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Pair of Italian Red and Green Leather Equestrian Bookends, circa 1950s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Extra Large Set of Vintage Leather Bookends with Patinated Bronze Horses in Full Sprint, Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$938 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Tiger Bookends - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Newcomb College Pierced Brass Bookends
By Rosalie Roos Wiener
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Brass
$1,599 Sale Price / set
54% Off
1962 Golf Bookend Paperweight Hole in 1 Trophy Alabaster Stone Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1962 Gold Hole in One Golf Trophy Bookend on Alabaster Stone Base
3.5 x 3.5 x 6.5 tall
Preowned
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Hand Painted Harlequin or Jester Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of Harlequin bookends. The pair are very detailed, with masks and hand painted
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Composition
Pair of Sculptural Brass Jack / Jax Bookends in the Style of Bill Curry
By Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of cast iron sculptural jack / jax bookends in the style of Bill Curry for Design Line
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Pair of Chromed Figurative Bookends, French, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in exceptional
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Aldo Londi Bitossi for Raymor Cordova Bookends, Ceramic, Blue, Green, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi for Raymor Cordova Bookends, Ceramic, Blue, Green, Signed. Small scale stacked
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
$2,737 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Polished Stainless Steel Bookends, Former Hand or Glove Molds, circa 1960
By Industrial Production
Located in Atlanta, GA
bookends. The rare pieces were crafted in France circa 1960. Those rare forms are the female and male parts
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel, Cut Steel
Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Sculpture Polychrome Bookends Siesta Folk Art 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
popular in the United States in the mid-twentieth century.
Hand-crafted in Mexico.
Each one measures 6.5
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art 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 Golf Ball Bookends Lucite and Chrome Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool and nice design sculptural golf ball bookends. Nice golfball atop a nickel base. Nice
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Cast Glass Lalique Mascot Style Art Deco Horse Head Bookends
Located in Ferndale, MI
Period Art Deco equestrian horse head bookends in frosted finish cast glass .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Glass
$300 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Vintage Italian White Carrara Marble, Red, Black Dice Bookends Pair Of Polished
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of vintage unusual Italian 1960s white carrara marble bookends have large dice propped as
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Modernist Solid Marble Bookends Memphis Era with Rare Chamfered Corners
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent pair of modernist solid marble bookends in black, grey and white with a "greenish" hue
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pietro Fornasetti, Rare metal Bookend Janus Two-Faced 1950s (First edition)
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Argelato, BO
Pietro Fornasetti, Rare metal bookend from the 1950s (First edition)
In the extraordinary creative
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Brass "Tug Of War" Bookends by P.M. Craftsman
By Philadelphia Manufacturing Company
Located in San Diego, CA
This whimsical pair of vintage brass bookends of kids (and dog) playing tug of war by P.M
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Frosted Crystal Hirondelle / Swallow Bookends by Lalique of France
By Lalique
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of gorgeous frosted crystal Hirondelle / Swallow bookends by Lalique of France, circa 1980s
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Pair of French Ceramic Bookends in Saint-Clément Style
By Saint-Clément
Located in Prato, Tuscany
green ceramic bookends features exquisite craftsmanship. Each piece of raw ceramic was first shaped into
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Abstract Sommerso Bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Luciano Gaspari
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of large abstract sommerso bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Murano Glass, circa 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Four Sculptural German Art Nouveau Brass Bronze Bookends 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four decorative Art Nouveau brass/bronze bookends.
Germany, 1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1950s Pair Art Deco Revival Polished Brass Gazelle Antelope Mount Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
to mid-20th century and can elevate the aesthetic of any room they adorn.
The 1950s Pair of Art Deco
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of MCM Ceramic Tile and Walnut Bookends by Jane
Gordon Martz
By Marshall Studios, Gordon
Jane Martz
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM ceramic tile and walnut bookends by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Pottery, Walnut
$340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends on Marble Bases, Leaping Antelopes
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative and good quality pair of French bookends which appear to be leaping antelopes
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
$312 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Arrow Brass and Wood Bookends with Hand Stiched Leather, France 1960
s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Den Haag, NL
Arrow Brass and Wood Bookends with Hand Stiched Leather, France 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Ben Seibel for Jenfredware Sculptural Two Tone Brass Bookends
By Ben Seibel, Jenfredware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of sculptural brass bookends Designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware.
