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Antique German Art Deco Burl Walnut 2 Door Small Corner Curio Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique German Art Deco Burl Walnut 2 Door Small Corner Curio Display Cabinet. Item features 3
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Antique German Art Deco Burl Walnut Zebra Wood Small Glass Curio Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique German Art Deco burl walnut zebra wood small glass curio display cabinet. Item features
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Walnut

19th C Optical Antique Ruby Red Sorcerers Mirror Curio Unusual Distortion Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative double sided sorcerers mirror, with seven reverse ground optics on a ruby red glass ground, with the other side being a flat plate. The mirror plates have age related...
Category

1820s English George III Antique Curios

Materials

Art Glass, Mirror

The Rules Order of Cockfighting On Parchment With Seal Dated 1757 Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful display of late 18th, early 19th century cock fighting paraphernalia with silver spurs, feathers and a cockfighting hood. Along with the paraphernalia there is also a ma...
Category

18th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Steel

French Louis XV Vernis Martin Curved Glass Double Vitrine Curio Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning antique Louis XV style Vernis Martin display cabinet. The French cabinet features four curved glass panels, hand-painted details with angels and muses, intricate bronze-moun...
Category

Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Curios

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century Mottled Coco De Mer Glass Dome Maritime Sailors Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large late 19th Century Coco De Mer, housed in a period glass display dome. The Coco De Mer is mounted on an orange threaded and tasseled stem set within a ebonised base. The do...
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19th Century Seychellois Antique Curios

Materials

Velvet, Natural Fiber, Glass, Wood

Mid-19th Century Bronze Onyxes Marble French Grand Tour Censer Putto Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Unusual French cast bronze censer, three bulls surmount the central Crucible, above stands a putto on a stylised dolphin. All set on an orange onyx marble base. Measures: 14cm ...
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Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Curios

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th C Gemstone Mineral Semi Precious Stone Specimens Display Case Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Just the most wonderful collection of mineral specimens, housed in there original birds eye maple case. Each specimen is encased in a hand blown glass convex vial, along with a corr...
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Curios

Materials

Natural Fiber, Birdseye Maple, Pine

2 Antique German Paper Mâché Easter Rabbit Candy Containers Display Curio Case
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique German paper mâché, painted folk art rabbit / Easter bunny Mr. & Mrs. figurines candy containers dressed in red, yellow and blue outfits and housed in a wood and glas...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Curios

Materials

Paint, Paper

Petite English Queen Anne Style Burled Walnut Display/Curio Cabinet, Late 19th C
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This adorable petite Queen Anne style burled walnut display or curio cabinet features a shaped
Category

Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Curios

Materials

Brass

Antique RJ Horner Figural Carved Oak Curved Glass Paw Feet Curio Cabinet C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Horner Figural Carved Oak Curved Glass Paw Feet Curio Cabinet C1910 Measures - 63 7/8" x 45 3/8" x 19
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Oak

19th C "Dead Doggie Fritz" MarblenGrave Marker Dog Head Stone Grave Marker Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A canine grave marker, marble with lead inserts. Reads "In memoriam, Dead Doggie Fritz Brought From Lucerne June 2nd 1890, Died Feb 20th 1894" Age related wear, lichen and fun...
Category

19th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Marble

A Piece of Cake from Princess Charlotte s Wedding to Prince Leopold 1816 Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A piece of the wedding cake from Princess Charlotte's Wedding to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 2 May 1816 at Carlton House in London. The cake segments sit within a clo...
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Natural Fiber, Paper

Late 19th C Stumpwork Textile Pear Tree Antique Curio Country House Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An unusual late 19th/Early 20th Century stumpwork pear tree on a silk ground, housed in its original ebonised and glazed frame. Age related discolouration, a small area of frayin...
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Curios

Materials

Textile

19th C Mr John Jennison His Hoe, Belle Vue Zoological Gardens Manchester Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th Century hoe with bone handle belonging to Mr John Jennison, the man who set up the Belle Vue Zoological gardens in Manchester which opened in 1836 together with a photograph o...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Curios

Materials

Steel

Turn of the Century Dutch Articulated Artist Lay Figure Mannequin Folk Art Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A turn of the century continental artist lay figure. Likely to be Dutch in origin, carved in pine with typical ball joint articulation. Extremely well carved and of good propor...
Category

