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Technique: Hand-Painted
Lovely Pair of Hand Carved Art Deco Turtle Sculptures Out of Oakwood Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
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 ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Oak, Wood
Cheetah Bookends Set of Two in Porcelain with Brass Base
Located in Paris, FR
Set of two bookends Cheetah in porcelain.
On black porcelain socle with brass base.
Elegant and subtle piece.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Art Déco Painted Ceramic Bookends Shaped Like Scotch Terrier Dogs
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of french Art Déco painted ceramic bookends shaped like Scotch Terrier dogs
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, enamel, paint
Technique: cast, pressed, painted, hand-painted, hand-c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Sculpture Polychrome Bookends Siesta Folk Art 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A pair of vintage 1950s North American Mexican handmade polychrome painted wood "Mexican Siesta bookends".
Beautiful, colorful design and a great example of Mexican Folk Art male and female wood sculpture book ends, Circa 1950s.
The set is hand-carved from wood and depicts a sleeping Mexican peasant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Borghese Eagle Bookends with Black Base
By Borghese
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a pair of 20th century vintage plaster cast American eagle bookends. The eagles are depicted with widely spread wings and arched heads, turned to the side. They are rendered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Federal Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Stylish Pair of Hand Carved / Sculpted Wooden Art Deco Era Alchemist Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, beautiful, practical, decorative and meaningful bookends.
In all our years of collecting, buying and selling antiques we have never seen a pair of alchemist bookends. They come from the same home as the alchemist painting...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Metal
19th century wooden hand-made & hand-painted book support
Located in Oostende, BE
19th century wooden hand-made & hand-painted book support
sold as a pair
Category
19th Century European Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Wood
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 Italian Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden Asian elephant bookends.
large Hand carved elephant bookends with trunk up, for Asian this represent good hea...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Paint, Wood
Pair of Bookends Bronze Elephants Sitting with Books
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Elephant bookends. The bookends are early 20th Century and are well made, and full of cheer, engaging in books of their own.
The patinated bookends tell a great story and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Blue Eyes Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends blue eyes set of 2
all in hand painted porcelain.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Gilt Borghese Bookends with French Figures
By Borghese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bookends depicting male and female period portraits. Gold and beige from Classic Italian designer, Borghese.
Metal stand rests flat between the two to hold books well this...
Category
20th Century Italian French Provincial Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Carved & Gilded Corbels Converted to Bookends, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative pair of 19th century Regence-style painted & gilded architectural corbel elements with hand carved acanthus leaf detail, salvaged from the interior of a 19th cent...
Category
Late 19th Century Canadian Régence Antique Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Wood
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 English Antique Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Paper
Pair Italian Neoclassical Craved and Gilt Wood Mythical Beasts, mid 19th century
Located in Austin, TX
A powerful and dramatic pair of Italian neoclassical carved and gilt wood mythical animal figures on faux painted bases, mid 19th century or earlier, Italy.
The fantastic beasts are well carved, with dramatic wings that follow the sensuous curve of the neck, and a sinuous body ends in an eel-like tail gracefully curled in upon itself. The bearded heads feature a flattened snout with sharp teeth and a lolling tongue, and pointed horse ears and mane. The long forelegs stretched out in front of them and ending in pawed and clawed feet.
The beasts have characteristics of several different mythical animals, making them hard to positively identify. The most likely candidates would be dragons, hippocampi, or chimeras.
The beasts are unfinished to the back, indicating they were originally part of a relief decoration, possibly from a mirror. They have now been mounted to wooden bases faux painted to imitate porphyry.
They would make perfect bookends or mantle sculptures.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Gesso, Softwood, Giltwood
Pair of Cast Iron Original Paint Hubley Doorstops C1935 Flowers in a Bouquet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful pair of Hubley Doorstops hand painted cast iron appears to be original surface. One has a little more loss of paint than the other, see pics. Otherwise all there in excelle...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Iron
Royal Doulton Rare Pair Art Deco Figural Musician Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and very rare pair Royal Doulton novelty figural bookends modeled as musicians dating from around 1920. The ceramic bookends portray two novelty figures of men dressed in oversized clothing...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
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
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Beech
Vintage French Wood Terrier Bookends - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
**Vintage Carved Wooden Dog Bookends - Pair**
Add a touch of vintage charm to your home or office with this unique pair of carved wooden dog bookends. Expertly crafted, these booken...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Wood, Paint
Monkeys and Palms Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends monkeys and palms set of 2 in
solid bronze and with base in hand painted
porcelain. Measures: L 17 x D 17 x H 33cm each piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Bronze
American Cast Iron Napoleon Doorstop Standing on a Step Back Plinth, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron Napoleon doorstop standing on a three-tiered step back squared plinth, Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Iron
Apollineo Bookend 2 in Leccese Stone and Hand-Painted Ceramic
By TIPSTUDIO
Located in Florence, IT
The Apollineo collection mergs classical and contemporary elements to define a unique aesthetic inspired by Mediterranean architecture and vibes. Sun-blessed pure volumes, shapes mar...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Limestone, Stone
Apollineo Candle Stand in Leccese Stone and Hand-Painted Ceramic
By TIPSTUDIO
Located in Florence, IT
The Apollineo collection mergs classical and contemporary elements to define a unique aesthetic inspired by Mediterranean architecture and v...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Painted Bookends
Materials
Limestone, Stone
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