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Solid Brass Bookends Bust Of Henry W. Longfellow by "B
H" Bradley and Hubbard
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was a renowned American poet, educator, and translator. His works, including "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Song of Hiawatha," resonate with the...
Category
Early 20th Century Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Heavy Plaster Lion Bookends
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a nice pair of plaster cast bookends. They're cast in the shape of lions resting on stands reminiscent of of Neoclassical design.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Used Bookends
Materials
Plaster
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Vintage Copper Plate US Capitol Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of vintage American style copper plated metal United States Capitol dome bookends (PRICED AS PAIR)
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century American Federal Used Bookends
Materials
Copper
A Wedgwood Jasperware Mounted Brass and Wooden Bookend and Inkwell
Located in Toronto, CA
A lovely and very unusual expandable bookshelf, made of burled walnut with brass end plates featuring two Wedgwood Jasperware medallions. The end plates fold down when not in use, an...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
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 with this unique pair of carved wooden dog bookends. Expertly crafted, these booken...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Used Bookends
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of Machine Age or Art Deco bookends in the style of Walter Von Nessen, circa the 1940s. These are solid steel bookends. Great modernist look.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Steel
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1928 Cast Iron Cape Cod Fisherman Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of cast iron Cape Cod fisherman bookends. The fisherman smokes a pipe and is reading the newspaper ‘the I&M’. Engraved on the back; "Cape Cod Fisherman, Copy Right 1928” with ...
Category
1920s American Used Bookends
Materials
Iron
Pair of Art Deco Marble and Silver Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Art Deco solid red and brown marble rectangular bookends with a decorative silver metal plate on the front and a recessed compartment in the top. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Mid-Century Chrome Gear Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American (Mid-20th Century) chrome plated bookends with industrial gear design (engraved with presentation information) (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Chrome
$650 / set
Mid Century Modernist Solid Brass Bookends. Sleek Timeless Decor Ben Seibel
By Ben Seibel
Located in Peoria, AZ
SLEEK!
MODERN SCULPTURAL
MID CENTURY
BRASS BOOK ENDS
GREAT LOOK!
DIMENSIONS: EACH APPROX. 7" BY 5-1/2"
In the manner of Ben Seibel
These book ends are a clean addition to any d...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
$1,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Original Set of Design Line Chrome Jax Jacks Sculpture Bookends by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful original pair of matching jax/jacks bookends made by Design Line and designed by Bill Curry. These date from the 1960's. Made of cast iron and have their original chrome fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Used Bookends
Materials
Chrome, Iron
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of White Alabaster Scroll Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Neo-classic white alabaster scroll corbel bookends with carved acanthus leaf design (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Used Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
$650 / set
Antique Gothic Revival Book Slide, English Walnut, Extending Bookrest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Gothic revival book slide. An English, walnut and brass extending bookrest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Accentuate your reading corner or de...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Elephant Metal Bookend, Hand-Crafted, Mid-20th Century, 1950s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This charming metal bookend featuring an elephant displays stunningly from all angles. Certainly makes a gorgeous statement in an open bookcase with antique books. Great to use on a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Metal
Mayan Figure Agate Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of agate bookends carved in the shape of Mayan figures in a seated position. Simple lines define the face topped with a crown, crossed arms and feet. The richly banded agate h...
Category
Late 20th Century Used Bookends
Materials
Agate
$285 / set
Antique Bradley
Hubbard Cast Iron Bookends of Authors Dickens
Oliver Holmes
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends were made by the well known B radley and Hubbard Company of the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Silvered Panther Bookends Maurice Frecourt, France, 1930
By Maurice Frecourt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of Art Deco silvered panther leopard bookends signed by the French artist Maurice Frecourt, circa 1930. The sculptures are mounted on fine Portor green bases.
