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Karpen Wingback Chairs in Luxuriously Soft Milk Chocolate Shearling, circa 1950s
By Karpen of California
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Stunning one of a kind pair of Mid-Century Modern wingback chairs by Karpen upholstered in super
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut
Vintage Turkish Oushak Hallway Runner with Craftsman Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
, Mission, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, English Country, Bohemian, boho chic, and Tribal. Abrash. Hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Boho Italian Bookend Floral Bracket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring an old-world, romantic charm to your space with this ornate vintage Italian-style still life bracket. Cast in resin and finished in a warm antique gold leaf, this richly detail...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Wall Brackets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Murano Glass Bookends by Luciano Gaspari – Striking Pair
By Luciano Gaspari
Located in CABA, AR
artist's distinctive design. The simple and elegant geometric forms reflect the style of mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Pair of Brutalist Iron Bookends by David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
A pair of iron bookends crafted in brutalist style by the artist David Palombo. Uniquely designed
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Polychrome Ceramic Elephant Plant Holder, Bookends, Mid 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
bookends.
Hand painted and fired in a glossy glaze. Very good condition with only very minor imperfections
Category
Vintage 1970s Asian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bookend Decoration
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Bookend Decoration
Wear consistent with age and use.
Sculpture - Decoration - Art deco style
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of petrified wood bookends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Petrified Wood
$695 / set
Vintage Cast Plaster Loaf of Bread Sculpture Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Cast Plaster Loaf of Bread Bookends, Circa 1970s. Very sturdy cast plaster sculptural loaf
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Felt, Plaster, Paint
Vintage Chinese Foo Dog Solid Brass Figural Bookend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Foo Dog Solid Brass Figural Bookend. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 6" H x
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Statues
Materials
Brass
Blenko Glass Shell Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
1970s Blenko glass clear glass shell bookends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$495 / set
Vintage Israeli Brass Wailing Wall Jerusalem Bookends - A Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Israeli Brass Jerusalem Bookends honor sacred tradition and cultural beauty with detailed
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
A Pair of Fantasy Bookends “The Invisible Man” A very unusual pair of bookends
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Fantasy Bookends “The Invisible Man”
A very unusual pair of bookends and clever design
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Resin
Pair of Vintage Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of geode bookends with vibrant puple and white coloring, circa 1990s. The set is in very good
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal
$275 / set
Bookends Sign France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th Century to the mid-20th Century.
In 1970, the brand
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$6,500 / set
Pair of Vintage Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile set of geode bookends, circa 1990s. Geode bookends can sit in two positions exposing
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rams Head Ceramic Sculpture Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice and large sculpture of a Rams Head - perfectly suited as a bookend for large books, or
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage pair of wood bookends , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Vintage pair of wood bookends , 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Teak
Industrial Theme Cast Aluminum Bookends
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of industrial themed cast aluminum bookends. Both pieces depict bare chested man in a forge
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts More Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
$450 / set
Pair of Vintage Geode Quartz Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
your desk or shelf or can simply be presented as they are. These bookends on one side present their
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Quartz
richard rohac paper weight or bookend
By Richard Rohac
Located in Munich, DE
paperweight or bookend / signed.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Pair of Rail Road Sections Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice heavy pair of railroad sections I-beam style bookends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Easels
$350 / set
Art Deco Bookends with Gazelles, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
Pair of opposing bookends in brass with stylized leaping gazelles, mounted on dark marble plinths.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
$4,750 / set
Pair of Bookends, Seal, Ceramic, 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of bookends, seal, ceramic, 1950
Measures: H 14cm, W 10cm, W 13cm.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$498 / set
Ben Seibel "Clam" Bookends in a Copper Finish
By Ben Seibel
Located in Dallas, TX
Heavy bookends by Ben Seibel in a copper finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Apple Sculpture Bookend
By Archimede Seguso
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful colors and excellent condition on this gorgeous Murano blown glass bookend sculpture flat
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Bookends, French, c1930
s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these very stylish pair of Art Deco bookends depicting two Antelope
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ebony
$540 / set
Petite Jack / Jax Bookend Made Metal
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this sculptural Jack made in metal.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Limousin Pair of Art Deco Bookends
By Limousin
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco bookends in spelter with bronze and green patina on a sea green marble base
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
$2,131 / set
Pair of Midcentury Stoneware Foo Dogs / Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
patina; the pair is made of pottery and would make great bookends or a fun decor item in any room! #1162.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Live Edge Huon Pine Handmade Bookends
Located in Southampton, NJ
Beautiful live edge huon pine bookends made in the 1940s in Tasmania. Bookends have a rich natural
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Organic Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Pine
Pair of marble bookends - Made in Pakistan
Located in West Hollywood, CA
These marble bookends carved from marble, offer both durability and elegance, making them suitable
Category
Late 20th Century Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Marble
Pair of Hand-Hammered Arts
Crafts Copper Bookends
Located in Northport, MI
A characterful pair of early 20th-century Arts
Crafts hammered copper bookends, featuring
Category
Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Pair of Carved Soapstone Scholar- Warrior Bookends
Located in Denton, TX
Substantial hand carved soapstone Asian warrior sculptures, most commonly used as bookends.
