Italian Alabaster Bookends
Italian Alabaster Bookends
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful, carved coral colored alabaster bookends in a curved shape. A sticker on the base reads
Category
20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Italian Alabaster Bookends by Ducceschi Postmodern
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic pair of solid marbleized alabaster, circa 1980s great look, a nice original condition
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends. Expressive faces with glass eyes gives these bookends a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Mid Century Sculptural Alabaster Bookends, Italy, c.1960
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Sergio Asti
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Sculptural Alabaster Bookends, Italy, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian Turquoise Alabaster Bookends - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
This exquisite pair of vintage Italian bookends is crafted from vibrant turquoise alabaster
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian Green Alabaster Apple Bookends - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a pop of Italian charm to your bookshelf with this set of vintage green alabaster apple
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Grand Tour Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Alabaster and Marble Italian Trojan Helmet Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant pair of Trojan helmet bookends made of cream alabaster on a solid black marble base, circa
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Italian Marble and Alabaster Set of Bookends, 1920's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian set of bookends, fabricated in the early 1900's.
It is handcrafted out of very
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Mushroom Alabaster Bookends Sculptures
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
These substantial alabaster Mushroom sculptures were hand carved in Italy. This classic pair most
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
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
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Bookends Art Deco Grey Alabaster Horses Mid-20th Century Italy 40s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
library, bringing a lot of class and style to the space.
Art Deco pair of Alabaster bookends in form of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
2 Italian Alabaster Gray Book Shaped Bookends Objects of Art Mid-Century Modern
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of hand carved Italian Alabaster Marble bookends in the shape of a single book. These are very
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
H 7.25 in W 5.25 in D 2.25 in
Set of Vintage Alabaster Marble Hellenistic Bust Bookends From Italy
By Lladro
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and stylist set of alabaster marble bookends with greek busts. These beautiful pieces
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Empire Revival Bookends
Materials
Marble
Alabaster Bookends Polycrhome in Form of Medieval Library .Monk, Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
)
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval style figur
Category
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
H 7.88 in W 4.34 in D 5.12 in
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Horses Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Alabaster bookends in form of horses Library very original
Library, Book,
Spectacular and unusual. Ideal
Category
20th Century Italian Victorian Bookends
Materials
Marble
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 6.3 in
VINTAGE ITALIAN HAND CARVED ALABASTER DECORATIVE BOOK ENDS CiRCA 1960
Located in Pulborough, GB
alabaster decorative bookends from circa 1960 showcase the exquisite craftsmanship characteristic of mid
Category
20th Century British Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
A Rare Pair 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Greco Male Figurine Bookends
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning and Unusual Pair of Matching Grand Tour Bronze Spelter Greek Male Figurines on Alabaster
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Spelter
H 7.09 in W 5.71 in D 1.58 in
Pair of Italian Alabaster Sculptural Horse Head Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Italian Alabaster Sculptural Horse Head Bookends. Vibrant turquoise blue horse head figure
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Carved Alabaster Cockatoo Parrot Bookends
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of carved alabaster Cockatoo bird bookends. White, black and pink marbleized alabaster. Each
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency More Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
1960's Modernist Abstract Italian Carved Alabaster Owl Bookends Sculpture Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a wonderful pair of matching Modernist abstract Italian hand carved alabaster Owl
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
H 5.25 in W 3.5 in D 3 in
Pair of Rare Italian Alabaster Figurative Owl Bookends, Mid Century Modern
By ABF
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of rare Mid Century Modern sculptural alabaster owl bookends were hand-carved in Volterra
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Stone
Pair of Rare Italian Alabaster and Marble Carved Elephant Bookends, Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of rare Mid Century Modern sculptural alabaster and marble elephant bookends were hand-carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
H 7.5 in W 3.7 in D 2.75 in
Carved Alabaster Bookend Columns from Volterra in the Style of the Grand Tour
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of vintage bookends made in Italy, in Volterra to be precise, as attested by the adhesive
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Picture Frames
Materials
Alabaster
H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.17 in
Recent Sales
Pair of Mid Century Italian Alabaster Bookends
Located in London, London
Pair of bookends
Alabaster
Handcarved
Bookshaped
Italy Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster Bookends
By Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alabaster bookends in an ivory stone. Wedge shaped!
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Bookends, Owls Made of Alabaster, Italy
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of bookends made in alabaster and produced in Italy. They are 13 cm high and 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Decorative alabaster bookends, Italian Art Deco
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of decorative Art Deco, alabster bookends. Italy 1930/40s.
