Civil War M1840 AMES Artillery Sword With Scabbard 1862
Located in Dallas, TX
CIVIL WAR M1840 AMES ARTILLERY SWORD SCABBARD 1862 Length: 37 Inches overall with a 32" blade that is 1 1/4" wide.
Cast Iron, Steel, Brass
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Civil War Union Solider in Full Dress, Sword & Cannon, Union Gutta Percha Case
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Civil War portrait, union solider in landscape in 'Union' Gutta Percha case Rare and unusual, the Ambrotype of a Union solider, in full uniform, with sword, standing next to a canno...
Glass
Sold
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
General George Armstrong Custer Signature with Civil War Sword, circa 1865-1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
To the right of the signature is a Civil War era Ames1860 staff officer sword. The sword’s hilt has an incredibly decorative pommel and rain guard, ornamented with spreading eagles, ...
1860 Civil War Union Army Cavalry Sword
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Authentic standard issue cavalry sword with scabbard used by the US (Union) Army during the Civil War.
Brass, Steel
Civil War Union Officer's Sword Belt Buckle
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original, 1851 pattern brass sword belt buckle worn by a Union officer during the Civil War.
Brass
Sold
H 11.5 in W 13.75 in D 2 in
Civil War Period Watercolor Depicting Lady Liberty Directing her Sword
Located in York County, PA
Civil War period watercolor depicting lady liberty directing her sword at the confederacy in the form of the British lion, circa 1861-1865.
Civil War Themed Mahogany Games Table with Sword Legs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a unique and custom made Civil War themed mahogany games table with sword legs.
Metal, Bronze
Sold
H 4.25 in W 4.75 in D 32.5 in
Antique 1862 Ames US Navy Civil War Cutlass Sword Leather Scabbard M1860 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Civil War Union army military M1860 United States Naval cutlass / sword.
Metal, Brass
Rare AMERICAN OFFICER'S SWORD - pre Civil War
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This is a very rare American Officer's sword that dates back to the period before the American Civil War.
Metal
Antique Civil War Sword and Scabbard Steel and Brass
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Antique civil war sword with iron scabbard. The steel blade and brass hilt are unmarked.
Brass, Steel
Set of Ten Authentic Civil War Swords
Located in Bridport, CT
Amazing set of 10 authentic civil war swords. 1. Quite ornate Model 1852 Union Naval Officer's sword.
Civil War Era Union Officer's Sword
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Nice Civil War era Union model 1860 field and staff officer's sword.
English Renaissance Halberd Spear with Leather Shaft and Steel Blade
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style Halbert spear with a crossed leather-covered shaft and polished steel blade.
Steel
Antique Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword Japan Ca. 1400-1600s Length: 24.25” Blade Total Length: 27.25 Nagasa: 18.5” Koto wakizashi, with wild midare (Soshu?) hamon, including wild boshi. Ha...
Steel
$1,197Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.49 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...
Brass
$3,495
H 10.5 in W 26.5 in D 13.75 in
British Military Officer's Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Camphor
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome rectangular British military officer's Campaign trunk of camphorwood featuring hand-cut brass binding and hardware, with opposing handles, and wax seals or stamps from por...
Metal, Brass
$18,750
H 33 in W 3 in D 3 in
Antique and Collectable Decorative Japanese Kanata Sword, Signed 池田鬼神丸国重
Located in Norton, MA
ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLE DECORATIVE JAPANESE SIGNED KATANA SWORD. Comprising a Japanese katana signed. The blade is signed "Ikeda Kishinmaru Kunishige" 池田鬼神丸国重. Ura side of the nakago...
Metal
19th Century Pictorial Laurence-Nehring Family Bible with Ephemera
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1800s Holy Bible gifted to Henry Laurence of England by his parents. It records the various events in this family dating back to 1835. At some point in the early 1900s, the Lauren...
Leather, Paper
Antique Rare Gothic 16th Century Two-Hand Sword Germany
Located in Doha, QA
This magnificent 16th-century German two-hand sword is a rare and historically important ceremonial weapon, hand crafted by renowned blade-smith Christoph Stantler (active circa 155...
Iron
"The Holy Bible" By Rev. John Brown, 1870s
Located in Palermo, IT
"The Holy Bible" By Rev. John Brown, 1870s Old and new testaments. Marginal references and illustrations; An exact summary of the several books; A paraphrase on the most obscure or i...
