Scientific Objects
1960's Small Sized Industrial Scientific Equipment Boxes - Single Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Small Industrial Scientific Equipment Boxes - Single Box - Good Quantity Available.
We
Category
Vintage 1960s European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$17 / item
H 3.15 in W 2.76 in D 8.27 in
1960's Medium Sized Industrial Scientific Equipment Boxes - Single Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Medium Sized Industrial Scientific Equipment Boxes - Single Box - Good Quantity Available
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$34 / item
H 4.73 in W 11.82 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Perspex Geometric Scientific Forms '2'
Located in London, GB
A mid-century perspex scientific geometric form.
Two available.
Holland, c1970s.
Ideal
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Scientific Calendar in Brass and Marble for the 40 Years, 1991-2030.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Scientific calendar in brass and marble for the 40 years, 1991-2030.
Scientific calendar in brass
Category
20th Century European Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Kinetic light sculpture ‘Struttura Tricroma’ by Giovanni Anceschi, Italy 1963
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
object and a scientific experiment. His work can be found in important private and public collections
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$58,048
H 20.08 in W 20.32 in D 20.08 in
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English Scientific Wall Clock
Located in Alton, GB
English scientific wall clock.
Category
Antique 19th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1960's Russian Industrial Scientific Equipment Boxes/Decorative Objects
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s Russian industrial scientific equipment boxes/decorative objects
1960s vintage Russian
Category
Vintage 1960s Russian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 3.15 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Botanic Scientific Specimen, Italy 1900
By Paravia
Located in Milan, IT
, pistils, petals, corollas, scientific names and species. Today, in addition to being collected for the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Botanic Scientific Specimen, Italy, 1900
By Paravia
Located in Milan, IT
, corollas, scientific names and species. Today, in addition to being collected for the Wunderkammer, Cabinet
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Scientific Vintage Molecule Model Educational
Located in London, GB
This super cool vintage scientific model of an Ortorombi molecule, circa 1950s.
Steel construction
Category
Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
A Rare Group Of Continental Scientific Models Of Mushrooms.
Located in Milan, IT
painted,rise the great scientific model, made out of wax and hand painted, depicting the three different
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Papier Mâché, Wax
1920s Original Vintage Czech Scientific Physics Instrument
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1920s original vintage Czech scientific physics instrument
1920s vintage physics instrument from
Category
Vintage 1920s Czech More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1920s Vintage Czech Scientific Physics Instrument
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1920s vintage Czech scientific physics instrument
1920s vintage physics instrument from the Czech
Category
Vintage 1920s Czech Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Collection of Nine Scientific Mushrooms on Wooden Bases
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A collection of nine hand painted scientific mushrooms on wooden bases with foliage to the base
Category
20th Century French Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
19th Century Set of Three Scientific Equipment Accessories Sculptures, France
Located in New York, NY
French parts of 19th century scientific equipment on custom iron stands.
Small concave mirrors
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mounted Objects
19th Century Set of Three Scientific Equipment Accessories Sculptures, France
Located in New York, NY
French parts of 19th century scientific equipment on custom iron stands.
Small thick magnifying
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mounted Objects
Rare Collection of English Scientific Ceramic Crystal Form Study
Located in London, GB
stamped with its scientific name and number. Very tactile and decorative objects.
Dimensions in inches
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Object Glass Slab Temperature Gauge Thermometer
By Honeywell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
yesteryears building technics. A beautiful desktop sculptural object.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
Antique Scientific Lens
Located in London, GB
A scarce Industrial style antique French scientific lens.
Adjustable in height. As well as the
Category
Vintage 1920s French Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
1940s Vintage Laboratory Floral Centerpiece Display Mad Scientist Industrial MCM
By Fisher Scientific
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Repurposed lab equipment to create a beautiful table or entryway decor.
Overall W 11.5 x D 7 x H 20 in.
Vases H 11.5 in. / Capacity 16 oz.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Iron
H 20 in W 11.5 in D 7 in
Pair of Antique Brass Scientific Lens Desk Curios
Located in London, GB
A pair of brass scientific or jewellery lens.
Brass and glass.
England, early 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century British More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ancient Planetary Model, Tellurium, Stockholm, circa 1900, Scientific Instrument
Located in Greven, DE
1900
Dimensions: Height ca 41 cm, length ca 60 cm
Illustrative scientific instrument with sun
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swedish More Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
H 16.15 in W 23.63 in D 7.49 in
Kinetic Sculpture, Scientific Crystal Model from Belgium, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Decorative 1940s molecular model used as education material in school and lab.
The models are made of wooden balls and bacalite and metal wire manufactured in Belgium.
For sale per...
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Kinetic Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wire
DNA Sequence II, a Red Scientific Bottle Inspired Installation by Louis Thompson
By Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
creating collections of objects where the dialogue and relationship between each element is as essential as
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
H 13.19 in W 9.06 in D 5.52 in
Early Scientific Object
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual scientific instrument.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass Armillary Sphere
Located in New York, NY
ebonized wooden stand.
These decorative scientific objects were often an important desk necessity
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desk Accessories
Graphic Scientific Instrument
Located in San Francisco, CA
Graphic scientific instrument
Category
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Scientific Glass Form
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lyrically shaped blown glass form.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Scientific Model of of Diatryma
Located in Treasure Island, CA
From a diaroma at the Acadamey of Science in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Museum grade...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
18th Century Scientific Magnifying Glass, circa 1780
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A nice English 18th century small brass scientific magnifying glass presented in shagreen box
Category
Antique 1780s European More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Glass works Crucible
Located in Culver City, CA
A ceramic crucible which was formly used in the making of medical & scientific glass vessels and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Medical / Scientific Parabolic Magnifying Candle Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wonderful magnifying candle lamp. Old medical or scientific lamp.
