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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Ancient World Map of Europe, Asia
Northern Africa with Ancient Names, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Geografische Kaarte van de Oude Weereld (..).'
Original antique map of the ancient world depicting Europe, Asia, and northern Africa with ancient place names....
Category
1720s French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,197 Sale Price
20% Off
Nautical 7-day wall clock signed Smith
s Circklewood N. W. 2 of 1932
Located in Milan, IT
Antique brass nautical wall clock with 7-day spring winding, signed Smith's Circklewood N. W. 2, Model No. 2 of 1932.
Diameter cm 19 - inches 7.5, depth cm 10 - inches 4.
Overhaul...
Category
1930s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Cars Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Cars: Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara. Chronicle Books, 1985. First Edition softcover. Contains hundreds of full color and black and white illustrations from the T. Kitahara coll...
Category
1980s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Coeur, Arc de Triomphe Souvenir Building Architectural Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Coeur and Arc de Triomphe souvenir building sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a marble base. This item ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Novels
Works
of Jane Austen. Winchester Edition, 10 Vols, 1906 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: AUSTEN, Jane.
TITLE: The Novels (Works) of Jane Austen.
PUBLISHER: Edinburgh: John Grant, 1906.
DESCRIPTION: THE WINCHESTER EDITION. 10 vo...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Saved: My Picture World
Located in New York, NY
Diane Keaton’s cabinet of saved and found photographic curiosities is a visual autobiography of sorts and scrapbook of her fascinations and reflections.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$55 / item
West View of Cowdray House – Historic Sussex Estate Engraving, 1796
Located in Langweer, NL
West View of Cowdray House – Antique Engraving of Viscount Montague’s Estate, 1796
This detailed antique engraving captures the west-facing elevation of Cowdray House, the celebrate...
Category
18th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
S.T. Dupont Gold Plated Ligne 1 Small Paris Cigarette Lighter In Original Box
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Reading, Berkshire
S. T. DuPont Ligne 1 Small Paris Cigarette Lighter with Machine Turned Design in Original Blue DuPont Box With Paperwork
Stamped S. T. DuPont Paris, Made in France
Informational B...
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Carlo Scarpa
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The acclaimed survey of the life and works of the celebrated Italian modernist master, available again in a classic format
The work of Carlo Scarpa challenged, and continues to chal...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$60 / item
3 Gorgeous Santa Claus Vintage Figurines
Located in Boca Raton, FL
3 Vintage gorgeous Santa Claus figurines for Holiday decor- two in textile and one in resin. Great condition
Category
1960s American American Classical Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Resin
$280 / set
Antique Novel, The Snow Ship, Percy St John, English, Fiction, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel The Snow Ship by Percy St. John. An English language fiction book with secondary title Merchant of Yakoutsk, dating to the Vict...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A mid century modern glass table lighter, circa 1960
Located in View Park, CA
A mid century modern thick-cut glass table lighter, circa 1960. With original label to verso. Possibly Finnish mcm glass as it looks very much like the Iitalla line from that era.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Sedan Chair, 1890s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Chinese sedan chair, China, late 19th century.
This colorful and extraordinary decorated antique sedan or wedding chair from China is r...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Marriage Dome on Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 19th century handcrafted bridal, wedding, or marriage dome on stand. The uniquely 19th century (Victorian period) tradition of a “globe de Mariée” involved a glass cloche or d...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Birds
Other Animals with Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
A groundbreaking study of animals through the rarely seen sketches by legendary artist Pablo Picasso
The masterful drawings of Pablo Picasso teach anim...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$15 / item
Brass and Bakelite telescopic acoustic cornet England early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Telescopic acoustic cornet made of brass and Bakelite , English manufacture of the early 1900s.
The principle of its operation is based on the reflection of sound on the inner walls,...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Vintage Chinese Bovine Walking Stick Cane Carved Dragon
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Example of a Chinese Export Hand Carved Bovine Walking Stick of small proportions, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
This quite rare and exquisite “L” s...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic
Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ
Apostles by Seutter
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ & Apostles by Seutter
This is an original antique map titled “Carte des Voyages de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ et des Actes des Apotres St...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,619 Sale Price
20% Off
Tapio Wirkkala Stainless Steel Puukko Knife with Leather Sheath Hackman Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala, Hackman
Located in London, GB
Tapio Wirkkala Puukko Knife by Hackman Finnish Design
This vintage Puukko knife, designed by renowned Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala and produc...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Luxury Victorian French Lorgnette Opera Glasses Marked "La Roi, Paris" Ca. 1895
By Le Roi
Located in Incline Village, NV
Absolutely exquisite pair of operable mother of pearl high quality luxury French Opera Glasses with fancy lorgnette style handle and metal mounts. Premium mother of pearl and only th...
