Bookends
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
20th Century American Post-Modern Bookends
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Other Bookends
Steel
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Stone, Onyx, Metal
19th Century European Antique Bookends
Maple
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate, Quartz
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookends
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Modern Bookends
Carrara Marble
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Bookends
Statuary Marble
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Bookends
Leather
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bookends
Onyx
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Oak
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Bookends
Statuary Marble
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Wood
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
1920s American Industrial Vintage Bookends
Iron
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Alabaster
1860s French Victorian Antique Bookends
Slate, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Iron, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century North American Bookends
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Metal
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Bookends
Plaster
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Bookends
Statuary Marble
20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
2010s Indian Modern Bookends
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Bookends
Bronze, Copper
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Spelter
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Bronze
20th Century Modern Bookends
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
1910s American Other Vintage Bookends
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Porcelain
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Marble, Carrara Marble
20th Century Bookends
Metal
1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Bookends
Plaster
20th Century Modern Bookends
Art Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
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.