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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
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Antique Trade Scale Brass and Cast Iron, France, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the late 19th century in France; It was a scale used by traders for retail Brass and Cast-Iron Patina and signs of use which ma...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron, Brass

Islamic "Alhambra" Silvered Bronze Quran Cabinet in the Islamic Nasrid Style
Located in New York, NY
An Islamic "Alhambra" silvered bronze Quran cabinet in the Islamic Nasrid style, Attributed to Rafael Contreras, circa 1880. Of rectangular form with crest and pendant finials to base, with two hinged doors above a drawer, the lock hidden by a hinged plate, profusely cast with vegetal and geometric designs, the doors in openwork, the reverse stamped with maker's mark, 'GESETZLICH GESCHUTZT...
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19th Century German Islamic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Russian Icon with Processional Cross 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Russian icon with a processional cross in its center from the 17th century We can see that the icon was created to accommodate the processional cross with the Chris...
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19th Century Belarusian Aesthetic Movement Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Large 1960's Vintage Scientific Anatomical Human 3D Ear Model
Located in Lafayette, IN
Large 1960's Vintage Scientific Anatomical Human 3D Ear Model. Manufactured by the Nystrom Co. of Chicago, Illinois. Large 17" scale and great patina!
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1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

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Rubber, Wood

Antique Japanese Leather Kendo Mask c.1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Japanese Kendo leather mask with steel face guard and thick padding. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Leather, Ste...
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Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870
Located in Littleton, CO
This Pleyel concert grand piano crafted in Paris in 1870 is a timeless masterpiece that embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of 19th-century French piano manufacturing. Pleyel ins...
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17th Century French Romantic Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Fer Forge Vasseur & Cie (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Art Deco French lighting catalogue company Vasseur et Cie C1925 Profusely illustrated. A delightful look at many different lighting samples, table lamps, desk and floor styles, scon...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique English Oak Cribbage Game Board, circa 1910
Located in Pearland, TX
An early 20th Century handmade English cribbage oak game board with beveled edges and 4 pegs, circa 1910. Maker's mark on reverse. It would make a wonderful gift! DIMENSIONS 12.5ʺW ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

1M Marquetry Pintail Longboard
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The w o o d p o p pintail longboards are handcrafted in workshops on either side of the Welsh/English border the UK. Each one is made from best quality Finnish Birch and vacuum lamin...
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2010s Welsh Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

1M Marquetry Pintail Longboard
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The w o o d p o p pintail longboards are handcrafted in workshops on either side of the Welsh/English border the UK. Each one is made from best quality Finnish Birch and vacuum lamin...
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2010s Welsh Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Marquetry Balance Board
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...
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2010s Welsh Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Upstate Living Spaces with Space to Live
Located in New York City, NY
This inspiring collection of unique, intimate, and authentic interiors will have city- and country-dwellers alike dreaming of carving out a personal haven far from the five boroughs....
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Hoofed Pipe, Leather Pouch and Leather Dog Lead, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Collection of interesting vintage items sold together including: Leather Pouch, embossed "Property of U. S. P. O. Dept.", 8" H, 4" W, .5"D. Great patina and history. Leather Dog Lead...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Marquetry Balance Board
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...
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2010s Welsh Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Ann Lowe: American Couturier
Located in New York, NY
The definitive illustrated volume on the work and life of Ann Lowe, a consummate couturier who designed lavish evening and bridal gowns for members of America...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Playing Card Box
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique wooden playing card box with two sets, one hundred and four, of old playing cards. Late 19th century, England.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

The Carhartt WIP Archives Published by Rizzoli
Located in London, GB
Back in the eighties, when the Western world was deluged by a wave of blue denim, Carhartt’s brown duck work coats entered the streets as an antidote. Detached from their original ra...
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2010s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Handcrafted Wooden and Hand Forged Iron Coach / Carriage Strongbox 1800s
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare and highly decorative antique box with working lock and key. This is another one of those rare antiques that makes you realize that no matter how long you have been in thi...
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19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wrought Iron

Mahogany Staircase Section Architectural Model, Late 19th/Early 20th C England.
Located in Knivsta, SE
Mahogany Staircase Section Architectural Model, Late 19th/Early 20th C England. Possibly for Educational Purposes or Architectural Competitions. A ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Wooden Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Wooden Decorative Mask, mid-20th Century. Wood and fabric. 61 x 24 cm. Good conditions!
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric, Wood

