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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Richard Nixon "Seize the Moment" Limited Edition Leather Bound Book
By Nixon
Located in East Quogue, NY
Distinguished, leather-bound limited edition, "Seize The Moment; America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World" by Richard Nixon — one of only 250 copies signed by the former Preside...
Category
1990s American Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Illustrious World – Rare Dutch Heraldic and Historical Masterwork, 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700
Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sleek 1930s Art Deco Shagreen Cigarette Case with Golden Interior
Located in Red Lion, PA
Sleek 1930s Art Deco Shagreen Cigarette Case with Golden Interior
This sleek Art Deco shagreen cigarette case epitomizes the understated elegance and refinement of 1930s luxury desi...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Faberge Walnut Amboyna Marble & Malachite Chess Set 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful vintage House of Faberge ormolu mounted, burr walnut and amboyna chess board/case with green malachite and red marble chess pieces, the set by Franklin Mint, late 20th century in date.
The square inlaid chess board is bordered with a 22 carat ormolu banding and it comes with red marble and malachite chess...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Beautiful Rare Complete Set of 1930's Art Deco Abstract Geometric Playing Cards
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare Complete 1930s Art Deco Geometric Playing Cards in Original Box
This beautiful and rare complete deck of 1930s Art Deco playing cards is a...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique and Quality Hand Carved Solid Oak Neo-Renaissance Wall Bracket or Shelf
Located in Lisse, NL
19th Century Neo-Renaissance oak wall bracket with veneered curved panel.
Wonderful and perfectly hand-carved, this all handcrafted Neo-Renaissance wall bracket has the most strikin...
Category
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto with Cherub Angel, Antique European, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful medium size religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed and then welded. Given th...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. ...
Category
1840s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Architectural Model Spiral Staircase Theodore Alexander 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality fruitwood architectural model of a spiral staircase, by Theodore Alexander, of early 19th Century design, comprising ten steps and spiral bannister with two ...
Category
Late 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Madonna With Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered neoclassical Madonna with child. Traces of original color and gilding visible,
Italy, circa 1760-1800.
Weathered small losses and old repairs.
More photo's availa...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$798 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Faberge Cased Gold Plated Imperial Dominoes Set 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful vintage House of Faberge 22 carat gold plated & enamel walnut cased set of dominoes, made by the Franklin mint, late 20th century in date.
The set comes complet...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Antique Lyon & Healy Lakeside Maple Bowl Back Mandolin 24"
By Lyon & Healy
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th to early 20th century Lakeside eight string, bowl back mandolin guitar by Lyon & Healy. Made of maple with angled cant and head, segmented bowl back. Ebonized oxbow shaped ...
Category
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Maple
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars & Hemel Globe, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Celestial Map – Hemel Globe, Zodiac & Constellations by Halma, 1720
This striking double-hemisphere celestial chart, titled Hemel Globe...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Gentlemans Sword Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver Ebony Wooden 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Rare Polished late Victorian Ebony Wood Sword Stick of outstanding quality, enclosing its original square tapering polished steel blade, which is stamped ENFIELD, of English o...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Striking 1920's Art Deco EggShell Black and Red Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in Red Lion, PA
Striking 1920s Art Deco Black Enamel and Red Lacquer Cigarette Case
This striking 1920s Art Deco cigarette case epitomizes the sleek sophistication of the Jazz Age. Its bold geometr...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Portuguese 18th Century Christ Painting from a Church
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Portuguese 18th century assemblage painting of Christ, likely an architectural fragment or retablo that would have hung in a church. Constructed of thick, wood panels the central vig...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Dr. Hermann Rorschach Psychodiagnostics (First Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Early printing of the famed Rorschach test, complete with ten standardized inkblot cards, in its original cardboard portfolio.8vo (7” x 9.75”), 10 cards on heavy stock, 5 in b/w, 5 w...
Category
1920s Swiss Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Oak Elk Stag Horn Antler Handle Walking Stick Cane Scottish Thistle 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage oak wood walking stick / cane with brass ferrule and collar, topped with a naturally curved L shaped stag horn / antler handle, etched along the top with the image of a Scott...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn, Oak
$148 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Stunning Table Lighter in Murano Sommerso Glass By Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960 Stunning pink table lighter in Murano sommerso glass by Flavio Poli for Seguso. Made in italy. The item is in excellent condition and it works perfectly.