Literatur...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Set of Polished Brass Nautilus Shell Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
This Mid-Century Modernist pair of bookends offers abstracted sculptural renditions of the nautilus shell- a Classic inspiration in modern design (for everything from Vladimir Kagan ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
Virginia Metalcrafters Scrolled Brass Bookends - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of scrolled brass bookends made by Virginia Metalcrafters for their 2001 Williamsburg collection. The bookends are cast with a fan of c scrolls, and marked in the back with th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
19th century wooden hand-made
hand-painted book support
Located in Oostende, BE
19th century wooden hand-made & hand-painted book support
sold as a pair
Category
19th Century European Baroque Used Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Wall Self or Corbel
Located in Seattle, WA
This could be used for a variety of purposes such as Book Ends, Corbels or wall shelving. Painted intricate wood design with beautiful Patina. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age a...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Wood
1940s Pair Modern Pottery Black Horse Head Bookends Abingdon Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome Pair of Mid Century Horse Head Modern Bookends by Abingdon Potteries. Beautiful designed horse heads bookends in glossy black glaze which were produced from 1938 through 1...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair Italian Marble Burgundy and White
Book
Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1116 A substantial pair of Italian MCM burgundy and white marble 'book' bookends.
Category
1960s Used Bookends
Materials
Marble
$350 Sale Price / set
39% Off
Set of 3 Chess Figure Bookends, King, Queen, Bishop
Pawn, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of three brass finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge. Foun...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Round Geode Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage round geode bookends, circa old! The set is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 3.75"H. #3542
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Rock Crystal
$200 / set
Antique Ornithologist
s Book Rest, English Pine Bookslide, Bird Motif, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornithologist's book rest. An English, stained pine bookslide with bird motif, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
A delightful Victorian treat for ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Used Bookends
Materials
Pine
Unique Leaning Tower of Pisa Pair of Bookends, Modernist Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of two brass finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge. Found ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Metal
Abingdon Pottery Pair White Ceramic Mid Century Modern Horse Head Bookends 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome Pair of Mid Century white Horse Head Modern Bookends by Abingdon Potteries. Beautiful designed horse heads bookends in glossy creamy white glaze which were produced from 193...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Pair Of Decorative Bookends, English, Book Rest, Mid Century, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage pair of decorative bookends. An English, Portland stone book rest, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1940.
Pleasingly robust forms with appealing WW2 period e...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Stone
Vintage Extending Book Slide, Anglo Indian, Adjustable Bookrest, Art Deco, 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. An Anglo-Indian, mahogany adjustable bookrest, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Fascinatingly distinctive book rest with unus...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Wood
Vintage Scandinavian Bookends in Oak, 1960s, Set of 3
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 3 Bookends in Teak with metall rest's probably manufactured by either FM Møbler or ESA in Denmark during the 1960s.
Measurements: Heights: 12 cm, Dept: 11 cm.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Red Leather Bound "Patent Law" Faux Book Bookends (B) - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Red Leather Bound "Patent Law" Faux Book Bookends (B) - Pair. Item is in a leather-bound faux book form, gold gilt details, nice larger size, original aged/di...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Used Bookends
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century White Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of mid-century white marble horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and solid and well crafted. They measure 8"W x 2.25"D x 8.5"H and would make a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Mid-Century White Marble "Chief" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of mid-century white marble "Chief" bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and well crafted. They measure 8.5"W x 2.75"D x 7.25"H and would make a great addition t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Rookwood Pottery Art Nouveau Glazed Ceramic Pink Lotus Flower Bookends, 1930
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period glazed art pottery bookends with lotus flower design
By Rookwood Pottery
USA, 1930
Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light pink ...
Category
1930s American Arts and Crafts Used Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and White Agate Quartz Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of blue and white agate quartz specimen bookends or decorative objects, circa late-20th century. A great pair for an office, a library, on a bookshelf, or as stand...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Quartz, Agate
Mid Century Sheldon Rose Alpha Sculpt Cube Letterpress Sculptures Bookends 1960s
By Sheldon Rose
Located in Troy, MI
Pair of Mid Century Modern typographic cube sculptures or bookends designed by Sheldon Rose circa 1960s
Titled "Alpha Sculpt" formed of cast metal with raised letters and symbols
...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Metal
1980s Faceted Lucite Bookends by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of mid-century modern "Astrolite" lucite bookends by the Ritts Company of Los Angeles that are strikingly etched and polished, which catches and refract lights beautifully. T...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Lucite
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tessellated Stone Pear Sculpture Bookend
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated salmon color stone pear sculpture / bookend with brass detailing in the manner of Maitland Smith
Category
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Used Bookends
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Pair of Vintage Initialed Lignum Bacci Balls Bookends. Wood Stand of Later Date.
Located in North Salem, NY
Elevate your bookshelf with a touch of personalized elegance with this pair of vintage initialed Lignum Bacci balls, gracefully showcased atop a wood stand of later date to serve as ...
