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Antique Map of Southern Palestine by Bachiene, 1763
Located in Langweer, NL
"Antique map of the south part of Palestine. This simplified map shows the most important cities of the Jewish Land. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Made by ...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tapio Wirkkala Kinetic Silver Moon Hopeakuu Pendant, 1974
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hopeakuu (Finnish: silver moon) sterling pendant designed by Tapio Wirkkala, comprising nine concentric rings that move independently around a small orb at ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Print of the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah, Benin, Africa, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Procession au Temple du Serpent - Ommegang naar den Tempel des Serpents'.
Print of the procession at the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste Zee- en Landtogten' by P. de Hondt.
The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern symbolism and spiritual practice in Ouidah, Benin. The snakes are a major totem for followers of Vodun, a religion practiced by groups of people within West and Central African nations such as Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
Vodun became somewhat widespread in southern regions of the New World as a result of the African diaspora. It became the inspiration for other religions such as Louisiana Voodoo and Haitian Vodou...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Black & White Golf Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Late Victorian golf photograph.
A sepia toned late Victorian Colonial golf photograph of a group of male golfers, the group containing a few children. The gentlemen are wearing an assortment of clothing, some in caps, some in bowler hats, a couple with top hats, one gentleman wearing a military uniform with medals. The golf clubs they are holding are early wooden scared head long nose hickory clubs, the sort made by the great Scottish clubmakers like Tom Morris, Willie Park, Alex Patrick, Charlie...
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1890s European Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Asia by Larousse, 1897
Located in Langweer, NL
Front: 'Carte Generale de l'Asie.' (General map of Asia). Rear: 'Asie.' (Asia, scenes of Asia, nature, plants and animals, people, costume).' This rare early lithographic print origi...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Haziza Jewel Toned Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, Blue Lucite Tic Tac Toe Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This fun never used happy tic tac toe set game is by the lucite artist and sculptor Schlomi Haziza. It is from the 70's and sits its original black box and plastic wrap never touched...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Antique Royal Doulton Bowl, the Gallant Fisher in Ceramic
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Royal Doulton fishing Ceramic.
A Royal Doulton Series Ware 'The Gallant Fishers' fishing bowl. The bowl is with a polychrome fishing scene of a fisherman lying on the river bank reading a book. The inscription around the edge reads 'And When The Timrous Trout I Wait To Take And He Devours My Bait'.
here is a slight foul to the side of the bowl, but may have been done when made as it is glazed over. The bottom has pattern number D3680 and has the special "The Gallant Fishers" back stamp. The stamp looks like an old English shop sign...
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1920s British Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Warhol on Basquiat, the Iconic Relationship Told in Andy Warhol’s Words. Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s complex relationship captivated the art world then and now. At a time when Warhol was already world famous and the elder statesman of New York cool, Basquiat was a downtown talent rising rapidly from the graffiti scene. Together, they forged an electrifying personal and professional partnership.
As a prolific documentarian of his own world, Warhol extensively photographed and wrote of his friendship with Basquiat, all played against the backdrop of 1980s Downtown New York City. It reveals not only the emotional depth of their relationship but also its ambiguities, extremities, and complexities.
Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s estate, this book chronicles the duo’s relationship in hundreds of previously unpublished photographs of Basquiat along with a dynamic cast of characters from Madonna to Grace Jones, Keith Haring to Fela Kuti. The shots are accompanied by entries from the legendary Andy Warhol Diaries...
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Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bras, The Tastes of Aubrac
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
The story behind one of the most influential restaurants in the world, situated in the picturesque Aubrac region of France.
With this long-awaited book, Sébastien Bras, son of legendary French chef Michel Bras, invites us through the doors of Le Suquet, his two Michelin-star restaurant with dramatic views over the breathtaking countryside.
Through never-before-published recipes and specially commissioned photography, Bras tells the story of his family, where cooking is not only passed from generation to generation but is constantly reinvented and imagined. Grounded and shaped by the terroir of his home in Aubrac, Bras' cuisine is internationally recognized as one of the most influential in the world, particularly for having raised vegetables and herbs to an art form.
