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Pair of Bronze Children Reading on Green Marble Bases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of bronze children reading on green marble bases. Could be used as bookends. Each are 4 1/2
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Carved Arts Crafts Fox Brackets
Located in Greenwich, CT
substantial. Would make a decorative and unique pair of bookends.
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Bookend

Materials

Oak

French, 19th Century Bronze Gilt Putti
Located in Delft, NL
torch and a flute carrying putti, which are graceful objects, but can also be used as bookends. The
Category

19th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Dutch Amsterdam School table lamp by L. Bogtman, 1920s
By Louis Bogtman
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
utensils such as bookends, clocks and bowls. Especially the more rare batiked items like lamps and pieces
Category

1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Wood

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Rouge Griotte Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and wonderfully decorative. Could also be used as bookends.
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

ROBJ Muller Freres Wrought-iron Night- Light / Perfume Burner Lamp, 1920
By ROBJ
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
included porcelain figurines, lamps, aroma lamps, ashtrays, ink containers, bookends, candy dishes and
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Desk Blotter Ends
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
. 1756 (for the calendar frame); p. 465, no. 1879 (for the bookends); pp. 482, no. 1946 and 483, no. 1951
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Rare Brass Nude Figural Art Deco Reading Floor Lamp by Frankart
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
producing bookends in New York City in 1921. In 1924, he, incorporated under the name Frankart, INC. As a
Category

1920s American Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Goldtone Heads or Busts of a Woman by Frankart
By Frankart
Located in San Diego, CA
(possibly used as bookends) as they have two anchors on each piece that would allow them to be readily
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Italian 19th Century Gilded Iron and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
impressive crystal ball finial bookends the piece at bottom. Each piece in our shop is professionally
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Bookend

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique Cast Plaster Corbels
Located in Sheffield, MA
for display or use as brackets for shelving. Also will work well for bookends.
Category

19th Century European Classical Roman Antique Bookend

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Antique Cast Plaster Corbels
Located in Sheffield, MA
for display or use as brackets for shelving. Also will work well for bookends.
Category

19th Century Antique Bookend

Materials

Plaster

Rare Red Enamel Nuart Nude Female Ashtray w/ McCoy Ashtray
By Nuart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
lamps, bookends, ashtrays, candhle holders, cigarette boxes, and sculptures. Nuart items can typically
Category

1920s Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze and Crystal Chandelier, Three Tiers
Located in New Orleans, LA
bookends the piece at bottom. Each piece in our shop is professionally rewired and in working order. They
Category

19th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Grey Hounds Seated Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
fabulous pair of bookends for anyone's library. Italy, Circa: early 1800's
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique 18th Century Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
ten shaped drawers, bookends and a door opening to reveal a single drawer above three long bombe
Category

18th Century English Antique Bookend

Materials

Other

Bronze Dolphin Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
marble base; a very sculptural bookend. United States, circa 1900. Dimensions: 7" D x 13.5" W x 13.5" H.
Category

Early 20th Century American Baroque Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Cast Iron Chenets or Andirons, Napoleon III
Located in Esbjerg, DK
other decorative uses in the home such as bookends.
Category

Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bookend

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair Art Nouveau Cast Iron Painted Jardinieres ~ Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
enough to use as bookends, they're attractive enough to use without any fresh greenery or flowers in
Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bookend

Materials

Iron

Antique Caucasian Shirvan Rug. Size: 1 ft 7 in x 7 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
such attractive features among regional carpets. The delightful runner-style format is bookended by
Category

Late 19th Century Caucasian Tribal Antique Bookend

Materials

Wool

Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze Brass Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
serve as bookends, they can provide a decorative accent to any display. Circa 1870s Each measures 13H
Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique Bookend

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
candelabra centered with a clock, the porcelain face signed F. Berthoud, Paris; Below two "leather-bookends
Category

Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Antique Quality Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
spectacular fitted interior consisting of 10 drawers, pigeon holes, bookends and a door to the centre opening
Category

18th Century English Antique Bookend

Materials

Walnut

Outstanding Quality Antique Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
bookends, centre door opening to reveal a secret drawer and a sliding well above 5 bombe shaped drawers
Category

18th Century Dutch Antique Bookend

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Hermès Paris "Ric et Rac" Dogs Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. Pol Rab 1920
By Hermès, Pol Rab
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Ric and Rac items and many commercial items were produced. These included bookends, powder bowls
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century English Square Back Side Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
Early 20th century English square back side chair reupholstered in Christopher farr, bookend
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Bookend

Materials

Fabric, Linen

Pair of Early 20th Century Antique Carved Pediments
Located in Dallas, TX
Perfect for adding a decorative accent or for use as bookends, this pair of antique carved
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Bookend

Materials

Wood

Antique Cast Iron Boston Terrier Doorstop by Hubley, circa 1910-1940
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in San Francisco, CA
cast-iron toys and household objects such as doorstops, bookends and bottle openers with themes that
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Bookend

Materials

Iron

Chrome and Walnut Art Deco Magazine Rack by Fred D. Farr for Revere
By Revere, Fred D. Farr
Located in San Diego, CA
design concept was first used by Farr in his hugely successful range of bookends for Revere. This piece
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Stainless Steel

