$1,049Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Schoolmaster's Hand Bell, English, Bronze, Dinner Chime, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique schoolmaster's hand bell. An English, bronze and ebonised lignum vitae dinner chime, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A tactile and substantial example,...
Bronze
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Silver door bell with guilloché, blue enamel, Fabergé style
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver doorbell with guilloche decoration and blue enamel in the Fabergé style, 19th/20th century. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 118.87 grams....
Silver
Antique English Polished Brass Counter / Desk Bell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and highly decorative desk or counter bell, my favourite kind with the more unusual clapper to the side rather than the ones you ring from the top. The hinged clapper is ...
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Bronze Bell with Nautical Design
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian antique bronze bell: may be a Nautical Bell or a Church bell because it was recovered in the Mediterranean sea in front of Genoa many years ago. It has a bullet hole on one ...
Bronze
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Victorian silver bell with garlands, ropes & angel on tortoiseshell base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Victorian silver bell trimmed with cords, garlands, floral motifs, and topped with an angel perched on a tortoiseshell base. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmi...
Silver
$513Sale Price|65% Off
Silver pierced bell with spiral floral motifs and interior mechanism
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bell, cut-out, spiral with floral motifs and mechanism inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 259.6 grams. Dimensions: 7.8x8cm...
Silver
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Victorian silver pierced bell with shells, garlands and zoomorphic feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Victorian silver bell trimmed with shells and garlands, resting on a corded base and three zoomorphic feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Biirmingham. Weight: 2...
Silver
$598Sale Price|65% Off
Silver bell with pierced floral lid, mechanism and four feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bell with cut-out and embossed lid with floral motifs, mechanism inside and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weigh...
Silver
$1,295Sale Price|28% Off
1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
By Russel Wright
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Iron
Ancient Bronze Buddhist Ghanta Hand Bell with Vajra / Dorje Handle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient bronze ghanta bell. In a Buddhist style. With engraved and embossed geometric decoration to the bell body. The handle with a 3 point vajra device with each point em...
Bronze
Oversized Industrial Pyrex Glass Bell Jar With Large Side Arm
By Pyrex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This oversized Industrial Pyrex glass bell jar is certainly a unique and an impressive art object. At 29" height and 20.5" diameter this bell jar, dome, clouche can be used any way y...
Glass
Oversized Industrial Pyrex Glass Bell Jar With Small Side Arm
By Pyrex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This oversized Industrial Pyrex glass bell jar is certainly a unique and an impressive art object. At 29" height and 20.5" diameter this bell jar, dome, clouche can be used any way y...
Glass
$490Sale Price|30% Off
6 Brass Bells Japanese Suzu Temple Indian Hanuman Monkey Elephant Claw
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage lot of six brass bells. Includes: - Indian Hindu Puja bell or Ghanta featuring the monkey god Hanuman or Garuda - kneeling praying figure with a turban. - Queen Elizabeth I ...
Brass
$315Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Large Primitive Iron Camel Bell With Leather Handle 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage iron camel / cow / horse / livestock bell (loutuo lingdang) - long, narrow, cylindrical form with a leather-wrapped handle on top and a brush-wrapped clapper. Dimensions: 6....
Iron
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. First Blakiston Edition. Rebound in quarter navy leather and cloth boards, with gilt titles, gi...
Leather, Paper
Large Japanese Buddhist Bronze Temple Bell with Resonant Tone, 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A fine and impressive Japanese Buddhist bronze temple bell dating to the early–mid 19th century, notable for its substantial scale, well-preserved decorative elements, and beautifull...
Bronze
Antique Brass on Leather Horse Sleigh Bells, Circa 1900's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Brass on Leather Horse Sleigh Bells, Circa 1900's.
Brass
Silver Ship’s Bell for Sir William Bentley Purchase of Operation Mincemeat
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver Ship’s Bell Presented to Sir William Bentley Purchase Bell made in 1944, presented in 1958 This remarkable artifact of Second World War history is the silver ship’s bell pres...
Silver
$308Sale Price|65% Off
Silver bell with friezes around it and topped with a ball
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bell with friezes around it and topped with a ball. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 100.14 grams. Dimensions: 9.5x5.3cm. Content: 900/1000....
Silver
Brass Bell by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Mid-Century Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck bell, Austria 1960s.
