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Decorative Objects For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Federal
Inlaid Octagonal hardwood Box with Fitted Interior and Key, English Early 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand made oak Sewing Box, of octagonal form with inlaid sunburst top, fully fitted interior and having a working lock and key, all dating to circa 1840.
The bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Geometrically Inlaid Double Chamber Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Double chamber tea caddy with burr walnut sides and back having intricately inlaid geometric top and front. The hinged top opening to a divided interior with two light wood covers wi...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica dog wall pocke Delphin Massier.
Height / 8.5 inches.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family produced di...
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Decorative Jardiniere, Chinese, Ceramic Planter, Qing Dynasty, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative jardiniere. A Chinese, ceramic planter, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Delightful decorative interest with rich colour and Oriental t...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Singing bird box by Bruguier in silver case with enamel to top and lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rectangular silver guilded case with rounded corners.
The oval lid has an enamel painting on the exterior of a mountain view and on the interior brightly enamelled with flower bouqu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel, Other
French Victorian Cranberry Baccarat Crystal Perfume Bottle
By Baccarat
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian cranberry Baccarat crystal perfume bottles with swirl design and stopper (2-PRICED EACH)
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
19th Century English Majolica Floral Jardiniere Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare English Majolica Floral Jardiniere signed Minton.
H / 7.2 inches , Diameter / 10.5 inches.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Victorian quality marble eight day mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality marble eight day mantle clock having a quality black marble mantle clock with ornate gilded brass mounts, circular ornate brass dial with the original hands...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Duchess of Cambridge Horseback Figurine 9"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain equestrian flatback figurine titled on the base "Duchess," likely depicting Sarah Fairbrother / Mrs. FitzGeorge in a cobalt blue dress wi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century European Ornate Gilt Picture Frame
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful European frame was most likely created in Germany in the 1800's. Boasting a stunningly ornate motif of foliage around the frames surface...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Bennington Pottery Seated Spaniel with Treacle Glaze, circa 1860s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Bennington pottery seated spaniel with treacle glaze, circa 1860s.
From the Bennington factory in Vermont USA.
A text book example, in well cared for antique condition...
Category
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Staffordshire Pottery Cow Figure with Milkmaid
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pottery Cow Figure with Milkmaid
Circa 1860-80
The large Staffordshire pottery model depicts a large cow with a milkmaid sitt...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
S. Marti Medaille de Bronze Gold French Victorian Porcelain Figural Shelf Clock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique "S. Marti, Medaille de Bronze" Gold Metal French Victorian Painted Porcelain Plaque, Figural Shelf Clock. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 16" H x 8" W x 6" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Silver Chamberstick / Candleholder Hippocampus / Seahorse, 1837 Munich, Germany
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silver Chamberstick / candleholder hippocampus / seahorse, circa 1837 Munich, Germany.
This silver Chamberstick retain the original detachable snuffer.
We have specialized in the sa...
Category
1830s German Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Pair Irish Waterford Glass Crystal Hand Cut Lustres Lusters Vase Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish Example of a Fine Pair of Hand Cut Full Lead Crystal Lusters of outstanding heavy gauge quality and good size proportions, all though unmarked were made in our opinion in I...
Category
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Automaton singing bird by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Unique flower pot with singing bird automaton made by Bontems in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Bontems was a manufacturer of bird automatons in Paris. He produced decent num...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Other
English Victorian Period 19th Century Porcelain Inkwell with Brass Putto Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period porcelain and brass inkwell from the 19th century, with putto motif. Created in England during the Victorian era, this inkwell features a blue porcelain base adorned with satyrs and foliage motifs, topped with a handsome brass putto with a garland of roses wrapped around his shoulders. With its finely executed décor and lovely patina, this Victorian porcelain and brass 19th century...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Porcelain Greyhound
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century Italian Porcelain Greyhound. Beautifully sculpted with realistic facial expression. Made in Italy, circa 1890.
20" High 5" Wide 11.5" Deep
A refined and beautifully sculpted Italian porcelain greyhound, dating to the late 19th century, circa 1890. Rendered in a luminous white glaze, this elegant figure captures the poised and slender form of a seated greyhound- likely an Italian Greyhound or Whippet- with remarkable anatomical precision and grace.
The statue exudes quiet dignity and classical charm, with finely modeled musculature, delicately curled taiol, and expressive features, including black-painted eyes, nose, and claws that contrast subtly against the clean porcelain body. The naturalistic pose and attention to anatomical detail suggest influence from neoclassical and realist traditions, making it not only a decorative object but also a small sculptural work of art.
Likely created in one of Italy's renowned porcelain ateliers of the period, this piece embodies the sophistication and craftsmanship typical of the Victorian-era Grand Tour aesthetic.
A stunning addition to any interior vignette, mantelpiece, or cabinet of curiousities- ideal for collectors of antique Italian ceramics...