19th C. Set of English Victorian Cast Brass Pointer Dog Profile Doorstoppers
Located in Haarlem, NL
useful as large bookends. Back to back they make a 3D pointer dog and next to each other they make great
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookend

Materials

Brass

1760 Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain d
By John Milton
Located in Bath, GB
, 131, 135, 268, and 230. Bound by BookEnds. Collated, complete. Both of John Milton's epic poems
Category

1760s European Antique Bookend

Materials

Paper

Group of American Painted Cast Iron and Polisherd Steel Doorstops. Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Group of American cast iron doorstops / bookends. Set consist of Scottie, Rabbit, Ram, Swan
Category

1880s American Second Empire Antique Bookend

Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Dogs Seated on Sienna Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
fabulous pair of bookends for anyone's library. Italy, circa 1880.
Category

1880s Italian Grand Tour Antique Bookend

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Set of Ten 19th Century English Victorian Brass Chimney Good Luck Shoes or Boots
Located in Haarlem, NL
bookend. Very pretty collection.   
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Bookend

Materials

Brass

Maximilien Louis Fiot Fr 1886 - 1953 Combat Des Aigles
Located in Dallas, TX
. He also did several decorative pieces including bookends, which provided him with further
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Empire Bronze Chandelier with Palmetto Crown and Flame Center
Located in New Orleans, LA
heavy acanthus finial bookends the fixture at bottom Each piece in our shop is professionally rewired
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Iron Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
are the large auburn colored crystals which bookend the piece at top and bottom. Each piece in our
Category

19th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Crystal, Iron

French 19th Century Bronze Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers
Located in New Orleans, LA
three lights. Finally, an acorn finial bookends the piece at bottom. Each piece in our shop is
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Vernis Martin Handpainted Neoclassical Giltwood Bronze Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
romanticist forest scenes bookend it on either side. There are a wealth of neoclassical details at the top of
Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

1930s Hubley Cast Iron Pink Basket of Roses and Phlox Floral Bouquet Doorstop
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Philadelphia, PA
retains the original painted finish. One of the smaller flower basket examples, nicely suited as a bookend
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Bookend

Materials

Iron

Cainus fratri necem molitur (Cain kills his brother), Plate I Battles from Old T
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Middletown, NY
marks Cain so that no person taking pity on him will end his life, seen here as the bookend closing this
Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Bookend

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Edwardian, Walnut Cupboard, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
gallery Terminated by bronzed feathered scrolls Creating a bookshelf and bookends or display space
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Bookend

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Bronzed Plaster Head of an American Indian
Located in Hudson, NY
bookends can be found and a number of similar but slightly different sculpted bust can be found but the
Category

Early 20th Century North American Antique Bookend

Materials

Plaster

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Entitled "Veronica" by Josef Lorenzl
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
bookends. Like his contemporaries Lorenzl work was created in bronze or by using “Chryselephantine”, a
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Early 20th C Cold-Painted Austrian Bronze Entitled "Garland Dancer" by Lorenzl
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
also in those attached to marble clocks, lamp bases and bookends. Like his contemporaries Lorenzl
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Early 20th C Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Entitled "The Harvest" by J Lorenzl
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
attached to marble clocks, lamp bases and bookends. Like his contemporaries Lorenzl work was created in
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze Doré Sconces, French Antique
Located in New Orleans, LA
acanthus leaf design, bookending this magnificent pair. Each piece in our shop is professionally rewired
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze, Gold

Arts Crafts Pair of Handcrafted Metal Bookends with Meaningful Symbolic Leaves
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful pair of hand-crafted, early 20th century bookends. With the symbolic meaning of leafs
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Pair of Hammered Arts Crafts Blacked Metal Owl Bookends by Goberg, Hugo Berger
By Goberg
Located in Lisse, NL
Artistic pair of bookends by famous German metal worker. These rare and double sided 'Goberg' owl
Category

Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Rare Art Deco Bookends, Indian Sculptures in Meditating Position on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
create these bookends probably traveled through Indonesia or India. These creative minds came back full
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Brass

Bookends - Niobe
By Judd Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of early American bookends depicting the goddess Niobe. The original manufacturer's
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Bookend

Walnut Carved Bookends
Located in Nashville, TN
Beautiful pair of walnut carved bookend Sphinxes. Would go great any office from modern to
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Bookend

Materials

Walnut

Rearing Horse Bookends
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in London, GB
A dramatic pair of silvered bronze bookends modelled as stylized rearing horses and raised on
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Neoclassic Expanding Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish anch chic expandable book holder will make a statement with its form and use of material. Note: The piece has been professionally polished and finished in a clear lacqu...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Bookend

Materials

Brass

African Buffallo trópical wood bookends
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Tropical Wood African Buffalo Bookends Dimensions a piece (h x w x d): 18 x 17 x 11 cm
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Bookend

Materials

Wood

Antique Bronze German Shepard Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Antique pair of bronze German Shepard bookends. Solid, heavy substantial weight.
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Jennings Brothers Bronze Bookends JB2462
By Jennings Bros.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage 1920s Jennings Brothers Bookends Art Deco Bronze Monkey Motif - the Pair - from a Palm
Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

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