American Crafts Movement Wenge Wood Bookends

Sweet pair of Studio Crafted Wood Heart Bookends for the book lover in your life. Solid carved wood.

A pair of bookends by Jere Osgood. Handcrafted with incredible detail and marquetry. This particular design was sold through the American Craft Council's gallery, America House (see catalog page). The shop operated from the 1940's to 1970s in New York and sold works by Elsa Freund, Michael Coffey, Wharton Esherick, Paolo Soleri, Ronald Hayes Pearson, Earl Pardon, Tage Frid, Marguerite Wilden­hain, and Wendell Castle. Jere Osgood (1936-2023) was an American studio furniture maker, and teacher of furniture and woodworking. He taught for many years in the Boston University Program in Artisanry. He was born in 1936 and raised in Staten Island, New York. He studied architecture at the University of Illinois but left after two years to pursue furniture design and fabrication. Thereafter, he enrolled at the School of American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology and learned furniture making under Tage Frid. Osgood was also influenced by the work of Wharton Esherick. He supported himself while in school by fabricating and selling small wood objects of his own design. Osgood established a studio in New Milford, Connecticut, where he made small objects. In the late 1960s he began to make large projects and explored different techniques of laminating wood. He published his explorations of lamination between 1977 and 1979 in Fine Woodworking magazine. Osgood taught briefly at Philadelphia College of Art, then at Rochester Institute of Technology for three years. In 1975, he moved to Boston University where he worked with Dan Jackson...

Rare sculpture ceramic eagle bookends Beautiful faux wood finish with a rustic cerused whitewash. Books are not included. Versatile design ...

American Mission bronze expanding bookends with silver deposit geometric design (Heintz Art Metal)

Pair of Arts Crafts Vintage Native American Indian Chief Bookends, circa 1915. This pair of hammered copper bookends features a Native American Indian Chief motif, are in good ...

Vintage pair of American wood women shoe form molds mounted as bookends Vintage wooden shoe making mold from the 1930s. A pair of shoe form converted to bookends, these well carved solid wood shoe mould would have been used to make handmade shoes. These molds were traditionally made for each customer and would be used each time they came into the cobbler for a new pair of shoes. They are in good original condition with the patina and metal that shows age. Cobbler molds size 6.5 B model 258 Made from solid wood, I love these moulds because of their individual nature but also they are almost a piece of sculpture. Since the shoe form themselves were used as molds to make shoes, there are pin-pricks and wear present from frequent use in addition to naturally aged patina. They work well as bookends or simply as tabletop sculptures. These elegant women wooden shoes bookends form mold make a great addition to your vintage decor. Vintage hand carved wood cobbler shoe molds...

Large Heavy Petrified Wood Polished Stone Bookends. Sliced with beautiful grain, felt has been added to bottom to not scratch surfaces. Natural outer shell still presents as wood. ...

Unique and highly decorative pair of hand-carved bookends. At the beginning of the 20th century, the more skilled Dutch artisans started traveling around the globe to various coloni...

An impressive pair of petrified wood bookends, circa pre-history. Brightly colored tan and brown tones with naturally formed patterns caused by ...

Antique American Victorian Carved Wood Ladies Shoe Last Bookends - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 4.5" W x 4.5" D.