$234Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage 1930s HANDMADE Hawaiian Doll.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Step into a time when craftsmanship was king with our beautifully handmade Hawaiian Doll from the early 20th century. This ceremonial gem is a rare find, embodying the true spirit of...
Cotton
$2,800
1930s Austrian Horse Toy
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful 1930s Austrian horse toy. Wonderful patina.
Bentwood
1930s Hand Painted Tinplate Car
Located in Marbella, ES
1930s hand painted tinplate car.
Sheet Metal
Hand Crafted and Beautifully Painted Dolls Found in Southern Mexico, 1930's
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Hand Crafted and Beautifully Painted Doll found in Southern Mexico, Early 20th Century. Origin: Villa de Zaachila, Oaxaca / Southern México.
Leather, Wood
$600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Three Vintage Doll Head / Face Molds Steampunk
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare set of three vintage metal doll head / face molds, circa 1930s. The Industrial looking pieces are quite unique and make a great "Steampunk" decor item.
Metal
$340Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Pinocchio Doll by Knickerbocker Toy Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage composition Pinocchio doll by Knickerbocker Toy company, likely from the 1930s.
Composition
Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
O'Neill also wrote and illustrated a series of Kewpie books as well as a comic-strip version in the mid-1930s. The Kewpie dolls were originally made of china or bisque (unglazed chin...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 5.91 in W 11.03 in D 5.52 in
Rare Handmade Halabala Model Toy Set by Jindrich Halabala for Up Zavody, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Zohor, SK
Unique and rare handmade miniature furniture set of famous Czech designer Jinrich Halabala items. Limited edition produced as a toy model set by UP Zavody a furniture factory. The se...
Metal
Liberty of London King Henry the VIII Doll
By Liberty of London
Located in Redding, CT
He comes with a gray metal doll stand. Produced from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Metal
Large Antique Naive Folk Art Cloth Rag Doll, Early 20Th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
Dating from somewhere in the first half of the 20th century, probably circa 1920s-1930s. The doll is in excellent vintage condition with only minimal handling wear commensurate with...
Textile, Cotton, Silk, Thread
Vintage Singing Bird in a Gilded Cage Automaton C.1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage singing bird in a gilded cage automaton C.1930s This charming little red bid sings when you wind her up The mechanics are in working condition and the bird chirps away ...
Metal
Super Rare 1930s Three Little Pigs Wood Case Radio by Hudson-Ross, Inc.
Located in Peekskill, NY
If you are a collector then you already know how rare this children's character radio is. I've been collecting radios for over 40 years and have only seen them in pictures. They came...
Wood
Vintage Children's Metal Toy Bus, France, 1930s
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
Vintage French children toy bus made in metal. Original paint with gorgeous patina. Still complete and in good condition.
Metal
Antique Mexican Demon Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Demon mask in wood, circa 1970. The mask makes a sound when moved.
Wood
$686Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.55 in W 5.52 in D 11.82 in
1930s Racing Car Black and Red Scale Model, Highly Detailed, Medium Size
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning contemporary reproduction of a vintage racing car from the 1930s. The streamlined body, exhaust pipes, wheels and dashboard are all faithfully reproduced and highly detailed...
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Pedal Car Fire Truck
Located in Chicago, IL
Vibrant, sleek and full of character, this vintage pedal car was once the prized possession of children all across America. A popular toy since the late 19th century, pedal cars expe...
Steel
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of cedar wood. The handles are made of iron. The design is ultimately simple...
Cedar
Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood
$6,493
H 22.05 in W 18.12 in D 2.76 in
18th Century Altar Modell, South Germany, with Original Painting, Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century Altar Modell, South Germany, with original painting, wood A rare altar model with original painting, in the middle Jesus Christus and on the top God the father and two...
Wood
$102,592Sale Price|20% Off
H 86.62 in W 157.49 in D 72.84 in
Wagen Bed in Fiberglass and Palisander Wood Veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Bed Wagen for children room. Made with fiberglass with outside with chrome-plated finishes. With palisander wood veneer inside and withseveral storage compartments for a bed, a tv, ...
Chrome
$4,860Sale Price|35% Off
H 39.38 in W 45.28 in D 12.6 in
Large Bronze Horse Sculpture with Green Patina, 20th Century
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Large Bronze Standing Horse Sculpture with Green Patina Magnificent handcrafted bronze sculpture of a standing horse with fine detailing and a beautiful green antique patina. This f...
Bronze
1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Catrin (Dandy) mask Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico Wood, gesso, paint 1950s-1960s Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep This mask is called the C...
Wood, Paint
Girl in beautiful Dress, Antique German Dollhouse Doll Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Bisque Head, Arms and Leg Doll is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful Outfit, it ...
Porcelain, Fabric
$270Sale Price|40% Off
H 27 in W 25 in D 2 in
Hawaiian Airbrush Nude on Paper by Mundorff Honolulu in Bamboo Frame, 1945
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-century WWII wartime Hawaiian airbrush artwork nude featuring young topless women on an island beach with a palm tree overhead. The airbrush was done on Paper signed by the...
Paper
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks 2
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 5 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with anilina (natural pigments).
Paper
Mid-19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Tang Dynasty Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid-19th century carved and painted wooden Tang dynasty horse This is a superb piece of Chinese Folk Art, superbly carved in wood, in the classic statue of this famous creature in...
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 33.5 in D 1 in
"Aloha, The Universal Word, " Art Deco Study for Hawaiian Mural Series by Savage
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and important, this painting by Eugene Savage served as the preparatory study for one of six monumental Art Deco murals commissioned by the Matson Shipping company in ...
Paint
Fully Restored Victorian Rocking Horse
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, fully restored Victorian rocking horse complete with a studded leather saddle, blue saddle blanket and leather reins and stirrups. The handsome horse securely rocks on i...
Wood
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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