Empire Portrait Painting of Julie and Desiree Clary by Robert Lefevre
By Robert Jacques LeFevre
Located in Essex, MA
Period First Empire portrait of the Sisters Julie and Desiree Clary, Future Queens of Spain and Sweden by Robert Jacques Francois Lefevre (1755-1830) --Exquisitely Painted Subject...
Canvas
$2,600 / set
H 0.75 in W 9.25 in D 10.75 in
Pair of 18th Century French Genre Paintings in Carved Gilt Frames
By Niklas Lavreince
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall, study, or intimate vignette with this charming pair of antique French genre paintings, created circa 1770. Executed on board and set in their original carved giltwoo...
Giltwood
$864Sale Price|40% Off
H 48 in W 37.25 in D 2 in
Original painting inspired by Auguste Detti 18 th century artist
Located in Birmingham, AL
Original Hand-Painted Artwork Inspired by Cesare Agostino Detti’s Autumn Flirt A beautifully executed original hand-painted interpretation inspired by Autumn Flirt, a romantic compo...
Canvas
$1,850
H 35.25 in W 51.5 in D 1.25 in
Pair of French Oil on Canvas "Diana & Flora" After Jean-Marc Nattier
By Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French Oil on Canvas Marie Adelaide Of France As Diana And Henriette Of France As Flora, after the originals by Jean-marc Nattier (French 1685-1766). Marie-Adelaide (1732-1...
Canvas, Giltwood
Portrait of Madame Recamier 1802, Antique Painting, 47x36 Inches
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting titled "Portrait of Madame Recamier 1802"
Paint
19th Century Painting by Jean Carolus, Belgium Romanticism
By Jean Carolus
Located in Dublin, IE
Artist: Jean Carolus Painted: 1862 Medium: Oil on board Interior Scene Period: Romanticism Signed & Dated: Lower left J. Carolus 1862 Dimensions: H: 24 3/4 / 62.8 cm W: 18 3/4...
Canvas
Directoire Period Portrait of a Young Woman, circa 1800
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas from the Directoire period in an oval shape representing a young woman wearing a pink ribbon and represented in a landscape in which we can distinguish a tree, at sunse...
Giltwood
French Oil on Canvas, Portrait of Princess Eugénie de Beauharnais
Located in Atlanta, GA
After Johann Heinrich Richter (German, 1784–1850) A finely executed portrait after Johann Heinrich Richter's celebrated likeness of Princess Eugénie de Beauharnais, Duchess of Hohen...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
$39,800
H 36.25 in W 31.25 in D 3.25 in
Continental Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Oil on Canvas Portrait
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality Continental early 19th century Louis XV st. oil on canvas portrait. The painting depicts a beautiful young maiden dressed in a most elegant pink...
Canvas, Giltwood
Magnificent Antique Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting Signed A. Robert
By Alexandre Nestor Nicolas Robert
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent Antique oil on canvas portrait painting signed A. Robert (1817-1890). A. Robert was a Belgian Royal Academy Artist. His works are on display at museums throughout the wo...
Canvas, Paint
$13,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 27 in W 26 in D 2 in
Pair of French Empire Portraits of an Aristocratic Couple by Antoine Borel
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of original oil paintings on canvas depicting a handsome young aristocratic couple of the Directoire, early Empire period. They are each pictured from the waist up, she holdin...
Canvas
$23,637
H 24.81 in W 22.84 in D 1.97 in
Late 18th Century Portrait of a Lady Attributed to Henri-Pierre Danloux
Located in London, GB
A late eighteenth century portrait of a lady, oil on canvas, in a French Empire 19th century giltwood frame. Attributed to Henri-Pierre Danloux (February 24, 1753 - January 3, 1809)....
Canvas, Paint
$5,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 27.5 in W 23 in D 2.75 in
Pair of English Oil Paintings on Canvas, 'Sisters'
Located in Tarzana, CA
A charming pair of late 18th English century oil paintings on canvas. Each painting portrays a portrait of a young lady in oval within carved giltwood frame. Circa 1790 Dimens...