Brass
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Silver altar bell with cut-out reliefs and dolphin-shaped knob
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver altar bell with cut-out reliefs and dolphin-shaped knob. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 290.96 grams. Dimensions: 6cmx11cm. Content: 800...
Silver
Carl Auböck #3310-3 Bell with Black Strap, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3310-3 bell with black strap, Austria 2022.
Brass
Brass and Rattan Bell, attributed to Carl Aubock, Mid-Century, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Brass and Rattan Bell attributed to Carl Aubock, Mid-Century, Austria. beautiful object!
Brass
Golden Bell and Beehive: Light Fittings Designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Kaarina Mikonrata This book was published to coincide with the exhibition "Golden Bell and Beehive - Light fittings by Alvar and Aino Aalto" which were designed for three differe...
Paper
Edgar Allan POE. The Bells & Other Poems. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY EDMUND DULAC
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POE, Edgar Allan. TITLE: The Bells And Other Poems. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912). DESCRIPTION: LIMITED SIGNED EDITION. 1 vol., 12-5/16" x 10-1/2"...
Leather
A brass ship’s bell from Peninsular & Orient liner S.S. Ballarat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This bronze ship’s bell is incised with the legend ‘Ballarat’ and has a suspension bracket and plaited rope bell-pull. The interior is painted white. It is impressed on the shoulder ...
Brass
Antique Tea Ceremony Gong, Oriental, Carved Stand, Brass Bell, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea ceremony gong. An Oriental, carved mahogany stand with brass bell, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A beautifully decorative and sonorous piece, com...
Brass
Antique Music Box with Mandarin Automata Bell Strikers by Cuendet, c. 1890
Located in London, GB
A rare, cute, and very entertaining cylinder music box with four bells and two automata strikers made by J. Cuendet in Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1890. For a full video with sound pleas...
Brass, Steel
Antique Drum Bell & Castanet Music Box with Butterfly Strikers, Paillard, c.1890
By Paillard Frères 1
Located in London, GB
A very attractive antique music box with drum, bells and castanet made by Paillard in St Croix, Switzerland, c. 1890. The music movement of this music box is a real treat. The six e...
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Large Buddhist Bronze Temple Bell with Dragon Motifs and Inscription, 18th Centu
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This stunning and unusually large Japanese Buddhist bronze temple bell dates to the 18th century and is richly decorated with two finely cast dragons in high relief. The bell bears a...
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Alpine Front Door Bell This is a delightful item
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Bronze Alpine Front Door Bell This is a delightful item, the bronze bell is housed in a wrought iron frame, it is suspended on a rocking bracket and rung by pulling th...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Hanging Doll Bell Hand Crafted Art Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage doll shaped Scandinavian bell handmade art pottery unmarked. Dimensions: 13.5" H with rope 7.5" H without rope x 3" W x 2.5" D. Please visit take...
Pottery
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition in Original DJ, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Publisher’s beige cloth boards, first issue dust jacket. P...
Paper
Rare Buddhist Ritual Ghanta Bell with Five-Pronged Vajra Handle, Muromachi–Momoy
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This rare Buddhist ritual ghanta handbell dates to the Muromachi–Momoyama period (15th–16th century) and represents an important ritual implement of Esoteric Buddhism (Vajrayāna). Su...
Bronze
Antique Cast Metal Figural & Mechanical Robed Woman Dinner or Service Bell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique dinner or service counter bell is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edwardian style. The bell ...
Metal, Silver Plate, Steel
$598Sale Price|65% Off
Silver bell with floral reliefs, mechanism inside and resting on four feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bell with floral reliefs, mechanism inside and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 308.91 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
$2,324Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Mounted School Bell, English, Bronze, Oak, Pine, Georgian, Circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mounted school bell. An English, bronze bell on oak and pine plinth, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Of superb proportion and Georgian appeal Displa...
Bronze
Vintage Pal-Bell Israeli Brass Hanukkah Menorah with Olive Branches and Oil Jug
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautifully sculptural Mid-Century Modern Hanukkah menorah produced by the renowned Israeli firm Pal-Bell. Cast in brass with a rich verdigris patina, the design features an elegan...
Bronze
Carl Auböck Zebra Bell in Brass and Leather, Patinated Finish, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck ##3604-2 Bell "Zebra", Austria 2022 with brown leather strap. Also available with a black leather strap or a manila grip.
