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Bookends For Sale
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pair Vintage Murano Glass Millefiori Bookends
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of millefiori (thousand flowers) bookends have multi color murine flowers suspended in clear, heavy Murano glass. Oval shape with flat base and flat inside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
Pair of Hand Made Shell & Coral Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of hand made shell & coral bookends with Ostrich embossed leather backing.
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Coral
Pair of Rare Rookwood Raven Bookends, 1940s, USA
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful and rare ceramic Rookwood Raven bookends, mid-1940s, USA. Turquoise crackle glaze.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pottery
Don Shoemaker Bookends for Señal
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Born in Nebraska, Don S. Shoemaker studied painting at The Fine Arts Institution of Chicago. In the late 1940s, he moved to Mexico with his family and settled in Santa Maria de Guido...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Silver industrial modernist aluminium and rubber bookends "The Colour of Air"
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
The bookends are a continuation of Tino Seubert's RCA graduation project The Colour of Air and were commissioned for Ma-tt-er's book launch at London Design Festival 2018. They are i...
Category
2010s British Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Faux Tassel Bookend or Doorstop - 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A Hollywood Regency brass tassel motif bookend. Created from heavy brass, this piece will be a wonderful way to hold up your favorite books on a bookshelf in a beautiful way. The pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Gucci Italy Hand-Stitched Red Leather Bookends with Gilt Metal Partridges, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gucci, Italy, designed this superb pair of handcrafted leather and metal bookends in the 1970s. This rare large-scale set features two gilded metal partridges resting on a hand-stitc...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Crackle Ceramic Elephant Sculpture Bookends by Le Moine, France 1930s
By Le Moine
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb Art Deco pair of crackled ceramic bookends was designed and crafted by Le Moine, France, in the 1930s. The off-white colored crackle glaze ceramic or faience sculpture fe...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Striking Pair of Hand-Carved Panther Bookends in Rosewood
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique pair of rosewood carved panthers, circa 1960s.
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Travertine Bookends-Mid 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of mid-20th century Italian travertine bookends carved in creams and beige coloration. They are a classic and elegant addition to any bookshelf of decor.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Art Deco wrought iron wing bookends by Edgar Brandt France 1930
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco wrought iron wing bookends by Edgar Brandt.
France 1930
These bookends are illustrated in:
Art Deco sculpture, Alastair Duncan.
Literature:
Edgar Brandt master of Art Deco i...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
1970s Vintage Jewish Hebrew Brass Bookends Israel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Jewish Hebrew Brass Bookends Israel
Decorative Metal
3.5 diameter x 7 h x 4.25 w
Made in Israel
Original Vintage Condition Unrestored
Refer to i...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Brass Conch Shell Seashell Nautilus Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Brass nautical conch shell bookends. Nice detail in casting, heavy weight with substantial feel. Holds a shelves worth of books. Good condition, some slight patina. Thin pad on botto...
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Wild Boar by Louis Riche, France 1930
By Louis Riché
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends wild boar by Louis Riche.
Bronze with green patina on Belgian Black marble base.
Ca. 1930.
Literature:
Les bronzes de XIXe siècle, Pierre Kjellberg, Le...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Contemporary 21st Century Capo Metal Bookend by Spinzi, Italian Modern Design
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Capo is a collection of bookends designed by Milano based studio Spinzi, and artisanally handcrafted from metal in Italy. They are small in size yet big in personality: rather then s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Minimal Wood and Brass Door Stop, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 60s door stop with brass stem and wood base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Solid Brass Embossed with Hunters Theme Italian Bookends by Horchow
By Horchow
Located in San Diego, CA
EWlegant solid patinated brass with embossed raindeers and hunting theme bookends made in Italy circa 1970's , by Horchow.
Category
20th Century Italian Romantic Bookends
Materials
Brass
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Blue 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 Space Age Bookends by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of space gge bookends by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, circa 1970's.
The set is in very good vintage condition with no cracks and measures 16"W x 8"D x 8"H. Cool and functio...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Bookends
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Majolica Staffordshire Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bookends - a Pair
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming pair of vintage majolica Staffordshire Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bookends. The black and white dogs with a red collars rest their paws ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Onyx Horse Art Deco Head Bookends
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful and elegant pair of Art Deco hand-carved onyx horse head sculptural bookends with bowed head.
Italy, circa 1940s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx
1930s Art Deco R. Vramant Muscular Semi Nude Male Runner Bronze Tone Bookends
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of classical form Art Deco semi nude male athletic runner bookends on white alabaster bases. Attributed to artist R. Vramant, France 1930s. Made of Spelter with bronze plating....
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Spelter
Pair of Sculptural German Art Nouveau Brass Bronze Bookends 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative pair of Art Nouveau brass/bronze bookends.
Germany, 1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Aus-Ben Studios Black Labrador Dog Head Bookends, United States, circa 1987
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Aus-Ben Studios Black Labrador Dog Head Bookends, United States, circa 1987. Original label to the bottom of one example.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Resin
Mid Century Modernist Solid Brass Bookends. Sleek Timeless Decor Ben Seibel
By Ben Seibel
Located in Peoria, AZ
SLEEK!
