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"A Playful Youth" Bronze Sculpture by Edith Parsons American, 1878-1956
By Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a child that functioned allowed the works to function as a bookend. It is hard to know if this
Category

1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Irish Carved Bog Wood Oak Bookcase Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
bookends, one carved depicting an ancient view of Muckross Abbey, the other an Irish Castle ruin, both
Category

19th Century Irish Antique Bookend

Materials

Bog Wood

Antique Chinese Peking Rug with Landscape Scenes and Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dallas, TX
field bookended by two landscape scenes. The large center motif depicts a flowering vase and an urn
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Bookend

Materials

Wool

Late 18th Century Transformable Table or Music Stand, Attributed: Canabas Paris
By Joseph Canabas
Located in Greven, DE
used as bookends. In addition to two music stands, two drawers and two flat trays can be pulled out of
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Mahogany

French Art Déco Bronze Antilope Scultpure on Stone Base by Max Le Verrier 1920s
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Salzburg, AT
decorative objects such as lamps, ashtrays, bookends, and radiator figures in the Art Deco style. In addition
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Aida
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and bookends. Like his contemporaries Lorenzl work was created using "Chryselephantine", a Greek
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Ceramic

Brass Bookends
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English brass "Sealyham Terrier" bookends.
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Bookend

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Hand Carved Wooden Bookends, Bird Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
A good quality pair of French hand carved wooden bookends. These beautiful French Art Deco era
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Walnut

Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in Long Island City, NY
Petrified wood bookends. Lending any shelf or tablescape a bit of prehistoric gravitas.
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bookend

Materials

Petrified Wood

Faux Book Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A clever piece of trompe-l'ceil, these handsome turn of the century English bookends resemble a
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Frankart Deco Bookends
By Arthur von Frankenberg
Located in Mexico, DF
). They manufactured utilitarian household objects such as lamps, ashtrays, bookends, vases, smoker´s sets
Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Spelter

Prehistoric Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of prehistoric Arizona petrified wood bookends. These 160 million year old petrified wood
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Bookend

Materials

Petrified Wood

“The Thinkers” Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of gold metal bookends. Cast in the style of Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture “The Thinker
Category

1920s Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Classic Art Nude Bronze Bookends
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Classic Art Nude Bronze Bookends Early 20th century Art Nouveau
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (Late 19th Century) carved walnut adjustable bookends with bear figures (20
Category

19th Century German Black Forest Antique Bookend

Materials

Walnut

Ebony Hand-Carved Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand-carved ebony elephant bookends. Bone accent in eyes and feet, no tusks.
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bookend

Materials

Ebony

Letter S Iron Keystone Bookends
By Frankart
Located in New Windsor, NY
A nice pair of cast iron bookends with great patina, surface, and texture. The bookends are a
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Bookend

Materials

Iron

Italian Marble Book Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A small and substantial pair of Art Deco Modern Italian marble 'book' bookends, circa early-20th
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble

Italian Marble Book Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A small and substantial pair of Italian Carrara marble 'book' bookends, circa early to mid-20th
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Art Deco Bronze Nude Bookends
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Art Deco keyhole bronze bookends, each with full standing nude woman with drapes hanging
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Frankart Kneeling Lady Bookends B412
By Frankart, Arthur von Frankenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frankart Kneeling Ladies Bookends Model B412 in nice original condition. Nice Patina, worn finish
Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of fossilized bookends, composed of petrified wood, their brightly colored, naturally formed
Category

15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Petrified Wood

Antique University of Pennsylvania Bookends
Located in West Chester, PA
Set of rare antique University of Pennsylvania bookends made of cast iron with a bronze finish
Category

Early 20th Century American Other Antique Bookend

Materials

Iron

Italian Alabaster Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A very nice Italian set of bookends, fabricated in the early 1900s. It is handcrafted out of very
Category

1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice pair of round petrified wood bookends, circa pre-history. Brightly colored tan
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Petrified Wood

Pair of Bronze Squirrel Bookends
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Bronze Squirrels on Black Marble Bases.
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Massive Vintage Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of geode bookends, circa 1960s. Bookends can be set in two positions (see pictures
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Stone

Pair of Massive Vintage Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of very large geode bookends, circa 1960s. Bookends can be set in two positions (see
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Rock Crystal

Pair of French Art Deco Bookends
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome pair of period French Art Deco black slate bookends. These great bookends have brass Fleur
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Alabaster, Slate, Brass

Art Deco Bookends in Wood 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Art Deco Bookends in Wood, Europe, 1930s. This set of decorative bookends from the 1930s feature a
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Wood

