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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. ...
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Curiosities

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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...
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Curiosities

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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
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19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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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...
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1730s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Curiosities

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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
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19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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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
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19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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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
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19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Group of 15 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 15 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
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19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, Circa 1873
Located in Savannah, GA
Originally published by Roswell Hitchcock in 1869, Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, breaks down the 31,173 verses in the Bible according to their meaning, and...
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Late 19th Century Antique Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

THOMSON. Satires Profanities. JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS COPY WITH ASTONISHING NOTES
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: THOMSON, James. TITLE: Satires and Profanities. PUBLISHER: London: Progressive Publishing Company, 1884. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS' COPY WITH ASTON...
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1880s British Antique Curiosities

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Fabric

Antique Taxidermy Fish in Bow Fronted Case, Bream
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Taxidermy, Preserved Fish, Cased Bream. A cased bream by Frederick William Anstiss (1864 - 1936) in a nice bow fronted case with gilt lines. The case contains a cleverly modelled br...
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1890s British Sporting Art Antique Curiosities

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Glass

Antique Black Forest Fishing Trophy Wall Plaque, Metal Wood
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Rare Antique German Black Forest Fishing Trophy Wall Plaque Exceptional antique German or Austrian wall plaque crafted in metal and mounted on a carved wooden backing, depicting a r...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Curiosities

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Metal

Mother-of-Pearl and Gilded Brass Game Counters
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mother-of-Pearl and Gilded Brass Game Counters 18th Century This exceptional set of 18th-century gaming markers from Dresden exemplifies the pinnacle of luxury and refinement in lei...
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18th Century Antique Curiosities

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Brass

Irlandia – Antique Miniature Map of Ireland, Latin Cartography by Du Val c.1679
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: IRLANDIA – Antique Map of Ireland, Latin Cartography by Du Val c.1650 Description: This original antique map depicts the island of Ireland under the Latin title “Irlandia” an...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Java, Sumatra Borneo – Dutch East Indies Sea Chart c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Map of Java, Sumatra & Borneo – Dutch East Indies Sea Chart c.1700 This original antique sea chart depicts the island of Java in full length, shown together with adja...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Suriname – Antique Dutch Colonial Map with Districts and Paramaribo Inset, 1905
Located in Langweer, NL
SURINAME – Dutch Colonial Map with Districts and Paramaribo Inset, 1905 Description: This original early 20th-century map depicts Suriname, the former Dutch colony on the northern c...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Plan of Lima and View of Potosí – Peru Bolivia City Plan and Mining View, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Plan of Lima and View of Potosí – Peru & Bolivia City Plan and Mining View c.1750 This original antique engraving combines two important South American subjects on a single sheet: a...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Philippines, China, Japan Korea – Jesuit Map with Guam Inset, Scherer c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Philippines, China, Japan & Korea – Jesuit Map with Guam Inset, Scherer c.1700 Description: This fascinating and richly detailed map depicts the Philippines, China, Japan, an...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Hand-Colored Antique Map of Ancient Gaul, Roman Provinces, Circa 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: FRANCE – Ancient Gaul, Roman Provinces and Tribal Regions, Hand-Colored Map c.1748 Description: This original antique map illustrates Ancient Gaul as understood through class...
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Mid-18th Century British Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Frontiers of France and Italy – Duke of Berwick Campaigns Map, 1707–1712
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Frontiers of France and Italy – Duke of Berwick Campaigns Map, 1707–1712 Description: This original antique map depicts the frontiers of France and Italy and was specifically...
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1710s British Antique Curiosities

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Paper

1920s Gaming Bingo Cage
Located in New Windsor, NY
Fully functioning Art Deco period Bingo ball cage. Cylindrical butterscotch Bakelite handle, embossed wood balls and a tubular metal rod cage and base. A few hard stock paper bingo c...
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Curiosities

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Metal

English Victorian Painted Book
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian painted book with scene on edges in holder (The Royal College of Physicians) AS IS-MISSING FRONT COVER
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Curiosities

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Paint

Italian Renaissance Celestial Map
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style framed print of celestial map depicting stars and heavens (dated 1700 and inscribed Marco Bembo)
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Early 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Curiosities

