Art Deco Bookends
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Rare & Stylish Pair of 1920s Porcelain French Art Deco Risque Dancer Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
These Art Deco risque dancers (or 'Moulin Rouge') bookends are very rare and very pretty to look at.
This finest quality porcelain pair of female risque dancers from the heydays of ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Pair of Marble Art Deco Triangle Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Attractive pair of cut marble Art Deco triangle bookends, circa 1940s. They are in original condition with a nice patina and some small chips around the corners (please see pictures)...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Cast Metal Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Attractive pair of cast metal Art Deco bookends, circa 1940s. They are in original condition with a nice patina and measure 4" W x 8" D x 6" H. #2376.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Bear Bookends, 1930's
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Art Deco bookends made of marble and brass panther figures.
Width one: 9 cm
Width together: 18 cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Rare Antique Pair of Art Deco Bookends Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful pair of green onyx bookends with Egyptian sphinx sculptures.
These practical size, highly stylish and all handcrafted onyx marble bookends...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Italian White Marble Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative and good quality pair of French Art Deco hand-crafted bookends made from beautiful Italian white carrara marble.
Perfect for displaying your favorite books on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique French Art Deco Bookends Angelfish 1930 Black Marble Spelter Moonfish
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stylish & Timeless! These French Art Deco Angelfish bookends from the 1930s.
Marvelous Art Deco design with the right patina and feel to them.
The Angel fish are styled perfectly...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Brown Onyx Horses Heads Bookends
By Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Art Deco stylized brown onyx horses head bookends.
Vintage set of bookends, hand carved in brown onyx.
Hermes style horses, great mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of Machine Age or Art Deco bookends in the style of Walter Von Nessen, circa the 1940s. These are solid steel bookends. Great modernist look.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Steel
Antique Cast Metal Charles Lindbergh "The Aviator" Commemorative Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of cast and patinated bookends are signed by an unknown maker, but presumed to be early examples made by COPR of the United States during the 1920's in the period Art Deco style. The bookends show a relief depicting Charles Lindbergh with an American Eagle on one bottom corner and the Spirit of St. Louis on the adjacent corner. The base has the title "The Aviator...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Hollywood Regency Vintage Polished Brass Sculptures of Horses Bust Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Hollywood Regency polished gold brass horses bust bookends.
Gorgeous large heavy vintage pair of bookends with shiny gold bronze horse head.
These terrific equestrian bookends...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Dutch Art Deco Bookends by Godefridus Boonenkamp 1931 Ceramic Pottery
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous Dutch ceramic pottery Art Deco bookends. Designed by Godefridus Boonenkamp in 1931.
Very nice, large bookends, made of white baked earthenware ...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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 Italian Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Siena Marble
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Elephant with Bird R. Patrouilleau, 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice paire of bronze Art Deco bookends, elephant with bird.
Signed R. Patrouilleau.
The bronzes have a multi-color patina and are mounted on Belgian Red marble bases. Ca. 192...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Colorful Egyptian Themed Bookends, Finely Painted, Judd Co. Ca. 1920's
By Judd Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed colorful bookends were done by the best creator of bookends, the Judd Co. With the Egyptian theme and done in bas relief you get a wonderful story told. Sphinx,...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Bookends Springbok metal Antelopes on Marble Bases, French circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful pair of French, Art Deco period, Book Ends of two metal Springbok Antelopes, in a jumping pose all sat on Italian Marble bases.
Each antelope has been well ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Crescent Moon & Brass Art Deco Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of bakelite crescent moon and brass Art Deco bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The bookends have a black bakelite crescent moon siitting on a ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Art Deco Attributed Vintage Bookends Green Orange, 1920, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic Art Deco attributed vintage bookends or book stands, which were designed and manufactured 1920s Germany.
Beautiful multicolored fluted glaze s...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
French Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal & Marble Bookend Pair, 1920
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-casted nude Art Deco flapper girl cast in spelter metal statue with enamel finish fixed to marble stands. In the style of Frank Art, The Flapper girls captures the essence of th...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bookends, French, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these very stylish pair of Art Deco bookends depicting two Antelope climbing on a wall of black ebonised wood. Originating from France and dating to the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Art Deco Bookends Swans Bronzed Metal on Beige Marble Bases, French, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful pair of good quality French, Art Deco period, book ends of two metal bronzed swans on marble bases.
Each swan has been well modelled with good detail and th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Rare Pair of French Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Bookends, Elephants
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful quality pair of French hand-carved wooden bookends. Made with rare palm wood.
These handcrafted bookends will look wonderful to display your favorite books on a nightsta...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Palmwood
Pair of French Art Deco Era Hand Carved Wooden Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
A good quality pair of French hand carved wooden bookends.
