Carved Marble Bookends
2010s Minimalist Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Bookends
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Onyx, Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Onyx
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Marble
20th Century Italian Victorian Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Bookends
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern More Desk Accessories
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Marble
Mid-20th Century Asian Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Marble
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Marble, Stone, Alabaster
2010s Italian Minimalist Natural Specimens
Marble
Antique 19th Century Unknown Classical Roman Architectural Elements
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage 1970s Chinese Animal Sculptures
Marble
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Bookends
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Desk Accessories
Marble
20th Century Italian Bookends
Marble
20th Century Bookends
Marble
2010s Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1950s Italian Bookends
Alabaster, Marble
2010s Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Onyx, Marble
20th Century Bookends
Marble
20th Century Bookends
Marble
20th Century Modern Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1970s Bookends
Marble
Italian Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century English Bookends
20th Century Italian Bookends
Marble
2010s Mexican Vases
Marble, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Objects
Glass
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects
Marble
20th Century Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookends
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Marble
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Bookends
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Marble
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Stainless Steel
Antique Late 19th Century European Organic Modern Bookends
Stone, 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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