Asia Bookends

Vintage Brass Shell bookends, circa 1985.

The Cylinder Bookend is the newest design from our in-house collection. Display as a sculpture, use as a chic door stopper, or simply as a bookend. Handcrafted out of yellow sandston...

Brass Sailboat bookends. Nice detail in casting, heavy weight with substantial feel. Holds a shelves worth of books. Good condition, some slight patina. Thin pad on bottom to protect...

Contemporary, handcrafted bookend, model "Hippos" in oxidized brass. This bookend is part of the "Althaea Series", a collection of four bookends in brass Inspired by ancient Greek symbols...

Vintage Pair of Brass Hermes Style Horse Saddle Stirrup Bookends. Engraved. C. 1980’s

Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design. The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons. When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...

Handsome saddle leather bookends with strap and brass buckle details and felted bases. Warm patina/light scuffs present consistent with age/use. Measures...

A pair of Classic bookends by Gucci. Classic brown leather stripe with brass bases. Beautiful stitching and attention to details.

A pair of brass pineapple bookends in great condition. They both have felt bottoms so as to not scratch the surface they are on. Recently polished.

The marblelous book end small is a minimalist style book end made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a solid marble prismatic block.

Contemporary, handcrafted bookend model "Keres" in oxidized brass with a curved contour. This bookend is part of the "Proetus Series", a collection of six bookends in brass. Variatio...

Art Deco hare or rabbit bookends designed by A. Becquerel and signed by foundry Etling Paris. 1920s. Very nice animal sculptures.