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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Color: Gold
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Stylish Early 1900s Art Deco Bronze Wall Plaque of Jesus Christ by S. Norga
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted and meaningful religious plaque.
This heavy and high quality bronze wall plaque depicts Christ with a realistic crown of thorns and a stylized Art Deco halo ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Italian 14-Karat Gold and Black Onyx Roman Armorial Intaglio Earrings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Italy, a pair of 14-karat gold framed earrings with black onyx cabochons, beads, and carved armorial intaglios. Posted with backs.
The upper ...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Gold
Modernist 18K Yellow Gold Necklace and Earrings, Atomic Style
Located in Toledo, OH
Modernist 18K gold earrings and matching necklace, atomic style. Both have round beads that are 7.5mm diameter, detailing on each bead. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Massive Javanese Ageng Gong
Located in New York, NY
This huge, dramatic Javanese gong is the largest gong in the gamelan orchestra. It is 36 inches in diameter and a full 10 inches deep. The ageng gong has the lowest pitch in the orch...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Gold-Plated and Hand-Hammered Bracelet by Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Gold-plated brass and hand-hammered barcelet by Jacques Jarrige "Meanders".
Jarrige's jewelry is more companion than ornament, heightening one's physical awareness and bestowing t...
Category
2010s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Custom Diamond 1.6cts Total & 14k Gold Ladies Screw Back Earrings
Located in Toledo, OH
American, 2nd half-20th century. Each earring custom designed as a diamond set gold furled ribbon drop, hinged at top with screw back clips. Forty roun...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Collection of Seven Metal Dogs of Various Types
Located in London, GB
Collection of seven metal dogs of various types
Continental, circa 1900
Measures: Largest: Height 17cm, width 27cm, depth 20cm
Smallest: Height 6cm, width 13cm, depth 7cm
This charming collection contains seven model dogs, each of a different material, from a different country, and of a different species. The collection includes a pair of silvered metal setters, a patinated metal pit bull, and a large gilt bronze spaniel seated on a marble podium.
Category
Early 20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Gold Ring with Anatomical Shape Completely Handmade
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian gold ring entirely hand made by goldsmith Soldani - model of an ancient Rome ring for the freed slave - In the photosthere seem to be some d...
Category
1990s European Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage Italian 14k Gold Bracelet with Stylized Heart Links
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VINTAGE ITALIAN 14K YELLOW GOLD BRACELET WITH STYLIZED-HEART LINKS
Stamped "14k ITALY" & "AFR" 30.1 grams total weight
Item # 111LOB03P
A very fun vintage bracelet with repeating ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Sculpture Indian Goddess in Patinated Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture Indian Goddess in patinated bronze, beautiful chiselling, early 20th century.
Measures: H 23 cm, W 18 cm, D 12 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Elongated Chain Link Necklace with Amethyst Cabochon Ends, 18k Gold
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ELONGATED LINK NECKLACE WITH AMETHYST CABOCHON ENDS
76 gram total weight bezel set amethyst ends Italy, circa 21st century
Item # 109RQH24C
An exquisite everyday wear necklace ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Gold
Decorative Trumpet Bronze Necklace by Hannu Ikonen, Finland 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful bronze pendant with the popular Reindeer Moss look designed by Hannu Ikonen for Valo Koru, Finland 1970s. Naturally patina with dramatic relieff...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Belt Buckle Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze two-piece bronze buckle with hook and loop verso by French art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The sculptural pieces are In a rare Inca motif, with triangular indenta...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Brass Indian Temple Toy on Wheels
By Rajhastani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large sized (13" height) Indian temple toy. Camel with rider. Very rare to see this size.
India is famous for its brass and copper metal craftsmanship. It ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Picasso, The Cubist Years, 1907-1916 Catalogue Raisonne Paintings & Related Work
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso, The Cubist Years, 1907-1916 A Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings and Related Works. Published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1979. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A catalog...
