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Period: Mid-20th Century
1950's Patinated Iron Jax Sculpture Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Classic 1950's pair of patinated cast iron Jax bookend / sculptures.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Iron
$2,400 / set
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
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Italian Gold Gilt Folding Bookends by Franco Tacchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful air of Italian gold gilt folding bookends by Franco Tacchi circa 1960s. The bookends are in good vintage condition and measure 7"W x 3.5"D x 6"H. Great look! #4114
Category
Chinese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair brass bookends depicting dolphins English manufacture 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of brass bookends depicting dolphins, English manufacture from the 1950s.
Bon état. Measures 13x9.5x19 cm - inches 5.1x3.8x7.5.
The last photo is the gift box.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of white metal cast bookends of 2 sailboats sailing 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of fusion bookends white metal depicting two sailboats sailing among the waves with sails set.
White metal is a lead-based alloy.
English manufacture of the 1930s.
Measures 12...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Machine Age Chrome and Bakelite Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Art Deco/ Machine Age Chrome and Green Bakelite Bookends. Nice Original Condition! Chrome looks very nice! Produced by Hifinger Industrie...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Chrome
$325 / set
Vintage Chinese Enamel Dragon Bookends
Located in Somis, CA
From a private collection, a spectacular pair of solid brass enameled bookends. Each features a gilded dragon emerging from ocean waves that meet the clouds, all five talons extended...
Category
Chinese Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$755 Sale Price / set
37% Off
Bill Curry Jacks Sculptures Bookends Paperweights for Design Line Vintage C.1967
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jacks bookends by Bill Curry.
Bill Curry Oversized Pop Art Jacks Bookends.
Bill Curry Jacks Sculptures Bookends Paperweigh...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of 1960s Brass Boot Bookends
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Brass (pair) Brass Boot Bookends
Equestrian, cowboy, Wild West
Solid Rusted Patinated
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
$450 / set
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
German Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Shell-Shaped Bookends, Italy, 1930s
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Step into timeless elegance with this exquisite pair of Italian Art Deco bookends from the glamorous 1930s. Meticulously hand-carved from rich beech wood, each piece is sculpted into...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Beech
Pair of Vintage Dog Statues, Oriental, Dog of Fo, Bookends, Art Deco, Circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage dog statues. An Oriental, ceramic decorative 'Dog of Fo' ornament dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Capt...
Category
Unknown Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage George Washington Bronze Bust Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a pair of vintage George Washington bust bookends. The pair feature the likeness of Washington with detailed facial features and form...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century 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
Italian Empire Revival Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Marble
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
Italian Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian White Carrara Marble, Red, Black Dice Bookends Pair Of Polished
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of vintage unusual Italian 1960s white carrara marble bookends have large dice propped as the focal point with red and black resin dots. They have been professionally polis...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair Mid Century Modern Pottery White Horse Head Bookends Abingdon Pottery 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome Pair of Mid Century white Horse Head Modern Bookends by Abingdon Potteries. Beautiful designed horse heads bookends in glossy white glaze which were produced from 1938 thr...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Granite Bookends
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand chisiled pair of gray green granite bookends in a Brutalist style. Very supportive and elegant. In excellent vintage condition.
Category
American Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Granite
Pair of Mid-Century Hand Carved Wood Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of mid-century hand carved mahogany horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy, solid and well crafted. They measure 11"W x 3.5"D x 10"H and would make...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Mahogany
Libbiloo' Circus Horse Bookends by Russel Wright, 1928
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early pair of nickel-plated, fanciful 'Libbiloo' circus horse bookends by Russel Wright, designed in 1928. Each marked RW.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Pair of Fleur De Lis Style Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of fleur de lis style marble bookends, circa 1940s. The bookends are heavy and solid and well crafted. They measure 8"W x 2"D x 6.5"H and would make a great addition to any offi...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Marble
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Brutalist Mixed Metals Owl Bookends by Jarnuszkiewicz et Michel
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and rare pair of MCM brutalist style mixed metals owl bookends by Jarnuszkiewicz et Michel, circa 1960s. The bookends are solid with with a great patina and measure 12.5"W x 5"...
Category
Canadian Brutalist Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass, Steel
Heavy Bookend in the shape of a wild boar.
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Heavy bookend in the shape of a wild boar. Green glass/plastic eyes.
MATERIAL
Unknown, plaster or maybe alabaster?
DIMENSIONS
Height: 21,5 cm
Width: 7 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Bookends Two Reading Men
Located in Barntrup, DE
These beautifully hand carved wooden bookends feature sculptures of two sitting and reading man, an older and younger man that could be a teacher a...
