Antique Trap Collecting
French 19th Century Bait Trap
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A woven antique bait trap made of dried grasses is in great antique condition. This is the perfect
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Paint
Poacher Trap, USA, 1860
Located in Milan, IT
F. Reuthes Patent percussion poached trap: 30 Caliber; 100mm (4") octagonal iron barrels with “ f
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
19th Century Hand Forged Bear Trap
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hand forged bear trap with extra-large pan, serrated jaws attached by rivets. Unique chain
Category
19th Century American Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Artisan Made Chinese Bird Cage or Trap
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century artisan-made Chinese birdcage is constructed of wood and wire and features several compartments accessed by sliding doors. The cage has a central hook at ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Wire
Very Early Illustrated Book on Birds, Giovanni P. Olina: "Uccelliera", 1622
Located in Middletown, NY
about trapping and caring for birds; woodcut initials & tail-pieces, light offsetting as typical, a
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.19 in W 6.88 in D 0.75 in
PLANCHE - The Vampire; or Bride of the isles - 1820 - FIRST AND ONLY EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
heralded for its use of the innovative ‘Vampire trap’ which enabled the protagonist to emerge in a dream
Category
1820s British Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Leather
H 6.88 in W 4 in D 0.5 in
Antique Print of a Mechanical Trap with Crossbow and Arrow, 1768
By Prevost
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Piege et Arc Automate'. Copper engraving of a mechanical trap with crossbow
Category
18th Century Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Paper
Italian Early 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Damigiana
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. Composed of a gorgeous free-blown aqua blue glass that exhibits trapped air bubbles within the glass and
Category
19th Century Italian Other Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Victorian ‘Excelsior’ Toilet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique Victorian ‘Excelsior’ Toilet. A reclaimed Victorian style ‘Excelsior’ toilet with a ‘P Trap
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Staffordshire Cottage Still Bank, English, circa 1880
By Staffordshire
Located in Incline Village, NV
with brown steps and green fauna at entry. There were no "coin traps" or provisions for coin removal so
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Portrait of Dutch Navigator and Admiral Van Jakob Vanheemskerk, 1618
Located in Langweer, NL
. During the second expedition, their ship became trapped in the ice near Nova Zembla.
Artists and
Category
17th Century Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Paper
H 13.59 in W 8.08 in D 0 in
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Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror.
The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Trap Collecting
Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Category
1950s English Renaissance Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Oak
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Bed Demi-Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Green Painted & Gilded Leather 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, With Gold Velvet & Gilt Embroidered Bedspread, sol...
Category
1720s Spanish Baroque Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Pair of Bronze and Cast Iron End of the Run Indian Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These heavy iron and bronze bookends are in wonderful condition. They are unsigned.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
French Cast Iron Horse Head
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
French cast iron horse head with wreath and plaque. Beautiful bronze color.
PERIOD: First Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: France, Europe
SIZE: 22"H x 11"W x 17" Projects
Family Owned & ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
19th Century, American Cast Iron Pilot House Eagle Sculpture C. 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
American, 19th century.
An unusual cast iron pilot house eagle circa 1880.
In the 19th and early 20th century it was common to find eagle carvings on American steamboat pilot hous...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian 5ft6inch Brass Eagle Lectern 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive antique brass Victorian eagle lectern, circa 1890 in date.
The 5ft6inch (164cm) lectern features an eagle with wings outstretched and detailed feathers to for...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Brass
Cast iron standing bear money box by John Harper & Co
Located in London, GB
A late Victorian patinated cast iron standing bear money box, registered design by John Harper & Co.
John Harper Co. Ironfounders, Albion Works, Willenhall, Staffordshire, England...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
19th Century Travel Trunk by Innovation
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century travel trunk by Innovation
Innovation is a well known American company which specialised in luxury travel wardrobes and suitcases, they had a shop on Les Champs Elysé...
Category
Late 19th Century American Classical Antique Trap Collecting
Antique Ophthalmometer Eye Machine by General Optical Company
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Antique Universal Ophthalmometer Eye Exam Machine by General Optical Company is stamped “Pat Oct 24th 1911”. This is an optical optometrist device to measure the curvature of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Trap Collecting
French Cast Iron Horse Head
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
French cast iron wall mount horse head. Nice black color. 27"H x 15"W, 80 pounds.
PERIOD: First Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: France, Europe
SIZE: 27"H x 15"W, 80 pounds.
Family Owned ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
Jockey Scales from Market Rasen Racecourse
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Avery brass height and weight standing jockey scales from Market Rasen Racecourse
This is a very rare set of 19th century Jockey scales, it was made by W & T Avery Birmingham, it...
