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Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag
Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag

Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Transporting British Colonial style golf bag crafted in wicker and leather in a vintage form for

Category

Mid-20th Century American Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Leather, Wicker

Life Association of Scotland Golf Print, 1916
Life Association of Scotland Golf Print, 1916

Life Association of Scotland Golf Print, 1916

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Walton Heath Golf Course. A Life Association of Scotland 1916 calendar. The calendar is with a

Category

Vintage 1910s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

St Andrews Sunday Club, Golf Walking Stick
St Andrews Sunday Club, Golf Walking Stick

St Andrews Sunday Club, Golf Walking Stick

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

St Andrews golf walking cane, Sunday Club. A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Vintage Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club
Vintage Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club

Vintage Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Sunday Club, Golf Club walking stick. A desirable walking cane with the handle in the

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory

Antique Golf Ball, Bramble Design, The Kiddy
Antique Golf Ball, Bramble Design, The Kiddy

Antique Golf Ball, Bramble Design, The Kiddy

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

'The Kiddy' Bramble golf ball. A bramble patterned rubber core golf ball made by Wood-Milne Ltd

Category

Vintage 1910s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Rubber

Life Association of Scotland Golf Print, 1915
Life Association of Scotland Golf Print, 1915

Life Association of Scotland Golf Print, 1915

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

wonderful colorful golfing picture of Prestwick Golf Course. The picture is taken from the painting by

Category

Vintage 1910s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Hickory Golf Club, No.3 Iron by Gibson of Kinghorn, Calcutta
Hickory Golf Club, No.3 Iron by Gibson of Kinghorn, Calcutta

Hickory Golf Club, No.3 Iron by Gibson of Kinghorn, Calcutta

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique hickory golf club by Gibson of Kinghorn. A good no.3 iron made by Gibson of Kinghorn and

Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Games

Materials

Hickory

Antique Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club
Antique Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club

Antique Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking

Category

20th Century British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Long Nose Golf Club by Charlie Hunter
Long Nose Golf Club by Charlie Hunter

Long Nose Golf Club by Charlie Hunter

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique long nose golf club. A superb beechwood long nosed scared-head golf club stamped 'C Hunter

Category

Antique 1880s Scottish Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory

Long Nose Golf Club by Charlie Hunter
Long Nose Golf Club by Charlie Hunter

Long Nose Golf Club by Charlie Hunter

By Charlie Hunter

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique long nose golf club. A superb beechwood long nosed scared-head golf club stamped 'C Hunter

Category

Antique 1880s Scottish Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Beech

Vintage Dunlop 'Floater' Golf Ball, Rubber Core
Vintage Dunlop 'Floater' Golf Ball, Rubber Core

Vintage Dunlop 'Floater' Golf Ball, Rubber Core

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Dunlop 'Floater' Golf Ball. An early rubber core golf ball manufactured by Dunlop. The ball is

Category

Vintage 1910s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Rubber

Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag
Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag

Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Dashing British colonial style vintage golf bag crafted in wicker with compartments for clubs

Category

20th Century American British Colonial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Leather, Wicker

c. 1930's Vintage Iron Golf Marker
c. 1930's Vintage Iron Golf Marker

c. 1930's Vintage Iron Golf Marker

Located in Santa Monica, CA

top for sand. Found at a golf course in Scotland.

Category

20th Century Scottish Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag
Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag

Vintage British Colonial Style Wicker Golf Bag

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Dapper vintage British colonial style golf bag crafted in wicker with compartments for balls and

Category

20th Century American British Colonial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Leather, Wicker

Pair of Mid-Century Golf Club form Vases 'Chrome'
Pair of Mid-Century Golf Club form Vases 'Chrome'

Pair of Mid-Century Golf Club form Vases 'Chrome'

Located in Bellport, NY

An unusual pair of hand-hammered chrome bookends, in the form of golf clubs.