Canvas, Giltwood
$3,500
H 47.5 in W 39.5 in D 2.5 in
Mid-19th-Century French School Genre Painting in the Tradition of Greuze
Located in Chicago, IL
This Mid-19th‑century French school oil on canvas depicts a young woman in an intimate half‑length pose, tenderly feeding a small bird. Painted in the sentimental genre tradition ass...
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Oil Painting French Family Portrait
Located in 263-0031, JP
The term “Biedermeier” was first wielded as mildly disparaging designation for the bourgeois domesticity, so idealized by German society in the post-Napoleonic era prior to the 1848 ...
Canvas
$84,500
H 65 in W 51.5 in D 3.75 in
French 18th Century Oil On Canvas And Giltwood Painting By Robert Tournières
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French 18th century Oil on Canvas and Giltwood painting of a mother and son by Robert Le Vrac de Tournières. The painting is framed within a richly carved giltwood frame ...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
$1,820
H 37 in W 34 in D 4.5 in
Original painting ) inspired a museum painting of French painter Élisabeth Vigée
Located in Birmingham, AL
Original painting inspired by "Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat" (French: Autoportrait au chapeau de paille) inspired by the painting of French painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. The e ...
Canvas
$63,072Sale Price|24% Off
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in
Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Carle Vanloo (Nice 1705 – Paris 1765) Perseus and Andromeda Oil on canvas. H. 081; W. 065. Alongside François Boucher (1703-1770) and Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Carle Vanlo...
Canvas, Oil
Still Life
By John White Alexander
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
John White Alexander's graceful depictions of beautiful women earned him critical acclaim both in Europe and America. However, his career did not get off to an easy start—Alexander b...
Canvas, Oil
$34,500
H 75 in W 57 in D 2 in
Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"
By Hamilton Hamilton
Located in LA, CA
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othello", depicting a young Desdemona plead...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$337,681
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$20,905
H 125.99 in W 159.45 in D 124.02 in
French Style Wrought Iron Wall Greenhouse with Door and Windows
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant octagonal wrought iron wall greenhouse, perfect for creating a unique and sophisticated space in gardens, patios or terraces. Its design with arches and decorative panels hig...
Iron
Antique Art Nouveau Photo Album or Book with Brass Stand Up Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique standing photo album is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The album is compo...
Brass
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
By Roger Grillon
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
Canvas, Oil
$208,000Sale Price|20% Off
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
A Love Letter by the Sea
Located in Sheffield, MA
Henri Bénard French, 1860-1927 A Love Letter By the Sea Oil on Canvas 19 ¾ by 24 in, w/ frame 26 by 30 in Signed Henri Bénard lower left
Oil
$101,366
H 35.04 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
Large German Early 20th Century Silver Nef by Berthold Müller
By Berthold Muller
Located in London, GB
Large German early 20th century silver nef by Berthold Müller German, Early 20th Century Height 89cm, width 80cm, depth 40cm Weight 10604g This stunning sterling silver nef, dating...
Silver
$56,676Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.93 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
17th Century by Luca Forte Two Pomegranates and a Flying Butterfly Oil on Panel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Luca Forte (Naples, 1615 ca. - 1670 ca.) Title: Two Pomegranates and a Flying Butterfly Medium: Oil on poplar panel Dimensions: without frame 13 x 22.5 cm - with frame 31 x 40 cm Ant...
Oil, Wood Panel
Tiffany Bronze Desk Clock Bookmark Collection
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Toledo, OH
Tiffany Studios steeple top bronze desk clock in the Bookmark pattern, which features turn of the century publishers' stamps designs. Marked on rear door Tiffany Studios New York 185...
Bronze
A Louis Majorelle and Daum Nancy Gilt Bronze and Pink Glass Table Lamp
By Daum, Louis Majorelle
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Louis Majorelle and Daum Nancy Gilt Bronze and Pink Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Introducing an exquisite piece of Art Nouveau mastery – the Louis Majorelle and Daum Nancy Gilt Br...
Bronze
"Under the Large Striped Umbrella on a Foggy Day"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to offer this piece by Martha Walter (1875 - 1976). Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed...
Oil, Board
Men Drinking Coffee
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right Maxwell House Coffee
Oil
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.