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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
TORREY: Private Spaces: Great American Design
Located in New York, NY
New York–based modernist interior design firm TORREY delivers its first signature monograph showcasing a decade in design.
Growing up in America’s heartland, Kansas, and hitting New...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1933 Art Deco Marathon Combination Lighter / Cigarette Case by F. A. Whittaker
Located in Red Lion, PA
1933 Art Deco Marathon Combination Lighter & Cigarette Case by F. A. Whittaker
A rare and collectible example of 1930s novelty smoking accessories, this Marathon combination lighter and cigarette case showcases the elegance and innovation of Art Deco design. Crafted in 1933 by noted designer F. A. Whittaker, the case features a stunning airbrushed geometric pattern in alternating tan/black and grey/black abstract motifs, with a central cartouche that remains unengraved. The reverse is finished in a sophisticated grey and black design, emphasizing the clean, streamlined aesthetic typical of the era.
The interior reveals meticulous attention to detail, including a wheel-turned chrome finish, two hinged cigarette holders for added functionality, and a built-in lighter stamped with US Patent No. 1921855 and marked “Marathon, Trade Mark, Pat Applied For.” Lighter fuel can easily be added via the side compartment near the hinge, and the interior remains exceptionally clean and free of issues.
This piece shows gentle, expected wear, including minor enamel losses and an indentation at the lower left corner of the case, reflecting its authentic vintage character. Despite these imperfections, it remains a fully functional and highly desirable collector’s item.
Marathon cigarette cases were celebrated in the early 20th century for their combination of practicality and artistry, and F. A. Whittaker was a prominent designer whose work elevated everyday smoking accessories into objects of sophistication. Collectors prize these cases for their mechanical ingenuity, stylish Art Deco design, and historical significance, making them a standout addition to any collection of vintage lighters...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Silvered And Painted Wooden Tabernacle
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small tabernacle that once graced a church altar. Beautiful original silverleaf and faux marble paint.
weathered, small losses. Italy circa 1780
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,169 Sale Price
48% Off
Oak Elk Stag Horn Antler Handle Walking Stick Cane Scottish Thistle 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage oak wood walking stick / cane with brass ferrule and collar, topped with a naturally curved L shaped stag horn / antler handle, etched along the top with the image of a Scott...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn, Oak
$148 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ward Stilson Mahogany 9584 Automatic Harp Music Box 22"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Ward-Stilson automatic harp. Charmingly carved hand dheld hardwood harp with eight strings, fitted with a hand wound music box in the soundboard, decorated with an...
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble Backgammon Checkers Chess Game Boardgame
Located in New York, NY
A substantial vintage marble double-sided game board for backgammon, checkers, and chess (sans/without chess pieces), in the modern style Postmodern design period, circa 1970s. This ...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
$1,850 / set
Antique Asian Ethnographic Tribal silver gilt coral necklace Vintage Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Nice Vintage central Asian silver gilt coral and gemstone beaded necklace
A necklace of silver beads pearl antique red coral amethyst and mixed glass beads and gemstones
Period...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
French Late 19th Century Neo Gothic Gilded Metal Saint Statue
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful gilded metal saint statue with beautiful expression.
France, circa 1880-1900.
Weathered. Measurements include the wooden base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$293 Sale Price
50% Off
French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak fragment of a Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
Category
17th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
$833 Sale Price
49% Off
Antique Japanese Katana Samurai Sword Ray Skin Handle Wood Scabbard 38"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Japanese katana / samurai sword. Same / white rayskin over wood on the tsuak (handle / hilt. Tsuba (guard) etched with flowers and dragons. Nakago (tang) signed. Black lacque...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Avedon Immortal Portraits of Aging, 1951–2004
Located in New York, NY
An unflinching exploration of aging from one of the twentieth century’s most influential photographers
For more than half a century, Richard Avedon sought to represent advancing age in the faces of the people he photographed. From his earliest years at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue through to the twenty...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
GIBBON. Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. A UNIQUE EXTRA ILLUSTRATED COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GIBBON, Edward.
TITLE: The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire.
PUBLISHER: London: for many, 1828.
DESCRIPTION: A UNIQUE EXTRA ILLUSTRATED COPY. 8 vols., ...
Category
1820s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Vintage Wooden Ebony Lapis Lazuli Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Ebony Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of English origin, mid to late Nineteenth Century.
