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Amethyst
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal
20th Century American Paperweights
Stone
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Quartz
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Stone
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Agate, Quartz
20th Century Brazilian Natural Specimens
Agate
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Stone
20th Century Brazilian Natural Specimens
Agate
Mid-20th Century Spanish Paperweights
Stone, Amethyst, Quartz
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Stone, Agate
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Natural Specimens
Amethyst
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Stone
Vintage 1960s Bookends
Stone
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
21st Century and Contemporary American Bookends
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Paperweights
Rock Crystal
20th Century Brazilian Bookends
Vintage 1960s American Bookends
Brass
20th Century Brazilian Bookends
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate, Quartz, Rock Crystal
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20th Century Brazilian Modern Bookends
1990s American Natural Specimens
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Rock Crystal
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20th Century Natural Specimens
Agate
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Rock Crystal
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Stone
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Agate
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Stone
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures
Stone
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rose Quartz
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
20th Century Modern Bookends
Agate
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Bookends
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Central American Organic Modern Bookends
Rock Crystal
20th Century Bookends
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate, Rock Crystal
20th Century Modern Natural Specimens
Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Agate, Amethyst
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Rock Crystal
20th Century Brazilian Bookends
Amethyst
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Bookends
Agate
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Agate, Quartz
20th Century Brazilian Modern Bookends
Amethyst
20th Century Brazilian Bookends
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Objects
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Brazilian Bookends
Agate
20th Century Natural Specimens
Agate
Petrified Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Bookends
Agate
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Stone, Marble
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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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