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Danish 19th Century Faience Money Bank In The Shape Of A Clogs
Located in Copenhagen, K
Danish 19th Century Faience Money Bank In The Shape Of A Clogs
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Cash Register, “National”, circa 1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cash register in nickel-plated chased brass with white marble edge. “National”, Dayton Ohio, USA, 1880-1910.
A very decorative object.
It works, but 100% functionality is not guaran...
Category
Late 19th Century American Other Antique Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Late 19th Century Prosthetic Hand with Leather Glove
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The quality of leather glove on this prosthetic speaks to its owner's affluence. Marked on the inside, presumably by the owner.
Category
19th Century American Steampunk Antique Curiosities
Assorted Small Black Forest Roe Buck Mounts
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Assorted Small Black Forest Roe Buck Mounts, Early 20th Century
Sold individually.
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
$145 / item
Antique Christmas Elf On Goose Money Bank
Located in Copenhagen, K
The Elf or "Nisse" as they are called in Denmark, used to live in every farmhouse, and you had to treat them nice to make them stay. Later on they became associated with Christmas an...
Category
1890s Danish Folk Art Antique Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
$549 Sale Price
20% Off
Christmas Elf with Beer Barrel Money Bank
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic elf or "Nisse" as it is called in Danish, with a beer barrel. The "Nisse" used to live in every farmhouse and you had to threat him nicely and make sure he stayed. One of t...
Category
1870s Danish Folk Art Antique Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
Impressive Collection of 82 Antique English Bridle Rosettes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
These English equestrian bridle mounts and pins range in various subjects and motifs including dogs, equestrian, floral arrangements, nautical and monarchy. Note: Four are solid bras...
Category
Early 20th Century British British Colonial Antique Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis-Philip Gilt and Silver Valances
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Pair of Louis-Philip gilt and silver valances.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Curiosities
Materials
Silver Leaf
$1,750 / set
19th Century Score Counter
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction painted from, circa 1890-1900.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$390 Sale Price
67% Off
Large Quartz Crystal Specimen on a Separate Leather Covered Wood Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice large quartz crystal specimen sitting on a wood base that looks like it’s covered in leather and painted black. The pieces are separate and I have put a piece of felt of the b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Curiosities
Large Ammonite Fossil
Located in Napa, CA
Ammonites were predatory Prehistoric cephalopod mollusks which existed between 400 and 66 million years ago before dying out during the extinction event which killed the dinosaurs. V...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Curiosities
$4,500
1880 Belgian Leather Miners Hat
Located in Haarlem, NL
This early miners hat was made from leather. They used to make it wet before putting the hat on and going into the mine. First of all to correct the fit of the hat and secondly becau...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$448 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 18th Century Carved Wall Consoles
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Pair of 18th century painted carved wall consoles, Louis XIV style, French.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$4,200 / set
Freestanding Agate Freeform Mineral from Brazil
Located in London, GB
A large polished agate freeform. This freestanding Brazilian agate has two interesting dimensions to it: serene blue-grey bands on one face, dramatic white natural inclusions on the ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Curiosities
Materials
Agate
English Bronze and Cast Iron Horse Tether. Mid 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
English bronze and cast iron horse tether with decorative motif. Mid-19th Century.
Category
19th Century British Antique Curiosities
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth for the purpose of buying land or animals but is most often associated with the sign...
Category
19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Iridescent Ammonite wall plate
Located in London, GB
Ammonites are perhaps the most widely known fossil. These creatures lived in the seas between 240 - 65 million years ago, when they became extinct along with the dinosaurs.
This lar...
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Curiosities
Baroque Solar System
Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742
Located in Langweer, NL
.
Such celestial maps were intended for educated collectors, libraries, and cabinets of curiosity
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama of Five Weasels in Diorama Case, circa 1880
By Rowland Ward
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, giving the scene a soft, nostalgic character.
Victorian dioramas like this were prized curiosities
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Northern Hemisphere Map Centered on the North Pole, Leiden 1876
Located in Langweer, NL
Frijlink’s educational atlas, this chart reflects the scientific curiosity of the late 19th century, when
Category
1870s Dutch Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Physical Map of Europe – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas by Frijlink
van Otterloo, 1876
Located in Langweer, NL
Frijlink’s educational atlas, this chart reflects the scientific curiosity of the late 19th century, when
Category
1870s Dutch Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century French Olive Wood
Oak Bilboquet Game on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
character and curiosity to a study, game room, or library.
