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Bookends For Sale
Art Deco Male Figure Bookends, Silver Plated Bronze, Marble Base, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of male figure bookends. Silver plated bronze with golden details and marble base.
France, CIRCA 1930.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1960s Design Line Metal Jack Jax Bookend California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
George Nelson Style Design Line Single Jack Bookend California Bill Curry
Unmarked
6.25 h x 7.5 w x 7.5 d
Unrestored vintage original preowned condition
Review our ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Nude Female Nymph Cast Bronze Bookends, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn of the century Art Nouveau Nude Female Nymph bronze bookend pair featuring young nymphs each holding a tambourine.
Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze
$1,462 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage Brass Bookends Elephants, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Vintage brass bookends from circa the 1970s.
Beautiful bookends, each with an elephant sculpture, mounted on brass bases. France, circa the 1970s.
Dimensions: height: 15 cm / 5.9 in;...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Sculpture Polychrome Bookends Siesta Folk Art 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A pair of vintage 1950s North American Mexican handmade polychrome painted wood "Mexican Siesta bookends".
Beautiful, colorful design and a great example of Mexican Folk Art male and female wood sculpture book ends, Circa 1950s.
The set is hand-carved from wood and depicts a sleeping Mexican peasant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Cast Iron Tuxedo Cat Bookends or Doorstops
Located in Red Lion, PA
This charming pair of 20th-century cast iron tuxedo cat bookends captures the elegance and playfulness of these beloved felines. Heavy for their size, they ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Iron
Folding Hand Carved Moroccan Wood Book Holder Display
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Folding hand carved wood Moroccan book display or stand.
Handcrafted sheesham wood book holder with foliage design.
Perfect to showcase a beautiful book, Holly book, Bible, Koran.
Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Bookends
Materials
Wood
Salta Round Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Copper
Brass Bookends by Walter Von Nessen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Copper
Brass Bookends
by Walter Von Nessen for Chase Manufacturing
"stamped label on the side of one if the verticals"
"top of base is monogramme...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
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 have been made in England in approximately 1960 in a realistic style. The well execute...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Granite, Spelter
Bronze and Copper Plated Trojan Horse Bookends/Pipe Rests c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends with pipe rests. Original labels on each.
CREATOR Metal Corp. of America, Hollywood, CA.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Pair of cast iron bronze patinated bookends depicting 1930s sailing ship
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of cast iron patinated cast bookends bronze depicting sailing ship sailing under full sail.
English manufacture of the early 1900s.
Measurements 12.5x5.5x13.2 cm - inches 4.9x2...
Category
1930s Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
RARE PAIR OF ANTiQUE ASPREY LONDON LEATHER BOOK ENDS
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
A distinguished and hard-to-find pair of antique Asprey London leather bookends, showcasing the timeless craftsmanship and understated luxury that have define...
Category
20th Century British Bookends
Materials
Gold Leaf
A pair of 1970’s Shell Encrusted Bookends
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of handmade 1970’s Shell Encrusted Bookends. Set of two shell encrusted bookends. Created out of a lovely mixture of different kinds of shells, this lovely pair will add a be...
Category
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Bookends
Materials
Shell, Felt, Wood
Faux "Books" Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nice pair of "double books" Faux Bookends. Nice Original condition with original felt bottoms and labels. Borghese label to the bottom on each!
Category
1930s Italian Regency Revival Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
$495 / set
Chinese Carved Floral Bookends Hardstone
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Splendid pair of antique Chinese bookends with handcarved chrysanthemum flowers. Gray hardstone or marble. From a Florida private collection.
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone, Marble
$470 / set
Hand Carved Wooden Balinese Busts Sculptures
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage midcentury hand carved ebony wooden Balinese busts sculptures.
Hand carved sculpture in wood depicting a Balinese couple.
