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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
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Louis XV Kingwood Grand Piano
By Carl Bechstein
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style ormolu mounted kingwood, tulipwood & parquetry grand piano (sgnd C.BECHSTEIN, numbered 20475 for the date 1888)
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19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ormolu, Brass

Jockey Scale by W & T Avery
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fantastic piece of horse racing history, this English jockey scale was specially crafted by W. & T. Avery of Birmingham. These handsome scales were used...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

SS Lord Kelvin Vintage Life Ring Buoy
Located in Montreal, QC
The British SS Lord Kelvin was a cable-laying ship which served during the Second World War. Initially owned by the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, Lord Kelvin was completed in 191...
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1910s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Antique George III Period Square Piano by Beck
Located in London, GB
Antique George III period square piano by Beck English, 1788 Height 81cm, width 148cm, depth 52cm This elegant instrument is a square piano, a type popul...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

English Victorian Wood and Brass Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian light wood cane with brass ball top and fluted sleeve.  
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

English Victorian Silver and Wood Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian-style simple wood cane with silver skin design handle with hallmarks at base.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Victorian Ceramic and Sterling Silver Match Striker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fdine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and ceramic match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling and ceramic match striker has a globular form. The surface of the ceramic body is embellished with a hand painted details reflecting the crystalline formation of hardstone. The upper portion of this antique match striker...
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Victorian Porcelain Staffordshire Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Victorian style (19th/20th Cent) large porcelain Staffordshire porcelain figures of orange and white seated spaniels holding baskets of flowers in their mouths with g...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Glass Ball Full-Range Stereo Speaker with Built-In Subwoofer 'Customizable'
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This configuration is for a pair of stereo floor speakers with built-in subwoofer. Prices starts from € 7.950 / $ 8.450 Our audio evokes the beauty...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Quartz, Marble, Granite

19th Century English Victorian Brass Merchants Scale
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass merchants scale with square glass tray, round brass tray, and inset oval mirror.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

English Renaissance Style Novelty Shield
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) miniature shield shaped coat of arms wall plaque with metal spears and armor on brown velvet backing.
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20th Century Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Solid Brass Ships Loc Walkers Cherubs Mark ii Knot Meter
Located in Montreal, QC
Solid brass ships LOC walkers cherubs mark II knot meter.
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Early 1900s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Silver

"Billiken" Cast Iron Still Bank, American, Circa 1909
Located in Incline Village, NV
Original "Billiken" cast iron still bank patented in 1908 by Florence Pretz (patent number on the back in raised letters "NO39BO3". It was manufa...
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

A model of a Dockyard built teak and brass field cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A model of a Dockyard built teak and brass field cannon, with a brass barrel set on a brass-bound carriage with large wheels and a brass-bound bucket, swabs and ramrods to scale, fin...
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1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

20th Italian Renaissance Religious Crucifix
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance style religious carved crucifix (19th century).  
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20th Century French Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

‘Royal’ Barometer by John Russell, Watchmaker to the Prince Regent
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This superbly crafted wheel barometer and thermometer has a mahogany case surrounded by twisted brass stringing and central panels of foliate tendrils above Russell’s signature thistle motif in black and gilt verre églomisé. It is surmounted by a brass Prince of Wales feather finial. The long, rectangular thermometer plate is inscribed ‘Thermometers: Beaumar, Fahrenheit, Royal Society of London’, the latter being an early attempt to standardise temperature measurement. The circular dial is inscribed ‘Changeable, Fair, Settled Fair, Much Rain’ and ‘Rain’ and signed across the centre ‘J Russell, Falkirk, Invt et Fecit, Watch Maker to his R.H the Prince Regent’. The reverse has a paper label ‘Russell, Iden Collection Inventory 1896’. Scottish, circa 1815. Provenance: Mr Walter Iden. Published: Percy G. Dawson, The Iden Clock Collection, Woodbridge, 1987. No.125, p.280. These ‘royal barometers’ were so named because John Russell of Falkirk...
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1810s Scottish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

English Victorian Briarwood and Brass Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian style simple briarwood cane with small brass top and leather cord.  
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Queen Adelaide’s Coach Panels
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
These two wood panels are of rectangular form, one with rounded corners. Each is painted with a large Royal coat of arms flanked by a lion and a unicorn surmounted by a queen’s crown and red velvet mantling trimmed...
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1840s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist Lectern
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist lectern.
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1750s Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century English Victorian Smoking Stand with Carriage Figure
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian smoking stand on rectangular oak carved base with metal figures and horse drawn fire engine & various smoking accessories.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

