$3,077 / set
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
The Ekonoscope, set of 3 framed original Phenakistoscopes, France Epinal, 19th cen
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare set of 3 framed original Phenakistoscopes France, Epinal, late 19th century Rare objects from filmmaking history.
Wood, Paper
Rare 19th Century Cast Iron Court Jester Folk Art Hanging Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19th century wall hanging folk sculpture of the English court jester, looks like the joker. This folky cast sculpture looks like it was something from the carnival or circu...
Iron
$7,101Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.87 in W 14.77 in D 8.27 in
Very Rare Mid-Century Modern Plexiglass XXL Table Clock, Signed Tabacoff
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Huge clock designed by French designer Boris Tabacoff, who also created the famous Sphère Chair. The clock is made of plexiglass that was cut by laser. It is signed: Tabacoff 1976, J...
Plexiglass
Pair of Rare Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare Chinese carved wood foo dogs.
Wood
Rare Antonio Da Ros for Gino Cenedese Sculptures 1966
By Antonio da Ros, Gino Cenedese
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Antonio Da Ros for Gino Cenedese Sculptures 1966 Unique set of Murano art glass sculptures 'Forme opali', manufactured by Vetreria Gino Cenedese and designed by Antonio da Ros ...
Art Glass
Rare 1950s Danish Teak Office Wastebasket
By Illums Bolighus, Hans J. Wegner, Einar Barnes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and hard to find Danish teak wastebasket, unknown designer.
Teak
Rare 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very fine quality French late 19th century Sevres style and gilded ormolu clock garniture. Having a pair of four branch candelabra, each with ram's head and female mask mounts, dra...
Ormolu
Rare Grayish Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Rare grayish rock crystal sculpture with multi peaks.
Rock Crystal
Rare Majolica Box with Oysters and Snail Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica box with oysters and snail signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880. Measures: Height / 8", length / 15" on 6.5".
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
A Rare Davenport Storm Light
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The radial and step-cut base supporting a foliate mount with key pattern motif, issuing a bell shape shade finely decorated with Greek scenes, anthemion and key pattern border.
Glass
Han Dynasty Rare And Large Court Attendees TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Han Dynasty Rare And Large Court Attendees TL Tested A Rare and Beautiful Pair of Painted Pottery Court Attendants. Holes under arms held wood spears long deteriorated ago. Museum gr...
Pottery
Super Rare Geometric Triangular Amethyst Geode Wings
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Rare Triangular “Butterfly” Formation • Deep Purple Amethyst Druzy on White Agate Frame ▫️Description Amethyst geodes can form in many shapes—cathedrals, caves, tall, short, curved...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
$22,623
H 23.63 in W 13.98 in D 5.12 in
Rare and large ormolu mounted malachite mantel clock signed Manière
Located in London, GB
Rare and large ormolu mounted malachite mantel clock signed Manière French, 19th Century Height 60cm, width 35.5cm, depth 13cm With an enamel dial signed 'Maniére / A Paris', th...
Malachite, Enamel, Ormolu
Fabulous Rare Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, sterling silver, Art Nouveau period picture frame, Thomas Brogan and Co., New York, Ca. 1895. The frame is acid-etched, having Art Nouveau-style flowers and vines tha...
Sterling Silver
$14,000
H 38 in Dm 16 in
Rare & Early James Bearden "Pod Box on Stand" Steel & Blackened Bronze Brutalist
By James Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and studio-made by American designer and craftsman James Bearden, this pedestal style box offers a unique blend of extraordinary hand-made quality and striking brutalist vis...
Bronze, Steel
Large rare antique statue of Saint Eligius, France ca. 1550
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Religious statue of Saint Eligius from the 16th century in full wood found in France. This very rare find has a beautiful patina due to its old age. The hand and staff are missing. A...
Wood
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 7 in W 10.5 in D 4.5 in
"Chinese Figures in Rowboat, " Rare Art Deco Sculpture, Primavera, Creamy Glaze
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of Art Deco design heavily influenced by Cubism, this ceramic sculpture depicts two highly stylized Chinese figures in a curving rowboat upon an Art Deco sea, all e...
Ceramic
Roger Capron Ceramic Pitcher, Fer de Lance Design, Circa 1950
By Roger Capron
Located in London, England
Signed Capron Vallauris A20, this rare object is an eloquent testimony to Capron's undisputed talent, who was able to raise ceramics to a remarkable artistic level, placing himself a...
Ceramic
$2,200
H 8.75 in W 14.25 in D 10 in
A Rare 18th Century Parquetry Baroque Writing Slope, South German Circa 1760
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The exterior surface decorated with striking geometric panels of contrasting light & dark fruitwood veneers with ebonized mouldings, the slant top opening on later iron hinges to a p...
