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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 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
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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
Rare Antique 18th Century Dutch Leatherbound Family Bible Old & New Testament
Located in Dayton, OH
An 18th Century Dutch Folio Bible With New & Old Testament. Features a thick leather bound exterior with tooled leather, brass clasps and bracket. Often referred to as a "Keur...
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Blaeu Map of Savoy & Alps, Geneva Piedmont France Italy, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Savoy & Alps, Geneva Piedmont France Italy, c.1642 Description: A finely detailed and highly decorative map of the Duchy of Savoy, encompassing the Alpine regions betwe...
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Blaeu Biscay Map, Basque Country Bilbao Cantabria Spain, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Biscay Map, Basque Country Bilbao Cantabria Spain, c.1642 Description: A finely engraved and highly decorative map of northern Spain, depicting the historic regions of Biscay,...
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Blaeu Map of Île de Ré & Oléron, La Rochelle Coast France, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Île de Ré & Oléron, La Rochelle Coast France, c.1642 A finely engraved and beautifully composed map of the French Atlantic coast, depicting the islands of Île de Ré, Îl...
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Blaeu Catalonia Map, Barcelona & Mediterranean Coast Spain, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Catalonia Map, Barcelona Spain, Mediterranean Sea, c.1642 Description: A superb and highly detailed map of Catalonia, centered on Barcelona and the northeastern regions of Spa...
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Blaeu Andalusia Map, Seville Cordoba Granada Spain, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Andalusia Map, Seville Cordoba Granada Spain, c.1642 Description: A richly engraved and highly decorative map of Andalusia in southern Spain, centered on Seville, Cordoba, and...
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Blaeu Map of Persia, Caspian Sea & Arabia, Hand Colored, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Persia, Caspian Sea & Arabia, Hand Colored, c.1642 Description: A richly detailed and highly decorative 17th-century map of Persia (modern-day Iran) and the surrounding...
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Pair of Spider Conch Shells on Antique Wood Stands, Organic Modern
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natures Beauty marine specimens two spider conch sea shells on 19 th c turned wood stands
Shell
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 1ST ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1...
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STEIN, Gertrude. Useful Knowledge - 1928 - FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: STEIN, Gertrude. TITLE: Useful Knowledge. PUBLISHER: New York: Payson & Clarke, Ltd., 1928. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 9-5/8" x 6-1/4", inscri...
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Caesar’s Gallia Veteris – Blaeu Map of Ancient Gaul, France c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Caesar’s Gallia Veteris – Blaeu Map of Ancient Gaul, France c.1642 Description: A finely engraved and highly decorative 17th-century map of ancient Gaul, titled Typus Galliae Veteri...
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Caesar’s Gallia Antiqua – Blaeu Map of Ancient France, c.1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Caesar’s Gallia Antiqua – Blaeu Map of Ancient France, c.1642 Description: A superb and highly decorative 17th-century map of ancient Gaul, titled Gallia Vetus, published by Willem ...
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Percy Bysshe SHELLEY. The Cenci. A Tragedy, In Five Acts. 1819 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. TITLE: The Cenci. A Tragedy, In Five Acts. PUBLISHER: [Livorno], Italy: for C. And J. Ollier, Vere Street, Bond Street, London, 1819. DESCRIPTION: F...
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John Lord CAMPBELL. The Lives Of The Chief Justices Of England. 6 VOLUMES - 1874
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CAMPBELL, John Lord (Sir Joseph Arnould). TITLE: The Lives Of The Chief Justices Of England. PUBLISHER: NY: James Cockcroft & Co., 1874. DESCRIPTION: 6 vols., 8-7/8" x 6-...
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Roman Fort of Brittenburg at Katwijk – Dutch Antique Miniature Map, c.1606
Located in Langweer, NL
spirit of the map and reflecting early archaeological curiosity. The fine copper engraving demonstrates
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Le Bonheur dans le Crime; Une des diaboliques by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly - 1897
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Société Normande du Livre Illustrée, 1897. LIMITED EDITION. 8vo 10 1/2 x 7 inches (265 x 178 mm); half title, frontispiece portrait, title, (2), lxvi, 97 pp. Text in French. ...
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Complete Works Of Ralph Waldo Emerson. AUTOGRAPH CENTENARY EDITION - 12 VOLUMES
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. TITLE: The Complete Works Of Ralph Waldo Emerson. With a biographical introduction and notes by Edward Waldo Emerson and a general index. PUBLISHER: ...
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1722 Antique Map of Venice by Petrus van der Aa, Detailed Paper
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A spectacular Antique Map of Venice, Titled “Nova et accussima Venetiarum urbis Tabula topographica”, published by Petrus van der Aa in 1722 in the Thesaurus antiquitatum et historia...
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MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - 1926 - WITH DJ
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: Winnie The Pooh. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. 1 volume, illustrated by E. H. Shephard. Boun...