Beautiful details in any home
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster Bookend Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage, hand-carved alabaster bookend set with a square shaped base and a sphere top. Made in
Category
20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian ABF Marble Alabaster Bookends, 1960s
By ABF
Located in View Park, CA
ABF marble mushroom bookends, 1960s. Curvy ivory stem with pale coral caps and ashen burgundy
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Marble Alabaster Mushroom Bookends in Mint, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
An ultra rare pair of Italian marble alabaster mushrooms in mint green / seafoam, hand-carved
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
1950s Italian Blue Alabaster Marble Column Bookends- a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of vintage blue alabaster marble bookends which have recently been refinished and polished to
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Classical Roman Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster Marble Mushroom Bookends Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
Pair of marble alabaster bookends in the shape of mushroom. Tones of ochre with charcoal and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian Alabaster Marble Mushroom Bookends by ABF, 1960s
By ABF
Located in View Park, CA
A rare pair of marble mushroom bookends by ABF, hand-carved in Italy 1960s. Sculptures / objets
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Rare Italian ABF Alabaster Hand-Carved Mushroom Bookends, circa 1960s
By ABF
Located in View Park, CA
Pair of hand-carved alabaster marble mushroom bookends from Volterra, Italy by ABF. Tones of ochre
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Post Modern Italian Red Hearths Bookends in Red Alabaster Stone
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool pair of solid hand-carved red hearts, bookends circa the 1980s made in Italy beautiful color.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Hand-Carved Italian Alabaster Owl Bookends 1950's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful midcentury Italian hand-carved alabaster owl bookends.
Hand carved alabaster owls hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Carrara Marble
Red Alabaster Stone Heart Bookends Made in Italy circa 1950s a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Hand Carved by Ducceschi Made in Italy".
Dimensions:
Each bookend is:
Tall 6.25"
Wide
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Rico Italian Stone Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These postmodern bookends, by Rico Industries, Italy, c.1980s. These Red Alabaster bookends
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Alabaster Horse Bookends and Marble Base from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of bookends in the shape of a Horse Bust, made of alabaster and marble base in the 1950s
Ø 10
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Italian Mushroom Marble Bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of mushroom marble bookends by Noymer, hand carved in Italy circa early 1960s. Imported by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
ABF Italian Marble Mushroom Bookends, circa 1960s
By ABF
Located in View Park, CA
Mid-Century Modern marble mushroom bookends carved out of alabaster. Made in Volterra Italy. Minor
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Postmodern Bookend Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Stunning vintage carved alabaster bookend set with geometric shape detail. ?Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Modernist Bookends
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning Italian Modernist bookends carved in alabaster and marked Italy on the bottom. Almost have
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Noymer Marble Mushroom Bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of Mid-Century Modern vintage Italian marble alabaster mushroom bookends by Noymer. Hand
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Selection of Mid Century Modern Bookends
Located in Atlanta, GA
.
3) Italian alabaster owl bookends, Italy, circa 1950s. They measure 6"H and are priced at $300 for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Brass, Bronze
PAIR OF ITALIAN ALABASTER EGG FORM BOOKENDS
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Italian black and white veined egg-form solid alabaster bookends.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Rare Pink and Blue Marbled Alabaster Stone Globe Bookends, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
something new. This pair is created from Italian alabaster and is a mix of bright azure blues and pinks
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Alabaster
1950s Italian Alabaster / Stone Fruit Georgia Peach Half Bookends - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a rare pair of large stone fruit bookends! They are large peach halves. They do have a flat
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Primitive Books
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Rare Italian Alabaster Sculpture Owl Bookends Hand-Carved
By ABF
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful midcentury Italian hand-carved sculptures owl bookends, they retain its original label
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Mid century modern Italian mushroom bookends made of solid Alabaster marble
Located in Houston, TX
Mid century modern Italian mushroom bookends made of solid Alabaster marble.
Some flaws like small
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
A pair of vintage Italian alabaster bookends, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of vintage Italian alabaster bookends, mid 20th century. In rare scintillating tones of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian Translucent Stone Alabaster Bookends, Pair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of vintage Italian Alabaster bookends. The hand carved Italian bookends are graceful figures
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Alabaster Art Deco Bookends
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A very nice Italian set of bookends, fabricated in the early 1900s. It is handcrafted out of very
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Marble and Alabaster Bookends
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of bookends, sculptural, organic alabaster forms on black marble bases. Excellent condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Modern Italian Alabaster Marble Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of '70s Modern Italian brown alabaster marble bookends, circa 1970s, Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Alabaster Egg Bookends
Located in Richmond, VA
Stunning vintage green alabaster stone bookends in an egg shape, set of two. ?Made in Italy.?.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Gump's Checkerboard Alabaster Bookends Made in Italy
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of Italian checkerboard alabaster bookends made expressly for Gump's of San Francisco. These
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian marble alabaster mushroom bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of marble and alabaster mushroom bookends, hand-carved in Italy 1960s. Bases are eggshell
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Italian Tinted Green Alabaster Puffin Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Heavy based tinted green alabaster bird bookends in excellent condition, made in Italy.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Alabaster Marble Base Column Bookends, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A very good pair of architectural inspired bookends, both carved in the form of ancient ruins of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Italian Turquoise Green Alabaster Book Bookends Pair Of
Located in North Miami, FL
These fabulous turquoise sea green Italian vintage bookends are the form of books.
