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Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
Located in London, GB
rare object when back in the day when toys were made with love and care.
Size in inches approx.: H 17
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Toys
Materials
Faux Leather
Napoleon III Porcelain De Paris Hand-Painted French Cachepot
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Prato, Tuscany
few rare pieces. Antique porcelain objects from Paris are highly sought after by collectors and are
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Ja...
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III, Pair of French Cachepots in Hand-Painted Porcelain de Paris
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Prato, Tuscany
traditions and the raw material (kaolin). Our cachepots are rare because the artisans of "Porcelain de Paris
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Ja...
Materials
Porcelain
Exquisite jardiniere planter, copper-plated metal, rose Art Nouveau 1900, France
Located in Wien, AT
decorated Art Nouveau object is a rare version (concerning decor and material). The original brass insert is
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Gino Marotta "Pioggia" Kinetic light object in Methacrylate, Italy 1960s
By Gino Marotta
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare Kinetic light object Gino Marotta "Pioggia" by Gino Marotta (Campobasso, 1935 – Rome, 2012
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Stone Jambonnier Kitchen Container Basin Cure Ham Farm Sink LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
etc.
In a winery or Farm as a historic rare object. Antique dealer California, Beverly Hills / Los
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Stone Sinks
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$6,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Stonemason
s Mallet
Located in New Orleans, LA
, culminating in a finely curved and polished handle. This object is an elegant and unique tribute to two of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Finnish art glass design, a bowl “Avanti” made by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala.
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
feeling and this is very rare Finnish glass design object from one of Finland's most famous designers in
Category
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
$369 Sale Price
20% Off
Mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
To embellish women's everyday lives, the French ceramist imagines rare objects such as this small
Category
Vintage 1950s French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
$1,080
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Weathered Keyaki Wood Block 1900s-1940s / Figurine
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
rare object full of narrative and depth—one single block holding a long story within it.
Simply
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
18th Century Architectural Model of a Corinthian Column Circa 1760
Located in Richmond, London
Empire, and beyond.
The only other comparable example of such rare objects that we have encountered was
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Important Tobacco Pipe Stand in Repoussé Leather, France, 20th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
enthusiasts of rare objects.
Condition:
The object has carefully withstood the test of time.
It is in good
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Isla Dressing Table by MOB
Located in Geneve, CH
adornment. The work rescues this rare object with a romantic-nostalgic function, but eliminates the image of
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mirror, Birch
$23,779 / item
New Organic Modern Beni Mrirt Berber Moroccan Rug with Minimalist Shibui Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco, Beni Mrirt
Located in Dallas, TX
. This is a rare object for those who understand that true luxury lies in purpose and provenance.
For
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Organic Modern Moroccan and North...
Materials
Wool
$7,499 Sale Price
46% Off
Napoleon III Style French Wooden Tailor’s Mannequin
Located in Prato, Tuscany
. Originally used both for fittings and as a display support, this rare object today represents not only a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood, Paper
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting Prudentia
Located in Middleburg, VA
central to Renaissance humanist thought. A rare and evocative object of museum quality, ideal for
Category
Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Oak
Chinese Carved Jadeite Guanyin with Cat, Mounted as a Lamp, Circa 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
in the 1920s, this rare object beautifully illustrates the early 20th-century European tradition of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Rare "Grasshopper" Form Accent Chair in Hand-Woven Silk
Linen
Located in Stamford, CT
At a Glance:
- Rare Mid-Century sculptural lounge chair with a dramatic grasshopper-inspired
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Linen, Silk, Upholstery, Oak
Rare Lajos Kozma Bar Cabinet or Secretary
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
abstraction.
More than a furniture designer, Kozma was an intellectual and visual thinker who saw each object
Category
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Rosewood
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Prototype of ClassiCon Munich Chair Brown Leather
By Sauerbruch Hutton
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Model Munich chair designed by Sauerbruch Hutton.
Manufactured by ClassiCon.