English Victorian Bamboo Cane with Pewter Cap in the Shape of a Horseshoe
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bamboo cane with pewter cap with an impression of a horseshoe.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

French Musical Automation Picture Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible work of art blends the beauty of a painting with the mechanical complexities of both a cylinder music box and an automaton. A clock is integrated within the arched giltwood and gesso frame, and, when activated, this painting quite literally comes alive. As the cylinder mechanism within plays its lovely tune, every character in the farrier's shop becomes animated – from the group of farrier's toiling away at the forge and anvil forming the horseshoes, to the wagging of the charming terrier's tale. This musical automaton picture clock is attributed to Xavier Tharin of Paris who was the preeminent creator of these fantastical "moving pictures", especially this particular scene. His process mixed oil painting and hand-colored lithograph images that were layered starting from the back and into the middle and foreground to craft the complex series of movements throughout the painting. A look inside this particular work reveals the complex mechanism (with the three gongs, pendulum and cylinder components immediately visible) which run the timepiece, the cylinder musical component, plus the multitude of moving elements in the painting -- a truly incredible feat considering the technical prowess to create just one of these devices. Musical picture clocks...
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Late 19th Century French Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Royal Naval Ship’s Elm Companionway Board
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Royal Naval ship’s elm companionway board, of rectangular form with an arched top and two sturdy brass rings, naively carved with a crowned coat of arms flanked by a lion and unicorn...
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1860s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Elm

Portrait Mezzotint of Admiral Viscount Duncan
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This fine impression of the celebrated print engraved by mezzotint engraver John Raphael Smith after a painting by Henry Danloux shows the subject on the deck of a ship in the heat of the Battle Camperdown. It is framed in an ornate giltwood frame with a paper label on the reverse showing a coat of arms flanked by the inscription ‘Admiral Lord Viscount Duncan when Victorious off Camperdown, is by permission most humbly dedicated to the Hon. Miss Jane Duncan by her most obedient Servant H.P.Danloux London. Published by H. P. Danloux No 11 Charles Street, Middlesex Hospital...
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Early 1800s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass and Enamel Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah lamp, Israel, 1950s. Enamel over brass. Marked on bottom, "made in Israel." The front scene depicts the Maccabees against Roman soldiers over the battle of Jerusalem. ...
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Mid-19th Century Israeli Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Customizable Glass Ball Full-Range Pedestal Mono Speaker.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This configuration is for a single mono floor speakers without built-in subwoofer. Prices starts from € 7.950 / $ 8.450 Our audio evokes the beauty...
Category

2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Quartz, Marble, Granite

Large and Extremely Rare Terrestrial Globe by Newton
By Newton Globes - Planer & Newton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and extremely rare 24-inch terrestrial globe by Newton Our most magnificent and rare globes were a pair of 24-inch Newton globes. These too were updated in 1852 (terre...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Country Diorama Clipper Ship Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
American Country style (19th century) painted diorama wall plaque with clipper ship and American ship painted on back in mahogany frame encased in a wood and glass case...
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19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond
By Dollond, London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A bow-front marine barometer by John Dollond It is of slender cylindrical form with a silvered register plate enclosed by a hinged thermometer flap an...
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1820s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

George III Pocket Globe After Herman Moll
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A 3 inch George III pocket globe after Herman Moll, the terrestrial globe inscribed in a cartouche ‘A correct globe with the new discoveries’ and fitted within a hinged black shagreen case, the concave interior of the case applied with the engraved celestial charts...
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1770s English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670. Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith. The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...
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1670s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Agate, Gold

English Victorian Wood and Pewter Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian wood cane with pewter swirl design ball top.  
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pewter

A pair of Glastonbury chairs made for the Pembertons of Durham
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Each of these oak Glastonbury chairs has a pointed back and a fixed rectangular seat. The shaped arms and X-frame legs are attached with protruding pegs, giving the impression of a c...
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1870s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Saddle Leather Pipe Cradle
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautifully hand crafted pipe cradle made of rich, oiled and stitched saddle leather.
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

English Victorian Brass and Burl Wood Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian burl wood cane with large brass ball top and fluted sleeve.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Swiss Gold and Enamel Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
A musical movement distinguishes this wonderful early 19th-century gold vinaigrette box. The vessel is covered in delicate engraving highlighted by bl...
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19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Native American Beadwork Gauntlets with an Chief, ca 1880-90
Located in York County, PA
Native American beadwork gauntlets with Indian Chiefs in feathered headdresses, probably souix, Ca 1880-90 Native American beadwork gauntlet...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