Category
German Black Forest Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Modern Solid Wood & Inlay Curved Modernist Bookends - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Solid Wood & Inlay Curved Modernist Bookends - a Pair. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, nice inlay, clean modernist lines, qual...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Extending Book Slide, Anglo Indian, Adjustable Bookrest, Art Deco, 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. An Anglo-Indian, mahogany adjustable bookrest, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Fascinatingly distinctive book rest with unus...
Category
British Art Deco Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tennis Players on Quartz Court Bookends by Curtis Jere for Artisan House
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent and rare pair of bronze tennis players on quartz court bookends by Curtis Jere for Artisan House, circa 1976. The pair are signed and da...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare find! Pair of Bronze Bookends / Sculptures by Heinz Goll, Austria 1960s
By Heinz Goll
Located in Cork, IE
This pair of sculptural bookends truly is a rare find!
Designed by Hannes Heinz Goll, the Austrian enfant terrible of the 60's art scene and co-founder of the "Grüne Galerie" (green...
Category
Austrian Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Bronze
A Pair Ceramic Art Deco Bookends - Poodles - by Sèvres - Paul Millet
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
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Italian Wooden Door Stop
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish wooden doorstop
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique English Hand Painted Brass Scholar Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1840 Pair hand painted brass scholar bookends.
Brass filled with cement for weight
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Cement, Brass
American Eagle Hand Carved Seri Ironwood Bookends 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Eagle Hand Carved Seri Ironwood Bookends circa 1960.
Vintage sculpture of the American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood bookends.
Handmade large carved wood eagle sculptures 1960s.
Vintage pair of Seri Ironwood animal hand-carved sculpture of the American Eagle.
Vintage Hand carved wooden beautiful design decorative bird eagle sculptures.
Set of 2 carved wood figure of an Eagle sculptures from the 1960s.
These eagle figure perched on a wooden trunk would be a great eye-catcher in any room or interior.
Great condition.
Natural dark brown color.
Dimensions for each: 10.5" H x 4.5" W x 3.5" D.
Vintage hand carved Ironwood Southwestern seri sculpture of eagles.
Ironwood Hand crafted in amazing detail from one of earth's hardest natural ironwood.
This are authentic art pieces crafted in the Sonoran Desert from native Olneya ironwood.
Found almost exclusively in the desert of Arizona, this tree is truly one of nature's wonders.
North American Southwestern desert ironwood gets its name from its amazing hardness and heavy weight (similar to petrified wood). Though this wood is very difficult to work, it is meticulously carved and etched to reveal incredible detail.
in Very nice polished heavy dark wood, no dents with a smooth finish overall excellent condition with beautiful visible wood grains.
"Mexican ironwood carvings is a handcraft that began with the Seri indigenous people of the state of Sonora. The wood comes from Olneya tesota, a Sonora Desert tree commonly called ironwood (palo fierro in Spanish). It is a slow growing important shade tree found in northwest Mexico and the southwest U.S. The wood it produces is so dense that it lacks air bubbles and sinks in water. The Ironwood comes from the heavy, dense heart wood that trees produce. The wood is one of the heaviest in the world. Traditionally, it was used for firewood and charcoal with some carving. In the mid-20th century, the Seri had to move from their traditional home of Tiburon Island to the mainland, around the same time tourism was developing in Kino Bay.
The first to carve ironwood for sale was Jose Astorga...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large Abstract Sommerso Bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of large abstract sommerso bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass, circa 1960's. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Hand Carved Green Soapstone Bookends with Pheasant imagery Chinoiserie
Located in San Diego, CA
Finely carved vintage soapstone bookends. Figures of pheasants beautifully and gracefully carved in these bookends present imagery that moves with th...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Stone
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Bookends, Danish Abstract Brutalist Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This pair of mid-century modern bookends showcases a striking Danish abstract brutalist design. Expertly crafted from solid teak wood, the pieces feature an elegant curved silhouette...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Rare Freeform Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile set of white and gray colored geode bookends, circa 1960s. The set is in very good vintage condition. This particular set is a unique pair that parallels two sides. One s...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
$236 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Industrial Metal Mold Sculpture Bookends, a pair, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of industrial stainless steel hand-shaped molds was used to manufacture gloves circa 1950. Those forms are the female and male parts of a complete mold. They will look supe...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Metal
Large Atomic Era Jack / Jax Bookend, Doorstop in the Style of Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage atomic era / MCM iron jack / jax in the style of Bill Curry, circa 1970s. The piece in well worn vintage condition with a great patina and measures 8"W x 8"D x 6....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Iron
Vintage Americana Federal Eagle Drum Bookends in Red White and Blue - Set of 2
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of two federal Eagle drum bookends. This lovely mid-century set will be fabulous in a child's room or on a bookshelf for the perfect addition of Ameri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Plastic, Paint
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Setter Dog Door Stop or Bookend
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish brass doorstop, with great design representing a seated setter, realistically cast and modeled to elegantly stopping your door. The dog is fixed on a ca...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Onyx Bookends - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your literary collection with this stunning set of Vintage Boho Onyx Bookends, a true celebration of natural beauty and artistic craftsmanship. Each bookend is meticulously c...