Category
19th Century Italian Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions circa 1950.
Here we offer a fine pair of decorative carved lions for the ultimate installation piece. Heavily carved out of solid w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
$12,310 / set
Antique Victorian Bohemian Hand Cut to Clear Crystal Ruby Red Glass Centerpiece
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Stylish Bohemian Crystal Clear and dark ruby Circular Lidded Centerpiece of generous proportions, late Nineteenth.
This magnificent piece is beautifully hand engra...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Tea Caddy
From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Coromandel Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy. The Tea Ca...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,313 / item
Snow Antique 19th C White Parian Ware Vase with Berries and Leaves
By Minton
Located in New Orleans, LA
Snowy White Parian Ware Vase decorated with berry clusters, leaves and arches with a ruffled neck.
This is a breathtakingly lovely and feminine vase.
...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$204 Sale Price
70% Off
19th century French ormolu and marble figural mantel clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century ormolu and marble figural mantel clock circa 1870.
Parisian made mantel clock with 'foy a paris' marked on the white enamel clock face...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Bronze Sculpture By Adolf Josef Pohl (1872-1930), Blacksmith, Austria
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful bronze statue by the austrian sculptor and artist Adolf Josef Pohl (born in Vienna April 27th 1872 – July 25th 1930).
Depiction of a standing blacksmith in the typical wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Late Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze nude Sculpture by Tito Obici 1800
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze statue by Tito Obici, late 1800s
Ø 12 cm h 29 cm
Excellent conditions.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$642 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Early 20th century English articulated pine mannequin hands
Located in London, GB
Pair of Early 20th century English articulated pine mannequin hands
Everybody needs a hand or two, With deep colour and a lovely natural patination across all the surfaces. This pai...
Category
1920s British Victorian Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Rare English Victorian Silver Cigar Compendium on Wheels, 1884
Located in Bath, GB
An example we have never seen in ever before making it a particularly rare, fun and special piece.
Made from solid English sterling silver, it is fixed with four castors on the un...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Late Staffordshire Recumbent Figures of Dalmatians
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of late Staffordshire Recumbent figures Dalmatians
USA, 20th 1950s
A good pair of a later Staffordshire hand painted and enameled porcelain figures of reclining Dalmatians....
Category
Mid-20th Century English High Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Antique Victorian Rococo Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Large Antique Victorian Rococo Carved Gilt Wood Frame C1880.
Measures - 32.5"H x 28.5"W x 4.5"D....
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Duccommun Girod 6 tune music box with exposed controls
Located in Zonhoven, BE
EEarly and exceptional music box by Ducommun Girod with "exposed contols"
Ducommun Girod was one of the first manufacturers of music boxes early in the 19th century. He is known for...
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
$4,595 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
Antique Jewelry box crafted in the style of Sevres, France circa 1870s. Porcelain bombe casket with cobalt blue and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Decorative Censer, Chinese, Bronze, Incense Burner, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative censer. A Chinese, bronze incense burner, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delightfully ornate and substantial burner, with appealing ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Lovely antique Victorian rosewood storage box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely antique Victorian rosewood storage box, having a quality rosewood box of Sarcophagus shape, with a lift up lid opening to reveal a st...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
20th Century Staffordshire Red and White Begging Spaniel Toby Jug
Located in Lomita, CA
This Staffordshire Spaniel jug is impertinent, from his expression to his hopeful gaze. The eyes seem animated and almost lifelike. This jug is in excellent condition with bright red, white and green and gilt touches in the form of the pup's gold collar and locket. This item came solo from a large estate collection of Staffordshire pieces in Los Angeles. The spaniel was on his own and is looking for a friend, [possibly] or he can go it alone. The mark is worn away from the bottom of the piece. This antique Staffordshire jug...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$263 Sale Price
20% Off
John Nicholl Federal Tall Case Clock
By John Nicholl
Located in New York, NY
Federal Tall Case Clock
Made and Signed by John Nicholl, (1784-1862)
Belvidere, New Jersey Circa 1825
Primary Wood: Mahogany, Mahogany Ven...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Beautiful Highly Decorative Letter Scale Antique, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful highly decorative letter scale. All written in German. With porcelain Enamel Face. Nice item for your writing desk or just as a display item at your cupboard.
Category
Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Victorian Brass ink stand in the form of a Gentleman Pushing a cart
By John Foote, Jr.
Located in Dereham, GB
Victorian Brass ink stand in the form of a Gentleman Pushing a cart
Cast Brass Figure of a gentleman with a top hat
Brass cart
Pen stand in front,
Moulded glass inkwell with brass lid...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Unusual Victorian Oak Desk Slope In The Shape of a Book With Internal Divisional Sections Complete With With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Bound With Silver Plate Decorative Idents
Inkwel...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,642 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Victorian barley twist brass Candle Stick
Located in Bern, CH
Late 19th Century Victorian open barley twist brass candle holder with an insert for single a candle stick on a round circular base.