Iron
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 39 in W 12 in D 12 in
Rare 20th Century Wood Carving of standing Child with a Book Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Vintage wood carving of Standing child with holding a book. Sculpture, Hand carved and Handcrafted with Hand Painted Natural Patina, the Sculpture is in good condition
Wood, Paint, Hardwood
Rare Postmodern Resin Abstract Sculpture Signed With OM Symbol
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in San Diego, CA
Abstract thick lucite resin sculpture circa 1990's depicting OM yoga symbol, nice colors and very unique also signed in the lower back as shown , has a small hole in the bottom for f...
Resin
RARE - Gigantopecten Natural Fossil Shell from Austria
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This specimen of Gigantopecten from Austria is way more rare than our usual French specimen from Luberon. It is heavier and more colorful. Not only it's rarer, but this specimen espe...
Stone, Steel
A Rare Palais Royal Musical Automaton Organ Grinder Jewellery box
Located in London, GB
A Rare Palais Royal Musical Automaton Organ Grinder in Gilt Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl An exceptionally rare and charming Palais Royal automaton musical box depicting an organ grinde...
Bronze
Rare Georgian Double Cheese Coaster
Located in High Point, NC
RARE 18th century double cheese coaster made from mahogany from England. I have never seen another cheese coaster of these proportions. Superb centerpiece size.
Mahogany
Rare Citrine Cluster with Calcite Inclusions
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
A Rare Citrine with Calcite Specimen ▫️ Description A citrine specimen seemingly shaped by nature with aesthetics in mind, this rare cluster displays the sought-after Madeira-color...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Rare Majolica Palissy Lizard Joseph Landais Circa 1860
By Joseph Landais
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Palissy Lizard signed Joseph Landais Circa 1860.
Ceramic
Rare Campana Vase Derbyshire Fluorspar – Modern
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Rare Derbyshire Fluorspar Campana vase – Modern Date : 21st century Period : Charles III Marks : None Origin : Derbyshire Colour : Polychrome Features : Campana vase with p...
Stone
Rare Black Coral Tree with Pyrite
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Rare black coral on a pyrite crystal base with a fossilized seashell. Black coral is a unique and extremely slow growing coral typically found at extreme depths. The piece was put ...
Pyrite
Pair of Rare Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare Chinese carved wood foo dogs.
Wood
Rare Antique Children Carousel Pig, Germany ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Antique Children Carousel Pig, Germany ca. 1920s A wooden carved children's carousel pig with polychrome painting, made in Germany around 1920. Original unrestored condition, p...
Wood
Roger Capron - Rare Wall Flower Vase
By Roger Capron
Located in MOUGINS, FR
A rare wall flower vase by Roger Capron (1922-2006) in white ceramic with patterned design created using paraffin during the glazing process, as well as a black / yellow painted patt...
Ceramic
French, rare Champleve enamel and ormolu mantel clock
Located in London, GB
French antique, rare Champleve enamel and ormolu mantel clock. A very rare model with two good figures of cupids holding up the platform on which the clock face rests and the swags a...
Enamel, Ormolu
Extremely Rare Flavio Poli Glass Lion, 1930
By Flavio Poli
Located in Rome, IT
Lion Flavio Poli 1930 white glass "sommerso" Manufactured by IVAM Murano Measures: 39 x17 cm repaired with resin on a foreleg and in a part of the crest Literature: i...
Sommerso, Glass
Large and Rare Bronze Female Figure by Goldscheider
By Goldsheider
Located in London, GB
A large and rare bronze female figure by Goldscheider Austrian, late 19th century Measures: Height 85cm, width 38cm, 25cm Large in size and all the rarer for having been cast in...
Bronze
Rare Campana Vase Derbyshire Fluorspar – Modern
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Rare Derbyshire Fluorspar Campana vase – Modern Date : 21st century Period : Charles III Marks : None Origin : Derbyshire Colour : Polychrome Features : Campana vase with p...
Stone
$2,950 / set
H 8 in W 25.75 in D 2.25 in
Rare Pair of Signed Knud Albert Danish Biomorphic Wood Animal Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully hand-carved from richly grained tea wood and finished with a warm natural patina, these works embody the refined craftsmanship and sculptural experimentation associated w...
Teak
$19,800 / set
H 7 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
Rare Pair of French Louis XVI Doré Bronze Dogs on Carrara Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of French Louis XVI doré bronze dogs recumbent on Carrara marble bases with bronze circular feet. Each dog has individuated features imbuing the dogs with a lifelike, uni...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$4,990
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Rare Art Deco Stacked Brass & Copper Machine Age Humidor Box by John Ota, Pair
By John Otar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of matching rare 1935 all-original decorative boxes designed and produced by John Otar in California. These boxes feature individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked t...
Brass, Copper
$1,590
H 21.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Andrianna Shamaris Impressive Rare Petrified Wood Sculpture on Stand
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Rare tones on this one and a half thick petrified wood slab, resting on a minimalist metal base. Beautiful pale blue veins with a contrasting edge left unpolished. We have a collecti...