Mid 20th Century British Royal Navy Brass Bound Oak Grog Barrel w/Brass Letters
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
British Naval oak grog barrel or tub, used aboard British ships. The tapered barrel of staved oak with three brass bands. The ‘Royal Toast’, in large brass...
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Mid-20th Century English Campaign Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Marquetry Balance Board
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...
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2010s Welsh Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Greek Icon Maria and Child, Two Apostles, circa 1800
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is an antique Greek Icon. This unique item was made in ca. 1800. The picture was meticulously hand-painted on a wooden board the back of which has been tapered. It shows Mar...
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Early 19th Century Greek Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paint

6'4 "Kokomo" Custom Wooden Marquetry Surfboard
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This is a unique custom surfboard featuring a marquetry deck, designed and hand-crafted by the w o o d p o p studio which specialises in marquetry and inlay work. The studio prides...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Marquetry Balance Board
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...
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2010s Welsh Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Barometro torricelliano a mercurio in legno firmato A. Pozzi attivo tra 1820/30
Located in Milan, IT
Barometro torricelliano a mercurio in legno di mogano, con doppia filettatura laterale in legno di cedro e di ebano, firmato A. Pozzi Wootton Bassett attivo tra il 1822 e il 1830. Lo...
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1820s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Marquetry Balance Board
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...
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2010s Welsh Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

England 1900 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Brass And Red Wood
Located in Miami, FL
British two-Draws Monocular Telescope. Beautiful monocular telescope, created in England during the Victorian era, in the last three-quarters of the 19th century, circa 1900. This i...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Bronze

PH Upright Piano, Cognac Color Leather with Chrome, 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. For those who want a traditional acoustic upright piano with one of the most iconic design silhouettes, the PH Upright Piano...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome

"Rocking Beauty" Hobby Horse Designed by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An abstract hobby horse designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings. Composed of two arched panels of birch plywood divided by a solid birch shaft and topped with a charming red knob...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Large Antique Silver Hand Arm Ex Voto, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed and then welded. Given the delicacy...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver Plate, Sheet Metal

La Villa Kerylos preface Karl Lagerfeld 1st Ed. 1997
Located in London, GB
Published by Les Editions de L’Amateur 1997 preface by Karl Lagerfeld French text. Beautiful images of the Villa Kerylos in the South of France ...
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1990s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Dave Jacobson Knife with Redwood Burl Handle and Teak Knife Sheath, USA - 2023
Located in Berlin, DE
Dave Jacobson Knife with Handle made in Redwood Burl and Knife Sheath in Teak, USA - 2023. We have another Dave Jacobson knife, made with a Hickory handle.
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2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

1930s German Pull Toy Horse , Burlap Over Wood
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful antique German toy, a pull toy, a pull horse toy. This antique toy horse, circa 1930s, is mounted on a wooden platform with wheels. The ca...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

18th Century Italian Tabernacle Door Fragment
Located in San Angelo, TX
18th Century Italian Tabernacle Door Fragment. Unique piece that can go anywhere. Perfect for a sculpture on the wall in a hallway or niche.
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18th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pipe Holder in Hardwood by Jean Gillon, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian mid-century modern decorative pipe holder was designed by Jean Gillon for WoodArt in the sixties. Handcrafted with hard rosewood (also known as jacaranda), the pipe ho...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

5000 ANTIQUE ITALIAN TERRACOTTA BRICKS PINK to RED end 19th/20th Cent.
Located in Madrid, ES
RECYCLED ANTIQUE TERRACOTTA BRICKS FROM PINK TO RED 19/20th Century Italy PRICE of EACH BRICK: €5.00 Selected recycled red and pink colored b...
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Late 19th Century Italian Modern Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Terracotta