Category
20th Century Used Bookends
Materials
Wood
$344 Sale Price
20% Off
Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Bookends
Located in Chicago, IL
Don Shoemaker Hand-Carved Cocobolo Wood Bookends Made in , Mexico.
Include original labels underside from his workshop in Señal Mexico.
Dimensions:
6.50" wide
7.25" deep
8" high
4" a...
Category
1970s Central American Used Bookends
Materials
Cocobolo
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 India intricately hand carved teak wood book rack holder and will expands to 20 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Used Bookends
Materials
Teak
Italian Green Marble "Book" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Italian green marble "booK" bookends, circa 1970s.. The set are in very good vintage condition with no cips or cracks and measures 6.25"W x 4"D x 6"H. Great faux b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Used Bookends
Materials
Marble
$375 / set
Bronze Clad Lion/Tiger Bookends, Attributed to Pompeian by Paul Herzel
By Paul Herzel
Located in Toledo, OH
These bronze clad tiger/lion bookends are attributed to Paul Herzel for Pompeian Bronze. These bookends have a beautiful patina and are circa 1920's. These pieces are unmarked, 6" lo...
Category
1920s Used Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Midcentury Ben Seibel Sculptural Flame Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Ben Seibel for Jenfred book ends, circa 1950s. In brass finish. Some wear, patina and scratches but overall nice condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Sculptural Jacks Bookends
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid iron sculptural jacks bookends in a chocolate brown. Could also be used as doorstops. 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair Mid-Century Modern Beveled Rectangle Lucite Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage pair of tall, heavy monogramed thick lucite bookends with beautiful beveled edges on aluminum bases. These bookends almost glow when the light hits them. Polished and substan...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Glass Pear Bookend Paperweight or Decorative Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Glass Murano Hand Blown Pear Bookend or paperweight with interior burst of orange.
A wonderful mid century piece that can easily stand or lay on its side with a flattened side. ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Cast Brass Double Tennis Racket Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two tennis rackets and tennis balls.
USA, Circa 1980s
Measures: 5.5"W x 2.63"D x 5.5"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
1980s American Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cast Brass Mallard Duck Bookends Mid Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of Mallard duck bookends is made of polished cast brass with detailed eyes, cheeks and beaks. The wide bases curve gently down, providing extra stability to the heavy, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Bookends German Art Deco Bauhaus Era Turned Walnut Wood Signed
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Highly decorative set of two German Art Deco Bauhaus Era bookends made by "Werkkunst Herford" in the late 1920s to early 1930s.
Category
1920s German Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Wood, Nutwood, Walnut
$522 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Brass and Wood Asian Bookends
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Brass and Wood Asian Bookends
Ceremony Position Asian Male and Geisha Female.
Some wear on wood black bases.
Male dimensions 7H x 4.5L x 2.5W. Wood base 5 x 3.5.
Female dimensions ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Italian Regency Red Leather Bound "Science" Faux Book Bookend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Red Leather Bound "Science" Faux Book Bookend. Item featured has a leather-bound faux book form, gold gilt details, nice larger size, original aged/distressed...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Used Bookends
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rolls Royce Comissioned Silver Spirit of Ecstasy Book Ends
By Saunders
Shepherd
Located in Northampton, GB
Marble Columns
From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer a very rare pair of Silver Spirit of Ecstasy Book Ends. The Book End mounts are carved from marble with dem...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Pair of Sculptural Elephant Bookends in Solid Brass
By Dorothy Draper, Paul Williams, Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique pair of sculptural elephant brass bookends. This beautiful pair comes from the 1940s. The solid sculpted pair weights 5.1 pounds each, making this pair not onl...
Category
1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Used Bookends
Materials
Brass
2 original ART DECO bookends with sea lions on a marble base, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco ea lions bookends - 1930s
These beautiful polar bears supports are originals from the 1930s and are typical of the Art Deco period.
Each cleaned item weights 1.4 kg / 3.09...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Used Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
$522 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Teak Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of mid-century teak bookends, circa 1960s. Two sets available. #3559
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Used Bookends
Materials
Metal
$150 / set
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Used Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of used bookends available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct used bookends — often made from metal, stone and brass — can elevate any home. Used bookends have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Used bookends made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many used bookends are appealing in their simplicity, but Ben Seibel, Max Le Verrier and Carl Auböck produced popular used 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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