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Travertine Elephant Sculpture / Bookend by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing sculpture / bookend in travertine marble in the shape of elephant by Fratelli
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Pierre Cardin Bookend Silver Elephants Black Base Design, 1980
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pierre Cardin bookend silver elephants black base design, 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$994 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Vintage Abstract Female Figural Sculptures Bookends in Bronze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. 1960s).
The right-angle triangular forms additionally allow these to double to as bookends.
Excellent
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1950s Pair of Porcelaine Fishes as Bookend or Deco
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
1950s pair of porcelaine fishes as bookend or deco.
Category
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Rookwood Art Pottery Figural High Glaze Raven Bookends Dated 1946
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair Rookwood Art Pottery Figural High Glaze Raven Bookends Dated 1946
Measures - 5.5"h x 5.5"w x
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Silvered Brass Anglo Indian Lion Sculptures Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of silvered brass Anglo Indian guarding lion sculptures or bookends.
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Anglo-Indian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Alfredo Barbini for Salviati Sommerso Aventurine Murano Glass Fruit Bookends
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Alfredo Barbini glass fruit paperweights or bookends with layers of golden aventurine within. Made
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Ceramic Bronze Copper Magnesium Glaze Horse Head Bookends Pair
Located in Lutz, FL
Pair of equestrian ceramic Horse Head bookends in a metallic magnesium glaze in tones of copper
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
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
Art Déco white metal bookends depicting a fishes, France 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Art Decò bookends, black marble base with white veins, with a pair of fishes , white metal, with
Category
Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Viking Glass Fisherman Bust Sculpture, Paperweight or Bookend, United States
By Viking Glass Company
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Viking Glass Fisherman Bust Sculpture, Paperweight or Bookend, United States, 20th Century
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Bookend Sign: Czechoslovakia , 1900, Style: Art Nouveau
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
Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Gilt Metal Bookends of Notre Dame of Paris
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of gilt metal bookends represents the world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris
Category
Mid-20th Century European Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Laurent Horse Bookends Bronze Sculpture, c 1930, France
By Georges H. Laurent
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
Marble, Bronze
Unmatching Pair of Quartz
Amethyst Geode Mineral Stone Bookends / Paperweights
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large amethyst and quartz geode mineral decorative bookends or paperweights, Spain, 1950s.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Amethyst, Quartz
I Beam Original Piece From 1902 Y Bridge Collectible Stamped Bookend Doorstopper
Located in San Diego, CA
, can be used as door stopper or bookend or sculpture .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Ceramic Bears Bookends, Signed Vienna, by Leopold Anzengruber, 1955
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of ceramic bears bookends, signed Vienna. By Leopold Anzengruber, 1955.
They appear in the
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Cast Bronze Men’s Shoes, Mid-20th Century
Located in Northport, MI
A finely modeled pair of cast bronze men’s lace-up shoes, likely mid-20th century, showcasing
Category
Mid-20th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Jacques Cartier Horse Bookends Bronze Sculpture, c 1930, France
By Jacques Cartier
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco Jacques Cartier horse bookends bronze sculpture. c 1925 France. A stunning pair of art
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Modern set of 2 travertine giraffe shaped bookends, F.lli Mannelli, Italy 1970
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Firenze, IT
Modern set of 2 travertine giraffe shaped bookends
Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
H 26 cm 8 × 6
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Travertine
Bookend Pair Royal Air Force Badge Pilot Squadron 341 FreeFrenchFlight Spitfire
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
One oak bookend with a polychrome Badge of the Royal Air Force and bearing the motto : Per Ardua ad
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Jacques Cartier Horse Bookends Bronze Sculpture, c 1930, France
By Jacques Cartier
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
Marble, Bronze
1960
s Modernist Abstract Italian Carved Alabaster Owl Bookends Sculpture Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
figural bookends sculptures. These date from the 1960's. Made of solid alabaster. There are no marks or
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage 1960s California Design Artist Jere Osgood Block Table Sculpture Bookend
By Jere Osgood
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Bookend or Table Sculpture in Rosewood and Vermillion by California Design artist Jere
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Brass Bookends for the Golf Enthusiast A very attractive pair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Brass Bookends for the Golf Enthusiast
A very attractive pair and clever design, the
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Barbara Hepworth Style Marble Sculpture Single Bookend Eye Iris Biomorphic Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small Marble Table Sculpture. Very nice form, no signature or markings.
