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French Art Deco Rare Cubist Carved Wood Bookends of Lions
Located in CA, CA
Stunning French Cubist carved wood bookends depicting lions.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Carved wood bookend depicting a fox terrier dog, England 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Carved hazel wood bookend, depicting a stylized Fox terrier dog, in a sitting position. The eyes
Category
Mid-20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rustic Forest Giselle Stag Buck Animal Wood Bookends from Sweden, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair Giselle or stag deer buck animal carved wood bookends in the Rustic style, circa mid to late
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Wood Expandable Elephant Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage carved wood elephants expanding bookends.
Beautiful carved wood book holder that expands to
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Tribal Carved Wood Figural Bookends Heads Only
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of tribal figural carved wood head bookends. They are in awesome vintage condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Polychrome Carved Wood "Stacked Books" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of polychromed carved wood "stacked books" bookends, circa 1970s. The set are in good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of African Tanzanian Carved Ebony Wood Bust Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of African Tanzanian carved ebony wood bookends with decorative carved busts wearing head
Category
20th Century African Tribal Bookends
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Hard Wood Elephant Bookends, Anglo Indian, Hand Carved
Located in Bochum, NRW
This is a pair of vintage elephant bookends. They are made of beautiful hardwood, hand-carved, and
Category
Vintage 1970s European Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Wood
1960s Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Wood Bookends a Pair
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Wood Bookends – Pair Mid Century Modern Mexican Design
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood, Cocobolo
2 carved owl motive Lime wood bookends vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
2 carved owl motive Lime wood bookends vienna around 1960s
Original condition
The books are not for
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Rare Bookends, Humanized Ravens Carved in Wood Glass Eyes Enigmatic
Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Antique enigmatic Bookends, Humanized Ravens, Carved in Wood with Glass Eyes
It has a cylinder
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Bookends
Materials
Wood
20th Century Hand Carved Wood Folk Art Carvings / Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing hand carved wood carvings of a cowboy and looks like a Indian carving. Were not sure
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Bookends
Materials
Wood
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Sculpture Polychrome Bookends Siesta Folk Art 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
bookends".
Beautiful, colorful design and a great example of Mexican Folk Art male and female wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Hand Carved Wood Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of mid-century hand carved mahogany horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Mahogany
1980s Swirled Wood Sculptural Bookends
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1980s swirled wood sculptural bookends is signed: Largrave.
The golden color wood grain
Category
Vintage 1980s Bookends
Materials
Wood
$650 / set
Boxer Sculpture or Bookend in Solid Carved Wood Mid 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Boxer Sculpture or Bookend in Solid Carved Wood Mid 20th Century
Boxer Bookend in Solid Carved
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
Antique American Victorian Carved Wood Ladies Shoe Last Bookends - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Victorian Carved Wood Ladies Shoe Last Bookends - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Expandable Hand carved Teak Wood Book Shelf Bookends from India 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Expandable Book shelf hand carved teak wood book Bookends from India, circa 1950s.
Book holder from
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends
Materials
Teak
Hand-Carved Jati Wood Arts
Crafts Bookends with Indigenous Male Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and highly decorative pair of hand-carved bookends.
At the beginning of the 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Hand Carved Wood Tribal Figural Male and Female Bookends
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of hand carved wood tribal figural bookends. One male and one female. They are in
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Bookends
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Wood Pair of Bookends Lions Heads by Sarreid Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of rare and beautiful hand carved bookends by Sarreid, Made in Spain, circa 1970s. With a
Category
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Wood
$500 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Art Deco Carved Wood Marabou Stork Bookends Circa 1920
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of carved wooden Marabou Stork bookends each with beaks tucked into their chests.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Hand Carved Knotty Pine Wood Eagle Head Bookends by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking pair of hand carved knotty pine eagle head bookends by Sarreid, circa 1970s. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Pine
$340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage French Wood Terrier Bookends - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
**Vintage Carved Wooden Dog Bookends - Pair**
Add a touch of vintage charm to your home or office
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bookends
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Bookends Owls, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
A charming pair of linden wood bookends with carved figurines of Owls with beautiful orange eyes
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
American Eagle Hand Carved Seri Ironwood Bookends 1960
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood bookends.
