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Bookends For Sale
Victorian Black Walnut Canterbury
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Walnut Canterbury, with spindle supports, single drawer and raised on turned legs with castors - 23"w x 16"d x 19"h
Category
1870s English High Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Porcelain, Walnut
White Porcelain Foo Dog Lion Decorative Object or Bookend from Japan
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white porcelain foo dog lion decorative object or bookend, circa early to mid-20th century, Japan. Foo dog lions, also known as komainu in Japan, are a symbol of good luc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Salta Round Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
“Triumph Bookends" White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Bookends
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Pair of Lamassu Bookends Lion Mesopotamian Art Decorative
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant beautiful pair of solid resin bookends circa 1980's decorative Assyrian Winged Liongreat example of Mesopotamian Art.
Category
20th Century Irish Egyptian Bookends
Materials
Resin
Pair of Solid rosewood & Brass Italian Nautical Anchor Bookends
By Ralph Lauren
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of solid rosewood and patinated solid brass bookends circa 1970's beautiful and elegant in the style of Ralph Lauren, made in Italy in nice condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends. Expressive faces with glass eyes gives these bookends a striking presence.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Pair of Music Note Bookends, Powder-Coated Orange
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Powder-Coated Orange Set of Music Note Bookends
Pair of vintage brass bookends in newly powder-coated orange. This pair are classic music notes on a square base. Absolutely one of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Rosewood Bookends with Clock and Thermometer by Gumps
By Gumps
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice pair of rosewood bookends with clock and thermometer by Gumps, circa 1990s. This gorgeous rosewood set has wonderful grain patterns and a high quality quartz clock and ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Bookends
Materials
Metal
Impressive Pair of Raw Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of petrified wood bookends, circa pre-history. The bookends were formed by fossilization over millions of years and are finished with the exterior edges retaining...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Antique Bookends
Materials
Petrified Wood
Pair of Victorian Bronze Rabbit Head Bookends in Marble Plinths by A. Gilbert
By Sir Alfred Gilbert
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of late 19th century Victorian bronze rabbit head bookends in marble plinths by Sir Alfred Gilbert
By: Sir Alfred Gilbert
Material: bronze, marble, copper, metal
Technique: cas...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Marble, Copper, Metal, Bronze
Pair Solid Marble Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Leather
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of 1960's Marble Bookends Sculptures with Vintage Louis Vuitton Fabric, Mid Century Modern
These LV monogrammed bookends have been custom ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Bear and Bull Bronze Bookends on Green Marble Blocks
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fun pair of bull and bear bronze and green marble bookends, circa 1990s. The pair are in good condition the bull and the bear. The green marble is in Great gift for any Wall Street trader, stock broker...
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Salta Large Square Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images that led us to design our largest collection. It has pure and contemporary lines, a classic vision but with modern design. The chosen materials are alpaca and onyx...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Salta Round Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Fornasetti Bookends Gift Tema E Variazioni N. 171 Black/White/Red Metal
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
There can be wit and unpredictability in the order: this was Fornasetti idea when he designed his first bookends. The mix of images with their functional design make these accessorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Portariviste italiano Lira di Pierangelo Gallotti per Gallotti e Radice, 1980 ca
Located in MIlano, IT
Portariviste modello Lira con struttura curva in tondino d'acciaio e piano d'appoggio in vetro fumè curvato infilato fra quattro bulloni che lo tengono fermo, anche grazie al suo stesso peso e forma...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Steel
Pair of Art Déco Bronze Bookends Designed by Alexandre Kéléty for Etling Paris
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Art Déco bronze bookends with marble base designed by Alexandre Kéléty for Etling Paris
By: Alexandre Kéléty, Etling Paris
Material: bronze, marble, metal, copper
Technique:...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Copper, Metal, Bronze
Bronze Plated Horse Head Bookends c.1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage pair of bronze plated horse bookends with embossed stamp "PMC".
CREATOR Philadelphia Manufacturing Company.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940s.
MATERIALS AND ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Post Modern Italian Column Green Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of postmodern marble bookends from Italy. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the green marble with gr...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Matching Pair Grand Tour Bronze Greco Male Figurine Bookends On Alabaster Base
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Stunning and Unusual Pair of Matching Grand Tour Bronze Spelter Greek Male Figurines on Alabaster Bases.
