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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
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American Country Wooden Train Coach Model
Located in New York, NY
American Country style (20th Cent) painted wood model of DeWitt Clinton train coach with doll figures (see #037074-companion piece, Stephenson's R...
Category
20th Century American Country Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Oil on Canvas Seascape by T G Thurgood England, circa 1920
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An oil on canvas seascape by T G Thurgood (England, circa 1920)
An oil on canvas by T G Thurgood. A large battle cruiser on fire. In the foreground is another ship painted in Razzle Dazzle...
Category
1920s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
Doorstop "Golfer" by Hubley, circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
This doorstop, also known as "Overhead Swinging Golfer," is more difficult to find than it's "Putting Golfer" counterpart doorstop; which is also made by Hubley.
Manufactured by the Hubley Manufacturing Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1920, this cast iron doorstop is in outstanding all original bright paint with no touch up or restoration of any kind, and in wonderful patina. It depicts an older, grey haired man, with typical knicker golf garb, taking a wild swing at a golf ball resting on the grass. It has a semi "hollow" rear with a "238" factory marking, indicating that it is, in fact, by Hubley and original.
It is noted in Jeanne Bertoia's 1985 book on doorstops page 60; and referenced on page 211 of the Smith book on doorstops.
A must for the doorstop or golfing memorabilia...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Italian Walnut Scale Model of a Clipper
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This highly detailed and unusual scale model is partially planked on one side to reveal the interior structure. There are hinged panels in the sides which open to afford a glimpse of the interior. The whole is raised on two supports upon a shaped plinth base.
Italian, circa 1880.
Provenance
Provenance: By repute King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and gifted to Duke of the Abruzzi thence by descent until sold in 1973 to Arnaldo Ruschioni.
The present model represents a clipper, or fast sailing vessel, first introduced in the early 19th century. The clipper was outfitted with three high masts and a large number of sails, designed to carry small loads of profitable cargo quickly over long distances. The present clipper model was constructed in the third quarter of the 19th century and was formerly owned by collector and naval model...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Regina Upright Music Box
By Regina Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
An extraordinary and rare coin-operated Regina Sublima upright music box crafted by the Regina music box company, one of the most recognized music bo...
Category
19th Century American Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Antique Napoleon III Period Oak and Silvered Bronze Tobacco Cabinet by Diehl
Located in London, GB
Crafted by the acclaimed cabinetmaker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885), this tobacco (humidor) cabinet is a truly exquisite piece of antique oak furniture...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
American Rustic Tramp Art Game Table
Located in New York, NY
American Rustic Tramp Art style game table with green & red painted top supported with a pedestal base on a round platform (32 chess pieces)(signed 1994 PAUL CUNNINGHAM)
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of Bronze Cannon by McAndrew and Woore English, circa 1850
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of bronze cannon by McAndrew and Woore, set on their original brass bound black painted oak carriages with brass spider wheels, also with a p...
Category
1850s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
American Mission Brass Smoking Set
Located in New York, NY
American Mission brass smoking set decorated with Native American Indian portrait masks (comprised of tray, humidor, 2 recepticals with liner...
Category
20th Century American Mission Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Penman's Box
Located in London, GB
The Penman’s Box has been beautifully handcrafted in a combination of two woods, rippled ash and walnut, and is highlighted with nickel metal detailing. The box’s striking exterior is veneered in a rippled olive ash on the top half, whilst the lower half has been covered in a vertical Macassar ebony. The lid of the box features a porthole-inspired glass window which reveals the box’s contents from a bird’s-eye view. The lid has a locking device which opens to reveal radial slip-matched walnut accompanied by distinctive orange leather pen slots. The upper tier of the Penman’s Box features two removable trays and the lower tier features three walnut pen storage...
Category
2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nickel
Gothic Revival Carved Oak and KPM Porcelain Triptych
Located in London, GB
The triptych comprises a trio of porcelain plaques, depicting the patron saints of the German city of Cologne (Köln) by the renowned Berlin manufacturer KPM (Konigliche Porzellan-Man...