Featuring 40 iconic recipes, including Gargouillou of Young Herbs and Vegetables; Curry Cream Coulant; Onion Squash Aligot; and Potato Waffle filled with Beurre-noisette Cream; along with sumptuous and evocative images of the restaurant and surrounding landscape, Bras: The Tastes of Aubrac opens the Bras family album, showcasing the amazing story...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Decorative Arts of The Mariner by Gervis Frere-Cook, Stated 1st American Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Decorative Arts Of The Mariner by Gervis Frere-Cook. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1966). Profusely illustrated. Seventeen authorities have...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Collectible Art Book “Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture”, 1982
Located in View Park, CA
An absolutely sublime collectible coffee table book: « Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture. » Printed and bound in Japan by Abrams, 1982. With text by Frederick Hartt (though the bo...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chelsea & Other English Porcelain Pottery & Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Coll
Located in valatie, NY
Chelsea and Other English Porcelain Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection by Yvonne Hackenbroch. Published in London for The Metropolitan Museum of History and Art by ...
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1950s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century German Solid Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century German solid silver & enamel cigarette case, of slightly cushioned rectangular form with rounded corners, depicting a three horse race and richly parcel gi...
Category
20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Original Map of The Northern Arabian Peninsula, Palestine, Iraq & Iran, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe kaart van Irak Arabi, Kurdistan, Diarbek (..).'
Detailed map including the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, Pales...
Category
1730s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A: A Novel - Andy Warhol - First Edition, Grove Press, New York, 1968
By Andy Warhol
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Grove Press, New York, 1968.
This first edition, first printing of Andy Warhol's knowing and avant-garde experimental text, 'a, A Novel', was released by...
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
William Caxton, an Original Leaf from the Polycronicon 'Polychronicon', 1482
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Caxton, William - Higden, Ranulf (Ranulphus).
Title: Polycronicon. (Polychronicon).
Publisher: [Westminster]: William Caxton, 1482.
De...
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15th Century and Earlier British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of W T Avery 10 LB Bankers Balance Scales and Weights
By W & T Avery
Located in London, by appointment only
Magnificent set of very large bankers 10lb balance scales together with a contemporary set of stamped W T Avery weights 7, 4, 2, 1 lb. Fully restored, po...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Fishing Pictures by Douglas Adams
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Trout & Salmon pictures by Douglas Adams.
A pair of coloured fishing engravings by Douglas Adams. Both angling pictures framed in original old frames and titled, Salmon Fishing - A ...
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Early 1900s English Sporting Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mcintyre & Co North Berwick, Golf Ginger Beer Bottle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
J. Macintyre & Co. Ginger Stout beer bottle.
A good example of a J. McIntyre & Co. of North Berwick Ginger Beer glazed stone ware bottle. The front of the...
Category
20th Century Scottish Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Sotheby's, the Collection of Patricia Kluge
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, the collection of Patricia Kluge. Charlottesville: Sotheby's, 2010. Softcover. 617 pp. The single-owner sale of the contents of Pat Kluge's E...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Egyptian Objects, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print depicting various Egyptian objects including statues. Originates from the first Dutch editon of an interesting travel account of Northern Africa titled 'Reizen en Aanm...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the number “7”, “SEVEN” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of yellow an...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Curtis Jere Brass Wire Schooner Table Top Sculpture, 1976
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed early version C. Jere 1976 Brass Wire Yacht Sculpture, Brass Sailboat Sculpture by Artisan House. Featuring a one piece three dimensional Sloop ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Top Flite Golf Ball with Mesh Pattern
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Spalding 'Top-Flite' Golf Ball.
A 1930's Spalding rubber core golf ball in very good condition. The ball has a square mesh or lattice pattern and is called 'Top-Flite'. The ...
Category
1930s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Cased Architectural Model with House and Property
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine detailed model diorama made for a potential client possibly in Florida or California. A white washed four part house with gable roofs, and an openwork frame for the lanai cove...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
15-16th Century Sandstone Standing Buddha Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
400-500 years old hand carved sandstone sculpture of a standning Buddha flanked by a munk and a mythical animal.
Originates from pagoda / temple in Ara...
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16th Century Burmese Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sandstone
The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1995 by Lee Lorenz
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1995 by Lee Lorenz. First edition, published in 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf of New York. Manufactured in the United States of America. Hardcover with dust ...
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Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A& J Zimmerman Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver tobacco box, an addition to our smoking related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver tobacco box has a plain circular rounded form.
The subtly convex anterior and reverse surfaces of the box are plain and unembellished.