The extremely elegant beautifully grained Lapis Lazul...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Salvador Dali Art Recipe Book, Les Diners de Gala, 1971 France, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
A rare, collectable, first edition, Salvador Dali art and recipe cookbook, 'Les Diners de Gala', 1971, Paris, France. (Copy/text is in English language.) A great piece to add to a co...
Category
20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique English Sterling Silver Topped Walking Stick 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Edwardian ebony walking cane, with large embossed sterling silver top, bearing hallmarks for London 1910 and the maker mark of Thomas Davis.
The striking stick features an ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Hobnail Antique Safe Strong Box Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship. This exceptional antique studded safe, with its typical all-around hobnails and great wrought...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720
This striking antique map, titled "Iudaea seu Palaestina ob Sacratissima Redemtoris Vestigia Hodie Dicta Te...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Chess Set in Malachite and Brass 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Chess Set in Malachite and Brass 1960s
A stunning mid century chess set in malachite and inlaid brass.
Wonderful contrast between the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Brass
The Catcher in the Rye (First edition, second printing)
Located in New York, NY
First edition, second printing of J.D. Salinger’s iconic American bildungsroman, first published by Little, Brown, and Company on July 16, 1951. The second printing followed in the s...
Category
1950s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique German Toy Glass Marble Set 1910-1920s, in Original Leather Pouch
By Lauschaer
Located in Andernach, DE
Early 20th century glass marble set from Lauscha in their original hand crafted genuine leather pouch.
A true German classic, exported worldwide, also to the US.
The invention of the...
Category
1910s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Glass
Arrowhead Collection, Eastern Woodlands Indians Artifacts, Stone, Copper, Bone
Located in Stamford, CT
Eastern Woodlands Indians arrowhead and artifacts collection with 21 stone examples, with two copper and two metal examples as well as various stone,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal, Copper
1980s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Backgammon in Excellent condition. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti backgammon for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set is in excellent condition and includes four dices, the doubling cube, two dice shaker, all 30 checke...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Rare Life-Sized Pilz Anatomical Flap Manikins, Germany, c. 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Rare Life-Sized Pilz Anatomical Flap Manikins, Germany, c. 1890
Imported by American Thermo-Ware Co., New York
An extraordinary and exceedingly rare pair of life-sized anat...
Category
Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Inn Crowd: Artistic Getaways and the Modern Innkeepers Who Crafted Them
Located in New York, NY
A captivating collection of stylish getaways and the modern innkeepers who crafted them
The Inn Crowd invites readers into more than than 20 unique, stylish independent inns across the Northeastern United States. These charming and gracious properties aren’t just places to stay – they are dreams realized, reflecting the innkeepers’ creativity, ingenuity, and drive.
Ranging from quaint escapes to luxurious retreats, the one-of-a-kind spaces are a testament to the vision and passion of the innkeepers behind them.
Featured inns include The George, beauty mogul Bobbi Brown’s hotel in a landmarked Georgian Revival building; Glenmere Mansion, a stunning Gilded Age estate restored and transformed into a luxury resort; The Inn at Kenmore Hall, the exceedingly handsome white-columned guesthouse co-owned by Frank Muytjens, former head of menswear at J.Crew; Inns of Aurora, the veritable village of historic properties assembled by Pleasant Rowland, creator of the American Girl doll...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
'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
Antique French Silver Ebonized Walking Cane Stick19th Century 91cm 36inch
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Art Nouveau silver L-shaped handle walking stick with Continental hallmarks, late 19th Century in date.
The striking stick features an ornate silv...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Yves Saint Laurent and Photography
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent and his designs, as captured by the greatest photographers of the 20th century
Yves Saint Laurent collaborated with some of the greatest photographers of the 20th...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$70 / item
Portraits (Signed by Avedon)
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) of this collection of portraits by fashion and portrait photographer nonpareil Richard Avedon. Published in 1976 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Introductory essay by Harold Rosenberg. 4to (12” x 9”) hard cover with printed dust jacket, unpaginated, black-and-white photos throughout, many full-page, including several pull-out. Subjects include Alberto Giacometti, Marcel Duchamp, Marianne Moore, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ezra Pound, Marilyn Monroe, the Everly Brothers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Dwight David Eisenhower, Renata Adler, Willem de Kooning, John Martin, Alger Hiss, Herbert Marcuse, Truman Capote, Jean Genet, Alexey Brodovitch, Jasper Johns, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Andy Warhol and members of the factory (clothed and unclothed), Dr. Benjamin Spock, Edmund Wilson, The Chicago Seven, James Galanos, Rose Mary Woods...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Taxidermy Albino Peacock
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Taxidermy Albino Peacock
With stunning blue eyes this early 20th Century taxidermy albino peacock stands proud on a bespoke ebonised pine plinth. Displaying grac...
