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Pair of English Brass St. Bernard Dogs Bookends Mantel Ornaments, circa 1920
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb pair of large antique English solid brass St. Bernard dog bookends or mantel decorations
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Early Silvercrest Bronze
Brazed Brass Scotty Bookends with Walnut Back Set/2
Located in Malibu, CA
Early Silvercrest Bronze & Brazed Brass Scotty Bookends with Walnut Back, set/2
These Scotty or
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Brass Scottish Highlander Royalty Guards Bookends, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of brass Scottish Highlander Royalty Guards bookends / doorstops dressed in full military
Category
1840s Scottish Early Victorian Antique Brass Bookends
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 Brass Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Slate, Brass
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 Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Gear Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique pair of machine gge Art Deco gear bookends, circa 1940s. The bookends are made of a solid
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Pair of French Art Deco Marble Onyx Bookends Planters
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very substantial and versatile pair of art deco planter bookend sculptures. These heavy, vintage
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Chrome
Pair of Early Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 1900-hundres Pair of Wooden Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric. These custom
Category
Early 20th Century European Chippendale Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Metal
Bookends French Art Deco Carved Wood Floral Blossoms Antique Vintage
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
the woodwork, the bookends feature brass nails, which have been carefully placed to complement the
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Arts
Crafts Monkey and Bear Pair of Bookends / Naive Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
4.7 inches.
Width of each bookend including the brass base 8.5 inches.
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sparrow Bookends Signed
Balles
with Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Small, beautiful and practical Art Deco bookends.
These striking Art Deco bookends make a great
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase
Co
By Chase and Co., Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
. These are solid brass and copper bookends with three perpendicular rounded beams along a square back
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase
Co.
By Chase and Co., Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. These are solid brass & copper bookends with a circular spiral
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Ship
s Wheel Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase
Co.
By Chase and Co., Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
1930s. The bookends are made of walnut, brass and bakelite; they depict the captain’s wheel of a ship
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco "Arch" Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase
Co
By Chase and Co., Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
1930s. These are solid brass and copper bookends with three perpendicular rounded beams along a square
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique English Oak
Brass Book Rest / Lectern, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful Victorian wooden & brass book rest dating to around 1880, perfect for the Library but
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
c. 1900 Brass Book Slide by Judd Mfg. Co., CT.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Expanding, folding brass book slide with cast iron camels by Judd Mfg. Co., CT., c.1900. The camels
Category
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Novel Slide, English, Walnut, Brass Caps, Extending Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel slide. An English, walnut and brass extending book rest, dating to the
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Cast Iron and Brass Adjustable Book Stand by Judd Company
By Judd Co.
Located in Doylestown, PA
Art Nouveau bronzed cast iron and brass book stand attributed to the Judd Foundry, c. 1920s.
The
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Art Deco Brass Copper
Ivory Bakelite Trinket Box by Chase
Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
is marked "Chase" on the underside. #3248
The Chase Brass and Copper Company produced consumer and
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Copper
Round section brass telescope with slightly splayed shape of 1870s
Located in Milan, IT
Round-section brass telescope with a slightly splayed shape and leather-covered handle, English manufacture in the second half of the 19th century Mass fire with two extensions. Maxi...
Category
1870s Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Brass and copper nautical compass on cardan joint signed DIRIGO from 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and copper nautical compass on gimbals and housed in its original wooden box with brass lid closing hooks, signed Eugene M. Sherman Seattle U.S.A.Trade Dirigo Mark of the 1920...
Category
1920s Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Book Holder
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century Tiffany brass and burled wood expendable book holder.
Open 23"...Closed 15"...
.Base 7
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Later 19th Century French Set of 19 Scale Weights France Brown ans Gold Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Later 19th Century French Set of 19 Scale Weights France Brown ans Gold Color
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Betjemann
s Pietra Dura Coromandel Book Slide 19th C
By Betjemanns
Sons
Located in London, GB
oval gilt brass mounts enclosing Sevres hand painted porcelain panels depicting figures in garden
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique English Brass Horse Bookends, circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of antique English brass horse bookends, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cast Brass Lion Bookends by Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of cast brass lion bookends by Antonio Canova, circa 1940s. These lions were originally
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century English Brass Hunting Dog Doorstops or Bookends
Located in Birmingham, AL
A superb pair of 19th century English antique brass doorstops, cast as hunting dogs or hounds and
Category
1870s British Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass, Iron
Decorative Antique Pathé Baby Projector Bookends with Felix the Cat Cartoon Film
Located in Lisse, NL
bookends, but standing by themselves on a desk or in a bookcase they will look awesome too.