Category
1970s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 14 Karat Yellow Gold "Nugget" Bracelet, 31.7 Grams
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VINTAGE 14K YELLOW GOLD "NUGGET" BRACELET
Circa mid-20th century; stamped "14k" on clasp, "585" on safety hook
Item # 011XPP11A
Like treasure just discovered, this bracelet is cast...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Brutalist 14-Karat Yellow Gold Bracelet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VINTAGE MODERNIST 14K YELLOW GOLD BRACELET
Marked "14K ER" on clasp; circa mid 20th century
Item # 011JJP15Z
An exceptional statement piece, this very fine bracelet is distinctly Brutalist with a chaotic and sculptural form cast in 14K yellow gold. Each element is cast separately and is linked with hinges between each length. It is set with eighteen green doublet stones...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Guido Cacciapuoti Bronze Horses Couples 1940 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Cacciapuoti bronze horses couples 1940 Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Sir John Franklin Ship Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Painted ship lantern painted with ship name Sir John Franklin.
Overall dimensions: 18"H x 14. Weight is 7 pounds.
Category
1940s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculptural Thermometer, Long Bodied Lady, Artist Signed and Dated 1911
Located in Petaluma, CA
It wasn't easy trying to title this bronze in one sentence. The first thing about it to my eye is the wonderful whimsy displayed. The fact that it's a thermometer just adds to the jo...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Benjamin Harrison Indian Peace Medal on Presentation Collar, 1889
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Benjamin Harrison presidential peace medal. This bronze medal was originally struck by the U.S. Mint in 1889 as a peace offering to the various Native American tribes in the U.S. The obverse of the medal has a raised relief side profile bust of President Harrison, with the text "Benjamin Harrison President U.S.A. 1889". The reverse of the medal has the word "PEACE" at top, with a scene of a settler and Native American talking in front of a log cabin. Below, a crossed tomahawk and peace pipe are enclosed by a wreath of laurel leaves. The medal is displayed on a blue velvet presentation collar with gold striped edging and light purple fabric on the reverse. The medal is attached under a blue fabric covered button.
Following the British and French practice of handing out silver medals to tribal chiefs, George Washington began a policy of presenting peace medals to American Indian leaders at treaty signings and other formal ceremonies. Every subsequent American president from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison is represented on a presidential peace medal, with the exception of William Henry Harrison...
Category
1880s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Hopi Mudheads and Kacharis Red Ribbon Prize
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mudhead and Kacharis by Lomayo Kanaya Hopi, second prize, Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial 2005. Three Kacharis in balloon basket with mudhead ballo...
Category
Early 2000s American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Scalamandre by Brian Coleman, Dan Mayers 'Photographer' Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Scalamandre by Brian Coleman and Dan Mayers (Photographer). Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Utah, 2004. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The book is ins...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 18k Gold and Diamond Ring with Blue & Green Enamel
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VINTAGE 18K GOLD, BLUE & GREEN ENAMEL AND DIAMOND RING
9.8 grams total weight 7 round brilliant-cut diamonds marked "18K" & "ITALY"
Item # 109FTP14P
An incredibly fine and striking cocktail ring in size 7...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Caricature Napoleon III Bronze Statuette, Signed Ham Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Caricature Napoleon III bronze statuette, Signed HAM late 19th century.
Bronze sculpture of Napoleon III, surellymade after leaving France, 19th century. A satirical political comme...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ed Wiener Organic Modernism 14K Solid Yellow Gold Bracelet
By Ed Wiener
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ORGANIC MODERNISM 14K SOLID GOLD BRACELET BY ED WIENER
Circa 1970s Marked "ED WIENER 14K"
Item # 107KPY29W
An uncommon find from the New York modernist designer Ed Wiener circa 197...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Italian Pietra Dura Pocket Watch Stand
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Italian Pietra Dura pocket watch stand with flower and leaf relief, circa early-20th century, Florence, Italy. Piece is a bronze o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass, Bronze
Roscoe A Novel, with a Signed Letter from the Author
Located in valatie, NY
Roscoe: A Novel, With a Signed Letter from the Author. Viking, 2002. Hard Cover with dust jacket. "It's V-J Day, the war is over, and Roscoe Conway, after twenty-six years as the second in command of Albany's notorious political machine, decides to quit politics forever. But there's no way out, and only his Machiavellian imagination can help him cope with the erupting disasters. Every step leads back to the past-to the early loss of his true love, the takeover of city hall, the machine's fight with FDR and Al Smith...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Enamel and Gilt Bronze Cameo Necklace Depicting Goddess Artemis / Diana
Located in New York, US
Our antique necklace crafted from gold chain features a pendant with gilt bronze frame depicting Artemis with carved bow and quiver in grisaille on rust...