Bust of a man and wom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of American Bronze USS Constitution Ship Wheel Bookends Ironside, C. 1927
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Bronze USS Constitution ship wheel bookends resting on rectangular bases, " Old Ironside " Early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Pair of Tall Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An impressive and unique pair of petrified wood bookends. This material forms under extraodinary circumstances, such as after a volcano eruption, and creates an extraordinary look. T...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Felt, Petrified Wood
Pair Of Vintage Pointer Bookends, French Bronze, Dog Figure, Book Rest, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage Pointer bookends. A French, bronze dog figure book rest, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Fascinating Art Deco st...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Mid-Century Brutalist Bookends, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Bookends, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Material: Metal
Color: Copper
Styles: Brutalist, Mid-Century...
Category
20th Century Brutalist Bookends
Materials
Metal
$1,090 / set
Pair of 1930s Art Deco Era - Nuart - Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends
By Nuart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Original pair of highstyle Nuart NYC, c.1930s Art Deco nude flapper girl spelter metal bookends with original black paint. Features a women sitting on a pedestal in the nude. Felt bo...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Spelter
Polished Brass / Flat Iron Bookends #3530-2 / Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Description
A pair of newly cast Flat Iron bookends by Werkstätte Carl Auböck. Originally designed by Carl Auböck II in 1943 the bookends are today made by his grandson and great-gr...
Category
2010s Austrian Bookends
Materials
Brass
Huge Pair of Vintage Polished Brass Duck Bookends by Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of Hollywood Regency polished brass bookends by Sarreid Ltd. This handsome pair of brass bookends is the largest size we have seen. Dimensions: 10" H, 7.25" D and 5.5" W. They are in great condition and date to the 1960s. This pair of Sarried brass...
Category
1960s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Antique Liberty Bell Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of solid iron antique liberty bell bookends with a nice patina. Green felt bottoms. Unsigned.
The Liberty Bell bears the message: Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land U...
Category
20th Century American American Colonial Bookends
Materials
Iron
$160 / set
Metal Geometric Abstract Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of metal bookends with a geometric abstract design and a copper-rose gold hue, in the Post-Modern Deconstructivist design style. Pair could work well as individual...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
$625 / set
Art Deco Bookends, Brass Shells Design Sculptures, 1940s France
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Art Deco Bookends, Brass Shells Design Sculptures, 1940s France
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends.
They feature stylized shells in solid brass, with a shiny finish.
Sculptu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal, Brass
Oversized Dice Sculpture with Red Dots by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage oversized Lucite sculpture designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s.
The sculpture is 4" square and the Lucite is clear and free of clouding, craze or hazing.
The pain...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
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 condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both stand on marble ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Set of 2 Postmodern Marble Bookends, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Marble Bookends, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Material: Stone
Color: Gray
Styles: Memphis, Postmodern
Item Typ...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone
$1,173 / set
Pair of French Art Deco mice Bookends by H. Moreau
Located in BELFORT, FR
Pair of French Art Deco mice bookends signed H. Moreau, mounted on marble.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Fermo Red Doorstop by Martinelli Venezia
Located in Milan, IT
Fermo is a metal doorstop, characterized by a playful anthropomorphic form, expertly shaped from a thick slab, giving the project robustness and durability. The two legs, positioned ...
Category
2010s Italian Bookends
Materials
Steel
Antique Pair of ROYCROFT Hammered Copper Bookends - stickley era W8077 SALE
By Roycroft
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Pair of Roycroft Hammered Copper Bookends - W8077
This is a pair of Antique Roycroft Bookends in Very Good condition. No nicks, no dents, no problems.
WE HAVING 20% SALE
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Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Copper
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
1939 Rookwood William McDonald 2275 Rook Raven Bird Bookends 5.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1939, Rookwood ceramic bookends 2275 by William McDonald. Matte white ceramic bookends in the shape of a bird / rook / raven on a leafy branch with berries, with flat back hexa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Pottery
$315 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair Antique Jade Rosewood Bookends
Located in Somis, CA
This exceptional pair of antique bookends is a stunning example of fine craftsmanship and rich symbolism. Crafted from highly prized, solid Brazilian rosewood, the bookends possess a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Bookends
Materials
Jade, Brass
$550 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Italian Travertine Sculpture Elephant by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Wonderful sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli for Travertino di Rapolano. Elephant shape travertine sculpture from the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Travertine
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends, Jumping Antelopes
Located in Bochum, NRW
A pair of animal bookends from the Art Deco period, featuring stylized antelopes in bronze patina spelter on a red marble base with white veins.