This object is a
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Signed Venini Turquoise, Sapphire Blue, Orange Green Rare Glass Sculpture
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
This unbelievable rare vintage glass Italian Murano object or sculpture or glass sword has the most
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare “Eleusi” table lamp by Davide Mercatali
Paolo Pedrizzetti, Italy, 1980s
By Eleusi, Italy 1
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare “Eleusi” Table Lamp by Davide Mercatali & Paolo Pedrizzetti, Italy, 1980s
Dimensions: H. 60
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Rare Prototype of ClassiCon Munich Lounge Chair Black Leather
By Sauerbruch Hutton
Located in Munich, Bavaria
object is a rare and unique prototype with a metal swivel base that never was available on the market
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Rare 1987 Alfredo Arribas Marble Table for Torres de Ávila, Barcelona
Located in BARCELONA, ES
object, a rare surviving piece from a site-specific commission by one of Spain’s most significant
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Iron
Porcelaine De Paris Rare French Lamp in Black Polished Porcelain Hand Painted
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Elegant and rare French
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare and Large rationalist sideboard attributed to G. Terragni brass handles
By Giuseppe Terragni
Located in Milano, IT
everyday use make this furniture not only an object of rare beauty, but also a concentration of ingenuity
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Bauhaus Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Rare 17th Century Baroque Cabinet, South Germany Probably Augsburg, Wunderkammer
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
of small, rare, collectable objects. Some were from the natural world, such as coral or shells, and
Category
Antique Late 17th Century German Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Rare Japanese Negoro Lacquer Table with Curved Legs (Late 17th–18th Century)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
.
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
This is a rare and highly collectible object that embodies the
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th century Tuduk Romanian copy of Spanish Armorial, Hand-woven - N 1571
Located in Paris, FR
, memory, and prestige, bears witness to an art in the service of sovereignty and diplomacy.
A rare object
Category
20th Century Caucasian British Colonial Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
extremely rare Algerian Judaica silver, jewish Dowry box early 19th century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
giving to the bride as dowry, this type of objects are rare and there are just a few of them on museum
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Algerian Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Rare and highly important art deco judaica wine jug made by Bernhard Friedländer
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
, Friedländers works from this era are very rare and mostly very small objects that were smuggled outside nazi
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Set of 6 French Golden Bronze knife rests by Daniel Podva, Série Rare Paris
Located in BELFORT, FR
. The paper note reads :
"Série Rare advice :
To keep this object all its shine :
- wash it by hand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
17th Century Italian Milano Renaissance Period Bone Ivory Ebony Tabletop Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
, extraordinary workmanship, and rare exotic luxurious materials. Precious objects, the cabinet itself has become
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Signed Gucci Silver-Plated Carafe with Crystal Insert, Italy, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
– Italy”, above the handle.
A rare and highly collectible object, a must have for fashion lovers and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
Antique Copper Pig Folk Art Weathervane on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sculptural object while maintaining its original integrity.
A rare and characterful decorative object
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Leola Space Age Chrome Metal Sculptural Table Lamp Vintage Design 1980s Art Lamp
Located in Lisboa, PT
collectors who appreciate rare decorative objects that bridge the worlds of design, art, and playful
Category
Vintage 1980s German Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Handmade Czechoslovak Cabaret Poster with Collage
Handwritten Text, 1969
Located in Żory, PL
but also a striking decorative object.
A rare surviving example of late-1960s Czechoslovak club and
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Glass, Paper
Iconic Italian Design Cabinet “Il Cerniera” by Silvana Arcelli Montanari
Located in Oirlo, LI
challenged traditional forms. Today, it stands as a rare and collectible design object that brings history
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Postmodern Banana Floor Lamp from Heico, 1980s
By Heico
Located in Hamburg, DE
movements like memphis.
A unique object and rare eye-catcher. This lamp is shaped like a banana. What makes
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plastic
French Ivory Fiberglass Coat Rack by Valerique Douebrovinskes, 1973
By Valerique Douebrovinskes
Located in Chicago, IL
interior, offering ample space for garments.
