Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill & Co London Circa 1910
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
Measures: Blotter W 10 1/2” x L 13” x H 1 1/4” Box W 10” x H (at back) 8” x D 6” Further reading: The company of Thornhill can be traced back to a cutler named Joseph Gibbs in 1734...
Crocodile, Alligator
Early 19th Century Retour d'Egypte Mirror Table
Located in Greven, DE
We recommend the following literature on the subject of "Retour d'Egypte": John Morley - European furniture from p. 291
Mahogany
Original James Tormey Photo Realist Oil Painting Still Life Candy Bowl Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists like Robert Bechtle, Charles Bell, Chuck Close, Robert Cottingham and Richard Estes and Audrey Flack, Ralph Goings, John Kacere, Ron Kleemann, Malcolm Morley, John Salt, Ben ...
Canvas, Oil
John Morley Harpsichord, English Double Manual
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley double manual harpsichord after Kirkmann, 2 x 8', 1 x 4' with lute and buff in walnut on trestle stand raised on brass casters, with hand stops.
Wood
John Morley Four-Octave Clavichord, Walnut, circa 1964
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in walnut on a trestle stand.
Unavailable
H 30.12 in W 39.77 in D 15.36 in
John Morley Four-Octave Clavichord in Rosewood, circa 1957
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in rosewood on a trestle stand.
Tuning Lever for 4mm Pins, Wooden Handle
Located in London, GB
Tuning lever with wooden handle for small 4mm tuning pins. (Used on John Morley three octave clavichords) Reference: 4mm wooden (star head).
Metal
Tuning Lever for Pins, Metal Handle
Located in London, GB
Tuning lever with wooden handle for small 4mm tuning pins. (used on John Morley 3 octave clavichords). Reference: 4mm metal (square head).
Sold
H 9 in W 6.25 in D 1.5 in
John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MORLEY, John. TITLE: The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone.
Leather
Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill & Co London Circa 1910
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
Measures: Blotter W 10 1/2” x L 13” x H 1 1/4” Box W 10” x H (at back) 8” x D 6” Further reading: The company of Thornhill can be traced back to a cutler named Joseph Gibbs in 1734...
Crocodile
Sold
H 13 in W 10.88 in D 1.25 in
Winston Churchill Signed Letter to British Publisher Thornton Butterworth, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lawrence, Joseph Chamberlain, Kaiser Wilhelm III, Arthur James Balfour, George V, John Morley, Alfonso XIII, Leon Trotsky, among others.
Leather, Paper
Sold
H 30.91 in W 51.58 in D 18.51 in
John Morley London. A 1960's clavichord signed John Morley Londini Fecit.
Located in London, GB
John Morley London. A 1960's clavichord signed John Morley Londini Fecit.
Walnut
Sold
H 7.5 in W 5.13 in D 1 in
John Morley, Ed., English Men Of Letters, London 1907, 19 Vols. Ltd. Ed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Macmillan & Co., London, 1907. Libramatore's Edition, 1000 copies. Vols 1-19. Brown and gilt spines, blue leather and marbled boards, marbled end papers, gilt tops. 7 1/2" H x 5 1/8...
Leather, Paper
Sold
H 9.25 in W 13 in D 7 in
Antique English Leather Stationery Cabinet by Thornhill, Bond Street, circa 1900
By Thornhill
Located in Bath, GB
By 1805, the business was being run by John James Thornhill and John Morley, under the name of Morley & Thornhill.
Leather
"Great Ideas of Western Man" Lithograph / Poster by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in San Diego, CA
The piece depicts the social realism of a man with the caption "You Have Not Converted A Man Because You Have Silenced Him" (John, Viscount Morley, On Compromise, 1874) The lithograp...
Wood, Paper
Sold
H 27.25 in W 39 in
Large Lithograph Still Life "Table Talk" Asparagus and Blueberries on Tablecloth
By Brian Kelley
Located in Surfside, FL
Published by Novak Graphics in Toronto (they published John Chamberlain, Malcolm Morley, Dorothea Rockburne, Jean Paul Riopelle, Tony Sherman, Braco Dimitrijevic and many more.)
Lithograph
John Morley, The Life Of William E. Gladstone
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. John Morley. The Life Of William E. Gladstone. Bound in 3/4 Wine Morocco, Cloth Boards, Marbled Endpapers, Top Edges Gilt, Raised Bands, Ornate Gilt On Spines, Illustrated.
Leather
3 Volumes, John Morley, The Life of William Ewart Gladstone
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. John Morley, The Life of William Ewart Gladstone.
Leather
'Book Sets' 6 Volumes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
With an introduction by John Morley. Bound in 3/4 red calf by Riviere. Linen boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt on spines.