Category
1920s Unknown Late Victorian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Art Nouveau Pewter and Velvet Snail-Shaped Pincushion, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Art Nouveau Pewter and Velvet Snail-Shaped Pincushion, Early 1900s
A charming and decorative snail-shaped pincushion in polished pewter with a green velvet cushion. The detailed cr...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Carved Wooden Altar Shrine
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful neoclassical altar shrine with original gilding and color. Great and unique item.
Italy, circa 1760-1800
Weathered, losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on reques...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,299 Sale Price
50% Off
1970s Gorgeous Turquoise and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous turquoise and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade Made in Italy, the items are in excellent condition. So rare to find in this color
This chess set is a be...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament
Located in Bradenton, FL
Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament, a pictorial archive of 577 illustrations, selected by Carol Belanger Grafton. Softcover book, published in 1980 by Dover Publications, Inc....
Category
1980s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Natural Larimar (rare) Semiprecious Stone Pendant Necklace
Located in Warrenton, OR
Natural Larimar (rare) Semiprecious Stone Pendant Necklace
Larimar is a rare stone found only in the Dominican Republic. It has a unique volcanic blue coloration (and can also have ...
Category
20th Century Dominican Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$120 Sale Price
51% Off
Original 18th Century French Revolutionary Assignats Note
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Authentic French Asignat 50 Sols Note, issued during the French Revolution on May 23rd 1793.
Assignats were a form of paper currency authorised by the French Constituent assembly to...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Alexander the Great's Empire & Campaigns, de Vaugondy, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Alexander the Great's Empire & Campaigns, de Vaugondy, 1753
This rare and elegantly engraved map, titled "Antiquor Imperiorum Tabula, in qua Prae Caeteris, Macedonicu...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Astonishing MayFlower Model Ship. Handmade. Made in England
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing MayFlower model ship in walnut wood. Handmade. Made in England. This model is amazing and in excellent condition and all handmade. A true piece of history.
Dimensio...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$472 Sale Price
20% Off
Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Set of 4 Sotheby's catalogues.
Vol. I Masterworks New York 10th November 2014. 256 pages.
Vol. II Jewels & Objects of Vertu 20th -21st November 2014. 256 pages.
Vol. III Interiors (s...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Telescope Walking Stick Marine Telescope Cane
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this novelty walking cane ,folding out Telescope . solid Brass .
3 parts Teak cane . works perfect. enlarged 3 times .
Category
1980s European Steampunk Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Vintge Barrel-Form Sterling Silver-Mounted Yellow Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Vintage, Edwardian-Style, sterling silver-mounted, yellow threaded crystal, barrel-form match striker, London, year-hallmarked for 1987, Monarch Silversmiths - makers. The thre...
Category
1980s English Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Large Vintage WWII Telescope, English, Brass, Military Broad Arrow, Ottway & Co
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage WWII telescope, an English brass terrestrial instrument by Ottway & Co of London, dated 1945 and marked with the military broad arrow.
Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, wildlife, or maritime observation. Equally suitable for observing the night sky.
A striking and substantial example of British wartime optical engineering
Crafted in brass, displaying bright golden tones throughout the draw tube and sun shade
Single draw tube design with smooth motion and pleasing tactile presence
Main barrel dressed in a later textured outer cover, adding visual distinction and grip
Engraved with 'Ottway & Co – London – 1945' to the main draw
Clearly marked with the military broad arrow and original serial number
Supplied with a London Fine oak and brass 'Captain's Stand' for display
Ideal for collectors of WWII memorabilia...
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1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus. 1839 - 3RD ED 4TH PRINTING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft - Frederick Schiller.
TITLE: Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus - bound with - The Ghost-Seer.
PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley, 1839.
...