Height: 26cm / Diameter: 11cm. Lovely condition w...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Limoges Porcelain Oval Trinket box
By Limoges
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Limoges Porcelain Oval Trinket Box. Its background is hand painted light yellow. The top of the hinged lid is adorned with a large sunflower and the sides of its base with ...
Category
20th Century French Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Extremely Good Quality Mid 19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray, Of Unusually Diminutive Proportions, Having Exceptionally Well...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Truffle Collecting Trug, German, Oak, Basket, Black Forest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique truffle collecting trug. A German, oak carry basket in Black Forest taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Delightfully carved trug, with an ende...
Category
Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Quality Antique Victorian Marble Mantle Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian marble mantle clock having black Roman numerals on a cream chapter ring, with a pavilion shaped case with six reeded ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of 19th Century Scottish Highland Hunter Staffordshire Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wonderful late 19th century Staffordshire porcelain and gilt mantel figures depicting Scottish highland hunters dressed in kilts and traditional hunting dress, each with a ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,150 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Vintage English Walking Stick Cane Wooden Gold Plated Cow Horn Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Rosewood Wooden Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of substantial quality and good weight very suitable to use as an everyday stick, with an elegant decoratively carved classical Cow Horn L shaped handle above a finely repousse chased gold plated collar with a cartouche engraved with H C. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, of English origin
Condition: Good condition with nice patination, few small character dents to gilt mounts, complete with its original firm fitting solid steel and polished brass ferrule which is slightly worn. Nice straight stick in wonderful condition.
Length: 32.75" (89cm) Width of handle: 4.25" (10.75cms).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door Shipping offered by Seller.
*TIP: When deciding to purchase a Walking Stick on-line, always check the dimensions especially its length. Many antique sticks...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Late 19th Century English Cast Iron Woodsman & Dog Doorstop
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English cast iron woodsman & dog doorstop, mid-late 19th century. Well cast - he has an axe & smokes his pipe while his dog is attentively by his side. Original, worn paint.
13.25" h...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Victorian Floral Garland Sterling Cut Crystal Dresser Vanity Jar Bottle
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Antique Victorian dresser jar featuring a hinged sterling silver lid with a floral garland design mounted a beautiful cut glass bottle. Insid...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped top with a shaped gallery above two drawers opening to reveal a fitted compartment for sewing items...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
The Wedgwood London Landmark Reliefs Plate 1975 Pale Blue and White Jasper
By Wedgwood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Wedgwood Landmark Reliefs Plates, 1975 Pale Blue and White Jasper.
Wedgwood Jasperware collectors plate featuring eight London landmarks surrounding the city of London's coat of ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Jewelry Box French Opaline Glass Hand-Painted Art Nouveau
By Legras Montjoye, Legras & Cie
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Victorian opaline glass jewelry casket is a true testament to the opulence and elegance of the era.
The pièce de résistance is undoubtedly its exquisite floral enamel p...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$1,125 Sale Price
39% Off
19th Century English Staffordshire Bisque Whippet Greyhound Dog
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th-Century English Staffordshire bisque Whippet / Greyhound dog figurine. This fine fellow is hand painted with exquisite details and would be perfect for the dog ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Urn on Plinth
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Exceptional quality 19th Century Victorian Country House, cast iron urn on plinth.
With lobed bowl, fluted socle and flared darted rim. By the maker Andrew Handyside.
Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Rare Edwardian Sterling Silver Cherub Designed Jewelry Box - By William Comyns
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Edwardian Period, Victorian-Style, sterling silver, footed jewelry box, London, England, year-hallmarked for 1902, William Comyns - maker. The top of the box is designed with t...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
Category
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Pair of Antique Victorian Porcelain Vases
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of mid 19th Century Victorian antique porcelain vases which have black tapering bodies decorated with beautifully painted birds nests, butterflies and flowers in wonderful colou...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Aries Head with Pedestal 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
Aries Head sculpture in gilded bronze and brass pedestal made in the 1970s
Ø cm 20 h cm 43
Aries is rich in symbolism, intertwining astrological, mythological and cultural meanings...
Category
1970s English Victorian Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century English Oak Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century English oak candlesticks with hand turned candle cups over bobeches, supported on hand turned barley twist stems. The bases are hand turned dish shaped. This is ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique campaign box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Victoria...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Fantastic quality large antique Victorian ornate brass carriage clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality large antique Victorian quality ornate brass carriage clock having a quality eight day French movement in an ornate brass case with turned columns to the corners, w...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Decorative Objects for Sale: Find Vases, Bowls, Boxes and Clocks on 1stDibs
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.