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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
1940
s Set of Gil Elvgren Pin Up Girl Playing Cards by Brown
Bigelow in Box
By Gil Elvgren, Brown
Bigelow
Located in Red Lion, PA
This highly collectible 1940s set of Gil Elvgren pin-up girl playing cards, commissioned and printed by the legendary American advertising firm Brown & Bigelow, is a superb example o...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Baroque Solar System
Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742
Located in Langweer, NL
Baroque Solar System & Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742
This impressive celestial engraving depicts the Copernican heliocentric solar system and is titled “System...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Original Gorgeous Playing Cards Box by Cartier in Excellent condition.
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original astonishing playing cards box by Cartier with is red leather original box 2-doors case . The box is lined in silk, stamped with the Les Must de Cartier logo and includ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Australian Aboriginal Mulga Wood Carved Boomerang Throwing Stick 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Australian aboriginal wooden boomerang - symmetrical shape with a beautiful two toned grain.
Dimensions:
21.25" x 2.75" x 0.5" (Length x Width x Height)
Category
Late 20th Century Australian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
$164 Sale Price
30% Off
Our Bodies Ourselves: A Course By and For Women (1st edition, 2nd printing)
By Yoko Ono 1
Located in New York, NY
First edition, second printing of a foundational text of the women's liberation movement, radical both in its political messaging and because it was written “by women for women.” Ari...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Table lamp, pipe smoking accessories Aldo Tura inspired by Magritte, 1950s Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Wien, AT
A special table lamp representing a smoking set, designed by the famous Italian designer Aldo Tura, manufactured in the 1950s.
Aldo Tura, the leading designer of Mid-Century Modern ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Albert Munsell Color Sphere Antique Scientific 3-D Model
Located in San Diego, CA
Munsell Color Sphere by the father of color--Albert Munsell. We believe it dates from the early 1900s. Very few examples exist. The Albert H. Munsell color wheel apparatus was design...
Category
Early 1900s American American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ray Booth: The Expressive Home: Architecture and Interiors
Located in New York, NY
Ray Booth: The Expressive Home: Architecture and Interiors
Author Ray Booth, with Judith Nasatir
For his second book, Booth, a master of modern elegance, creates homes that are strikingly sophisticated and wonderfully livable at the same time.
Booth showcases his innovative and sophisticated modern interiors, which mix a keen sense of tranquility with bold and elegant details, as well as homes renovated inside and out, and houses designed and decorated from the foundations up. Both his exteriors and interiors display a harmonious blend of traditional and contemporary elements, resulting in an appealingly timeless aesthetic. This exquisitely designed tome presents his forward-thinking vision.
The spectacular projects featured span the country from coast to coast—from a dramatic Los Angeles hillside dwelling with expansive windows to a contemporary Nashville home that marries brick, metal, and wood. For his own Provincetown seaside getaway, he has chosen an unexpected cutting-edge style. These projects show how he pushes the boundaries of design while imbuing spaces with soul.
About The Author
Architecturally trained designer Ray Booth is a partner of the prestigious McALPINE firm who divides his time between Nashville and New York City. Booth’s work has received national recognition from the most prestigious lifestyle publications, including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and Veranda. He remains at the top of the industry’s design list with honors including 1stDibs 50...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Medieval Gothic Style, Oak Hanging Wall Cabinet with Church Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare gothic revival wall cabinet with carved church-window doors
France or Northern Europe, late 19th century.
This exceptional and highly decorative Gothic Revival wall cabinet dat...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Tricycle Horse
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and complete tricycle horse with its cast iron details with a stunning patina. Amazing period piece.
This type of 19th century French velocipede tricycle horse was origina...
Category
19th Century European Belle Époque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$1,863 Sale Price
46% Off
Fabulous 1940
s Art Deco Post War German Touch Tip Desk Lighter, Red
Black
Located in Red Lion, PA
This fabulous 1940s post-war German Art Deco touch-tip desk lighter is a striking example of late Art Deco industrial design from West Germany, combining architectural form, mechanic...
Category
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A. A. Milne. The Four Winnie The Pooh Books - ALL IN FINE BINDINGS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A.
