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Bookends For Sale
Rare Art Deco Cat Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase Mfg.
Located in Buffalo, NY
In the early 1930's, when building all but came to a halt, the Chase Mfg. Company, a copper plumbing parts supplier, hired several young modern industrial designers to make inexpensi...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Owl Bookends Wood Spain, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice hand carved wooden owls. 1960s Spain.
Category
1960s Spanish Folk Art Vintage Bookends
Materials
Fruitwood
$331 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hollywood Regency Brass Swan Bookends, A Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of Hollywood Regency brass swan bookends. In fabulous vintage condition, this pair is created from brass, and depict a swan with the beak to...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Jacques Cartier Horse Bookends Bronze Sculpture, c 1930, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Jacques Cartier horse bookends bronze sculpture. c 1925 France. A stunning pair of art deco stylized bookends. Silvered plated bronze Art Deco h...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Nude Male Archer Bookends", Rare Pair of Ceramic, Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable pair of ceramic bookends, featuring kneeling nude male figures with drawn bows who are ready to let fly their arrows, was designed by Mary Watts and produced...
Category
1920s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
$2,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Abraham Lincoln Bust Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This handsome set of vintage bookends depict our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. The bookends feature a realistic bust rendering of a bearded Abraham Lincoln, with formal dress, coa...
Category
20th Century American Victorian Bookends
Materials
Brass
German Shepherd Dog Sculpture Bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin. France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
German Shepherd dog sculpture bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin.
Dog Animalier Art Deco Sculpture Bookends in Marble and Silvered Metal. Pair of large Silvered Metal Sculptures of two ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
1940s Original Gone with the Wind Sculpture Rhett + Scarlett Cinematic Novelty
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hard to find original production movie promotional item for the release of Gone with the Wind! Sculptures of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler as bookend...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Rectangular Bookends by DAPCO
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and incredibly minalist set of walnut bookends by DAPCO. This pair is simple lined and graphic squared. A beautiful leather plaque is contained by walnut edges along with a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
$284 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Rotating Globe Bookends
Located in Pasadena, TX
These bookends depict world globes.
They rotate and are quite detailed,
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Architectural Bird Bookends Art Brass Co NY Geometric Pair Owl Falcon
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of brass American Art Deco Bird bookends designed in sharply geometric patterns, like metropolis architectural elements of the 1920-1940. ...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #3 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
$250 / item
Leopard Set of Two Bookend in Silver Plated Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Bookend Leopard Set of two in silver
plated brass on black polished glossy base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookends
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Pair of Italian Grand Tour Carved Yellow Alabaster Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Grand Tour Column Bookends in Yellow Carved Alabaster from Italy, circa 1960s
Bookends are marked with authentic period stickers "Hand Carved", "Archer ...
Category
1960s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Onyx Figural Bookends, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Fantastic pair of Onyx figural bookends. Measure 5" W x 5.25" H
W6051522.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Onyx
$475 / set
Black Bakelite
Nickel "Skyscraper" Library Bookend Table Lamp, 1920
s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Art Deco Manufacturers Finishing Company, Lib-O-Lite library bookend desk, table lamp. Featuring skyscraper form, spring loaded cast aluminum rectangular black bakelite step base wi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Nickel
20th Century Owls Bookends
Located in Greven, DE
Two carved owls as bookends, 1980s
Category
20th Century Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco Bookends
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 Bookends
Materials
Steel
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian 1950s Architectural Brass Bookends
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s Architectural Brass Bookends in the style of Ignazio Gardella.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Napoleon Bonaparte Sculptures - Bookends - France 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Pair of Tall Napoleon Bonaparte Sculptures - Bookends - France 1910´s.
Figures mounted over Green marble bases. Very good conditions.
Perfect for large books.
We have spec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Early 20th Century Czech, Egyptian Revival Seated Pharaoh Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of early 20th century Czech Egyptian Revival composition bronze patina bookends with seated Pharaohs decorated with figures and motifs.
Additional pair available, PRICED PER ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Egyptian Revival Bookends
Materials
Composition
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4101
Melies
Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of large Carl Aubock Model #4101 'Melies' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Pair of Bookends by André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of silver plated bronze bookends depicting two horses seating on a marble by André Vincent Becquerel
Made in France
Circa:1930
Signatur...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Plated Horse Head Bookends c.1930
By Gladys Brown, Dodge Inc. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco bronze plated horse bookends.
CREATOR Possibly Gladys Brown for Dodge Inc.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Art Deco Knights of Columbus Bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous pair of antique metal clad Art Deco Knights of Columbus (KOC) bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works, circa 1922. The pair have the KOC coat o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ben Seibel Aged Bronze Srirrup Bookends
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
Custom finished aged bronze stirrup bookends, c.60s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
$1,500 / set
Pair of Black Leather "L" Shaped Bookends by Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic pair of black leather "L" shaped bookends with white stitching by Cross, circa 1990s. The bookends are in like new condition and measure 9.75"W x 4.75"D x 6.25"H. Very nice ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Leather
Mister T Bookend by Rampinelli Edizioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Mister T Bookend by Rampinelli Edizioni
Designed by Philippe Tabet
Dimensions: D 6.3 x W 12 x H 16 cm.
Materials: Steel.
PHILIPPE TABET
Mister T takes shape from a semi-finished pro...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Steel
$378 / item
Art Deco Pair of Woodpecker Bookends, French, C1930
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
Pair of Gilted Metal Clad Chinese Scholar Bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in San Diego, CA
A fabulous vintage pair of gilted metal clad Chinese children scholar bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works, circa 1930s. The bookends depict two Chinese youngsters, beautifully sculpte...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Frosted Crystal Hirondelle / Swallow Bookends by Lalique of France
By Lalique
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of gorgeous frosted crystal Hirondelle / Swallow bookends by Lalique of France, circa 1980s. The bookends are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Crystal
Polished Solid Brass Mallard Duck Head Bookends Sarreid Style 1950
s A Pair
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Polished Brass Duck Bookends Sarreid Ltd Style 1950's A Pair.