Dimension:
diam 4,33 x ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Slick 1930's Art Deco Ronson LYTA-Case Tuxedo Combo Cigarette Case & Lighter
By Ronson
Located in Red Lion, PA
1930s Art Deco Ronson LYTA-Case Tuxedo Combination Cigarette Case & Lighter
A sleek and striking example of 1930s novelty smoking accessories, this Ronson LYTA-Case Tuxedo combo cig...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Hand-Carved Oak Gothic Panel, Feeding Pelican, Symbol of Christ (1927)
By Known Work
Located in Lisse, NL
This magnificent religious solid oak wall panel in deep relief with a gilded border was crafted in 1927 by the renowned workshop Fa Jos. Thissen & Zn, Roermond, the Netherlands.
...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paint
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Silvered And Painted Wooden Tabernacle
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small tabernacle that once graced a church altar. Beautiful original silverleaf and faux marble paint.
weathered, small losses. Italy circa 1780
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,152 Sale Price
48% Off
Antique Bombe Form Mahogany Sanora Baby Grand Phonograph Gramophone Wind Up
Located in Dayton, OH
A Sonora "Baby Grand" phonograph circa 1916. The upright phonograph features an art nouveau bombe style case. There is an open carved removable screen that covers the internal horn. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Plus Ultra; or, The progress and advancement of knowledge ... Aristotle
Located in Middletown, NY
Glanvill, Joseph
Plus Ultra; or, The progress and advancement of knowledge since the days of Aristotle. In an account of some of the most remarkable late improvements of practical, u...
Category
17th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Gentlemans Horse Measuring Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver Gadget 19C
By Henry Howell Co. Ltd
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Rare Polished Figured pale Malacca wood crook handled Stick of outstanding quality, enclosing its original polished steel Horse Measure which measures up to 17hh complete with...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
TORREY: Private Spaces: Great American Design
Located in New York, NY
New York–based modernist interior design firm TORREY delivers its first signature monograph showcasing a decade in design.
Growing up in America’s heartland, Kansas, and hitting New...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Marble Backgammon Checkers Chess Game Boardgame
Located in New York, NY
A substantial vintage marble double-sided game board for backgammon, checkers, and chess (sans/without chess pieces), in the modern style Postmodern design period, circa 1970s. This ...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
$1,850 / set
French Late 19th Century Neo Gothic Gilded Metal Saint Statue
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful gilded metal saint statue with beautiful expression.
France, circa 1880-1900.
Weathered. Measurements include the wooden base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$289 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Japanese Katana Samurai Sword Ray Skin Handle Wood Scabbard 38"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Japanese katana / samurai sword. Same / white rayskin over wood on the tsuak (handle / hilt. Tsuba (guard) etched with flowers and dragons. Nakago (tang) signed. Black lacque...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Salvador Dali Art Recipe Book, Les Diners de Gala, 1971 France, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
A rare, collectable, first edition, Salvador Dali art and recipe cookbook, 'Les Diners de Gala', 1971, Paris, France. (Copy/text is in English language.) A great piece to add to a co...
Category
20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box handmade, circa 1930's
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid walnut box, which we date to the early 20th century, circa 1930's.
The che...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Asian Ethnographic Tribal silver gilt coral necklace Vintage Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Nice Vintage central Asian silver gilt coral and gemstone beaded necklace
A necklace of silver beads pearl antique red coral amethyst and mixed glass beads and gemstones
Period...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak fragment of a Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
Category
17th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
$821 Sale Price
49% Off
Cartier Palladium Briquet Lighter With Leather Cartier Cigarette Case Serviced
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Palladium Briquet Cigarette Lighter With Leather Cartier Cigarette Case Serviced With Original Guarantee
Circa 1980's, Made in Paris, France...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Victorian French Opera Glasses Marked "Lemaire Fab, Paris" With Orig Case C.1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality Victorian precision made and fully functional "French Opera Glasses" (about 2 1/2 power); in excellent and all original condition; ready for use to attend your next conc...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Vintage Wooden Ebony Lapis Lazuli Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Ebony Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of English origin, mid to late Nineteenth Century.
The extremely elegant beautifully grained Lapis Lazul...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Arrowhead Collection, Eastern Woodlands Indians Artifacts, Stone, Copper, Bone
Located in Stamford, CT
Eastern Woodlands Indians arrowhead and artifacts collection with 21 stone examples, with two copper and two metal examples as well as various stone,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal, Copper
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Tin Toy Truck 1920s-1940s / Figurine Object
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old tin toy truck made in Japan, believed to date back to the early Showa period (1920s–1940s). It is a rare artifact that speaks to the honest and humble craftsmanship of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
1960's Chesterfield Lighter in Original Box w Paperwork by Continental Merch. Co
By Continental Merchandise Co.
Located in Red Lion, PA
1960s Chesterfield Cigarette Advertising Lighter in Original Box with Paperwork — Continental Merchandise Co.
This rare 1960s Chesterfield advertising lighter was produced by the Co...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver Duck Head 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An antique ebony and horn-mounted walking cane, with silver duck head handle and glass eyes, bearing hallmarks for London 1924
This charming walking cane features a finely cast ster...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1...