Category
1830s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Showa-Period Japanese Samurai Armor (Yoroi), with Paulownia Crest, Post-WWII
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Showa-Period Japanese Samurai Armor with Paulownia Crest, Post-WWII Diplomatic Gift
A complete suit of Japanese samurai armor (yoroi), crafted in the Showa period (post-World War II...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Edo Period Horagai – Ritual Conch Shell Trumpet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A rare and authentic Edo period (1603–1868) horagai—a conch shell trumpet traditionally used in Japanese Buddhist rituals, Shugendō mountain ascetic practices, and by yamabushi (moun...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Antique French Art Nouveau Silver Handled Walking Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique French Art Nouveau silver handled walking stick, Circa 1880 in date.
It features astunning silver crook handle embossed with floral garlands with a decorative inse...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
American Fashion: The Life & Lines of Many Designers 1st Ed Signed 2x by Trigere
Located in valatie, NY
American Fashion: The Life and Lines of Adrian, Mainbocher, McCardell, Norell, and Trigere by Robert Riley; Dale McConathy; Sally Kirkland; Bernadine Morris; and Eleni Sakes Epstein....
Category
1970s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Bond by Ian Fleming, Complete Set of 14 First Edition Library (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
We are offering a complete set of all 14 of Ian Fleming's James Bond Books which were published by "First Edition Library" in slipcases in the early 1980's. These are exact replicas ...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Sterling Silver Horses Brooch/Pin, stamped Beau Sterling
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Sterling Silver Horses Brooch/Pin, stamped Beau Sterling
UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year.
This is a Beau Sterling running...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Map of Rhodesia & British Central Africa – Published by Philip, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Rhodesia & British Central Africa – Published by George Philip & Son, 1895
This detailed antique map titled "Rhodesia & British Central Africa" was published in 1895 ...
Category
Late 17th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jonathan Becker Lost Time
Located in New York, NY
‘Epic, stunning, and completely delicious. Jonathan Becker: Lost Time is a fitting legacy for one of the true photographic masters of our age.’ – Graydon Carter, founder and co-edito...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$100 / item
Transparent Turntable in Black by Transparent
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Transparent Turntable is a reinvention of a classic vinyl record player, designed for a modern home and an ever evolving technology. The Transparent Turntable is meticulously cra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
$1,300 / item
Italian Typewriter "Olivetti Linea 88", Design Ettore Sottsass, 1966
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian typewriter "Olivetti Linea 88", Design Ettore Sottsass, 1966
Good condition.
Features: Standard manual typewriter.
Keyboard: 46 keys, corresponding to 92 symbols.
Ribbon: 13...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Superb Pair Antique Opera Glasses c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A truly stunning pair of French Opera glasses made from polished brass and clad with shell.
This pair comes with a telescopic lorgnette handle and folds away nicely when not if use....
Category
1910s French Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver Duck Head 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An antique ebony and horn-mounted walking cane, with silver duck head handle and glass eyes, bearing hallmarks for London 1924
This charming walking cane features a finely cast ster...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Interiors The Greatest Rooms of the Century (Pink Edition)
Located in New York, NY
The ultimate global celebration of residential design and decorating
With 400 rooms organized by designer from A-Z, this much-lauded book goes beyond decorators, designers, and arc...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the Route of M. Zurabek – Caspian Sea to Isfahan, 1722
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique Map of the Route of M. Zurabek – Caspian Sea to Isfahan, 1722
This 18th-century copperplate map, titled Carte de la Route de M. Zurabek, Ambassadeur du Roi de Polog...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique French Art Nouveau Silver Topped Walking Cane Stick C1900 90cm 35.5 inch
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic antique French Art Nouveau silver topped walking stick, Circa 1900 in date.
The striking stick features an ornate silver crook head handel, on a gentle tapering ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Swiss Lith Pilet & Cougnar’s, Geneve Ebonized Rosewood & Inlaid Music Box c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Swiss Lith Pilet & Cougnar’s, Geneve Ebonized Rosewood & Inlaid 8 Tune Music Box With 18” Com...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Smoking Accessory, Black and Chocolate Sundae Bakelite, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco Bakelite smoking ensemble is the perfect piece for collectors. The piece was crafted in France circa 1930. The all-in-one tobacco accessory features a cigarett...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
French 19th Century Needlepoint Prie Dieu
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century ebonized wood prie dieu upholstered in vibrant needlepoint. This dramatic prayer kneeler has a plush armrest rising from turned spindles forming an arched desig...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool, 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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Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.
Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane
This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.