In excellent overall condition.
Dimen...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Mid Century Sculptural Solid Walnut Bookends, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Sculptural Solid Walnut Bookends, c.1960.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Walnut
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
“Triumph Bookends" White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous book end small is a minimalist style book end made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a solid marble prismatic block.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Bookends
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Pair Bronze Patinated Polychrome "Dante" Bookends by Pompeian Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of bronze patinated polychrome "Dante" bookends by Pompeian Bronze, circa 1930s. The bookends are in good to fair antique condition with a great patina and measure 7"W x 6.25"D ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Minimalist Solid Cocobolo Bookends 1960s
By Carl Andre
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist solid cocobolo bookends. 1960s
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Cocobolo
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 Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
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 Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Art Deco Birds Book ends, Wood, Brown, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of bookends representing birds. The objects are in wood. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typical objects from the Art Deco period. It is signed.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
"Seated Male Nudes, " Pair of Bookends with Figures in Michelangelo-Esque Poses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair Of Vintage Springer Spaniel Bookends, English, Marble, Book Rest, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of Springer Spaniel bookends. An English, onyx marble and cast metal ornamental dog book rest, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 19...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Bookends by Hester Mabel White, Bronze
Onyx, Circa 1930
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A pair of English Art Deco period (circa 1930) figural bronze and onyx bookends featuring Chinese children; a seated Chinese boy reading a book and another similar boy peering over...
Category
1930s British Vintage Bookends
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
L E Smith Glass Horse Bookends, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of clear glass rearing horse bookends by L.E. Smith, circa 1940. Glass is cast with bold curved silhouettes and details to the ears, eyes, hooves and flowing tails. Finished u...
Category
1940s American Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
$325 / set
Salta Round Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Silvered Bronze Bookends Sculptures of a Mermaid and Merman, France, 1900
By Jean Garnier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered bronze bookends sculptures of a Mermaid and Merman, France, 1900.
This enchanting bronze sculpture is the object of many sailors dreams. Silvered bronze sculptures of a merm...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century A to Z Brushed Steel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible pair of midcentury, solid brushed steel, "A to Z" bookends circa 1970s. Incredibly solid with an impactful presence, these sculptural pieces render style to any decor. C...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair bookends oak wood base with terrestrial and celestial globes Germany 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends on oak board mounting two small terrestrial and celestial globes. Edited by Columbus Schulerglobus, cartographer prof Paul Oestergaard Berlin Stuttgart in the 1960s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball on Stand
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an example of an early 20th century Lignum Vitae bowling ball on stand. This ball was not drilled for finger grips, perhaps because of the split s...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This lovely pair of Art Deco Skyscraper Style Molded and Frosted Glass Bookends originate from the United States, Circa 1935. Rendered in molded glass with a serene and beautifully a...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass
The Thinker Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair Of Large "The Thinker" Bookends. Nice detail in casting. Heavy weight with substantial feel. Holds a shelves worth of books. Good condition, some patina. felt on bottoms.
Each...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
$275 / set
Cast Brass Bookends, Israel 1967
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Cast Brass Bookends, Israel 1967 made by Tarra Sancta Guilt.
Category
1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase Fayral
Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal.
Design 1930.
Post...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Wooden Art Deco Bookends Spherical Round
Located in Sacile, PN
Art Deco bookends in wood.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
$805 / set
Art Deco PAIR of Pelican Figure Bookends in Hand Carved Woods, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood.
Each stylised pelican has been well hand carved in a dark hardwood and stands on a base f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver
Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Bookends
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Antique, New and Vintage Bookends
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.