These beautiful French Art Deco era handcrafted bookends will look great displaying your's or your child's favorite boo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Art Deco Marble Bookends by Renoir
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of art deco marble bookends by Renoir. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the beige marble with pink ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Lioness Figures Bookends by Roger Godchaux
By Godchaux
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Roger Godchaux (1878 - 1958): two lioness figures / sculptures
Silvered bronze mounted as bookends on marble plinths; both with plaque to base inscribed "Godchaux Sclp./ Susse Fres...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco French Pair Bronze Pelican on Marble Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and quality pair French Art Deco bronze and marble pelican bookends dating from around 1925. The bookends are made from green veined marble ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Ship's Wheel Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of Art Deco ship's wheel bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The bookends are made of walnut, brass and bakelite...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Just Andersen 1930s Danish Pewter Elaphant Book End
Located in New York, NY
One 1930s Danish Art Deco pewter elephant bookend by sculptor, Just Andersen.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Art Deco Pair of Bookends by André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of silver plated bronze bookends depicting two horses seating on a marble by André Vincent Becquerel
Made in France
Circa:1930
Signatur...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Antique Art Deco Cast Metal & Cold-Painted Dante Alighieri Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of metal bookends are unsigned and show no foundry marks, but are presumed to have been made in England in approximately 1920 in the period Art Deco style. The bookends are...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
"Seated Male Nudes, " Pair of Bookends with Figures in Michelangelo-Esque Poses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Aubör Austrian Art Deco Geisha Girl and Fan Bronze Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning pair Art Deco Austrian gold cold painted stylized geisha girls and fan bookends signed Aubör and dating from around 1925. The bookends are mounted on a shaped green onyx b...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Pair of Gold Gilt Cherubs on Marble French Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of gold gilt cherubs on a marble base Art Deco bookends from France, circa 1930s. They are in original condition with a fine patina, some light oxidation and some surfa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Antique Art Deco Knights of Columbus Bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous pair of antique metal clad Art Deco Knights of Columbus (KOC) bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works, circa 1922. The pair have the KOC coat o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Bronze Art Deco Tennis Player Bookends
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of bronze bookends with women tennis players. These are not signed. They are tall making them good for larger books. There is a little oxidation in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Chrome & Glass Double Condiment Server with Spoons by Chase & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Art Deco chrome & white glass double condiment server with spoons by Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The piece is in very good to excellent vintage conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Chrome
Chase Walter Von Nessen Horse Bookends Statue
Located in Oakland, CA
Extremely rare set of chase Equestrian bookends sculpture designed by Walter Von Nessen in 1932. Industrial Design incorporated with the latest mat...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Woman Sculpture Bookends, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco female figure - Sculpture bookends, France, 1920s.
Pair of female bookends in silver plated finish, great pose in the Art Deco style, made in France.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Female Bronze Sculpture by Michael Shacham, 1977
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial signed and numbered female figurative gilt bronze sculpture on a dark green with white veining marble base, by sculptor Michael Shacham...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", or just "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza...
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
Rare Art Deco Bookends, Indian Sculptures in Meditating Position on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
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...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Era Bookends with Hand Carved Bear Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Small, but coolest pair of bear bookends.
Thanks to the wonderful bears, these hand-carved bookends from the 1930s are an absolute joy to own and look. These sculptural bookends have a warm and...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Cast Brass & Cold Painted Bookends with Perched Owls
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Art Deco cast brass and cold-painted bookends are signed by an unknown maker, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1925. The front faces ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Deco Bronze Figural Male & Female Character Sculptural Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Art Deco bronze figural bookends are signed, but the artist could not be identified. It is presumed this pair of bookends was made in Austria in approximately 1920 in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Pair of Antique Art Deco Carved Alabaster Bookends of Figural Maiden Busts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Art Deco bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1920. The bookends are composed of carved alabaster as miniature bus...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Modern Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Art Deco modern oak or maple wood bookends, circa early to mid-20th century. Dimensions: 4.5" Width x 5.75" Height.
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Maple, Oak, Wood
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief. Mounted over green marble. Signed A. Bofill and numbered 35 an...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Austrian Pair Art Deco Mounted Bronze Maiden Head Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning pair Austrian attributed Art Deco bronze bookends modeled as maidens heads dating from the 1920/30's. The heads are mounted by two screws on a s...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 1920s Amsterdam School Solid Hardwood Large Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Great Amsterdamse school bookends with matching hardwood picture frame.
These stunning and angular design bookends from the 1920s are in very good condition. Both these bookends and...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Oscar Bach Art Deco Bronze Girl and Goose Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Oscar Bach Art Deco bronze bookends with bas-relief girl and goose motifs with floral openwork backplates, each signed to reverse. 7.75" H x 6.5...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Hare or Rabbit bookends designed by Becquerel
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco hare or rabbit bookends designed by A. Becquerel and signed by foundry Etling Paris.
1920s. Very nice animal sculptures.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Marble Bookends Representing the Sport Golf
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of red Italian Breccia marble, gilt, silvered and brown patinated bronze bookends, representing the sport of golf.
On top of each one a dark patinated and gilt bronze golf...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Gold Jester Bookend on Black Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco gold jester bookend on black base. The jester is glad to watch over your books.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
Mountain Goat Bookends
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of mountain goats traverse the edges of a cliff in this adventurous pair of bookends. There is a mythological quality to these carved soapstone pi...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Soapstone
Black Bakelite & Nickel Bookend "Skyscraper" Table Lamp, 1920's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Art Deco Manufacturers Finishing Company, Lib-O-Lite library bookend desk lamp. Featuring skyscraper form, spring loaded cast aluminum rectangular black bakelite step base with nick...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Nickel
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Dog Bookends, Ravas
By Ravas
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bookends. A stylish silvered bronze figures of dogs by Ravas. The Breed of the dog looks like a Airedale Terrier, but not 100 percent sure.
Each dog is signed and numbered,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Figural Ceramic Turkey Bookends in Taupe and Charcoal Grey Luster Glaze
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Art Deco ceramic bookends are signed, but the maker could not be identified, but presumed to have been made in France in approximately 1935 in the period Art Deco style....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco bookends for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco bookends for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage bookends created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco bookends made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bookends, popular names associated with this style include Max Le Verrier, Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co., and Dodge Inc.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for bookends differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $156 and tops out at $14,500 while the average work can sell for $1,027.
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