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Antique Sea Life Diorama Shadow Box, Walnut Frame, Shells, 1950
Antique Sea Life Diorama Shadow Box, Walnut Frame, Shells, 1950

Antique Sea Life Diorama Shadow Box, Walnut Frame, Shells, 1950

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

3-715 Beautiful sea life diorama including sea shells various crustaceans ,seahorse starfish encased in a walnut frame under glass. Brass hanging ring

Category

Vintage 1950s Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Antique Richter's Anchor Box, German, Stone, Anker Baukasten, Number 15, Set
Antique Richter's Anchor Box, German, Stone, Anker Baukasten, Number 15, Set

Antique Richter's Anchor Box, German, Stone, Anker Baukasten, Number 15, Set

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Richter's Anchor Box. A German, stone Anker Baukasten No. 15 or construction set

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Albanian Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Cast Stone

TRAIN-WAGON 1900 Antique Desk Cigar Box With Wheels In Oak Wood & Bronze
TRAIN-WAGON 1900 Antique Desk Cigar Box With Wheels In Oak Wood & Bronze

TRAIN-WAGON 1900 Antique Desk Cigar Box With Wheels In Oak Wood & Bronze

Located in Miami, FL

An antique desk cigar box humidor in the shape of a train wagon. This is an amazing antique desk

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique 20th Century Edwardian Oak Gwr Railway Locomotive Tender Box c.1900
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Oak Gwr Railway Locomotive Tender Box c.1900

Antique 20th Century Edwardian Oak Gwr Railway Locomotive Tender Box c.1900

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian oak and metal storage box, modelled as a coal wagon tender for

Category

20th Century British Other Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Antique Nautical Brass Parallels Original Mahogany Box made in Plymouth, 1860
Antique Nautical Brass Parallels Original Mahogany Box made in Plymouth, 1860

Antique Nautical Brass Parallels Original Mahogany Box made in Plymouth, 1860

By W. Heath, Plymouth 1

Located in Milan, IT

1860. Complete with original mahogany box. Parallel measures cm 46.2 x 6.2 x 2 (H). W. Heath was an

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"
Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"

Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"

Located in Dayton, OH

Exquisite late 19th century Swiss marquetry / parquetry cylinder music box capable of playing eight

Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Musical Instruments

Materials

Rosewood

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 LIBERTY LONDON ART NOUVEAU SMOKERS PIPE BOX + PERIOD PIPEs
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 LIBERTY LONDON ART NOUVEAU SMOKERS PIPE BOX + PERIOD PIPEs

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 LIBERTY LONDON ART NOUVEAU SMOKERS PIPE BOX + PERIOD PIPEs

By Liberty of London

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

London Art Nouveau Smokers pipe box including two original antique pipes A very well made good looking

Category

Antique 1880s English Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Oak

Tin Toy Bread Box Doll House Kitchen Accessory Antique German Marklin, 1900s
Tin Toy Bread Box Doll House Kitchen Accessory Antique German Marklin, 1900s

Tin Toy Bread Box Doll House Kitchen Accessory Antique German Marklin, 1900s

By Märklin

Located in Nuernberg, DE

This rare antique dollhouse miniature is for sale. This was purchased at an exceptional collectors

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano

Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano

Located in London, GB

This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening

Category

Antique 19th Century German Models and Miniatures

Materials

Silver

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880
English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

Located in Labrit, Landes

English sextant set in its walnut box. 19th century This box is a unique decorative item that will

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique 19thC Swiss Made Cylinder Music Box By Lecoultre Frères Of Geneva c.1880
Antique 19thC Swiss Made Cylinder Music Box By Lecoultre Frères Of Geneva c.1880

Antique 19thC Swiss Made Cylinder Music Box By Lecoultre Frères Of Geneva c.1880

By LeCoultre & Cie 1

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century Swiss music box crafted in the form of a desk table, with a fully functional

Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Shooting Peg Case, English, Silver Plate, Marker Box, Victorian
Small Antique Shooting Peg Case, English, Silver Plate, Marker Box, Victorian

Small Antique Shooting Peg Case, English, Silver Plate, Marker Box, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a small antique shooting peg case. An English, silver plated butt marker box, dating to the

Category

Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

Located in London, GB

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake

Category

Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Books

Materials

Pine

Late 19th Century English Game Box
Late 19th Century English Game Box

Late 19th Century English Game Box

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Lovely antique game box, made of mahogany. The box contains several games, with many bits and

Category

Antique 1890s British Belle Époque Games

Materials

Wood

Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Mezuzah with a Scroll in Original Box ca 1890
Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Mezuzah with a Scroll in Original Box ca 1890

Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Mezuzah with a Scroll in Original Box ca 1890

Located in Doha, QA

original leather and dark purple velvet box. It was made in Vienna, Austria between 1890 and 1900 by an

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880
Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880

Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880

By Japy Frères

Located in London, GB

A fine quality and rare music box made by Ami Rivenc of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1880, featuring

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th C. Antique Swiss Cylinder Roll Music Box 6 Tune Airs with Inlaid Case
19th C. Antique Swiss Cylinder Roll Music Box 6 Tune Airs with Inlaid Case

19th C. Antique Swiss Cylinder Roll Music Box 6 Tune Airs with Inlaid Case

Located in Philadelphia, PA

19th C. Antique Swiss Cylinder Roll Music Box 6 Tune Airs with Inlaid Case and Works Very Nicely

Category

Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century antique Snuff Box Made in a Horse's Hoof with Horn Lid
Late 19th Century antique Snuff Box Made in a Horse's Hoof with Horn Lid