Category
Indian Organic Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx
$695 / set
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
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Crystal
Onyx Figural Bookends, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Fantastic pair of Onyx figural bookends. Measure 5" W x 5.25" H
W6051522.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Onyx
$475 / set
Midcentury Design Line Inc. Bill Curry Stainless Modernist Cube Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very heavy and seemingly rare cube on cube stainless clad bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel
$943 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Pair of Vintage Brushed Nickel Whale Bookends by P.M. Craftsman
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage brushed nickel whale bookends by P.M. Craftsman (Philadelphia Manufacturing Co.), circa 1970s. The set is in very good vintage condition and measures 7.25"W x 3.75"D...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Nickel
Polished Stainless Steel Bookends, Former Hand or Glove Molds, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pair of industrial stainless steel hand or glove molds has been repurposed as bookends. The rare pieces were crafted in France circa 1960. Those rare forms are the fema...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel, Cut Steel
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...
Category
Italian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
$837 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Sculptural Brass Jack / Jax Bookends in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of cast iron sculptural jack / jax bookends in the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1980s. The set is in good vintage condition and measures 10"W x 5.5"D x 4.5"...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Iron
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Carved Book Slide, Balinese, Hardwood, Library Stand, Mid Century, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage carved book slide. A Balinese, hardwood library stand, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Fantastic mid-century exotic book slide with striking carved figures
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Hardwood rich in russet hues throughout
Enthusiastically carved with foliate and scrolled patterns
Prominent carved figures adorn each folding slide
They depict Rama's wife Sita, from the Ramayana story in Hinduism
Each slide folds upon a pair of small brass stabilisers
The reverse carved with a delicate flower head over pierced fretwork
Manually operated slide glides smoothly to its maximum width
Accommodates books within a 34.5cm to 60cm range (13.5" and 23.5")
Tiered plinth base dressed with quality green baize below
This is a delightful vintage carved book slide, with distinctive deity figures...
Category
Asian Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Art Deco Brass Siam Couple Kissing Sculpture Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of antique cast iron bookends depicting an Asian kissing couple. These Art Deco pieces are dense in weight and beauty. The sc...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
$180 Sale Price / set
28% Off
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
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
$218 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fred Farr for Revere, Chromed Spring Steel Magazine Rack, Industrial Design
By Revere
Located in Nantucket, MA
Industrial era, chromed spring steel magazine rack designed by Fred Farr for Revere of Rome, NY. Two curved spring form metal sheets press against a central ...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century White Marble "Chief" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of mid-century white marble "Chief" bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and well crafted. They measure 8.5"W x 2.75"D x 7.25"H and would make a great addition t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Organic Modern Alabaster Marble Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial organic modern alabaster marble sculpture, circa mid-20th century. This organic modern alabaster marble sculpture is all neutral tones w...
Category
Organic Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
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
English British Colonial Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
1950s Ben Seibel Teardrop Brass Flame Bookend Pair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Ben Seibel Brass Flame Bookend Set
Tear-drop form brass bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware as part of the Flame series.
listed item is a pair of bookends
7 h x 2....
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Folkart Pair Oak Hand Carved Figural Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual Art Deco folkart pair of hand carved oak bookends with figures dating from around 1930. The bookends have been carved from a single block of wood with a flat polished book...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Oak
Pair of Rare Carl Aubock Brass and Tin Book Ends, First Generation, 1935-1945
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage, made in the very first pre-war period of the existance of the werkstatte Aubock in Vienna.
Model number: 3531 - Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue of the Vienna Historical Museum.
For sale are a pair of super rare bookends...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass, Pewter
1960s Danish Modern Single Teak Bookend
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Danish Modern Single Teak Wood Bookend
5.25 h x 5.25 d x 4 w
Unrestored preowned original vintage condition
Wear is present
Refer to all images for condition.
Category
Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Teak
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