$1,169
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 5.12 in
Tennis Rondelight, Table Lighter by Karl Hagenauer for Ronson, 1930s
By Ronson, Ronson Art Metal Works, Karl Hagenauer
Located in Brussel, BE
. This famous model, named Rondelight, was made by Ronson and manufactured by Ronson Art Metal Works Inc
Metal, Enamel, Brass
$1,167
H 4.34 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Polo Rondelight, Table Lighter by Karl Hagenauer for Ronson, 1930s
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Karl Hagenauer, Ronson
Located in Brussel, BE
. This famous model, named Rondelight, was made by Ronson and manufactured by Ronson Art Metal Works Inc
Metal, Enamel
$418Sale Price|30% Off
H 275 in Dm 2.25 in
Ronson England 1929 Deco RonDeLight Steel Table Lighter Black & Cream Lacquer
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in
Steel
Ronson Green Stripe Rondelight Junior Table Lighter, 1929
By Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1929 Art Deco "Rondelight Junior" flint table lighter by Ronson featuring enameled black
Chrome
Sold
H 3 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
Ronson USA 1929 Art Deco Black and Red Lacquer Rondelight Table Lighter in Steel
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondelight lighter, created in
Steel, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 3 in Dm 2.25 in
Ronson USA 1929 Art Deco Black And Red Lacquer RonDeLight Table Lighter In Steel
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondelight lighter, created in
Steel, Stainless Steel
Art Deco Rondelight Junior Table Lighter by Ronson, 1929
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1929 Art Deco "Rondelight Junior" flint table lighter by Ronson featuring enameled black
Chrome
Sold
H 6.5 in W 6.3 in D 2.5 in
RONSON 1935 Machine Age Pudding Bearer Ballerina With Baby Ronde-Light Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
, "RONSON NEWARK NJ-USA-ART METAL WORKS INC. RONSON BABY RONDELIGHT ". The Ronson lighter company The
Steel, Chrome
Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Art Deco Ronson Desk Lighter
By Ronson, Wedgwood
Located in Dallas, TX
insert is marked on the base: “Ronson, Trademark, Made in England, Rondelight, Brit. Pat. 621570”, and
Chrome
Sold
H 3 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
Ronson England 1929 Art Deco Black and Creme Lacquer Rondelight Table Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondelight lighter, created in
Steel, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 2.75 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
Ronson Newark 1929 Art Deco Steel RonDeLight Table Lighter Black & Blue Lacquer
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 2.75 in Dm 2.25 in
Ronson USA 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Black Lacquer And Steel
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in
Steel
Sold
H 2.75 in W 2.36 in D 2.36 in
RONSON England 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Steel And Leather
By Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table-desk lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful and extremely rare RonDeLight desk
Steel, Chrome
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$1,249Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 4.1 in W 13.5 in D 4.5 in
Ronson USA 1935 Art Deco Black Lacquered Desk Box With Octette Touch Tip Lighter
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Desk double box with handles and touch tip designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk box with handles, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period...
Steel, Chrome
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.55 in W 3.15 in D 0.63 in
Art Deco Leather and Sterling Silver Cigarette / Cigar Case
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Exquisite leather cigar case with sterling silver collar. Expands for differing lengths of small cigar or cigarettes. Made in the U.K. in the 1900-1920´s. It has the stamp of the re...
Sterling Silver
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
Aluminum
$2,789Sale Price|30% Off
H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 8.46 in
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States...
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
$1,150 / set
H 11.25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
By Everett Fahy, F.J.B. Watson, Carl C. Dauterman
Located in valatie, NY
The Wrightsman collection, Vols. I-V. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1973. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. 2248 pp. Inscribed by the Wrightsmans. The comp...
Paper
$712Sale Price|25% Off
H 0.38 in W 3.75 in D 3 in
Rare 1930s Art Deco Evans Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case and Matching Ligher Set
By Evans Case Company
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare 1930s Art Deco Evans Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case and Matching Trig-A-Lite Lighter Set – Streamline Engine-Turned Design This rare and exceptional 1930s Art Deco Evans cigare...
Chrome
$6,727Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.39 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
Bronze Jewelry Chest In Neo-gothic Style From The Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with a large jewellry chest crafted in bronze with medal patina in the neo-gothic style and hailing from the Napoleon II period. It boasts practical dimensions (34cm ...
Metal, Bronze
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Warren Platner, Lehigh Leopold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
$799
H 4.25 in W 3.5 in D 0.5 in
Ronson Art Metal Works Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case with Built In Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage combination cigarette case and lighter was made by the well known Ronson's Dominion Art Metal Works division and dates to approximately 1965 and done in the period Mid-C...
Metal, Chrome
$658
H 10 in W 17 in D 3 in
French large Art Deco brass and leather table lighter by Polaire of Paris c 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb large art deco table lighter is in remarkable original condition. It is a very eye catching 1920s object which is made very solidly from brass with beautifully engineered...
Leather
$2,789Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 2.01 in W 1.83 in D 1.83 in
DUNHILL London 1929 Ball Desk Petrol Lighter In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
Ball desk petrol lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill This is a rare antique desk liquid-petrol lighter, created in London England by the luxury brand of Alfred Dunhill, back in the 1...
Sterling Silver, Silver
$19,999 / set
H 60.24 in W 34 in D 27 in
Outstanding Wurlitzer 1015 "bubbler" Jukebox & rare 4008 extension speaker
By Wurlitzer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original Wurlitzer Model 1015 “Bubbler” 78 RPM, jukebox in excellent condition with full set of 78 classic 50 and 60’s songs with printed labels. fully functional,, works perfectly ...
Chrome
$451Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.2 in W 2.53 in D 0.83 in
Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Faux Tortoise Lacquer Rondette Desk Lighter In Chromed
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful Rondette desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 193...
Steel, Chrome
1910 Sterling Silver Gimbal Table Lighter
By Andrew Barrett & Son
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine, and impressive, antique George V English sterling silver gimbal table lighter; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection This exceptional antiqu...
Agate, Sterling Silver
$1,571Sale Price|30% Off
H 8.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Guinco 1923 Large Table Desk Semi Automatic lighter In Solid Polished Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Desk table lighter designed by Samuel E. Ghinn. This is a superb and very rare table desk semi automatic petrol lighter, created in Cincinnati Ohio by Samuel E. Ghinn, back in 1923....
Brass, Steel
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.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.