Early 20th c. Wood and Leather Horse Pull Toy c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An early 20th century carved wooden horse pull-toy covered in fabric with glass eyes, leatherette ears, leather saddle and halter, human hair tail and mane mounted on a shaped...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Bates Pianoforte Circa 1825 Carved Baluster Leg 78 Note Fabric Panel
Located in Leeds, GB
Circa 1825, Bates pianoforte. Name plaque in a calligraphy font, sits above the keyboard surrounded by wooden beading. The tall cabinet features a rectangular, cut-out front panel that acts as a sound...
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1820s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Outstanding Antique George III Quality Oak Inlaid Hanging Corner Cabinet Out
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding antique George III quality oak inlaid hanging corner cabinet having an attractive stepped and dental moulded cornice above a quality oak crossbanded moulded door with an ...
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18th Century European George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Italian Cross With Blessing Pot From The 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Cross With Blessing Pot From The 19th Century Beautiful 19th century Italian cross with a carved glass blessing jar. The cross has a wooden str...
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1860s Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Investiture Chair Designed by Lord Snowden for Prince Charles 1969
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This chair was designed by Lord Snowden in 1969 and produced by Remploy for the Investiture ceremony of Prince Charles, and done in the period Mid-Cetury Modern style. The chair is made of ash with a bentwood back and painted in a bright red with Prince of Wales styled feathers on the back in gilt. These chairs are known as 'investiture chairs...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wool, Bentwood

Large Hümmel Goebel Rubber Dolls with Labels, Western Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Hümmel Goebel dolls. Adorable set of Man - Wife and baby. Vintage rubber dolls in fully original condition. Figurines W. Goebel - Oeslau / Radib...
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Mid-20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

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Rubber, Fabric

Jeux de la grenouille, French Frog Game
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Super fun French game, called Jeux de la grenouille, involving throwing. Pine game and cast iron frogs. Get the disc in the frogs’ mouths!
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Early 20th Century French Other Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a jointed pine box, all dating to the early/ mid 20th century, Circa 1930's. The chess...
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Early 20th Century British Medieval Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Resin, Pine

Large Antique Rhinestone Belle Epoque Belt Sash Buckle
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1890's gilt brass with rhinestones belt or sash buckle. Two rows of prong set stones in a brass framework, narrow brass embossed edges, no markings. 3.25" sq., rows of ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Antique Italian Carved Walnut Oratoire Prie Dieu Prayer Kneeler
Located in Carimate, Como
A good antique Italian Oratoire or Prie Dieu walnut cabinet crafted in beautiful wood, it stands on short legs over a knee resting platform base. The religious kneeler features two s...
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19th Century Italian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Tony Duquette Goodman, Wendy and Hutton Wilkinson 1st Edition 2007
Located in London, GB
Published by Abrams 2007, hardback"American artist and design legend Tony Duquette (1914 1999) was known for his over-the-top style in interiors, jewelry, costumes, and set design. His clients included Elizabeth Arden, the Duchess of Windsor, and Herb Albert...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Spruce

American Victorian Brass Scale
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian green painted iron and brass scale with 2 brass trays.
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19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Early 20th C Stern Name Board "Naomi" Clovelly Fishing Boat Naval Maritime Ship
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming folk art hand painted mahogany name board for the Clovelly (Devon) fishing vessel Naomi. Below has the owner and skippers initials Oscar Stanley Abbott. Age related losse...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

Sadeli Micro Bone Inlay Backgammon/Chess Board
Located in Sharon, CT
Anglo-Indian 'Sadeli' bone and ebony inlay chessboard and backgammon box.
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone

Great House of New York 1880-1930 1st Edition 2005
Located in London, GB
GREAT HOUSES OF NEW YORK 1880-1930 presents the stories of 43 most elegant houses built in New York. With over 300 archival photographs and floor plans and a decade of research Micha...
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Early 2000s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Set of three mechanical hand drills. France, Val d'Or and others. 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of three mechanical hand drills. Iron, wood. France, Val d'Or and others. XIX century. Set of tools consisting of a mechanical chuck, another hand drill with a piece to push wit...
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19th Century European Other Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other, Iron

19th Century French Wood Miniature Antique Spiral Staircase Architectural Model
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A brown, antique walnut spiral staircase decor with Classic design with numerous steps and flat baluster supports on a square base, in a herringbone pattern, in good condition. Miniature staircase...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Christie’s Post-War and Contemp Art auction catalogue / coffee table book, 2008
Located in View Park, CA
Christie’s auction catalogue, Post-War and Contemporary Art, morning session. New York, wednesdy May 14 2008. 11.75” x 9” x 1” Featuring work by Jean Dubuffet, Tom Wesselmann, Roy ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

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 ...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood

Large Wooden Tugboat
Located in New York, NY
Large wooden tugboat. Hand carved wooden tugboat. United States, Mid-20th Century. Dimensions: 28” W x 8.5” D x 15” to tip of mast *Set of 12 African Safari toys/napkin rings avail...
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Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

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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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