Antique Elephant Bookends
Early 20th Century North American Antique Elephant Bookends
Iron
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Botswanan Tribal Antique Elephant Bookends
Ebony
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Rosewood
Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Antique Elephant Bookends
Onyx
Late 19th Century British Antique Elephant Bookends
Ebony
Late 19th Century British Antique Elephant Bookends
Ebony
Late 19th Century British Antique Elephant Bookends
Ebony
1920s American Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Palmwood
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century German Antique Elephant Bookends
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Elephant Bookends
Iron
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19th Century Chinese Antique Elephant Bookends
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Spelter
2010s Turkish Modern Antique Elephant Bookends
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Copper
Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Oak
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Elephant Bookends
Ebony, Plastic, Teak
1920s American Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Copper, Wrought Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Oak
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Ceramic
Late 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Oak
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Elephant Bookends
Copper
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Steel
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Antique Elephant Bookends
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Elephant Bookends
Wood
Late 19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Elephant Bookends
Bone, Ebony
1920s North American Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Elephant Bookends
Travertine, Marble
1920s Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Elephant Bookends
Ebony
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Elephant Bookends
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Spelter
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Elephant Bookends
Ebony
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Elephant Bookends
Wood, Ebony
1920s English Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Pottery
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Spelter
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Elephant Bookends
Travertine, Soapstone
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elephant Bookends
Soapstone
1880s Japanese Antique Elephant Bookends
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Elephant Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Elephant Bookends
Early 20th Century American Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Antique Elephant Bookends
Metal
Early 20th Century American Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Elephant Bookends
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century English Victorian Antique Elephant Bookends
Pottery
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Finding the Right bookends for You
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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