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Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice handcarved fragment of a marionette.
France, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs
Measurement include the wooden base.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Wood
Antique Automata Gentleman's Walking Stick, Horse Head Glove Holder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Automaton horse head walking cane.
Early 20th century walking stick with an automaton horse head glove holder. The handle is carved from Horn, finel...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
1900 gold Sovereign - with the Queen Victoria old (Veiled) head design
Located in Braintree, GB
A 1900 gold Sovereign - with the Queen Victoria old (Veiled) head design. The lack of mintmark denotes the London Mint. Provided in a plastic capsule.
Manufacturer: Royal Mint
Weigh...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
1860s Torricellian Barometer Oak Wood Negretti & Zambra Old Weather Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Torricellian barometer of oak wood, signed Negretti & Zambra London from the second half of the 19th century, complete with reading vernier for checking the pressure variation and thermometer.
Height 98 cm - 10.6 inches, width 27 cm - 38.5 inches, depth/thickness 5 cm - 1.96 inches.
Very good condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
When it was discovered, that changes of atmospheric pressure are connected to changes of weather, barometers became very popular.
Evangelista Torricelli...
Category
1860s British Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Oyster Perpetual Datejust Gold Watch, Jewelry, 70s
By Rolex
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding Rolex made in yellow gold, 18 carats. All the characteristics are detailed below... if you want to know any other information, do not hesitate to contact us. Model OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST 6917
- Movement: Automatic mechanical...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Sunnylands America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Book by Janice Lyle
Located in New York, NY
Sunnylands
America’s Midcentury Masterpiece
By: Janice Lyle
Foreword by Michael S. Smith
Photography by Mark Davidson
The definitive story of the most ambitious and glamorous midcentury-modern house in the United States—Sunnylands, the estate of Walter and Leonore Annenberg, in Rancho Mirage, California—now revised and expanded
The pinnacle of midcentury style, an English country estate reimagined for the American desert, there is no other house like Sunnylands. A stately home, designed by A. Quincy Jones, one of California’s most signifi cant architects, it contains the only completely preserved interior by Hollywood’s legendary decorator-to-the-stars, William Haines, that is open to the public. A new book, Sunnylands: America’s Midcentury Masterpiece (The Vendome Press, October), offers an intimate tour of this legendary property. It was the early 1960s when Walter and Leonore Annenberg visited the Palm Springs area, bought hundreds of acres of desert, and created a modernist dream house at the center of their own golf course. Like the landed British aristocracy—Walter Annenberg had been the Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s in London—the couple built a retreat, where politicians, movie stars, and corporate leaders could meet, relax, and refl ect in comfort and privacy. For four decades, an invitation to New Year’s Eve at Sunnylands was the ultimate social prize. Their good friends, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, would land Marine One on the greens. Frank Sinatra was married there. Richard Nixon’s golf clubs still sit in the men’s locker room. It was a vortex of plaid pants, sherbet pastel hats, de la Renta gowns, and socio-economic power. In hundreds of photographs and architectural drawings, Sunnylands captures the careful restoration of the estate’s historic rooms, examining the drawers and the closets, the trapunto quilting and embroidery on Haines’s iconic furniture, the dinner seating charts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage John Players Navy Cut Cigarette Advertising Shipping Crate or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in the mid-1860s, this wooden and silk screened shipping crate was made for the iconic Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. The crate appears to have been shipp...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Norman Adams Auction Catalogue from Sotheby's London
Located in valatie, NY
The Norman Adams Legacy 1923-2009 auction catalogue from Sotheby's London of Classic English Furniture London held 21 April 2009. London: Sotheby's, 2009....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Walton Ford Pancha Tantra
By Walton Ford, Bill Buford
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walton's world.
The beautifully savage beasts and birds of Walton Ford.
Collector’s edition (No. 101–1,600).
Limited to 1,500 individually numbered copies, each signed by Wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Large Antique Russian Icon Resurrection and Great Feast Days, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large antique late 18th century- early 19th century Russian icon of the Resurrection with Great Feasts. Original condition with beautiful age-old patina. The central area depicting t...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Il Buono Il Brutto Il Cattivo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1966 movie staring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef, directed by Sergio Leone. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly remains one of the gre...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
King George IV Authentic Antique Strand of Hair 18th Century / 19th Century
Located in Jersey, GB
In 1811 King George IV (1762-1830) stepped up as Prince Regent in place of his father George III, who was no longer well enough to rule.