Unique, scarcely seen
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of MCM Triangle Lucite Bookends with Spirals by Herb Ritts for Astrolite
By Herb Ritts, Astrolite
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of MCM triangle lucite bookends with spiral design by Herb Ritts for Astrolite
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Brass "The Stallion" Horse Head Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of rare solid brass "The Stallion" horse head bookends manufactured by Virginia
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Pair of Decorative Bookends, English, Walnut, Gordon Russell, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Limited, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
A dashing bookend set, with overtones of
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4101
Melies
Patinated Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of large Carl Aubock Model #4101 'Melies' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Emile Carlier Figural Goat Bookends, France 1925
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Pair French Brass Bookends Svassi Maggiori on Marquinia Blackmamarble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
bookends features a clean, geometric design with bold lines that create a balanced and refined silhouette
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Equestrian Brass Sculptural Bookend in the shape of a Horse Head, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
I am offering for sale a sculptural bookend made in Italy between the 70s and 80s, probably a gift
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Massive Pair of Brass on Walnut Base Rams Head Bookends by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
A massive pair of brass rams head bookends on walnut bases by Sarreid, circa 1970s. The bookends
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Pine
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Curtis Jere Tic - Tac - Toe Onyx and Metal Sculptures or Bookends
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Saint Louis, MO
One of a kind Curtis Jere onyx and metal Tic Tac Toe sculptures or bookends, sold individually or
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Metal
Small Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
By Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice small sculptural jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Atomic Era Jack / Jax Bookend, Doorstop or Paperweight by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
). The jax can function as a bookend, door stop, paper weight or just a decorative accent. #2228
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Hand Painted Book Slide / Bookends Dog, After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
By Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous pristine Victorian papier mache book slide / expanding bookends with most exquisite hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Bookends
Sculptural Chrome Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid chrome sculptural chrome jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century, Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Pair of Bookends mod. 1977
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Turin, Turin
awarded the French Legion of Honour.
Here we have a pair of bookend mod. 1977 in crystal, designed by Max
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Vintage 1960
s Rare Pair of Fruit Basket Bookends by Borghese of Italy
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1960's Rare Pair of Bookends by Borghese of Italy. These are a vintage pair of Borghese
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of MCM Brutalist Forged Iron Owl Bookends In the Style of Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and rare pair of MCM brutalist style forged iron owl bookends in the style of Isamu Noguchi
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of MCM Brutalist Forged Iron Owl Bookends In the Style of Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and rare pair of MCM brutalist style forged iron owl bookends in the style of Isamu Noguchi
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Setter Dog Door Stop or Bookend
By Romeo Rega, Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen, Milo Baughman
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish brass doorstop, with great design representing a seated setter, realistically cast and modeled to elegantly stopping your door. The dog is fixed on a ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
2 Vintage Beige Onyx Cube Handmade Bookends Objects of Art Sculpture Pedestal
By Lella
Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani, AIREDELSUR
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of hand carved Italian Tan, Taupe, Beige Cube Onyx bookends in the Style of Lella & Massimo
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530
Flatiron
Brass and Cane Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530 Brass and Cane 'Flatiron' Bookends
Designed in the 1950s, this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of Vintage Cast Metal
Cold-Painted Figural Chestnut Horse Head Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of cast and cold-painted sculptural horse head bookends are unsigned, but presumed to
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Granite, Spelter
Polished Brass / Flat Iron Bookends #3530-2 / Werkstätte Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
pieces reveals them as Modernist designs of the mid-twentieth century. Both items stamped with the Auböck
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chrome Elephant Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase Brass and Copper Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chrome bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Curtis Jere Mars
Venus Gold Gilt Bookends Sculptures Signed Jeré, 1968
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A beautiful, and in lovely condition, pair of Mars and Venus Curtis Jere sculptures or bookends
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron, Gold
Pair of Multi Wood Mosaic Bookends in the Style of Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of mixed-wood bookends. A compliment to any shelf or library. Reminiscent of Don Shoemaker
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Near Antique Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
date from the mid-20th century. Their excellent condition, detailed execution, and emotional presence
Category
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Wood
Hard-to-Find Pair of Vintage Carl August III Nickel-Plated Bookends Model 5403
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Minneapolis, MN
objects designed and produced from 1968 to the mid-1970s. The collection included six different bookends
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Paul Silvestre French Art Deco Bronze Lamb Bookends
By Susse Freres, Paul Silvestre
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good pair of architectural inspired 'Grand Tour' style columnar alabaster bookends, both
Category
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
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Midcentury Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of midcentury bookends for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique midcentury bookends was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and wood. Midcentury bookends have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Midcentury bookends bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many midcentury bookends are appealing in their simplicity, but Ben Seibel, Blenko and Astrolite produced popular midcentury bookends that are worth a look.
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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