Category
20th Century North American Industrial More Desk Accessories
Mid-Century Botanic Scientific Model of a Primrose Plant
Located in Antwerp, BE
This is a Belgian midcentury teaching model of Primula Veris, commonly known as a cowslip primrose. Constructed is a thin molded synthetic with clear fiberglass textures on the leave...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
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One Italian Brass Star Burst Flush Mount or Wall Light
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass wall lamp or flush mount from the 1960s.
A very decorative 5-armed sunburst, sputnik or spider Italian ceiling lamp in the style of Arredoluce and Stilnovo.
The semi-circular ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Gold Croco Candle with 24 Karat Gold Plate
Located in Paris, FR
Candle box Gold Croco made with white porcelain
from Limoges, France. With porcelain lid. With gold
plated 24 karat crocodile and with black crocodile
skin in leather style. Insi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Candle Sconces
Materials
Gold Plate
Murano Glass Table Mirror by Barovier & Toso, Signed
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Barovier & Toso table mirror with frame in Murano Glass Torchon.
Mirror with a gorgeous frame entirely in Murano Glass, worked in the way of "Torchon".
The structure is in brass w...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
$7,181 Sale Price
20% Off
H 18.12 in W 15.36 in D 1.58 in
Folies Bergère Art Deco Style Golden Relief in Resin After Maurice Picaud
By Maurice Picaud
Located in Ulm, DE
Golden wall plaque made after the model that decorates the facade of the revue theater “Folies Bergère” in Paris. This meter-high relief dates from 1926, by the French architect and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
$1,555
H 23.23 in W 23.23 in D 1.58 in
Late Century German Explosion Proof Copper & Brass 3 Lamp Bar Pendant Lighting
By Wiska
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A copper and brass 3 lamp bar comprising of 3 cast brass explosion proof pendants made in the 1970's by Wiska of Germany who are a manufacturer of marine grade fixtures and fittings....
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Copper
$2,039 / item
H 11.03 in W 47.25 in D 11.03 in
1 of 4 Large Murano Ice Glass Wall Light by Kalmar Cube, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 large Murano ice glass wall lights by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1960s.
The wall light is composed of a 1 thick Murano glass cube attached to a chrome metal frame.
...
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
$1,795 / item
H 9.85 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Large console table with attached tables and mirror, 1950s
Located in Manzano, IT
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Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Glass, Wood
$4,308 Sale Price
40% Off
H 74.22 in W 63 in D 16.15 in
Goldkant Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Friedel Wauer, Germany, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Friedel Wauer
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Losange shaped cocoon lamp designed by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, Germany. The lamp is made of a unique polymer sprayed on to a metal frame, to give a cocoon effect.
Meas...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Resin
Mid-Century Itsu Ceiling Lamp Model ER 79 with Daisy Flowers, Finland 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and delicate Finnish mid-century ceiling lamp model ER 79/4 by Itsu, one of the leading lighting manufacturers in Finland.
The lamp is in its absolute original condition ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$3,794
H 29.53 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Hollywood Regency Patinated Brass and Copper Jewelry Box Made in Hong Kong
Located in San Diego, CA
Simple and elegant patinated brass and copper box, circa 1970s Perfect for jewelry, trinkets or playing cards. Stamped at the bottom Made in Hong Kong by Woco.
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
H 2 in W 9 in D 4 in
Reclaimed Wrought Iron Horseshoe Garden Gate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual reclaimed wrought iron garden gate, creatively constructed from old horseshoes. Matching decorative panel also available.
This reclaimed side gate is traditionally handc...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Country Doors and Gates
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Hollywood Regency Egyptian Green Malachite Trinket Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful polished green malachite decorative box with a lid. Brought from a trip to Egypt in the 1970s, this piece will be fabulous on a nightstand or coffee table.
Dimensions...
Category
20th Century Egyptian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.25 in W 2.25 in D 1.5 in
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Cupboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old, large Tansu made in Japan. It is an unusual style with a vertical structure, and is thought to have been made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). Unlike most horiz...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
$4,800
H 60.24 in W 49.22 in D 21.86 in
Japanese 18th Century Style Lacquered Coffee Table With Scenes of Horses
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese style equestrian themed lacquered square coffee table with a lift top that opens to a large storage area. The top and sides decorated with decoupage equestrian scenes of ind...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,800
H 16 in W 38 in D 38 in
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old drawer storage chest made in Japan.
It dates back to the Meiji era (1860s–1920s) and is crafted from Japanese cedar wood.
The metal fittings are made of iron.
In ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Bench, Cantilever, Mid Century, Walnut, Danish Cord, Weave, Hardwood, Semigood
By Semigood Design
Located in Issaquah, WA
Mid-century inspired, hardwood and woven Danish cord bench.
The lead time provided is an estimate and may extend up to 12 months. If you require delivery by a specific date, we kin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Cord, Hardwood
$3,250 / item
H 18 in W 41.125 in D 18 in
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Scientific Objects For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of scientific objects is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct scientific objects — often made from wood, metal and glass — can elevate any home. Scientific objects have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Scientific objects made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some scientific objects are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller scientific objects, measuring 4.93 inches across, are available at 1stDibs.
How Much are Scientific Objects?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $897, while they’re typically $55 on the low end and $4,360 highest priced.
Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You
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.
Questions About Scientific Objects
Prices for most scientific objects on 1stdibs are negotiable. You’ll see a "Make an Offer" button on the item details page, indicating that the seller is willing to consider a lower price. It’s not uncommon for customers to get 15–25% off the list price after negotiating. See our tips for negotiating like a pro.
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