An enthusias...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Vintage Golf Club, Putter With Alloy Head
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Spalding Aluminium Mallet Head Putter.
A good example of an aluminium head putter with original hickory shaft by A.G Spalding & Bros. The crown of the club head stamped 'A.G ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Moroccan Vintage Berber Tribal Ethnic Cuff
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet from the High Atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel.
The ethnic Nomadic and Bedouin jewelry from the Ma...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Gaetano Pesce Fish Design Catalog
Located in New York, NY
Early, and possibly the first, portfolio catalog of Gaetano Pesce’s experimental handcart molded resin objects—each a unique creation within a series. Published by Fish Design, circa...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare & Large Antique Hand Carved Gothic Revival Wall Clock w. Lenzkirch Movement
By Lenzkirch
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and impressive clock with an abundance of Gothic details.
Gothic wall clocks make great decorative antiques and this turn of the century specimen, in our view, has the perfect...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Mounted Taxidermy Hunting Fox with Rifle
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Mounted taxidermy hunting fox with rifle. The fox is beautifully finished with backpack, hunter's hat and ammunition belt. A real eyecatcher.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
"Alraune", Original German Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original German movie poster for the silent 1919 horror film. The film tells the story of a woman who is forced to mate with a mandrake root, prod...
Category
1910s German Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Assorted Small Black Forest Roe Buck Mounts
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Assorted Small Black Forest Roe Buck Mounts, Early 20th Century
Sold individually.
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Snooker billiard pool table refectory jacobean oak
Located in Radstock, GB
A rare solid oak full size billiard or snooker table of refectory or Jacobean form by the "original" Burroughes and Watts of London.
The cushion friezes are fitted with ebony and fr...
Category
1910s British Jacobean Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Snooker billiards pool scoring marking board carved oak and decorative detail
Located in Radstock, GB
A very rare decorative scoring board circa 1890 featuring a carved cherub, almost certainly a commissioned piece.
Constructed from English oak with equisite detailing.
Rectangular ...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Ibiza Bohemia
Located in NEW YORK, NY
From roaring nightlife to peaceful yoga retreats, Ibiza’s hippie-chic atmosphere is its hallmark. This quintessential Mediterranean hot spot has served as an escape for artists, creatives, and musicians alike for decades. It is a place to reinvent oneself, to walk the fine line between civilization and wilderness, and to discover bliss. Ibiza Bohemia...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Artisan Made Brass and Onyx Large Sail Boat Sculpture Signed DeMott
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-766 Hand made brass and onyx sail boat.
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
17th Century Tuscan Renaissance Style Confessional Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original 17th century renaissance confessional from Vicopisano in Tuscany. Made of solid oak.
It is a confessional that can be entered from both sides. In the middle is the place ...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Thorens Swiss AD 30 Upright Music Box with Ten Discs, circa 1970
Located in Evergreen, CO
A quality fruitwood case with a glass door allows for viewing the metal discs that play on this upright music box by Thorens of Switzerland. The set ...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
1961 Moto Morini Motom 49cc Wall Hanger
Located in Alpha, NJ
This is a beautifully restored 1961 Moto Morini "wall hanger". This piece is meant to be ornamental or decorative memorabilia but can be brought back to running condition. All fluids...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Lalique Creation Collectible Nina Ricci Perfume Bottles
By Nina Ricci, Lalique
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage lot of 6 collectible Nina Ricci " Lair du Temps" perfume bottles by Lalique,
Perfumes bottles are unique to collecting. They offer not only intan...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Inside Tangier Houses & Gardens Book by Nicolò Castellini Baldissera
Located in New York, NY
Inside Tangier
Houses & Gardens
By: Nicolò Castellini Baldissera
Photography by Guido Taroni
Foreword by Hamish Bowles
Introduction by Umberto Pasti
A ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Leather Backgammon Set
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Dynamic and unpredictable, this backgammon boardgame set is a lavish accent piece for both modern and traditional interiors. The set box is crafted exclusively of Canaletto walnut, w...
Category
2010s Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Copper and zirconium Claude Lalanne's 'Hortensia' bracelet
Located in Paris, FR
Claude Lalanne
Bracelet 'Hortensia'
A galvanised cooper and zirconium bracelet, stamped signature
Measure: L.: 18 cm.
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Fine Gothic Painting / 11th Station Crucifixion, Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Located in Lisse, NL
Another stunning, hand painted, oil on canvas, work of religious art.
This antique oil painting was first hand painted on canvas and later glued to a zinc backplate which is one wa...