This antique box retains the original hinged hallmarked cover with a plain thumbpiece to the anterior surface.
The interior of the box retains the original gilding.
Condition
This antique silver tobacco box...
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1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Map of Greece with Two Small Inset Maps of Athens, c.1870
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Graecia'. Old map of Greece with two small inset maps of Athens. This map originates from 'Atlas Antiquus, twaalf kaarten behoorende bij de Oude Geschiedenis'. Ar...
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19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Eastern Polynesia, 1849
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ost-Polynesien'. Interesting variant issue, with large detailed insets top right of Hawaii volcanos near Kilauea. Insets lower right of Honolulu harbour, island o...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Caucasus by Seale, 1799
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Sarmatia'. Old map of the Caucasus with the Caspian and Black Sea. Originates from 'Geographia Antiqua (..)'. Artists and Engravers: Richard William Seale (1703-1...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Ariane Dandois, October 2007, Volumes I and II, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Ariane Dandois, October 2007, Volumes I and II. Pair of 1st Ed softcover auction catalogs with slipcase. Sotheby’s New York presented a sale o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brain Coral Natural Specimen
Located in New York, NY
A substantial and relatively large piece/fragment of natural brain coral. Use as a standalone decorative object, centerpiece, on a shelf, as a bookend, as ...
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20th Century Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Roberta Di Camerino Bag Brass Velvet 1965 Italy
By Roberta Di Camerino
Located in Milano, IT
Roberta Di Camerino.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet
Sotheby's, Collection Boutet de Monvel: Paris April, 2016, and Drouot Sale
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, Collection Boutet de Monvel: Paris April 5&6 2016. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Bernard Boutet de Monvel, was a groundbreaking painter...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Portraits by Halsman Hardcover Book, 1983
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible look through the lens of one of the most prolific American photographers of the past 5 decades, Philippe Halsman. "Portraits" contains images of some of the most iconic...
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1980s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Anatomical Model of the Human Ear by Somso, 1950s
By Somso
Located in Naples, IT
Didactic model of the human ear, materiale plastico, made in 1950s by Somso, a German company active since the second half of the nineteenth century, known as an excellence in the de...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
PVC
Pair of Wrought Iron Gold Spanish Church Altar Gates
Located in Hastings, GB
A glorious pair of large, hand forged wrought iron Church Altar Gates, Spain circa 1900. These gates would have stood at the entrance to the altar in a chu...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Act for Preventing Frauds and Abuses in His Majesty's Customs 1662
Located in Jersey, GB
Act for Preventing Frauds and Abuses in His Majesty's Customs 1662.
Publisher: London : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty.
First edition: Very good condition for its age other than some wear to spine.
Customs act 1662: Ten-line decorated initial on first page. Royal arms on cover title page: approximately 8 x 6.5 cm. Crawford arms 66.
See Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714, II, page 511.
Public General Acts. 1662. 14 Car.II.c.11. "Anno regni Caroli II. Regis Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, decimo quarto. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the eighth day...
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1660s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
J. Kohle Pforzheim, German silver lock with Pearls Necklace
Located in Delft, NL
J. Kohle Pforzheim, German silver lock with Pearls Necklace
Pearls on double strand necklace with silver (835/1000) closure with a hook lock on a round crown-shaped clasp with pearl...
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Mid-20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Map of Singapore, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java (Indonesia), 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
"Antique map titled 'Nieuwe kaart van de Sundasche Eilanden als Borneo, Sumatra en Groot Iava & c'. Detailed map of Southeast Asia, extending from the tip of Cambodia to Java. This m...
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18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tate's double acting vacuum pump by Townson & Mercer, of London.
Located in London, GB
A Tate's double acting vacuum pump by Townson & Mercer, of Bishopsgate, London. circa 1890.
With glass bell jar, 7 inch diameter.
Literature:
Catalogue of chemical apparatus and pure chemicals sold by Townson & Mercer. 1888. Page: 228.
Nineteenth-century Scientific Instruments, Gerard L'Estrange Turner, 1893. Page 101.
Townson & Mercer, 89 Bishopsgate Street Within, London. Established 1798.
Thomas Turner Tate (1807 - 1888). invented his pattern of a double piston air pump...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
In Stock in Los Angeles, Green Mexico Skull Mini Portable Bank Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Mexico skull mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Job says he was inspired by a legendary figure who lived wrapped in mystery: 'the singer without a name'.