Our price for
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Of American Brass Dog Doorstops / Book Ends. Circa 1870
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass dog doorstops / bookends sitting on squared decorative plinths. Late 19th
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
20th Century Edwardian Brass Bookends
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A pair of English Edwardian brass bookends, nicely modelled on wirehaired fox terrier dogs, circa
Category
1910s English Edwardian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
20th Century Edwardian Brass Bookends, circa 1910
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A pair of English Edwardian brass bookends, nicely modelled on wirehaired fox terrier dogs, circa
Category
1910s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Small pair of brass end irons as bookends
Located in New York, NY
Small pair of brass end iron bookends Ca. 1860
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Two Bookends Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien Designed by Karl Hagenauer Brass
By Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
bookends were made around 1928 and are a good example for this development. The design of this model can be
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
A pair of brass finial book ends
Located in New York, NY
A nice pair of book end made from brass finials on wood base
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
A Victorian Oak and Brass Bookstand
Located in Dublin, IE
A Victorian Oak and adjustable Brass Bookstand with a brass plaque inscribed "Betjemann's 15671".
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Bookends
Edwardian Magazine Rack
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4279 Edwardian brass and oak magazine rack, circa 1900
Measure: H 31" handle, W 13", D 9.5"
H
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
19th Century Brass Flame Torch Bookends
Located in Nashville, TN
These 19th Century Brass Flame Torch bookends make the perfect accessory to any bookshelf.
Category
19th Century Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Werkstatte Hagenauer Horse Figured Bookends, circa 1926
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Hagenauer. These two bookends were made around 1928 and are a good example for this development. The design
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brass Dog Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of realistic dog bookends is made of brass. The bookends resemble German Shepherds and
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Brass Cross Bookends with Turquoise Cabochons
Located in Cookeville, TN
This pair of bookends is made of cast brass with a flower motif and pebbled bases. A turquoise
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Turquoise, Brass
Pair of Art Deco Brass Dog Bookends
Located in Oaks, PA
Pair of Art Deco Brass Dog Bookends, a whimsical and sculptural pair.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Machine Age Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Providence, RI
Pair of solid brass, machine age bookends, circa 1932, American. Substantial, and well made, each
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
WWI Trench Art Picture Frames/Bookends
Located in Bridport, CT
WWI Trench Art Bookends, Picture Frames, Sculptures. Mounted on marble bases.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Brass Owl Book Ends
Located in Stamford, CT
English brass-plated owl book ends with glass eyes, circa 1930.
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Custom Made Book Ends with Brass Door-knobs of NYC Official Seal Dated 1895
Located in Jupiter, FL
Custom Wood and brass book ends made from brass door handles with New York City official seal dated
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Venetian Sea Horses
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nicely detailed hippocampus form antique gondola hitches in solid brass.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
19th c. 1860 Coromandel Desktop Bookslide
Located in Raleigh, NC
1860 Rosewood Coromandel Desktop Bookslide with extremely fancy brass designs applied to both ends
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
Two Bookends with Horses
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Hagenauer
Two Bookends
Horses
Material: nickel plated brass
High: 13 cm
Wide: 23 cm (for both
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Antique Brass Bookends
Materials
Brass
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Antique Brass Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique brass bookends for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique brass bookends was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. Antique brass bookends have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Victorian, Hollywood Regency and Arts and Crafts antique brass bookends are consistently popular styles. Antique brass bookends have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Betjemanns
Sons are consistently popular.
Finding the Right Bookends for You
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.
Questions About Antique Brass Bookends
- Is antique brass strong?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, antique brass is strong because it is made with zinc and copper. Brass is considered a strong and durable metal crafted to be long-lasting and withstand rust and corrosion. Shop a selection of antique and vintage brass items on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can tell if brass is treated to appear antique by looking at the patina. Because real aged brass is often made of copper, the older it gets the more likely it is to have a greenish or bluish patina that you’d expect from copper. Modern brass that’s designed to look antique will have a brownish hue, not a blue-green one. Shop a collection of antique brass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Most antique brass items are solid brass. A great way of identifying solid brass antiques is by using a magnet. If you feel a pull, then the item is brass plated and not solid brass. Additionally, few brass antiques display stamps or maker's marks to depict the place and year of manufacturing. Find antique and vintage brass furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- What color is antique brass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021Antique brass color is a shade mix of a rich, deep brown with golden undertones. The warm, low-luster finish is similar to natural brass. Check out 1stDibs for a range of antique brass decorative objects, furniture, pendants, and much more.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a couple points to check in determining if your chandelier is antique. The drops were faceted on both sides, and there also may be daisy-shaped glass buttons. You can also shop a range of chandeliers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To tell if a candle holder is solid antique brass, you can try placing a magnet on it. Brass is not magnetic, so if there is any attraction, the piece is unlikely to be solid brass. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of candle holders.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021The price of an antique brass bed depends on the period it belongs to. For example, if your brass bed is from the 1970s and has the least amount of ornamentation, it can cost between $300 to $500. Find antique and vintage brass beds on 1stDibs.
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