Impressive Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of petrified wood bookends, circa pre-history. Brightly colored tan and brown
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Petrified Wood

Impressive Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A massive pair of fossilized bookends composed of petrified wood. Brightly colored tan and brown
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Petrified Wood

A Pair of Bookends in Copper
Located in New York, NY
A pair of lion shaped copper bookends signed JB 1870
Category

19th Century French Antique Bookend

Art Deco Bronze Trojan Horse Bookends
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of bronze trojan horse bookends by Dodge, Inc., circa 1930s.
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Ram Bookends
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of bronze rams bookends of the Art Deco period. Measures: Height 15 cm. Width 13 cm
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Pair of Vintage Teal Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile set of teal colored geode bookends, circa 1980s. The set is in very good vintage
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Rock Crystal

Art Deco Bookends Female Figure, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial and beautiful pair of copper plated female figurative bookends, Art Deco period
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Copper, Iron

Pair of Vintage Blue Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile set of light blue colored geode bookends, circa 1980s. The set is in very good vintage
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Bookend

Materials

Rock Crystal

Grand Tour Neoclassical Column Architecture Bookend
Located in New York, NY
bookend, circa early 20th century. Dimensions: 1.63" Diameter x 7" Width x 4.75" Height Bust statue
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Bookend

Materials

Iron

Early Silvercrest Bronze Bookends/ Brass Horses
By Silver Crest Bronze
Located in Malibu, CA
Art Deco Silver Crest bronze bookends embellished with prancing horses by the light of the moon. A
Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Ebony Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden ebonized elephant bookends. One of the elephant is missing one tusk
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bookend

Materials

Wood

Pair of Panther Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of brass panthers / cougars on a marble base Art Deco bookends, circa 1930s. They are
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble, Metal

Art Deco Brass "Dachshund" Bookends, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Deco brass "Dachshund" bookends, circa 1930 Fantastic vintage bookends with the head and
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Brass

Pompeian Bronze Lion Bookends by Paul Herzel
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Beautiful pair of bronze clad lion bookends by Pompeian Bronze with excellent patina. Good size and
Category

1920s American Neoclassical Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Ram s Head Bookends, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
About: A pair of brass-plated Art Deco stylized ram bookends. One bookends retain the original
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Brass

Nautilus Seashell Glass Bookends and Vases, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of glass nautilus seashell bookends and vases, circa early-20th century, 1940s. A
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Bookend

Materials

Glass

Pair of Grey Marble Foo Dog Bookends
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of hand-carved grey marble foo dog bookends.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Bookend

Materials

Marble

Vintage Cast Iron Confederate Soldier Bookend/Doorstop
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cast iron confederate soldier. Possible a bookend or a doorstop.
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Bookend

Materials

Iron

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 Antique Bookend

Materials

Oak

Early 20th c. Art Deco Borzio Bookends
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Art Deco Russian Wolfhound Bookends with bronze patina, circa 1930s.
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Classical Bronze Bookends of "Science" and "Knowledge"
Located in Rochester, NY
Bronze bookends of classical female figures representing "Science" and "Knowledge". By sculptor
Category

Early 20th Century European Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Bronze-Plated Scotty Dog Bookends, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About A pair of original bronze-plated Scotty dog bookends with original felt on the bottom
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Plated Irish Setter Bookends, circa 1940
By Philadelphia Manufacturing Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
About: A pair of original bronze plated bookends with original felt on the bottom. Both bookends
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Plated Irish Setter Bookends, circa 1940
By Philadelphia Manufacturing Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A pair of original bronze plated Irish Setter bookends with original felt on the bottom
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

Polychrome 18th Century Tile Mounted Metal Bookends
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual pair Arts & Crafts hand-crafted metal framed bookends mounted with 18th century
Category

19th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Bookend

Materials

Metal

Copper-Plated Pointer Dog Bookends, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About This is a pair of original copper-plated bookends of pointer dogs with faux leather
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Bookend

Materials

Copper

Art Deco Golf Bookends in Cast Bronze
By Griffoul
Located in New York, NY
on the other. Dimensions in listing are per bookend.
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bookend

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Bookend For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique bookend available at 1stDibs. Each antique bookend for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique bookend — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique bookend, designed in the Art Deco, Arts and Crafts or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique bookend that is appealing in its simplicity, but Dodge Inc., Chase and Co. and Walter Von Nessen produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Bookend?

An antique bookend can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $883, while the lowest priced sells for $50 and the highest can go for as much as $25,580.

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