Category
19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Oak
Terracotta Portrait Plaque of a Nobleman with Order of the Garter
Located in Downingtown, PA
Continental Terracotta Plaque,
Early 19th Century
The large painted plaque depicts a view of the left side torso of a Continental Nobleman wearing the British Order of the Garter...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
2-Piece Victorian Gothic Revival Barometer/Thermometer Set
Located in New York, NY
2-Piece French Victorian Gothic Revival (3rd Quarter 19th Century) mahogany barometer/thermometer & wall clock set (Signed L. LEROY & CIE/ 13 & 15 Palais Royal, Paris) (PRICED AS SET...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
German Luxury Liner Ship Model in Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
Ship model of German luxury liner with red and black painted hull in glass case with oak base and brass trim (KROMPRINSCESSIN CECILIE) att. Fleischmann T...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Montague J Dawson, ‘Valetta Harbour’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Montague J Dawson (1895-1973), ‘Valetta Harbour’, oil on board, painted in a grisaille palette with a British Hunt Class Type II destroyer in Valetta Harbour, Malta, signed ‘Montague Dawson’, English, 1940.
Footnote: Montague Dawson RMSA, FRSA (1890–1973) was born in West London, in Chiswick in 1895, Montague Dawson was the grandson of Victorian landscape painter Henry Dawson. He studied under the seascape artist Charles Napier Hemy...
Category
1940s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
Collection Lescure Extremely Rare Portfolios About Lace
Located in Encino, CA
For collector of lace, embroidery and dentelle.
Extremely rare set of two complete portfolios consecrated to the Lescure collection.
The portfolio titled "Mouchoirs brodés" is complete with the 40 plates depicting embroidered handkerchiefs...
Category
1920s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
John Bennett Georgian Barometer
By John Bennett
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Georgian barometer by the leading London instrument-maker John Bennett strongly reflects the prevalent furniture style and archite...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit somewhat later, having been manufactured in 1946. It maintains all of the elements of a collectible antique mechanical bank; pleasing shelf appeal and wonderful musical action. The metal faux textured, green painted casing on five sides is fronted by cardboard on wood, filled with delightful images of "children at play with money" lithography.
To operate: Wind up the mechanism by turning the brass dial in front clockwise; then put a nickel, dime, or quarter in the appropriate slot at the top. Music will play as additional lithography depicting children's nursery rhymes rotate on the interior circular dial ("Little Boy Blue", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", etc.).
Coins are removed by unscrewing the metal plate at the rear bottom.
Bank is in excellent all original condition with fully operable musical mechanism.
Dimensions: 7" high x 4 9/16" wide x 3" deep.
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rare WWII Italian Prisoner of War Work Model of Italian Cruiser 'Zara'
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Rare WWII Italian Prisoner of war work model of Italian heavy cruiser 'Zara' with finely detailed superstructure and armament in a cedar and pine glazed c...
Category
1940s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
English Renaissance Style Iron Longsword
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style large iron longsword with cross design and woven handle
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
English Renaissance Style Halberd Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style Halbert spear with wood shaft and small 29" iron ax
blade.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
English Country Style '19th Century' Carved and Painted Figurehead
Located in New York, NY
English Country style (19th century) carved and painted figurehead of lady with necklace and one breast exposed.
Category
19th Century British Country Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
English Victorian Blue & Brass Telescope
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass and blue telescope on adjustable mahogany tripod base.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Architectural Paper Model with Wood Frame and Glass Top, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s architectural model with wood frame and glass top.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
Pair of Chinese Gilt Deity Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese style (18/19th Cent) gilt diety / priest figures standing on lotus-form bases.
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine lifesize figure of religious scholar holding book,17th or 18th century.
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Rustic Continental Oak and Antler Smoking Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Continental (possibly German, 19th Cent) oak and antler design pedestal base smoking stand with 3 round horn containers on top
Category
19th Century German Rustic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Oak
Oak Yacht Tiller Mounted on Two Deck Planks
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Oak yacht tiller mounted on two deck planks from the author Arthur Ransome's 1931 Hilliard built yacht 'Nancy Blackett'.
The tiller is from author Arthur Ransome's yacht 'Nancy Bl...
Category
1930s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Sculpture Earrings by Jacques Jarrige, 2014
Located in New York, NY
Wearable work of art by Jacques Jarrige. These earrings are hand-sculpted and hammered in silver sterling and gold-plated with 18-karat, 5 microns.
Also available in sterling silver...