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Original Antique Engraving of a Greek Inscription, 1717
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of a Greek inscription. Source unknown, to be determined.
Category
1710s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$373 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Looney Toons Bugs Bunny Porcelian Statue Pair Warner Bros by Evan Shaw
Located in Van Nuys, CA
These two vintage ceramic figurines featuring Bugs Bunny, and capture the beloved character's playful personality. Crafted with detailed features and a charming retro design, they ma...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
$225 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Libuse Niklova Accordion Squeaky Toy Cat „Tomcat“ by Fatra, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Classic vintage plastic squeaky toy cat „Liba, the tomcat“ with accordion body, designed in 1963 by Libuse Niklova, executed by Fatra Napajed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Buddhist Art of Myanmar by Sylvia Fraser-Lu and Donald Martin Stadtner, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Buddhist Art of Myanmar by Sylvia Fraser-Lu and Donald Martin Stadtner. Published by the New Haven Asia Society Museum, 2015 for an exhibition February 10...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lovely Brass Counter / Service Bell
Located in Red Lion, PA
Vintage Brass Counter or Service Bell
This vintage brass counter bell is a beautifully crafted piece, featuring a simple harp-shaped support on a wide,...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th century pewter hourglass
Located in Bilzen, BE
A 19th century 4-column hourglass made entirely of pewter.
Height 17.5 cm, base 10 x 10 cm.
Category
19th Century German Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Exceptional Period Renaissance processional cross early 16th century, France
Extremely rare and beautiful processional cross from the early period of the French Renaissance. This ...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
MARTIN GILBERT. The Life of Winston Churchill - 8 vols ALL 1st EDITIONS 1966-88
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Randolph S., continued by Martin Gilbert.
TITLE: The Life of Winston Churchill.
PUBLISHER: London: Heinemann, 1966-88.
DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 8 vols....
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Large brass nautical compass signed OBSERVATOR Rotterdam of the 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Large brass liquid compass signed OBSERVATOR Rotterdam from the 1930s. Eight-twenty rose complete with goniometric circle.
Compass diameter cm 21.5 - 8.5 in, height cm 10.5 - 4.1 in...
Category
1930s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Cartier 18k Gold Plated Working Pocket Cigarette Lighter
Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Cartier 18k Gold Plated Art Deco Design Oval Pocket Cigarette Lighter With A Red Cartier Presentation Box
Serviced Fully working makes for an ideal gift.
Marked Cartier Par...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Rare Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet Piano in Walnut, Brass
Cane, USA, c. 1960s
By Baldwin Piano Company
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a stunning Mid-Century Modern Acrosonic spinet piano made by Baldwin in the late 1960's. It's Danish modern tapered leg design and solid walnut wood cabinet makes it as m...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Nickel Plated U-Shaped Brass Key Ring Chain Holder Knopferl
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist U-shaped keyring / keyholder / keychain "Knopferl", model #4617-2, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Identical to the brass key ring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Nickel
70s Picasso Coffee Table or Library Book First Edition Paris France
Located in New York, NY
A collectable, first edition (English), 'Picasso', an art coffee table or library book, 1974, New York, New York and Paris, France. A great piece to add to a collection or to start o...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Foil
Hannah Wilke Retrospective Book with Drawing and Signature
By Hannah Wilke
Located in New York, NY
Hard bound first edition monograph on pioneering feminist artist/performance artist Hannah Wilke. Titled "Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective," it was published in 1989 in conjunction with...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign
Drugs
Soda
From WPB, Florida Clematis Street
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign: 'Drugs & Soda'
Salvaged from a pharmacy on Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, Florida
A piece of Americana history: a 1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign advertising "Drugs & Soda," salvaged from a pharmacy on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, Florida. This sign stands as a rare survivor, retaining its original presence and bearing the iconic Coca-Cola logo that has resonated through generations.