Early 1900s Dutch Antique Curios

Materials

Pine

"A Piece of The Gown in Which Marie Antoinette Was Beheaded" 1829 Curio Macabre
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather curios item, a small shard of period fabric together with an old hand written note and
Category

19th Century European Antique Curios

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Pine

Desk Weight Curio Blown Down in Hirsel Woods (Lord Humes) Estate, Oct 14th 1881
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century Scottish desk weight curiosity novelty, a transverse section of timber, applied with a plaque stamped 'Blown Down in Hirsel Woods (Lord Humes) Estate, Oct. 14th 1881. ...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Curios

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Roman Armour Ben Hur Film Prop Curio Grand Tour Antique MGM
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A partial suit of Roman armour in beaten plated brass and hide. Comprising of a breastplate and back along with a leather skirt, reputedly produced for the 1925 Metro Goldwyn Mayer (...
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Brass

Early 19th C Manner of Benjamin Zobel, Sand Picture of A Recumbent Tiger Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very good example of a sand picture of a recumbent tiger very much in the manner of Benjamin Zobel, and after image of George Stubbs a Portrait of The Royal Tiger. Coloured sand,...
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Pine

George III Folk Art Treen Secret Book Box Initials J S Country House Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful treen secret book box, with hand carved decoration to the edging and elaborate initials "J S" Hand painted pages, age related patina form years of use Circa 1800, Engli...
Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Softwood

Early 20th C Coffin Nail Trade Sample Book by A J Harrison Brass Foundry Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A turn of the century trade sample folio produced by A J Harrison Ltd, a brass foundry once located on Bradford Street in Birmingham, who produced decorative screws for coffins among...
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Brass

"Well You Know You Asked For A Long Letter" Meter Long Letter Dated 1919 Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Humorous Meter Long Letter Dated 1919 & Rolled Around Two Stick The letter written to a Mother Brown from David David who writes , amongst other things “…well you know you asked ...
Category

1910s English Antique Curios

Materials

Natural Fiber, Paper

Globe Wernicke Quartersawn Oak Mission Stacking Barrister Bookcase w Drawer
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Dayton, OH
oak featuring Mission styling with three curio bookshelves and lower drawer. Pattern 110, 112, D12
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Oak

Sterling Enamel Desk Clock by Bailey, Banks Biddle (c. 1930)
By Bailey, Banks Biddle
Located in New York, NY
, shelves, or curio cabinets, where it can make a tasteful statement without occupying excessive space. Why
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Curios

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

French Brass and Glass Vitrine Cabinet, Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vitrine, display cabinet or curio, in brass with 6 shelves.
Category

19th Century French Antique Curios

19th Century Terrestrial Globe by G. Thomas, Editeur Globe Maker, Paris, 1890s
By G. Thomas, Éditeur
Located in San Francisco, CA
on your desktop, bookcase or in your curio cabinet.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Curios

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Vernis Martin French Curio, Vitrine. Hand painted with all original bowed glass and
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Curios

Materials

Wood

Butcher Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Library/Curio Cabinet.
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Curios

Materials

Iron, Brass

Double Candle Student Lamp
Located in London, GB
, ideal desk curio, Early 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Curios

Materials

Brass

19th C. Bamboo Bar Shelf
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American 4 tier shelf made from bamboo. Topped with ball finials. Would make a great dry bar, curio
Category

19th Century American Antique Curios

Materials

Bamboo

Antique French Copper Doll Mould
Located in London, GB
unusual shelf or desk curio. circa 1920s, French.  
Category

1920s French Industrial Antique Curios

Materials

Copper

Victorian Corner Cabinets, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful pair of satinwood corner curio cabinets crafted in the Chippendale manner with broken
Category

19th Century Unknown Chippendale Antique Curios

Materials

Satinwood

Very Unusual Antique Revolving Wood and Glass Bibliophile
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulous mahogany and glass antique curio cabinet, angular and round, that can be turned 360
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Curios

Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Side by Side Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian side by side secretary desk and curio bookcase. Made of quartersawn oak featuring
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique French Brass Bound Grand-Livre
Located in London, GB
history. Brass chunky bindings. Great coffee table curio from another time in history.  
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Curios

Materials

Brass

Faux Bamboo Hanging Shelf of Walnut from France
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French hanging curio shelf of walnut, from the Aesthetic Movement period, c.1880, featuring
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Curios