Category
2010s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mounted Propeller Blade
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A striking and beautifully fabricated aluminum propeller blade with a lacquered yellow accent, finely mounted on a figured walnut base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
English Renaissance Style Velvet Wrapped Iron Halberd Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with red velvet and nail head shaft and large 37-inch etched iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. ...
Category
1890s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Gold Plated Bracelet by Jacques Jarrige, "Isadora"
Located in New York, NY
This Bracelet - Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige "Isadora" is in brass, gold plated and hand hammered.
It is also available in Silver.
Jarrige's jewelry is more companion than orname...
Category
2010s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
English Renaissance Style Halberd Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style Halbert spear with a crossed leather-covered shaft
and polished steel blade.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
French Louis XVI Barometer
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) barometer with original scientific illustrations and mercury vial framed with gilt foliate carvings & ebonized ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood, Glass
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Halberd
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with eight sided wooden shaft with nail heads and 52¬Ω-inch iron open design ax blade.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Ormulu Wall Clocks & Barometers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (Mid-19th Century) ormolu wall clock and barometer set each of banjo form with Apollo mask above putti and circular dial over bearded mask (Signed RAIN...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball Rack
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A three-row oak bowling ball rack comprised of twenty-seven (27) regulation sized antique lignum vitae; (heartwood) lathe turned bowling balls.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Halberd
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with simple wooden shaft and 34-inch iron ax top blade with tassels.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Halberd
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with eight-sided wooden shaft with nail heads and an iron ax-shaped blade.
Category
20th Century British Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Rosenthal Box with Porcelain Tiles by Bjorn Wiinblad, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Rosenthal, Studio Line
Wood cigarette box with four decorative porcelain tiles with gold glaze by Bjorn Wiinblad
with round label Rosenthal Germany at b...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Italian Venetian Gilt Wood Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) gilt carved and black painted barometer,with wreath top and cornucopia sides with scroll motifs.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Sculpture Earrings in Sterling Silver by Jacques Jarrige, 2014
Located in New York, NY
Wearable work of art by Jacques Jarrige. These earrings are hand-sculpted and hammered in silver sterling.
Also available gold-plated 18-karat
This wearable sculpture unmistaka...
Category
2010s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Vermeil
19th-Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Commemorative Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Empire (19th Century) bronze inkwell in the form of Napoleon's casket covered by a shroud with a crown finial top and resting on a tiered base with...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Palais Royal Aide-de-Memoire, French, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Purse revealing diary and pen in the interior.
Category
1830s French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Elegant Gold Sculpture-Necklace by Jacques Jarrige, 2014
Located in New York, NY
This elegant piece of jewelry is hand-sculpted and hammered in brass by sculptor designer Jacques Jarrige then gold-plated with 18-karat gold (three microns).
The movement achieve...
Category
2010s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Model of a House with Cork and Shell
Located in London, GB
A most unusual model of a Detached House
The façade constructed of wine corks, with a grotto shell front garden.
circa 1830.
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Cork
English Renaissance Style Wood and Etched Iron Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with wood shaft and etched iron blade with tassel.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
English Country Oak Ship Wheel End Table
Located in New York, NY
English Country oak end table with ship wheel top and painted iron base.
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Country Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Pair of Beautiful 19th Century Italian Renaissance Gilt Bronze Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance (19th century) small gilt bronze lions on a pale green rectangular marble plinths.
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rustic Black Forest Walnut Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut wall mounted thermometer/ barometer with strap-work cartouche hung with an elaborate carved hunting trophy.
Category
19th Century German Rustic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Carved Teak Pipe Rest
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A carved and sculptural pipe rest crafted from a single piece of warm teak.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and 32-inch iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer Set by Gleizes
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze and Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer set by Gleizes
French, 19th Century
Height 115cm, width 30cm, depth 7cm
In the Louis XV style, t...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
English Renaissance Style Halberd
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with wood shaft and 33 ¬Ω inch iron ax blade.
Category
20th Century English Northern Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Gymnastic Bench
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A leather covered gymnastics bench on splayed, leather-clad, ebonized pine legs with patinated cast iron feet.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Wall-Mounted Tilting Tobacco Vessel
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wall-mounted lidded tobacco vessel having a rounded tilting form on mounted arms crafted of turned and carved richly figured teak.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
19th Century English Polychrome Carved Ship Figurehead of Lord Nelson
Located in New York, NY
19th century English carved wooden polychrome large ship figurehead of Lord Nelson.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
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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