Category
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Sizable Pair of Jesus & Mary Bronze Wall Plaque Sculptures by Francis Corbeels
By Francis Corbeels
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of early 1900s bronze plaques by Fr. Corbeels (1888-1956).
This sizable pair of bronze wall plaques is another one of our recent, great finds. Finding works of art by this skilled Belgian sculptor is a real challenge and at this moment we cannot find any of his sculptures for sale...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Large French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze poudrier box "Ammonite" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997).
In the 1940s, Line Vautrin designed a series that was inspired by the shape of na...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
18K Yellow Gold Stylized Palm Leaf Pin with .75 Carat of Diamonds
Located in Toledo, OH
18K gold palm leaf pin or brooch with diamonds. Pin is 2.25" long x 1.5" wide. It has 8 full cut diamonds with total carat weight of .75 carats. This pin is in excellent condition. 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Antique Classic Ballet Female Dancer Sculpture, French, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered bronze sculpture of a women dancing. Lovely lady. It has a alabaster tray or plate that can be use for jewelry, personal cards or keys. Made in...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Flemish Art Symbolism To Expressionism At Sint-Martens-Latern 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Flemish Art: Symbolism To Expressionism At Sint-Martens-Latern by Piet Boyens. Published by Lannoo Art Book Publishers, Tielt, Belgium, 1992. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket and sl...
Category
1990s Belgian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gilt Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze brooch "Moise ou la Traversee du Desert" by French Jeweler Line Vautrin, circa 1940s.
The patinated surface features amazing details illustrating the biblical story of Moses crossing the desert out of Egypt...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic Torch Bearer Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic torch bearer bronze sculpture on marble base, circa 1910
Julius Paul Schmidt-Felling was a German sculptor. He designed ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Late Century Bronze Brass Glass & Copper Edison Steampunk Industrial Table Lamp
By Wiska
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
1970s Explosion proof passage way light reclaimed from a super tanker modified to function as a table or desk lamp.
The light itself is made from bronze, brass and has a tempered ...
Category
1970s German Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Bronze
Russian Silver with Gold Medallion Cigarette Case, circa 1900
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Early 20th century made in Russia silver cigarette case with a gold monogrammed central medallion.
Category
Early 1900s Russian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver
WWI Antique Aircraft Water-Color and Pastel Drawing by Riccardo Cavigioli
Located in Milan, IT
Drawing in mixed technique, water-color and pastel depicting a WWI airplane, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 80x60.3.
Riccardo Cavigioli was born in Milan on 10th Nov...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Muscular & Athletic Art Deco Male Sculpture on Marble Base by Jean Marie Camus
By Jean Camus
Located in Lisse, NL
Large Art Deco era sculpture of an athletic male working.
This large and powerful sculpture makes a great centre or desk piece, but it will look beautiful on a side table or credenza as well. The French artist Jean Marie Camus (1877-1955) who also exhibited at the Salon in Paris perfectly captured the body posture of this muscular young man when pulling a log out...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Spelter
Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints Chelsea Foxwell
Located in valatie, NY
Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints by Chelsea Foxwell. University of Chicago, David and Alfred Smart Museum, 2012. First edition softcover cata...