W 6.5 x D 3 x H 5 in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Oak and Ceramic Bookends by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios
Located in Round Rock, TX
Beautiful pair of bookends by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, circa 1960s.
These
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Art Deco Turkey Bronze Bookends Signed Irenee Rochard
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
set of 2 green Marble BOOKEND Elements Fratelli Mannelli Style, Italy, 1980s
By Fratelli Manelli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
set of 2 Bookends
Designer:
in style of Fratelli Manelli.
Decade:
1980s
These
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Amber Glass Galloping Horse Sculpture / Bookend by L.E. Smith Glass Company
By L.E. Smith Glass Company
Located in San Diego, CA
An amber glass galloping horse sculpture / bookend by L.E. Smith Glass Company, circa 1990s. The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bookends featuring Scottish Terriers Dogs
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
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Travertine Horse Bookends Letter Holder by Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of horse-shaped bookends and letter holders in travertine marble by the Italian designers
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Carved Alabaster Bookend Columns from Volterra in the Style of the Grand Tour
Located in Roma, IT
label still present under the base.
Dating back to around the mid-20th century, these bookends, with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Picture Frames
Materials
Alabaster
Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds
Elusive and historical pair of bookends
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
$1,038 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Seal Bookends Louis Albert Carvin France 1930
By Louis-Albert Carvin
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Hand Carved Soapstone Bookends with Asian Chinese Dragon Motif, Ca 1950
Located in New York, NY
A pair of finely hand-carved soap stone bookends featuring high relief landscape scenes with dragon
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
By Antoine Bofill
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
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,399 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Car Driver Silvered Bronze Automobilia Bookends , Signed G. Lorenzini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Silver Plate
Art Deco Silver Plated Bronze French Bulldog Bookends by G. Granger
By Genevieve Granger
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Lioness Figures Bookends by Roger Godchaux
By Godchaux
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
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Grisby Bear Sculpture Bronze Bookends, France, circa 1925
By Ch. Soudant
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Guardian Lions Bookends. Signed H. Payen, France 1920´s
By H. Payen
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
China Mid-18th Century Wood Hand-Carved Architectural Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This charming Mid-19th Century fragment of wood, is a detail of an hand-carved wood column and it
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Paperweights
Materials
Wood
$852 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Deer Sculpture with Wooden Base, circa 1920s
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
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Sculpture of a French Bulldog Bookend or Paperweight, France, 1920s
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
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Silvered Bronze Bookends Sculptures of a Mermaid and Merman, France, 1900
By Jean Garnier
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 Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Thick Glass Bookends in the Style of P. Chiesa for Fontana A. 50s Italy
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 bookends in thick Nile green glass, with curved tubular metal structural element. In the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
$473 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Duck / Goose Bookends G.H. Laurent France 1925
By Georges H. Laurent
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
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Rabbit Bookends, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. France c 1925
By Susse Freres, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
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
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Pair of Silvered Metal Playing Bears Bookends, France, 1920
s
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Rabbit, Hare Silver Plated Bronze Bookends, A.E.L, 1920s
By A.E.L.
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bronze Bookends of Oriental Children Playing by M. White, England, 1920
By Mabel White
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
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture Terrier Dog Bust Bookends M. Louis Fiot, 1920
By Maximilien Louis Fiot
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marwal Industries Plaster
Resin Statuary Busts Family of 3 Father Mother
Son
By Marwal Ind. Inc.
Located in Topeka, KS
the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid-20th Century.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Composition
Female Figurative Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
A substantial ceramic female figurative sculpture on marble base, circa mid-20th century. Female
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
“Congresso” blu metal bookcases by Lips Vago 1960s, 70s
By Lips Vago
Located in Padova, IT
, doubling as bookends.
Lips Vago, an Italian company founded in the mid-20th century when the Italian
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
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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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