The original
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Modern Art Deco Alabaster Marble Decorative Object or Bookend
Located in New York, NY
In the modern Art Deco style, an alabaster marble bookend or decorative object, circa mid-20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Bookends Alabaster & Marble Column Desk Grand Tour Style Italy 50s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of Classic columns.
Very excellent conditions ,like
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Midcentury Italian Alabaster Stacked-Book Bookends, Manner of Noymer
Located in Norwalk, CT
These fabulous bookends mimic the look of emperador marble (or a leather-bound book!) with rich
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Terrier Bookends
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Pair of Terrier(Westie, Scottie, Schnauzer, Airedale, etc) carved alabaster bookends from the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Alabaster Off-White Egg-Shape Bookends
Located in Baltimore, MD
A pair of vintage Italian polished alabaster egg-form bookends, circa 1960s. The natural off-white
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Alabaster Marble Fruit Pear with Leaf Decorative Object or Bookend
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian green alabaster marble pear and leaf sculpture decorative object, circa late
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Pair of Vintage Alabaster Marble 'Book' Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair/set available here $450
A pair of vintage white and gold carved alabaster marble 'book
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Hand-Carved Alabaster Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Bookends Mid-Century Italy
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and well carved, famous novel bookends.
If you are looking for a pair of decorative
Category
Mid-20th Century French Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
H 7.1 in W 4.1 in D 3.3 in
Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Library, Book, Throne, medieval, revival
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Library, Book, Throne, medieval, revival
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks
Category
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Alabaster Marble Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval
Category
20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
H 7.88 in W 4.34 in D 5.12 in
Vintage Italian marble mushroom bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of vintage Italian marble mushroom bookends, hand-carved in Italy, 1960s. Tones of ochre
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Italian Marble Mushroom Bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of vintage Italian mid century modern mushroom marble bookends, circa 1960s. Hand-carved in
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Italian marble mushroom bookends, circa 1960
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of mid century modern vintage Italian hand-carved alabaster mushroom bookends, circa 1960
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Rare and Quality Carved Late 19th Century Pair of Alabaster Rose Bush Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
19th century bookends is all hand carved out of alabaster. The quality in the details of the flower
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
H 7.1 in W 4.7 in D 2.35 in
Pair of vintage Italian marble mushroom bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of vintage Italian alabaster marble mushroom bookends, hand-carved in Volterra circa mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Italian Marble Mushroom Bookends by Noymer, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
Marble alabaster mushrooom bookends by Noymer, hand-carved in Italy 1960s. Bases are a heavy-cream
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Mid century modern Italian marble mushroom bookends, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of mid century modern vintage Italian alabaster marble bookends, hand-carved in the shape of
Category
Mid-20th Century Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends Elephant on a Book Spain 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Art Deco bookends,marble or alabaster bookends in the shape of an elephant.
Nice figure of
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Horses Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
library, bringing a lot of class and style to the space.
Art Deco pair of Alabaster bookends in form of
Category
20th Century Italian Victorian Bookends
Materials
Marble
H 6.7 in W 2.76 in D 5.52 in
Pair of Vintage Italian Carved & Painted Marble Fruit Bookends, 1950's
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of bookends with realistic carved and painted stone fruit on white marble angled bases.
In
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of mid century modern Italian marble mushroom bookends, early 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of vintage Italian mushroom marble bookends, made in Italy 1960s. Tones of toffee and pewter
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
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Italian Alabaster Bookends For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of Italian alabaster bookends available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Italian alabaster bookends was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, alabaster and marble. Italian alabaster bookends have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts Italian alabaster bookends are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made Italian alabaster bookends over the years, but those made by ABF are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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.
Questions About Italian Alabaster Bookends
- What is Italian alabaster?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Italian alabaster is a fine-grained stone that is hand-crafted by artisans in Volterra, Italy to create items such as vases, decorative objects and sculptures. Alabaster mining in Italy has been ongoing for centuries, and many artisans continue to produce alabaster works with the same methods as their ancestors. Browse a selection of Italian alabaster pieces on 1stDibs.
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