A rare retail design object that feels as contemporary as it
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Chrome
A 17th century Augsburg miniature marquetry collector cabinet
Located in PARIS, FR
numerous collections of rare and precious objects thanks to their many drawers.
Category
Antique Early 17th Century German Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Pine
Tommaso Barbi Signed “Egg” Ashtrays / Catchall in Brass
Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Roma, IT
glamorous aesthetic, where functionality meets bold sculptural form.
A rare and highly collectible object
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass, Chrome
19th century French Napoleon III Bronze Hand Mirror, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
mirror shows a lovely wear from age, adding to its charm as an antique object.
A decorative and fanciful
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Girandoles
Materials
Bronze
1980s Minimalist Black Steel Ice Bucket by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Calderoni, Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
vintage condition, probably never used
A rare and collectible design object, ideal for design lovers
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Steel
French Sculpted Wooden Hand Mirror, 1950s
By R
Y Augousti
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
rare and poetic object that bridges folk craftsmanship and French mid-century design, echoing the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern More Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Early Art Deco Oak
Wicker Dining Chairs, Belgium, 1915
Located in Meulebeke, BE
spaces. Ideal as dining chairs, side chairs, or sculptural design objects.
A rare and timeless ensemble
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Oak
Angel Pazmino Table Lamp in Beech Wood and Tooled Leather, Ecuador, 1970s
By Angel Pazmino
Located in Stockholm, SE
when paired with an appropriate shade.
A rare vintage lighting object suitable for collectors of Latin
Category
Vintage 1970s Ecuadorean Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Leather, Beech
Joseph Hoffmann Guerridon and coffee table Vienn
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Milano, IT
craftsmanship and design merge into everyday objects of rare beauty.
Perfect for both classic and contemporary
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Center Tables
Materials
Wood
1920s French Bottle In Wooden Case
Located in High Point, NC
This 1920s French bottle encased in its original wooden housing is a rare and character-rich object
Category
Early 20th Century French Barware
Materials
Glass, Wood
Set of 6 Salt Glaze Shot Glasses Cups, American Studio Art Pottery 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
be used both as decor pieces and as functional, utilitarian objects. Rare, unusual glasses will
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Shelf
Book crib
model T-709 Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
solution and a rare design object, this book crib sits comfortably in a living room, reading corner or
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Birch
19th Century Italian Carved and Painted Wooden Pagoda-Form Medal Display Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
pagoda, originally designed to display medals or small decorative objects.
This rare and decorative piece
Category
Antique 1880s Music Stands
Materials
Fruitwood
Anna Petrus Wall Sculpture by Näfveqvarns Bruk, Sweden, circa 1927
By Anna Petrus
Located in Stockholm, SE
a building on Väddö, Stockholm archipelago
A rare and compelling sculptural object, combining
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Coat Stand by Schönbuch, 1970s
By Schönbuch
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
rare and practical object with visual lightness and unmistakable seventies character.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal
Queen Elizabeth Chandelier 18 lights
By Villari
Located in Solagna, IT
desire a rare, handcrafted object that speaks of prestige, craftsmanship, and timeless sophistication.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Chandeliers and Pe...
Materials
Brass
French Teapot and Cup Set for One Person – 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
glossy finish, combining bold black and yellow tones.
A rare and playful object, at once practical and
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
French Shell Figurine of a Lady in 19th-Century Dress France, circa 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare and poetic decorative object, this figurine represents a lady in romantic 19th-century
Category
Vintage 1950s French French Provincial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell
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Rare Objects For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of rare objects available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and wood, all rare objects available were constructed with great care. There are 4932 antique and vintage rare objects for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 29 modern editions to choose from as well. Rare objects have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of rare objects to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Art Nouveau rare objects are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made rare objects over the years, but those made by Carl Auböck, Loetz Glass and Hermès are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Rare Objects?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,653, while they’re typically $11 on the low end and $985,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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