Vintage pair of polished cast solid brass duck head bookends.
Pair of Mid-Centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookend by Jamar
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Beautiful pair of bronze bookends on marble by the famous French sculptor mostly made animals.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,005 / set
Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice sculptural jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Chrome
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of MCM "L" Shaped Lucite Bookends
By Herb Ritts
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM "L" shaped lucite bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are in excellent condition and would make a great addition to any mid-century study or library! The measure a hef...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
$300 / set
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons.
When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th c. Steel and Solid Bronze Scale Bookends c.1895
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique Fairbanks solid bronze scale repurposed into bookends with solid steel bases.
CREATOR Fairbanks.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE Scale: c.1895, Steel Base: Unknown.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Art Deco Figural Bronze Bookends, Signed Herzig, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco chromed bronze bookends, depicting swift birds on an arched branch. Engraved BRONZE and signed HERZIG. Originating from France.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends on Marble Bases, Leaping Antelopes
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative and good quality pair of French bookends which appear to be leaping antelopes.
Subjects regulates patinated bronze, although made of regule.
Perfect for displayin...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
$312 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Vintage Polished Cast Brass Duck Bookends, circa 1950
By Sarried Ltd.
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage pair of polished cast brass duck bookends, circa 1950. Pair of polished decorative brass duck bookends in Sarried style. Very sturdy and heavy. Great for holding up books on ...
Category
1950s German American Craftsman Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Vintage Curved Astrolite Lucite Bookends by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking pair of mid-century modern "Astrolite" lucite bookends by the Ritts Company of Los Angeles. This pair are each one quarter of a circle, so when put together provide a semi-c...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Carved Stone Aztec Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Pre-Columbian-style carved Aztec grey marble bookends (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Bookends
Materials
Marble
$545 / set
Art Deco Bronze Circus Elephant by Charles Paillet, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bronze circus elephant figure / sculpture designed by Chales Paillet, France, 1920s. Perfect desk piece. Nice and heavy bronze sculptur...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare find! Pair of Bronze Bookends / Sculptures by Heinz Goll, Austria 1960s
By Heinz Goll
Located in Cork, IE
This pair of sculptural bookends truly is a rare find!
Designed by Hannes Heinz Goll, the Austrian enfant terrible of the 60's art scene and co-founder of the "Grüne Galerie" (green...
Category
1960s Austrian Brutalist Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered.
The set is forged in aluminum and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Brass Horse Head Sculpture / Bookend
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Brass Horse Bust on a marble base
Category
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Italian Murano Alexandrite Glass Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and vintage midcentury centrepiece glass sculpture by Ermanno Nason (1928-2014) for Cenedese of Murano, Venice, Italy. An absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Mura...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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
Mid-17th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Bookends
Materials
Brass
$2,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Sheldon Rose AlphaSculpt Typesetter Block Sculpture Bookend
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed Sheldon Rose (American 20th Century) Typesetter cube sculpture, can also be used as bookend. In polished polychrome silver metal. Sheldon Rose (American, 20th century), attend...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Aldo Londi Bitossi for Raymor Cordova Bookends, Ceramic, Blue, Green, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi for Raymor Cordova Bookends, Ceramic, Blue, Green, Signed. Small scale stacked, rectangular form, bookends from Aldo L...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
$2,737 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vintage 1940s Pair of Sculptural Elephant Bookends in Solid Brass
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 only incredibly beautiful but solid in presence. Each piece is full of detail presenting each elephant sculpture standing on a pedestal in golden glory...
Category
1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marble Art Deco Triangle Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Attractive pair of cut marble Art Deco triangle bookends, circa 1940s. They are in original condition with a nice patina and some small chips around the corners (please see pictures)...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Brass Bookends Featuring Native American Brave
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Pair of Native American Indian Scout bookends in cast brass by Philadelphia Manufacturing Company. The scouts are resting on a rock, a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. Th...
Category
20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Max Le Verrier “Mouflon” Art Deco Bookends Original 1930 Black Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Original Max Le Verrier bookends model: “Mouflon” superb art deco stylized sculpture.
Original "Max Le Verrier" (1891-1973), signed.
Original Art Deco, France, 1930s not modern rep...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
Art Deco bison bookends by Max Le Verrier original 1930 on Portor marble base.
Located in Antwerp, BE
These dynamic Art Deco bison bookends were created by Max Le Verrier, a master of French decorative sculpture. Made around 1930, the bookends depict stylized bisons, cast in green-pa...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Rare Vintage Mid Century Lucite Bookends with Embedded Sea Shells
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage mid century lucite bookends with embedded shell. These 1960s gems are glamorous, lustrous and enigmatic. Two perfectly proportioned seashell specimens float in luci...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
$384 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Art Deco Bronze and Marble Goat-Shaped Bookends, France, circa 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of Art Deco bronze and marble goat-shaped bookends
Continental
Bronze, marble
Early 20th Century / c. 1930
Dimensions: H x W x D: 14cm x 16cm x 9cm
This superb pair of booke...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Roman Column Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Roman column green marble bookends, circa 1970s. The marble is beautifully veined and in great condition and the bookends together crea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
2 carved bookends ( basswood ) vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
2 carved bookends ( basswood ) vienna around 1960s
Original condition
The books are not for sell. ( They are only for the photoshooting )
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Ben Seibel Bookends for Jenfred-Ware
By Ben Seibel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ben Seibel design copper plated bookends for Jenfred-Ware, U.S.A.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Copper
$695 / set
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.