The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Greek Grand Tour Antique Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Spelter
c. 1900 Brass Book Slide by Judd Mfg. Co., CT.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Expanding, folding brass book slide with cast iron camels by Judd Mfg. Co., CT., c.1900. The camels cold painted with patinated bases symbolic of pharaonic Egypt. Brass & steel mecha...
Category
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair Large Cast Iron Architectural Elements Bookends Sculptures
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Cast Iron Pair Acanthus Architectural Elements Bookends Sculptures
Wonderful large pair of as found elements that are very versatile. These would be fantastic alone on a table...
Category
1890s Swedish Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Iron
Crystal and Brass Bookend by Dainte
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal and Brass Bookend by Dainte
Dimensions: D 19 x W 18 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Crystal and brass.
The multifaceted triangular bookend is brilliantly designed with light-bending c...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
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...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco bison bookends by Max Le Verrier original 1930 on Portor marble base.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bison bookends by the French artist Max Le Verrier.
Patinated Art Metal on a Portor marble base.
France 1930
Art Deco sculpture, Victor Arwas, Academy.
Bronzes, sculptor...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Rosewood Bookends Denmark
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Pair of Rosewood Bookends Denmark
Additional information:
Dimensions: 10 W x 9 D x 14 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Country of origin: Denmark
Condition: Normal
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Bronze Finial Bookends Set on Wood Block
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1192 Pair cast bronze finials bookends (1920's) later set on a wood block.
Finials 3.25"diameter x 6.5" tall.
Category
1920s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
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
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
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
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
1950s Pair Art Deco Revival Polished Brass Gazelle Antelope Mount Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair Art Deco Revival Polished Brass Gazelle Mount Bookends.
Exquisite pair of Art Deco Revival antelope gazelle bust sculptures bookends in polished solid brass mounted on black wooden base.
Gazelle Head Hollywood Regency Cast Brass Bookend, Restored and polished.
These 1950s pair of Art Deco Revival polished brass gazelle antelope mount...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
c. 1900 Pair of Camel Cast Iron Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pair of recumbent camel bookends, English, c.1900. Cast iron.
5 7/8" x 2.25" x 4.5" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair Of Antique Weighted Bookends, English, Book Rest, Art Nouveau, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large pair of antique weighted bookends. An English, mahogany carved book rest with Art Nouveau taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Of wonderful form and we...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Bronze "X O" Bookends in the Style of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of bronze "X O" bookends in the style of Curtis Jere, circa 1990s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with a wonderful patina and measure 4"W x 5.5"D x 6.5...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of MCM Brass Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of 1970's Brass Bookends with Vintage Louis Vuitton Fabric, Mid Century Modern
These monogrammed bookends have been custom made and hand cra...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Elephant Bookends, Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century solid cast glass stylized elephant bookends. Backs are polished smooth, while fronts are textured.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Bronze Plated German Shepherd Bookends c.1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A pair of large bronze plated German Shepherd bookends with original felt on the bottom. Both stamped "AO".
CREATOR AO.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940.
MATERIA...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Male Nude Figural Bookends - the Thinker, 1960s
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of vintage chalk ware Thinking Man bookends in a faux bronze finish. There are some minor chips on both bookends, but over all in good condition.
Category
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Set of French Art Déco Zamac Winged Cherub/Fairy Child Bookends with Marble Base
Located in North Miami, FL
Set of early 20th century french Art Déco zamac winged cherub/fairy child bookends with marble base
By: unknown
Material: aluminum, bronze, marble, metal, zinc, copper
Technique: ca...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Copper, Metal, Zinc, Bronze, Aluminum
Vintage Original Factory Frankart Greyhound Russian Wolfhound Borzoi Bookends
By Frankart
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and original set of bookends from Frankart. This set is genuine from the early days of this Brooklyn manufacturer. This art deco representation Russian greyhounds brings t...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Danish Teak Bookends 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish teak bookends 1960s, Set of 2
Pair of Danish Mid-Century Modern bookends in solid teak with metal base.
Very good original condition. Ready to support.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
Bradley and Hubbard Art Nouveau Bronze and Slag Glass Expandable Book Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period bronze and slag glass expandable book rack
By Bradley & Hubbard
USA, Circa 1910
Measures: 13.13"W x 5"D x 3.75"H. Extends up to 24"W.