Category
Early 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc, Iron
Crime and Punishment / Raskolnikov
Located in London, GB
Original 1935 Swedish film poster.
This film was directed by Josef von Sternberg, whose illustrious career spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era. He is best known for his work with Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s. Crime and Punishment was adapted from the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The film stars Peter Lorre...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Extraordinary Walking Stick Horn Handle Silver
Located in Berlin, DE
massiv horn handle
silver shaft
robust stick
(V-215).
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
An Entertaining Life
Located in New York, NY
An Entertaining Life: Designing Town and Country
By: Paolo Moschino, Philip Vergeylen
Foreword by Bunny Williams
250 color illustrations
ISBN: 978-0-86565-426-6
Hardcover
Join two ...
Category
2010s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tom Scheerer Decorates Book by Mimi Read
Located in New York, NY
Tom Scheerer Decorates
By: Mimi Read
Photography by Francesco Lagnese
In a world where over-the-top accessorizing and conspicuous luxury get all the attention, Tom Scheerer has cult...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Unique Murano Glass Sculpture, Dino Rosin, Face of Jesus, 20th Century, Venice
By Dino Rosin
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
What. A. Piece. Of. Art. This Murano glass sculpture is just stunning. The head of Jesus is made from mouth blown Murano glass. It is worked free hand on...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
Antique Art Nouveau Barometer, Sheraton Inlaid Aneroid Barometer, Scotland, 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Art Nouveau barometer, Sheraton inlaid aneroid barometer, Scotland 1910, H143
Scotland, 1910
Solid Walnut and veneer
The Walnut case is inlaid with exotic fruitwood
Porcelai...
Category
1910s Scottish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Antique Brass Czech Orrery Astronomical Instruments Made by Jan Felkl in 1870
By Jan Felkl
Located in Milan, IT
Antique brass orrery planetarium made for the German market by Jan Felkl Prag in the second half of the nineteenth century. Cast iron base, papier mâché´ globe, with detailed territorial map and oceanic currents. Very good condition. Measures: Length 75 cm - 29.5 inch, height 48 cm - 18.8 inch, width 28 cm - 11 inch.
Shipping in insured by Lloyd's London and the gift box is free (look at the last picture).
Jan Felkl (1817-1878) was born in Bohemia and already in 1840 he had designed some globes in 6 different sizes. During the following 20 years he became the biggest maker of globes in market Austro-Hungarian, making terrestrial and celestial globes in 17 different languages, lunar globes and planetaria.
Felkl showed his globes at international fairs in 1867 in Paris and in 1873 in Vienna. He established his Geographic and lithographic Institute in Prague for Making globes and maps. In 1870 he moved his factory from Prague to Roztok and his youngest son became his partner in the firm now named Felkl & Son, making globes and selling them all over the Europe and also in the Usa.
Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free (look at the last picture).
The orrery is the most detailed and complex representation of the cosmos and in addition to the movement of stars,it includes movement of the sun, moon and planets, like a giant clock mechanism. Among these devices one of the oldest was an orrery by Archimedes, which Cicero speaks widely in Tusculanae Disputationes I, 63: when Roman troops sacked Syracuse in 212 BC, the consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus in Rome brought the instrument of Archimedes, who, thanks to his ability and divine intelligence that he possessed, had managed to generate the motions of planets, each so different, from a single rotation.
Because of heliocentric system theorized by Copernicus, it was possible to create mechanical antique orreries...
Because of heliocentric system theorized by Copernicus, it was possible to create mechanical antique orreries...
Category
1860s Czech Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th Century Large Collection of Victorian Conchology Shell Specimens Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large collection of late Victorian shell specimens, the majority housed in its pine box with each specimen having its period card sleeve, the remainder displayed in glazed blue car...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Paper, Pine
Inside Yucatán Hidden Mérida and Beyond Book by Susana Ordovás
Located in New York, NY
Inside Yucatán
Hidden Mérida and Beyond
By: Susana Ordovás
Photography by Guido Taroni
Foreword by Martina Mondadori
Exploring forgotten regions of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, Susan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Star Wars Film-Used Props from Original 1977 Film
Located in Jersey, GB
- Three fibreglass pieces of Krayt Dragon bone that appear in the original 1977 film Star Wars
Star Wars, episode IV: A New Hope (1977), written and di...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass
Stunning Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Elm Wood Blanket Chest / Trunk 1750
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and patina antique Gothic trunk, made of solid elmwood.
This impressive looking and practical size chest shows a number of deep and...