Category

20th Century English Modern Bookends

Materials

Chrome

Antique Golf Bag, Automaton Caddy by Bussey
Antique Golf Bag, Automaton Caddy by Bussey

Antique Golf Bag, Automaton Caddy by Bussey

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Caddie Golf bag, George Bussey Automaton Caddie. A wonderful example of an early auto

Category

Antique 1890s European Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Canvas, Ash

Lillywhite's 'Nonfooze' Steel Shafted Golf Club, Chipper
Lillywhite's 'Nonfooze' Steel Shafted Golf Club, Chipper

Lillywhite's 'Nonfooze' Steel Shafted Golf Club, Chipper

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

, Somerset. Pyratone was a casing patented in the mid-1920s and used to coat early steel shafted golf

Category

Vintage 1930s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

Louis Vuitton Golf Ball Holder, 1960s France
Louis Vuitton Golf Ball Holder, 1960s France

Louis Vuitton Golf Ball Holder, 1960s France

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Louis Vuitton golf ball holder from the 1960s. Perfect for storing a few extra golfballs on the

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Spalding 'Kro-Flite' Mesh Pattern Golf Ball
Spalding 'Kro-Flite' Mesh Pattern Golf Ball

Spalding 'Kro-Flite' Mesh Pattern Golf Ball

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A wonderful example of a 1920s Spalding rubber core golf ball in mint condition. The ball has a

Category

Early 20th Century British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

British Royal Golf Club Blue and Gold Thread Embroidered Pillow
British Royal Golf Club Blue and Gold Thread Embroidered Pillow

British Royal Golf Club Blue and Gold Thread Embroidered Pillow

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage British royal golf club blue and gold thread embroidered pillow. Hand embroidered in

Category

Mid-20th Century English Victorian Pillows and Throws

Materials

Wool

Golf Watercolour, Westward Ho! by Hugh Percy Heard
Golf Watercolour, Westward Ho! by Hugh Percy Heard

Golf Watercolour, Westward Ho! by Hugh Percy Heard

By Hugh Percy Heard

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Golf picture, on the course by Hugh Percy Heard. A great golfing water color of Westward Ho! by

Category

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Golf Bag Form Umbrella or Cane Stand by Maitland-Smith
Golf Bag Form Umbrella or Cane Stand by Maitland-Smith

Golf Bag Form Umbrella or Cane Stand by Maitland-Smith

By Maitland Smith

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Vintage golf bag form umbrella or cane stand clad in faux alligator leather with bronze hardware

Category

20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Bronze

Antique Hickory Golf Club, Driver, Hunstanton, circa 1920
Antique Hickory Golf Club, Driver, Hunstanton, circa 1920

Antique Hickory Golf Club, Driver, Hunstanton, circa 1920

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A beautiful socket head persimmon wood golf club, driver with hickory shaft. The club head is with

Category

Vintage 1920s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory

Vintage Golf Club, Hickory and Persimmon Brassie, Spoon
Vintage Golf Club, Hickory and Persimmon Brassie, Spoon

Vintage Golf Club, Hickory and Persimmon Brassie, Spoon

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Hickory shafted socket head golf club, brassie, spoon This persimmon wood brassie is a great

Category

Vintage 1920s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Wood, Hickory

Coastal Golf Course Scene by Hugh Percy Heard
Coastal Golf Course Scene by Hugh Percy Heard

Coastal Golf Course Scene by Hugh Percy Heard

By Hugh Percy Heard

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

! (Royal North Devon Golf Club) from a great distance. We have a second watercolor of Hugh Percy Heard's

Category

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Golf is My Game, Signed by Robert Tyre 'Bobby' Jones, First Edition, 1960
Golf is My Game, Signed by Robert Tyre 'Bobby' Jones, First Edition, 1960

Golf is My Game, Signed by Robert Tyre 'Bobby' Jones, First Edition, 1960

By Robert Jones

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Jones, Robert (Bobby) Tyre, Jr., Golf Is My Game. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. First

Category

Vintage 1960s American Books

Materials

Paper

James Anderson Long Nose Golf Club, St Andrews
James Anderson Long Nose Golf Club, St Andrews

James Anderson Long Nose Golf Club, St Andrews

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Long Nose Golf Club. A superb beechwood long nosed golf club by Jamie Anderson of St

Category

Antique 1860s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Beech, Hickory

Long Nose Golf Club by Mitchell of Carnoustie
Long Nose Golf Club by Mitchell of Carnoustie

Long Nose Golf Club by Mitchell of Carnoustie

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Long Nose Golf Club by Mitchell. A superb long nosed golf club, the polished blackened beech wood

Category

Antique 1870s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory

Hickory Golf Club, Schenectady, Mills Center Shafted Putter
Hickory Golf Club, Schenectady, Mills Center Shafted Putter

Hickory Golf Club, Schenectady, Mills Center Shafted Putter

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

the Standard Golf Co. The top of the head is stamped 'STANDARD GOLF Co., 34282. The number on the club