TITLE: When We Were Very Young - Winnie The Pooh - House At Pooh Corner - Now We Are Six.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1960-1.
DESCRIPTION: 4 vols....
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Mid 20th Century Diorama Doll House - Christmas Living Room Scene
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A cute vintage dollhouse diorama. It's a miniature dollhouse, a living room festively decorated for Christmas.
There's so much to see in this handmade diorama. We see children with t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Plywood
19th century surgical human skeleton example
Located in London, GB
19th century surgical human skeleton example
Dimensions in inches: H 61” x W 15” x D 9”
Age: 19th Century
Origin: England
Condition: Aged
Overview
An aged and fragmented example ...
Category
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Autographed Barry Bonds (SF Giants) Baseball, Original Shell
COA, w/Bonus Ball
Located in Warrenton, OR
Autographed Barry Bonds (SF Giants) Baseball in its Original Case
Shell, w/COA! The ball is in excellent vintage condition. This is a Barry Bonds baseball, date created unknown...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Wood Swiss Black Forest Eagle Sculpture Label P. Maeder, Lucerne
Located in Lisse, NL
Exceptional Swiss Black Forest eagle carving with remarkable presence.
This beautifully executed Swiss Black Forest wood carving depicts a majestic eagle captured at the very moment...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
[1st ed] Shocking Life
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) of Italian/Parisian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli’s autobiography, published in 1954 by E.P. Dutton
Co. Per the dust jacket, Schiaparelli “tells her...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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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....
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Les Lalanne by Robert Rosenblum (Book)
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Hardcover monograph published by Skira on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition at the Château de Chenonceau in 1991. Authored by the art historian Robert Rosenblum, this volu...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French, 18th Century, Baroque Gilded Metal Procession Cross
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful baroque gilded metal procession cross with a great patina.
France circa 1750. weathered and small losses.
Measurements include the wooden pedestal.
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$798 Sale Price
50% Off
Rare 1930
s Art Deco J. M. Fisher
Co. Harlequin and Ballerina Cigarette Case
Located in Red Lion, PA
This highly unusual 1930s Art Deco cigarette case presents a fantastical scene in bold, raised, metal and enamel. A classic harlequin, rendered in geometric and cubist-inspired forms...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
French Medieval Carved Stone Panel Depicting A Madonna With Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful primitive medieval stone panel, depicting a Madonna with child
France before 1600
Weathered and small losses
Category
16th Century French Medieval Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$1,982 Sale Price
39% Off
Mid-Century Embossed Coca-Cola Portable Red Cooler With Bottle Opener
By Cavalier
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Coca-Cola cooler from the fifties by the Cavalier co a producer of metal coolers for the Coca-Cola bottling co.
In the fantastic red unmistakably Coca-Cola embossed on both ...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
Design Reimagined: A Fresh and Colorful Take on Timeless Rooms
Located in New York, NY
Design Reimagined: A Fresh and Colorful Take on Timeless Rooms
Author Corey Damen Jenkins, Foreword by Amy Astley
The second book from AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer Jenkins c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Aquarium Table Lighter by McMurdo
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING
McMurdo Pat 590598 Lighter
From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer this Aquarium Table Lighter by English firm McMurdo.
The lighter of ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
17th/ 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Baroque Tabernacle with Sunburst
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique tabernacle with its original gilding. Great piece to display a small private collection. Beautiful decorated with a sunbusrt and acanthus leaves, Italy, circa 1650-1750.
Weath...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$2,218 Sale Price
55% Off
1920
s Alpacca Art Deco Black Enamel Geometric "German Silver" Cigarette Case
Located in Red Lion, PA
This 1920s Alpacca Art Deco Black Enamel Cigarette Case is a standout example of early 20th-century German design, crafted in the alloy historically referred to as “German Silver”, a...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Nickel, Zinc
Antique 1910s German Santa Claus Belsnickle Figure on Sleigh pulled by Pink Pig
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique German Santa Claus Belsnickle Sleigh with Pig and Toys, circa 1900
A rare and charming example of early German Christmas craftsmanship, this Antique Santa Claus Belsnickle figure depicts Santa seated in a sleigh pulled by a pig, overflowing with miniature gifts, toys, and trees. The composition figure of Santa, marked Germany, measures approximately 7 inches high, while the papier-mâché pig is about 10 inches long. The entire display extends to an impressive 24 inches (60 cm).
