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Bookends For Sale
MCM Metal Brutalist Globe Hemispheres Sculpture in the manner of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Charlotte, NC
A companion pair of Brutalist style globe hemispheres metal sculptures. Unsigned, in the manner of Curtis Jere. Patinated bronze color solid metal forming the clearly visible contine...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Bookends
Materials
Metal
Coral Bookend
Located in Irving, TX
As unique and varied as the brilliant red corals found in the Mediterranean sea, this CoralBookend is a fascinating piece of modern design. Each piece is sculpted by hand by a master...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Mid-Century Hand Carved Alabaster Owl Sculptures with Glass Eyes Bookends 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful, meaningful, practical and decorative mid-century bookends.
Given the fact that owls are the international symbol for wisdom and learning, these are the perfect sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
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 Bookends
Materials
Gesso, Softwood, Giltwood
Abingdon Pottery 1940s Mid Century Modern Pair Black Horse Head Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome Pair of Mid Century Horse Head Modern Bookends by Abingdon Potteries. Beautiful designed horse heads bookends in glossy black glaze which were produced from 1938 through 1...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Horses Library Very Original
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
20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
1940s Pair Modern Pottery Black Horse Head Bookends Abingdon Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome Pair of Mid Century Horse Head Modern Bookends by Abingdon Potteries. Beautiful designed horse heads bookends in glossy black glaze which were produced from 1938 through 1...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Art nouveau metal bookends from Soennecken. 1900 - 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Hard to find a pair in this condition
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of machine age art deco "Cathedral" bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. These are solid copper and brass bookends with three perpendicular round...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
French Art Deco Spelter Brass and Marble Bookends
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a lovely pair of French Art Deco Spelter Brass and Marble Bookends. These bookends feature two brass sea birds in flight attached to a beautiful spelter wave formation. Each ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass, Spelter
Italian Green Marble "Book" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Italian green marble "booK" bookends, circa 1970s.. The set are in very good vintage condition with no cips or cracks and measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Antique Carved Lion Bookends, Oriental, Ebonised, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.9940
This is a pair of antique carved lion bookends. An Oriental, ebonised ironwood book rest with animal figure interest, dating t...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Natural Amethyst Bookends: Elegant Geode Decor for Home or Office
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your home or office decor with our extraordinary pair of natural Amethyst bookends. Crafted from a split geode, these bookends have been expertly polished to reveal a stunnin...
Category
1920s Organic Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Amethyst
Pair of Art Glass Cast Elephant Bookends by Don Shepherd for DAS Designs
By Don Shepherd
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of art glass cast elephant bookends by Don Shepherd for DAS Designs, circa 1980s. The pair are the back and front end of an elephant and are in ve...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco wrought iron pelican bookends by Edgar Brandt France 1924.
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco wrought iron pelican bookends by Edgar Brandt, France 1924.
Cast & wrought iron, original patina.
There is an picture showing theses pelican boo...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Modernist Solid Marble Cube Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice pair of modernist solid black and white marble cube bookends, circa the 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 3"W x 3"D...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Marble Cube Bookend
Located in Richmond, VA
The Cube 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 red marble by artis...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Lucerne Lion Bookends by HPI
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
A regal pair of "Lucerne Lion" with shield bookends by HPI, circa 1992. The pair is in great vintage condition and our made of what I believe to be a heav...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Resin
Brass Gazelle Bookends
Located in Vallejo, CA
A pair of vintage brass bookends in the shape of gazelles. Beautiful gold patina and green stone bases. Great stylized deco design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Brass
Cubisme Bookend 2
Located in Irving, TX
With a nod to both cubist art and Mayan carving, Cubisme takes geometric simplicity to a new level. Bookends are created from lightly textured earthenwar...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Earthenware
Cubism Bookend I
Located in Irving, TX
With a nod to both cubist art and Mayan carving, Cubisme takes geometric simplicity to a new level. Bookends are created from lightly textured earthenwar...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Earthenware
Pair Of Antique Bookends, Marble With Goose Sculptures, France, Art Deco
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bookends with sculptures of two goose on a marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Zinc
Brass Praying Hands Bookends, 1970's
By Richard Etts
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Brass Praying Hands Bookends, 1970's.
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Abingdon USA Ceramic Horse Head Bookends with Labels, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Abingdon USA Ceramic Horse Head Bookends with Labels, Pair
Offered for sale is a pair of substantial early Mid-Century ceramic horse bookends...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sunshine Yellow Boat Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Powder-Coated Sunshine Yellow Set of Mid-Century Sailboat Bookends
These solid vintage newly powder-coated boats are both form and function. Fabulous pair displayed on a bookshelf ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of "Fleur de Lis" Cast Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of "Fleur de Lis" cast bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are made of cast plaster and has a great gold gilt patina; they measure 6.5"W x 6.75"D x 6.25"H and are in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Cast Patinated American Eagle Bookends Circa 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Bronze-patinated American bald eagle bookends circa 1950s. Beautiful elegant pair.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Marble Sphere Bookend
Located in Richmond, VA
The Sphere 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. Handc...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Jennings Bros. Native American Bookends in Yellow Metal
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of yellow metal (probably brass) bookends in the form of crouching native Americans made and signed by Jennings Bros. These are very well-modeled and nicely scaled. Signed on ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Cast Iron and Brass Adjustable Book Stand by Judd Company
By Judd Co.
