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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Studio Sofield Works
Located in New York, NY
Text by William Sofield and Emma O'Neill, Foreword by Tom Ford, Introduction by Mayer Rus, Contributions by John Oakes and Joel Silver and Paul Goldberger
An extraordinary work of b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$250 / item
1970s Stunning Purple Smoking Set By Antonio Imperatore in Murano Glass.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning purple smoking set by Antonio Imperatore in Murano glass. Made in Italy The items are in excellent condition. The table lighter works perfectly,
This smoking set is go...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
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
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
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
Herman MELVILLE. Moby Dick. 1892 - SECOND EDITION - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MELVILLE, Herman.
TITLE: Moby-Dick.
PUBLISHER: New York: United States Book Company, 1892.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 7-1/2" x 5-3/8", 545pp., complete with the...
Category
1890s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1910
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, cir...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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
St. Martin Church Souvenir Building Architectural Collectible Germany 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative building sculpture as a souvenir from the City of Landshut in Bavaria. It shows the Saint Martin Church. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is due to age. Made of me...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau 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
Antique Vintage Wooden English Walking Stick Dress Cane Sterling Silver 1923
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine Quality French polished Ebony Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane with a highly decorative embossed Sterling Silver Grip.
First quarter of the Twentieth Century.
The Sterlin...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Located in Bradenton, FL
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Hardcover, leather bound book with all gilt edge, published in 2008 by Barnes & Noble, 721 pages.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
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
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
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
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 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
SYMONDS. Wine, Women, and Song. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SYMONDS, John Addington.
TITLE: Wine, Women, and Song: Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs.
PUBLISHER: London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
DESCRIPTION: LIMITED TO 50 COPIES IN A...
Category
1880s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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
Disney Comics Library. Carl Barks’s Donald Duck. Vol. 1. 1942–1950. Limited Ed.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector’s Edition of 1.000 numbered copies.
Hardcover with an aluminum print cover tipped into a leatherette-bound spine, foil embossing, and housed in a slipcase, 11 x 15.6 in., 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
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
18th Century Portuguese Altar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exquisite work of 18th century Portuguese craftsmanship, this carved, painted, and gilded wood tabletop altar-niche would have been used to stage religious artifacts or statuary f...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
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 French Art Nouveau Siver Handled Walking Stick 19thC 90cm 35.5 inches
Located in London, GB
A superb antique French Art Nouveau silver handled walking stick, Circa 1880 in date.
It features astunning silver crook handle embossed with floral garlands with a decorative inse...
Category
1880s French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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
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
$1,153 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
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
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
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
Mid-Century Lucite, Rattan and Brass Lighter and Box Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning smoking set features a lighter and a box in crystal-clear Lucite with real cane-work or rattan inclusions, and was manufactured in the 1970s. The tobacco accessory set ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hand Carved Gothic Revival Oak Wall Coat Rack with Stylish Church Window Panel
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful craftsmanship, solid oak Gothic Revival coat-rack.
Anyone who has ever set foot in a Gothic (Revival) church or building will instantly recognize the stylistic elements re...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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
1884 Antique Decorative World Map – Mercator Projection, Victorian Era Print
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique World Map on Mercator’s Projection – Black’s Atlas, 1884
This finely engraved and colored map, titled The World on Mercator’s Projection, was published in the New and Revise...
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Astronomical Chart of the Solar System and Seasons – Black’s Atlas, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Astronomical Chart of the Solar System and Seasons – Black’s Atlas, 1884
This striking scientific chart comes from the New and Revised Edition of Black’s General Atlas of th...
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Small Antique Shooting Peg Case, English, Silver Plate, Marker Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique shooting peg case. An English, silver plated butt marker box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. A charming and ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Gentlemans Ladys Gadget Measuring English Bamboo Walking Stick Cane RARE
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Rare Polished Victorian Bamboo Wood Ladys or Gentlemans Walking Stick of outstanding quality by Charles Cook who also worked for renowned Stick makers Brigg & Sons in London, ...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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
1930's Art Deco Silver Plate and Enamel Burgundy Red Cigarette Case, Unsigned
Located in Red Lion, PA
1930s Art Deco Silver-Plated and Burgundy Red Enamel Cigarette Case
This striking 1930s Art Deco cigarette case features a bold and elegant design of diagonal silver-plated bands se...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Natural Plaster Color Sample by Atelier BB
Located in Ranst, BE
Price/sample. Pick your colors from the color chart or contact us if you're looking for a specific color.
Handcrafted in natural plaster with a textured, earthy character. The surf...
Category
2010s Belgian Minimalist Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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
$822 Sale Price
49% Off
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
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
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
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
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
Original Antique Map or City Plan of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Amsterdam
Drawn and engraved by J.Dower
Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1830s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stunning Santa Claus Belsnickel Doll Antique German Christmas Decoration 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This antique Santa Claus Christmas Decoration Figure Doll is made of Composition, Paper mache, felting, a tree and some other material, it was made in the early 1920s and is a charmi...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
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
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
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
Antique Map of Alexander the Great's Empire & Campaigns, de Vaugondy, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Alexander the Great's Empire & Campaigns, de Vaugondy, 1753
This rare and elegantly engraved map, titled "Antiquor Imperiorum Tabula, in qua Prae Caeteris, Macedonicu...
Category
Mid-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 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
1956 Quad ESL Electrostatic Speakers and Components
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic British-made electrostatic speakers known for their exceptional clarity and natural sound reproduction. Nicknamed "Walker's Wonder", the Quad ESL was a groundbreaking achievem...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
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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