Category
Late 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Vase, Sign: Gallé, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1905
By Gallé
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Galle
Gallé
World Famous for his innovative work in several areas of the decorative arts, including glass, furniture & ceramics, Emile Galle` (1846-1904) was born and died in t...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Glass
Antique Newspaper Stand, French, Walnut, Brass, Magazine, Music Rack, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique newspaper stand. A French, walnut and brass magazine or music rack, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900.
Elegant French antique newspaper stand
Displays...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Brass
H 20.48 in W 14.18 in D 6.11 in
Neoclassical Late Georgian Fire Grate
Located in London, GB
A fine brass and cast iron fire grate, in the George III style. The high shaped back with a central cartouche depicts a double headed eagle and shield, held by a man and a woman. The...
Category
Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET.
Direct from France, a wonderful antique French writing desk AND chair set with intricate Brittany det...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 48 in W 36 in D 27 in
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1800s French Head Conformatore
Located in Peekskill, NY
rod and pin would move... You can see those under the trap door. The underside of that door was lined
Category
19th Century French Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Brass, Copper
1800s Smoke Rescue Mask
Located in Peekskill, NY
fireman would then go into a smokey building to rescue those trapped within. The hose was his only air
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Aluminum
1878 Siebe Gorman Firemens Rescue Mask
Located in Peekskill, NY
smokey building to rescue those trapped within. The hose was his only air supply and lifeline. Signals
Category
19th Century English Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Mica
19th Century George IV Bezoar Cross Section Large Cow Died 1824 Curiosity
Located in Lowestoft, GB
indigestible object which has become trapped inn the gastrointestinal
Bezoars had value because they were
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Blown Glass, Pine
Mechanical Bank "Organ Bank, Medium, " circa 1881
Located in Incline Village, NV
drops into the bank. Coins are removed from a key locking trap underneath the base.
Dimensions: 4
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
1878 Siebe Gorman Firemens Rescue Mask
By Siebe Gorman & Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
into a Smokey building to rescue those trapped within.
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Mechanical Bank "Magic Bank" Circa 1876
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
and no touch-up or repaint. It also has the original slide trap.
The bank operates as follows:
with
Category
19th Century American Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
"Spirit of Saving" Coin Savings Bank. Circa 1928
Located in Incline Village, NV
original key is included, which opens up the coin trap atop the plane and between the wings. Coins are
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Aluminum
Mechanical Bank "Novelty Bank", circa 1873 (Brown Version)
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
into the vault. Coins are removed via a slide trap held in place by a screw.
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Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
Mechanical Bank "Magic Bank, " circa 1876
Located in Incline Village, NV
no touch-up or repaint. It also has the original slide trap.
The bank operates as follows:
With the
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
George Custer Civil War Era Signature, 1864
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Custer to trap the bulk of the Lakota and Cheyenne population between them and deal them a crushing
Category
1860s American Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Paper
General George Armstrong Custer Signature with Civil War Sword, circa 1865-1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
forces under the command of Crook, Gibbon, and Custer to trap the bulk of the Lakota and Cheyenne
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Trap Collecting
Early 20th C. Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
a fencing mask for Alexander Tyng, then with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Vintage Spalding Steel Wire and Leather Catcher's Masks, circa 1940
By Spalding
Located in San Francisco, CA
first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But the catcher’s mask caught on
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
MacGregor Leather and Metal Catcher's Mask c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But the catcher’s mask
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But the
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Leather Wrapped Steel "Half Face" Catcher's Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tyng, then with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Blue Steel Catcher's Mask c.1940
By Rawlings
Located in San Francisco, CA
mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But the catcher’s mask caught on quickly among pros and
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Franklin Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alexander Tyng, then with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Early 20th C. Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tyng, then with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Vintage Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask with Brass Snaps, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But the
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Leather
Blacksmith Anvil, Iron, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Anvil with a double Horn (one round and one with a sharp edge, both worn by use) without a trap, of
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
"Himalayan Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus Impeyanus)" Naturalistic Bird Lithograph
By John Gerrard Keulemans
Located in Houston, TX
Petrels" (1907-1910). He also spent some time collecting birds in Cape Verde and West Africa.
He was the
Category
1870s Naturalistic Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Lithograph
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Metal
"South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917, " circa 1920
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
icy year in Antarctica; after drifting trapped in the ice for nine months, the Endurance was crushed
Category
1920s Antique Trap Collecting
Very Large Ryolite, Agate, and Quartz Bookends from Western United States
Located in New York, NY
formed from volcanic activity. Over thousands of years, gas and moisture were trapped inside the cavity
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Grand Tour Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Stone, Agate, Quartz
Gorilla Still Bank, circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
manufacture, albeit made of lead it has German characteristics, although the trap is very American. Andy Moore
Category
1920s Unknown Folk Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Lead
Mechanical Bank "Monkey Bank", circa 1925
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Incline Village, NV
lock trap underneath the base (see image).
The bank is in all original condition and original paint
Category
1920s American Folk Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
1878 Siebe Gorman Firemens Rescue Mask
By Siebe Gorman & Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
into a smokey building to rescue those trapped within.
