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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Antique Drum Bell &Castanet Two-Per-Turn Orchestral Music Box, Ami Rivenc, 1890
Located in London, GB
A very nice quality and unusual antique music box with drum, bell and castanet and two-per-turn format made by Ami Rivenc in Geneva, Switzerland c. 1890.
The fully serviced movement...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
English Lectern or Book Stand of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English table top lectern, missal or book stand of brass, featuring a reading top with pierced quatrefoils at each corner. The revolving recta...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jeweled silver walking stick depicting chrysanthemums, by Tiffany, USA 1890-1900
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking Stick: A jeweled cane, a curved handle in sterling silver, 925/1000, embossed and chiselled, featuring the Tiffany Chrysanthemum floral motif. The design is distinguished by ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
The Baron`s elegant cigarette holder in checked gold and amber
Located in Knivsta, SE
The Baron`s elegant cigarette holder in checked gold and amber. Made in France during the late 19th Century. Provenance: Baron Ehrenkrona, Hulterstad Manor in Sweden.
Wear consiste...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold
Dunhill Palladium Plated Rollagas Pocket Cigarette Lighter With Original Box
By Dunhill
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Dunhill Palladium Plated Rollagas Pocket Cigarette Lighter With Original Box.
Dunhill Booklet - Purchased December 2007 at Selfridges, London.
This lighter is a beautiful example ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Chinese Spittoon Dross Box with Buddhist Symbols, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rare Columbia Film Studios Motion Picture Reel Case with 35mm Movie "Tarzana"
Located in San Diego, CA
An extremely rare Columbia Studios motion picture reel case with three reels of 35mm movie "Tarzana", circa 1969. The case was manufactured by Goldberg...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Inox Metal FOOSBALL TABLE RS2 by RS Barcelona
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
FOOSBALL TABLE RS2
DESIGNED BY RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ for RS Barcelona
RS2 is a design football table, a spectacular reinterpretation of one of the all time classics of Spanish game cultu...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
$8,492 / item
Middle Eastern Yemeni Jambiya Arabic Dagger with Belt
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Yemeni Jambiya, which is the name for the Arabic dagger.
Comes with a very thick hand embroidered belt with intricate designs and ornate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Yemeni Islamic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
European Elk Horn Mount, 3rd quarter 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
large elk rack mounted on a shield form backplate
Category
1960s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler
Caravaggesque Oil on Copper "Flagellation of Christ" Baroque Sicilian, 17th Cent
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid 17th-century Italian painting by unknown artist, but certainly a follower of Caravaggio, relying on style and drawing.
The painting has a very beautiful gilded wooden frame, with a subtle greek with spheres and an overlying rectangular frame with sinuous flowers on each corner, very elegant and beautiful.
The painting depicts one of the most depicted religious scenes ever, the scourging of Christ, and is entirely done in oil on copper.
The scourging of Jesus is an episode narrated in the Gospels (Mk15:15-16; Mt27:26-27; Lk23:16-26; Jn19:1-17[1]).
Scourging is a flogging, particularly bloody, by means of sticks, rods or cat-o-nine-tails, the latter instrument consisting, in the Roman typology, of a short stick to which were secured several strings ending in metal claws, leads and bone splinters that caused tremendous lacerations and fractures to the tortured person. Chains are used in this scene, both to immobilize Jesus Christ and to flog him, as we can see in the upper right hand of the scourger.
According to some personal research, it turned out that the actual scourging of Christ was mostly depicted at the column, while this Christ is on the ground, so presumably Christ here is scourged during the Way of the Cross at one of those stages where he fell.
The painting has a very dark coloring, which is why this painting is believed to faithfully follow Caravaggio's style of dry, authoritarian brushstrokes. The painting shows a figure agonizing on the ground that continues to receive beatings and floggings of all kinds, representing Christ; his face is crucified in a loquacious expression of pain, he turns his eyes to heaven as if to invoke God, but at the same time those same eyes admonish the wickedness and arrogance inherent in humanity.