Brass
Set of Five Bell & a Pinecone Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set off five bell and one Pinecone glass ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or f...
Wire
$629Sale Price|20% Off
Patinated Wrought Iron Art Deco Amsterdam School Gong or Bell, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Art Deco Amsterdam School gong or bell. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Patinated wrought iron. In very good condition with a beautiful patina.
Wrought Iron
Antique 20th Century English Novelty Cast Iron Tortoise Desk Bell c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English cast iron desk bell crafted in the form of a tortoise. The bell mechanism beneath, once wound up, can be rung by pressing either the head or tail, and it...
Iron
A Very Rare 19th Century Bronze Tower Bell Mounted on Original Hanging Bracket
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century finely cast bronze tower bell with stunning patination mounted on the original hanging bracket. Dimensions: Height: 16 in / 40.5 cm Bar Width: 24 in /...
Bronze
Rare Japanese Buddhist Ritual Ghanta Bell with Vajra Handle, Edo Period, 17–18c
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A rare and finely cast Japanese Buddhist ritual ghanta handbell, featuring a five-pronged vajra handle, dating to the early to mid Edo period. Used in esoteric Buddhist ceremonies, ...
Bronze
Vintage 1970s Paolo Soleri Bronze Bells Wind Chime Cosanti Originals Iconic MCM
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare variation of a large Paolo Soleri wind chime, with a wind span of 17 inches. No breaks, no loose welds, each bell is signed with embossed Paolo Soleri logo
Bronze
Set of Two Cow- and Sheep Bells Austrian Mountain Pasture, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a beautiful and unique set of to Austrian mountain pasture bells- one of them a cow bell, the other a sheep bell. They were most likely made and in use in the early 1900s...
Iron
$1,708Sale Price|65% Off
Silver altar bell w/ bows, cords & topped w/ a radiant cross, mechanism inside
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver altar bell with bows, cords and topped with a radiant cross, mechanism inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Absent. Weight: 829.05 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
Green Painted Sleigh With Brass Bells, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Highly decorative and elaborate green painted single horse drawn sleigh. Pictorial gold trimmed panels, flowers, and a gold painted griffin crowning the front are just of few of the ...
Brass
Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Summer Garden Strikers by George Bendon, c. 1880
Located in London, GB
A lovely and great sounding antique music box with nine engraved bells and bird, butterfly and flowers strikers made by George Bendon in Geneva, Switzerand, c.1800. For a full video ...
Brass, Steel
Vintage Gorham Silver Plated Bronze Bells Women Who Changed History - Set of 6
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Gorham Silver Plated Bronze Bells "Women Who Changed The Course of History" - Set of 6. Set includes Queen Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, Marie De Medicis, Catherine the ...
Bronze
18th Century Large Antique Bronze Bell 1 lbs Letter Weight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Antique Bronze Letter bell weight or dumbell 1 lbs.
Bronze
Old Brass Ships Dinner Hand Bell A Great piece made in solid brass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Brass Ships Dinner Hand Bell A Great piece, the bell is made in solid brass with the unusual addition of a riveted decoration and it has a beautiful teak turned handle The be...
Brass
$3,116Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Rock Crystal Gem Stone, Silver & Gilt 8 Bell Judaica Torah/ Rimonim Finials
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Rock Crystal Gem Stone, Silver & Gilt 8 Bell Judaica Torah/ Rimonim Finials European, 1900s We are pleased to offer this stunning pair of European Judaica Torah/Rimonim Finials ...
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Metal
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 the beautiful combination of 9 engraved bells and an 8-day French clock inside a ser...
Brass
Antique WW1 Era Brass Trench Art Engraved Shell Casing Dinner Bell or Gong
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique and interesting engraved shell casing is unsigned with respect to its maker, but presumed to have been made in possibly Kuwait or Turkey in circa 1917 in a Folk Art ...
Brass
Ship's bell on a Art Deco bronze circular mount, for the steam ship PIAKO
Located in London, GB
A 1920s ship's bell on a Art Deco bronze circular mount, for the steam ship PIAKO. Steam Merchant ship Piako, built in 1920 by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow, for New Ze...
Brass, Bronze
Decorative Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell Made in a floral style in solid bras
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Decorative Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell Made in a floral style in solid brass, good and ready to use with a high pitched ding, the bell is 3” in diameter and 5” high TVY146
Brass
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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