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DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FIFTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. DESCRIPTION: FIFTH EDITION. 1 vol., 6-5/8...
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MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. PRESENTAION COPY - NINTH EDITION - 1929
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: Winnie The Pooh. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1929. DESCRIPTION: PRESENTAION COPY NINTH EDITION. 1 volume, inscribed by Milne on the front l...
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Complete Works Of Charles Dickens. 32 VOLUMES - STANDARED LIBRARY EDITION - 1894
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens. PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1894. DESCRIPTION: THE STANDARED LIBRARY EDITION. 32 vol...
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DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. ...
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DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FOURTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. DESCRIPTION: FOURTH EDITION. 1 vol., 6-5/...
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Charles GUITEAU. The Assassin’s Doom - 1882 - Mcdade 400.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GUITEAU, Charles. TITLE: The Assassin’s Doom. Full Account Of The Jail Life, Trial And Sentence Of Chas. J. Guiteau. A Sequel To “Guiteau’s Crime.” Completely Illustrated B...
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LECKY - History Of Ireland In The Eighteenth Century - 5 VOLS - NEW EDITION 1902
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LECKY, William Edward Hartpole. TITLE: A History Of Ireland In The Eighteenth Century. PUBLISHER: London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1902. DESCRIPTION: NEW EDITION. 5 vo...
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Blaeu Strait of Magellan Map – Tierra del Fuego, Decorative Sea Chart, 1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Strait of Magellan Map – Tierra del Fuego, Decorative Sea Chart 1642 A highly important and visually captivating map of the Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego, published ...
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Blaeu Map of Peru, Antique Hand-Colored Engraving, South America 1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Peru, Antique Hand-Colored Engraving, South America 1642 A finely engraved and beautifully hand-colored map of Peru, published by Willem and Joan Blaeu in Amsterdam aro...
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Blaeu Brazil Map, Novus Brasiliae Typus, Antique Hand-Colored Map 1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Brazil Map, Novus Brasiliae Typus, Antique Hand-Colored Map 1642 A highly important and visually striking map of Brazil, titled Novus Brasiliae Typus, published by Willem and ...
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Blaeu Virginia and Florida Map – Decorative Early America Chart, 1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Virginia and Florida Map – Decorative Early America Chart 1642 A highly important and visually striking map of the southeastern coast of North America, titled Virginiae partis...
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Blaeu Venezuela Map – Decorative Caribbean & Nueva Andalusia Chart 1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Venezuela Map – Decorative Caribbean & Nueva Andalusia Chart 1642 A highly decorative and historically important map of Venezuela and the northern coast of South America, publ...
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Blaeu Paraguay Map, Rio de la Plata, Antique Engraving, South America 1642
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Paraguay Map, Rio de la Plata, Antique Engraving, South America 1642 A highly decorative and historically significant map of Paraguay and the Rio de la Plata region, published...
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Hand-Colored Antique Miniature Map of Scandinavia, Copper Engraving, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Enlightenment-era publications designed to educate and inspire curiosity about distant lands. This type of
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Antique Map of Turkey in Asia, Middle East and Persia, Bonne, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Turkey in Asia, Middle East and Persia, Bonne, c.1780 A finely engraved and beautifully hand-colored 18th-century map titled Turquie d’Asie, created by the distinguis...
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Antique Map of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Balkans & Middle East, Bonne, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map Ottoman Empire Turkey Balkans Middle East Bonne c1780 A finely engraved 18th-century map of the Ottoman Empire, titled La Turquie d’Europe et celle d’Asie, created by th...
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Antique Map of Persia, Georgia and Tartary, Bonne, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Persia, Georgia and Tartary, Bonne, c.1780 A finely engraved 18th-century map depicting Persia and the surrounding regions, titled Carte de la Perse, de la Géorgie et...
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Antique Map of Java Indonesia, VOC Period, Decorative Cartouche, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Java Indonesia, VOC Period, Decorative Cartouche, c.1750 A finely engraved and highly decorative antique map of the island of Java, titled Nouvelle Carte de l’Isle de...
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Antique Map of Southeast Asia, Including Indonesia and Philippines, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Southeast Asia, Including Indonesia and Philippines, 1808 Description: A finely detailed and visually compelling early 19th-century map of Southeast Asia, engraved an...
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Antique Map of Flores, Timor and the Sunda Islands, French, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Flores, Timor and the Sunda Islands, French, 1809, Freycinet Description: A finely engraved and historically important French map depicting the Lesser Sunda Islands, ...
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Antique Japanese Map of Europe, Russo-Japanese War, Meiji 1904
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Japanese Map of Europe, Russo-Japanese War, Meiji 1904 This striking and historically charged Japanese map of Europe was issued in 1904 (Meiji 37) at the outbreak of the Rus...
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Terra Veteribus Nota — Classical World Map of Antiquity, Wilkinson 1814
Located in Langweer, NL
combination of classical scholarship, historical curiosity, and visual elegance. This example integrates
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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.