Located in Doylestown, PA
Art Nouveau bronzed cast iron and brass book stand attributed to the Judd Foundry, c. 1920s.
The stand portrays the profile of a pretty Mucha woman in relie...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Bronze Plated Irish Setter Bookends C.1940
Located in Fort Washington, MD
A pair of original bronze plated Irish Setter bookends.
Perfect for styling a bookcase or decorating an office
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Horse Bookend
Located in Irving, TX
Revered throughout the Han dynasty for its majestic strength, the horse remains an enduring symbol of grace and nobility. Our decorative horses, handcrafted in porcelain, are a sculp...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Golf Bookends With Robert Simpson Club Heads
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Robert Simpson Bookends, Mashie Niblick & Wood.
A pair of bookends hand crafted from high quality traditional materials with original 1940's club heads. The heads came from the Carno...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bookends
Materials
Oak
A pair of Cool Art Deco bookends from the 1920s by Hippolyte Moreau
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of Cool Art Deco bookends from the 1920s by the French designer Hippolyte Moreau (1832-1926). Very period Art Deco design in silver-plated metal and marble.
Wear consistent ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
Silver Bookends
Located in Richmond, VA
Sculptural vintage bookends in solid steel, set of two.
Please note these are very heavy, each weighs 20 pounds and will be shipped in a custom wooden box.
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Steel
Horse Bookend
Located in Irving, TX
Revered throughout the Han dynasty for its majestic strength, the horse remains an enduring symbol of grace and nobility. Our decorative horses, handcrafted in fine porcelain, are a ...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Modernist Stair Cut Polished Steel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage modernist stair-cut polished steel bookends, circa 1970s. Beautiful and simple with great mid-century minimal lines, the bookends are in very good vintage condition and meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
Marble Cylinder Bookend
Located in Richmond, VA
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 red marble by a...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Art Deco Celadon Fox Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Art Deco fox bookends
France, circa 1940’s
Matte finished celadon earthenware foxes
Glazed sandstone bases
Minor glazing imperfections (ple...
Category
1940s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Modern Patinated Brass Duck Bookends
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
Nicely patinated solid brass bookends, duck heads, circa the 1970s.
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Handmade Glass Bookends by Blenko - a Pair
By Blenko Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of handmade glass bookends with smooth top and textured sides by Blenko Glass, USA circa 1980s.
Measurement for each block: w3.5" d4" h3.75"
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
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
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Crystal
Sandstone Sphere Bookend
Located in Richmond, VA
The Sphere 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. Handc...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Sandstone
Art Deco Pair of Sculptural Bookends 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Pair of Sculptural Bookends 1930s.
Beautiful pair of art deco bookends with a sculptural shape, made somewhere in the early part of the 20th century. Art Deco / Amsterdamse...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
2 Carved White Marble Fu Foo Dogs Guardian Temple Lion Statue Bookends 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of white marble carved stone fu dogs / Chinese guardian lion figurines or bookends.
Dimensions:
4" x 3.25" x 6.75" (WIdth x Depth x Height)
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Bookends
Materials
Marble
Mid Century French Brass Nautilus Shell Paper Weight Bookend Objet d'Art Decor
Located in Pearland, TX
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century French brass nautilus shell paper weight bookend objet d'Art. A solid and heavy piece, weighing approximately 2 lbs. It's a stylish piece for any room d...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Blue and White Quartz Geode Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of blue and white quartz geode specimen bookends or decorative objects, circa late-20th century. A great pair for an office, a li...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Quartz
Pair of Gilted Metal Clad Chinese Scholar Bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in San Diego, CA
A fabulous vintage pair of gilted metal clad Chinese children scholar bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works, circa 1930s. The bookends depict two Chinese youngsters, beautifully sculpte...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Cast Brass Bookends, Israel 1967
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Cast Brass Bookends, Israel 1967 made by Tarra Sancta Guilt.
Category
1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Petrified Wood Mineral Specimen Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of petrified wood mineral specimen sculpture bookends, each with two polished faces.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
20th Century Unknown Other Bookends
Materials
Wood
Sandstone Cylinder Bookend
Located in Richmond, VA
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...
Category
2010s Bookends
Materials
Sandstone
Art Deco Pair of Figural Spelter Bookends, French, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in exceptional condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both stand on marble ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Rare Solid Brass Libertas & Justitia Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of rare solid brass "Libertas & Justitia" collectible bookends with legends by Aristotle and Thomas Jefferson manufactured by Virginia Metalcrafters, circa 1996. The b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Rare Pink & White Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile set of pink and white geode bookends, circa 1980s. The set is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks.
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
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 Bookends
Materials
Wood
Travertine Bookends
Located in Maywood, NJ
Travertine bookends are elegant and functional accessories for organizing and displaying books. Crafted from natural travertine stone, these bookends often feature unique patterns an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Art Deco silvered frog bookends by Maurice Frecourt.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco silvered frog bookends by Maurice Frecourt.
Silvered Art Metal on a marble base.
France 1930.
Literature:
Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs,...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vintage Pair of Chunky Post Modern "6" Shaped Curved Bracket Lucite Bookends
Located in Amityville, NY
A pair of vintage lucite bookends with a chunky, curving, bracket shape, similar to the number "6" or letter "G". Each folded from a single thi...
Category
1990s North American Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
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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