Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful third quarter 19th century Italian 'grand tour' ancient marbles specimen plaque in original silver-gilt frame.
Marble
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Danish 19th Century Faience Money Bank In The Shape Of A Clogs
Located in Copenhagen, K
Danish 19th Century Faience Money Bank In The Shape Of A Clogs
Earthenware
Cash Register, “National”, circa 1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cash register in nickel-plated chased brass with white marble edge. “National”, Dayton Ohio, USA, 1880-1910. A very decorative object. It works, but 100% functionality is not guaran...
Marble, Metal
Late 19th Century Prosthetic Hand with Leather Glove
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The quality of leather glove on this prosthetic speaks to its owner's affluence. Marked on the inside, presumably by the owner.
$145 / item
Assorted Small Black Forest Roe Buck Mounts
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Assorted Small Black Forest Roe Buck Mounts, Early 20th Century Sold individually.
Antler, Wood
$549Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Christmas Elf On Goose Money Bank
Located in Copenhagen, K
The Elf or "Nisse" as they are called in Denmark, used to live in every farmhouse, and you had to treat them nice to make them stay. Later on they became associated with Christmas an...
Earthenware
Christmas Elf with Beer Barrel Money Bank
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic elf or "Nisse" as it is called in Danish, with a beer barrel. The "Nisse" used to live in every farmhouse and you had to threat him nicely and make sure he stayed. One of t...
Earthenware
Impressive Collection of 82 Antique English Bridle Rosettes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
These English equestrian bridle mounts and pins range in various subjects and motifs including dogs, equestrian, floral arrangements, nautical and monarchy. Note: Four are solid bras...
Brass
$1,750 / set
Pair of Louis-Philip Gilt and Silver Valances
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Pair of Louis-Philip gilt and silver valances.
Silver Leaf
$390Sale Price|67% Off
19th Century Score Counter
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction painted from, circa 1890-1900.
Steel
Large Quartz Crystal Specimen on a Separate Leather Covered Wood Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice large quartz crystal specimen sitting on a wood base that looks like it’s covered in leather and painted black. The pieces are separate and I have put a piece of felt of the b...
$4,500
Large Ammonite Fossil
Located in Napa, CA
Ammonites were predatory Prehistoric cephalopod mollusks which existed between 400 and 66 million years ago before dying out during the extinction event which killed the dinosaurs. V...
$448Sale Price|20% Off
1880 Belgian Leather Miners Hat
Located in Haarlem, NL
This early miners hat was made from leather. They used to make it wet before putting the hat on and going into the mine. First of all to correct the fit of the hat and secondly becau...
Leather
$4,200 / set
Pair of 18th Century Carved Wall Consoles
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Pair of 18th century painted carved wall consoles, Louis XIV style, French.
Wood
Freestanding Agate Freeform Mineral from Brazil
Located in London, GB
A large polished agate freeform. This freestanding Brazilian agate has two interesting dimensions to it: serene blue-grey bands on one face, dramatic white natural inclusions on the ...
Agate
English Bronze and Cast Iron Horse Tether. Mid 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
English bronze and cast iron horse tether with decorative motif. Mid-19th Century.
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth for the purpose of buying land or animals but is most often associated with the sign...
Iron
Iridescent Ammonite wall plate
Located in London, GB
Ammonites are perhaps the most widely known fossil. These creatures lived in the seas between 240 - 65 million years ago, when they became extinct along with the dinosaurs. This lar...