Leather
John Morley Spinet Mahogany c1960
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave spinet after Mahoon in dark mahogany finish on trestle stand with wooden jacks and delrin plectra with strap hinges (no buff) made in c1960 No.288 c1960 Co...
Metal
John Morley 5 octave clavichord Mahogany c1978
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
No.2919 c1978 Compass F-G All John Morley instruments are made in London, England
John Morley Harpsichord, single manual mahogany c1962
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
Signed/Inscribed/Dated: John Morley, London
Metal
John Morley Spinet Mahogany c1969
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave spinet in mahogany finish on turned and fluted legs with nylon jacks and delrin plectra with buff made in c1969 No.1789 c1969 Compass : 5 octave G-G Ma...
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut c1962
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave clavichord in walnut on trestle stand which is fixed onto the instrument by locators and a thumb screw - just arrived 5 octaves compass G to G No.479 c1962
John Morley Virginal Walnut finish c1961
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley Pentagonal Virginal in walnut finish, on trestle stand, wooden jacks and delrin plectra 4 octave C to D No.434 c1961 Made in London, England Rent this virgina...
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 4 Octave Mahogany Inlaid
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
John Morley 4 octave clavichord in mahogany inlaid on turned legs with momdrona keywell, lettered inside lid "Musica magnorum est solamen dulce laborum" "Music is the sweet solice of...
John Morley Virginal Australian Walnut c1967
Located in London, GB
John Morley Pentagonal Virginal in Australian walnut, set on three turned and fluted legs, nylon jacks and hand radiused delrin plectra with buff 4 octave C to D No.1293 c1967 M...
John Morley Clavichord 5 Octave Walnut
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave Clavichord based on the Johannes Heinrich Silberman c1776 in Berlin, in solid walnut on turned and fluted legs raised on brass castors.
John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut c1971
By Johannes Morley Londini Fecit
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave clavichord after Horn (C5+) in walnut on turned and fluted legs with lettered inside lid "Musica magnorum est solamen dulce laborum" "Music is the sweet solice o...
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut New
Located in London, GB
John Morley 5 octave Clavichord based on the Johannes Heinrich Silberman c1776 in Berlin, in solid walnut on turned and fluted legs raised on brass castors.
Metal
John Morley Clavichord 4 octave Mahogany c1979
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in mahogany on turned and fluted legs Compass 4 octaves C to D No.2971 c1979 (very similar to picture shown) Made in London, England Rent this cl...
John Morley Clavichord C4 Walnut secondhand c1965
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in walnut on a trestle stand 4 octaves C to D No.1002 c1965 Made in London, England If you are interested in baroque and early music or just want a...
John Morley 4 octave clavichord Mahogany c1962
Located in London, GB
John Morley Clavichord in mahogany on a trestle stand 4 octaves C to D No.551 c1962 Made in London, England Yellow List Price £2,499.00 - Special Offer £2,250.00 Valid until...
John Morley Four-Octave Virginal in Mahogany, circa 1971
Located in London, GB
John Morley Pentagonal Virginal in mahogany on turned and fluted legs, nylon jack with delrin plectra and buff.
Set Of 4 Leather-bound Books By John Morley 1873-78
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered is a set of books by John Morley, including Rousseau and Diderot and the Encyclopedists published in 1873 and 1878, respectively.
Leather
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
Crystal, Iron
$115,768
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
$162,426
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$474,732
H 16.15 in W 28.35 in D 20.48 in
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
Fabergé Silver Flatware Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...
Silver
$500,000
H 144 in W 228 in D 199 in
Antique 19th Century French Chateau Oak Paneled Salon Room "Boiserie" circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room or "boiseries" from the...
Marble
Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III
Located in New Orleans, LA
A monumental piece of history, this exquisite silver punch set was made for Czar Alexander III as a gift to British Captain Joseph Wiggins. Heavily decorated with rich engravings and...
Silver
$38,384
H 8.67 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...
Marble, Sterling Silver
$5,425
H 11.82 in W 16.93 in D 7.09 in
Handbag Large Overnight Crocodile Hornback One Piece Lacing Padlock
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Crocodile hornback overnight bag or large handbag with exceptional, deep and richly pigmented scales. Made from one skin with complete osteoderms (back scales) wrapping from front to...
Crocodile
$260,000
H 6.75 in W 17.5 in D 12.25 in
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...
Gold, Steel
Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 764 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A total of 705 pieces in the beloved Versailles patt...
Sterling Silver
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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It’s never too early for good design. These interiors combine elevated furnishings and a youthful spirit, resulting in spaces that are at once elegant and whimsical.
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
New or old, the coverlets add old-time charm to any space.
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.