Untouched and naturally preserved, this dual-sided sign is a testament to the golden era of soda fountain culture. Standing at an impressive 55.5 inches high, including the hanging brackets, it commands attention with its vibrant polychrome finish. The sign itself measures 45 inches high by 46 inches wide, with a depth of 8 inches.
This artifact not only embodies the fusion of pharmacy and soda fountain traditions but also serves as a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era. Its presence evokes memories of simpler times when soda shops...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Gianni Versace Pure Parfum Miniature 7.5 ml, Rare 1981 with Original Box
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Original vintage perfume from the 1980s: the very first women’s fragrance launched by the Italian fashion house Gianni Versace Parfum (Extrait), in its rare 7.5 ml / 1/4 fl oz splash...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Chinese Chess Set with Immortals
Hardwood Campaign Lacquered Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Campaign Lacquered Board
Circa 1960s
This exquisite Chinese chess set with immortals and a campaign lacquered board is a striking combination of...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition, Brass
Milan 1920/30 Antique Microscope by F.lli Koristka Wooden Box with Accessories
Located in Milan, IT
Optical microscope signed F.lli Koristka Milano n. 42870 produced between 1920/30, of chromed and black painted brass, three-magnification turret, consisting of a stand and a plate w...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cast Iron Coca Cola Doorstop / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful vintage Coca Cola cast iron doorstop or sculpture, circa 1940s. The piece is in distressed vintage condition with a fabulous patina and measures 5"W x 3.5"D x 9.5"H. #43...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage Madonna of Montserrat, Our Lady of Montserrat Statue Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage Statue Madonna of Montserrat souvenir statue is being offered from a major estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Guaranteed old, original and as shown. It is impressive in siz...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Military Terrestrial Telescope, Canadian, Officer Of The Watch, CKC, WW2
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage military terrestrial telescope. A Canadian, chromed brass naval Officer of the Watch refractor by the Canadian Kodak Company, dating to the WWII period, circa 1940...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Very Large Ammonite Fossil
Located in New York, NY
Very large and impressive fossil of an ammonite mollusk measuring 12 by 12 1/2 by 4 inches and weighing over 20 lbs, dating from the Devonian period to the end of the Cretaceous period.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Antique Jewelry Box Art Deco Period
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique Art Deco period jewelry box, styled by Jacques Kreisler, circa early-20th Century, New York, New York. Box is an aubergine ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pyramid Puzzle Sculpture - Serpentine green
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
This green serpentine sculpture calms and centers any environment.
Challenge your mind with the Pyramid Puzzle: a tactile table game crafted from real semi-precious gemstones. Perfe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$189 / item
Vintage Sharptail Grouse Taxidermy Ptarmigan Pheasant Bird Mount 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Sharptail Grouse game bird taxidermy mount on driftwood base.
Dimensions:
17" x 6" x 10.5" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Abalone, Feathers
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
Small Antique Opera Monocular, German, Brass, Leather, Viewing Scope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique opera monocular. A German, brass and leather cased viewing scope, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Charming and petite, with a useful origina...
Category
20th Century German Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By Salmon
Gluckstein Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, Birmingham, England, Ca. 1910 (year mark is rubbed), Salmon and Gluckstein, Ltd.- makers. Measures 2 1/2 inc...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
A World of Flavor A Celebration of Food and Recipes from Around the Globe
Located in New York, NY
Inspire children to read, learn, and cook their way around the world with this vibrant collection of authentic recipes and fascinating food facts
In this innovative cookbook, childr...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cartier High Jewelry Exhibition Coffee Table Book, 1997
Located in New York, NY
CARTIER 1900 - 1939
Paris, London, New York.
This special hard-cover book was published in honor of the exhibition, 'Cartier 1900 - 1939', held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from April 2, 1997, through August 3, 1997, and the British Museum, London, from October 3, 1997, through February 1, 1998. This exhibition was organized jointly by the two museums.
Foreword by: Dr. Robert G. W. Anderson, Director, British Museum
"The firm of Cartier is widely recognized as one the world's greatest designers and manufacturers of jewellery and objects d'art. This exhibition is timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the company in Paris in 1847."