Black Forest Deer Antler uneven Trophy on Hand-Carved Wooden Plaque, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
retreat, or collector’s cabinet of curiosities. Both decorative and historical, this antler trophy
Antler, Wood
Tall Antique Victorian Taxidermy Dome, English, Glass Collector's Showcase, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
arrangements, or curiosity cabinet displays Displays a desirable aged patina, consistent with careful Victorian
Glass, Mahogany
Holy Land Map, Jerusalem & Sinai — Dufour Biblical Map, Paris 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
geography of the Bible, this map reflects both scientific precision and devotional curiosity. The
Paper
Antique Victorian Display Dome, English, Glass, Taxidermy Showcase, Collectors
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, perfect for those with a passion for period interiors, collectors of taxidermy or curiosities, or anyone
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Hand-Painted Renaissance Cards, Austria, Circa 1550-1590
Located in Doha, QA
card players seeking a rare historic treasure and collectors of European paper antiques and curiosities
Paint, Paper
Atlas Geographique Boxed French Geography Game Complete with 6 Maps Circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
cartographic curiosity that has survived in good condition especially given its purpose as a game. Correctly
Pine, Paint, Paper
Saxon England Map, Heptarchy Kingdoms, Wilkinson London 1817
Located in Langweer, NL
history, and this map captures that intellectual curiosity, offering a visual reconstruction of a
Paper
Black Forest Deer Antler Trophy on Hand-Carved Wooden Plaque, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
retreat, or collector’s cabinet of curiosities. Both decorative and historical, this antler trophy
Antler, Wood
Black Forest Deer Antler Trophy on Hand-Carved Wooden Plaque, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
retreat, or collector’s cabinet of curiosities. Both decorative and historical, this antler trophy
Antler, Wood
19th Century Continental Roulette Wheel With Lacquered Finish
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century French with lovely lacquered finish and original paper numbers in good condition. All hand crafted, with brass spinner and ball slots. In working order though in need of...
Brass
The Strand Magazine An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XI. January To June. 1896
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: NEWNES, George - editor. TITLE: The Strand Magazine An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XI. January To June. PUBLISHER: London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1896. DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., bo...
Leather
Two wooden witchcups mounted on birdlegs
Located in Leuven , BE
Two wooden witchcups mounted on birdlegs
Organic Material
The Works of Francis Bacon - 10 VOLUMES - 1824 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BACON, Francis. TITLE: The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor Of England. PUBLISHER: London: for W. Baynes and Sons, 1...
Leather
Robert Louis STEVENSON. Treasure Island - DULAC ILL - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: STEVENSON, Robert Louis. TITLE: Treasure Island. PUBLISHER: London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1927. DESCRIPTION: FIRST DULAC EDITION. 1 vol., 9-1/4" x 7-1/2", illustrated by E...
Leather
The Works of William Shakespeare - LIMITED EDITION - 10 SMALL FOLIO VOLS - 1901
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: The Works of William Shakespeare. PUBLISHER: Edinburgh: for Grant Richards, 1901. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION. 10 vols., small folio, 12-15/...
Leather
The Works of Alexander Pope - NEW EDITION - 9 VOLUMES - 1822 - LEATHER BOUND!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POPE, Alexander. TITLE: The Works of Alexander Pope. PUBLISHER: London: by J. F. Dove for Richard Priestley, 1822. DESCRIPTION: NEW EDITION. 9 vols., 8-5/8" X 5-1/2", not...
Leather
The Works Of Samuel Johnson - 11 VOLUMES - 1825 - LEATHER BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: JOHNSON, Samuel. TITLE: The Works Of Samuel Johnson. PUBLISHER: Oxford: by Talboys And Wheeler; and W. Pickering, 1825. DESCRIPTION: OXFORD ENGLISH CLASSICS. 11 vols., 8-...
Leather
Alexander the Great’s Empire Map — Classical Campaign Routes, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Alexander the Great’s Empire Map — Classical Campaign Routes, c.1800 This striking and intellectually engaging map charts the vast empire and legendary campaigns of Alexander...
Paper
Antique Map of Turkey and Constantinople with Views & Figures, Fullarton c.1865
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Turkey and Constantinople with Views and Figures, Fullarton c.1865 A richly detailed and highly decorative lithographic map titled “Turkey; Central Mediterranean Regi...
Paper
Renaissance Anatolia Map, Natolia Nuova Tavola, Italian Atlas c.1598
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Renaissance Anatolia Map, Natolia Nuova Tavola, Italian Atlas c.1598 A refined and highly decorative Renaissance map of Asia Minor, titled *Natolia Nuova Tavola*, presenting ...
Paper
Antique Persia Map, Iran Afghanistan & Central Asia, The Great Game Era, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Persia Map, Iran Afghanistan & Central Asia, The Great Game Era, c.1850 A finely detailed and historically rich map of Persia and its surrounding regions, offering a com...
Paper
Antique Celestial Map, Planisphères Célestes, Lapie 1838 Astronomy
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Celestial Map, Planisphères Célestes, Lapie 1836 Astronomy This elegant and scientifically refined celestial engraving titled Planisphères Célestes was published in Paris in...
Paper
Asia Minor and the Ottoman Levant — Fine Bonne Map of Turkey, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Asia Minor and the Ottoman Levant — Fine Bonne Map of Turkey, c.1780 This finely engraved antique map of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey and surrounding regions) was created by the ce...