MODERN SCULPTURAL
MID CENTURY
BRASS BOOK ENDS
GREAT LOOK!
DIMENSIONS: EACH APPROX. 7" BY 5-1/2"
In the manner of Ben Seibel
These book ends are a clean addition to any d...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Rustic Forest Giselle Stag Buck Animal Wood Bookends from Sweden, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair Giselle or stag deer buck animal carved wood bookends in the Rustic style, circa mid to late-20th century, Sweden. Animal is carved against a 'book'. A great set for a library...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Solid Bronze Hagenauer Style Sculptural Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Art Deco solid bronze Hagenauer Style Bookends.
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
1960's Califo0rnia Design Jaru A to Z Rare Ceramic Bookends
By Jaru
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous pair of brown glossy ceramic Ato Z rare bookends, circa 1960 excellent condition no chips or cracks, very rare and hard to find great decor for ...
Category
20th Century American Space Age Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Coppia di Fermalibri in Acciaio e Ottone - Italia - Anni '70
Located in Milano, IT
Originale coppia di fermalibri nello stile di Gabriella Crespi, realizzati con pesanti elementi di acciaio sui quali sono fissati due colombi in ottone massiccio stampato. I volatili...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Sheldon Rose AlphaSculpt Typesetter Block Sculpture Bookend
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed Sheldon Rose (American 20th Century) Typesetter cube sculpture, can also be used as bookend. In polished polychrome silver metal. Sheldon Rose (American, 20th century), attend...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Sculpture Bookends Satyr´s by Carlier, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pair of Art Deco bookends sculptures signed Carlier depicting a young satyrs or Fauns.
Émile Joseph Carlier (1849-1927)
Signature/ Marks: Carlier.
Style: Art Deco.
Condition: Good or...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair French Mixed Metal Ram Bookends/Sculptures
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-760 pair pewter and brass large ram bookends/sculptures.
Category
1960s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Animal pinewood Bookends, Netherlands, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Nice pinewood bookends handmade in the 1980s, from the Netherlands, representing two yaks in a brutalist, almost naïve style.
Overall good condition.
Carved and signed "Rudolf" in th...
Category
1980s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pine
Circular Chrome Bookends in the Style of Curtis Jeré
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair metal chrome plated bookends in the Style of Curtis Jeré. Each bookend has a heavy rectangular base.
Dimensions
Each bookend measures: 6.5” width x 4.5” depth x 7.5” height.
C...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Nautical Solid Brass Seashell Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Set of Heavy Solid Brass Seashell Bookends. Very good quality, nice casting details. Overall good condition. ready to use
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Bookends in Form of Renaissance Monk Library Natural Alabaster and Marble
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Expectacular Antique Library, Bookends, Throne, medieval, revival
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval style figur of a mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Alexandre Kéléty. France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bronze Cat Sculpture Bookends, by Alexandre Kelety. France 1925. Fantastic details.
Biography
He was active as an artist, sculptor, paint...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of Polished Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket Bookends QUICK SHIP
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome tennis racket bookends. Has thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching furniture. 5.5" high. Great on a book shelf or desk. Nice condition, ready to use. QUICK...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage French Wooden Bookends
Located in High Point, NC
These original bookends, originating from 20th-century France, showcase expert carving into smooth, L-shaped geometric figures. Accompanied by bottle-like wooden containers, they pro...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Solid Bronze Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Solid Bronze Elephant bookends. The pair are very handsome and ready to hold some of your heaviest books, at 2.8 pounds each they pack a lot of power.
Well suited for any d...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Bookends in wood, France , Style: Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
F.lli Mannelli Pair of Bookends in Rapolano Travertine Marble, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Pair of stone bookends by Fratelli Manelli.
Made from exquisite Rapolano Travertine, a type of Italian travertine known for its distinctive cream color and delicate veining.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Cast Bronze Reclining Nude Sculptures/Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-720 heavy cast bronze nude sculptures/bookends
Initialed on bottom CR.
Category
1930s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass.
Price is f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Bradley & Hubbard Clipper Ship Cast Iron Bookends, 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of bronze finish cast iron nautical themed bookends featuring clipper ships
By Bradley & Hubbard
USA, 1920s
Each measures: 5.5"W x 2.75"D x 6.25"H.
Good original ...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends
Materials
Iron
Vintage Regency Hand-Painted Bookends - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Regency bookends. A charming little couple in period dress. Hand painted detail on a ceramic cast. Acquired from a Palm Beach e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Rabbit Bookends, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco gilt bronze rabbit, hare sculpture bookends - Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. Mounted over Black Belgium marble Bases. Signed Ed. M. Sandoz and Foundry Susse Freres Edition Paris.
E...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Boys Bookends in bronce and Marble, France , Style: Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Silvestre / Susse Fes Ej. Paris
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pu...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Bird Book Ends C1930s France
Located in Trensacq, FR
A delightful pair of French Art Deco bird book ends C1930s. A charming male and female couple in bronze patinated spelter perched on marble L-shaped plinths. In good vintage conditi...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
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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