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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Bookends
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Bookends
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Iron
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Plastic
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Plastic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Travertine
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Travertine
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
Late 20th Century Modern Candlesticks
Iron
20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Wool
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Bookends
Agate, Onyx
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1960s Organic Modern Bookends
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Alabaster
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Bookends
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Classical Roman Bookends
Gold, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Bookends
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Bookends
Marble
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Ceramic
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Bookends
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Marble
20th Century Modern Natural Specimens
Agate, Marble, Onyx
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Natural Specimens
Stoneware
20th Century English Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Japanese Bauhaus Metalwork
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s Italian Rococo More Desk Accessories
Vintage 1930s Abstract Sculptures
Stone
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Bookends
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Bookends
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Bookends
Stone
2010s Modern Bookends
Ceramic
2010s Bookends
Ceramic
2010s Bookends
Ceramic
20th Century Other Bookends
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Aluminum
20th Century Bookends
Onyx
2010s Bookends
Marble
2010s Bookends
Marble
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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.
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