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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Saumel Roger's Italy, a Poem & Poems
Located in Middletown, NY
A superb set of poetical works by Samuel Rogers (1763 – 1855) from the esteemed library of bookseller/collector William A. Foyle. The verses in "Italy" were the fruit of Rogers' trav...
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19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Antique Gentlemans Sword Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver Ebony Wood 19th Cent
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Rare Polished Solid Ebony wood Sword Stick of outstanding quality, enclosing its original square tapering polished steel blade, late Nineteenth Century, of English origin. ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Steel

Picasso Leather-Bound and Gilded Book Autographed by Ariana Huffington
Located in San Francisco, CA
Picasso Leather-Bound and Gilded Book Autographed by Ariana Huffington 9.5" x 6.5" x 2"
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Two Engraved Copper Plaques by Briadens Limited Engravers Toronto
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Engraved Copper Plaques by Briadens Limited Engravers Toronto 5" x 9.5" x 1"
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Copper

19th Century Pewter and Wood Kronheim Oldenbusch Stein
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Pewter and Wood Kronheim Oldenbusch Stein Decorated with fantasy dragon and walrus with tails of seals 11.5" x 5.25" x 5.25
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Honored Knight of the Order of Vittorio Veneto-Medal in 18Kt Gold 750
Located in Catania, IT
Honored Knight of the Order of Vittorio Veneto framed with two medals. An 18 kt gold 750 medal - 50th Anniversary of Victory and the other medal Cross of the Order of Vittorio Venet...
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1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

One Bronze Medallion circa 1916 - The Heroes of Verdun Signed and Bronze Plaque
Located in San Francisco, CA
One Bronze Medallion circa 1916 - The Heroes of Verdun Signed by sculptor Charles Pillet 2.75" x 2.75 x .63 2nd piece, Bronze Plaque 1912 "Die Kunst O Mensh" Commemorating inaugu...
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1910s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

1968 Walnut Yamaha G0 Baby Grand Piano Excellent Soundboard
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​Gorgeous 1968 Walnut Yamaha G0 Baby Grand Piano Excellent Soundboard Dimensions : 4'7" Long X 58.5" Wide X 38.5" Tall Gorgeous Yamaha made in Japan in 1968 The soundboard is in gr...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

4 Desk Top Model Aeroplane, KLM, Britannia, EvaAir and Emirates
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
4 Desk Top Model Aeroplane, KLM, Britannia, EvaAir and Emirates These are 4 pieces of Aeronautical nostalgia Vintage KLM Boeing 767-300 KLM BRITANNIA 757-200 EVA AIR CARGO CARGO ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plastic

Narwhal Tusk
Located in Paris, FR
Narwhal tusk Monodon Monoceros Height: 99 in. / 250 cm Provenance: Greenland CITES Annexe 2B / Denmark.
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ivory

Ring with amethyst stone and diamonds in 18 ct. gold
Located in Münster, DE
Yellow gold ring with oval amethyst, 585/- gold, set with a total of 10 brilliant-cut diamonds in the shank and the head, total 0.2ct, ring size 57 A magnificently designed ring...
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2010s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Band ring in white gold with 1 carat brilliant-cut diamond
Located in Münster, DE
Ring with brilliant-cut solitaire diamond, 1 carat, top Wesselton, VSI, set in 750/- gold, claw setting, ring size 53 The classic engagement ring with a high-quality stone and ...
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2010s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, Having Rectangular Top Over Superbly Figured Panelled Doors, Enclosing Four Concealed ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Lucien Freud by Martin Gayford (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
'Provoking, vital, engrossing, gorgeously produced... My art book of the year.' - Financial Times With more than 480 illustrations, this is the most comprehensive publication to date...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Band ring in white gold with brilliant-cut diamond
Located in Münster, DE
Ring with brilliant-cut solitaire diamond, 0.6 ct., Top Wesselton, VSI, set in 750/- white gold, ring size 54 A simple and timeless goldsmith's work that is suitable for everyday...
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2010s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Band ring in yellow gold with brilliant-cut diamond
Located in Münster, DE
Band ring in 750/- yellow gold, set in the shank in white gold, 1 brilliant-cut diamond, W / SI, approx. 0.4 ct, ring size 60 A simple and timeless goldsmith's work that is s...
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1990s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Ring with 2 carat tanzanite stone and diamonds in 18 ct. white gold
Located in Münster, DE
Ring with tanzanite, approx. 2 ct., surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds, total approx. 0.12 ct., set in 750/- white gold, ring size 57 A magnificently designed ring that plac...
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1960s German Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Brooch with South Sea Pearls and Diamonds in White Gold
Located in Münster, DE
Brooch set with 6 South Sea pearls, set in 750/- white gold, brilliant-cut diamonds, approx. 1 ct. A brooch with a minimalist design that can also be worn as a pendant and which em...
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1980s German Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Brazilian Furniture Design editor Otavio Nazareth (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The First in a series of Brazilian furniture design, this book abstains from discourse. The pieces have been chosen for the consistency of the work done by their creators and because...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Band ring in yellow gold with 10 brilliant-cut diamonds
Located in Münster, DE
Band ring in 750/- (18ct.) yellow gold, set in the shank with 10 brilliant-cut diamonds, river / flawless, total approx. 0.3 ct, ring size 55 A simple and timeless goldsmith's ...
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2010s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Band ring in platinum with 7 brilliant-cut diamond
Located in Münster, DE
Band ring in platinum, set in the shank with 7 brilliant-cut diamonds, river / flawless, total approx. 0.21 ct, ring size 54 A simple and timeless goldsmith's work that is suitab...
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2010s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Platinum