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Austro-Hungarian period safe F. WERTHEIM & C. with key, 1800s
Located in Manzano, IT
Austro-Hungarian period safe F. WERTHEIM & C. with key, 1800s
Style
Vintage
Periodo del design
Before 1890s
Production Period
Before 1890s
Year Manufactured
1800
Maker
Wertheim & C.
...
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Ethnic Musical Instrument, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ethnic musical instrument is a unique object realized in the half of the 20th century.
Ethnic musical instrument made by craftsmanship with wood and recycled materials.
Mint c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Silver and enamel Emile Dropsy pendant
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Silver and enamel Emile Dropsy pendant
Madonna Regina Virginium motif
Materials: Solid silver and enamel
Perfect condition includes its original box from the Carassole house of Buenos Aires, Argentina...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Outside In Book by M. Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp with Judith Nasatir
Located in New York, NY
Outside In
The Gardens and Houses of Tichenor & Thorp
By: M. Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp with Judith Nasatir
Foreword by Pilar Viladas
Photographs by Roger Davies
Deeply fluent in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Red Extra-Size Starfish, Océano Pacific, Ophidiaster Ophidianus
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Valladolid, ES
Ophidiaster ophidianus, measures: 495 × 418 × 140 mm, 576 g weight
2018, Océano Pacífico
Red extra-size starfish!
A fantastic specimen of Ophidiaster ophidianus caught in the Solo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pacific Islands Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956-8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London: Cassell and Co, Ltd., 1956-8.
DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST LONDON EDITIONS. 4 volumes,...
Category
1950s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique New Williams Arts & Crafts Leather Treadle Belt Sewing Machine Cum Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Under-appreciated but exceptionally made Antique New Williams Company treadle sewing machine with leather belt and working mechanism. Inside it ...
Category
Early 1900s Canadian Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Anatomical Model an External and Inner Ear, France 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for class, depicting an external and inner ear, made out of painted papier mache’ mounted on black painted wood. France circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Fruitwood
Wwi Era Ship’s Compass by Heath & Co
Located in London, GB
WWI era Patrol type ship’s wet card compass by Heath & Co Ltd, London.
10" gimble mount in oak case, with rotating prism.
No: 59.
Heath & Co Ltd, Scientific instrument ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Collector's Item Historic 19th Century English Knife Cleaner
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous kitchen accessory, a rare Kent's London, England knife cleaner dated 1865-1870 with original porcelain label. An amazing historical piece inve...
Category
19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.
Located in Nantucket, MA
A double gauge bubble clinometer with precision glass tubing and nickel face mounted on a teak back plate. These tilt gauges were used on vessels to measure the angular slant of the ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Antique Gilt Wooden Gothic Art Hand Carved Gargoyle Wall Bracket Shelf / Corbel
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and amazingly hand carved, Gothic gargoyle bracket.
If you are a collector of rare and striking Gothic antiques then this bracket could be the perfect addition to your collection. This all handcrafted and marvellously hand carved antique wall bracket in the form of a squated and winged gargoyle with a grotesque head is one of the best works of Gothic art we have ever seen. Its perfect posture and the top quality carved details of its creepy head, its lion's tail, its claw feet and its deeply carved wings are some of the elements that make this antique truly extraordinary. The beautifully carved edge on the shelf has the most amazing shape and combined with the ancient patina of its entirely gilt surface, this Gothic Revival bracket is an absolute joy to look at. This finest quality antique can be the perfect base or display for a statuette, a small clock, a vase, etc. However, because of its uniqueness, its top quality workmanship and its extreme decorative appeal, this wall bracket certainly does not need anything on top. Thanks to the brass hooks on the back this fascinating gargoyle shelf...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Décors Barbares The Enchanting Interiors Book by Nathalie Farman-Farma
Located in New York, NY
Décors Barbares
The Enchanting Interiors of Nathalie Farman-Farma
By: Nathalie Farman-Farma
Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Foreword by David Netto
A ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
At the Artisan’s Table Book by Jane Schulak and David Stark
Located in New York, NY
At the Artisan’s Table
By: Jane Schulak and David Stark
Text by Kathleen Hackett
Photography by Aaron Delesie
Stunning contemporary tabletop designs inspired by historical decorativ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Carved & Painted Primitive Male Santos Wood Sculpture
Located in Encinitas, CA
19th century Italian hand carved and painted primitive male Santos wood sculpture, circa 1840.
Measures: 22.2” H x 6.3” W x 4” D.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Primitive Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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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