20th Century Assemblage English Golf Display Case Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
English display case wall plaque with golf iron head, tees, and photo in oak frame.  
Category

20th Century British Country Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

American Country Iron Miniature Bicycle Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
American Country-style rustic iron miniature tricycle sculpture with pine wood seat and rotating wheels and pedals.        
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20th Century American Country Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Iron

English Victorian Style Ebony and Bone Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian cane with rotating bone spindles and ebony octagonal handle.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ebony

PH Grand Piano PH157 Legacy, Walnut Cognac Leather Brass, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5-year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. In 1930, Poul Henningsen completely reimagined the world’s most popular musical instrument with his PH Grand Piano...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

English Victorian Style Wood and Bronze Cane with Hand
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian-style wood cane with bronze hand and ball top.  
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

English Victorian Cane with Brass Flame
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian light oak walking cane with bronze flame form handle and brass tip.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

English Victorian Serpent Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian character carved serpent and snake handle cane.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

English Victorian Wood and Brass Cane
Located in New York, NY
19th Century English Victorian wood cane with etched brass top.
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

English Victorian Light Wood Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian light wood cane with octagonal brass top.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Enamel and Silver Filigree Box, Circa 1820
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique enamel and English silver filigree box; an addition to our silver ornamental collection. This except...
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1820s English Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the American market (boy looks very American). I have called it "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" which resembles the clockwork movement. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key with the right hand several times; and release. With a smiling face, the boy will roll his head back and forth, while diligently shining his black boots, using an up and down motion with his right hand. The toy works quite well and will go on for some time. It is made up of several materials. The head, hands, and shoes are made of composition; it has a tin body; the clothes jersey, hat, and "falling" trousers" are made of fabric. The toy is in good original condition; some wear to boy's hat and jersey in back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very sturdy, works well, has a nice appearance, and wonderful charisma. This is a charming rare toy that operates as it should, and is a "must have" for collectors of post-war vintage wind up toys...
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1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition, Tin

Extraordinary and Unique Model of a Japanese Tea House
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful Japanese model of a traditional tea house, each room with latticework sliding doors, tatami mats and miniature decorations hanging on the walls,...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Straw, Wood, Paper

English Victorian Umbrella Cane with Horse Head
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian carved umbrella design cane with silver horse head handle.  
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Louis XVI Style GBaby Grand Piano by Gaveau à Paris
By Gaveau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted baby grand Piano by Gaveau à Paris. Serial number 67874. This fine baby grand piano has a quarter-veneered top with a stiff leaf cas...
Category

1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ormolu

Swiss Station Cylinder Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tiny dancers twirl to the melodious tunes produced by this Swiss station cylinder music box. The cylinder is joined by a drum and bells that give richness and depth to the wonderful music the box creates. Music boxes were at the height of fashion in the late 19th century and served as a status symbol for the European gentry. Switzerland was the birthplace of cylinder music boxes and home to the great majority of the most renowned manufacturers. This example, in its finely crafted English walnut case, boasts two combs, allowing the box to play in harmony for a richer, more complex song. This particular style, commonly referred to as a “station” or “showcase” box, was used to entertain guests in hotel lobbies, train stations and other similar public places, and as such would have been coin-operated. This example, however, does not accept coins. This, combined with its overall quality, complexity and beauty, indicates it was made for a private household of significant means. Today, these ingenious musical masterpieces are highly sought-after by collectors of musical automata...
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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Mermod Fréres Station Cylinder Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally wonderful and rare automaton cylinder musical box by the Mermod Fréres firm of Sainte-Croix, Switzerland is a marvel of musical crafts...
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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

English Victorian Style Wood and Silver Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian light wood cane with silver handle and brass tip.  
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Brass

Early 20th Century Western Apache Wooden Fiddle with Display Stand
By Amos Gustina
Located in Denver, CO
Custom Display Stand is included. This piece was created by the renowned Apache artist, Amos Gustina (1858-1945) commonly called an "Apache Fiddle," thi...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Early 20th Century Algerian Palace-Shaped Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah lamp shaped like a palace, surmounted by Islamic crescent. Made in Laghouat, Algeria. The Hanukkah lamp is made of two parts: a pierced and engraved brass in the shape of ...
Category

1930s Algerian Islamic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

PH Grand Piano PH186 Excellence, Red Leather and Chrome Lid, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. This PH Grand Piano...
Category

2010s Danish Bauhaus Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

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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