Handmade large carved wood eagle sculptures 1960s.
Vintage pair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Figural Hand-Carved Wooden Art Deco Bookends Signed
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful stylish Art Deco hand-carved wooden figural bookends. These hand-sculpted bookends are
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Bookends Two Reading Men
Located in Barntrup, DE
These beautifully hand carved wooden bookends feature sculptures of two sitting and reading man, an
Category
Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Bookends
Materials
Wood
2 carved bookends ( basswood ) vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
2 carved bookends ( basswood ) vienna around 1960s
Original condition
The books are not for sell
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand Carved Warrior Bookends, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of heavy wooden bookends hand-carved with primitive tools. Both carved from one piece of wood
Category
Vintage 1970s Primitive Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hand Carved Modern Mexican Cocobolo Wood Bookends by Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of hand carved modern Mexican cocobolo wood bookends by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960s. Retains
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Cocobolo
Pair of Vintage American Wood Shoe Molds Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
mold from the 1930s.
A pair of shoe form converted to bookends, these well carved solid wood shoe mould
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Contemporary Carved Column Bookends- a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Contemporary bookends. A beautiful deep red on a carved wooden column. A
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Bookends Sturgeons, Germany, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A charming pair of ash wood bookends with carved figurines of sturgeons with beautiful yellow and
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Bookends
Located in Chicago, IL
Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Wood Bookends Made in , Mexico.
Include original labels
Category
Vintage 1970s Central American Bookends
Materials
Cocobolo
Art Deco Walnut Bookends, French 1930s Hand-Carved Bird Sculptures
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
bookends.
Carved in walnut for the turkeys body and the base is made of pine wood.
Beautifully crafted
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
Vintage Boho Carved Boar Bookends - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This distinctive pair of bookends features hand-carved boar heads rendered with robust detail and
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Bookends
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Eagle Ceramic Bookends Faux Wood Finish
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare sculpture ceramic eagle bookends
Beautiful faux wood finish with a rustic cerused
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Brutalist Bookends by Don S. Shoemaker, Steel
Wood, 1970s
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Round Top, TX
A sculptural and weighty pair of hand-forged steel and wood bookends, crafted in the 1970s and
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco PAIR of Pelican Figure Bookends in Hand Carved Woods, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood.
Each
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Solid Carved Oak Column Bookends 1970
s
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of carved oak wood column support bookends circa 1970's .
Category
20th Century American Classical Greek Bookends
Materials
Oak
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Art Deco Horse Head Bookends a Pair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage pair of hand carved wooden Art Deco style horse head bookends.
Large heavy wood vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
Flow Bookends
By Kiscop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved wood and cast bronze bookend.
Available in:
Ebonized Walnut
Bleached Maple
Natural Walnut
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$850 / item
Pair of Italian Florentine Gold Gilt Wood Bookends Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Pair of Vintage Florentine Carved Gold and Green Bookends. Charming and unique set from
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood, Paint
Near Antique Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Very well carved and superb condition, famous novel bookends.
This wonderfully hand-carved pair of
Category
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Bookends, Danish Abstract Brutalist Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This pair of mid-century modern bookends showcases a striking Danish abstract brutalist design
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Carved
Gilded Corbels Converted to Bookends, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
elements with hand carved acanthus leaf detail, salvaged from the interior of a 19th century Quebec convent
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Régence Bookends
Materials
Wood
20th Century Owls Bookends
Located in Greven, DE
Two carved owls as bookends, 1980s
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Wooden Asian Elephant Bookends Hand Carved Rosewood India 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage Asian hand-carved wood elephant bookends.