Category

Vintage 1910s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Aluminum

French Sevres Crystal Figural Golf Bag 20th C
French Sevres Crystal Figural Golf Bag 20th C

French Sevres Crystal Figural Golf Bag 20th C

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Big Flats, NY

A French figural golf bag by Sevres offers partially frosted crystal construction, signed on base

Category

20th Century French Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Crystal

Golf Etching by Barclay, 'Out of the Dunes'
Golf Etching by Barclay, 'Out of the Dunes'

Golf Etching by Barclay, 'Out of the Dunes'

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Golfing Picture, Drypoint Etching by John R. Barclay. A black and white etching of a golfer

Category

Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Tom Stewart, St Andrews
Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Tom Stewart, St Andrews

Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Tom Stewart, St Andrews

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Mashie, by Tom Stewart, St Andrews. A fine and nicely weighted line

Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory

Addington Golf Club, Towards 4th Green, Ernest Greenwood
Addington Golf Club, Towards 4th Green, Ernest Greenwood

Addington Golf Club, Towards 4th Green, Ernest Greenwood

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A signed golf picture of 'Addington' looking towards the 4th green by Ernest Greenwood. This is

Category

Vintage 1950s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Brassie Golf Club by Alex Patrick of Leven
Brassie Golf Club by Alex Patrick of Leven

Brassie Golf Club by Alex Patrick of Leven

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Hickory Golf Club, Brassie, Alex Patrick, Leven. A good original 1920s persimmon wood

Category

Vintage 1920s Great Britain (UK) Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Vintage Golf Ball, 'Clincher Cross' 29 Original, 1920s
Vintage Golf Ball, 'Clincher Cross' 29 Original, 1920s

Vintage Golf Ball, 'Clincher Cross' 29 Original, 1920s

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Vintage golf ball, 'Clincher Cross' 29. A good example of a 1920s rubber core golf ball with mesh

Category

Vintage 1920s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Rubber

Pair of Early 20th Century English Golfer Bronze & Marble Bookends
Pair of Early 20th Century English Golfer Bronze & Marble Bookends

Pair of Early 20th Century English Golfer Bronze & Marble Bookends

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Early 20th century pair of golfer bronze & marble bookends, signed, English. Patinated bronze on

Category

Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze

20th Century American Solid Silver Gimbal Novelty Golf Lighter, circa 1900
20th Century American Solid Silver Gimbal Novelty Golf Lighter, circa 1900

20th Century American Solid Silver Gimbal Novelty Golf Lighter, circa 1900

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 20th century American very unusual, novelty solid silver gimbal golf themed lighter

Category

20th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Metal Silver Plate Golf Player Figural Bookends, a Pair
Art Deco Metal Silver Plate Golf Player Figural Bookends, a Pair

Art Deco Metal Silver Plate Golf Player Figural Bookends, a Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Late 20th century American Art Deco metal silver plate golf player figural bookends, a pair. Item

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Metal

Antique 20thC English Solid Silver 'Golf Bag' Cigar Holder, Sheffield c.1909
Antique 20thC English Solid Silver 'Golf Bag' Cigar Holder, Sheffield c.1909

Antique 20thC English Solid Silver 'Golf Bag' Cigar Holder, Sheffield c.1909

By George Wish

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 20th Century English solid silver cigar holder. Of a cylindrical form, the surface finished in a hand hammered texture. A curved carrying handle is attached to the side. A f...

Category

20th Century British Other Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

Antique Hickory Golf Club, James B. Halley & Co., Driver
Antique Hickory Golf Club, James B. Halley & Co., Driver

Antique Hickory Golf Club, James B. Halley & Co., Driver

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Golf Club, Hickory Driver, James B. Halley & Co. A good persimmon wood driver by James B. Halley

Category

Vintage 1920s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory

Golf Print, St Andrews 'High Hole' by Arthur Weaver
Golf Print, St Andrews 'High Hole' by Arthur Weaver

Golf Print, St Andrews 'High Hole' by Arthur Weaver

By Arthur Weaver

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Arthur Weaver Golf Print, High Hole, St Andrews. A fine print taken from the original art work

Category

20th Century British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Braid Mills Long Nose Putter
Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Braid Mills Long Nose Putter

Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Braid Mills Long Nose Putter

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Braid Mills Long Nose Putter. A good example of an aluminium Long Nose

Category

Vintage 1910s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Golf Club, Unusual Shape Putter, Read Wood
Vintage Golf Club, Unusual Shape Putter, Read Wood

Vintage Golf Club, Unusual Shape Putter, Read Wood

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The read balanced straight line wood putter. A scarce Read rectangular duplex wooden head putter with full brass sole plate stamped with makers USA details. The Linus Glover Read du...