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Tibetan Dhangro Dhami Drum Shaman Medicine Healing Buddhist Phurba, Nepal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
and human faces handle, beads trapped inside.
This drum is handcrafted in Nepal.
The healing drum is
Category
1920s Nepalese Tibetan Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Leather, Wood
Santa at Chimney (Exchange National Bank)
Located in Incline Village, NV
coin trap at the base. Coins are deposited in the slot provided at the top of the chimney (see images
Category
1920s American Folk Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Lead
"Cigarette Vending" Mechanical Bank. Circa 1920's
Located in Incline Village, NV
dispensed. Coins are removed via a key lock trap at the bottom.
Condition is excellent and all original
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Tin
Ernest Shackleton Handwritten Signed Letter
Located in Jersey, GB
was the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, during which his ship Endurance was trapped
Category
Early 1900s Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Paper
Antique Black Safe, Strongbox in Wood & Iron, Original Keys, 17th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
safe or for furnishing a strong and elegant environment. Red lacquered interior with shelves, trap door
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
H 47.25 in W 27.56 in D 22.05 in
Distressed Metal and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
a fencing mask for Alexander Tyng, then with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Metal
Leather and Metal Catcher's Mask, c.1940
By Spalding
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But the catcher’s mask
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Steel and Green Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But the catcher’s mask
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Early 20th C. Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alexander Tyng, then with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Metal and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
, then with the Harvard Nine. At first, Thayer’s better mouse trap was derisively called a rat trap. But
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Metal
Original Bobby Jones Flicker Book, No. 11C, Out the Rough and Putt
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
No. 34 Eagles No. 35 Flip the Frog No. 36 Mickey Mouse - Cheese-Trap No. 37 Mickey Mouse - Cat
Category
1920s British Sporting Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Paper
Vintage Parlour Golf Toy, Tommy Green by Schoenhut, Philadelphia
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, mounded bunker, assorted sand traps, water hazard, flags, boundary signs, balls, and various styles of
Category
1920s American Sporting Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Beech
Early 20th Century English Fairground Fortune Telling Penny Machine
Located in London, GB
, the penny passes through a simple weight distributed swing arm hinge trap that releases the pull
Category
1910s British Folk Art Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Wood
Ulysses S. Grant - Autograph Letter Signed Directing Generals for the War's End
By Ulysses S. Grant
Located in New York, NY
was on the run and by April 9, a trapped Lee surrendered his forces to General Grant, effectively
Category
1860s American Antique Trap Collecting
H 30 in W 33 in D 3 in
Schiaparelli Haute Couture Ostrich Clips, Circus Collection 1938
By House of Schiaparelli
Located in New York, NY
laboratory. Women who go there fall into a trap, and come out masked, disguised, deformed or reformed
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Trap Collecting
Group of English Victorian Iron Man Traps from a Country Estate
Located in Glamis, Angus
A grizzly group of 3 Victorian English man traps. Most probably from a country estate to deter
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Iron
Springfield Model 1884 Trap Door Rifle
By Springfield Armory
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This well preserved example of Springfield, Mass. manufacture with the cypher and date 1893 stamped in the stock was standard use for military at the time. It is chambered for 45-70...
Category
19th Century American Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Steel
Japanese Screen with Kingfisher & Bamboo Fish Traps
Located in Seattle, WA
split bamboo fishing traps set along the banks of a river with iris plants and lily pads. The
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Trap Collecting
Huge Oak Church Confessional, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
meters wide. Nothing is missing on the inside bench from the sliding traps through the small blackened
Category
19th Century French Antique Trap Collecting
Rare Mid-19thC Ledger Page of Convict Mugshot Photographs from Exeter City Gaol
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
as the trap door of the scaffold failed to open. This was despite the fact it had been carefully
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Paper
H 14.75 in W 19 in D 0.001 in
French Farmers' Market Chicken Cage
Located in Austin, TX
bleached chestnut wood and has two trap doors with wooden latches. A great piece to turn into a coffee or
Category
19th Century French Antique Trap Collecting
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Pair of Japanese Kano School Screens
Located in San Francisco, CA
views from Matsushima) with fishing traps and birds. Silver foil clouds with heavy pigments on paper. A
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Trap Collecting
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Antique Trap Collecting For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique trap collecting you’re looking for. An antique trap collecting — often made from metal, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique trap collecting, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique trap collecting, those designed in industrial, folk art and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique trap collecting has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Prevost, Rawlings and Spalding are consistently popular.
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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Circus Brooch
George Smith Bench
Antique Mouse Trap
Antique Singing Bird In A Cage
George Howe
Antique Monkey Toy
Antique Fairground Glass
Organ Bank
Reclaimed Wash Basin
Men Warrior Ring
Weller Kingfisher
J Henderson Painting