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Wood
20th Century American Post-Modern Used Bookends
Brass
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Bronze
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Wood
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Brass
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Brass
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Bronze
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Ceramic
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Metal
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Resin
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Metal
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Brass
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Used Bookends
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Bronze
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Marble
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Marble
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Steel
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Lucite
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Stone
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Wood
Early 1900s English Folk Art Used Bookends
Stone
Early 1900s English Folk Art Used Bookends
Stone
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Bronze
Early 1900s English Folk Art Used Bookends
Stone
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Marble, Metal
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Brass
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Marble, Bronze
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Stone
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Marble, Spelter
Early 1900s English Folk Art Used Bookends
Stone
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Marble, Spelter
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Marble
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Bronze
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Wood
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Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Brass
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Marble, Brass
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Aluminum
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Jade, Brass
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Alabaster
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Blown Glass
1920s French Art Deco Used Bookends
Bronze
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Marble
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Alabaster
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Iron
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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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