$3,809
H 31 in W 22.6 in D 5 in
Large Antique Hand Carved Wood Black Forest Wall Plaque W. Crucifix Behind Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Swiss Black Forest style. For us to have found it in this amazing condition again felt like a blessing
Other
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 14.38 in D 2.76 in
19th Century Antique Black Forest Carved Crucifix with Corpus Christi & Vines
Located in London, GB
19th Century Black Forest Antique Wall Hanging Crucifix with Corpus Christi and Vine Leaves. Large
Wood
Sold
H 29 in W 13.5 in D 5 in
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Crucifix with Jesus Christ
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique cross was hand carved in France, circa 1870. The intricate crucifix stands on a rocky
Walnut
Sold
H 16.9 in W 7.5 in D 1.9 in
Antique Hand Carved Wooden Black Forest Crucifix with Corpus of Christ Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazingly hand carved Black Forest cross with matching size corpus. Over the decades we have
Wood
Sold
H 17.7 in W 6.1 in D 4.5 in
Antique Hand Carved Wooden Black Forest Crucifix with Bronzed Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully hand carved Black Forest cross with matching size corpus. Over the decades we have
Metal
Beautiful Wood Carved Crucifix Antique German Black Forest Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Black Forest Folk Art wood carved crucifix with silver sheet metal. This is a wonderful
Wood
Sold
H 29 in W 12 in D 7 in
Tall 19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Crucifix with Jesus Christ
Located in Dallas, TX
the French Black Forest cross carving in excellent condition, but it's a true one of a kind also
Walnut
Sold
H 15.75 in W 8.1 in D 1.8 in
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Nutwood Crucifix w. Corpus of Christ Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazingly hand carved black forest cross with matching size corpus and Gothic quatrefoil halo
Brass
Sold
H 39.25 in W 17.38 in D 5.75 in
Gorgeous Black Forest Antique Carved Wood Shrine Christ on Crucifix, Candlestick
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous carved wood shrine decorated with Christ on the cross and a pewter candlestick, beautiful openwork frame decorated with acanthus leaves. The background is lined with red vel...
Pewter
St. Hubertus Red Stag Hunt Trophy with Original Hunt Horn and Crucifix
Located in Houston, TX
Hubert), the 7th century patron saint of hunters. This Black Forest style carved plaque has then been
Antler, Bone, Wood
St. Hubertus Red Stag Hunt Trophy with Original Hunt Horn and Crucifix
Located in Houston, TX
Hubert), the 7th century patron saint of hunters. This Black Forest style carved plaque has then been
Antler, Bone, Wood
19th Century St. Hubertus Red Stag Hunt Trophy with Hunt Horn & Crucifix
Located in Houston, TX
Hubert), the 7th century patron saint of hunters. This Black Forest style carved plaque has then been
Bone, Antler, Wood
$2,559
H 24 in W 11.3 in D 6.1 in
Antique Fine Handcarved Oak Gothic Revival Wall Shrine / Chapel for Statuette
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and good condition, Gothic-art shrine for standing or wall-hanging. This handsome and decorative, Gothic wall shrine is completely hand-crafted out of solid oak and it will loo...
Brass
$3,273
H 23.2 in W 20.5 in D 3.8 in
Antique Hand Carved Gothic Church Panel of Feeding Pelican as Symbol of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning religious wall panel in thick relief with strong hook for easy mounting. For the collectors of stunning antique church relics we are also offering this marvelously hand car...
Gold Leaf
$6,500 / set
H 14.75 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Fine 19th Century French Neo-Gothic Gilt Metal Cathedral Church Reliquary Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...
Brass, Bronze
$16,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 52 in W 9 in D 32 in
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece. This is an absolutely stunning circa 1450 or...
Wood, Paint
$6,666
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
$2,797
H 19.7 in W 7 in D 4.9 in
Antique & Stunning, Hand Carved Wood Sacred Heart of Christ Sculpture by Geldorp
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality and meaningful work of religious art. This beautifully finest hand carved and large size Sacred Heart of Christ statue is another one of our recent great finds. In ou...
Beech
$16,071
H 109 in W 52.6 in D 8 in
Impressive Antique Hand Carved Oak Gothic Revival Door Complete with Wall Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning Gothic architectural door with strong iron hardware in original frame. This striking and all hand carved door was originally probably part of a church or monastery and the ...
Iron
$5,500
H 22 in W 14.5 in D 3.25 in
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period Spanish altarpiece retablo / reredo, by (attributed) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand car...
Iron
$14,047
H 18.2 in W 23.6 in D 11.3 in
Large Masterly Carved Swiss Black Forest Nutwood Chalet with Clock and Music Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality, hand carved and truly impressive antique clock with 8 music melodies. Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling a number of beautiful Black Forest a...
Brass, Iron, Enamel
$6,750
H 12.63 in W 9.63 in D 1 in
Rare Antique Russian Moscow School Silver Enamel Icon of the Holy Trinity, 1853
Located in New York, NY
Fine and rare antique Russian silver and enamel Holy Trinity icon Moscow, 1853 Marks: Cyrillic D O maker's mark, A C assay master's mark for Aggey Grigorievich Svechin ( Postnikova-L...
Silver, Enamel
$290,000
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
$3,571
H 46.86 in W 34.85 in D 1.19 in
Immaculate Conception. Oil on canvas. Colonial school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Immaculate Conception. Oil on canvas. Colonial school, 18th century. Oil on canvas showing the Virgin Mary among angels, in a landscape and standing on a crescent moon, wearing a wh...
Other
$113,093 / set
H 64.18 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
Art Glass, Stained Glass
Victorian Religious Antique Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large religious antique stained glass window with its original carved sandstone window frame. Reclaimed from a church in Upton, Wirral. Though unsigned, the window has been attri...
Stained Glass
$4,166
H 35.25 in W 30.5 in D 2.8 in
Large Antique Oil on Canvas Painting of Saint Joseph W. Lily and the Child Jesus
Located in Lisse, NL
Early religious work of art, presented in the original antique frame. This beautiful and uplifting portrait of Saint Joseph holding hands with the child Jesus is an oil on canvas an...
Linen, Wood, Paint, Plaster
$30,500 / set
H 45 in W 36 in D 5 in
Complete 19th Century French “Stations of the Cross” Polychrome Plaster Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate a chapel, monastery, or private devotional space with this monumental and complete Chemin de Croix (Stations of the Cross) set, handcrafted in France circa 1850. Each of the ...
Plaster, Stucco
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.