Paper
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine presentation sword given to Lieutenant Charles Peake as a token of gratitude by the Men of His Ship when recommissioned for Foreign Service in 1821, the citation reading, the ...
Metal
$1,087
H 38.98 in W 4.53 in D 2.76 in
Officer's Sword – France Or Austrian Netherlands – Circa 1770–1790
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Officer's Sword – France Or Austrian Netherlands – Circa 1770–1790 – Length 99 Cm" An elegant officer's sword, late 18th century (circa 1770–1790), probably French or Austrian Nethe...
Brass, Steel
$2,750
H 1.25 in W 3.75 in D 5 in
Rare Civil War Era American Photograph Album with Abraham Lincoln Memorial CDV
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Civil War Era American Photograph Album with Abraham Lincoln Memorial CDV and Identified Soldiers, circa 1860s A remarkable American photographic family album begun during the ...
Paper, Leather
Jean-Gabriel Domergue's French Academician Sword
By Odette Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique sword was presented to the famed French painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue to commemorate the painter's election to the illustrious Académie des Beaux-Arts in 19...
Steel
Antique Leather Photo Album With Music Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Unique antique photo album with a music box, which starts to play when opening the closure.
Leather, Paper
19th Century Tobacco advertising figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Tobacco advertising figure A rare example of a late 19th Century hand carved tobacco shop advertising figure in the form of an Arab gentleman. This fragment is mounted ...
Wood
$11,000
H 42.52 in W 9.85 in D 2.37 in
Rare Antique Austrian Gothic Two-Handed Longsword Medieval Double-Edged Blade
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptional and rare Austrian longsword, designed as a two-handed weapon with a classic cruciform hilt and straight, double-edged blade. This distinguished form bridges the morpho...
Iron
Midshipman Proctor’s Sword for Valour at the Battle of Copenhagen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This curved sword has a blued steel German blade with an ivory cross-hatched grip bearing silver and gilt mounts in the form of a lion’s head and mane. The grip is mounted with an ov...
Silver, Steel
Testa Di Fauno Statue
By Fonderia Artistica Ruocco
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite piece represents the head of a bearded faun, clearly depicted with his goat horns and elongated ears. The faun was the Roman equivalent of the ancient Greek satyr, a m...
Marble, Bronze
$4,031Sale Price|26% Off
H 3.15 in W 20.87 in D 20.87 in
French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chess game in the thematic of Ancient Egypt. The chess pieces are in painted and waxed plaster, the board is in wood and the is also a display shelf. Each piece is charaterful...
Plaster, Wood
$24,909Sale Price|25% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$38,640Sale Price|60% Off
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$12,547Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Sold|$11,395
H 4.34 in Dm 0.04 in
1912 René Lalique Perfume Bottle Rosace Figurines Frosted Glass Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle “Rosace Figurines” made in frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1912. Acid-stamped signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Superb patina. Height: 11 cm ...
Blown Glass
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
Samurai Helmet "Zunari Kabuto" - Early Edo (circa 1610)
Located in Paris, FR
Samurai Helmet "Zunari kabuto" with 3 black lacquered iron plates. Japan, early EDO period, circa 1610. Neck protector (shikoro), 5-strip hineno, laced brown, beige and green. Centra...
Iron
$3,400
H 11 in W 13.75 in
"Masturbating Woman" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Plate #9 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...
Paper
Leather Doctors Bag, 1940s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial cowhide bag with brass hardware and closure. Used a travel bag for physicians to play tools and prescriptions in. Perfect as a purse or for travel. This structured bag is...
Brass
Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An antique handcarved Venetian rocking chair in grotto design. Seat and backrest in the shape of sea shells, backrest supported by a sea horse. The base features fish heads and sea s...
Wood
$28,000
H 28.13 in W 37 in
Art Nouveau Poster "Marmorhouse (Der Teufel und Die Circe) by Josef Fenneker
By Josef Fenneker
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The painter, graphic artist, production and set designer, Josef Fenneker, is one of the most important representatives of artistic film posters of the 1910s and 1920s. He was commiss...
Lithograph
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Gold, Gold Leaf
$34,293
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
Antique Iron Safe with Rocaille Decoration, France, Circa 1740
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, antique single-door safe or cassa forte made of hand crafted iron with rivets and bands on the surface and palmettes and rocaille decorations on the front, in good condition...
Metal, Iron
$131,685Sale Price|20% Off
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
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.
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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.
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