The Most Beautiful Things
The Most Beautiful Things
Our in-house curators are delighted to share this edit of some of the most extraordinary pieces available on 1stDibs.
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Fossil Coral Stone Sphere, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir. A fossil coral stone sphere, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Stone, Brass
Silver Plated Bowl by Gabriella Crespi / Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut style.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Plate
French Line Vautrin "La Dernière Cène" Last Supper Paper Holder Gilded Bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
A gilded bronze paperweight (La Dernière Cène) (The last supper)
On the reverse extract of a poem by Jacques Prevert
Ils sont à table
Ils ne mangent pas
Ils ne sont pas dans leu...
Category
1950s French Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Bronze Box with Poem by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze poudrier box with cast poem on surface by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The poem "Les 4 ages de la Femme" was an old French lyrical poem th...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Bronze
French Silvered Bronze Paperweight Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and ...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Metal Letter Opener in Shape of Seahorse '70s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Turin, Turin
Very peculiar letter opener designed by Gabriella Crespi in '70s. The letter opener has a very beautiful handle in shape of seahorse, the object is in metal. There is the signature o...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Metal
1970s by Gabriella Crespi Italian Design Hollywood Regency "Boar" Lighter
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brescia, IT
"Boar" Lighter
Gabriella Crespi
Italy, 1970s
Silver metal.
Perfect working order
"Grabriella Crespi" signed.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Metal
Gabriella Crespi Wood and Brass Parrot Box, Italy 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milan, IT
Exceptional Gabriella Crespi 'Parrot' box.
Wood and brass.
Signed Gabriella Crespi.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Midcentury Lucky Charm Pig Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist pig keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Aus...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Brass
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Early 19th Century Napoleon Bonaparte Letter Opener
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is one of a kind bronze letter opener from the period just after Napoleon's death. It is a testament to his popularity that even letter openers featured his face.
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1820s French Empire Antique The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Bronze
20th Cebtury Italian Big Sterling Silver Letter Opener
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver letter opener.
Perfect for a prestigious desk.
The blade is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls and fl...
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1990s Italian Other The Most Beautiful Things
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Yellow Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
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Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
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2010s Mexican Modern The Most Beautiful Things
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Prehistoric Ammonite Fossil or Natural Specimen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Prehistoric fossilized ammonite is likely from Madagascar and thousands of years old. This fossil is free standing and could be used as a unique design element as a natural specimen...
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15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Prehistoric Antique The Most Beautiful Things
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Stone
Aime Tant Et Plus by Line Vautrin, Gilt Bronze Box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Aime tant et plus by Line Vautrin.
Aime tant et plus, gilt bronze box whose lid is carved with a rebus.
The rebus can be deciphered as follows:
M for “Aime” (love in english)
A g...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Bronze
Murano Blue Red Gold Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Paperweight Sculpture
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (only 2 fish available as shown). Large and beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue, red stripes, gold lips and silver flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Most Beautiful Things
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H 1.5 in W 3.25 in D 8.75 in
Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French opaline crystal which are mounted to a fa...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique The Most Beautiful Things
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Crystal, Bronze
Pill box by Line Vautrin- Talosel encrusted with garnet red mirrors
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Talosel pill box encrusted with garnet red mirrors by Line Vautrin.
Black scarified Talosel pill box.
The inside of the lid and of the box decorated with a small round mirror.
The ex...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern The Most Beautiful Things
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Mirror, Talosel
Gabriella Crespi Signed Round Box/Bottle Basket in Plexiglass and Brass, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Discover the epitome of mid-century elegance with this exquisite Round Box / Bottle Basket by renowned Italian designer Gabriella Crespi. Crafted in the glamorous 1970s, this unique ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Most Beautiful Things
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Brass
H 7.09 in W 5.71 in D 5.71 in
Aina Jurassic Fossil Marble Keops Pyramid Game Sculpture, Living Collection
Located in ES
Keops Pyramid game sculpture sculpted from four solid pieces of Jurassic Marble, with Nerineas fossils. Do you dare to try to build it? Designed by AINA and manufactured by NERINEA i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Marble
H 4.53 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Vintage Hand-Carved Jade Stone Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage hand-carved jade stone statue was cleverly sculpted to depict fully laden grapevines, combined with a naturally colored rouge segment below creating the illusion of a gnarly grapevine root...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
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Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads from the early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads. Art nouveau, from the early 20th Century.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Brass
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H 1.19 in W 10.44 in D 0.2 in