Mercury Glass Ornaments
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Trumeau Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...
Wood
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Glass
Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century American Garden Ornaments
Stone
1990s German American Classical Glass
Mercury Glass
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Glass
Mercury Glass
20th Century French Garden Ornaments
Mercury Glass, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Blown Glass, Mercury Glass
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1970s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Antique Early 19th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1910s German Victorian Animal Sculptures
Mercury Glass
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Blown Glass, Mercury Glass, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Blown Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Blown Glass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1950s German Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1980s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Wire
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1950s Religious Items
Mercury Glass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1930s German Modern Decorative Objects
Mercury Glass
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury glass is blown, silvered and then painted with artistic designs. It brings an essence of vintage charm to the aesthetic, perfect for pieces like Christmas ornaments. Shop a range of antique and vintage mercury glass Christmas ornaments on 1stDibs.
- What is antique mercury glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if mercury glass is real, look for double glass walls that have a silvering solution poured in between to create a mottled effect. Shop a large collection of Mercury glass items from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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