"No one had ever seen her come out of her house, where heavy velvet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
3 Volumes of the Robert Aloi, Esempi Furniture Series (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a three volume set of the famous "Esempi" series by Roberto Aloi which was put together in the 1950's and was a survey of the very best of furniture design of its day. It covers designs from Scandinavia, Italy and the rest of Europe and America and features designers such as Carlo de Carli, Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Jean Michel Frank, Carlo Mollino, Charles Eames, Knoll and Jean Royère. One covers dining tables, coffee tables and smaller trolleys...
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Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Scotland by A & C. Black, 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Scotland'. Original antique map of Scotland with inset map of Shetland island. This map originates from ‘Black's General Atlas of The World’. Published by A & C. ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Weird, Creepy, Perfectly Patinated Plastic Clown Head
Located in Kansas City, MO
It's strange and freaky, but so cool. Vintage Ronald McDonald plastic clown head sculpture. By the way, it is hollow inside and can be put over ones head an...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Jessica Stockholder Revised and Expanded Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series
Located in New York City, NY
The definitive book on a creative force who continues to influence sculpture and installation art
Jessica Stockholder has long broken down the boundaries between painting, sculp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Homecoming, Don McCullin, 1st Edition, Macmillan, 1979
By Don McCullin
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Macmillan, London, 1979.
“My book isn’t about England, I suppose, as much as it’s about me.”
After a lifetime spent relentl...
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1970s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Early to Mid-20th Century Pendant Silver Necklace, Yemen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century pendant silver necklace, Yemen
This pendant necklace has an interesting center medallion of transparent red glass over a faceted sheet of silver, which g...
Category
Early 20th Century Yemeni Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Atlas Miller, One-Time Only Limited Facsimile Edition of the Atlas of 1519
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a unique facsimile reproduction limited to 987 copies of an atlas from the Renaissance, the Atlas Miller, devised as a present from Manuel I of Portugal to fool Emperor Charl...
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Early 2000s Portuguese Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer
Located in Bradenton, FL
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in 1981 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., of New York. Printed and bound in Japan, 242 pa...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Engravings of Mauritius and Indonesia, incl de Banda Islands, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Title on page: "Ins. de Cerno a. Nostatibus Mauritius Nominata [on sheet with] Gunnanappi Labetacq [and] Civitas Gammelamme [and] Rex Tubatus", Le Clerc, Jean
This sheet includes fo...
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1730s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Early 20th Century Smiths Astral 'Great Britain' Shipboard Clock, circa 1930s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Early 20th century Smiths Astral [Great Britain] shipboard brass clock, circa 1930. A brass case with inset beveled glass panel that reveals a silvertone...
Category
1930s English Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Map of Syria by Wyld '1845'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Map of Syria'. Original antique map of Syria. This map originates from 'An Atlas of the World, Comprehending Separate Maps of its
Var...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lux Mini Hoops by Moniomi, Square Hand-Crafted Marble Basketball Hoop
Located in Miami, FL
These wall-mounted basketball hoops combine marble, onyx, copper and hand-woven cotton thread to pay homage to the ancient elements of their inspiratio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Copper
Map Southern Scotland Thomas Conder Alex Hogg 1795
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A new map of the southern part of Scotland containing the counties of Stirling, Lanerk, Renfrew, Linlithgow, Edinburgh, Peebles, Haddingtoun, Berwick, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Dumfries, Wigtoun, Kirkudbright & Air
Published by Alex Hogg at the Kings Arms...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Coat of Arms of the Netherlands, Including Coats of Arms of the Provinces, 1864
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Je Mantiendrai'. Coat of arms of the Netherlands, also includes coats of arms of the individual Dutch provinces. This print origi...
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1860s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jean Dubuffet, Parade Funebre Pour Charles Estienne, 1967
Located in London, GB
Jean Dubuffet, Parade Funèbre pour Charles Estienne.
Published by Editions Jeanne Bucher, 1967.
Limited to 450 copies of which this is example 324 of 400 numbered copies.
A fine publication in very good condition including original tissue guards to front and back pages, images are full bleed lithographs spread over 29 thick cut French fold pages.
Jean Dubuffet saw artistic value in children...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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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