Russian Silver Icon from Moscow, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Rare Travel Icon from 19th century Russia known as the “Consolation in Grief and Sorrows”. Stamped 84, Semyon Galkin, Moscow. Semyon Galkin was an icon artist. In 1892, he founded ...
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19th Century Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Dutch Colonial Homes in America Signed by Roderic Blackburn & Geoffrey Gross
Located in valatie, NY
Dutch Colonial Homes in America by Roderic H. Blackburn, Photography by Geoffrey Gross and Susan Piatt, introduction by Harrison Frederick Meeske. Hardcover with dust jacket. 240 pp....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Cocktails and Laughter: The Albums of Loelia Duchess of Westminster (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is a wonderful social record of the bright young things and how they lived in the early years of the 20th century, told and photographed ...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Wood Bear Humidor Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique humidor is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Black Forest style. This well executed scul...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities

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Softwood

Antique Edwardian Brass Snuff Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique stylish brass snuff box. This piece is engraved with the following: Albert Edward Day 10 Portland Street Worcester 1913 a unique piece that brings elements of the past into ...
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Two Leo the Loin Steiffs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Leo the Loin Steiffs Large 8.5"H x 17"W x 10"D Small 6"H x 10:W x 7"D
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mohair

Umbertine Rifle Cabinet Walnut Italy 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Umbertine fusilier in walnut carved on the uprights with zoomorphic heads, Italy, last quarter of the 19th century. Decorated with metal studs and leather inserts fixed on the gun holders...
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19th Century Italian Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Italian Lapis Blue/Mustard Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to Volterra, Italy. Each piece of Alabaster has a unique vein pattern so the colors may v...
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2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Alabaster

Italian Lapis Blue/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to Volterra, Italy. Each piece of Alabaster has a unique vein pattern so the colors may v...
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2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Alabaster

French Solid Brass Adjustable Bible Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large decorative brass Bible stand from a Catholic church. This versatile antique book stand has the ability to lay flat or to be used at adjustable angles. The detailed craftsmans...
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19th Century French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Apple Sorting Column
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French apple sorting column from the 1800’s. Used for sorting differently sized apples, this column has light padding over the metal to prevent the apples from bruising. Be sure to...
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19th Century French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Italian Amethyst/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to Volterra, Italy. Each piece of Alabaster has a unique vein pattern so the colors may v...
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2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Alabaster

French 19th Century Apple Sorting Column
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An interesting French apple sorting device from the 1800’s. The exterior of the column is wrapped in padding to prevent bruising and the holes are used for sorting different sized ap...
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19th Century French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

French 19th Century Apple Sorting Column
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An interesting French apple sorting device from the 1800’s. The exterior of the column is wrapped in padding to prevent bruising and the holes are used for sorting different sized ap...
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19th Century French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Bait Trap
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A woven antique bait trap made of dried grasses is in great antique condition. This is the perfect oddity for any lover of history and fishing. Be sure to view the detailed images to...
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19th Century French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint

Italian Pale Pink/Malachite Green Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to Volterra, Italy. Each piece of Alabaster has a unique vein pattern so the colors may v...
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2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Alabaster

Italian Pale Pink/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to Volterra, Italy. Each piece of Alabaster has a unique vein pattern so the colors may v...
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2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Alabaster

