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Bookends For Sale
Oversized Art Deco Bronze & Copper Trojan Horse Bookends c.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An oversize pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends on thick, copper plated plinth. Original bottom and label on one bookend.
Shown with life size han...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Pair of Vintage Blue and Yellow Metal Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An awesome pair of pop art styled mid-century modern bookends. They are a stacked combo of metal circles and squares painted in yellow and blue that are heavy enough to hold up most...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Wood Donkey Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of solid wood bookends hand carved into the shape of donkey heads. Each donkey has ears that stand at attention and a dark walnut finish. Marked Made in Haiti -1953.
Dimensio...
Category
Early 20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Bookends in Pewter with decoration of Adam and Eve by Just Andersen 1930
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful Pair of Bookends in Pewter with decoration of Adam and Eve. Designed in 1930 by the famous designer Just Andersen (1884-1943) from Denmark and manufactured by the Swedish...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Pair of 1930s Oak Bookends by Heals
By Heal's
Located in London, London
Bookends
Oak
By Heals
Both with Heals lozenge
U.K 1930s
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Oak
Pair of Cast Iron Bookends w/ Indians, by Judd Co. ca. 1910
By Judd Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed and richly painted exemplifies the quality work of the Judd Company. Known for their bookends which were made from 1910-1930, that gre...
Category
1910s American Other Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco marble bookends, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
French Art Deco marble bookends, 1920
Green with black marble bookends, French, 1920.
The marble has narrow faceted edges.
Shows light signs of use
The...
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookends
Materials
Marble
20th century Regule and Marble Adam Feron Bookend, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Pair of painted spelter bookends on a marble base dating from the 1930s representing a monk and a geisha. Adam Feron signature on each character.
Paint faded in some places but overa...
Category
1930s French Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Brass Apple book ends Hollywood Regency Dutch Apko 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful set of two 1970s Hollywood Regency Dutch Apko shiny brass apple parts to use as bookend, decoration or paperweight. signed Apko . the price = set price
Category
1970s Dutch Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Pair of Marble Bookends 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Pair of Marble Bookends, 1930s.
Beautiful pair of art deco bookends in colorful and expressive marble. They have a distinct art deco shape and feature solid pieces of mar...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Wood Horse Head Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of solid wood bookends hand carved into the shape of horse heads. One bookend features a carved horse head profile while the other appears more as the shadow. A playful piece ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Bronze Machine Age Trojan Horse Bookends by Dodge Inc. C.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco Trojan horse bookends manufactured by Dodge Trophy Inc. Los Angeles California USA. Both pieces have retained their original bronze finish and a...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Vintage Brass Big Horn Ram Bookends, a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
A gorgeous set of heavy brass big horn ram bookends. This heavy pair has no maker's mark and some tarnish but otherwise they are in excellent cosmetic con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Bookends
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Marble and Brass Fish Bookends
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of fish bookends with marble pinkish base and brass angel fish. Measures approx - 3.25deep x 5 wide x 6.25 high.
Category
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Panther and Tiger by Oscar Waldmann, 1925
By Oscar Waldmann
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends panther and tiger by Oscar Waldmann Patinated bronze on wooden base. Signed on the base. circa 1925. Oscar Waldmann is a Swiss artist who worked in France.
...
Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bookends Cat and Bulldog Signed by Irenée Rochard, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends cat and bulldog signed by Irenée Rochard.
Art Metal with silver patina on a marble and onyx base. France 1930.
Animals in bronze by Christopher Payne. Antique c...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Original Max Le Verrier Cueillette Art Deco Style Bookends in Spelter and Marble
Located in Ulm, DE
“Cueillette”
Original “Max Le Verrier”
Art Deco style, France.
Ladies with flower baskets
Bookends made in “Régule” (spelter / whitebronze)
signed
Socle in black stone (co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Carved Fossilized Limestone Bookends with Many Fossils Visible
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a high quality pair of demilune columnar form stone bookends, unmarked. Skillfully carved beige limestone with a large number of spiral shell gastropods, nautiloids, and other fossils polished to show off the beauty of the fossils. There are natural streaks of dark and light limestone, orange iron oxide, and crystalline calcite in the shells. The stone contains a large amount of calcite (or aragonite) with the remainder made of impurities such as dolomite, quartz or silicates, clay, iron oxides, and rock particles of many kinds.
These are of lovely quality and are fascinating to look at. As they are cut from the same piece, the fossils match up when both bookends are placed together and the corresponding portion of fossils can be seen on the opposite interior vertical plane.
Dimensions:
7"h x 5.75"w x 2.75"d (each half)
Condition:
Good, a few scratches and nicks on base, attractive appearance.
Provenance:
A Private Collection: The Sherry Netherland...
