1950s Bookends

These beautifully hand carved wooden bookends feature sculptures of two sitting and reading man, an older and younger man that could be a teacher a...

aSculptural bulbous tear drop-form with cutout bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware (ca. 1950s, USA). Good, vintage condition - copper plate shows wear throughout, as sho...

Murano art glass apple and pear Sommerso blue and purple designed by Alfredo Barbini. Both have two flat surfaces for display or can be used as bookend...

Pair of mid-century modernist bronze bookends depicting stone workers, each rendered in a stylized, muscular relief that speaks to labor, resilience, and rebuilding. The figures are ...

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 ...

Sculptural bulbous tear drop-form with cutout bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware (ca. 1950s, USA). Very good, vintage condition - brass plate shows light wear throughou...

Ben Seibel Stirrup bookends, rare copper, Jenfred-Ware, Raymor. This is a magnificent pair of Ben Seibel bookends with a mirror like copper finish! For those whose bookshelves blend...

Ben Seibel Stirrup bookends, brass, Jenfred-Ware, Raymor, signed. A very clean pair with original bright warm brass finish with some minor age spotting. Impressed signatures: Jenfred...

For your consideration, a set of two (2) Tear-drop form brass bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware as part of the Flame series. Listed item is a pair of bookends. USA cir...

Solid iron sculptural jacks bookends in a chocolate brown. Could also be used as doorstops. 1950s.  

These ceramic tile and walnut bookends were designed and made by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. The rectangular forms are softened by the loose brush strokes in the glaz...

Pair of book ends representing sea lions. The objects are in marble and in bronze, it is signed "bronze" on the animals. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typ...

Pietro Fornasetti, Rare metal bookend from the 1950s (First edition) In the extraordinary creative imagination of Pietro Fornasetti every household object is transformed and embelli...

Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of two brass bronze finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge....

Wooden book rests are an elegant and functional decorative element that plays both a practical and aesthetic role in any interior. Made of smooth, solid wood, the set of supports co...

Pair of heavy green and blue Murano glass book ends by maestro Luciano Gaspari, circa 1950. Born in Venice in 1913. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Venice and Bologna, he was a pupil of Virgilio Guidi and Giorgio Morandi. He participated in a number of Biennales. Luciano Gaspari is a painter who enters into symbiosis with glass production, studies the collections, scientifically verifies the techniques, establishes a deep relationship with great masters such as Alfredo Barbini , Luciano Vistosi , Paolo Martinuzzi, especially Livio Seguso and, later, Pino Signoretto. Become the artistic director of Salviati in 1955, he plays the role with untiring commitment and rigor. Characteristic of his approach is a total mastery and an innovative use of traditional techniques, the ability to look to the past to invent the future, but also to use novelties with courage and imagination, or to "force" common use by transforming, for example, simple bottles in sculptures. He engages in serial productions, in "unique pieces", in sculptures, but also in objects such as plates (including absolutely extraordinary those presented at the '66 Biennale), vases, cups, bottles: in every creation the quality of colors, the balance between brightness, transparency, glows and shadows reveals the intense relationship between the painter's sensitivity and fantasy and a perfect understanding of the potential of glass. 1913. Born in Venice on March 22 in a family of decorators. 1931. After attending the Institute of Art, he made his debut at the collective exhibition of the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa. 1932. He receives the prize for the younger painter at the XVII Venice Biennale. 1933. Student of Virgilio Guidi at the Academy of Fine Arts. 1935. He follows Guidi in Bologna. Here he attends the course of engraving techniques held by Giorgio Morandi, with whom he will remain in correspondence for a long time. 1936. Participates in the Rome Quadriennale and the Venice Biennale. 1937. After completing his studies in Bologna, he returns to Venice. 1938. Participates in the Venice Biennale. 1940. Participates in the Venice Biennale; becomes assistant to Giuseppe...

1950's Rare Mexican Aztec blown glass bookend decorative plaque decipting Aztec healing God Ticitl, original box new a gift for excecutives of the Bayer corp. Schering pharma.

Equestrian sculpted horse head bookends in Japanese ceramics hand painted.

This is a pair of vintage Greyhound figures. An Italian, ceramic seated dog statue or decorative bookends, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Loveable figures with appealin...

Striking pair of vintage brass horse head bookends with beautiful patina. Beautiful pair of rare solid brass "The Stallion" horse he...