Good o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Sphynx Bookends in Ceramic
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of solid yeso ceramic bookends , stamped with MMA logo circa 1980's nice condition.
Category
20th Century American Egyptian Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Sailboat Bookends, Powder-Coated White
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Powder-Coated Creamy White Set of Mid-Century Sailboat Bookends
Substantial in size and weight, these solid vintage brass newly powder-coated boats are both form and function. Fabu...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Rude Osolnik Bookends
By Rude Osolnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rude Osolnik design and crafted bookends. High quality walnut executed in a sculptural bookend, signed on bottom.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
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
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid Century Brass Bookends Dolphins with ball, France 1950s
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Unique pair of bookends, each of three dolphins holding a big globe They are made of brass. It is a beautiful set for any home or office decor and would look great on table top or bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Bronze Cat Bookends
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of Art Deco, patinated bronze bookends in the form of stylized, stretching cats.
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Classic Gucci Bookends
By Gucci
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Classic bookends by Gucci. Classic brown leather stripe with brass bases. Beautiful stitching and attention to details.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Triangle Travertine Bookends by Fratelli Mannelli, 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Fratelli Mannelli Triangle Travertine Bookends for Raymor
Pair of travertine triangle form bookends made in Italy by Fratelli Mannelli for Raymor circa 1960s
Additional Informatio...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Carl Aubock Iron & Brass Coin Medal Midcentury Bookend, Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
This is a rare modernist book end, designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck III in the 1970s. The bookend consists of a large brass medal, which displays the coat of arms of the hous...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
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 Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Extending Book Slide, Venetian, Gilt, Tulipwood, Bookrest, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. A Venetian, gilt finished tulipwood bookrest, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Delightfully presented book slide, with appealing f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Giltwood
Moyen Age Original Max Le Verrier 1920s French Art Deco Bookends Reading Ladies
Located in Ulm, DE
“Moyen Age”
Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Verrier” (1891-1973)
Original Art Deco, 1920s France....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique Cast Iron Art Nouveau Johnsonsoniana and Bacon quote Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Cast Iron Art Nouveau Johnsonsoniana and Bacon quote Bookends. Quotes read: Number 1 “Books that you may carry to the fire and hold readi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco bronze bookends faun and girl with grapes by Pierre Laurel, France 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends faun and girl with grapes by Pierre Laurel.
Pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Signed Laurel & stamped number.
Patinated bron...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco terrier dog bookends by Hippolyte Moreau, France 1930.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco terrier dog bookends by Hippolyte Moreau.
Art Metal with silver grey patina on black marble base.
France 1930.
Literature:
Dictionnaire des ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique, New and Vintage Bookends
A good pair of antique, new or vintage bookends will look wonderful in your reading nook. And the need for these trusty home accents has stood the test of time, which means there are many different kinds to suit any design taste or furniture style.
Bookends weren’t created until the 1870s. Serving faithfully in the background, they went unobserved for a while. The authors of the Oxford English Dictionary report that the term “book end” didn’t appear in printed material until 1907. The primary function of bookends is to ensure that your books remain upright in your bookcase, but style and form have taken the lead over the years. Furniture makers have ensured that bookends demand as much attention as the books themselves. Indeed, while competing with carefully curated first editions or rows of colorful spines is no small task, plenty of bookends steal the stage.
If you’re looking to add a dose of intrigue or decorative flourish to your reading room that will be difficult to ignore, stone bookends and metal bookends can take on the appearance of small, provocative sculptures rather than functional accessories to keep your books orderly on your shelves. Depending on what kind of textures you’re thinking of introducing to your home office or study, a pair of brass bookends or a bronze set will pop against your dusty hardcovers and any decorative objects you’ve accumulated while working to style your bookcase. A pair of mid-century modern bookends carved from dark, exotic woods such as teak can also introduce warmth to a home office or study. While teak was a favorite of designers who worked with furniture in the mid-20th century, all manner of wood bookends have emerged over the years, with some woodworkers carving ornate patterns or figures into their pieces.
Bookworms, take note: You can find an extraordinary range of antique, new and vintage bookends for your dazzling book displays and bookshelves today on 1stDibs.
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