Category
2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Van Melles Large Toffee Store Display Advertising Tin with Arabic Motif
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Van Melles store display tin was made in Amsterdam in approximately 1925 in the period Art Deco style. The tin is half moon shaped with a hing...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Pair of Porcelain Portrait, 19th Century Gilded Bronze Frame Signed A.Giroux
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of porcelain and enamelled portraits featuring a man and a woman of the 17th century. It is most likely a portrait of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria. The two porcelain m...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
1940s Central African Arts and Crafts Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
French Papier Mache Crown Plaque
Located in New York, NY
French (19th Century) red and gold painted and papier mache wall plaque with crown on pillow design and fleur de lis motif.
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Bronze Enamelware Belt Buckle, circa 1910
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Unique bronze enamelware belt buckle, circa 1910.
Measure: 2" wide x 1 1/2" deep.
Category
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Unique Bronze Sculpture Of Viking With Battle Axe
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unique, one of a kind, French 19th century patinated bronze sculpture using multiple materials. Main figure of Viking holding a battle axe. Bronze mounted h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Valuable Artistic Property Belonging to the Estate of the Late Stanford White
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the "Supplementary Sale" Catalogue of Valuable Artistc Property belonging to the Estate of Stanford White which took place on November 25th, 26th and 27th 1907 - Consisting o...
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Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Sporting Pen Knife, Shooting, Tennis 1930s Brass and Steel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A folding sporting penknife with inoxydable bronze handle. A good traditional French manufactured knife by Coursolle, their trademark logo being 'adjustable wrenches'. The penknife c...
Category
1930s French Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Boxer Dog circa 1900, Car Mascot
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely charming cast bronze boxer dog, cold painted in Austria, circa 1900.
I think what was done at a later date was it was mounted during the ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Middle-Eastern Brass & Bronze Temple Shrine Architectural Element Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent, rare and unique Middle Eastern temple architectural shrine element, three lamp, possibly a fireplace overmantle, richly decorated, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bronze Plaque Sculpture Mother Mary & Child Pretty Color Detail Wall Art 1960s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Plaque Wall Art Sculpture Mother Mary & Child in Bronze + Pretty Color Detail 1960s
Signed art
Measures: 5 T x 1.75 W x .5 D
Pr...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian 14k Yellow Gold Mesh Choker Necklace
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ITALIAN 14K YELLOW GOLD MESH CHOKER NECKLACE
Marked "K14" & "ITALY"; circa mid-to-late 20th century
Item # 012HOR11Z
A piece that wears so comfortably, this gorgeous vintage Italia...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
2010 California Biennial Orange County Museum of Art Paperback Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
2010 California Biennial orange County Museum of Art Paperback.
January 1, 2011
by Sarah C. Bancroft (Author).
Created for the Orange County Museum of...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Morgan American Financier by Jean Strouse, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Morgan : American Financier by Jean Strouse. Published by Random House Publishing Group, NY, 1999. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Jean Strouse is an American biographer, cultural administrator, and critic. She is best known for her biographies of diarist Alice James and financier J. Pierpont Morgan. She was an editorial assistant at The New York Review of Books from 1967 to 1969 and a book critic at Newsweek magazine from 1979 to 1983. She won a MacArthur Fellowship in September, 2001. John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan (April 17, 1837 - March 31, 1913) was an American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation. In 1892, Morgan arranged the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric. He was instrumental in the creation of the United States Steel Corporation, International Harvester...
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1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bronze Circle Broosch by Pentti Sarpaneva, Finland, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely vintage Viking inspired bronze brooch - by designer Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea, Finland 1960s. Natural bronze patina with great decor. Needle and hook closure on back. M...
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
ETRO Leopard-Print Leather Belt with the Iconic Pegaso Brass Buckle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage ETRO leopard-print leather belt, nude calf leather leopard print with punch-hole detailing adjustable fit and metal with Pegaso cut out brass buckle fastening.
Brass bucle cut out with the iconic Pagaso horse with wings...
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Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large French Sculpted Bronze Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large bonze box (based on the size, it is likely a card case) by French Parisian art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950s. The box features an interesting design i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
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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