, architecturally designed bookends—a true modernist masterpiece from circa 1980. The bold, round glass slab is delicately etched with clouds...
Category

1980s Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Granite, Stone, Metal, Chrome

Italian Scallop Seashell Bookend Gold and Silver Gilt, circa 20th Century
By Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
One (1) Italian ceramic gold and silver scallop seashell bookend, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Bookend has both gold and silver gilt sc...
Category

Mid-20th Century European Bookends

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Bookends from ESA, 1970s, Set of 9
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 9 bookends in untreated teak with steel rest's manufactured by ESA in Denmark during the 1960s or 70s. The design is similar to bookends attributed to Kai Kristiansen. Measu...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Teak

Pair of Art Deco Birds Book ends, Wood, Brown France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Book Ends, Sculpture representing a kneeling woman. The objects are in wood. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typical objects from the Art Deco period. It is...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage European Bookends

Materials

Wood

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