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Piero Fornasetti Red Strumenti Musicali Music Metal Bookends
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Musical Opulence": Fornasetti "Strumenti Musicali" Red & Gold Metal Bookends
Circa 1960
A
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Septarian Dragon Egg Geode Bookends - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
Large bookends made from a sectarian geode, also known as "dragon egg" or "dragon stone".
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pair of Midcentury Ceramic Foo Dogs / Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of Chinese, white, ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Excellent condition and patina; makes a great pair of book ends or a fun decor item in any room!
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Bronze and Black Lacquer Fisherman Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of bronze and black lacquer fisherman bookends., circa 1970s. The set are in good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Indian Chief Desk Sculpture or Bookend in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate cast bronze bookend depicting Indian Chief in full headdress. It was made in the US or
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bird Animal Stone Sculpture - Carved Limestone Bookends - France 1970s
By Albert Tormos
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Bird Animal Stone Sculpture - Carved Limestone Bookends - France 1970s
Gorgeous stone sculpture
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Two Heavy Southwest Kokopelli Metal Sculptures Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
rectangular base.
The bottom of the base is signed by the artist.
Could be used as bookends, paperweight or
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970s Vintage Inspired White Sculpture of Hand Bookend.
Located in Seattle, WA
Weighted Bookend Sculptured into Human Hand Figure. Wear Consistent with Age as Pictured. No Makers
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
The Wandering Horn Player And Rabbit Bookends Pair 1923
Located in South Burlington, VT
Antique 1923 pair hand cast "The Wanderer" sculptural book ends, circa 1920s
Musician plays his horn and enthralls a perked ear rabbit.
Designer: CoPr 1923 with logo on reverse.
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Iron
Art Déco bookends depicting two swallows, France 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends in red veined Verona marble with an orthogonal L shaped structure, on the marble
Category
Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair Italian Venini Murano Crystal Signed Paperweight Bookends
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ribbons, and of a good weight. They work well as bookends, but also are great paper weights or decorative
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Dog Bookends, Ravas
By Ravas
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,999 / set
Pair of Figurative African Bookends Carved in Hardwood
Located in London, GB
Figurative bookends hand carved from hardwood circa African West-coast 1950's depicting a man and
Category
Vintage 1970s African Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Hand Carved Jade Elephant Sculpture Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of hand-carved and Hand-Crafted Jade Elephants.
Acquired from a prominent estate in La Jolla, California, the pair are large and heavy - Elephants with their trunks up pres...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Set of Three Marble Obelisk Paper Weight Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
could easily be paper weights or bookends. A very nice set of three black with white veining.
Sizes
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Obelisks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
A pair of rare Italian bookends, Saca, 1950
s
By Saca
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of rare bookends by the Italian maker Saca. Made in the shape of dolphins and produced i the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,409 / set
Dog Bookends in bronce and Marble
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Century to the mid-20th Century.
In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$12,000 / set
Carl Auböck Model #3792 Patinated Brass Vase or Bookend
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3792 patinated brass vase or bookend. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Ceramic Bookends from the 1950
s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of book ends in glazed ceramic with leather base, circa 1950's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair French 19th Century Carved Oak Corbels/Architectural Elements/Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1114 Pair French hand carved oak corbels/architectural elements/bookends 1850's.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Wall Brackets
Materials
Hardwood
$550 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Model 1977 Crystal Bookends by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand
Located in Watford, GB
A pair of luminous turquoise crystal 1977 bookends by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, c.1960s. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
1960s Murano Sommerso Art Glass Apple Pear Bookends Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Murano Art Glass Apple and Pear Bookends or Paperweights
set of two
glass artist Alfredo
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Iron
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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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