Preface: Judy Rudoe, Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum
"Previous exhibitions devoted to Cartier have encompassed the entire period of the firm's history, from 1847 to the present. The aim of this exhibition is to take a fresh look at a more closely defined period, from around 1900, when the firm's distinctive style becomes identifiable, to the end of the 1930s, which saw a dramatic change of style that led to a quite different aesthetic."
A gorgeous exhibition book highlighting the first four decades of the 20th century when the renowned Paris-based firm known as Cartier expanded to London and New York. Specially taken photographs present a breathtaking array of necklaces, bracelets, brooches, rings, as well as cigarette cases, clocks, and objects d'art. 450+ illustrations, 350 in full color. A great piece to start a collection, add to one, display on a coffee table, library shelf, etc.
Author: Judy Rudoe
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, NY, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Published: 1997
Language: English
Printed and bound: Italy
Binding: Hard Cover with cloth binding in red burgundy with silver embossing
Dust-Jacket: High-gloss, four-color process.
Designed by: Harry Green...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Giant Natural Clam Shell Filled with Assorted Sea Life Specimens #3
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a large, 22 inch, gorgeous Natural Giant Clam Shell specimen from the South Pacific seas showcasing deeply scalloped edges, exceptional details and a luminous, calcified surf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Rare Ray Flores Black Leather Boxing Gloves c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Rare Ray Flores black leather boxing gloves with white leather thumbs. Original Ray Flores label and original drawer strings. Filled with horse hair. The leather is very soft ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$1,195 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique German Christmas Scene Doll in Sled, with Music Box, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Bisque Head doll, with a smaller baby doll, is seated in a metal sled. The doll has brown glass eyes, blonde hair and teeth. The coat is made of pressed cotton. The sl...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Silver
Snakewood Watch Opera Cane Walking Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a rare, beautiful and distinctive antique English Gentleman’s sterling silver gadget watch walking stick. The silver watch fashioned into the handle and bearing hallmarks for...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Large Caribou Antler Skull Mount Taxidermy Cabin Decor Skull Antlers
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Caribou Antler Skull Mount Taxidermy Cabin Decor Skull Antlers
Item e7355
A great antique caribou (Rangifer tarandus) trophy on a wooden plaque. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Antique Art Deco Malachite Solitaire Board
Marbles 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Art Deco malachite solitaire board complete with malachite marbles, Circa 1930 in date.
Add this lovely set to your collection.
Condition:
In excellent...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Brass Heart Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist heart keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Tabletop Press, English, Cast Iron, Rotary, Flower Pressing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tabletop press. An English, cast iron rotary flower pressing machine, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Relive t...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Dumfries House: A Chippendale Commission (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These are the now very scarce set of two catalogues produced by Christie's for the sale of the contents of Dumfries House which contained a large collec...
Category
18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Set of Six Mercury Glass
Cotton Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set from Germany or Austria. Each is made from mouth blown glass, one of pressed cotton, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. ...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Modern Lighting of the
50
s (Arnoldsche Reprint)
Located in New York, NY
Reprint of a 1953 international survey of modernist lighting, originally published in Germany by Alexander Koch. This edition published in 2012 by Arnoldsche Art Publishers. Faithful reprint of the original, with a new introduction by Bernd Dicke. Large 8vo (8.5” x 12”), pictorial boards, approximately 122 pages, fully illustrated with b/w photos plus several color images at the front. Introductory text in German and English; curatorial text in German, English, and French. A bible for sourcing and documenting early postwar lighting, based on the perspicacity of the editor(s). A roster of designers and manufacturers, gleaned fro the index at the rear, includes: Arredoluce, Arteluce, BAG Turgi, Peter Behrens, Alexey Brodovitch, Paul Bry, Franco Buzzi, Alexander Calder, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Robert Gage, Lester Geis...
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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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Model Of Arc De Triomphe
Museum Display Stand
Pedal Toys
Steiff Vintage Toys
Toy Mold
Toy Wagon
Vintage Mcdonalds Furniture
Vintage Piggy Bank Collectibles
Vintage Toy Boat
Vintage Toy Boats
Wooden Wagon
Antique Pencil Case
Antique Saddle Stand
Antique Singing Bird Automaton
Camera Stand