Striking pair of vintage brass ram bookends with beautiful patina. The details on the figures evoke elegance and nostalgia. Perfect for your mid-cen...

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...

Vintage pair of polished cast brass Swan bookends, circa 1950. Very sturdy and heavy. Great for holding up books on a bookshelf or as paper weights...

Pair of marble bookends, France, 1950s, with an elegant geometric design typical of the period's decorative style. Each piece features an architectural composition blending straight ...

Here is a striking pair of vintage Italian bookends by Bucciarelli Milano, decorated with an imaginative trompe l'oeil composition of antique keys set against a richly mottled faux-b...

An exquisite pair of Art Deco style bookends, crafted from solid wood , showcases a bold geometric design with sculptural spherical accents. The rich grain of the wood accentuates th...

Pair of fusion bookends white metal depicting two sailboats sailing among the waves with sails set. White metal is a lead-based alloy. English manufacture of the 1950s. Bon état. M...

A charming pair of vintage bookends featuring patinated metal squirrel sculptures with a bronze finish, set upon veined marble bases. Depicted sitting and holding a nut between their...

2 Hammered vintage bookends around 1950s Original condition ( The books are not for sale they are only for the photoshooting ) Original patina

Monumental Pair of Polished Stainless Steel Glove Molds, Industrial Sculptures, circa 1950 A striking fusion of industrial heritage and sculptural elegance, this rare pair of stainle...

Set of 2 mid-century Italian marble bookends, lions, 1950s Good condition, minor signs of wear.

Italian 1950s Architectural Brass Bookends in the style of Ignazio Gardella.

Pair of brass bookends depicting dolphins, English manufacture from the 1950s. Bon état. Measures 13x9.5x19 cm - inches 5.1x3.8x7.5. The last photo is the gift box.

A pair of French spelter lovely Dog Bookends, probably Setters on a marble base from the 1950s. These are in excellent condition.

Pair of Mid-Century Vintage Brass "Indian Planes Rider on Horse" Figure Bookends, circa 1950s. Elevate your shelves with this striking pair of mid-century brass bookends, each depict...

For your consideration, 1950s Ben Seibel Copper Clam Shell Bookend Set, Copper bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware. Dimensions: 5.75" H x 5" W x 4" D Please take a loo...

2 Hammered vintage bookends around 1950s Original condition ( The books are not for sale they are only for the photoshooting ) Original patina

Carlo Scarpa for Venini exquisite and rare pair of mid-century modern bookends masterfully handblown in Murano, Italy. Executed in rich emerald green blown glass, each piece feature...

Sculptural brass Ben Seibel for Jenfred bookends, circa 1950s. A freeform, organic design in brass finish with applied patina that has deepened over time giving them an even more ric...

Cast iron (blackened and gilt) bookends in modernist neoclassical style of Arbus, Poillerat and Royere.

Pair of 1950s Japanese cast iron figurative Zen style bookends with a distressed patina. Each bookend depicts a serene figure in a kneeling meditative posture, representing spiritua...

Book holder, 1950s Attr. Richard Rohac Brass blackened Original marble Original condition.

Pair of mid century trench art bookends in copper circa 1950's. Features a rustic hammered texture and bullet casing in patinated brass. The perfect accessory to organize your books or library and pairs well with industrial modern and Scandinavian decor.

Nice pair of bookends designed by Lee Rosen, with an amazing fused glass glaze like broken glass surface very popular and used for many designers of the period, in America and Europe...

 Pair of tear-drop form brass bookends Designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfredware as part of the "Flame" series. Unique design incorporating various shapes and textures in a distinctly ...

Stylish 1950s Wood and Iron Ashtray & Magazine Rack Combo - Mid-Century Utility and Charm Elevate your living space with this unique 1950s ashtray and magazine rack combo, expertly ...

These whimsical bookends depict two human figures running on human hamster wheels. The figures themselves are pewter, and the bookends are copper. Artist signed on both bookends.

For your consideration, 1950s Ben Seibel Copper Teardrop Flame Bookend Set Copper bookends designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware Dimensions: 6.5" H x 4.5" W x 2.25" D Please take...

For your consideration, a pair (2) of brass bookends designed by Ben Seibel. Modern bookends tear drop flame in brass plated finish. USA circa the 1960s. Mid-century modern era. Di...

This pair of Hawaiian Mid-Century Modern bookends feature skillfully carved male and female busts that have been coated in a sand/plaster finish further enhancing their antiqued look...