Christ has one hand resting on the ground in the act of holding himself, while the other takes a completely unnatural stance against the barren ground. His body appears hardened to wanting to parry the blows, his legs are curled up on his knees as he takes kicks from the soldier above him. Christ is depicted pinned down from the neck with a very large and strong black iron bolt held by the other soldier. The soldier on the right in the foreground wears a one-shoulder tunic with an orange tunic and blue pants. On his feet he wears gray shoes, at his waist he has a belt with an iron helmet...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
$17,117 Sale Price
20% Off
Masterpieces Chalet Architecture + Design Michelle von Galindo 2009 Hardcover
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Masterpieces: Chalet Architecture + Design von Galindo. Michelle Gebundene Ausgabe Hardcover.
German, English, French.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 304 pages, 450 pictures.
1st Editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
800 Silver Manicure Set, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
800 silver manicure set, 1930s
Intact and in good condition.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Book, Bones and I, Whyte-Melville, English, Novel, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book, Bones & I by George Whyte-Melville. An English language, bound novel, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
First published in 1868, Bones & I is a humorous novel written about a man - Jack Raggles - who gains possession of a human skeleton. Written by George Whyte-Melville (1821 - 1878), the book is a comedic and macabre blend of satire and class division.
Nicely presented example of this unusual title
Displays a desirable aged patina, lightly time-worn but intact
Bound with cloth over board in navy blue with gold...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
Located in valatie, NY
The Wrightsman collection, Vols. I-V. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1973. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. 2248 pp. Inscribed by the Wrightsmans. The complete series of The Wrightsman collection catalogues from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jayne and Charles Wrightsman, who, in a relatively short period of time—beginning in 1952—amassed the finest private collection in America of the decorative arts of the Ancien Régime (15th c until 1792). Throughout the years the Wrightsmans' active interest in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts has resulted in splendid gifts that have enabled the Museum to create an unparalleled and truly encyclopaedic collection of French 18th c...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Bronze Church Altar Crucifix with Finely Detailed Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive and amazingly detailed altar crucifix.
Over the years we have been blessed with the opportunity of purchasing many antique church relics and we have always found new home...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade in walnut Inlaid box, circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid hardwood box, which we date to the mid 20th century, circa 1940s.
The smal...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Grulich Christmas Nativity Figure, late 19th Century Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Rare Antique Grulich Nativity Figure — Late 19th Century
This rare and culturally significant nativity figure originates from the historic Králiky region (formerly Grulic...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
90° Minuto Foosball Table by Teckell in Walnut
By Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A subtle and elegant walnut structure highlights and supports this modern and
essential foosball table, inviting the challenge of enjoying the game until its very last minute (90° Minuto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
$22,330 / item
Antique Burmese Buddhist Kammavaca Manuscript with Case
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Burma, 19th century Kammavaca manuscript with case. Sixteen gilt and lacquer leaves with two gilt and lacquer book covers. Wood coated with lacquer, twelve lines to each leaf written...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burmese Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Miniature Iron Maiden of Nuremberg
Located in Hanover, MA
Miniature "Iron Maiden" in blackened cast metal attached to its original round wood base. The front doors are pin-hinged and open to reveal pointed spikes. At base of doors is printe...
Category
1890s German Gothic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Honore Daumier, Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings Watercolors and Drawings
Located in valatie, NY
Honore Daumier. Catalogue Raisonné of the paintings watercolors and drawings. Published by New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1968. 1st Limited E...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Singer Sewing Machine
Located in Austin, TX
Transport yourself back in time with our exquisite 19th-century Singer Sewing Machine, discovered in France. Crafted with a sturdy cast iron base and an elegant oak frame, this vinta...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Hans J Wegner Om Design
Located in New York, NY
First edition monograph on renowned Danish woodworker, designer and architect Hans J Wegner, published in 1994 by the Danish Design Centre. Parallel text in Danish and English by Jen...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Aipa Wave Crest Swallow Tail Surfboard
By Ben Aipa
Located in Haleiwa, HI
This 6’3 Aipa Wave Crest swallow tail from the mid-1970s is a striking showcase of Ben Aipa’s groundbreaking design vision. Celebrated for his innovative shaping and lasting impact o...