Category
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone
Italian Modern Sculpture Bookends in Black Stone Slate, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern sculpture bookends in black stone slate, 1980s
Set of three rectangular base sculptures in slate. The stone has an irregular s...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Slate
Antique Betjemann's Coromandel & Wedgewood Book Slide, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a high quality antique Victorian Coromandel and porcelain adjustable self closing book slide, by Betjemann's, 19th Century and circa 1870 in date.
It is made of stunnning...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Vintage Brass Clam or Scallop Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Hollywood Regency brass clam shell seashell bookends. Larger size, 5" x 5". Good condition. Has nice size and weight to hold a stack of books. Great for your beach house! Any...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Emile Carlier Figural Goat Bookends, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends. Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, (French, 1849-1927). Figural Goat Bookends. Silvered Metal mounted over Green Marble bases. Nice and heavy.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Geometric Marble Bookend Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare geometric marble bookend set in white marble with grey veining and green marble accents.
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Marble
Bill Curry Jacks Sculptures Bookends Paperweights for Design Line 1967
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jacks bookends by Bill Curry in chocolate brown enamel.
Bill Curry Oversized Pop Art Jacks Bookends.
Bill Curry Jacks Scul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair brass clam shell or scallop seashell bookends. Nice condition. Ready to use. Slight patina from age and use. Good overall condition, hand polished.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Duck Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Vintage brass Duck bookends. Larger size. Good condition. Has nice size to hold a stack of books. Great for your desk or bookshelf. Any dark areas ...
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Brass Clam Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair solid brass clam shell seashell bookends. Good condition. Ready to use.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Baldwin Brass Scallop Shell Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair brass clam shell seashell bookends made by Baldwin Brass Company from the Henry Ford & Greenfield Village Collection.
Each Bookend stands 6” high and 5” wide including the ton...
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Brass Toucan Book Ends
Located in New York, NY
Brass Toucan book ends.
Measures: 7" x 4.5" x 7".
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boh Cast Metal McClelland Barclay Great Danes Bookends- a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Boho great fane bookends. Cast metal with a patinated finish. Made by the iconic McClelland Barclay and signed on the back. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Pair of Art Deco Bookends Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful pair of green onyx bookends with Egyptian sphinx sculptures.
These practical size, highly stylish and all handcrafted onyx marble bookends...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Danish Bookends 1960s Set of 2
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-Century Modern Danish book ends 1960s set of 2.
Pair of solid hardwood book holders with metal feet.
Stamped with golden Wejra logo.
Cleaned and po...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
1950s Ben Seibel Modern Brass Bookends Sculptural Tear Drop Flame
By Ben Seibel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brass bookends
1950s Ben Seibel modern bookends tear drop flame in brass
Selling a pair.
Measures: 7.5 H x 4.5 W x 2.25 D inches
Preowned original unrestored vintage condition. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Sarreid Hand Carved Bookends, 1970s, Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare sculptural wood hand carved eagle bookends by Sarreid Spain 1970s.
Beautiful wood with a rustic cerused white wash.
Books are not included.
Versatile design that w...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Agate Ryolite and Quartz Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Agate, ryolite, and quartz bookends. ~ 5" H. Ryolite, agate, and quartz. These beautiful hollow geodes were formed from volcanic activity. These pieces were found in the western Unit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bookends
Materials
Stone
Antique Extending Book Slide, Coromandel, Bookend, Rack, Victorian, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique extending book slide. An English, Coromandel and brass bookend or book rack, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Supe...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
Whimsical Pair of Owl Bookends in Marble Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical pair of collectible bookends in marble very collectible made in Italy, circa 1960s, retains label as shown one of them shows a chip that's been ground on the top corner sid...
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Bookends with Teak, Oak & Rosewood Foil, 1960s, Set of 8
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 8 enameled steel bookends with applied teak, oak and rosewood superficial veneer/foil. Manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s in a style reminiscent of FM Møbler. Two of t...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Up to 5 Pairs Kai Kristiansen Mid-Century Metal & Wood Book Ends Denmark 1960s
By Dansk
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to five pairs of beautiful midcentury bookends, made in Denmark in the 1960s. Designed by Kai Kristiansen, executed by Fm Moebler, Made of lovely grained rose wood with grey lacqu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Deco parrot bookends by Georges Van de Voorde France 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco parrot bookends by Georges van de Voorde, Belgian artist who worked in France. Signed and with founders' seal. Lovely green patina, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Nouveau Marble-Bookends with Bronze-Elephants by MARIONNET, France, 1900s
Located in Ulm, DE
Bookends with elephants in two different poses
By Albert Marionnet (1852-1910), signed
France, circa 1900.
Material:
– Bronze, original patina
– Portor-marble socle
Dimensions:
W...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Vintage Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile set of geode bookends, circa 1990s. Geode bookends can sit in two positions exposing different color options as show in images, beautiful colors.
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
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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