Antique 24 Karat Gold Egyptian Revival Scarab Pendant Brooch Cesare Tombini 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A wonderful antique 24 karat gold Egyptian Revival brooch set with an ancient 1500 B.C.E Egyptian faience pottery scarab, by the famous 19th century Italian jeweler Cesare Tombini, c...
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1870s Italian Egyptian Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Three Victorian Pieces of Morning Chatelain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three Victorian Pieces of Morning Chatelain 4.75" x 1.5" x .5 Locket that holds small tintype photo
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Sterling Mexican bracelet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sterling Mexican bracelet 4" x 2.5" x 2.5"
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham
Located in San Francisco, CA
British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham 1" x 2.5" x 2.5"
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Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Wegner Just One Good Chair by Christian Holmsted Olesen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is an introduction to the life and work of Hans Wegner. It was published as part of the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of his birth in 2014 and accompanied an...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sterling Silver Jewish Shabbat Kiddush Wine Fountain Set Cups Plate Judaica
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 925 sterling silver kiddush wine fountain set, decorated with bands of repeated filigree swirls. Set includes six cups, underplate, fountain and wine cup. Dimensions: Plate...
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Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

1995 American Liberty Eagle 1/4 oz 22K Fine $10 Gold Coin US Currency 8.5g
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1995 United States of America $10 coin made of 1/4 oz fine gold. Obverse: Lady Liberty walks toward the viewer with a torch and olive branch in her hands, across a landscape ...
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1990s American Classical Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

4 Vintage German Souvenir Hiking Badge Walking Sticks Canes 32" - 37"
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of four vintage German / Austrian folk art traditional hook style walking sticks / canes, embellished with German and other assorted European hiking souvenir badges. 63 total bad...
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Mid-20th Century Black Forest Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Enamel

Vintage Toca Hand Percussion Djembe Drum Painted Folk Art Gecko Lizard 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Toca Hand Percussion djembe drum. 12" rope tuned head. Natural wood grain body with dot painted base showing an African folk art style gecko or sun lizard in red, b...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Hardwood

Japanese by Cecil Beaton (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Cecil Beaton brings all his skills to bear in this charming tribute to Japan, it's customs, people and landscape. His photographs are accompanied by calligraphic drawings and his usu...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

A Rare 19th Century South Indian Bronze Breastplate
Located in London, GB
South India, circa 1860 A mid nineteenth century South Indian bronze breastplate symbolising fertility, decorated with a necklace to the chest. Height 40.00cm Width 28.00cm Depth...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book was published concurrently with a retrospective exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is a 1st edition copy which is in good condition and still has the origin...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Ancient Roman Gladiator Short Sword (Gladius) 1. AD
Located in Doha, QA
This Roman Gladiator short sword is an absolutely outstanding and unique example of an ancient Roman Pompeian Gladius Sword from 1. AD. There were three types of Gladius swords and t...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze, Iron

Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Oak Wall Cabinet with Green Cathedral Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and striking Gothic Revival wall cabinet with perfect working lock and key. This handcrafted and probably unique Gothic Revival wall cabinet from the late 1800s is another one of our magnificent recent finds. The size, the quality in the large amount of hand-carved Gothic details, the patina and the excellent condition make this another perfect purchase for collectors of this ancient and highly decorative style. The overal design, including the Gothic church window in the door, is right up there with the best we have seen to date. However, what makes this Gothic work of beauty really stand out for us, is the combination of the patina of the light tiger oak and the perfect condition, green cathedral glass panel in the door. That combination truly is a joy to look at. The door, by the way, still opens and shuts tight perfectly and it comes with a perfect working lock and key. Have you also noticed the original, gilt bronze lock plate? That is a work of art in its own right. The clean inside of this cabinet comes with two removable, solid oak shelves and the inside of the door is veneered with a wonderful bird's eye maple. On the back of this unique and antique Gothic cabinet...
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Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Bronze, Brass

Antique Victorian Family Bible c.1850 Leather Bound
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely unique antique Victorian Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible dated: The Bible is leather bound, enriched with gilded decoration and contains the Old and New...
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1850s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1970s Vintage Dewey Weber Wave Mural Surfboard
By Dewey Weber
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Vintage 1970s Dewey Weber wave mural surfboard. Features beautiful airbrushed full length wave mural on the deck with greenish yellow tinted rails/bottom. Swallow tail shape design. ...
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1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere Charles-François Delamarche Paris, 1805-1810 Circa
Located in Milano, IT
Charles-François Delamarche Ptolemaic armillary sphere Paris, circa 1805-1810 Wood and papier-mâché covered with printed and partly hand-coloured paper It measures 15.74” in height, ...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper, Wood

Enzo Mari silver ring from "Collezione Magic di Arnolfo di Cambio", 2001
Located in London, GB
Enzo Mari silver ring from "Collezione Magic di Arnolfo di Cambio", 2001 with original box and booklet
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto
Located in valatie, NY
Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. Second printing hardcover with dust jacket. 255 pp. An important book published by the United States Ho...
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Chinoiserie by Dawn Jacobson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book with original dust jacket. Chinoiserie is one of the strongest, mostt consistent strains in western taste. It has affected every area of decor and design from Chippen...
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Early 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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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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