Category
1970s Hawaiian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Bisque doll by Simon
Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt, Germany, ca 1900
Located in Delft, NL
Bisque doll by Simon & Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt, Germany, ca 1900
A lovely bisque doll of 60 cm long with moving eyes, giving her a flirty look. She wears an antique European lac...
Category
Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Lewis Carroll - through the Looking-Glass. 1872 First Edition Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge: (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1872.
DESCRIPTION: PRE-...
Category
1870s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Eastman Kodak 3A Folding Pocket Camera with Leather Case
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectible antique 1920s Kodak film camera in hard leather case.
With original leather case stamped made in Belgium.
Antique No. 3A Special Autographic Folding Pocket Model C Kodak with Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat Lens 6.3.
The 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, Eastman Kodak...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Vintage Lady
s Gentlemans Ebonised Wooden Walking Stick Dress Cane 1895
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Unusual Fine Quality English Ladies or Gentleman’s Walking Stick or Dress Cane of outstanding quality and stylish design, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Sterling Silv...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (1st edition)
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) of Robert Caro’s magisterial biography of Robert Moses, awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Biography and selected by Modern Library as one of the hundred greatest no...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Set of Three Pens, a Paperweight and a Ruler, 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Set of Three Pens, a Paperweight and a Ruler.
With their original box.
Ecellent condition.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century Clemens Muller Sewing Machine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 19th Century Clemens Muller Sewing Machine. It is made of cast iron painted black and adorned with bouquets of flowers decals and mothe...
Category
Late 19th Century German Machine Age Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$628 Sale Price
20% Off
1920s 35 Zeiss-Ikon 35 Cm Cinema Projector
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in London, GB
A late 1920s 35 mm Zeiss-Ikon cinema projector.
Lens: Neokino 52.5/110 by Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenow.
Original black paint.
Lamp house contain...
Category
Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Antique Luis Vuitton Steamer/ Wardrobe Trunk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic age of Travel Luis Vuitton Steamer trunk with the LV monogram and red and white bands. Monogrammed L.R.C., St. Louis MO U.S.A. With old Railway Exp...
Category
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Wood
Antique Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph
Cabinet W/ 93 Record Music Tubes
Located in Dayton, OH
An exception Early Thomas Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph with original horn, tube cabinet & 93 records. Phonograph box and cabinet are made from oak in Late Victorian manner wit...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$1,855 Sale Price
30% Off
Monumental Parisian Bird Cage Mansion
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1920
Monumental Parisian bird cage mansion
Architectural bird house based on a famous Paris Brothel
Sourced in Belgium
Measures: W117 x D51 x H90 cm.
Category
1910s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Christies Sep. 2004 Glory of Gillows
Fine English Furniture, 1st Ed Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Christies Sep. 2004 Glory of Gillows & Fine English Furniture, 1st Ed Auction Catalog. 16th September 2004, No. of lots - 327, No. of pages - 215, Illustrated in color. Great referen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare, Monumental 1940s/50s Animatronic Santa and Reindeers, Macy
s Boston Ma
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and extremely large (measuring over 8.5' wide) 1940s/50s Animatronic / Motion Santa and Reindeers, Attributed to David Hamburger..Purported to be salvaged from famed Macy's Depa...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Fiberglass
Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Large Cast Iron Coffee Grinder
By Enterprise Manufacturing Company
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Large coffee grinder from Philadelphia, Pa. It is heavy and mainly made of cast iron and wood. A metal Eag...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique Small Size
Quality Hand Carved Tiger Oak Gothic Revival Chest, 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and practical size, multi purpose Gothic chest / box from a monastery.
This here Gothic chest is one of the smallest yet most stylish we ever had the pleasure of offering. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Martha Stewart
s Cake Perfection, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Martha Stewart's Cake Perfection by Editors of Martha Stewart Living. Published by Random House USA Inc, New York, 2020. Stated 1st Ed Hardcover. Martha Stewart perfects the art of c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage English Sterling Silver Dollhouse Miniature Tea Set by Barker Brothers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century English silver dollhouse miniature tea set.