Beautifully detailed with cotton, porcelain dolls, wooden toys, and seasonal greenery, this unique piece embodies the nostalgic charm of old-world Christmas traditions.
Discovered at an estate sale in Leipzig, Germany, it makes a museum-worthy addition to any collection of antique holiday decorations, Belsnickle figures, or Victorian Christmas ornaments...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
French Art Deco Parisian Kiosk Mechanical Cigarette Dispenser — Brass 1930s
Located in Toronto, CA
A rare and beautifully crafted French Art Deco mechanical cigarette dispenser from the 1930s, designed in the form of an iconic Parisian street kiosk. This striking desk piece captur...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$592 Sale Price
25% Off
Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Rare Bark Design Cigarette Lighter In Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant and Stylish Rare Cartier Briquet Bark Design Gas Gold Plated Cigarette Lighter Cased With Original Box Serviced
Serviced in Working Order, Made in Paris, France
Cartier In...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
1970s Stunning Purple Smoking Set By Antonio Imperatore in Murano Glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous purple smoking set by Antonio Imperatore in Murano glass. Made in Italy The items are in excellent condition. The table lighter works perfectly
This smoking set is stu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Large 18th Century Italian / Neapolitan Hand Carved Wooden Head of Christ
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique handcarved wooden head of Christ with beautiful expression and glass eyes, once used at processions.
Napels/ Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsma...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
$3,017 Sale Price
28% Off
Superb Vintage Silver Jewell Aztec design Necklace Set Taxco Mexico
Located in London, GB
A stunning and collectible vintage silver Choker Necklace and bracelet by VOO crafted in Taxco Mexico, and dating to the 1970s. This...
Category
20th Century Mexican Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1970s Stunning Purple Smoking Set By Antonio Imperatore in Murano Glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning purple smoking set by Antonio Imperatore in Murano glass. Made in Italy The items are in excellent condition. The table lighter works perfectly,
This smoking set is go...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Stunning Smoking Set By Antonio Imperatore in Murano Glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous smoking set by Antonio Imperatore in Murano glass. Made in Italy The items are in excellent condition. The table lighter works perfectly.
This smoking set is stunning....
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Studio Sofield Works
Located in New York, NY
Text by William Sofield and Emma O'Neill, Foreword by Tom Ford, Introduction by Mayer Rus, Contributions by John Oakes and Joel Silver and Paul Goldberger
An extraordinary work of b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$250 / item
Amazing Collection of 17th / 18th Century Weathered Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing collection of 5 extremely weathered vellum books, Spain/Italy 17th/ 18th century.
Weathered and small losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on request
H:20-38cm W:...
Category
17th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Parchment Paper
$1,153 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Vintage IBM "Think" Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and collectible vintage IBM "Think" sign in the manner of Paul Rand’s corporate graphic design system for IBM, circa 1960s. A wonderful and bright nostalgic piece of corporate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
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 Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
The Godfather / Il Padrino
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Francis Ford Coppola's gangster masterpiece starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert Duvall.
This poster is in excellent condition with the colo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Marble Solitaire Game with 35 Mineral Stone Marbles, French 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a complete board game of a large table top 33 hole marble solitaire with a very good 11.75 inch diameter hardwood board and 35 beautiful individual agate mineral stone marble...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate
French 17th Century Baroque Wooden Madonna with Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely hand carved wooden Madonna with child with traces of old color. Despite of the fact this piece has several losses , she has a wonderful and strong expression and beautiful old...
Category
17th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$940 Sale Price
45% Off
Black Forest Deer Antler Trophy on Hand-Carved Wooden Plaque, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Black Forest Deer Antler Trophy on Hand-Carved Wooden Plaque
A finely preserved Black Forest deer antler trophy mounted on an intricately beautiful hand-carved wooden plaque, exempl...