Category
1840s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Hobnail Antique Safe Strong Box Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship. This exceptional antique studded safe, with its typical all-around hobnails and great wrought...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Brass & Glass Atomic Pendant Light, Handcrafted Nautical Modernist Lantern 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
1980s brass and glass pendant light with a maritime soul and modernist edge. A rare lantern-inspired design that casts a warm, atmospheric glow, perfect as a statement in lofts, coa...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Parke-Bernet NY Florence H. Crane, Castle Hill, Important English Furniture, 1st
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Parke-Bernet NY Florence H. Crane, Castle Hill Ipswich Mass, Important English Furniture 6/29-30 & 7/01, 1950, 1st Ed. Chicago industrialist Richard Teller Crane Jr., heir to Crane C...
Category
1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1949 Art Deco Ronson "Spartan" Streamline Table Lighter in Chrome & Black Enamel
Located in Red Lion, PA
1949 Ronson “Spartan” Streamline Table Lighter in Chrome & Black Enamel
Designed and made in the USA in 1949, this Ronson “Spartan” table lighter is a sleek slice of postwar style. ...
Category
1940s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
14KT White Gold and Diamonds Ring, Stamped "14KT" and with a Maker's Mark
Located in Warrenton, OR
14KT White Gold and Diamonds Ring, Stamped "14KT" and with a Maker's Mark next to that.
This is a very pretty two-layer/stacked starburst design with what appear to be diamonds in th...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Crocodile Skin and Gold Umbrella by Brigg, London. 1938
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A fabulous crocodile skin umbrella
9 carrot gold mount. Hall mark date for 1938
Marked Brigg London.
Silk in good condition
Button missing from the end of the ribbon where the ri...
Category
1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720
This striking antique map, titled "Iudaea seu Palaestina ob Sacratissima Redemtoris Vestigia Hodie Dicta Te...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map or City Plan of Rome, Italy. Circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Rome
Drawn and engraved by J.Dower
Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1830s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique French Silver Ebonized Walking Cane Stick19th Century 91cm 36inch
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Art Nouveau silver L-shaped handle walking stick with Continental hallmarks, late 19th Century in date.
The striking stick features an ornate silv...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique English Brass Cased Compass Reg. No. For 1903
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top used to open; just like a full hunter pocket watch.
The dial is lucky enough to ha...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Saint Anthony Of Padua With The Infant Jesus – Polychrome Wood Sculpture, 18th C
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Saint Anthony Of Padua With The Infant Jesus – Polychrome Wooden Sculpture, Tyrol, 18th Century "
Saint Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child – Tyrolean Polychrome Wood Sculpture, ...
Category
18th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique English Boxer Dogs Head Walking Cane Stick 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic antique silver boxer dog head walking stick, bearing hallmarks for London 1900.
It has a very decorative carved bone croo...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Carved Wooden Altar Shrine
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful neoclassical altar shrine with original gilding and color. Great and unique item.
Italy, circa 1760-1800
Weathered, losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on reques...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,251 Sale Price
50% Off
GRAHAME. The Wind In The Willows. Illustrated by Rackham - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GRAHAME, Kenneth.
TITLE: The Wind In The Willows.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1956.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 9-3/16" x 6-3/8", illustrated with full page color pla...
Category
1950s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Intervallo Special Edition Foosball Coffee Table by Adriano Design for Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Intervallo is a luxury coffee table that blends elegance with playfulness. Featuring a solid Canaletto walnut structure and 15mm thick tempered glass perimeter, this unique piece rep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
$4,968 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Richard Avedon Immortal Portraits of Aging, 1951–2004
Located in New York, NY
An unflinching exploration of aging from one of the twentieth century’s most influential photographers
For more than half a century, Richard Avedon sought to represent advancing age in the faces of the people he photographed. From his earliest years at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue through to the twenty...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique English Sterling Silver Topped Walking Stick 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Edwardian ebony walking cane, with large embossed sterling silver top, bearing hallmarks for London 1910 and the maker mark of Thomas Davis.
The striking stick features an ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carved Black Forest Tobacco Pipe, Germany ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Carved Black Forest Tobacco Pipe, Germany ca. 1900
An antique handcarved wood tobacco pipe with fine carved hunting scenes. The pipe consists of several detachable root wood parts, ...
Category
Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French Walnut & Beveled Mirror Little Armoire Chef-d'Oeuvre, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Oak little walnut armoire chef d'oeuvre of a cabinetmaker.
In its original sense, a masterpiece is a piece that marks the completion of an artisan's training, who, through this prod...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Elm
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
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.
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Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
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