The bilboquet, or cup-and-ball game, dates back
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Curiosities
Materials
Rope, Olive
Antique Map of East Canada
Quebec and New Brunswick
by Tallis
c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'East Canada, and New Brunswick'. Decorative regional map of East Canada or what is now Quebec and New Brunswick. With decorative vignettes of Quebec, North Americ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Jamaica Map, English, Caribbean, Cartography, Thomas Jefferys, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Jamaica map. An English, framed Caribbean island engraving by Thomas Jefferys, dating to the 18th century and later, dated 1794.
Excellent Georgian period cartog...
Category
1790s British Georgian Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Suffolk County Map, Dutch, Atlas Novus, Joan Blaeu, Cartography, C.1645
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique county map of Suffolk. A Dutch, framed atlas engraving by Joan Blaeu, dating to the 17th century and later.
A treat for the collector or county native, with this ...
Category
1640s Dutch Charles II Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Rhode Island Map Wall Art – Providence
Newport, Rand McNally, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Rhode Island Map Wall Art – Providence
Newport, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map depicts the state of Rhode Island in remarkable late-1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
ntique Connecticut Map Wall Art – Railroads, Towns
Long Island Sound, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Connecticut Map Wall Art – Railroads, Towns
Long Island Sound, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map depicts the state of Connecticut in detailed a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Kansas City Map Wall Art – Missouri–Kansas Border, Rand McNally, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Kansas City Map Wall Art – Missouri–Kansas Border, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map shows Kansas City in fine urban detail, depicting the str...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Chicago Map Wall Art – Railroads, Lake Michigan
City Grid, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Chicago Map Wall Art – Railroads, Lake Michigan
City Grid, Rand McNally
This original antique atlas map presents Chicago in remarkable urban detail, showing the city’s...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
George MEREDITH. Modern Love. FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY - 1862
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MEREDITH, George.
TITLE: Modern Love and Poems of the English Roadside with Poems and Ballads.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1862.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENT...
Category
1860s English Antique Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Antique Northwest Texas Map – Panhandle Railroads
Counties, Rand McNally, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Northwest Texas Map – Panhandle Railroads
Counties, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map depicts Northwest Texas and the Panhandle, showing...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Ontario Map Wall Art – Lake Superior
Northern Ontario, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Ontario Map Wall Art – Lake Superior
Northern Ontario, Rand McNally
This original antique atlas map depicts Ontario with a strong focus on Lake Superior, Lake N...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Vermont Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains
Towns, Rand McNally, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Vermont Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains
Towns, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map presents the state of Vermont in fine late-19th-cen...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Minnesota Map Wall Art by Rand McNally, Color Lithograph, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Minnesota Map Wall Art – Railroads, Lakes
Cities, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map depicts the state of Minnesota in rich geographic de...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique South America Map Wall Art – Brazil, Andes
Amazon, Rand McNally, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique South America Map Wall Art – Brazil, Andes & Amazon, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map presents the full continent of South America in richly ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Pennsylvania Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains
Cities, Rand McNally
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Pennsylvania Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains
Cities, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map depicts the state of Pennsylvania in exceptio...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Wyoming Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains
Plains, circa 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Wyoming Map Wall Art – Railroads
Rocky Mountains, Rand McNally
Description:
This original antique atlas map presents the state of Wyoming in fine detail, showin...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
DODGSON - Lewis Carroll - Alice
s Adventures in Wonderland - PRESENTATION COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge: (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. London: Macmillan, 1869.
DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 7-1/2" x 5-3/8", insc...
Category
1860s English Antique Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Antique Gloucestershire Map, Atlas, English, Robert Morden, Cartography, C.1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique county map of Gloucestershire with atlas folio. An English, framed engraving of cartographic interest By Robert Morden, dating to the late 17th century and later.
...
Category
Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Gloucestershire Map, English, Framed Cartography, Robert Morden, C.1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique county map of Gloucestershire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest By Robert Morden, dating to the late 17th century and later.