Category

Vintage 1920s European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Beech, Hickory

Winning Golf, Signed by Byron Nelson, First Edition, 1946
Winning Golf, Signed by Byron Nelson, First Edition, 1946

Winning Golf, Signed by Byron Nelson, First Edition, 1946

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Nelson, Bryon. Winning Golf. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1946. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Vintage Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Large Smooth Face Iron
Vintage Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Large Smooth Face Iron

Vintage Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Large Smooth Face Iron

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Vintage Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Iron. An early large head, smooth face golf club, iron. The

Category

Antique 19th Century British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Vintage Golf Club, Special Maxwell Iron, Anderson St Andrews
Vintage Golf Club, Special Maxwell Iron, Anderson St Andrews

Vintage Golf Club, Special Maxwell Iron, Anderson St Andrews

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Playable Hickory Golf Club. A good golf club, Maxwell Iron by J. Anderson of St Andrews. The Iron

Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Antique Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Smooth Face. 19th Century
Antique Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Smooth Face. 19th Century

Antique Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Smooth Face. 19th Century

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique hickory golf club, smooth face iron, F. H. Ayres. A good early example of a smooth faced

Category

Antique 1880s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage 'Silver King' Golf Ball Dimple Pattern, circa 1910
Vintage 'Silver King' Golf Ball Dimple Pattern, circa 1910

Vintage 'Silver King' Golf Ball Dimple Pattern, circa 1910

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

'Silver King' dimple golf ball. A good example of an early dimple patterned 'Silver King' rubber

Category

Vintage 1910s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Rubber

Vintage Golf Club, The Scuffler, Rivers-Zambra Approach Putter
Vintage Golf Club, The Scuffler, Rivers-Zambra Approach Putter

Vintage Golf Club, The Scuffler, Rivers-Zambra Approach Putter

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Hickory Shafted Golf Club, Rivers-Zambra Approach Putter. A good original example of 'The Scuffler

Category

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory

Vintage Golf Club, Persimmon Head Driver with Hickory Shaft
Vintage Golf Club, Persimmon Head Driver with Hickory Shaft

Vintage Golf Club, Persimmon Head Driver with Hickory Shaft

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Hickory Shafted golf club, 'Par' driver. A good original persimmon wood socket head driver with

Category

Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Wood, Hickory

Vintage Golf Flicker Book, Bobby Jones, Brassie and Iron
Vintage Golf Flicker Book, Bobby Jones, Brassie and Iron

Vintage Golf Flicker Book, Bobby Jones, Brassie and Iron

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Vintage Golf Flicker book, Bobby Jones. The flicker book is one of a set of 3 Bobby Jones books

Category

Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Vintage Golf Club, Willie Park, Musselburgh, Compressed Wood Driver
Vintage Golf Club, Willie Park, Musselburgh, Compressed Wood Driver

Vintage Golf Club, Willie Park, Musselburgh, Compressed Wood Driver

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Scared head golf club, driver, by Willie Park. What looks to be a normal scared head transitional

Category

Antique 1890s Scottish Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hickory, Oak

Collection of 12 Vintage Golf Club Walking Sticks, Sunday Sticks
Collection of 12 Vintage Golf Club Walking Sticks, Sunday Sticks

Collection of 12 Vintage Golf Club Walking Sticks, Sunday Sticks

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

someone wishing to collect Sunday Clubs, walking sticks. The ban on golfing on the Sabbath, Sunday, had

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

Antique Hickory Golf Club, Mills Putter with Aluminium Head, Sunderland
Antique Hickory Golf Club, Mills Putter with Aluminium Head, Sunderland

Antique Hickory Golf Club, Mills Putter with Aluminium Head, Sunderland

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Hickory Golf Club, Mills Putter. A good example of the very popular aluminium Braid Mills

Category

Vintage 1920s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Aluminum

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Golf Collectables For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of golf collectables available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, all golf collectables available were constructed with great care. We have 398 antique and vintage golf collectables in-stock, while there are 19 modern editions to choose from as well. Golf collectables have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Modern, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern golf collectables are consistently popular styles. Golf collectables have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Barchi, Arthur Weaver and John Hassall 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.