Materials

Metal, Brass

Tall English Standing Shelves or Bookcase Étagère of Fruitwood
Located in Austin, TX
large shelves with carved baluster column front and ogee back. Makes a great bookcase or curio cabinet!
Category

19th Century English Antique Curios

Materials

Fruitwood, Wood

Mirrored Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
, Vitrine, Curio, China Cabinet
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Curios

Materials

Brass

2 Antique Globe Wernicke Quartersawn Oak Mission Barrister Library Bookcase Pair
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Globe-Wernicke Mission oak stacking library / lawyer curio bookcases or barrister
Category

Early 20th Century Mission Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Oak

20th Century Brass Adjustable Magnifying Glass Lens
Located in London, GB
curio. Dimensions: 25 height of the main stem, diameter is 10, the diameter of lens is 7.5 cm
Category

Early 1900s Antique Curios

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Ming Rosewood Etagere Bookcase Console Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
upper bookcase curio shelving with two lower drawers and one cabinet. Measures: 19" x 42.5" x 73
Category

Early 20th Century Ming Antique Curios

Materials

Rosewood

Glass Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
. Keywords: Display, vitrine, curio, China cabinet
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Curios

Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
, china cabinet, vitrine, bookcase, library, collector's, curio
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Curios

Materials

Elm

Early 20th century French Cigar Cutter Model of a Guillotine
Located in London, GB
works and releases well. Rare and unusual curio for a desk or a shelf. The base looks to be made
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Curios

Materials

Oak

Pair of Bookcases
Located in Chicago, IL
/> Keywords: Cabinet, bookcase, bookshelf, book, display, curio, collector's
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Curios

Materials

Elm

Antique French Country Pine Bookcase Cupboard Cabinet Armoire 56"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French country / farmhouse cupboard / bookcase / armoire / curio / china cabinet. Made of
Category

Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Curios

Materials

Linen, Pine

Antique Art Deco Male Nude Wooden Sculpture
Located in London, GB
endowed model used. Good form, carving and style. Ideal desk or shelf curio. Dimensions: 25 H x
Category

1920s Antique Curios

Materials

Walnut

Japanese Showa Marquetry Shadona Cabinet, 1920s
Located in Astoria, NY
geometric inlay and metal mounts, in the form of a curio-bookcase cabinet with sliding doors, shelves, and
Category

Early 20th Century Japonisme Antique Curios

Materials

Metal

Period Louis Philippe Bookcase or Vitrine of Walnut with Handblown Glass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
function beautifully for curio, china, or book display. Body is 39" wide, circa 1830-1848.
Category

1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Curios

Materials

Blown Glass, Walnut

Bleached Oak Vitrine a Deux Corps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
scroll toes on block feet. (Keywords: Bookcase, Cabinet, China, Display, Curio.)
Category

19th Century French Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique French Renaissance Revival Flame Mahogany Bookcase Display Cabinet 89"
Located in Dayton, OH
/ curio display cabinet / or linen press. Made of flame mahogany featuring gilt ormalu mounts, inlaid
Category

Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Curios

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Rare Collection of Mounted Doll Moulds Curiosity Cabinet
Located in London, GB
. Unbelievable curio that us the ultimate talking point of a room. German, early 20th century. Price for
Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Curios

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique French Louis XIV Style Mahogany Marquetry and Ormolu Display Vitrine
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XIV style table curio features mahogany construction with lift top display
Category

19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Curios

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Papier-Mache German World Globe by Ludwig Julius Heymann
By Ludw. Jul. Heymann
Located in London, GB
age but genererally good condition. Perfect desk top globe or shelf curio. Dimensions: 30
Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Curios

Materials

Paper

Turned Walnut Antique Ball Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
rolling away. Full of character. Perfect addition to a desk or shelf as a decorative curio
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Curios

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Hand Painted China Display Cabinet after Sonia Delaunay Clarice Cliff
By (after) Sonia Delaunay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art Deco hand painted China Display cabinet curio. Item features a hand painted case, nicely carved
Category

Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Antique Curios

Materials

Wood, Paint

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Antique Curios For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique curios available for sale. Each of these unique antique curios was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and mahogany. Antique curios have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Louis XV and Louis XVI antique curios are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique curios over the years, but those made by R.J. Horner Co., George Hepplewhite and Gustav Stickley are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Curios?

Prices for antique curios can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique curios begin at $230 and can go as high as $32,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,200.