Superb lit...
Category
Early 1700s British Queen Anne Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Map of Bohemia, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Johannes Janssonius, C.1630
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique map of Bohemia. A Dutch, framed atlas engraving of modern day Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic by Johannes Janssonius, dating to the 17th century and later,...
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Chester County Map, English, Cheshire, Framed Cartography, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Palantine of Chester county map. An English, framed atlas engraving of Cheshire by Emanuel Bowen, dating to the 18th century and later, circa 1770.
Superb cartog...
Category
1770s British Georgian Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Plan de l
Historie Universelle World Map, Framed Cartography, Circa 1730
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Plan de l'Historie Universelle World Map. A Dutch, framed atlas engraving by Henri Abraham Chatelain, dating to the 18th century and later, circa 1730.
Published...
Category
1730s Dutch George II Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Caernarvon Map, Framed Cartography, Welsh County, John Speed, Circa 1610
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Caernarvon map. An English, framed engraving of the historic Welsh county, dating to the 17th century and later, circa 1610.
Superb cartography reproduction of C...
Category
17th Century British Jacobean Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Antique Stafford County Map, English, Atlas Engraving, 17th Century, Cartography
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Stafford County Map. An English, framed atlas engraving of Staffordshire, dating to the 17th century and later, circa 1676.
Superb cartography reproduction of St...
Category
Late 17th Century British Charles II Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Turkey in Europe Map – Balkans, Rumelia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Rand McNally, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Turkey in Europe Map – Balkans, Rumelia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Rand McNally
This detailed political and geographic map titled “Turkey in Europe” presents the Balkan Peninsula at a pivot...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Egypt
Lower Nubia – Elegant Antique Atlas Map of the Nile, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Egypt & Lower Nubia – Elegant Antique Atlas Map of the Nile, ca.1888
This elegant antique atlas map presents Egypt and the Nile Valley in a refined, softly colored composition that ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Persia Map Wall Art – Iran Afghanistan Beluchistan, Rand McNally, c.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Persia Map Wall Art – Iran Afghanistan Beluchistan, Rand McNally
Description:
This finely colored antique atlas map presents Persia (modern-day Iran), Afghanistan, and Beluc...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Australia
New Zealand Map Wall Art – Rand McNally Atlas, c.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Australia & New Zealand Map Wall Art – Rand McNally Atlas, c.1888
Description:
This finely colored antique atlas map presents Australia in full, accompanied by inset ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Caribbean Map Wall Art – Cuba Jamaica Hispaniola, Rand McNally, ca.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Caribbean Map Wall Art – Cuba Jamaica Hispaniola, Rand McNally
Description:
This finely colored antique atlas map depicts the Caribbean basin, centered on Cuba, Jamai...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Circa 1853 "New Map of the State of Texas" in Frame
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1853 "New Map of the State of Texas" in frame. Compiled from DeCordova's large map & published 1853(?) by J.H. Colton & Co, NY. Date of entry is slightly blurry. Hand colored. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Taxidermy Timber Wolf Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Taxidermy Timber Wolf Rug – Rustic Cabin
Lodge Décor
Bring a piece of the wilderness into your home with this Antique Taxidermy Timber Wolf Rug. Expertly preserved, th...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Group of 14 Antique Leather Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 14 Antique Leather Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
Category
19th Century French Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Third Dutch edition of the magnus opus by Maria Sibylla Merian.
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Title:
Over de Voortteling en Wonderbaerlyke Veranderingen der Surinaamsche Insecten, waar in de Surinaamsche Rupsen en Wormen, met alle derzelver veranderingen, naar het leeven afge...
Category
1730s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Group of 12 Antique Leather and Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 12 Antique Leather Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
Category
19th Century French Antique Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Group of 20 Assorted Leather Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 20 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Category
19th Century French Antique Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Group of 12 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 12 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
Category
19th Century French Antique Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
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Antique Curiosities For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of antique curiosities available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique curiosities was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and paper. Antique curiosities have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Industrial and Art Deco antique curiosities are consistently popular styles. Many antique curiosities are appealing in their simplicity, but Victor Levasseur, Johannes Janssonius and Rand McNally
Co. produced popular antique curiosities that are worth a look.
Finding the Right Collectibles-curiosities for You
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
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