Late 19th Century antique Snuff Box Made in a Horse's Hoof with Horn Lid

Located in Milan, IT

Snuff box made in the late 19th century in a horse's hoof and horn lid, horseshoe base of chromed

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Bone, Horn

Edwardian Solid Silver Playing Cards Box by Levi & Salaman, 1902
Edwardian Solid Silver Playing Cards Box by Levi & Salaman, 1902

Edwardian Solid Silver Playing Cards Box by Levi & Salaman, 1902

By Levi & Salaman

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian solid silver playing cards box. This exquisite piece features

Category

20th Century British Other Games

Materials

Silver

19th Century Victorian Games Box Compendium, England, Circa 1895
19th Century Victorian Games Box Compendium, England, Circa 1895

19th Century Victorian Games Box Compendium, England, Circa 1895

Located in Incline Village, NV

and original) games box, with various game playing choices. The Victorian era compendium of games is

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Games

Materials

Wood

LARGE WEiGHTED VINTAGE JACQUE STAUNTON CHESSMAN STAMPED CHESS SET ORIGINAL BOX
LARGE WEiGHTED VINTAGE JACQUE STAUNTON CHESSMAN STAMPED CHESS SET ORIGINAL BOX

LARGE WEiGHTED VINTAGE JACQUE STAUNTON CHESSMAN STAMPED CHESS SET ORIGINAL BOX

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning

Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut

19th Century Victorian Walnut & Brass Card Games Box, c.1890
19th Century Victorian Walnut & Brass Card Games Box, c.1890

19th Century Victorian Walnut & Brass Card Games Box, c.1890

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late-19th Century Victorian walnut cased games compendium. The box itself is protected by a

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Doctor’s Medical Box with Instruments
Early 20th Century Doctor’s Medical Box with Instruments

Early 20th Century Doctor’s Medical Box with Instruments

Located in Madrid, ES

Early 1900s wooden physician’s medical box complete with a selection of original medical

Category

Vintage 1910s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.
Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.

Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.

Located in Knivsta, SE

the box is a board for Nine Men's Morris, an antique playing game (later called cowboy checkers in

Category

Antique Late 17th Century European Baroque Games

Materials

Birch, Olive, Walnut

NEW IN THE BOX LTD EDITION 18/500 ROBERT BURNS SCOTTiSH CHESS SET
NEW IN THE BOX LTD EDITION 18/500 ROBERT BURNS SCOTTiSH CHESS SET

NEW IN THE BOX LTD EDITION 18/500 ROBERT BURNS SCOTTiSH CHESS SET

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this brand new in the box

Category

20th Century English Other Games

Materials

Silver, Pewter

VINTAGE 1940's STAUNTON METAL CHESS SET GEORGIAN CIRCA 1800 BOX & CHESSBOARD
VINTAGE 1940's STAUNTON METAL CHESS SET GEORGIAN CIRCA 1800 BOX & CHESSBOARD

VINTAGE 1940's STAUNTON METAL CHESS SET GEORGIAN CIRCA 1800 BOX & CHESSBOARD

By House of Staunton

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning

Category

Antique 1840s English Georgian Games

Materials

Metal

20th Century Canadian Solid Silver & Enamel Playing Cards Box, Toronto c.1920
20th Century Canadian Solid Silver & Enamel Playing Cards Box, Toronto c.1920

20th Century Canadian Solid Silver & Enamel Playing Cards Box, Toronto c.1920

By Ellis Bros.

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early-20th Century Canadian solid silver playing cards case. This box features a smooth

Category

20th Century Canadian Other Games

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Oak and Pine 19th Century Wall Hanging Spice Box
Oak and Pine 19th Century Wall Hanging Spice Box

Oak and Pine 19th Century Wall Hanging Spice Box

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A charming mid 19th century wall hanging Oak and Pine Spice Box, or Cabinet, having four short

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak, Pine

Late 19th Century Swiss Music Box by Paillard, Vaucher & Fils
Late 19th Century Swiss Music Box by Paillard, Vaucher & Fils

Late 19th Century Swiss Music Box by Paillard, Vaucher & Fils

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Swiss music box by Paillard, Vaucher & Fils, late 19th century. Walnut veneered top with line

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

20th Century "Aubock" Art Deco Tobacco Box, Carved from Root Wood
20th Century "Aubock" Art Deco Tobacco Box, Carved from Root Wood

20th Century "Aubock" Art Deco Tobacco Box, Carved from Root Wood

Located in Vienna, AT

This exquisite 19th century Art Deco Tobacco-Box from Aubock is meticulously carved from rich root

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Burl, Wood

Rare early 20th century French tin metal soldier’s family’s donation box
Rare early 20th century French tin metal soldier’s family’s donation box

Rare early 20th century French tin metal soldier’s family’s donation box

Located in London, GB

Rare early 20th century French tin metal soldier’s family’s donation box. Dimensions: H 20” x W 16

Category

Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Large Art & Crafts Sterling Silver-Mounted Cigar/Cigarette Box With Hinged Lid
Large Art & Crafts Sterling Silver-Mounted Cigar/Cigarette Box With Hinged Lid

Large Art & Crafts Sterling Silver-Mounted Cigar/Cigarette Box With Hinged Lid

By George Betjemann & Sons

Located in New York, NY

used for muti-purposes (jewelry, etc.). The box is in good antique condition and is a lovely

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Antique Curiosity Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique curiosity box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and silver, every antique curiosity box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique curiosity box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique curiosity box made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique curiosity box over the years, but those crafted by Regina Music Box Co., Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev and C.J. Vander are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

Finding the Right Collectibles-curiosities for You

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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