Asia in the Age of Exploration – Antique Map by Rigobert Bonne, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Asia in the Age of Exploration – Antique Map by Rigobert Bonne, c.1780 DESCRIPTION This engraved map of Asia reflects European geographic understanding during the late Enlightenment...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Europe Map by Rigobert Bonne – Enlightenment Cartography c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Europe Map by Rigobert Bonne – Enlightenment Cartography c.1780 DESCRIPTION This detailed map of Europe illustrates political and geographic divisions prior to the Napoleonic era. C...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Spain Portugal Map – Iberian Peninsula by Bonne c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Spain & Portugal Map – Iberian Peninsula by Bonne c.1780 DESCRIPTION This engraved map of Spain and Portugal presents the Iberian Peninsula with clear political and geographic organ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Holy Land Map of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, After Sanson, Paris c.1798
Located in Langweer, NL
Holy Land, Twelve Tribes of Israel – After Nicolas Sanson, De Vaugondy / Delamarche, c.1798 Description: Holy Land. De Vaugondy (G. R.), Carte de la Terre des Hébreux ou Israélites,...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Holy Land Map, Terra Promissa or Judaea – Nicolas Sanson, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Holy Land Map, Terra Promissa or Judaea – Nicolas Sanson, c.1700 This antique map depicts the Holy Land, or Terra Promissa (Promised Land), as described in the Old and New Testament...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Judaea or Terra Sancta, Twelve Tribes of Israel – Sanson Map, c.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Judaea or Terra Sancta, Twelve Tribes of Israel – Sanson Map, c.1680 This antique map depicts Judaea or the Holy Land divided among the Twelve Tribes of Israel, based on biblical ge...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Africa Map by Rigobert Bonne – Pre-Colonial Geography c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Africa Map by Rigobert Bonne – Pre-Colonial Geography c.1780 DESCRIPTION This map of Africa captures European geographic knowledge prior to large-scale colonial penetration. Engrave...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Italy in the Age of Antiquity – Rigobert Bonne French Map c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Italy Map by Rigobert Bonne – Classical Peninsula c.1780 DESCRIPTION This engraved map focuses on the Italian peninsula before national unification. Compiled by Rigobert Bonne, it s...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Canary Islands Madeira Map – Atlantic Archipelagos c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Canary Islands & Madeira Map – Atlantic Archipelagos c.1780 DESCRIPTION This map focuses on the Canary Islands, Madeira, and Porto Santo, vital Atlantic staging points for European ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

General World Planisphere for Navigation Trade – Bonne c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
General World Planisphere for Navigation & Trade – Bonne c.1780 DESCRIPTION This large planisphere presents a unified view of the world designed to support navigation, commerce, and...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Turkey in Europe Asia – Ottoman Lands by Bonne c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Turkey in Europe & Asia – Ottoman Lands by Bonne c.1780 DESCRIPTION This map depicts Ottoman territories across southeastern Europe and western Asia at the height of imperial influe...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Upper Lower Guinea Coast Map – West Africa by Bonne c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Upper & Lower Guinea Coast Map – West Africa by Bonne c.1780 DESCRIPTION This detailed coastal map covers Upper and Lower Guinea, extending from Sierra Leone toward Central Africa. ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Victorian Snuff Box with Mounted Ram s Head – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
minor signs of wear A remarkable collector's item, ideal for lovers of Victorian curiosities and
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Curiosities

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Bronze

Shakespeare. A LEAF FROM EACH OF THE FOUR FOLIOS - 1623 - 1632 - 1663 - 1685
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: A leaf from each of the four folios. All’s Well, That Ends Well - The Tragedy Of Richard The Third - The Tragedy Of Hamlet - The Merchant Of Ve...
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1620s British Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Niger River Map, Arrowsmith, British Expedition under Trotter, 1855
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Niger River Map, Arrowsmith, British Expedition under Trotter, 1855 This large and finely detailed mid-19th century map charts the course of the River Niger, illustrating th...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Southern India Map, Deccan Malabar, Nicolas Sanson, 1683
Located in Langweer, NL
Southern India Map, Deccan Malabar, Nicolas Sanson, 1683 This engraved map depicts the Indian Peninsula, extending from Gujarat and the Bay of Bengal in the north to Cape Como...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Sunda Strait Sea Chart, Sumatra and Java, Dutch Engraving c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Sunda Strait Sea Chart, Sumatra and Java, Dutch Engraving c.1700 This engraved sea chart depicts the Sunda Strait, the strategically vital passage between Sumatra and Java, separati...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Holy Land Map, Twelve Tribes of Israel – Covens Mortier, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Holy Land Map, Twelve Tribes of Israel – Covens Mortier, c.1700 Description: This finely engraved early 18th-century map depicts the Holy Land divided according to the...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Natures Beauty Marine Sea Shell Taxidermy Pair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Superb pair of marine taxidermy assemblage - sea shells and urchins on brass embossed candlesticks.
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Early 1900s Organic Modern Antique Curiosities