In sterling silver.
By Barker Brothers Silver Ltd. of Birmingham, England.
Comprising a tea pot, coffee pot, creamer...
Category
1940s British Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Full Body Standing Mount Beaver Taxidermy Mancave Tabletop Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Full Body Standing Mount Beaver Taxidermy. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 21" H x 25.5" W x 25.5" D. Beaver Alone approx 17" High x 33" Long.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur, Wood
Green Mansions A Romance of the Tropical Forest, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by William Henry Hudson. New York: Knopf, 1943. First Edition thus hardcover. With a foreword by John G...
Category
1940s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Planispheric Astrolabe – Equinoctial Dial, late 16th–early 17th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Origin: Probably Southern Germany (Nuremberg or Augsburg) or the Flemish region (Louvain or Antwerp).
Date: circa 1580–1620
Material: finely engraved brass
Diameter: 9 cm
A beautifu...
Category
16th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Streamline Arcade Machine Gun
By Keeney Arcade Co. 1
Located in Peekskill, NY
I grew up in Brooklyns Coney Island so these early arcade items really bring back memories. This is one of the rare 1939 Keeney Arcade Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns… very high style Dec...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
ANRI Space Age Chess Set Designed by Elliott, Walnut, Maple 1950 Italy, No Board
By ANRI
Located in Miami, FL
Anri space age chess set Designed by Elliott, walnut and maple. Made in Italy. The set comes without chess board. The board in the pictures is not orig...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Set of Old Bound Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nic...
Category
19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
An Impressive Taxidermy Peacock
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Impressive Taxidermy Peacock
Description:
Elegantly and naturalistically perched on branch mount, set in a rectangular timber wall panel with bolection edge, the peacock facing o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Set of Old Bound Books Dating from the 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called for example « The poetry in Paris». These bea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$228 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Mahogany Gun Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Williams & Powell Wooden Sporting Gun Case.
A mahogany single gun case by Williams & Powell, Liverpool, the green baize lined case with dividers and fitted for a double barrel shotgu...
Category
1850s British Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Braun PC3 Record Player by Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Dieter Rams
Located in Vienna, AT
Record player Braun Pc3 Design in Germany in 1950s by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Dieter Rams for Max Braun AG, Frankfurt a. M.,
Fully restored by a Brun specialist.
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Mattel Skipper Carrying Case with Skipper Doll and Original Outfits, Barbie 1964
By Mattel
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This charming Vintage 1964 Mattel Skipper “Land & Sea” Carrying Case comes complete with an authentic Skipper doll and a selection of original era outfits, making it a wonderful addi...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Delightful pair of vintage Mexican Taxco silver bird decorative sculptures
Located in London, GB
Vintage Mexican Silver
Stone Inlay Birds fighting Cocks– Taxco (Stone/Agate Egg Bodies)
A delightful pair of vintage Mexican Taxco silver bird sculptures...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Ancient Bulgarian Belt Buckel, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Bulgarian Belt Buckel, 19th Century.
Gilded metal.
Category
19th Century Bulgarian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, early edition 1786
Located in Middletown, NY
4th Edition of the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
London: A. Strahan and T. Cade...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Balinese Chess set in casket- box, 20th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Balinese Chess set in box, 20th Century
A chess set in a box, this hand-carved wooden set with Balinese various Deities, Idols, and Demons, in a large wooden casket carved from Teak...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt Surfboard shaped by Rory Russell
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt surfboard shaped by Rory Russel. Features sleek black tint with white lightning bolt and complimentary rail bolts. Winged pintail shape design. Signed on...
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Antique 1913 Model Touring Car and Driver Wooden Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
A meticulously crafted 1913 model touring automobile. The car model features a two-tone color scheme, predominantly black with red accents, which highlights its vintage allure. The...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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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Antique Pencil Case
Antique Saddle Stand
Antique Singing Bird Automaton
Camera Stand