Paper
Antique Map of Asia Minor Turkey with Greek Key Border by Tallis, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Asia Minor Turkey with Greek Key Border by Tallis, c.1850 A highly decorative and finely engraved map titled “Asia Minor,” depicting the region of Anatolia (modern-da...
Paper
Ottoman Empire Map — Turkey in Asia, Syria & Mesopotamia, c.1830
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Ottoman Empire Map — Turkey in Asia, Syria & Mesopotamia, c.1830 A finely engraved map capturing the heart of the Ottoman Empire at a pivotal moment before the modern bor...
Paper
Antique Map of England & Wales, French, Framed Cartography, Georgian, Circa 1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique map of England. A French, maple framed cartography engraving by Jean-Baptiste Nolin, this posthumous atlas edition dating to the Georgian period, circa 1780. Full...
Glass, Paper
Antique Map Beauvais, Picardy France – Blaeu Hand Colored c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map Beauvais, Picardy France – Blaeu Hand Colored c.1642 Description: A richly detailed and highly decorative 17th-century map of the Beauvaisis region in northern France, e...
Paper
Antique Miniature Map Scandinavia & Baltic Sea, La Navigation du Nord, c.1732
Located in Langweer, NL
educational engravings, the map combines scientific curiosity with aesthetic refinement. Latitude scales frame
Paper
Blaeu Map of Cambrai, Artois & Hainaut – Heraldic France c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Blaeu Map of Cambrai, Artois & Hainaut – Heraldic France c.1642 Description: A finely engraved and richly decorated 17th-century map of the historic Archbishopric of Cambrai,...
Paper
Antique Map of Vienna, Plan von Wien, Hand Colored Artaria City Plan, 1839
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map Vienna 1839, Plan von Wien, Hand Colored Artaria City Plan A highly detailed and elegant 1839 hand-colored plan of Vienna, published by the renowned Artaria & Compagnie,...
Paper
Antique Map Paris & Île-de-France – Blaeu Hand Colored c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map Paris & Île-de-France – Blaeu Hand Colored c.1642 Description: A highly desirable and visually refined 17th-century map centered on Paris and the Île-de-France region, e...
Paper
Blaeu Map of Boulogne & Calais Coast – Maritime France, Ships c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Boulogne, Calais & Guînes – Coastal France, Ships c.1642 A striking and highly decorative 17th-century map of the northern French coast, centered on Boulogne-sur-Mer, C...
Paper
Antique Map Brie & Champagne France, Blaeu c.1642 – Paris Region
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Brie & Champagne, Paris Region – Blaeu, c.1642 Description: An elegant Blaeu map of the historic Brie region, long associated with Parisian aristocracy, royal est...
Paper
Blaeu Map of Île-de-France – Paris Region with Royal Arms, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Île-de-France – Paris Region with Royal Arms, c.1642 Description: A richly detailed and highly decorative 17th-century map of the Île-de-France region, centered on Pari...
Paper
Antique Map of Valois, Picardy France – Blaeu Hand Colored c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Valois, Picardy France – Blaeu Hand Colored c.1642 Description: A highly decorative and historically significant 17th-century map depicting the Duchy of Valois in nor...
Paper
Set of Six French Art Deco Leather Bound Larousse Books 1929
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library, study, or office with this elegant set of antique French leather bound books. Printed in Paris circa 1929 by Maison Larousse and edited by Paul Augé, the complete...
Leather, Paper
Antique 1847 History of the House of Austria 3 Volume Set By William Coxe
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique leather bound History of the House of Austria book set - From the Foundation of the Monarchy by Rhodolph of Hapsburgh, to the Deather of Leopold the Second: 1218 to 1792. By...
Leather, Paper
Antique Rare Medieval Illuminated Vellum Psalm Leaf, Italy, c.1350–1450
Located in Doha, QA
A beautifully preserved medieval illuminated manuscript leaf on vellum (animal skin), dating to circa 1350–1450, originating from Europe. Italy. This striking example of Gothic craft...
Animal Skin, Glass, Wood, Paint
Library Edition Of The Book Of A Thousand Nights And A Night, 1894
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Library Edition of The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, published in 1894, is a celebrated 12-volume set (only volumes 1 to 10 included) of Sir Richard Francis Burton's une...
Leather, Paper
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.
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
New or old, the coverlets add old-time charm to any space.
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
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.