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Shell

1845 "Ensign s Travellers Guide and Map of the United States" Hand-Colored Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an exquisite and dramatic steel-engraved wall map of the United States, published by T. E. H. Ensign in 1845. The map depicts the development and settlement of the Unit...
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1840s American Victorian Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Sri Lanka – Taprobanae Insulae Descriptio by Mercator, 1607
Located in Langweer, NL
illustrating Europe’s early modern curiosity about the exotic lands of Asia. This plate originally appeared in
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Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Holy Land Map of the Twelve Tribes of Israel – Sanson, Hand Colored, 1696
Located in Langweer, NL
Holy Land Map of the Twelve Tribes of Israel – Sanson, Hand Colored, 1696 Description: This impressive and richly hand-colored map of the Holy Land depicts the biblical territories ...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique French Map of the Holy Land, Twelve Tribes of Israel, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Holy Land Map, Twelve Tribes of Israel – Robert de Vaugondy, c.1750 Description This finely engraved and hand-colored map depicts Judea, or the Holy Land, divided according ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Old World Masters in New World Collections by Esther Singleton 1929
Located in Bradenton, FL
Old World Masters in New World Collections by Esther Singleton. Hardcover book, first edition, published in 1929 by The Macmillan Company of New York. Printed in the United States of...
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1920s American Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Ireland Antique Map – Royaume d’Irlande, De Vaugondy, Venice 1778
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Ireland – Royaume d’Irlande, Robert de Vaugondy, Venice 1778 Description: This finely engraved 18th-century map depicts the Kingdom of Ireland under the title Royaume...
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1770s Italian Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of the Peloponnese – Peloponnesus, Morea, by Cluver, ca.1697
Located in Langweer, NL
Hellas seu Graecia Universa is a finely detailed late-17th-century map of Greece and the Aegean world, issued by Philipp Cluver around 1697 (possibly 1694). The map was published in ...
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Late 17th Century German Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Classical Greece Map – Aegean Sea Crete, ca.1697
Located in Langweer, NL
Hellas seu Graecia Universa is a finely detailed late-17th-century map of Greece and the Aegean world, issued by Philipp Cluver around 1697 (possibly 1694). The map was published in ...
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Late 17th Century Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Ottoman Empire Map 1719 – Europe Asia Africa, Jean Chiquet, Paris
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Ottoman Empire Map 1719 – Europe Asia Africa, Jean Chiquet, Paris Description: Original early-18th-century engraved map titled Estats de l’Empire du Grand Seigneur, depicting...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. FACSIMILIE EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury & Evans, c.1950. DESCRIPTION: FACSIMILIE EDITION. 1 vol....
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1920s British Antique Curiosities

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Leather

American Victorian Tricycle Buggy Model
Located in Queens, NY
American Country Victorian-style child\'s tricycle buggy model with painted floral decorations.
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19th Century American Rustic Antique Curiosities

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Paint

Fine English Brass Mounted Calamander Game Compendium Chess, Cards, Cribbage
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine 19th century English Victorian game compendium in a brass mounted coromandel box. Coromandel is a type of ebony wood. The interior with a replaced gilt embossed leather top. G...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Curiosities

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Ebony

"American Commonwealth" by James Bryce, First Edition, Three Volume Set, 1888
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bryce, James. The American Commonwealth. London: Macmillian and Co., 1888. First edition three volume set. Three-quarter morocco leather boards with deckled edges, gilt ruling, and g...
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1880s British Antique Curiosities

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Paper, Leather

Writings Of Bret Harte. AUTHOR AUTOGRAPH ED - SIGNED BY 19 ARTISTS - 20 VOLS.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HARTE, Bret. TITLE: The Complete Writings Of Bret Harte. PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1871. DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR AUTOGRAPH EDITION ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY N...
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1870s British Antique Curiosities

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Leather

19th C. Palais-Royal Work Mother of Pearl Gilded Bronze Dance Card Notebook.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Dance Card Notebook. TITLE: 19th C. Palais-Royal Work Mother of Pearl & Gilded Bronze Dance Card Notebook. PUBLISHER: France, c.1800's. DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 3-3/4" x 2-1/...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Curiosities

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Bronze

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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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