Category
1920s Austrian Black Forest Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
What It Is (Tony Shafrazi Gallery)
Located in New York, NY
Catalog accompanying a group exhibition of contemporary New York City artists held at the Tony Shifrazi Gallery in Soho from September 13-October 12, 1986. Part of Shifrazi’s influen...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. ...
Category
1840s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Beautiful Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto with Cherub Angel, Antique European, 1880s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Handmade Religious Ex-Voto
A striking and delicately crafted religious Ex-Voto, sourced from an estate sale in Parma, Italy. The piece appears to be made from thin, lightw...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Collectible HOLIDAY GIFT - Sarome 1954 Lighter
Carl Thieme Cigarette Holder
Located in Bochum, NRW
🎁 Holiday Gifting Tip: A distinctive Christmas gift for lovers of vintage design, porcelain artistry, or rare mid-century finds. Wrap them in velvet or linen and let their story unfold beneath the tree.
Sarome Superlighter Type 1954
Carl Thieme Dresden Cigarette Holder – A Sculptural Vintage Pair for the Discerning Collector
An exceptional pairing of postwar innovation and European porcelain artistry: this collectible duo features the Sarome Superlighter Type 1954, a rare Japanese table lighter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade
Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1910
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, cir...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vibrant 1930
s Art Deco Geometric Black and Red Enamel Marathon Cigarette Case
Located in Red Lion, PA
Vibrant 1930s Art Deco Geometric Black & Red Enamel “Marathon Product” Cigarette Case. Bold Deco Colorblocking, Chrome Accents
This striking 1930s Art Deco Marathon Cigarette Case s...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Charming Art Deco Evans Red Enamel Long Cigarette case w/ Silver Scottie Dog
Located in Red Lion, PA
Charming Art Deco Evans Red Enamel Long Cigarette Case with Silver Scottie Dog, 1930s High Deco Design
This Charming Art Deco Evans Red Enamel Long Cigarette Case is a beautifully p...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique National Cash Register Co. Brass Candy Store Cash Register 313 1029359
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique National Cash Register Co. Brass Country Store Cash Register 313 1029359 c1910
Measures - 21" x 10 1/4" x 16"
An antique country store cash register by National Cash Regist...
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A 19th-century silver tape measure holder by Hermanus Heuring
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th-century silver tape measure holder by Hermanus Heuring
A small silver tape measure holder, operated by a small swing handle. The holder is slightly oblong, measuring 3.5 cm a...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Sleek 1930s Art Deco Shagreen Cigarette Case with Golden Interior
Located in Red Lion, PA
Sleek 1930s Art Deco Shagreen Cigarette Case with Golden Interior
This sleek Art Deco shagreen cigarette case epitomizes the understated elegance and refinement of 1930s luxury desi...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Primitive Wood Metal Banded Coffee Grain General Store Barrel 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique primitive banded coffee / grain / general store barrel.
Dimensions:
33" x 22" x 22"
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
Imperial Austrian and Hungarian Coats of Arms – Antique Print, c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Österreichisch-Ungarische Länderwappen – Imperial Coats of Arms of Austria-Hungary, c.1880
This finely detailed chromolithograph, titled Österreichisch-Ungarische Länderwappe...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars
Hemel Globe, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Celestial Map – Hemel Globe, Zodiac & Constellations by Halma, 1720
This striking double-hemisphere celestial chart, titled Hemel Globe...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Portuguese Altar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exquisite work of 18th century Portuguese craftsmanship, this carved, painted, and gilded wood tabletop altar-niche would have been used to stage religious artifacts or statuary f...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
A vintage Bulgari Tubogas lighter in stainless steel and 18kt gold, 20th century
By Bulgari
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Bulgari Tubogas lighter in stainless steel and 18kt gold, 20th century. A fantastic design with flexible stainless steel body and solid 18kt gold upper and lower design. S...
Category
20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
Rare Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Godron Lighter
Leather Cartier Cigarette Case
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Rare Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Godron Lighter With A Red Lacquered Band.
Sold With A Leather Cartier Cigarette Case, With Original Guarantee
Ci...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
The Illustrious World – Rare Dutch Heraldic and Historical Masterwork, 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700
Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$4,473 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
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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Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
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Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
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