Metal
Rare Clear Quartz with Landscape Lodolite Inclusions
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
A Natural Sculpture: Water-Clear Quartz with Rare Landscape Lodolite Inclusions ▫️ Description A beautiful play of contrasts—raw and polished, crystal-clear quartz and softly textu...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Rare Blue & White Lace Agate Cathedral Geode
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Blue & White Lace Agate Cathedral Geode with Sparkly White Galaxy Druzy ▫️ Description This lace agate cathedral geode stands out for its tall formation and its rare striped blue-a...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Rare Blue & White Lace Agate Cathedral Geode
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Blue & White Lace Agate Cathedral Geode with Sparkly White Galaxy Druzy ▫️ Description This lace agate cathedral geode stands out for its tall formation and its rare striped blue-a...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Rare "COBRA" Gold Brass Table Lamp, 1970's
Located in Vis, NL
Rare vintage robust Cobra themed table lamp. New wide black lamp shade with gold interior. Fully functioning lamp. Minor sign of wear. No structural damage or chips. Me...
Brass
$14,500
H 8.25 in W 7.5 in D 6 in
Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp attributed to Jacopo and Lodovico del Duca. Featuring an important Lockplate and Hasp desi...
Bronze, Metal
Extremely Rare 1932 Isamu Noguchi “Measured Time” Clock
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are very pleased to present this *genuinely rare* Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Clock and Kitchen Timer. This clock marks Noguchi's first industrial design for commercial manufactu...
Bakelite
$2,929
H 35.44 in W 16.15 in D 9.06 in
Rare “Vas Hippocampus” (Seahorse Vase) by Annacleto Spazzapan, 2011
By Anacleto Spazzapan
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare “Vas Hippocampus” (Seahorse Vase) by Annacleto Spazzapan, 2011 An exceptional and rare example of contemporary collectible design, this striking “Vas Hippocampus” vase by accla...
Metal
Rare Pair Worcester Majolica Dragon Vases
By Royal Worcester
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Royal Worcester Majolica vases which feature a Chinese dragon wrapped around the sides. Colouration: turquoise, green, red, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for...
Majolica
Rare XL Lace Agate Butterfly Wings
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Rare, Exquisite Butterfly-Shaped Agate with Stunning Colorful Lace Details ▫️ Description Delicate, rare, and gorgeous, these agate butterfly wings are a natural work of art. Their...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Rare Skyscraper Rouge Marble Art Deco Mantel Clock
By Bonnet and Pottier
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare skyscraper rouge marble Art Deco mantel clock. A rare and unusual Art Deco Skyscraper mantel clock housed in a rouge marble case with exceptionally fine figuring with b...
Marble
Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A rare find, this fabulous figural desk bell was cast in metal in the form of a pig with a quality screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be would from the underside and then ...
Metal
Ultra-Rare Sugar-Coated Stalactite Amethyst Geode
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Super Rare Chuveirinho Amethyst Geode with Micro Stalactites and Sugar Druzy (Chalcedony-Coated) ▫️ Description Exceptionally rare, this Chuveirinho Amethyst is defined by its deli...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Ultra-Rare Sugar-Coated Stalactite Amethyst Geode
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Super Rare Chuveirinho Amethyst Geode with Micro Stalactites and Sugar Druzy (Chalcedony-Coated) ▫️ Description Exceptionally rare, this Chuveirinho Amethyst is defined by its deli...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
19th Century Rare Coromandel Desk Set
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century well figured coromandel desk set of exceptional quality with rich patination and grain, finely hand carved with highly decorative studded brass mounts and st...
Brass
$396Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in W 5.91 in D 2.76 in
Rare Hertwig Katzhutte Germany Pair Parakeet Porcelain Figurine Ornament
By Hertwig & Co.
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Ceramic Pair Budgerigars by Hertwig Katzhütte Colorful ceramic pair of budgerigars or parakeets, made by german manufacturer Hertwig Katzhütte. Marked underneath with the f...
Porcelain
Rare Natural Sugar Amethyst Cluster Plate
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
A Rare Amethyst Conglomerate of Minerals: Green, Golden and White Sugar Amethyst, with Zeolite, Cubic Calcite Inclusions ▫️ Description This natural amethyst plate is a masterpiece...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Rare Pink Barovier e Toso Bugnato Vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
This wonderful object was produced in the 1980s in Italy by Barovier & Toso.
Murano Glass
Rare 19th Century Chinese Bronze Foo Dog With Wings
Located in Houston, TX
Rare 19th Century Chinese Bronze Foo Dog With Wings. Our Outstanding 19th century Chinese late Qing Dynasty bronze foo dog or guardian lion with wings is well detailed and to our kno...
Bronze
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.