Vintage 1940s wooden bookends with carved
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Rosewood
1970s Style Hand-Carved Wooden Bear Bookends - Rustic Folk Art Cabin Decor
Located in Seattle, WA
Charming pair of vintage hand-carved wooden bookends featuring whimsical seated bear figures
Category
Vintage 1970s Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Carved Lion Bookends, Oriental, Ebonised, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.9940
This is a pair of antique carved lion bookends. An Oriental, ebonised ironwood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Arts
Crafts Hand Carved Bookends with Strong Semi Nude Muscular Males
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, solid wooden blue collar workers bookends.
If you or your friends have a house
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Wood
Folding Hand Carved Moroccan Wood Book Holder Display
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Folding hand carved wood Moroccan book display or stand.
Handcrafted sheesham wood book holder with
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Foo Dog Bookend Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage set of foo dogs mounted on a wood tray. These beautiful carved foo dogs rest on a conjoined
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Bookends
Materials
Wood
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Mountain Petrified Set of 2 Bookends
Located in Paris, FR
Bookends Mountain Petrified Set of 2 all in petrified wood,
carved and polished, unique piece
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Bookends
Materials
Petrified Wood
$1,187 / set
Pair of Vintage Chinese Hand Carved Hard Wood Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of vintage Chinese hand carved hard wood foo dogs or bookends which I believe are
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
$900 Sale Price / set
40% Off
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Carved Wood Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of carved wood bookends is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique carved wood bookends was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. Carved wood bookends have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Carved wood bookends bearing Art Deco or Arts and Crafts hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Don S. Shoemaker, P. Belys and Rajhastani each produced beautiful carved wood bookends that are worth considering.
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 Carved Wood Bookends
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many methods and types of wood carving, including chip, relief, Scandinavian flat-plane, lovespoon, whittling and florentine. Each type uses different tools and can create decorative carvings on both display pieces and furniture. Browse a wide range of carved wood pieces on 1stDibs.
- What is Japanese wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.
- What is Chinese wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese wood carving is a decorative object carved by hand by Chinese artisans out of local wood, such as nanmu, zitan, bomu or yinxing. This form of sculpture is sometimes called mudiao. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese wood carvings.
- What is Jepara wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jepara wood carving is the intricate wood carving art that comes from the city of Jepara in Indonesia. Artisans typically work with teak wood to create beautiful carved detail and scenes in a piece of furniture. Shop a collection of Jepara wood carvings on 1stDibs.
- What is a Paete wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A Paete wood carving is a decorative wooden object produced by artisans in Paete, Philippines. In 2005, the village was officially dubbed the Woodcarving Capital of the Philippines due to the intricate sculptures and statues produced there. Shop a variety of wood art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify wood carvings, get a magnifying glass and inspect your items. Some artisans marked their carvings with symbols or signed them. Researching any markings found on your carving may allow you to identify the maker who produced it and potentially learn more about the piece from there. If you're unable to find a maker's mark, the best approach is likely to use the services of a certified appraiser or other knowledgeable expert. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of wood carvings.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In Bali, many different types of woods are used for carving. Some examples include albesia, crocodile wood, rain tree, hibiscus, jackfruit, teak, mahogany and sandalwood. On 1stDibs, you can shop a range of Balinese wood art, furniture and decorative objects.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To tell if wood is hand-carved, first look for small marks in the wood that indicate hand tools were used to cut and shape the material. Hand-carved pieces may also have small irregularities, particularly along curved areas. However, it may be very difficult to tell the difference between machine-worked and hand-carved pieces in some cases. On 1stDibs, shop a range of wood furniture and decorative objects.
- What is carved wood art called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023What carved wood art is called depends on the type of piece. Three-dimensional pieces created by hand-carving wood are whittlings, while carvings into a flat piece of wood are reliefs. Shop a collection of wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In Bali, Indonesia, Jackfruit is considered the best wood when it comes to carving. Jackfruit is a medium hardwood, resistant to termite attacks and is easy to polish. You’ll find a variety of Indonesian carvings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.
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